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December 20, 2021 No Responses

Hyper Duel

Developer: Technosoft Publisher: Technosoft Release: 11/22/96 Genre: Shooter Technosoft were a force to be reckoned with in the shooter genre. It is just a bit sad the greater public did not know this. The Thunder Force series comprise some...

December 3, 2021 No Responses

Space Megaforce

Developer: Compile Publisher: Toho Released: 1992 Genre: Shooter Who would have thought one of the SNES’s earliest shooters would be one of its best? Space Megaforce is an exceptional game that plays to the system’s strength’s while avo...

November 10, 2021 No Responses

Darius Plus

Developer: Taito Publisher: NEC Released: September 21, 1990 Genre: Shooter Darius is a stalwart of the shooter genre and has been since the mid-80s. At a time where Gradius was wowing gamers with its power-up system it made...

October 11, 2021 No Responses

Download 2

Developer: AlfaSystem Publisher: NEC Avenue Released: 03/29/91 Genre: Shooter In my early days of diving into the PC Engine library Download is a title that stood out immediately. The name was intriguing in itself but its premise...

October 1, 2021 No Responses

Imperium

Developer: Jorudan Publisher: Vik Tokai Released: 1992 Genre: Shooter I’m pretty sure all of us old school gamers have been in this situation before. You go to your local rental store looking for some weekend entertainment. But all of...

September 1, 2021 No Responses

Task Force Harrier Ex

Developer: NMK Co. Ltd Publisher: Treco Released: 1991 Genre: Shooter Military themed games are not really my purview. Don’t get me wrong, I can enjoy a Metal Gear or occasional Call of Duty provided the game is...

July 12, 2021 No Responses

Starship Hector

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: 06/90 Genre: Shooter Star Soldier was a big hit on the NES and one of the first big shooter series after Gradius. This was in Japan, where the series became a staple for...

June 28, 2021 No Responses

Rainbow Cotton

Developer: Success Publisher: Success Released: 01/20/00 Genre: Shooter Ah Cotton, one of the most infamous series of shooters that most have never heard of. Developers Success released hit after hit in the series and inadvertently created...

June 16, 2021 No Responses

Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar

Developer Technosoft Publisher: Sega Released: 1992 Genre: Shooter Someday we will learn why Sega renamed Thunder Force IV to Lightening Force. Silly name change aside, if you are even a slight fan of the shooter genre you need to buy...

June 4, 2021 No Responses

Thunder Spirits

Developer: Toshiba EMI Publisher: Seika Released: 06/92 Genre: Shooter Multiplatform games between the Sega Genesis, SNES, and to a lesser extent the Turbo Grafx-16 were common. Legions of 2d platformers and fighting games are shared between ...

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