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October 19, 2022 No Responses

RayStorm

Developer: Taito Publisher: Working Designs Release: 09/97 Genre: Shooter Sega’s surprise Saturn launch in the US meant new releases was slow in the early months. Galactic Attack was an early bright spot in that period and managed to stand...

October 10, 2022 No Responses

Metamor Jupiter

Developer: Flight Plan Publisher: NEC Release: 01/22/93 Genre: Shooter I am a sucker for anime art. Back in the day when anime was a rare commodity and publishers did everything they could to hide a game’s Japanese...

September 14, 2022 No Responses

Ai Chō Aniki

Developer: Bits Laboratory Publisher: Masaya Release: 02/24/95 Genre: Shooter Cho Aniki was a strange game that earned a reputation for its homoerotic imagery. What was lost in all the hoopla was the fact that it was a...

September 12, 2022 No Responses

Uchuu Keibitai SDF

Developer: HAL Publisher: HAL Release: 09/07/90 Genre: Shooter Considering the NES hardware and its weaknesses I would say it has a pretty strong lineup of shooters. From Gun-Nac to Life Force there are many all-time classics in its...

August 22, 2022 No Responses

Giga Wing 2

Developer: Takumi Publisher: Capcom Release: 05/16/01 Genre: Shooter Giga Wing was one of a host of Capcom shooters for the Dreamcast that helped reignite my love for the genre. At a time where the best of the...

August 15, 2022 No Responses

Kingdom Grandprix

Developer: Raizing Publisher: Gaga Release: 06/14/96 Genre: Shooter I’ve never been one to heavily import games. Obviously during the 16-bit era it was too expensive to even try but the language barrier was also a factor. But the advent of....

August 8, 2022 No Responses

Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire

Developer: CAProduction Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 11/24/95 Genre: Shooter The PC Engine has one of the greatest shooter libraries of all time. If you like the genre chances are you will find numerous titles to satisfy your...

July 27, 2022 No Responses

Viewpoint

Developer: Sammy Publisher: American Sammy Release: 1994 Genre: Shooter The Neo Geo was the most advanced home console for its time. It was so advanced in fact that even later consoles like the PlayStation and Saturn had problems...

June 29, 2022 No Responses

Gradius III & IV

Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Release: 11/13/00 Genre: Shooter When the PlayStation 2 hit the market it hit big in spite of launch shortages. With 26 titles available day one gamers were spoiled for choice. Granted a lot of...

May 20, 2022 No Responses

Steam-Heart’s

Developer: Technical Group Laboratory Publisher: Technical Group Laboratory Release: 03/22/96 Genre: Shooter At a glance Steam-Heart’s looks like any other PC Engine shooter with an anime aesthetic. But after about five minutes you will discover its er...

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