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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...

April 3, 2019 one Response

Bio-Hazard Battle

Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 12/92 Genre: Shooter When you tally it up it really is incredible just how many shooters there are for the Genesis. If you count the few import only shooters there are close to 80 altogether...

March 29, 2019 one Response

Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/15/95 Genre: Shooter The Parodius games have always been the secret best series you’ve never heard of. That is mostly due to their minimal presence in the US. While the arcade games received e...

March 15, 2019 one Response

Darius Twin

Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Release: 11/91 Genre: Shooter When the SNES first launched there were a glut of sports games and shooters. With the console’s increased power over its predecessor there were many arcade ports of popular shoote...

March 11, 2019 one Response

Silver Surfer

Developer: Software Creations Publisher: Arcadia Released: 11/90 Genre: Shooter Any time the Silver Surfer NES game is brought up you will hear a bunch of epithets. One of the worst games of all time. Quite possibly one of the most...

March 6, 2019 No Responses

Sol-Deace

Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Renovation Release: 1992 Genre: Shooter Sol-Deace is an odd little title. Originally it was a pack-in title with the Sega CD, giving that system a nice little boost. As a shooter it was solid; outside...

February 11, 2019 one Response

Image Fight

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 07/27/90 Genre: Shooter Image Fight was a shooter that I did not have a high opinion of. My only prior exposure to the game came from the lackluster NES port which sadly lacked what made...

February 6, 2019 3 Responses

Parodius

Developer: Konami Publisher: Palcom Release: 1992 Genre: Shooter I am incredibly jealous of Europe with this one. I did not become aware of the Parodius series until the 16-bit era, when magazines began featuring import coverage. The SNES ver...

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