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This is a place on Lemmy to talk about arcade, PC, and console shmups/shoot 'em ups/STGs. (We can talk about other arcade-based/scoring genres too, if you'd like.) All experience levels welcome.

Rules:
This community is kindly hosted at lemmus.org and follows the rules of that instance, which are:

Be a good neighbor
No porn uploads

Links:
- Shmups Wiki
- Shmups Forum
- STG Discord

Shmup Deal Trackers (not affiliated):
- PC shmup tracker
- Console shmup tracker

founded 2 years ago

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sundray@lemmus.org

R-Type Dimensions III announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, Switch, and PC - Gematsu (www.gematsu.com)

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Well... at least it's not a City Connection production.

The Last Officially Released Sega Dreamcast Game Is Coming To Steam Next Year | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

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Power Gate (Ephemeral Enigmas) (ephemeralenigmascom.wordpress.com)

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Weekly Weekend Thread (5 December, 2025) (infosec.pub)

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Howdy folks! Not much to say for myself (I've had the flu all week, so I've been laying off games), but happy weekend to y'all! Play anything fun?

3D bullet hell action game remaster Touhou: Blossom Blade announced for PC - Gematsu (www.gematsu.com)

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Not a shmup, but sneaks in due to the unwritten "Touhou Rule." 🤫

T&E Soft's MSX Shoot 'Em Up 'Super Laydock Mission Striker' Arrives On Switch Next Week (www.timeextension.com)

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BIRDCAGE - Normal S-Rank No-Damage 1CC - 437,589,593 Pts (Halcyon) - YouTube (www.youtube.com)

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Video by Jaimers.

(Invidious link)

YouTube Chapters:

00:00 - Intro
01:31 - Stage 1
05:13 - Stage 2
08:36 - Stage 3
12:02 - Stage 4
15:58 - Stage 5
19:43 - Stage 6
30:30 - Ending & Credits

This Week's Arcade Archives Game Is Bermuda Triangle (www.timeextension.com)

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If you like your shmups crusty!

Advent of Shmup (jlai.lu)

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This morning my son started his advent calendar.

My wife said to him, "it's too bad they don't make a Pew Pew Advent Calendar for your father!"

It is, indeed, too bad...

If there were such a thing, what games should there be in a Shmup advent calendar, keeping in mind that Advent calendars are not all winners? There should be a mix of old, new, mediocre, and good.

EDIT: fill out the anonymous survey

https://beta.framaforms.org/advent-of-shmups

Trouble Witches Final! Episode 01: Daughters of Amalgam launches December 15 in the west - Gematsu (www.gematsu.com)

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Karous available now on the Japanese PSN store and Switch eShops (store.playstation.com)

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I posted about the original announcement (seen here), so this is just a heads-up that the official Japanese digital release is today.

Weekly open thread for 28 November 2025 (infosec.pub)

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Howdy, shmup pals! Sorry about last week's open thread, I was absolutely wiped out. I'll try to do better.

Playing anything interesting this week? Or just feel like talking about whatever? Feel free!

R-TYPE DELTA HD BOOSTED _ALL NO MISS CLEAR R-13 CERBERUS YouTube (33:57) (www.youtube.com)

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By 桜_世界(仮)

From the description:

Japanese

※11/25追記。近日中に他の機体さんも掲載させて頂く予定です。(アレンジBGMではなく次はオリジナルBGMに致しました)

数ある動画の中から選んで頂き、誠にありがとうございます。

ゲーム動画としてはもちろん、お出かけ先での待ち時間やご飯を作ったりする時の作業用BGMなど… お茶やプロテインでも飲みながらのたのたのんびり見て頂けたら嬉しいです。まだまだ未熟者のプレイになりますが、この動画がほんの少しでも視聴者様のお心に残ったり、何かしらお役に立てれば尚嬉しいです。

オリジナル版当時のスタッフ様や今回HD化を担当なされたスタッフ様、メーカー様の映像の描き込みや細かい描写などをお伝えしたく、4Kにて掲載させて頂きました。

他のR-TYPEシリーズやグラディウスシリーズなども掲載させて頂いております。良ければご視聴頂けたらとても嬉しいです◎

～お時間かけてここまで読んでくださった方々、ありがとうございました。多々感謝◎(´ω｀)ゞ

English (machine translation)

*Added on 11/25. We plan to post other aircraft in the near future. (Instead of arranging BGM, I decided to use the original BGM next.) Please choose from among the many videos, Thank you very much.

Not only as a game video, but also as a background music for work while waiting at a place or cooking rice... I would be happy if you could enjoy it while drinking tea or protein.

It will still be played by an inexperienced person, but I would be even happier if this video would remain in the hearts of viewers even a little bit or be of some use.

I wanted to tell you about the staff at the time of the original version, the staff who were in charge of the HD version this time, and the manufacturer's image drawing and detailed description, so I posted it in 4K.

Other R-TYPE series and Gradius series are also listed. I would be very happy if you could watch it if you liked it.

~Thank you to everyone who took the time to read this far. Thank you very much◎(* ́ω'*)ゞ

Cerberus

New Official Ikaruga Merchandise now available (www.timeextension.com)

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A Final Build Of The Cancelled Star Fox-Esque N64 Shmup 'Viewpoint 2064' Has Been Dumped Online (www.timeextension.com)

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R-Type Delta HD Boosted May Not Be The Definitive Way To Play This PS1 Gem, After All (www.timeextension.com)

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Missing slowdown, enemies, particle-effects, etc. Damn, I was hoping City Connection wouldn't drop the ball this time. Hopefully all this is patchable.

Two Baroque Spin-Offs Are Getting A Western Release On Nintendo Switch Next Month | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

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Importantly (for this community, anyway!) Baroque Shooting: Reversed is one of the two games heading west. Man, Baroque is kinda weird, ya know?

Anniversary: Sin & Punishment, Treasure's Acclaimed N64 Rail Shooter, Is Now 25 Years Old (www.timeextension.com)

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Not a shmup; but it's a close cousin, and worth celebrating, I think!

R-Type Delta: HD Boosted Review (Switch) | Nintendo Life (www.nintendolife.com)

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Cho Aniki Collection for PC now available (www.gematsu.com)

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AGGRESTA Is A Promising New Sidescrolling Shmup That Should Definitely Be On Your Radar | Time Extension (www.timeextension.com)

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BIRDCAGE out now on Steam (store.steampowered.com)

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I played the demo, and it was pretty good IMO. Looking to pick this up when I've cleared my backlog a little bit.

“Celtreos” version 1.99 has been released! - Indie Games Mastodon (mastodon.indiegames.online)

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Weekly Weekend Thread (15/11/2025): Playing anything fun? (infosec.pub)

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Happy weekend, y'all! Any plans for the weekend? Going to play some Dragon Quest IX; I never finished it and, I feel like checking on my old save file. Hope I don't have to restart!

Feel free to use this thread to talk about anything you'd like to get off your chest or just whatever is on your mind. Have a great weekend!

ZPF Is Getting Another Cartridge Release This Month (www.timeextension.com)

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