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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Soldiers of Fortune

Soldiers of Fortune

Developer: the Bitmap Brothers   Publisher: Spectrum Holobyte    Release: 12/93   Genre: Action As someone who lives in the US I was always fascinated by the Amiga. Magazine coverage of its games was sparse but they all seemed interesting. The...
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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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Captain Skyhawk

Captain Skyhawk

Developer: Rare    Publisher: Milton Bradley    Release: 06/90   Genre: Action Captain Skyhawk is one of the best names for a video game of all time and you cannot tell me otherwise. Now that we agree on to the game itself....
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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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Cho Aniki

Cho Aniki

Developer: NCS   Publisher: Masaya   Release: 12/25/92   Genre: Shooter If you look up Cho Aniki online you will be assaulted by burly men flexing and lots of homo sexually charged imagery. The games quickly garnered a reputation as...
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Galaga ’90

Galaga ’90

Developer: Namco   Publisher: NEC    Released: November 1989    Genre: Shooter Galaga, like many of its classic brethren, is as perfect a game as you can make. The simple alien blasting formula was addicting and gamers lined up to...
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Jim Power – The Lost Dimension in 3D

Jim Power – The Lost Dimension in 3D

Developer: Loriciel    Publisher: Electro Brain    Release: 1993    Genre: Action Jim Power is one of the most frustrating games I have ever played in my life. That says a lot as I am 41 years old but it is true....
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Sqoon

Sqoon

Developer: Home Data Corp.    Publisher: Irem    Release: 09/87    Genre: Shooter I never played Sqoon growing up. I never saw it at Blockbuster, none of my friends had it, and I never saw any reason to seek it out....
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