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Phalanx
January 8, 2021 2 Responses

Phalanx

Developer: Zoom     Publisher: Kemco     Released: 1992     Genre: Shooter Whenever Phalanx is brought up in conversation it is always in regard to its box art.  And that’s with good reason.  It is no exaggeration to say that it has one...
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R-Types
November 18, 2020 one Response

R-Types

Developer: Irem     Publisher: ASCII Entertainment     Released: 02/28/98     Genre: Shooter R-Type is one of the seminal shooters of the 80s and its influence is up there with Gradius in my opinion. As with any popular arcade game of the time it.....
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Soldier Blade
November 6, 2020 2 Responses

Soldier Blade

Developer: Hudson Soft     Publisher: TTI     Released: 09/92     Genre: Shooter To be honest I am amazed I like the soldier series as much as I do. I played Star Soldier on the NES early on and did not think much...
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Insector-X
October 21, 2020 one Response

Insector-X

Developer: Hot-B    Publisher: Sage’s Creation     Released: 1990    Genre: Shooter For as much as we craved arcade perfection back in the day it was still pretty interesting to see what changes would be made whenever a game was...
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Heavy Unit
October 7, 2020 No Responses

Heavy Unit

Developer: Toho     Publisher: Kaneko    Released: 12/26/90     Genre: Shooter It is amazing just how many shooters were released for the Genesis early on. It shouldn’t come as a surprise; the system’s fast processor made porting the latest arcade...
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Super Star Soldier
September 21, 2020 3 Responses

Super Star Soldier

Developer: Inter State Co.    Publisher: NEC    Released: 1991    Genre: Shooter I was not a fan of the original Star Soldier. I will admit that it was probably due to timing; I played it years after its initial release. But even...
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Atomic Robo-Kid
August 26, 2020 one Response

Atomic Robo-Kid

Developer: UPL Co., Ltd.    Publisher: Treco    Released: 1990    Genre: Shooter I enjoy a good shooter. Since the Atari 2600 days the genre has been one of my favorites. Up until bullet hell took over I still enjoyed...
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Air Buster
August 19, 2020 No Responses

Air Buster

Developer: Kaneko    Publisher: Kaneko    Released: 1991    Genre: Shooter Aero Blasters is one of my favorite Turbo Grafx-16 games. At a time where I had few games for the system it was a bright spot. It would be...
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Dragon Spirit
August 12, 2020 one Response

Dragon Spirit

Developer: Namco    Publisher NEC    Released: 11/89    Genre: Shooter Dragon’s Spirit is one of the earliest arcade games I ever played which is partly why I’m so fond of it. The game is also good to boot so it isn’t a...
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Gyruss
August 10, 2020 No Responses

Gyruss

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Ultra Games    Release: 02/89    Genre: Shooter Gyruss was a favorite of mine in the arcade back in the 80s. After playing the likes of Gradius and Space Invaders it was a nice change of pace in...
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