Uploaded November 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
Every KONAMI SHOOT EM UP Reviewed and Ranked! Konami was possibly the greatest video games developer of the 80s and 90s. Classic gaming franchises and blockbusters like Castelvania, Contra, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more. Not just in arcades but all platforms, consoles and computers alike. And Konami loved shooters! Whether on the MSX, Nintendo's NES or SNES, PC Engine, Sega Saturn or the Sony Playstation, Konami released over 60 shoot em ups (poor Mega Drive). And in this video, you'll see nearly every one of them ranked and reviewed!
#konami #shootemup #retrogaming
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - The Legend of Konami
00:01:15 - Iconic Gradius
00:07:02 - The Prototype
00:09:34 - Early Classics
00:13:07 - The First Cute Em Ups
00:20:32 - Poison of Snake
00:25:36 - Flexing on the MSX
00:33:52 - Flexing for Nintendo
00:38:47 - Arcade Experiments
00:44:42 - The Gradius 2 You Never Played
00:48:33 - The Real Gradius II Gofer
00:53:33 - Hardest Shooter of All Time?
00:59:57 - Thunder and Lightning
01:09:32 - The Octopus that Saved the World
01:27:28 - Here comes Twinbee!
01:38:16 - Flexing on the SNES
01:41:48 - Salamander Reloaded
01:46:04 - Gradius Reloaded
01:54:50 - Off the Rails
01:59:25 - Treasured Revival
02:06:16 - Gaming on the Go
02:16:00 - Rebirth
02:18:13 - Hellooo Motoo Konami Goes Mobile
02:20:16 - Unported, Unplayed and Unwanted
02:26:36 - The Clone Wars
02:27:42 - Hidden Shooters
02:31:00 - Easter Eggs of Steel
02:33:21 - Homaging an Era
02:39:00 - The Legend Lives On!
02:40:00 - Konami Returns
LINKS:
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Enjoyed this video? Check out my other epic compilations
Every PC Engine Shoot Em Up Reviewed: youtu.be/2FO7P1KYFUI
Every Mega Drive Shoot Em Up Reviewed: youtu.be/RLB4W-8pZos
Every Toaplan Shoot Em Up Reviewed: youtu.be/P-PVtt2L6Hg
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► Looking for the Konami Shooters Book by HARDCORE 101? Buy it here! amzn.to/3zH2wD0
►Tokimemki Memorial Hidden Shooting Games by Hardcore 101:
hardcoregaming101.net/shooter-minigames-of-tokimeki-memorial
► Watch the History of Gradius video by Chris B Chrisps: tinyurl.com/bdh29r86
► Watch Gradius Dossier by ShmupsBR tinyurl.com/45twa3zs
SPECIAL THANKS to all the skilled players for their extra gameplay footage for this massive video!
► TOBE Polystars by Video Game Esoterica tinyurl.com/4vv994sa
► Gradius II HD Intro Remake by Rickonami tinyurl.com/2p8ntrx2
► Detana Twinbee 2-Loop Clear! by Refkey_STG tinyurl.com/29zj8kba
► Detana Twinbee Arcade 1CC by Jaimers tinyurl.com/z4zzmzkn
► Gradius Galaxies by SuperViperT302 on STG Weekly tinyurl.com/45fppcwy
► Knightmare by The MSX Channel tinyurl.com/4bscfk96
► Knightmare Gold 2.0 by jperformer tinyurl.com/3wwp8xnv
► Life Force Arcade by PEG tinyurl.com/ycxxwza4
► Salamander Arcade by Pete Hahn tinyurl.com/mrxkyrm9
► Crisis Force NES by Aktane tinyurl.com/mv428jue
► Thunder Cross by Pete Hahn tinyurl.com/2p8crsm9
► Nemesis 2 by ToughkidCST tinyurl.com/yt34vva3
