Panzer Dragoon

Panzer Dragoon

Developer: Team Andromeda    Publisher: Sega    Release: 05/11/95   Genre: Rail Shooter Sega’s surprise launch of the Saturn in May of 1995 was disastrous for a number of reasons. Retailers were not prepared, gamers certainly were not, and more importantly third...
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Sylphia

Sylphia

Developer: Compile    Publisher: Tonkin House    Release: 10/22/93   Genre: Shooter Any true shooter fan knows the name Compile. They were literally the masters of the genre, creating many beloved classics. But as with any company there are always...
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Cosmic Epsilon

Cosmic Epsilon

Developer: Home Data Corp    Publisher: Asmik    Release: 11/24/89    Genre: Rail Shooter I have to admit to being a bit jealous of the Famicom library at times. Make no mistake, the NES had a fantastic library overall, full of classics that...
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BioMetal

BioMetal

Developer: Athena     Publisher: Activision     Released: 1993     Genre: Shooter During the great shooter explosion of the 90s a game had to do something different to stand out. Whether it was a new play mechanic, unique weapons, or employing new t...
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Trouble Shooter

Trouble Shooter

Developer: Vik Tokai   Publisher: Vik Tokai    Released: 1991    Genre: Shooter I really miss publishers like Vic Tokai. Like a Jaleco or Kemco they never had that breakout hit that gamers associate with their name. Everyone reveres the bigger publisher...
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Detana!! Twinbee

Detana!! Twinbee

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/28/92   Genre: Shooter The fact that I like Detana!! Twinbee so much is one of the biggest surprises of my gaming life. I was not a fan of Stinger, the lone game in the...
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Gradius II

Gradius II

I’m sure there are millions like myself who just assumed that Konami’s Life Force was the sequel to Gradius. Both shared similar ships and near identical power-up systems and enemies. But in reality the true sequel to Gradius would unfortunately...
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Star Wars

Star Wars

I’m not the biggest Star Wars fan in the world but I did enjoy the movies a great deal.  So it’s a bit ironic that I did not play the NES game until years after their release.  In a way...
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Abadox: the Deadly Inner War

Abadox: the Deadly Inner War

Developer: Natsume     Publisher: Milton Bradley     Released: 1990     Genre: Shooter Abadox is like an alternate reality version of Life Force by another publisher. At times it is so similar I wonder how Natsume avoided criminal charges. That fac...
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Heavy Barrel

Heavy Barrel

Developer: Data East    Publisher: Data East    Release: 1990   Genre: Action These days I am not one for multiplayer in most forms. While the majority of the gaming population moves from one multiplayer shooter to the next or enjoys coop...
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