The GUFU Blog writes: "SHMUPs or Shoot-em Ups, are some of the oldest video game genres in existence. It’s true. Even before games like Ultima and Wizardy – shooters preceded them all. It all started in 1978 with the release of Space Invaders. A revolutionary game by the Japanese developer known as Taito which still makes arcade boards and other video games. More than 30 years later since the release of the original. Now, in the year 2010.
The genre has became one of the least accessible and is literally never mentioned in mainstream video games. Even Rogue-like fans who recently got The Dark Spire and Shiren The Wanderer are laughing at fans of the shooter genre. Here is a blog totally dedicated to the dying genre. I will include some recommendations for beginners, hybrid shmups, and what I think are the best games and developers in the genre. Before I begin, these are merely my opinions and shouldn’t be considered anything more than that."
"The Germany-based video game publisher Strictly Limited Games and the Japan-based game developer/publisher City Connection, are today very happy and excited to announce that Cave's classic arcade shmup "Deathsmiles I- II" is getting a Limited and Collector’s Edition to the PS4 and Nintendo Switch via the Strictly Limited Games Shop." - Jonas Ek, TGG.
I don't care for the series but as a collector of Limited Edition sets, I love that arrangement.
"The Nintendo Wii received a slew of great games. However, there are a handful of amazing experiences that not a lot of people got around to playing. Today, I wanted to talk about some hidden Wii gems that deserve a second chance at life on the Nintendo Switch." -- Nintendo Enthusiast
If you look at Super Mario Galaxy HD releases via emulator on Nvidia shield in China it should be super easy for any number of Wii games to do the same thing to be ported on the Switch as well! I really wonder what they are waiting for?!
Shooting hordes of enemy forces while weaving through clouds of projectiles is as fun as it's always been. Very few consoles have a library of shmups as impressive as Xbox 360's so let's take a look at the 10 best shooters for Microsoft's sophomore console.
