Cho Ren Sha 68K (超連射68K) translates to Hyper Rapid Fire 68K and is a classic Shoot'em up (Shmup or STG in Japan) for those who really like a challenge. A serious challenge; like you think Dark Souls is Way to casual for your taste (or maybe I'm just bad at this game).
It was created by Famibe no Yosshin in 1995 for the Sharp X68000; a home computer exclusively sold in Japan.
In 2001 it was ported to Windows 98.
It plays much like any other shmup from the time, controlling your spaceship with the arrow-keys, shooting with the z-key and activating bombs with the x-key. Fighting enemies, collecting power-ups, and fighting huge bosses at the end of each stage.
It has beautiful graphics (although a bit pixely and low-res, it is a 1995 game after all). good sound effects, a great sound-track and smooth controls.
Every thing you can ask for in a classic shmup,
The game has 7 stages, and after the last of the 7 you get to play two additional loops of the stages on increasing difficulty, adding up to 21 stages in reality.
(Personally I haven't got past stage 4 on the first loop though.)
The high point of the game is definitely the music, which was also released as a separate CD in Japan. You can have a listen on YouTube:
The best thing about the game though, is that it's Free!
You can download the Windows and Sharp X68000 versions from the creators homepage (in Japanese):
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