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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Truxton

Truxton

Developer: Toaplan    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/89   Genre: Shooter Truxton was a random rental back in the day before the Sega Genesis library exploded. What little I remember from my time with it is that it was brutally difficult and...
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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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Top Ten NES Shooters

Top Ten NES Shooters

The NES was host to a legion of shooters despite its slow processor. Yet even with that handicap developers created video gaming gold on the little grey box. For many the Nintendo was their introduction to the genre and many...
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Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker

Image Fight II: Operation Deepstriker

Developer: Irem    Publisher: Irem    Release: 12/18/92   Genre: Shooter I liked Image Fight. There were a number of arcade games that received both NES and PC Engine ports and while NEC’s version was always better both were respectable. Image Fight.....
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Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise

Super Air Zonk: Rockabilly Paradise

Developer: Dual    Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 1993    Genre: Shooter I love Air Zonk. In a sea of shooters it rose to the top to be one of the best shooters for the Turbo Grafx-16. I will admit...
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Falsion

Falsion

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 10/21/87   Genre: Shooter Space Harrier left its mark on the rail shooter genre. Its influence was so great that it inspired many clones on the Famicom, even after it hit the system itself miraculously....
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Parodius Da!

Parodius Da!

Developer: Konami   Publisher: Konami    Release: 02/21/92   Genre: Shooter It is incredible that even in this day and age Parodius remains one of the best shooter series most have never heard of. With as many ports the first arcade...
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Final Soldier

Final Soldier

Developer: Now Production   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 07/05/91   Genre: Shooter I never liked the Star Soldier games on the NES. With far superior competition in the form of Zanac, Life Force, and Gun-Nac they were simply too...
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