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313 games like Chopper Command · 1973 – 2016
Nintendo console exclusive
Taito · Arcade, Switch
Megablast (メガブラスト) is a 1989 Horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game released by Taito in Europe and Japan. One or two players could control space fighters assigned to deal with an alien invasion using incredible firepower through eight st
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Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Proof of Destruction (P.O.D.) is a fixed shooter for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 16 written by Shaun Southern and published by Mastertronic in 1987. The player spaceship moves along the bottom of a grid, attempting to shoot enemy spacesh
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Atari console exclusive
Midway Games · Arcade, Atari 7800, MS-DOS
Sarge is a top-down shooter. The goal is to stop the invading terrorists by controlling a tank and a helicopter. All enemy forces must be destroyed in each level. Two-player mode facilitates gameplay by adding two more units on the battlefi
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PlayStation console exclusive
PlayStation Portable, Windows
Soreyuke! Burunyan-man Ecstasy!!! was based on the Hardcore edition, but added elements from Portable version and added H-scenes. In the new "Ecstasy" mode, combo system, breaking effect, new enemies and stages were added. Some enemies att
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Timed Sega exclusive
Warashi · Arcade, Dreamcast, Switch +2
Triggerheart Exelica is a vertically scrolling Japanese arcade shooter with a little bit of everything: fast-paced action, scalable difficulty, massive hordes of enemy Ver'mith, and cute humanoid weapons who can either shoot down enemy ship
60 rating1 listOften paired
Sega AM2 · Arcade
Wing War is an arcade combat flight simulator game developed by Sega AM1 and manufactured by Sega. Released exclusively to Japanese and American arcades in 1994, the game puts players in the cockpit of a variety of both historic and modern
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Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, TRS-80 Color Computer +1
An arcade style game with a loose basis on the arcade hit Defender, Protector II is a side-scrolling shooter. Like Defender, there are lots of different aliens to contend with, and some ground based enemies as well. There are no smart bombs
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Mark Allen · Apple II
You are in control of a stationary gun turrent at the bottom of the screen. Planes drop bombs and paratroopers jump out of helicopters which you have to shoot. Every hit gains you points - every shot you fire looses you points. You have lo
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Taito · Android, Mobile, PS3 +3
Space Invaders, the game that defined video games for generations, is back with a new twist! The game starts off looking like the classic Space Invaders, but as you play through the game, it evolves. Unlock new stages, new power ups, and ne
77 rating3 listsOften paired
Cheshire Engineering · Intellivision
Felton Pinkerton wanted to take his wife to the fair, so he didn't get a chance to spray pesticide on his crop of corn. But due to his laziness, all of the bugs have now arrived and are trying to eat every last bit of corn! You control Felt
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Atari exclusive
Atari 5200
We've just received word that terrorists have seized one of our missile silo complexes and are threatening to blow up Washington, D.C. These lunatics aren't fooling! They've wired the missiles to a silo computer and started the launch sequ
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Timed Xbox exclusive
Switch, PS4, Windows +1
An alien menace has descended on Earth! Defend the world from UFO invasion in this superb arcade shooter from Qute. Use your weapons effectively, deflect enemy bullets with your shield, and recapture the Moon from alien infestation!
75 rating4 lists2 h main storyOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Arcade, Switch
Rescue hostages while defeating the enemy. The number of hostages to rescue increases with each level. When all the hostages have been rescued, the level ends.
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Atari exclusiveAtari 7800
Meltdown is a light gun shooter video game developed by Atari Corporation and published in 1990 for the Atari 7800. It is one of five 7800 games compatible with the Atari XG-1 light gun accessory.
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Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Los Angeles SWAT (also known as L.A. SWAT) is a 1986 video game released by Mastertronic for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. In this game, the player assumes the role of a Los Angeles police officer fi
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Sculptured Software · Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Los Angeles SWAT (also known as L.A. SWAT) is a 1986 video game released by Mastertronic for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. In this game, the player assumes the role of a Los Angeles police officer fi
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Stamper brothers · ZX Spectrum
Growing the best Thyrgodian Megga Chrisanthodil possible is the sole purpose of Robbie the Robot. When insects invade his garden, he has to stop them ruining his work. He has a canister of insect repellent, a smoke-bomb and a startling stre
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Timed NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii
Zonk is back in Super Air Zonk, the sequel to the shooting game spin-off of the Bonk series, Air "Zonk." Now moving to a rockabilly beat and able to transform into nine different characters, Zonk lets loose through seven action-packed stage
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Freeverse · Windows, macOS
A classic birds-eye view arcade shooter where the player controls a selection of airplanes from WW2 propeller planes with machine-guns to futuristic jets with energy weapons, bombs and missiles. The goal is to blow up pretty much everything
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Durell Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
A side scrolling game with the Harrier aircraft.
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Nintendo exclusiveTose Co. · NES
The aim is to shoot the discs on the screen so that you can acquire enough points to pass the clearing point score of that particular stage without your time or energy running out. You can choose between different difficulty levels. They af
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Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 64 +2
The player takes the role of the eponymous Ball and gameplay takes the form of a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up. It was also one of the first games to feature a wide range of power-ups (via power discs). I Ball featured some memorable sy
60 rating2 listsOften paired
NMK · Arcade
A one or two player shooter game developed by NMK and published by Jaleco Ltd. in 1995. As in the original, you control an airplane scrolling from left to right shooting at lots of enemy airplanes. This game has excellent explosions.
