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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Bulk Slash

Bulk Slash

Developer: CAProduction   Publisher: Hudson Soft   Release: 07/11/97   Genre: Action Because of its early demise the Saturn never truly had a chance to show gamers what it could really do in the West. Most of the 3d titles gamers...
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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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Mars Matrix

Mars Matrix

Developer: Takumi    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 04/30/01   Genre: Shooter In my nascent bullet hell days many years ago many swore by Mars Matrix as one of the best games in the genre. As someone who still only occasionally dips their toes...
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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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Robocco Wars

Robocco Wars

 Developer: Pixel   Publisher: IGS/Taito   Release: 08/02/91   Genre: Action Taito is criminally underrated as a publisher. While many know them for their legendary arcade output like Bubble Bobble and Darius they were also pretty prolific on the home...
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Gradius V

Gradius V

Developer: Treasure    Publisher: Konami    Release: 09/14/04    Genre: Shooter For a while in the mid-2000s it looked like Gradius was sent to the graveyard where once popular intellectual properties reside. Aside from the solid Gradius Galaxies ther...
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G Vector

G Vector

Developer: Soft Office   Publisher: Soft Office   Release: 10/16/97   Genre: Shooter For many Virtua Fighter was the star of the Sega Saturn launch. It is easy to see why; it was the first major fighting game in 3d...
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