Retro Games
Deathsmiles is a bullet hell shoot ‘em up released for arcades in 2007. Young girls on the brink of death are mysteriously transported to a fantasy world, where they are saved, become angels, and must battle evil. Once the mission is complete, they have to decide whether to stay in the fantasy world or return to the real world.
Curse is a side-scrolling shoot ‘em up released in 1989 for the Sega Genesis. In a distant alien solar system, two planets lived in harmony for centuries, until one of them mysteriously fell silent. Your mission is to investigate what happened and restore order.
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire is a vertical-scrolling shoot ‘em up released in 1995 for the PC Engine Arcade CD-ROM². Set in the year 2092, your mission is to travel through time to investigate and eliminate a dangerous terrorist who moves through different historical periods committing crimes.
Scramble is the pioneering title that laid the groundwork for the horizontal scrolling shoot ‘em up genre in arcades. Among its many ports, we put together a comparison of the most notable versions released for the Commodore 64, showcasing the system’s technical capabilities.
Steam-Heart’s is a shoot ‘em up game released in 1998 for the Sega Saturn. The young adventurer protagonist is naturally immune to the virus ravaging the world. His mission is to transfer his antibodies to save humanity and take down those responsible.
Airwolf is a horizontal scrolling shoot ‘em up game released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The villain Pig Bad has kidnapped the brother of experienced pilot S. Hawk and is now blackmailing the military with the threat of detonating nuclear missiles. Your mission is to board the supersonic helicopter to prevent the catastrophe and rescue the hostage.
Galactic Storm is a 3D perspective space shooter arcade game released in 1992. In ancient times, beings from the planet GOD nearly wiped out Earth. After many years of recovery, humanity now faces the return of this evil in the solar system—more powerful than ever and now known as the Terrible Master. You must lead a fleet of starfighters to restore peace.
Psycho-Nics Oscar is a 2D run-and-gun platformer released in 1987 for arcades. It was groundbreaking for bringing the power-up system from the shoot ‘em up game Gradius into a platformer format. You play as a giant robot soldier fighting against mechanical invaders that have taken over the city.
God-Fighter Zeroigar is a 2D vertical-scrolling shoot ‘em up game released in 1997 for the PC-FX. After Emperor Zemu spreads destruction across multiple planets throughout the universe, a remorseful scientist creates a robot to give humanity one last chance to fight back.
Armalyte: The Final Run is a side-scrolling shoot ‘em up game released in 1991 for the Commodore Amiga computer. Aliens are invading and conquering planets across the galaxy. The people of Earth, fearing they’ll be the next target, launch a preemptive strike that gets defeated, leaving only one survivor. You become humanity’s last hope to stop them from reaching our planet.
Zaxxon’s Motherbase 2000, also known as Parasquad in Japan, is an isometric shoot-‘em-up game released for the Sega 32X in 1995. An intelligent insectoid clan has created a computer system designed to manufacture weapons and enslave beings from various planets. As part of a rebel force, your mission is to fight through the clan’s defenses and destroy the computer core that’s causing all this evil.
Insector X is a horizontal shoot ‘em up game released for the Sega Genesis in 1990. Unknown to the human eye, two micro-tribes wage an epic battle. Obsessed with an evil ambition to conquer the world, super-powerful cyborg insects have been created. You are the last survivor of the resistance, and wearing a special suit, you must save humanity.
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