Power Gate

Power Gate

Developer: Pack-in-Video    Publisher: Pack-in-Video    Release: 08/30/91   Genre: Shooter Sometimes I wonder what goes through the minds of developers that release a subpar game. The PC Engine is a shooter paradise with a library that rivals the best of them...
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Salamander Deluxe Pack Plus

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....
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Hellfire S

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...
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AD & D: DragonStrike

AD & D: DragonStrike

Developer: Westwood   Publisher: FCI    Release: 07/92    Genre: Shooter This has to be one of the strangest Dungeons & Dragons titles ever made. There are many AD&D games for the NES, some of them even exclusive to Japan. Unfortunately...
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Star Soldier: Vanishing Earth

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...
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DonPachi

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...
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Xeno Crisis (Genesis)

Xeno Crisis (Genesis)

Developer: Bitmap Bureau     Publisher: Bitmap Bureau    Release: 10/28/19    Genre: Action Twin stick shooters were not common during the 16-bit era and on the Genesis even more so. Smash T.V. is the most notable of these but its Genesis port suffer...
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Cyber Core

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...
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Expendable

Expendable

Developer: Rage Software    Publisher: Infogrames    Release: 09/9/99    Genre: Action    Also on: PC, PlayStation I remember Rage Software as a developer who was all style with no substance. There early days were filled with quality software. But ...
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Avenger

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...
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