I think I have played most of the mainstream shoot em ups through emulation at this point. I have gone through the big names like Gradius, R Type, DoDonPachi, Ikaruga, Raiden and a bunch of others that usually come up whenever people talk about the genre. They have all been a blast but now I am really interested in finding some of the more obscure or lesser known titles that might not get mentioned as often.
Do you guys have any recommendations for hidden gems that are worth trying out? Maybe something that flew under the radar back in the arcade days or a console exclusive that never got the attention it deserved. I would love to expand my list and dig deeper into the genre.