Super Smash T.V.
Smash T.V. was a phenomenon in the arcade and next to Street Fighter 2 and Turtles in Time is the game I probably poured the most quarters into. It’s easy to see why: the Running Man was a popular movie...
Tag: shooter
Over Horizon
Developer: Pixel Publisher: Hot B Release: 1991 Genre: Shooter Its funny to look back on the Nintendo shooter library. Despite the system’s slow processor it built up quite an excellent library within the genre. Of course, a large part...
Rayxanber II
Developer: Data West Publisher: Data West Release: 06/07/91 Genre: Shooter I have played many difficult games in my time as a gamer. But few have ever made me as angry as Rayxanber II. I can appreciate a decent challenge...
Ikari Warriors
Sometimes I miss the big dumb action movie phase of the 1980s. I will fully admit that most of those films were not good upon closer inspection. But they were at least entertaining. And they inspired a legion of awesome...
Eliminate Down
Developer: Aprinet Publisher: Soft Vision Release: 06/25/93 Genre: Shooter The video game industry is littered with the bodies of failed developers and publishers. As generations change and game development becomes more complex it is only nat...
Wild Guns
Developer: Natsume Publisher: Natsume Released: July 1995 Genre: Action I like Harvest Moon as much as the next man but I remember a different Natsume. At one point in time Natsume put out action games that competed with the likes...
Bio-Hazard Battle
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 12/92 Genre: Shooter When you tally it up it really is incredible just how many shooters there are for the Genesis. If you count the few import only shooters there are close to 80 altogether...
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/15/95 Genre: Shooter The Parodius games have always been the secret best series you’ve never heard of. That is mostly due to their minimal presence in the US. While the arcade games received e...
Super Thunder Blade
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 08/14/89 Genre: Action I have a confession to make: I’m not a big fan of games with helicopters. It is a very petty mindset, but I can’t help it. Maybe it is...
