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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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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Steam-Heart’s

Steam-Heart’s

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...
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Darius Gaiden

Darius Gaiden

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...
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