After Burner III

After Burner III

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 05/93   Genre: Action I like flight sims, especially flight simulators on console. That is a bit of an oxymoron as the genre excels on the PC but I make no excuse for my preferences....
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Fire Mustang

Fire Mustang

Developer: NMK Co.   Publisher: Taito    Release: 05/31/91    Genre: Shooter The Genesis has one of the most extensive shooter libraries around. But even with that in mind there are still quite a few that were not released overseas which...
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Xexyz

Xexyz

Developer: Atlus   Publisher: Hudson Soft    Release: 04/90   Genre: Action Xexyz is one of many NES games I always meant to get around to back in the day like Kick Master and Vice: Project Doom. But while I eventually...
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RayStorm

RayStorm

Developer: Taito    Publisher: Working Designs    Release: 09/97   Genre: Shooter Sega’s surprise Saturn launch in the US meant new releases was slow in the early months. Galactic Attack was an early bright spot in that period and managed to stand...
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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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