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August 26, 2024 No Responses

Sturmwind

Developer: Duranik Publisher: RedSpotGames Release: 04/24/13 Genre: Shooter Also on: Windows, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One The day Sega threw in the towel on the Dreamcast was a sad day. Many projects in development went to other consoles...

August 19, 2024 No Responses

Batsugun

Developer: Gazelle Publisher: Banpresto Release: 10/25/96 Genre: Shooter This one has been a long time coming. In my early days on the internet I discovered the vast Saturn import library of shooters. The list is insane and...

August 12, 2024 No Responses

Formation Armed F

Developer: Manjyudo Publisher: Pack-In-Video Release: 03/23/90 Genre: Shooter I like shooters. I am going by the old school definition of the word, or what we call shmups today. From my early days with Gradius and R-Type to...

June 19, 2024 No Responses

Atomic Robo-Kid Special

Developer: UPL Publisher: UPL Release: 01/19/90 Genre: Shooter In the early years of the Sega Genesis I played almost everything. You were not exactly spoiled for choice pre-Sonic but there were definitely some interesting titles released, especiall...

June 12, 2024 No Responses

Curse

Developer: Micronet Publisher: Micronet Release: 12/23/89 Genre: Shooter By all respects Curse should be a game that is instantly forgettable. The Sega Genesis did not suffer from a lack of shooters even early on. And yet this...

May 22, 2024 No Responses

Thunder Force V – Perfect System

Developer: Technosoft Publisehr: Working Designs Release: 11/13/98 Genre: Shooter With the advent of 3d the shooter genre was in a weird place. For the most part most developers were content to pump out exquisite 2d games that would never...

May 13, 2024 No Responses

Bouken Danshaku Don: The Lost Sunheart

Developer: Manjyudo Publisher: I’Max Release: 01/04/92 Genre: Shooter Well at this point I’ve played both Chou Aniki games for the PC Engine I might as well keep the oddball streak going. Bouken Danshaku Don: The Lost Sunheart...

April 15, 2024 No Responses

Terra Cresta II

Developer: Make Software Publisher: Nichibutsu Release: 11/27/92 Genre: Shooter Terra Cresta is a game I thought very little of. It is not a bad game but at the same time it did not stand out. While the...

February 19, 2024 No Responses

Strikers 1945

Developer: Psikyo Publisher: Atlus Release: 06/28/96 Genre: Shooter Imitation is a sincere form of flattery. Strikers 1945 bears more than a passing resemblance to Capcom’s 19XX series, down to the player ships and level design. But it...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

Truxton

Developer: Toaplan Publisher: Sega Release: 12/89 Genre: Shooter Truxton was a random rental back in the day before the Sega Genesis library exploded. What little I remember from my time with it is that it was brutally difficult and...

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