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Game » consists of 22 releases. Released Jul 01, 1987
A side-scrolling R-Type style space shooter for the Amiga, released in 1990.
A horizontal-scrolling Arcade shoot 'em up developed by Kaneko. It saw home conversions for the TurboGrafx-16 and Genesis (on the Genesis it is known as Air Buster).
A cult classic, Gaiares is a horizontal shooter, notable for allowing players to customize their weapons by leeching them out of enemies, as opposed to acquiring traditional power-ups.
A side scrolling shooter in space, for the Genesis, which features a spaceship that can transform into a mecha.
Pilot a severed head around the United States in this bizarre NES shooter.
A side-scrolling space shoot 'em up. The player is the only force capable of stopping a planet-devouring, bio-organic entity which is approaching the solar system. The most notable feature in the game is the fact that the player's ship is armed with adjustable armored jaws to defeat enemies.
A side-scrolling shoot'em up and the successor to X-Out wich comes with a two player co-op ability. Developed by Advantec Software and published by Rainbow Arts for Commodore Amiga and Atari ST.
A Japanese PC Engine exclusive horizontal shoot 'em up. Power-ups appear as rings around the player's ship.
A Japan-only horizontal shoot ’em up for the Sega Mega Drive.
This NES game is based on the early CG effects laden film of the same name.
An early Gensis/Mega Drive game gives the console a side-scrolling shooter in the vein of R-Type.
The arcade sequel to the original MSX Parodius, Parodius Da builds on its Gradius-style gameplay and its unique comical charm.
A horizontal-scrolling shoot 'em up similar to R-Type or Gradius; it pits the player against various enemies within a surreal fantasy world.
This Konami-developed/Ultra Games-published horizontal space shooter, borrows the name of the European version of Gradius, as well as some elements from Gradius 1 and 2. The end product is a game that has some new content, as well as some old. This game was only released in North America and Japan.
Sol-Feace is a side-scrolling shooter that was a pack-in with the Sega CD. It was also released on the Sharp X68000 and Sega Genesis.
A horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with eight levels and an underwater setting.
Zybex is a side scrolling Shoot 'Em Up.
Gates of Zendocon is a side-scrolling space shooter game for the Atari Lynx handheld gaming console.
A full conversion of the arcade shoot'em up Darius for the Atari ST, the Amiga, and the ZX Spectrum. Ported by Softek International Ltd. and published by The Edge.
A 1989 horizontal shoot 'em up, more notable today for its poorly translated intro movie than its gameplay.
A side-scrolling shoot-'em-up similar to the studio's earlier R-Type, putting players in control of a microscopic fighter jet in a parasitized human body. Its main feature is the use of mechanized tentacles that maneuvers around the ship.
A vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up and the sequel to the original Xenon.
A horizontal shoot 'em up with a color-coded alternating firing mode that can cover multiple directions.
A horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up.
Multi-level shoot-em-up pushing the limits of 1989
A shoot 'Em up side-scroller released in 1988 for C64. A remake was later released for PC in 2000.
The sequel to the obscure 8-bit title, Thunder Force II finds players again fighting against the ORN and their plans to assault the Galaxy Federation.
An arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up from Konami, putting two starfighters against ruthless mechanized alien forces.
A side-scrolling shoot'em up for the Commodore 64 and Amiga which is also known as Denaris.
A horizontally-scrolling shoot'em up for the Amiga, Atari ST and Commodore 64.
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