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Game » consists of 7 releases. Released Apr 25, 1990
Both games use a similar item/power-up system, and are known for their humorous elements.
Shutshimi is a shoot 'em up about a shotgun-wielding fish with arms. The fish has a 10-second memory, so stages last only 10 seconds, as do the upgrade screens between stages.
Abobo's Big Adventure is a fan-service homage and parody of the 8-bit gaming era.
The first and only Otomedius game to come to the United States.
A spin-off of the Gradius series of side-scrolling shoot-'em-ups, featuring moe-anthropomorphized versions of starfighters from previous Konami games.
CAVE's first shoot-'em-up to use third-party arcade hardware (and their first side-scrolling shoot-'em-up). It is known for its distinct steampunk aesthetic and its "Gunflyer" supporting ship mechanic.
A scrolling shooter for the Dreamcast, Gunbird lets you choose one of seven characters, from a magician to a combat android, to battle God (oddly an elephant) and his angels (actually an army of frogs).
Stop an evil scientist from using Harmful Park for his own gains in this obscure cute-em-up!
Strap on your bunny ears and search for the magical orbs in this 2D Platformer for Sega Saturn.
The fifth game in the cartoony series of Gradius clones.
The Super Famicom/PlayStation side-scrolling shoot 'em up sequel to Fantastic Nights Dream: Cotton featuring the eponymous witch Cotton in another quest for delicious candy.
A side-scrolling shoot-'em-up where players control a very Totoro-esque cat.
A sci-fi horizontal shoot 'em up for the Super Nintendo. It is also known as Darius Force in Japan, and is part of Taito's Darius series.
A comedic shoot-'em-up for the Sega CD, starring the bunny suit wearing heroine Rami. When the thieving tanuki Dr. Pon steals the giant key to her alien ancestors' sacred treasure, it's up to Rami and her pet dragon Spot to fly into battle and get the key back.
A side-scrolling shoot 'em up and the follow up to the TurboGrafx-16 game Air Zonk. It has all new assistants, stages and bosses as well as a CD soundtrack.
A "cute 'em up" originally released in Japanese arcades in 1991. It was the first game in the Cotton series. Driven by her sugar cravings, Cotton helps the fairy kingdom remove the dark mist that is terrorizing their dreamlike world.
Kendo Rage is a side-scrolling action platformer from Kemco, which borrows elements from Valis, Parodius, and the original Prince of Persia.
A 2D side-scrolling shoot 'em up set in a bizarre world of macho men, strange machines, and subtle references to homosexuality.
A TurboGrafx-16 shoot 'em up released in 1992 by Red Company. It reinvents Hudson's Bonk character as a rock and roll cyborg.
A vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up and Star Soldier spin-off that satirizes the series in much the same way that Konami's Parodius satirizes their Gradius series. Playable characters include a giant winged Bomberman and a sentient PC Engine.
A horizontal shoot 'em up with a surreal edge. A group of evil eyes have stolen parts of the Sunheart, and the player needs to recover them.
Originally a TurboGrafx-16 game featuring control a witch on a broomstick through six levels of side-scrolling shmup action. Later ported to PC and Game Boy. It is one of the rarest and thus most valuable US TurboGrafx-16 releases.
After a malicious tanuki kidnaps a fox's girlfriend, he prays at a shrine for a savior. Enter: the tengu.
A 1991 animal-themed arcade cute-'em-up from NMK.
Enhanced and remixed version of Rabbit Punch/Rabio Lepus.
A horizontal side-scrolling Arcade shoot 'em up originally developed and released to Japanese Arcades by Namco in 1988, followed by a TurboGrafx-16 conversion. It is known for its bizarre comedic elements, reminiscent of Konami's Parodius or Masaya's Cho Aniki.
A 2D side-scrolling shooter, and an arcade classic! Travel across space, power-up the companion orb, and bring down some of the toughest alien bosses in gaming.
The first game in the Darius series, this game was released by Taito in 1986.
A side scrolling arcade shoot 'em up and the first in Konami's famous series. The game became famous for its extreme difficulty and varied power-ups.
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