A mixture of a helicopter shoot'em up and a platformer, first published in 1986 by Alpha-Omega Software and re-released in 1988 by The Power House for the Commodore 64.
Monster's Fair pits Mothra against some of Toho's other monsters, including Godzilla.
A horizontally side-scrolling shoot-em-up.
A vertical shoot-'em-up focusing on the adventures of a space bounty hunter.
New dramatic horizontal shoot ’em up that takes place in the same setting as Ginga Force. An immersive story that follows protagonist Natsuki. Discover the story of her past as a r...
The Screamer is a 1985 cyberpunk-horror action RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi setting. It was released by Magical Zoo, for the PC-8801 in 1985 and for the PC-9801 a...
A two player arcade shooter from Sega that features motion seats and fans to simulate wind.
Classic shmup set in space, full of nostalgic retro references.
A cyberpunk adventure game developed by Himeya Soft for the PC-98.
Uncover the mystery and save the world in this retro puzzler that also sports some old-school shmup action in between all the spying.
This was a Centipede clone for home systems. These systems included the Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Spectrum, and BBC Acorn.
Swimsanity! is a multiplayer underwater shooter with action-packed Co-Op and Versus game modes, all supported by online and local play. You play as our hero Mooba, who uses a varie...
A bullet-hell shooter from Aqloopand the sequel to Twilight Insanity. It is notable for non-linear branching routes, where character choices, character behaviour, dialogue choices...
An early pseudo-3D shoot-em-up for the Nintendo Famicom developed by Micronics and published by ASCII.
Famicom sequel to Super Pang/Super Buster Bros. released only in Asian regions.
Fire against the invaders by stomping buttons.
Originally called Space Invaders Part II in Japan, this is the first sequel to the coin-munching hit Space Invaders. This game is notable for introducing the concept of a cut-scene...
Genetos is a Japanese freeware game by Tatsuya Koyama that explores the history of the Shoot-em-up genre through play.
A sci-fi action platformer.
Pop'n Pop is a puzzle game similar to Puzzle Bobble; the player's goal is to release colored bubbles from the bottom on the screen within a limited amount of time, trying to match...
An early run & gun shooter designed by Hiroshi Ishikawa in the summer of 1983 and published by Enix in October 1983.
A cute 'em up vertical shooter starring a flying ball in an aviator cap called Bugyuru.
A doujin top down shooter developed by Moguraya Soft.
C64 R-Type style side scrolling shoot 'em up.
Released by SNK in 1980, it was an early shoot 'em up that featured human characters on foot instead of vehicles, spacecraft, or aliens. The player character faces off against mult...