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May 13, 2024 No Responses

Bouken Danshaku Don: The Lost Sunheart

Developer: Manjyudo Publisher: I’Max Release: 01/04/92 Genre: Shooter Well at this point I’ve played both Chou Aniki games for the PC Engine I might as well keep the oddball streak going. Bouken Danshaku Don: The Lost Sunheart...

April 15, 2024 No Responses

Terra Cresta II

Developer: Make Software Publisher: Nichibutsu Release: 11/27/92 Genre: Shooter Terra Cresta is a game I thought very little of. It is not a bad game but at the same time it did not stand out. While the...

February 19, 2024 No Responses

Strikers 1945

Developer: Psikyo Publisher: Atlus Release: 06/28/96 Genre: Shooter Imitation is a sincere form of flattery. Strikers 1945 bears more than a passing resemblance to Capcom’s 19XX series, down to the player ships and level design. But it...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

Truxton

Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Sega Release: 12/89 Genre: Shooter Truxton was a random rental back in the day before the Sega Genesis library exploded. What little I remember from my time with it is that it was brutally difficult and...

December 25, 2023 one Response

Summer Carnival ’92 Recca

Developer: KID Publisher: Naxat Soft Release: 07/17/92 Genre: Shooter Absolutely incredible. That is all I can say. Summer Carnival ’92 Recca is the most technically accomplished game on the NES let alone in the shooter category. In terms of...

December 22, 2023 No Responses

Nexzr

Developer: Inter State Publisher: Naxat Soft Release: 12/11/92 Genre: Shooter It is inevitable. When you have so many shooters on one platform eventually they will start to blend together. It does not help that most are content...

December 15, 2023 No Responses

Top Ten NES Shooters

The NES was host to a legion of shooters despite its slow processor. Yet even with that handicap developers created video gaming gold on the little grey box. For many the Nintendo was their introduction to the genre and many...

November 15, 2023 No Responses

Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker

Developer: Irem Publisher: Irem Release: 12/18/92 Genre: Shooter I liked Image Fight. There were a number of arcade games that received both NES and PC Engine ports and while NEC’s version was always better both were respectable. Image Fight.....

October 16, 2023 No Responses

Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise

Developer: Dual Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 1993 Genre: Shooter I love Air Zonk. In a sea of shooters it rose to the top to be one of the best shooters for the Turbo Grafx-16. I will admit...

October 9, 2023 No Responses

Falsion

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 10/21/87 Genre: Shooter Space Harrier left its mark on the rail shooter genre. Its influence was so great that it inspired many clones on the Famicom, even after it hit the system itself miraculously....

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