► Gradius II Arcade by Pete Hahn tinyurl.com/fpzd5u6s
► Nemesis 3 by Seicula youtube.com/watch?v=lIvxjTGurNk
► Gradius 3 Arcade by Refkey_STG tinyurl.com/2vwc583f
► Gradius 3 PS2 No Slowdown by PEG tinyurl.com/2mh9h73d
► Thunder Cross 2 by KyoKusagani tinyurl.com/4k9sd6ys
► Twinbee Yahho by Insert Coin tinyurl.com/2jj7cdtz
► Axelay 4-All by Chinopolis tinyurl.com/56wt8avp
► Salamander 2 by PEG tinyurl.com/2p96vck8
► Gradius Gaiden Hardest by PEG tinyurl.com/2p8jkm5w
► Gradius IV by PEG tinyurl.com/4p4xvvsy
► Solar Assault by Insert Coin tinyurl.com/mwua6v2n
► GI Joe 4 Player by Basement Brothers tinyurl.com/7vs5es6y
► Gradius V by Jaimers tinyurl.com/2u3ftf6e
► MSX Classics Pippols and Sky Jaguar by The MSX Channel youtube.com/c/TheMSXChannel
► Battlantis by Shepardus tinyurl.com/32hx7zc6
► Arcade Clones by hirudov2d youtube.com/c/hirudov2d
► Gradius Neo by Mutmut02 tinyurl.com/5n6e9mrj
► Gradius Imperial by ZeroFichas! tinyurl.com/yjr49ztm
► Twinbee LineGoGo by Rustica Apps tinyurl.com/52n8pejf
► Twinbee Returns by ShiryuGL tinyurl.com/2xffy7ck
► Twinbee Time Attack by DigiarchetypeNG tinyurl.com/2p95869a
► Psyth by Randomized Gaming tinyurl.com/578v9hap
► Zoradius by 奇ノ慧猫沫 tinyurl.com/3bbye6w2
► Otomedius by Rezardi tinyurl.com/35av2ksj
► Otomedius Excellent by Weeb Nerd Gaming tinyurl.com/4k8wdnf9
Every KONAMI SHOOT EM UP Reviewed and Ranked! Konami was possibly the greatest video games developer of the 80s and 90s. Classic gaming franchises and blockbusters like Castelvania, Contra, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and more. Not just in arcades but all platforms, consoles and computers alike. And Konami loved shooters! Whether on the MSX, Nintendo's NES or SNES, PC Engine, Sega Saturn or the Sony Playstation, Konami released over 60 shoot em ups (poor Mega Drive). And in this video, you'll see nearly every one of them ranked and reviewed!
#konami #shootemup #retrogaming
► Join my Patreon! - patreon.com/shmupjunkieslushfund
► Junkie Shirts and Merch - my-store-b8bab2.creator-spring.com
► Twitter - twitter.com/ShmupJunkie
► Instagram - instagram.com/shmupjunkie
► Facebook - facebook.com/shmupjunkie
► Website - shmupjunkie.com
Chapters:
00:00:00 - The Legend of Konami
00:01:15 - Iconic Gradius
00:07:02 - The Prototype
00:09:34 - Early Classics
00:13:07 - The First Cute Em Ups
00:20:32 - Poison of Snake
00:25:36 - Flexing on the MSX
00:33:52 - Flexing for Nintendo
00:38:47 - Arcade Experiments
00:44:42 - The Gradius 2 You Never Played
00:48:33 - The Real Gradius II Gofer
00:53:33 - Hardest Shooter of All Time?
00:59:57 - Thunder and Lightning
01:09:32 - The Octopus that Saved the World
01:27:28 - Here comes Twinbee!
01:38:16 - Flexing on the SNES
01:41:48 - Salamander Reloaded
01:46:04 - Gradius Reloaded
01:54:50 - Off the Rails
01:59:25 - Treasured Revival
02:06:16 - Gaming on the Go
02:16:00 - Rebirth
02:18:13 - Hellooo Motoo Konami Goes Mobile
02:20:16 - Unported, Unplayed and Unwanted
02:26:36 - The Clone Wars
02:27:42 - Hidden Shooters
02:31:00 - Easter Eggs of Steel
02:33:21 - Homaging an Era
02:39:00 - The Legend Lives On!
