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August 28, 2017 2 Responses

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 and enemies....

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...

July 10, 2017 one Response

Life Force

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/88 Genre: Shooter I along with millions of kids always assumed Life Force was the sequel to Gradius. It would come a year later, feature an identical power-up system and even star the same...

June 26, 2017 No Responses

Final Blaster

Developer: Aisystem Tokyo Publisher: Namco Release: 09/28/90 Genre: Shooter Namco were one of the few third parties to support the Turbo Grafx-16 with a variety of software. Final Lap Twin and Dragon Spirit are two great games but I’m...

May 31, 2017 3 Responses

Elemental Master

Developer: Technosoft Publisher: Renovation Released: 1993 Genre: Shooter Anyone who is a fan of shooters knows about the Thunder Force series. Developer Technosoft proved that they were a master at the genre with those titles but they were j...

May 26, 2017 one Response

Super R-Type

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Released: 09/91 Genre: Shooter Super R-Type was my introduction to the series. Where most had the fortune of playing versions on the Master System, Turbo Grafx or the original arcade game I was not as for...

April 12, 2017 2 Responses

Macross 2036

Developer: Masaya Publisher: NCS Released: April 3, 1992 Genre: Shooter The world of video game imports was a strange place for me up until around 2001 or so. I knew it was possible to buy Japanese video games and had...

March 1, 2017 No Responses

Wings of Wor

Developer: NSC Publisher: Dreamworks Release: 08/08/91 Genre: Shooter Now here’s one you do not hear about often. In the Sega Genesis’s library shooters starring angels of destruction can be counted on one hand with extra fingers. You w...

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