Shmups based on licenses

[Magma Dragoon]

I was wondering how many license-based shmups are out there. I remember Area 88 and those Macross titles by Banpresto.

[EmperorIng]

There were a few Yatterman shmups on SAT/PS1, Gundam shmups across the 16bit/32bit era, and of course the Charlie's Angels shmup Mobile Light Force.

[Squire Grooktook]

There's also a super nes/famicom Macross game that rocks pretty hard (Scrambled Valkyrie).

[Obiwanshinobi]

That Monty Python one, or wasn't it really licenced?
Coin-op Macross cab, apparently shown in EastEnders (there was a thread about it here).
GunHed was nominally a tie-in to the Gunhed movie (according to English Wikipedia), but you would be hard-pressed to find any references to the film in game (other than title).
P.S. Why am I not exactly surprised by the reported number of Macross scrolly shooters?

[Shepardus]

There's a Strike Witches one, and I'm pretty sure there's at least one ancient Star Wars shmup.

[pegboy]

Back to the Future NES. It's basically a shmup once you get the bowling ball. Jaws NES too, although it's confined to a single screen.

[KAI]

There's a mazinger shmup.

[OmKol]

Silver Surfer NES - pretty decent hori+vert shmup.

[Kollision]

I played TaleSpin NES last night

[neorocker]

There were a few Yatterman shmups on SAT/PS1

these are lots of fun. there's also a Gatchaman one that is less fun but still cute.

[Gespenst]

I recall at least one of the Thunderbirds game has shmup sections.

Also there's a Gundam-themed Space Invaders on PSX.

[BrianC]

I recall at least one of the Thunderbirds game has shmup sections.

The NES version is a shmup.

There is a shmup based on Airwolf for AC and Famicom (not to be confused with the completely different NES Airwolf). The MD/Genesis Super Airwolf (localized as Crossfire without the license) has shmup stages and overhead commando style stages.

[WelshMegalodon]

Can't forget Akazukin Chacha on the X68000. There's also at least one Crayon Shin-chan game with a shooter level. I think Superman: The Man of Steel on the C64 had some shooter levels as well.

Given that shooters are probably the most license-friendly genre after platformers and sidescrolling beat'em-ups, you're bound to find dozens, if not hundreds.

EDIT: To think that I would forget the Fighbird shooter on the Famicom. And I call myself an anime fan...

Other licensed Famicom shooters include the awful Dirty Pair: Project Eden and Gall Force.

[Doctor Butler]

The Hunt for Red October is like a shitty In the Hunt for NES.

Also, King of Fighters - Sky Stage, and that Astro Boy game for Game Boy.

Edit - OH!, And Pepsi Invaders

[WelshMegalodon]

The Hunt for Red October doesn't seem very shooter-like, though. (See Sqoon for a NES submarine shooter done right.)

Here's another lousy one: Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bHTxqQVTNw

[Kollision]

That Captain Planet game is cool.
If people read the instruction manual they would know how to easily beat that 1st stage.

[mamboFoxtrot]

There's apparently two shooters based on Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind. One for the MSX, and another for one of the PC-Engines.

[Perikles]

Thread is a few days old now and no one has mentioned Tekkaman Blade for the SFC yet? For shame, for shame. It's not only one of the best terrible shooters out there, but a superbly awful fighting game, too!

There's apparently two shooters based on Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind. One for the MSX, and another for one of the PC-Engines.

There's a Nausicaä-based shooter on the PCE? Which one would that be?

[Mero]

Not licensed but there was another stg where people used to draw a comparison with nausicaa but I can't remember what the hell it is now.

EDIT: I mean Laputa.

[BrianC]

Danny Phantom Urban Jungle for DS is a shmup. "Borrows" the polarity switch from Ikaruga.

Some Batman games, including RoTJ NES, Batman GB, and Batman MD/Genesis have shmup stages.

[EmperorIng]

Not licensed but there was another stg where people used to draw a comparison with nausicaa but I can't remember what the hell it is now.

EDIT: I mean Laputa.

One of the stage BGMs in Detana Twinbee is titled "Sky Fortress Laputa", and the level's background depicts a lot of castles in the sky.

Speaking of PC Engine, there's a very respectable Masaya-developed Macross 2036 shmup, even if its default difficulty is eazy-peazy and the majority of enemies look like geometric doodles.

[mamboFoxtrot]

There's apparently two shooters based on Nausicaa and the Valley of the Wind. One for the MSX, and another for one of the PC-Engines.

There's a Nausicaä-based shooter on the PCE? Which one would that be?

Ah, whoops, it was the PC-6001 (I'm assuming this one isn't of the "PC-Engine" line). The PC-Engine 88 game was an adventure game. More info here:
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/nausicaa/nausicaa.htm

Apparently they're all quite horrid.

[BIL]

Konami did a Hi no Tori aka Phoenix STG for the MSX2. Looks quite cool at a glance, but I'm only really aware of it due to their Famicom sidescroller based on the same Tezuka manga (that game is pretty neat too - interesting block building mechanic).

(See Sqoon for a NES submarine shooter done right.)

Oh hell yeah.

Spoiler

ITS SQOON MOTHERFUCKERS

[trap15]

The PC-Engine 88

You mean PC-8801? PC-Engine is entirely separate from the other PC-xxx lines, the "PC-" thing is just because they're all by NEC.

[mamboFoxtrot]

Yeah, PC-88. I got confused again about how NEC's stuff is named. @_@

[Magma Dragoon]

Here's another lousy one: Captain Planet and the Planeteers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bHTxqQVTNw

What a odd game. You'd think a Captain Planet game would be better as a platformer or beat 'em up.

Konami did a Hi no Tori aka Phoenix STG for the MSX2. Looks quite cool at a glance, but I'm only really aware of it due to their Famicom sidescroller based on the same Tezuka manga (that game is pretty neat too - interesting block building mechanic).

This one is basically Knightmare with a license.

Danny Phantom Urban Jungle for DS is a shmup. "Borrows" the polarity switch from Ikaruga.

This one actually looks good, which is a surprise since cartoon-based games tend to be shameless turd.

[OmKol]

This one is basically Knightmare with a license.

But:
1. You can jump.
2. It has a shop where you can upgrade your shot.
3. It's a autoscrolling labyrinth and it's three screens wide. The stage is looping so you need to find a right way to find a key then find a door and do it again and again until you find a final door with stage boss.

[BIL]

Sounds closer to Gun.Smoke (FC) with a license.

[Erik_Twice]

Wasn't the Japanese version of Blazing Lasersz a movie license?

[Gespenst]

Not entirely a shmup but one of Banpresto's The Great Battle series (IV on PSX I think) has a couple of shmup sections.