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Madfinger Games · Android, BlackBerry 10, Ouya
SHADOWGUN puts you into the role of John Slade, the galaxy’s most infamous bounty hunter. Your mission: hunt down Dr. Edgar Simon, maniacal genius and leader of his own mutant army. Infiltrate Dr. Simon’s mountain fortress and fight his per
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Sega exclusive
Game Gear
An evil government has trapped you in a futurustic labyrinth! Fight your way through urban mazes in pursuit of hidden keys... the keys to expose the government's corruption.
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Incredible Technologies · Arcade
Released in February 2002.
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Atari · Arcade, N-Gage, Windows
Black Widow is a vector arcade game developed by Atari released in 1982. The player takes the role of a Black widow spider defending a web from invading bugs. The player must move the spider around the web while simultaneously shooting/avoi
49 rating2 listsOften paired
ZX Spectrum, MSX, Amstrad CPC
Side scroller beat em up/shooter developed in the late 80's by Hi-Score and published by Dinamic Software. The game consists of two parts. To play the second, you will have to complete the first and thus obtain the access code.
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Atari console exclusive
Sirius Software · Atari 2600, Commodore VIC-20, VIC-20
Deadly Duck's job is to score points by blasting his enemy the Crabs, their Bricks and the Dragonflies. Deadly can keep shooting as long as he avoids getting bonked by a falling Brick or hit by a Dragonfly's Bomb.
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Bandai Namco Entertainment · Arcade
The fourth major entry in Namco's arcade light gun shooter series Point Blank.
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Arcade
Pulsar is a 1980 maze shooter video game developed and published by Gremlin/Sega for arcades; in Japan, it was released by Gremlin's parent company Sega. The player controls a tank in a top-down view maze to fetch keys used to unlock the ne
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Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64 +6
In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.
2 lists0.5 h main storyOften paired
Nintendo console exclusive
Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, MSX, NES +1
In Empire City: 1931 which is set in 1931 you are a federal agent that has to eliminate all criminal activities in New York City. You must hunt the criminals down and shoot them one by one. To locate a criminal you just have to follow the a
54 rating2 listsOften paired
Nintendo exclusive
Shin'en Multimedia · Nintendo 3DS
Stop the deadly Nanostray virus from spreading and contaminating civilization in Nano Assault EX, a fast-paced action shooter set within a visually stunning cellular system that leaps off the screen in full 3D. Control your microscopic Nani
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Greg Kuperberg · MS-DOS, VIC-20
Paratrooper is a single screen arcade action game where the player controls a stationary machine gun turret trying to shoot down all incoming enemies. The turret has unlimited ammo but a limited angle of fire (up to 90 degrees left and righ
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Nintendo exclusive
Sunsoft · NES
Mission: Neutralize Extremist Element! The fate of the airport is in your hands. Standing in your way are two deadly units of extremist guerillas. Four stunningly lifelike - and deadly - airport scenarios, and a climatic one-on-one duel wit
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Nintendo console exclusive
Tecmo · Arcade, Switch
The title of this game translates from Japanese as 'Battlefield'. The simple gameplay involves the player controlling a fixed turret on a tank shooting oncoming alien enemies through a cross-hair target. A certain number of enemies must be
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Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Arcade
The bandits who kidnapped your girlfriend have surrounded you. Now you have to shoot your way out.
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Timed NEC exclusive
Kaneko · PS3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Store TurboGrafx-16 +5
Move fast and blast! It's a nonstop explosion of fire power and you're streaking through space, right in the middle of it! The Brains Cult you once defeated is back, badder than ever. But your finger's on the trigger of an incredible new te
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Nintendo exclusive
Nintendo Research & Development 1 · NES
Barker Bill's Trick Shooting was developed and published by Nintendo for the NES in 1990. It was loosely based on the cartoon show "Barker Bill's Cartoon Show", popular in the 1950s. The game is essentially a shooting gallery taking place i
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Overkill Software · PS4, Xbox One
Put a crew together for the second entry in the thrilling heist shooter PayDay. Don the masks of the original PayDay crew -- Dallas, Hoxton, Wolf and Chains -- and descend on Washington D.C. for an epic crime spree. The new CRIMENET network
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Nintendo exclusive
Software Creations · SNES
Tin Star is a 1994 rail shooter video game developed by Software Creations and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Starring anthropomorphic robot characters, it follows a seven-day adventure of the titu
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Action Force: International Heroes is a video game released by Virgin Games in 1987 for the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64, and in 1988 for the Amstrad CPC. The game is set in the world of the Action Force (G.I. Joe) toys by Hasbro. The ZX Sp
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Drew Major · Android, Linux, MS-DOS
Snipes is an arcade style action game. You are in a large maze along with a number of generators. The generators create the enemy Snipes, and to win the game you need to shoot all of the generators and all of the Snipes they create. The gam
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PlayStation console exclusive
Namco Limited · Arcade, PlayStation
Point Blank 2 is the sequel to the now classic arcade game Point Blank, which was converted to the PlayStation in 1998. Using the Namco built GunCon (an arcade-like light gun), it offers 70 new shooting galleries, different party modes and
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ReadySoft Incorporated · Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
An interactive movie like Dragon's Lair, you control a British spy who must stop the fascist Von Max.
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Arcade
The Laser Clay Shooting System is a light gun shooting simulation game created by Nintendo in 1973. The game consisted of an overhead projector which displayed moving targets behind a background; players would fire at the targets with a rif
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