SHMUP Master

For the inaugural episode of the GameFellas, we first talk about what games we've been playing, followed by our discussion topic: The best and worst examples of retro game franchises that are still ar...

Channel Update and Announcement!

The SHMUP Master is branching out! In my first non-SHMUP video I cover every game in the Toejam and Earl series and examine how the series has evolved since 1991. With the help of Toejam and Earl co-c...

This is the debut of Run N Gun games on the SHMUP Master channel! And what better way to start than with the amazing Contra: Hard Corps on the Sega Genesis! Hard Corps has 4 playable characters (each...

Channel Update for 2019. Future goals and thoughts about the previous year.

This is my 1cc, no death run of Life Force/Salamander on the NES featuring commentary. This run took about a week of practice to accomplish, although 30+ years of experience helped for sure! As always...

I was tagged by Tony Brasel from the Braselspective and Andrew Haden from Retro Island Gaming to do a couple of top games lists. The first will be my top 10 most expensive Sega Genesis games and the s...

SHMUP Master Presents: Game Collecting and MoGameCon 2018! In this video I take a trip to Missouri and Illinois to visit with friends, game hunt at local stores and attend the Missouri Game Conventio...

Episode 3 of my SHMUP Master VLOG is the most personal video I have done. I decided to not only talk about my upcoming projects and shout outs, but to also fill you in on what's been going on in my wo...

A Heavy Metal cover of HEAVY BLOW, the stage 3 music for the Famicom version of Gradius 2. Performed by: Julian V "Kogasu" https://www.youtube.com/user/scorchbird

This is my 1cc no death run of Gradius 2 on the NES/Famicom featuring commentary. If you'd like a more in depth look at the game and a collaborative, 4 way 1cc run, you can check out my other video he...

SHMUP Master Presents: Gradius 2 - An Introduction to a classic we never got in the West. Followed by a 4 way simultaneous 1cc run featuring Brasel the Gamer, The Bug Doctor and Nefarious Wes. Gradiu...

The SHMUP Review: Pawarumi For my very first episode of "The SHMUP Review", I am covering Pawarumi, a modern shooter released in 2018 by indie studio Manufacture 43. With this new series I will focus...

In my second VLOG episode, I do a few quick shout outs and updates followed by... THE GAME ROOM! Granted, it's not anywhere near the insanity of a lot of these guys you see on YouTube with their wall ...

SHMUP Master Presents: An Introduction to The Guardian Legend, followed by my 1CC run of the game in SHMUP mode with commentary. This is the first of several videos I will be releasing on this game i...

My first VLOG episode for SHMUP Master! I will apologize in advance for my lack of energy (and the bead of sweat that kept appearing above my lip), I had gotten food poisoning the night prior and was ...

This is my Insector X 1CC/1LC run on Hard difficulty with commentary. It was recorded using an RGB cable on a model 1 Sega Genesis and then run through a Framemeister upscaler for maximum clarity. The...

SHMUP Master Present: Gradius [NES] Gradius is a game that requires no introduction. It is one of the most well known and influential SHMUPS ever created. Everything that can be said, has been said a...