Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Nostalgia for the Amazing SHOOT EM UPS of the 80s and 90s is the reason I started this channel. First, to showcase all the shooters upon the release of the PC Engine Mini. Then later, to show love to all shmups of various eras, from the 8bit NES early days, to 16bit Mega Drive and Super Nintendo years, and the Bullet Hell of the Sega Saturn and Xbox 360. What made the late 80s and early 90s such a special time for shooters? Why are they now called shmups? What led to the downfall of shoot em ups in Arcades and a metamorphosis into a mostly elite, niche genre? Join me on a journey through the late 80s and early 90s, and the peak of the shoot em up craze. What can we do to not only keep shmups alive, but help usher in a second renaissance for the genre?
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Awesome Intro Music by Zak Vortex
Vortex Theme (Remix)
Check out his amazing work!
youtube.com/watch?v=k9RMs1M2wr8&t=1s
SuperXYX Gameplay Clips by UBO
youtube.com/channel/UCn5kv7699m0iNB4Ok02lQ1Q/videos
00:00 - Shmups are Shooters
02:29 - Console Wars
03:29 - Arcades
04:19 - Why Shooters are Amazing
05:29 - Two Classics (R-Type & Gradius)
06:08 - NES / FAMICOM 8bit
06:57 - Sega Strikes Back - Mega Drive (Genesis)
07:57 - Super Nintendo - Quality over Quantity
09:43 - Rise of the PC Engine - King of Shooters
12:15 - Just getting started - Shooters on CD
13:24 - Peak Shooter - The Best of Days
14:35 - What happened? The Decline begins
14:59 - Enter the Street Fighter
15:55 - The Arcade comes home - Sega Saturn and Playstation
16:54 - What did you call it? First Person Shooters and the birth of Shmup
18:23 - What do we do now?
21:22 - The Future of Shmups
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Scrolling Background: Outrun Grid Animation Loop by RoyaltyFreeTube
Music was removed, no visual changes made aside from transparency
youtube.com/watch?v=pvomDfQmhWQ
Nostalgia Clips used in this video:
WWF Wrestlemania
Alf
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers The Movie
Aliens
Robotech
Stranger Things
War Games
Urban Commando
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Hudson Caravan Footage
Lords of Thunder Promotional VHS by Tony Hawk
The vast majority of gameplay used in this video is recorded by me.
Any short clips used otherwise and recorded elsewhere, of old live
events and tv shows fall under fair use and are for educational and
entertainment purposes
Nostalgia for the Amazing SHOOT EM UPS of the 80s and 90s is the reason I started this channel. First, to showcase all the shooters upon the release of the PC Engine Mini. Then later, to show love to all shmups of various eras, from the 8bit NES early days, to 16bit Mega Drive and Super Nintendo years, and the Bullet Hell of the Sega Saturn and Xbox 360. What made the late 80s and early 90s such a special time for shooters? Why are they now called shmups? What led to the downfall of shoot em ups in Arcades and a metamorphosis into a mostly elite, niche genre? Join me on a journey through the late 80s and early 90s, and the peak of the shoot em up craze. What can we do to not only keep shmups alive, but help usher in a second renaissance for the genre?
✅ Subscribe To My Channel ➡️
Support me on PATREON
patreon.com/shmupjunkieslushfund
Awesome Intro Music by Zak Vortex
Vortex Theme (Remix)
Check out his amazing work!
youtube.com/watch?v=k9RMs1M2wr8&t=1s
SuperXYX Gameplay Clips by UBO
youtube.com/channel/UCn5kv7699m0iNB4Ok02lQ1Q/videos
00:00 - Shmups are Shooters
02:29 - Console Wars
03:29 - Arcades
04:19 - Why Shooters are Amazing
05:29 - Two Classics (R-Type & Gradius)
06:08 - NES / FAMICOM 8bit
06:57 - Sega Strikes Back - Mega Drive (Genesis)
07:57 - Super Nintendo - Quality over Quantity
09:43 - Rise of the PC Engine - King of Shooters
12:15 - Just getting started - Shooters on CD
13:24 - Peak Shooter - The Best of Days
14:35 - What happened? The Decline begins
14:59 - Enter the Street Fighter
15:55 - The Arcade comes home - Sega Saturn and Playstation
16:54 - What did you call it? First Person Shooters and the birth of Shmup
18:23 - What do we do now?
21:22 - The Future of Shmups
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/turbothunder16
Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/shmupjunkie
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/shmupjunkie
Scrolling Background: Outrun Grid Animation Loop by RoyaltyFreeTube
Music was removed, no visual changes made aside from transparency
youtube.com/watch?v=pvomDfQmhWQ
Nostalgia Clips used in this video:
WWF Wrestlemania
Alf
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Transformers The Movie
Aliens
Robotech
Stranger Things
War Games
Urban Commando
Terminator 2: Judgement Day
Hudson Caravan Footage
Lords of Thunder Promotional VHS by Tony Hawk
The vast majority of gameplay used in this video is recorded by me.
Any short clips used otherwise and recorded elsewhere, of old live
events and tv shows fall under fair use and are for educational and
entertainment purposes
