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November 20, 2017 3 Responses

Panzer Dragoon

Developer: Team Andromeda Publisher: Sega Release: 05/11/95 Genre: Rail Shooter Sega’s surprise launch of the Saturn in May of 1995 was disastrous for a number of reasons. Retailers were not prepared, gamers certainly were not, and more importantly third...

November 13, 2017 one Response

Sylphia

Developer: Compile Publisher: Tonkin House Release: 10/22/93 Genre: Shooter Any true shooter fan knows the name Compile. They were literally the masters of the genre, creating many beloved classics. But as with any company there are always...

November 10, 2017 No Responses

Cosmic Epsilon

Developer: Home Data Corp Publisher: Asmik Release: 11/24/89 Genre: Rail Shooter I have to admit to being a bit jealous of the Famicom library at times. Make no mistake, the NES had a fantastic library overall, full of classics that...

September 29, 2017 one Response

BioMetal

Developer: Athena Publisher: Activision Released: 1993 Genre: Shooter During the great shooter explosion of the 90s a game had to do something different to stand out. Whether it was a new play mechanic, unique weapons, or employing new t...

September 27, 2017 3 Responses

Trouble Shooter

Developer: Vik Tokai Publisher: Vik Tokai Released: 1991 Genre: Shooter I really miss publishers like Vic Tokai. Like a Jaleco or Kemco they never had that breakout hit that gamers associate with their name. Everyone reveres the bigger publisher...

September 6, 2017 2 Responses

Detana!! Twinbee

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/28/92 Genre: Shooter The fact that I like Detana!! Twinbee so much is one of the biggest surprises of my gaming life. I was not a fan of Stinger, the lone game in the...

August 28, 2017 one Response

Gradius II

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/16/88 Genre: Shooter I am sure there are millions like myself who just assumed that Konami’s Life Force was the sequel to Gradius. Both shared similar ships and near identical power-up systems ...

July 31, 2017 No Responses

Abadox: the Deadly Inner War

Developer: Natsume Publisher: Milton Bradley Released: 1990 Genre: Shooter Abadox is like an alternate reality version of Life Force by another publisher. At times it is so similar I wonder how Natsume avoided criminal charges. That fac...

July 19, 2017 one Response

M.U.S.H.A.

Developer: Compile Publisher: Seismic Release: 02/91 Genre: Shooter Ah yes, the game with the ridiculous acronym. M.U.S.H.A, or Metallic Uniframe Super Hybrid Armor is one of the greatest games for the Genesis. I love low profile games like...

July 12, 2017 No Responses

Magical Chase

Developer: Quest Publisher: TTI Released: 1993 Genre: Shooter At this point Magical Chase has become something of a legend within the video game industry. You simply cannot talk about it without mentioning the ridiculous prices it comman...

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