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Osman, also known as Cannon Dancer, is an unofficial sequel to Strider, developed by the same team and released by Mitchell Corporation in 1996. Its cyberpunk neo-Arabic/Persian flair and a bizarre story make it distinct from the game that inspired it.
Vertically scrolling shoot-em-up by Raizing, noted among hardcore fans for its challenging "rank" system.
Tyrian is a computer game developed by Eclipse Productions and orginaly published in 1995 by Epic MegaGames. In 1999 game was re-released as Tyrian 2000, featuring Windows compatibility, an additional fifth episode and bug fixes. The game was officially released as freeware in 2004, and the graphics have been made available under an open license in April 2007.
A vertically scrolling shoot-'em-up taking place during an alternate version of World War II.
The mutant space bats have returned again to invade Earth in this bat genocide shooting game. Mash your spacebar, avoid enemy fire, collect powerups, and turn into a Bat during the bonus stages.
Vertically scrolling sci-fi shoot 'em up made in Korea.
A top-down, driving-combat game for DOS.
The fourth entry in Capcom's vertical scrolling shooter series for the arcade.
An ultra rare top down shooter that is considered to be one of the most technically impressive games on the PC-Engine CD.
When enemy forces wipe out the modern jets of the Aero Fighters, they must scramble using heavily-modified World War II warplanes in the third installment of the Aero Fighters series.
Rayman marks the debut for the Ubisoft series of the same name.
The first game of the DonPachi series.
An entry in the TwinBee series, unique in that while it did appear in compilations, it is the only arcade title in the franchise to not get an individual home release.
The Raiden Project is a compilation of both Raiden and Raiden II.
A shoot-'em-up similar to the studio's earlier Samurai Aces, Gunbird has five unorthodox adventurers seeking pieces of a magical mirror to gain a wish. It is also known for its deceptive budget release as "Mobile Light Force".
Hagane is a side-scrolling beat 'em up with a ninja/cyberpunk theme and setting.
Take control of one of eight unique (and sometimes bizarre) pilots and traverse the world in the first Neo Geo sequel to Video System's signature shoot 'em up series.
Raptor: Call of the Shadows is a top-down shooter released for the PC in 1994. The game allowed players to upgrade their weapons over multiple explosive levels and generally devastate armies of counterattacking craft, both small and large.
A sequel to NMK's 1991 vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up Thunder Dragon. It revamps the original's weapon system, with Player 1 and Player 2 sides having their own unique firepower.
The first shoot-'em-up by arcade studio Psikyo, Samurai Aces is set in a bizarre science-fantasy Feudal Japan, as six pilots use their own unique aircraft (from old-fashioned gliders to stealth fighters) to take on an evil cult.
Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom is a DOS Shareware space shooter released by Elven Software Company (known later as Pop Software) in 1993.
Power Strike II has you shoot down ski pirates for bounties to clean up the skies once again
A rather obscure vertical scrolling shooter, guide your ship in a battle against aliens using three different weapons. This game is known in Japan as V-Five and is also the first game from Tsuneki Ikeda.
A multi-platform console game based on the movie of the same name. It mixed a variety of different gametypes into one game.
A horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up that features 5 levels.
Also known as Sonic Wings, Aero Fighters is a vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up with a variety of real-life military aircraft to choose from, each of which are piloted by a distinct cast of pilots.
Thunderbolt II is a vertical scrolling shooter from Gamtec, which remained a Taiwan-only release until 2019.
An overhead action RPG created by Konami for arcades in 1998.
A mech-themed vertical shoot 'em up that lets players fire in eight directions.
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