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Dragon Spirit |
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1 player |
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Stand out version - N.E.S |
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Bandai really went town on the N.E.S version of Dragon spirit, fantastic presentation, great music, cool bosses, extra stages, it all equals a great game. |
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Enforcer - Fullmetal Megablaster |
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1 player |
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Stand out versions - C64 |
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Fantastic, frenetic blaster from the people who brought you Turrican and Katakis, probably the best graphics for any C64 shooter ever. |
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Fantasy Zone |
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1 player |
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Stand out versions - Master System, N.E.S |
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Fantastic over the top colourful graphics and addictive gameplay come together perfectly in this shooter, the game basically entails flying about disposing of all the spawning bases, buying power-ups, and taking out the bosses. |
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Flying Shark/Sky Shark |
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1 Player |
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Stand out versions - ZX Spectrum, N.E.S |
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One of the earliest of the really accurate Speccy conversions (though in monochrome) A tough game, but addictive enough to make sure you are forever playing it "just one more time" |
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Forgotten Worlds |
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1 player |
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Stand out versions - Master System |
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Very nice version, the Master System gets around the arcade's control system by implementing an auto fire, the A and B buttons rotating your firing direction instead, which, in my opinion works pretty well, impressive graphics as always for the MS too. |
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Gemini Wing |
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1 Player |
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Stand out versions - C64 |
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I was never a huge fan of the original arcade version of Gemini Wing for some reason, I prefer the less cartoony look and intense action of the C64 iteration, few would disagree that the music is actually better than the original arcade too! |
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Gradius/Nemesis |
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1 Player |
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Stand out versions - N.E.S |
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All time classic, one of true genre defining games in the shoot-em-up genre. |
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Gradius II - Gofer's Ambition |
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1 Player |
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Stand out version - N.E.S |
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I'm not too sure if this sequel holds up as well as the original, or Salamander (it's a bit cheap at times) but few would argue that it's still a quality shooter. |
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Gradius - Gofer's Ambition II/Nem 3 |
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1 player |
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Stand out version - MSX |
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Specially made for the MSX episode in the Gradius series, I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this one, I like the increased pace of powering-up a lot, it lessens the pain when you die. |
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Gun Nac |
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1 Player |
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Stand out version - N.E.S |
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loads of great weapons, lots going on, very little slow down and killer robot rabbits, what more do you want from a shooter? |
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Katakis/Denaris |
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Unfairly labeled nothing but a clone of R-Type (the game nicks it's power-ups and some of the design) Katakis is very much a game in it's own right, playing very differently to R-Type, it also has one of the best soundtracks to grace any shmup ever. |
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