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February 22, 2017 4 Responses

R-Type

Developer: Irem Publisher: NEC Release: 09/89 Genre: Shooter Of the many shooters that I have played over the decades I count three that shaped my tastes. Gradius was one of the first major shooters I ever played. There’s...

February 8, 2017 one Response

Twinkle Tale

Developer: Zap Corporation Publisher: Wonder Amusement Studio Release: 07/24/92 Genre: Shooter The Cotton series of shooters are an incredible bunch that had a low profile because one single release came to the US until recently. And that...

January 30, 2017 8 Responses

Gradius

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/86 Genre: Shooter I am pretty sure Gradius was one of my first shooters outside of the Atari 2600. That statement applies to a legion of gamers as well. There were plenty of multiplayer...

January 27, 2017 3 Responses

Parodius – Non Sense Fantasy

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 07/03/92 Genre: Shooter I will forever remain jealous of European gamers for receiving the majority of the Parodius series. As a parody of the otherwise serious Gradius games Parodius could ...

January 25, 2017 3 Responses

Gate of Thunder

Developer: Red Publisher: Hudson Released: 10/10/92 Genre: Shooter I distinctly remember thinking TTI and NEC could turn things around for the Turbo Grafx with the Turbo Duo. As an owner of the system for a brief period I genuinely...

January 16, 2017 No Responses

Fuzzical Fighter

Developer: Make Software Publisher: Sigma Enterprises Released: 05/17/91 Genre: Shooter I loved the Guardian Legend when I got it for Christmas as a surprise gift in 1990. There was nothing else like it and I loved both shooters and...

December 7, 2016 No Responses

Download

Developer: AlfaSystem Publisher: NEC Avenue Release: 06/22/90 Genre: Shooter I love surprises like this. Much like the Saturn to truly get the most out of the Turbo Grafx-16 you’ll have to explore its Japanese library. There are a wide rang...

November 30, 2016 No Responses

Night Striker

Developer: Aisystem Tokyo Publisher: Taito Release: 05/28/93 Genre: Shooter Anyone who was around in the 80s has bought more than one video game based off of screenshots, a magazine or ad. My interest in Night Striker was peaked due to...

November 24, 2016 No Responses

Steel Empire

Developer: Hot-B Publisher: Flying Edge Released: 1992 Genre: Shooter As much as I loved shooters growing up they did become over saturated with releases in a very short period. The Genesis, Turbo Grafx-16 and the arcade saw an innumera...

November 11, 2016 4 Responses

Axelay

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 09/92 Genre: Shooter I think it safe to say that the shooting genre had a rough start on the SNES. Don’t get me wrong there were many great games in that initial batch. However you...

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