This last weekend I played The Guardian Legend for the first time. Being such a big "Hidden Gem" on the NES library, I expected a game a little better. It's not bad, but it's never as good as Golvellius or Zanac, the other Compile games it obviously try to be simultaneously.

Finally, here's my review of Psyvariar 3, for The Wand Report. I've adored the Psyvariar series since 2003. I'd have been happy with it's return being decent. Thanks to @bananabytes.bsky.social clear love for the game, we get much more than 'decent'! report.wand.com/reviews/psyv... #shmups #smhup

Just a quick reminder: add Shin Sophstar to your wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/2477360/...

Psyvariar 3: Absorbe el Peligro o Muere Intentándolo youtu.be/EeXQWPJozh8?... @bananabytes.bsky.social @redartgames.bsky.social #SUCCESS_Corp #Psyvariar3 #pressengine #gameplay #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegames

New First Impressions vid up, trying out the vertical SHMUP #Psyvariar3 by SUCCESS, @bananabytes.bsky.social & @redartgames.bsky.social! No clip today, unfortunately. 🙏 NOTE: This game is a review key gifted via @pressengine.net. #PressEngine #Gaming #ANZCreators youtu.be/f3K2ktrg1gY

A @bananabytes.bsky.social já havia trazido o incrível shmup SophStar para Nintendo Switch. Agora é a vez de Psyvariar 3, jogo de "navinha" cheio de modos e com um sistema bem único. Confira a análise no @universonintendo.com universonintendo.com/analise-psyv... Curta, comente e compartilhe ;)

This last week we couldn't work on Shin Sophstar a lot, we were focused on other things we had to do. But we did work a little bit on it.

There was a moment when we considered a Mega Drive version of Sophstar. Not a port, but a ‘version,’ since even with graphical adjustments, making Sophstar ‘work’ on a Mega Drive without deep changes would have been quite a technical challenge. Maybe some day.

The Hirane ships in Shin Sophstar leave behind a thunderbolt when you teleport, damaging enemies and automatically collecting medals.

Is Virtua Fighter 6 being made by the team that makes Dead or Alive ?

Man, the changes we're making to Hirane in Shin Sophstar make it so much fun to play. This is Hirane Type 2. There are some placeholder assets here, but I think it's ok to show the clip like this anyway.

So Team Ladybug made a Metroidvania, a Metroidvania, one of the best shmups of the last decade, and then another Metroidvania? I never played their Metroidvania games, they have amazing 2D art.

Should we create a TikTok account?

📰 Cult Clássico Psyvariar 3 Chega em Maio com Suporte a 4K no Nintendo Switch 2 #Notícias #BananaBytes #Lançamento #gamerscore 🔗 Leia a matéria completa

Un premier test de Psyvariar 3 est sorti et c’est un formidable 9/10 ! Fans de shmups, le jeu sort demain !

Et pour ma team Nihongo Jōzu, un bel article sur Psyvariar 3 (avec un visage familier dans les intervenants👀) sera dans le prochain numéro !

Également dans les kiosques, britanniques cette fois, un chouette dossier de 6 pages sur l’histoire de Psyvariar (avec évidemment du Psyvariar 3 dedans) dans le dernier numéro de Retro Gamer !

Key art I made for Psyvariar 3, @redartgames.bsky.social new game release. I'm excited to share all the art I did for this project finally.

In Shin Sophstar, we’re testing new ways to collect medals beyond just “touching” them. One mechanic we are testing lets medals float toward you when you get close (Pretty common mechanic), but different ships may have different attraction ranges.

Man, there are SO MANY customizable options on Shin Sophstar, right now on the alpha is all accessible through key presses. The options menu will be... some work to build

I'll say one of the ships for Shin Sophstar has a mechanic very inspired by Trigger Heart Exelica, but it's still very unique I think. And no, you are not grabbing enemies, hehe :D

Ok, 100% we are going to be more active here. Stay tuned :)

Damn, we need to get back here more often. This place is nicer than the other one. With that said, I've been playing Gunvein these days, and what a freaking great game. Top 10 shmups ever material, easily.

SCHILDMAID MX by @hitpstudio.bsky.social is coming to Nintendo Switch! A great indie shmup with an interesting take on shields and scoring. They got some sweet art on the new box. Check it out on other platforms also 👱‍♀️🛡️

Dracula frames I made for the mockup project. I recommend opening the image to see the details as it's very big. The very first frame (top left) was made 10 years ago and I posted the mockup project almost 10 years later to the day. #pixelart

You can get Sophstar with a 40% discount during the Steam Summer Sale. If you still haven't , it's your opportunity to get it !

