Metal Storm
Irem’s Metal Storm one is of the many unsung games of the NES that showed what the system is capable …
Action Fighter
The genre of vehicular combat combines two thrilling virtual pastimes – racing and shooting – into one high-octane asphalt killfest. …
Astro Blaster
Shoot-em-ups are at the ground layer of the development and evolution of video games. Before home gaming really took off …
Star Jacker
Namco’s Xevious was influential to the genre of shoot-em-ups and was instrumental in evolving the genre up from the cornerstone of Space Invaders. …
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa
One of Konami’s lesser-known Famicom gems, Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa stars the eponymous Upa, an energetic baby who is apparently really intelligent …
Raiden Fighters Jet
Raiden Fighters Jet is the apotheosis of the Raiden Fighters trilogy and arguably one of the greatest arcade shoot-em-ups of all time. …
Raiden Fighters 2: Operation Hell Dive
Raiden Fighters 2 essentially follows the formula and format of the first game, but this is in no way a bad …
Raiden Fighters
Raiden Fighters is something certainly different from the original Raiden games, mostly because it was originally conceived as a totally different game called Gun …