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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Developer: Technical Group Laboratory Publisher: Technical Group Laboratory Release: 03/22/96 Genre: Shooter At a glance Steam-Heart’s looks like any other PC Engine shooter with an anime aesthetic. But after about five minutes you will discover its er...
Developer: Taito Publisher: Acclaim Release: 01/29/96 Genre: Shooter I like the Darius series. Whether it is the weird alien fish angle or its sedate pace it scratches a different itch in my shooter brain. However it has always been secondary...