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October 16, 2019 one Response

Whip Rush

Developer: Vik Tokai Publisher: Renovation Release: 10/90 Genre: Shooter Whip Rush was one my earliest shooter experiences on the Genesis. After the awesome Thunder Force 2 and the mediocre Arrow Flash I was ready for something different....

August 28, 2019 one Response

Thunder Force II

Developer: Technosoft Publisher: Sega Release: 09/89 Genre: Shooter I remember the Sega Genesis launch fondly but will admit to viewing it through rose tinted glasses. Of the six or seven launch titles only two of them have really held...

August 9, 2019 No Responses

Side Arms

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Radiance Release: 12/89 Genre: Shooter I will always have a soft spot for Side Arms. Anyone that had one during its time will remember how lonely it was to be a Turbo Grafx fan....

August 7, 2019 No Responses

Grind Stormer

Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Tengen Released: 1994 Genre: Shooter The Genesis, like the Turbo Grafx, featured excellent hardware that almost seemed tailor made for the shooter genre. Many developers cottoned on to that fact as it...

July 26, 2019 one Response

Super Earth Defense Force

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 1992 Genre: Shooter These days the name Earth Defense Force conjures up images of hordes of insects in janky environments with a suspect frame rate. But before the bug blasting series was conceived Ea...

June 24, 2019 2 Responses

Ikaruga

Developer: Treasure Publisher: Atari Released: 04/14/03 Genre: Shooter I’ve always admired developer Treasure’s ability to inject new mechanics into well-worn genres. Guardian Heroes was the natural evolution of the beat em up with ...

June 10, 2019 No Responses

Seirei Senshi Spriggan

Developer: Compile Publishr: Naxat Soft Released: 07/19/91 Genre: Shooter In the US the Turbo Grafx-16 had a limited library. While it had a few titles in every genre no one could deny that it had an abundance...

May 20, 2019 No Responses

Over Horizon

Developer: Pixel Publisher: Hot B Release: 1991 Genre: Shooter Its funny to look back on the Nintendo shooter library. Despite the system’s slow processor it built up quite an excellent library within the genre. Of course, a large part...

May 15, 2019 one Response

Rayxanber II

Developer: Data West Publisher: Data West Release: 06/07/91 Genre: Shooter I have played many difficult games in my time as a gamer. But few have ever made me as angry as Rayxanber II. I can appreciate a decent challenge...

May 8, 2019 No Responses

Eliminate Down

Developer: Aprinet Publisher: Soft Vision Release: 06/25/93 Genre: Shooter The video game industry is littered with the bodies of failed developers and publishers. As generations change and game development becomes more complex it is only nat...

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