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May 16, 2025 No Responses

Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 07/03/97 Genre: Compilation Watching the shooter bubble burst was a pretty sad event. Seeing one of the most prosperous genres reduced to near nothing heading in to the 32-bit era was disheartening. Even though...

May 7, 2025 No Responses

Hellfire S

Developer: Toaplan Publisher: NEC Avenue Release: 04/12/91 Genre: Shooter Zero Wing has been the butt of internet jokes for a few decades now and rightfully so. That localization is downright hilarious. But underneath that is a game that...

March 21, 2025 No Responses

Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Electro Brain Release: 12/15/98 Genre: Shooter As a shooter fan growing up the Star Soldier series was a staple of the genre. From its various entries on the NES to its blowout on...

March 17, 2025 No Responses

DonPachi

Developer: Cave Publisher: Atlus Release: 04/26/96 Genre: Shooter The shmup genre is notable for being hard. That is one of the ways it derives its replay value. To complete some of the best shooters out there will require...

March 10, 2025 No Responses

Cyber Core

Developer: AlfaSystem Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Shooter I freely admit that I did not give Cyber Core a chance back in the day. The box art did it no favors but you can say that about almost all...

January 3, 2025 No Responses

Avenger

Developer: Laser Soft Publisher: Telenet Release: 12/07/90 Genre: Shooter Telenet were one of the most prolific developers of CD games in the late 80s/early 90s. While they aggressively supported the Sega Genesis and to an extent the...

December 16, 2024 one Response

Zombie Nation

Developer: KAZe Co. Publisher: Meldac Release: 09/91 Genre: Shooter It is no exaggeration to say that Zombie Nation is one of the strangest titles on the NES. Even after all these years it is hard to believe...

November 6, 2024 No Responses

Twin Hawk

Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Sega Release: 06/23/90 Genre: Shooter Toaplan were one of the most prolific and revered shooter developers of all time. Their catalog is long, storied, and influential. One need only look at the large number of d...

September 20, 2024 No Responses

Sol Divide

Developer: Boom Publisher: XS Games Release: 03/11/03 Genre: Shooter When I first became aware of the wider world of import gaming in the year 2000 shooters were the most popular. I can see why of course; the language...

September 9, 2024 No Responses

Thunderbirds

Developer: Pack-In-Video Publisher: Activision Release: 09/90 Genre: Shooter Thunderbirds was before my time so I have no attachment to it. Unlike Godzilla and old Kung Fu movies it never impressed me. I am sure for its time...

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