obscure game rec for the week, Blue Wish Desire

a great shmup by prolific freeware dev x.x

it has a superb y2k aesthetic both in soundtrack and in its beast-wars looking visuals.

I finally sat down to 1CC it this morning, its a great first 1CC if you're looking to get into the genre (play heaven mode first).

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794300/BLUE_WISH_DESIRE/

#shmups #arcade

STG Weekly #209: Blue Revolver Double Action

https://lemmus.org/post/13235817

STG Weekly #209: Blue Revolver Double Action - lemmus.org

From the video description: >This week we are covering the updated version of Blue Revolver in Double Action. VanArtic and birb join us to comment on 3 seperate World Record scoring replays in 3 different modes: Hyper, Parallel, and XP Modes. We break down the mechanics and secrets such as executing the multiple “Break” secrets, and etc for optimal scoring.

[sticky] Voting now open for June's Game of the Month!

https://lemmus.org/post/13235807

[sticky] Voting now open for June's Game of the Month! - lemmus.org

How it works: To nominate a game, leave a comment on this thread with a game you’d like to nominate, and if you want, feel free explain why you think your nominee should be GotM. (You can nominate more than one game, but please make a separate comment for each title.) To vote for a game, simply upvote the comment that nominated it! Votes will be tallied at around 12:00 AM EDT on June 1st, and a new Game of the Month sticky post will be put up shortly thereafter. ____ A few guidelines and procedural things: The Game of the Month is meant as a way to celebrate individual games, but also to drive engagement with some friendly competition. So, when nominating a game let’s try to pick ones that have some competitive element involved, like scoring, time-attack, or that can be 1cc’ed in a single playthrough. Second, while I’d prefer to abstain from voting, in the case of a tie I’m just going to go ahead and choose a winner from the nominated games. OK! Happy voting!

Irem's Underwater Shmup 'In The Hunt' Could Be Getting A New Fanmade Neo Geo Port | Time Extension

https://lemmus.org/post/13221178

Irem's Underwater Shmup 'In The Hunt' Could Be Getting A New Fanmade Neo Geo Port | Time Extension - lemmus.org

These sorts of projects are mostly just for fun and education, and I think they’re kinda neat.

my score in gradius v tonight was fun. I couldn't have planned it! #stg #shmups

Shmup Drops: May 2025 - YouTube

https://lemmus.org/post/13191406

Shmup Drops: May 2025 - YouTube - lemmus.org

Timestamps from the description: >00:00 Earthion 01:18 Toaplan Arcade Collection 02:37 Sonic Wings Reunion 03:29 Mamoukun ReCurse 04:07 Touhou 20 - Fossilized Wonders 04:40 Nitro Express 05:21 Steel Carnelian 06:18 Cattle Crisis 07:01 Blast Rush LS 07:44 ACA NeoGeo Selection vol. 5 and 6 08:22 Nebulas Ray 09:25 Super Xevious 09:41 Neon Hawk 09:55 Sterendenn Binary Stars Deluxe 10:28 Bootleg in Wonderland 10:37 Rayging Blue 11:11 Break Arts 3 12:02 The Rise 13:25 JDM - Japanese Drift Master 14:13 The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy 15:04 A.I. Limit 15:51 Doom: The Dark Ages 16:46 Switch Blade 17:27 Stratogun 18:13 Rhythm Witch 19:00 Final Zone

well tonight was a #gradius v night for me. i learned that it was made by treasure (with maybe some help from g.rev?) but i don't know how i never saw that before. the art style is sooooo close to #ikaruga.

damn fine game. best in the gradius series in my mind.

#retrogaming #shmups #stg

it still hurts putting the retro tag on a #ps2 game... 

There’s a new arcade near Seattle that had their grand opening today.

https://www.gamecenter.gg

Lots of exclusive to Japan stuff, including shmups! I went down for a few hours and met up with some old arcade friends I hadn’t seen in a while. It was awesome and pretty busy!

#seattle #shmups #arcade