Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Electro Brain    Release: 12/15/98    Genre: Shooter As a shooter fan growing up the Star Soldier series was a staple of the genre. From its various entries on the NES to its blowout on...
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DonPachi

DonPachi

Developer: Cave    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 04/26/96    Genre: Shooter The shmup genre is notable for being hard. That is one of the ways it derives its replay value. To complete some of the best shooters out there will require...
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Xeno Crisis (Genesis)

Xeno Crisis (Genesis)

Developer: Bitmap Bureau     Publisher: Bitmap Bureau    Release: 10/28/19    Genre: Action Twin stick shooters were not common during the 16-bit era and on the Genesis even more so. Smash T.V. is the most notable of these but its Genesis port suffer...
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Cyber Core

Cyber Core

Developer: AlfaSystem    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1990    Genre: Shooter I freely admit that I did not give Cyber Core a chance back in the day. The box art did it no favors but you can say that about almost all...
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Expendable

Expendable

Developer: Rage Software    Publisher: Infogrames    Release: 09/9/99    Genre: Action    Also on: PC, PlayStation I remember Rage Software as a developer who was all style with no substance. There early days were filled with quality software. But ...
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Avenger

Avenger

Developer: Laser Soft    Publisher: Telenet    Release: 12/07/90    Genre: Shooter Telenet were one of the most prolific developers of CD games in the late 80s/early 90s. While they aggressively supported the Sega Genesis and to an extent the...
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Zombie Nation

Zombie Nation

Developer: KAZe Co.   Publisher: Meldac   Release: 09/91   Genre: Shooter It is no exaggeration to say that Zombie Nation is one of the strangest titles on the NES. Even after all these years it is hard to believe...
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Thundercade

Thundercade

Developer: Micronics    Publisher:American Sammy    Release: 08/89    Genre: Shooter I like shooters. Be it fantasy shooters, space shooters, or even the weird supernatural ones like Castle of Shikigami. I will even dabble with the occasional bullet h...
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Side Arms Special

Side Arms Special

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: NEC Avenue   Release: 12/15/89   Genre: Shooter Side Arms is the second Turbo Grafx-16 game I ever owned. After suffering with Keith Courage for two months it was a massive relief to finally play something...
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Rabio Lepus Special

Rabio Lepus Special

Developer: Video System Co.    Publisher: Video System Co.    Release: 10/19/90   Genre: Shooter It has been interesting exploring the PC Engine shooter library. While the Star Soldier games received the lion’s share of attention its lineup is far mor...
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