A little something I put together. 20 Best doujin shoot ‘em up games. These are all games for PC, this is also a tribute to these awesome games.
In no particular order. Only Vertical or partly vertical shooters included since I don’t play horizontal shooters much.
In order of appearance. Also added download links to the games or their trial versions.
1) Ether Vapor (Boss rush version)
http://edelweiss.skr.jp/works/ethervapor/download.html (Trial)
2) Cho Ren Sha 68K
http://www2.tky.3web.ne.jp/~yosshin/my_works/download.html
3) PatriotDark
http://temperancelance.orz.hm/web_pd.zip
http://www.mediafire.com/?mtnrty1iiyw (Alternative Link)
http://shmups.system11.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=25128 (for other downloads)
4) eXceed 2nd – VAMPIRE REX
http://www.tennen-sozai.com/down.htm (Trial) (Also check out eXceed 3rd)
5) Blue Sabers – Operation Orbital hammer
http://freett.com/morikem/soft/dl.html (Trial)
6) MEGLILO
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/winnt/game/se467501.html (Trial)
7) Touhou Project
http://www16.big.or.jp/~zun/html/th08dl.html (Trial) (You can also find trial versions for the rest of the games here)
Blue Wish Resurrection
http://www004.upp.so-net.ne.jp/x_xgameroom/Works/works.html (Also check out other games from x.x)
9) RefleX
http://www.siterskain.com/reflex/download.htm (Trial)
10) Parsec 47
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cs8k-cyu/windows/p47_e.html
11) XOP Black
http://rydia.net/udder/prog/xopblack/
12) HELLSINKER
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se324495.html (Trial)
13) Warning Forever
http://www18.big.or.jp/~hikoza/Prod/
14) Banshiryuu C67 Version
http://ss-do.hp.infoseek.co.jp/saku/saku_bsr.html#download (trial)
15) Zen-Ichi
http://mna.net/equinox/equinox_HTML1/Download.htm (Trial)
16) Radio Zonde
http://www.vector.co.jp/soft/win95/game/se313786.html
17) Samidare
http://www.rebrank.org/products/smd/download.htm (Trial)
18) Flying Red Wine Barrel ~ A Diary of Little Aviator
http://daidai.moo.jp/dl.html (Trial)
19) TWilight INSanity
http://www85.sakura.ne.jp/~loop/twins.html (trial) (Also check out TWilight refrAIN)
20) Kamui
http://www.siterskain.com/kamui/downloadfiles/KamuiTrialSetup.exe (Trial)
For more shmups check out
http://shootthecore.moonpod.com/
As requested, here are the tracks used:
#1. Battle Again – Ether Vapor (Boss Rush disc)
#2. Heaven – eXceed3rd OST
#3. 07-DJ Tiesto pres. Alone In The Dark – Edward Carnby (Tiësto Vocal Mix) – Club Life 91 – Best of 2008 (Hour 1)
#4. (Boss music) – HELLSINKER OST
#5. 狂気の女神 – RefleX OST CD 2, Track #15
#6. Innocent Treasures – Demetori (Offering to The Sukhavati) (C75)
Duration : 0:10:59
Nice games! I suck …
Nice games! I suck at shmups, but I still love playing them.
Touhou and eXceed …
Touhou and eXceed 3rd have my most favorite soundtracks so far. BWR’s boss themes are also nice.
Originally meant it …
Originally meant it as Japanese fan games developed by individuals (Hence doujin, not indie) but since I included a western game in here, half serious, half as a joke and a half because I really liked that game, I suppose I would count it as any fan games developed by any individuals.
And flash games are flash games, I don’t count them in this category.
@TheBurpMan Good …
@TheBurpMan Good music you say? thx for the tip!
Which of these …
Which of these games do you think has the best sound track? i already have the ether vapor ones but do you reccomend anyone else?
There’s definitely …
There’s definitely a lot of good shmups on this list. I’ve seen at least Ether Vapor, Kamui, and RefleX and I love them for the way they remind me of Raystorm (I haven’t played Rayforce, so that’s why I’m referring to the next game).
By the way, how would you best define doujin shmups? I know their fan games that are developed by individuals, but are they ones that are popular. And would you define certain games like Space Wing and Frantic (find it on Newgrounds) as Doujin Shmups?
Hmmm, I wonder why …
Hmmm, I wonder why Fraxy is not up there. Oh well.
I agreewih almost all of these, except maybe switch Parsec47 to the more varied RRootage… But that is just me.
PS. This video lead …
PS. This video lead me to Radio Zonde, which appears to be awesome
So thanks, Ite7, it was just what I was looking for!
Warning Forever is …
Warning Forever is the only thing I know here. That game is a lot of fun; kept me entertained for ages~
it’s all in the …
it’s all in the video description
@salazarmark I …
@salazarmark I wouldn’t exactly call Mushihimesama Futari “crappy”, but the point stands.
yeah so where’s the …
yeah so where’s the title for half these games. anyway i need to check out that “warning forever” that looked like my kind of game. and others but i didn’t see a title!!! like at 5:03… whats that one? help us appreciate these games dont just show you playing it and not tell us what it is. ya poopy head
i also recommend VECK. it’s not scrolling it’s an arena shmup. but its really cool
Hello all ..
Can …
Hello all ..
Can somebody tell me what’s the name of the game at 2:46
BWR was awsome, it …
BWR was awsome, it was also my first 1cc.
To the idiots that …
To the idiots that keep on mentioning their favorite stupid, most likely shit, commercial title; DOUJIN generally refers to independent or self published works. Your crappy commercial games don’t count.
It’s a commercial …
It’s a commercial game and not a doujin game.
I can’t believe you …
I can’t believe you left out Mushihimesama Futari! thats the best shmup out there! xD
se los recomendare …
se los recomendare a mis amigos grasias
muy buenos soy …
muy buenos soy fanatico de juegos donde se tapisa de balas la pantalla, no se los siento muy Adictivos muchas grasias me gusto ether vapor Patriot Dark son geniales
that’s for sure
that’s for sure
to me, nothing well …
to me, nothing well EVER TOP R-TYPE III
How about Suguri? …
How about Suguri? That was a pretty good game.
All written in the …
All written in the video info.
dang what music is …
dang what music is used in this video it was very cool and went well with the games.
are all of this …
wow doesnt look like it
are all of this indie