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Game » consists of 23 releases. Released July 1986
Towards the end of the interstellar wars, when chaos spread, one band of elite mercenaries acted more like pirates and looters than actual soldiers. The leader of this group was the notorious and infamous Colonel Nestor.
This Triangle release contains a shooter skills test, Exzeal, Trizeal Remix, Minus Zero, and lots of extras.
The fourth main installment of the R-Type series, bringing the shoot-'em-up series into 3D while adding multiple ships to choose from and a superweapon system known as the "Delta Weapon".
BioMetal is a fast-paced scrolling shooter featuring midi-fied versions of the music of 2 Unlimited, perhaps the greatest techno band of the 90's (absolutely nobody might say).
A space shooter developed by Sammy with an isometric viewpoint, similar to the 1982 classic Zaxxon.
Side-scrolling two player shoot-em-up for the Sega Genesis notable for its eerie biological enemies and organic environments.
Horizontal and vertical scrolling shooter for the Super Nintendo, which seamlessly switches between the two modes.
The sequel to Konami's 1988 side-scrolling shooter, putting players back in control of the Blue Thunder and Red Thunder starfighters as they continue their fight against the Mechanikons.
Over Horizon is an NES Shoot Em Up title which was only released in Japan and Europe.
Crisis Force is an overhead shooter from Konami released in 1991 solely in Japan. The game features seven stages and allows the player to change ship configurations on the fly.
Irem's Arcade hit shoot 'em up R-Type made its debut on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a launch title.
Guide the man once known as Norrin Radd across the stars, fighting myriad enemies across the stars.
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.
Burai Fighter is a side-scrolling/top-down shooter released for the NES, Game Boy and later the Game Boy Color adopting different names with each release. Featuring upgradable weapons and the ability to shoot in eight directions, the player must destroy the Burai and their seven bases.
Vertically scrolling shooter from Namco. Take on hordes of biomechanical insectoid enemies in a spaceship that steadily gains extra parts.
Infamous for its excruciating difficulty, Abadox is a side-scroller shooter for the NES that had both vertical and horizontal levels.
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 shoot 'Em up side-scroller released in 1988 for C64. A remake was later released for PC in 2000.
An arcade side-scrolling shoot-'em-up from Konami, putting two starfighters against ruthless mechanized alien forces.
An Arcade shoot-'em-up developed by Capcom. The NES version was exclusive to North America.
A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up released in the Arcade and for the Japanese PC Engine.
Stinger is a shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It is the North American version of the sequel to Twinbee.
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.
A shoot 'em up written by Gavin Raeburn for Commodore 64.
The first game in the Darius series, this game was released by Taito in 1986.
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.
A shoot 'em up where the player controls Captain Commando as he infiltrates an enemy space fortress, blasting his way from Section-A straight through to the titular Section-Z.
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.
A side-scrolling shooter very similar to the arcade classic, Defender.
An early 2D shoot 'em up featuring both side-scrolling and vertical scrolling segments.
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