Zanac (ザナック?) is an arcade-style shoot 'em up video game designed by Compile and published in Japan by Pony Canyon and in North America by FCI. It was released for the MSX computer, the Family Computer Disk System, the Nintendo En ...   more on Wikipedia

Starship Hector, originally released as Hector'87 (ヘクター'87?), is a shoot 'em up video game developed and published by Hudson Soft for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Similar to Xevious, the player's starship has two modes of fi ...   more on Wikipedia

Sqoon (スクーン, Sukūn?) is a side-scrolling shooter game published in 1986 by Irem for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is considered somewhat obscure and did not have a big impact on the gaming community.[citation need ...   more on Wikipedia

The Guardian Legend, known in Japan as Guardic Gaiden (ガーディック外伝, Gādikku Gaiden?), is a 1988 hybrid action-adventure/shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). ...   more on Wikipedia

Destination Earthstar is a futuristic, first person, space shooter game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ...   more on Wikipedia

Galactic Crusader is a 1990 shooter video game released in January for the NES. ...   more on Wikipedia

Thundercade, also known as Twin Formation and 特殊部隊UAG (Tokushu Butai U.A.G., "Special Forces U.A.G. (Un-Attached Grenadier)?)", is a shoot 'em up video game developed by SETA and originally released for video arcades in 1987. A po ...   more on Wikipedia

Image Fight (イメージファイト?) is a 1988 vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Irem. The arcade game was also ported for the Nintendo Entertainment System, PC Engine (Japan-only), Sh ...   more on Wikipedia

Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine is a shoot 'em up developed and published in 1987 by Hewson Consultants for the ZX Spectrum, and was then ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, and Amiga. It was programmed by Raffaele Cecco. The Sinc ...   more on Wikipedia

Abadox (アバドックス, Abadokkusu?) is a video game for the NES, subtitled The Deadly Inner War. It is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up in the vein of Gradius and R-Type. The game is notable for its unique visual design, as the ga ...   more on Wikipedia

Fantasy Zone (ファンタジーゾーン, Fantajī Zōn?) is a surreal arcade game released by Sega in 1986. It was later ported to a wide variety of consoles, including the Sega Master System. The player controls a se ...   more on Wikipedia

Mechanized Attack (メカナイズド・アタック, Mekanaizudo Atakku?) is a shooter game developed and published by SNK. It was released in North America for the arcade in 1989, and it was ported to the Nintendo E ...   more on Wikipedia

Code Name: Viper, originally released as Ningen Heiki Dead Fox (人間兵器デッドフォックス?), is a side-scrolling action game programmed by Arc System Works and released by Capcom in 1990 for the Nintendo ...   more on Wikipedia

Legendary Wings (アレスの翼, Aresu no Tsubasa?, "The Wings of Ares") is a fantasy-themed shoot-'em-up game released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in 1986. The player takes control of a young soldier equipped with magical ...   more on Wikipedia

To the Earth is a light gun shooter for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released on November 1989 in North America and in Europe on February 23, 1990. It uses the NES Zapper to destroy ships and gain powerups. The game requires quick reflex ...   more on Wikipedia