Sunset Riders
Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time. It holds up surprisingly well for an early SNES title and considering their later work on the system I had hoped Konami would grace the system with a...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
It’s no slight exaggeration to say that every kid across the country wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game back in the 80s. If you didn’t then sue your parents because your childhood was robbed. Turtlemania swept the country...
Gradius
I’m pretty sure Gradius is one of the first shooters I’ve ever played. I’m sure that statement applies to a legion of gamers as well. There were plenty of multiplayer focused shmups on the Atari 2600 like Combat but none...
Parodius – Non Sense Fantasy
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 1992 Genre: Shooter I will forever remain jealous of European gamers for receiving the majority of the Parodius series. As a parody of the otherwise serious Gradius games Parodius could have...
Axelay
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: September 1992 Genre: Shooter Platform: SNES I think it safe to say that the shooting genre did not get off to a great start on the SNES. Don’t get me wrong there were ma...
Pop’n Twinbee
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 03/26/93 Genre: Shooter I’ve played my fair share of shooters of all stripes. Bullet hell, cute em ups, rail shooters, the list goes on and on. I’ve adapted to some weird mechanics but I...