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May 9, 2018 2 Responses

Gun-Nac

Developer: Compile Publisher: Ascii Released: 09/91 Genre: Shooter Zanac was one of the earliest NES shooters I ever played after Gradius. While Konami’s classic my introduction to the modern shooter Zanac felt like the next step with...

May 4, 2018 3 Responses

Silpheed

Developer: Game Arts Publisher: Sega Release: 1993 Genre: Shooter Star Fox was a watershed moment for console gaming, as hard as it may be to believe. 3d games had appeared on consoles before but in a limited capacity. But...

April 27, 2018 No Responses

Spriggan Powered

Developer: Micronics Publisher: Naxat Soft Released: 07/26/96 Genre: Shooter Spriggan Powered is a game that I discovered through the magic of emulation. While I devoured any and all gaming publications growing up they could only cover so m...

April 13, 2018 No Responses

Aldynes

Developer: Produce Co. Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 02/22/91 Genre: Shooter It’s interesting to look back at the reception of the Turbo Grafx-16. In America it was a distant third place behind the SNES and Genesis. But in...

April 6, 2018 7 Responses

Gradius III

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/23/91 Genre: Shooter Gradius III was one of the first shooters for the SNES and years later remains one of its best. The console port would be my first exposure to the game as well....

February 19, 2018 3 Responses

Soukyugurentai

Developer: Raizing Publisher: Electronic Arts Released: 02/07/97 Genre: Shooter I consider myself somewhat of a lapsed shooter fan. In the 8 & 16-bit era when you couldn’t sneeze without running into a shmup. But as the PlayStation and ...

February 14, 2018 2 Responses

Lords of Thunder

Developer: Red Company/Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 1993 Genre: Shooter As much as I like shooters during the 16-bit era they did become a bit stale. The vast majority fell into the space shooter category and while I like...

February 7, 2018 2 Responses

Crisis Force

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/27/91 Genre: Shooter The end of a given console’s life is usually the most interesting in terms of releases. With years of experience behind them developers tend to craft truly amazing games n...

February 2, 2018 2 Responses

Raiden

Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu Publisher: NEC Release: 1991 Genre: Shooter To the casual gaming public the name Raiden probably conjures up a certain thunder god in Mortal Kombat. Or the nancy boy in Metal Gear Solid. But for...

January 5, 2018 No Responses

Gokujou Parodius

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 11/25/94 Genre: Shooter As much as I love Street Fighter I do hate what it inadvertently caused. In the 80s and early 90s arcades were home to a large variety of games in every...

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