Physical versions of Sophstar for the Xbox, PS5 and Switch are with a nice discount at the Red Art Games site. If you want to get Physical, head over there!

Physical editions of Sophstar are available AGAIN for the Switch and PS5, with the Switch one on a 30% discount for the next 3 days, so HURRY TO GRAB YOURS! Head to the Red Art Games store to get yours. We know a lot people here wanted this :)

Does anyone know if Shikigami No Shiro 1 and 2 give extends? I know 3 doesn't. I also know 3 was made by Skonec and not Alfa System, and I think they never give extends on any of their shmups.

If I can beat a bullet pattern *once* in our game, it means it's doable and I don't need to tweak it anymore, right? :)

Damn, just found this screenshot taken *5* years ago. Does anyone recognize this?

Dice, dice everywhere! This is off-topic for our account. Sorry. #shmups . We make #shmups and #arcade games.

Working on the final boss of our next game.... every new pattern forces me to raise the max bullet limit the engine allows to exist. Fun, fun, fun times. :)

Part of our team having dinner yesterday. From Left to side front: Gustavo Araújo (Coding) - Helder Araujo (3D Graphics) back: Natasha Mendes (Art Direction/Concept Art), Rafael Lima (Coding/Game Design)

Do you like the system we use in Sophstar, where new credits are unlocked as you finish plays of the game? Or do you prefer free credits from day one? We do like our unlock credits system a lot.

Man, I got to play Cycle Chase H-5 for the first time this weekend. What an awesome shmup! Why people don't talk more about it? It's really on the easy side - I 1cc both the Basic and Advance mode on my first try - but it's really a lot of fun!

We are glad to announce that we were in talk with TGL for a while now, and we can now reveal: We are curttely developing a sequel to the all time classic Steam Hearts. Titled: "Hearts 2: Steam Harder" With 18 new characters, It will be released Q1/26. Stay tuned for more news.

Does anyone enjoy Sega CD Silpheed? It has been a LONG time since I played it, but I have memories of its atmosphere being so awesome with the FMV backgrounds and the soundtrack with radio chatter and everything. And those flat polygons look great. Gameplay was a lot of fun too.

Well.. IT DIED THREE TIMES, AND WAS REBORN TWICE.

Yesterday had Unity crashing randomly at 2:00am. Opened it up.... project corrupted, none of the objects could find their scripts, the Assembly-CSharp file was somehow missing. Thank God for Version Control. Went to bed, rolled back to previous version today :) easy fix.

Love those pictures. 2019, our programmer's wife took those 2 pictures, after he saw a completely bastardized Daytona USA machine in a mall and thought "I want to play that", hadn't played it in ages. Finished 8th :P Also surprised I wasn't rocking the long hair. Decided to fully drop it in 2023

Wait... this game has just.. THREE STAGES? I always liked this game, but it's so absurdly hard. Maybe 3 stages is enough, hehe. I remember first time I got to the floppy boss, it was amazing. I never beat stage 2, but that was ages ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTyd...

While doing Sophstar, our team was really impressed with the programmer for 2 things: 1) His deep knowledge about shmups, 2) How quickly he fixes bugs About 1)... 😎 About 2) My code is a mess, dated and unoptimized but BOY AM I FAST or what? :P ...

By the way, you can get Sophstar on a 70% sale right now at the Playstation Store, don't miss it!

Everytime I see a post somewhere with people asking recommendations for shmups, I think about saying "Hey, Sophstar is kinda nice, you know?" but I always feel it will be cringe as hell. But... almost everytime someone else does it. It makes me so proud. It feels like a dream.

Cyberpunk 2077 is a great videogame, but it makes a lot hard to find content for the TTRPG Cyberpunk Red. (They were released togehter, I know) CP:RED is a prequel to CP77, and it's rapidly becoming my fav TTRPG. It seems they are planning an update so you can play on the CP77 settings.

Sometimes I need to "teach" our junior guys here that players usually don't notice a lot of stuff mid-action. "But this ship has no cannons, how their bullets are coming up from its hull?" Mate, Cave shmups have bullets spawning from thin air, no one says a thing. :P

Has anyone ever noticed you can use the mouse to shoot and switch polarity on the Steam version of Ikaruga? Most importanly, does anyone ever used this? You can't use the mouse to move, but you can play using WASD + Mouse. We have this in our current game, didn't know Ikaruga also did it.