Metal Stoker

Metal Stoker

Developer: Sankindo   Publisher: Face   Release: 07/12/91   Genre: Shooter This one has been a long time coming. I have been interested in Metal Stoker for a long time. The box art is striking and almost gives off the...
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Strikers 1945

Strikers 1945

Developer: Psikyo    Publisher: Atlus    Release: 06/28/96   Genre: Shooter Imitation is a sincere form of flattery. Strikers 1945 bears more than a passing resemblance to Capcom’s 19XX series, down to the player ships and level design. But it...
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Legion

Legion

Developer: Renovation    Publisher: Telenet    Release: 09/21/90    Genre: Shooter What the hell happened here? Renovation/Telenet was no strangers to the shooter genre. They blessed the Sega Genesis with many of its best shooters such as Gaiares, Gra...
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Twinbee 3: Poko Poko Daimaou

Twinbee 3: Poko Poko Daimaou

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 09/29/89   Genre: Shooter Stinger was a game I was not particularly fond of. Maybe I was too young to appreciate the nuance of juggling bells while fighting enemies or maybe I found it too...
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Iron Commando

Iron Commando

Developer: Arcade Zone   Publisher: Poppo   Release: 02/10/95   Genre: Beat em up I have mentioned that the beat em up genre was over saturated in the early 90s. Trust me it is true. But despite the glut of...
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Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 3

Kaizō Chōjin Shubibinman 3

Developer: Masaya   Publisher: Masaya   Release: 02/28/92   Genre: Action Shockman was a valiant attempt at providing the Turbo Grafx-16 with some Mega Man inspired action. But while it kind of had the look ultimately the game was disappointing...
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Magnum Kiki Ippatsu: Empire City: 1931

Magnum Kiki Ippatsu: Empire City: 1931

Developer: I.S.I.    Publisher: Toshiba EMI   Release: 12/15/87   Genre: Rail Shooter I like rail shooters. Ever since Space Harrier on the Master System made me jealous of my friends who owned the system I have chased that high. But...
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Summer Carnival ’92 Recca

Summer Carnival ’92 Recca

Developer: KID   Publisher: Naxat Soft   Release: 07/17/92  Genre: Shooter Absolutely incredible. That is all I can say. Summer Carnival ’92 Recca is the most technically accomplished game on the NES let alone in the shooter category. In terms of...
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Nexzr

Nexzr

Developer: Inter State   Publisher: Naxat Soft   Release: 12/11/92   Genre: Shooter It is inevitable. When you have so many shooters on one platform eventually they will start to blend together. It does not help that most are content...
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Radia Senki – Reimeihen

Radia Senki – Reimeihen

Developer: Tecmo    Publisher: Tecmo    Release: 11/15/91   Genre: Action RPG The action RPG library for the NES in America was a bit light. We received some bangers for sure such as Crystalis, Faxanadu, and Willow but the pickings were slim...
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