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...
Tag: shooter
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
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 terms of its viewpoint and mechanics. Of course the younger...
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...
Predator 2
Developer: Perfect 10 Productions Publisher: Arena Released: 1992 Genre: Action Predator was the action movie experience of my childhood. I will freely admit that I was entirely too young to be watching it in the theaters. But that...
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 we...
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 w...
