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A vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up where the player controls a dragon. It was developed by Namco and appeared on many home systems after its initial arcade release.
A vertical scrolling shooter.
A top-down sci-fi action-adventure game for the Famicom Disk System developed and published by Konami in 1987.
Hi no Tori: Hōō-hen (Fire Bird: Fènghuáng Edition) is an auto-scrolling vertical shoot-'em-up from Konami. It is based on the fifth volume of Osamu Tezuka's manga, which is known as "Phoenix" in the west.
Twin Cobra is a vertical scrolling shoot-em-up and is the sequel to Tiger-Heli.
A vertical scrolling shooter for the Atari ST, C64 and ZX Spectrum.
Save women and fight Geshita's thugs in this vertically scrolling Beat 'Em Up from Capcom.
A prehistoric-themed shoot-em-up published by Hudson for the NES.
A classic vertical scrolling shooter game that was released in 1987 for arcades and 1989 for the NES.
A sequel to the original Bubble Bobble title from Taito, featuring the now human Bub and Bob. It incorporated the use of Rainbows as both a weapon to defeat enemies and as a platform to climb the levels.
Astro-warrior is a top-down shooter for the Sega Master System that allows you to upgrade your weapons over multiple levels. The game includes varying enemy spaceships and boss battles.
Firebird's Warhawk is a vertically-scrolling top-down shooter released for several home computers in 1986.
A shooting game developed by Hudson.
Who Dares Wins II is a military shooter in the same vein as Capcom's Commando.
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The most well known game out of the Alex Kidd series, Miracle World follows the adventures of the plucky little lad Alex as he fights his way through 16 stages to find his long lost brother. Sega's answer to Super Mario Bros, Miracle World is a more ambitious platformer, with more varied levels, quirky Roshambo battles, and a longer adventure.
The Ikari Warriors, Paul and Vince, are back in their second installment. Originally an arcade release, the game was later ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System and other platforms.
Take the role of soldiers infiltrating enemy territory in a jeep to rescue POW comrades.
A vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up developed by Compile for MSX computers. Better known for its FDS/NES ports, this game features elaborate weapon upgrading and secondary weapon systems and a dynamic difficulty system where enemy spawns are changed based on player performance.
Speed Rumbler puts you into an armed and armored car as you work your way through multiple enemy-filled levels. The player can also exit the vehicle and battle on foot. Ahead of its time, the game's combination of run & gun shooter with driving mechanics was a precursor to later action games like GTA.
A vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up from Nihon Bussan, created originally for the Arcades and later ported to various home systems. It features a power-up system that causes the player's ship to change its appearance.
An early role-playing shooter released by Arsys Software for the PC-88, PC-98 and FM-7 computers in 1986 and ported to MS-DOS by Brøderbund. An early RPG-shooter hybrid, it was one of the first computer games with polygonal 3D environments, along with full 360-degree third-person exploration for indoor environments.
Also known as Salamander, Life Force is a spin-off of the 1985 shoot-'em-up Gradius featuring two-player multiplayer and both side-scrolling and vertical-scrolling stages.
A.L.C.O.N (Allied League of Cosmic Nations), also known as Slap Fight, is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Toaplan.
Silpheed is a 1986 vertically scrolling shoot 'em up featuring 3D flat-shaded polygon graphics. Successive ports featured improved graphics but retained the same core gameplay. The Sega CD version in particular used pre-rendered FMV as backgrounds.
A vertical-scrolling shooter for the Arcades and the NES. It was developed by NMK and published by Jaleco in Japan only.
A top-down shooter where one or two bandana-wearing commandos fight enemy forces in a jungle. It is notable for allowing the player to pilot various vehicles including a tank and a helicopter.
King's Knight is a top-down vertically-scrolling shooter and was the first North American release under the Squaresoft label.
A vertical space shoot 'em up game originally on Arcade machines which then moved to the NES. It was SNK's first game for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
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