Iron Meat

Iron Meat

Developer: Ivan Suvarov   Publisher: Retroware    Release: 09/26/24   Genre: Action                                    Also on: Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series, PS4, PS5 This one kind of crept up on me. The run and gun action genre has undergone a renaissance thanks to...
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Blowout

Blowout

Developer: Terminal Reality   Publisher: Majesco   Release: 11/28/23  Genre: Action   Also: PC, PS2, Xbox The run and gun action game was a rare commodity during the 6th generation. Even though Contra had a resurgence most developers did not want to cap...
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Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles

Doom Troopers: Mutant Chronicles

Developer: Adrenalin Entertainment    Publisher: Playmates     Released: 1995     Genre: Action The end of the 16-bit era saw some truly amazing side scrolling action titles. Contra: Hard Corps, Alien Soldier, Rendering Ranger R2, these were the type...
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Nightmare Busters

Nightmare Busters

Developer: Arcade Zone    Publisher: Super Fighter Team   Released: 12/23/13    Genre: Action Its always frustrating to see what could be a good game get cancelled. In this day and age it is more common to see and to...
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Rolling Thunder 3

Rolling Thunder 3

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Namco     Released: 1993     Genre: Action Namco took an early liking to the Sega Genesis, porting over many of its arcade titles and giving the system a boost early on.  As well as their arcade ports they released....
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Mega Turrican

Mega Turrican

Developer: Factor 5    Publisher: Data East    Release: 07/07/94    Genre: Action I was not fond of Turrican. I get that it is a European classic but man, that game’s flaws were too much for me to handle. So it is ironic...
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Super Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back

Super Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back

Developer: Sculptured Software    Publisher: JVC    Released: 06/01/93    Genre: Action Super Star Wars was a sensation when it released. For the first time the Star Wars license was an excellent run and gun action platformer. It went on to big critic...
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Sunset Riders

Sunset Riders

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 12/92   Genre: Action There were a good number of run and gun action games for the Genesis. Many of them are in the running for greatest action game of all time. A lot of...
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