ExoSquad

ExoSquad

Developer: Novotrade    Publisher: Playmates    Release: 1995   Genre: Action ExoSquad was a cartoon I initially ignored in its first run. When the choice is ExoSquad or Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles the green guys win almost every time. But syndicated reruns...
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Ordyne

Ordyne

Developer: Namco    Publisher: NEC    Release: 1990   Genre: Shooter Namco are no stranger to the shooting genre. With Xevious, Dragon Spirit, and others under their belt you might even say they are pioneers. And a good portion of their...
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Psychosis

Psychosis

Developer: Dual Corporation   Publisher: NEC   Release: 1990   Genre: Shooter I don’t envy the developers of shooters back in the day. In the same way that platformers, first person shooters, and open world games have had their time...
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1943

1943

Developer: Capcom    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 10/88    Genre: Shooter Capcom and their early NES games had a bad reputation. While most of us have fond memories of games like Ghosts ‘n Goblins and Commando they were riddled with severe performan...
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Giga Wing

Giga Wing

Developer: Takumi    Publisher: Capcom    Release: 07/2000    Genre: Shooter As with all genres by the year 2000 the shooter had long since had its time in the sun. While Westerners subsisted on scraps the genre was going through a...
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Hyper Duel

Hyper Duel

Developer: Technosoft    Publisher: Technosoft    Release: 11/22/96   Genre: Shooter Technosoft were a force to be reckoned with in the shooter genre. It is just a bit sad the greater public did not know this. The Thunder Force series comprise some...
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Space Megaforce

Space Megaforce

Developer: Compile     Publisher: Toho     Released: 1992     Genre: Shooter Who would have thought one of the SNES’s earliest shooters would be one of its best? Space Megaforce is an exceptional game that plays to the system’s strength’s whi...
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Darius Plus

Darius Plus

Developer: Taito     Publisher: NEC     Released: September 21, 1990    Genre: Shooter Darius is a stalwart of the shooter genre and has been since the mid-80s. At a time where Gradius was wowing gamers with its power-up system it made...
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Download 2

Download 2

Developer: Alfasystem    Publisher: NEC Avenue    Released: March 29, 1991    Genre: Shooter In my early days of diving into the PC Engine library Download is a title that stood out immediately. The name was intriguing in itself but...
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Imperium

Imperium

Developer: Jorudan    Publisher: Vik Tokai     Released: 1992     Genre: Shooter I’m pretty sure all of us old school gamers have been in this situation before. You go to your local rental store looking for some weekend entertainment. But all of...
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