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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.
Spriggan Powered is a 2D side-scrolling shoot ‘em up game released in 1996 for the Super Nintendo. What sets it apart is its use of pre-rendered graphics, similar to those used in Donkey Kong Country. Because it was released late in the console’s lifecycle, it was able to take full advantage of the Super Nintendo’s technical capabilities. It was the third game in the Spriggan franchise trilogy, though it has no connection to the previous titles.
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.
Magical Taruruto-kun is a shoot-‘em-up style game released in 1991 for the Sega Game Gear. This title is based on the manga and anime series of the same name, created by Tatsuya Egawa. The young wizard Taruruto-kun embarks on a mission to rescue his friends Honmaru Edojo and Iyona Kawai, who have been kidnapped by the villain Raivar, a magical troll.
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