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September 19, 2018 7 Responses

Gaiares

Developer: Telenet Publisher: Renovation Release: 03/91 Genre: Shooter The Sega Genesis diverse lineup of shooters is both a blessing and a curse. On the one hand there are some truly awful games in there as you would expect. But...

September 7, 2018 No Responses

Sinistron

Developer: AlfaSystem Release: IGS Release: 1991 Genre: Shooter Sinistron is a weird one. Although it was released two years after the Turbo Grafx debuted in America it still bore the look of an early release. That is...

August 22, 2018 No Responses

Robo Aleste

Developer: Compile Publisher: Tengen Release: 1993 Genre: Shooter The Sega CD is the butt of many jokes in plenty of circles. To some extent it does deserve some of the ridicule regarding its library. While Sega of Japan...

August 13, 2018 No Responses

Dragon Spirit – the New Legend

Developer: Namco Publisher: Bandai Released: 1990 Genre: Shooter I have always liked Dragon Spirit more than most shooters. It was one of the few arcade games I ever came close to finishing before the inevitable home port which probably....

August 3, 2018 No Responses

Strike Gunner S.T.G

Developer: Athena Publisher: NTVIC Release: 10/15/92 Genre: Shooter I do not know how many of you remember video rental stores like Blockbuster and Hollywood video. But they were awesome. At a time where new games cost $50-$80...

July 4, 2018 No Responses

Arrow Flash

Developer: I.T.L. Publisher: Renovation Release: 1990 Genre: Shooter By the mid-90s the US market was overrun with shooters. If you owned a Turbo Grafx, Genesis or Neo Geo you had more choices than you knew what to...

June 15, 2018 No Responses

Märchen Adventure Cotton 100%

Developer: Success Publisher: Datam Polystar Release: 04/22/94 Genre: Shooter It is strange looking back on it but shooters starring witches had their day in the sun like caveman platformers. At least in Japan. While a few hidden gems...

June 6, 2018 No Responses

Android Assault

Developer: Human Entertainment Publisher: Big Fun Games Release: 1994 Genre: Shooter Looking back the Sega CD managed to build up a decent shooter library all things considered. While a sizable chunk of its library is composed of...

May 30, 2018 No Responses

Silpheed: the Lost Planet

Developer: Treasure Publisher: Working Designs Release: 04/10/01 Genre: Shooter By the end of the 32-bit era the modern shooter was all but gone from the West. While we would occasionally get a home port of the really cool arcade...

May 23, 2018 No Responses

Gradius Gaiden

Developer: KCE Tokyo Publisher: Konami Released: 08/28/97 Genre: Shooter I’m not much of a fan of mobile gaming but I do appreciate that it has given shooters a second life in the US. The slow, agonizing near death of...

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