RayStorm

RayStorm

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Working Designs    Release: 09/97   Genre: Shooter Sega’s surprise Saturn launch in the US meant new releases was slow in the early months. Galactic Attack was an early bright spot in that period and managed to stand...
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Metamor Jupiter

Metamor Jupiter

Developer: Flight Plan   Publisher: NEC   Release: 01/22/93   Genre: Shooter I am a sucker for anime art. Back in the day when anime was a rare commodity and publishers did everything they could to hide a game’s Japanese...
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Ai Chō Aniki

Ai Chō Aniki

Developer: Bits Laboratory   Publisher: Masaya   Release: 02/24/95   Genre: Shooter Cho Aniki was a strange game that earned a reputation for its homoerotic imagery. What was lost in all the hoopla was the fact that it was a...
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Uchuu Keibitai SDF

Uchuu Keibitai SDF

Developer: HAL    Publisher: HAL    Release: 09/07/90    Genre: Shooter Considering the NES hardware and its weaknesses I would say it has a pretty strong lineup of shooters. From Gun-Nac to Life Force there are many all-time classics in its...
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Giga Wing 2

Giga Wing 2

Developer: Takumi   Publisher: Capcom    Release: 05/16/01   Genre: Shooter Giga Wing was one of a host of Capcom shooters for the Dreamcast that helped reignite my love for the genre. At a time where the best of the...
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Kingdom Grandprix

Kingdom Grandprix

Developer: Raizing    Publisher: Gaga    Release: 06/14/96    Genre: Shooter I’ve never been one to heavily import games. Obviously during the 16-bit era it was too expensive to even try but the language barrier was also a factor. But the advent of....
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Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire

Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire

Developer: CAProduction   Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 11/24/95   Genre: Shooter The PC Engine has one of the greatest shooter libraries of all time. If you like the genre chances are you will find numerous titles to satisfy your...
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Viewpoint

Viewpoint

Developer: Sammy   Publisher: American Sammy    Release: 1994   Genre: Shooter The Neo Geo was the most advanced home console for its time. It was so advanced in fact that even later consoles like the PlayStation and Saturn had problems...
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Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

Developer: The Bitmap Brothers   Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte    Release: 12/93   Genre: Action As someone who lives in the US I was always fascinated by the Amiga. Magazine coverage of its games was sparse but they all seemed interesting. The...
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Gradius III & IV

Gradius III & IV

Developer: KCET   Publisher: Konami    Release: 11/13/00   Genre: Shooter When the PlayStation 2 hit the market it hit big in spite of launch shortages. With 26 titles available day one gamers were spoiled for choice. Granted a lot of...
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