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December 20, 2019 2 Responses

Firepower 2000

Developer: Sales Curve Ltd. Publisher: Sunsoft Released: 1992 Genre: Shooter The Amiga has always been an interesting platform. I never owned one, nor did I know anyone that did. Its library is a blind spot in my...

November 1, 2019 No Responses

Super Nova

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 1993 Genre: Shooter The Darius series is no stranger to name changes. When Darius II was ported to home systems it was renamed Sagaia. I do not know who or what a Sagaia is...

October 28, 2019 4 Responses

TaleSpin

Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 12/91 Genre: Shooter They can’t all be winners. I absolutely love the TaleSpin cartoon. It had a different flavor from the rest of the Disney afternoon lineup and was truly unique with its art de...

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...

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