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
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...
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...
R-Type III: the Third Lightning
Developer: Irem Publisher: Jaleco Released: 10/94 Genre: Shooter I love R-Type III! R-Type has been one of the best series of shooters for almost three decades and R-Type III continues that fine tradition. But the series did not have a...
Thunder Force III
Developer: Technosoft Publisher: Technosoft Released: 1990 Genre: Shooter The Sega Genesis had a small but varied launch lineup. While everyone was fawning over Altered Beast Thunder Force II was the star of the lineup in my opinion. It.....
D-Force
Developer: Cream Publisher: Asmik Released: 12/91 Genre: Shooter There is something to be said about trusting your gut. During a time where most gamers relied on the back of the box to decide their gaming purchases that still was...
Star Soldier
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Taxan Released: 1989 Genre: Shooter The Star Soldier series was once an institution in Japan, with yearly installments to complement their shooting caravan competition. The fact that most of the games were...
Stinger
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 1987 Genre: Shooter It can’t be stated just how creatively on fire Konami were with their NES shooters. Gradius revolutionized the genre and influenced legions of shooters to come. It was so good i...
Sagaia
Developer: Taito Publisher: Taito Released: 1991 Genre: Shooter Darius never particularly wowed me, even with its impressive triple screen playing field. That is not to say I thought it was bad; it simply did not stand out during the peak...
