Phalanx

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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The Guardian Legend

The Guardian Legend

Developer: Compile    Publisher: Broderbund    Released: 04/89    Genre: Action I am sure like legions of children growing up I was not the only one that looked forward to Christmas morning. The promise of a new game was unlike anything in the...
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R-Types

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

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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True Lies

True Lies

Developer: Beam Software    Publisher: Acclaim     Released: 1994     Genre: Action True Lies was one of the best action flicks of 1994 and continued the summer movie streak Arnie had held down for close to a decade. Like all great action...
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Insector-X

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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Starblade

Starblade

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Namco     Released: 1994     Genre: Rail Shooter I miss the arcade. The experience of playing a game in the arcade that was technically miles ahead of what you had at home was incredible. Obviously that can never hap...
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Air Fortress

Air Fortress

Developer: HAL Laboratory Inc.     Publisher: HAL America Inc.     Released: 09/89    Genre: Action You have to appreciate old video game marketing. Against all odds Air Fortress received a decent amount of marketing, surprising for such a low key re...
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Heavy Unit

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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Ranger-X

Ranger-X

Developer: Gau Entertainment     Publisher: Sega     Released: 1993     Genre: Action The Sega Genesis has one of the best gaming libraries of all time. But it did not come easily. While Sega did excellent in the US and were able to garner...
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