02:40:00 - Konami Returns
LINKS:
**************************************
Enjoyed this video? Check out my other epic compilations
Every PC Engine Shoot Em Up Reviewed: youtu.be/2FO7P1KYFUI
Every Mega Drive Shoot Em Up Reviewed: youtu.be/RLB4W-8pZos
Every Toaplan Shoot Em Up Reviewed: youtu.be/P-PVtt2L6Hg
**************************************
► Looking for the Konami Shooters Book by HARDCORE 101? Buy it here! amzn.to/3zH2wD0
►Tokimemki Memorial Hidden Shooting Games by Hardcore 101:
hardcoregaming101.net/shooter-minigames-of-tokimeki-memorial
► Watch the History of Gradius video by Chris B Chrisps: tinyurl.com/bdh29r86
► Watch Gradius Dossier by ShmupsBR tinyurl.com/45twa3zs
SPECIAL THANKS to all the skilled players for their extra gameplay footage for this massive video!
► TOBE Polystars by Video Game Esoterica tinyurl.com/4vv994sa
► Gradius II HD Intro Remake by Rickonami tinyurl.com/2p8ntrx2
► Detana Twinbee 2-Loop Clear! by Refkey_STG tinyurl.com/29zj8kba
► Detana Twinbee Arcade 1CC by Jaimers tinyurl.com/z4zzmzkn
► Gradius Galaxies by SuperViperT302 on STG Weekly tinyurl.com/45fppcwy
► Knightmare by The MSX Channel tinyurl.com/4bscfk96
► Knightmare Gold 2.0 by jperformer tinyurl.com/3wwp8xnv
► Life Force Arcade by PEG tinyurl.com/ycxxwza4
► Salamander Arcade by Pete Hahn tinyurl.com/mrxkyrm9
► Crisis Force NES by Aktane tinyurl.com/mv428jue
► Thunder Cross by Pete Hahn tinyurl.com/2p8crsm9
► Nemesis 2 by ToughkidCST tinyurl.com/yt34vva3
► Gradius II Arcade by Pete Hahn tinyurl.com/fpzd5u6s
► Nemesis 3 by Seicula youtube.com/watch?v=lIvxjTGurNk
► Gradius 3 Arcade by Refkey_STG tinyurl.com/2vwc583f
► Gradius 3 PS2 No Slowdown by PEG tinyurl.com/2mh9h73d
► Thunder Cross 2 by KyoKusagani tinyurl.com/4k9sd6ys
► Twinbee Yahho by Insert Coin tinyurl.com/2jj7cdtz
► Axelay 4-All by Chinopolis tinyurl.com/56wt8avp
► Salamander 2 by PEG tinyurl.com/2p96vck8
► Gradius Gaiden Hardest by PEG tinyurl.com/2p8jkm5w
► Gradius IV by PEG tinyurl.com/4p4xvvsy
► Solar Assault by Insert Coin tinyurl.com/mwua6v2n
► GI Joe 4 Player by Basement Brothers tinyurl.com/7vs5es6y
► Gradius V by Jaimers tinyurl.com/2u3ftf6e
► MSX Classics Pippols and Sky Jaguar by The MSX Channel youtube.com/c/TheMSXChannel
► Battlantis by Shepardus tinyurl.com/32hx7zc6
► Arcade Clones by hirudov2d youtube.com/c/hirudov2d
► Gradius Neo by Mutmut02 tinyurl.com/5n6e9mrj
► Gradius Imperial by ZeroFichas! tinyurl.com/yjr49ztm
► Twinbee LineGoGo by Rustica Apps tinyurl.com/52n8pejf
► Twinbee Returns by ShiryuGL tinyurl.com/2xffy7ck
► Twinbee Time Attack by DigiarchetypeNG tinyurl.com/2p95869a
► Psyth by Randomized Gaming tinyurl.com/578v9hap
► Zoradius by 奇ノ慧猫沫 tinyurl.com/3bbye6w2
► Otomedius by Rezardi tinyurl.com/35av2ksj
► Otomedius Excellent by Weeb Nerd Gaming tinyurl.com/4k8wdnf9
