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262 games like Code Name: Viper · 1981 – 2012

  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 76Form.33World.37Curated.73Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun · Often paired

    Konami · NES

    ShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingActionSide view

    Contra Force is an action shooting game released by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 in North America. It is a spinoff of the Contra series, being the third game in the series released for the NES following the original

    71 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 73Form.32World.00Curated.75Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun · Often paired

    SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +1

    Run and gunShooterSide-scrollingCyberpunkBoss fight

    Inspired by the Contra series, Cyber-Lip is an early side-scrolling shooter by SNK for the Neo Geo. It's considered one of the predecessors to popular Metal Slug franchise.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 72Form.32World.52Curated.61Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Konami · Amiga, Arcade, MS-DOS +2

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionSide view

    Super Contra is a Run and Gun-style action game produced by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1988. It is the sequel to the original Contra and the second game in the Contra series released for the arcades. Like

    66 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Why 70Form.31World.25Curated.65Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Rainbow Arts · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +11

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed and designed by Manfred Trenz. It was first developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts, but was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz personal

    83 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 66Form.24World.25Curated.63Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    Treasure · Game Boy Advance

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionSide view

    Blue and Red, the lead characters in Gunstar Super Heroes, must once again keep a stone of great power from falling into the hands of an evil empire intent on resurrecting the God of Ruin. Blue and Red take on the same adventure using diffe

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  • Why 64Form.37World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun · Often paired

    ShooterRun and gunCover systemActionFirst-person shooter

    NPPL: Championship Paintball 2009 (NPPL 09) is a first person paintball video game released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and the Nintendo Wii. The game features multiple game modes, officially licensed gear,

    58 rating6 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 63Form.19World.25Curated.60Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    WayForward Technologies · Legacy Mobile Device, Nintendo DS

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    The action franchise that started it all is celebrating its 20th anniversary with an all-new adventure on Nintendo DS! Set after the events of Contra III: Alien Wars, the game follows mercenaries Bill Rizer and Lance Bean as they battle to

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 62Form.32World.25Curated.50Lists.00Platformer · Shooter · Often paired

    BlueSky Software · Linux, Sega Genesis, Windows +1

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingTime limitAction

    A routine sludge barge excursion is cut short when a mysterious missile critically damages VectorMan’s ship. Vectorman escapes destruction and freefalls back to earth, landing on the outskirts of a seemingly abandoned research facility.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 60Form.32World.25Curated.47Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Factor 5 · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +6

    ShooterPlatformerRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Turrican II: The Final Fight is a platformer/shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up. Its plot is - naturally - very simple: an evil mega-robot called The Machine attacks the United Planets

    90 rating4 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 58Form.29World.18Curated.47Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Data East · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +6

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingSide view

    Midnight Resistance is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Data East for the arcades in 1989. The game was ported by Data East to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and by Ocean Software to various home computer platforms during the

    79 rating4 lists

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  • SNK exclusiveWhy 53Form.18World.25Curated.45Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Neo Geo Pocket, Neo Geo Pocket Color

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterActionModern warfare

    Metal Slug: 2nd Mission is an Action game, developed by Ukiyotei and published by SNK, which was released in Japan in 2000. Take control of the Metal Slug tank on the NGPC once again, this time to defeat the rebel strike force "Phantom." T

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 50Form.15World.55Curated.34Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Minakuchi Engineering Co., Ltd. · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +5

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    For two years, your people have struggled against the relentless onslaught of invading forces. With your army reduced to a handful and your artillery depleted, further resistance seems impossible. But in a hidden underground laboratory, a

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 50Form.28World.25Curated.34Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunTime limitAction

    G.I. Joe is a NES game from 1991 published by Taxan which later spawned a sequel called G.I Joe the Atlantis factor.

    71 rating2 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 49Form.29World.43Curated.28Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Data East · Arcade, Sega Genesis, Sharp X68000

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    The player takes the role of Chelnov, a coal miner who miraculously survives the malfunction and explosion of a nuclear power plant. Chelnov's body gains superhuman abilities due to the massive amount of radiation given off by the explosion

    71 rating1 list

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 48Form.30World.36Curated.27Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Wild 9

    1998

    Shiny Entertainment · PlayStation

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Wild 9 is a 2D platformer with 3D graphics, featuring gameplay similar in vein to the company's Earthworm Jim games. Unique to the game is the The Rig, a weapon the protagonist wields. The Rig functions like an electronic lasso, capable of

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Why 47Form.40World.25Curated.21Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterSide-scrollingAction

    A.M.C.: Astro Marine Corps is a sideways scrolling shooter in which you control a member of the Astro Marine Corps who has to blast his way through the various alien infested levels. You have three lives and each life has an energy bar whi

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  • Why 47Form.26World.25Curated.31Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST +8

    Run and gunShooterHostagesActionArcade

    The time bomb is set. It's the only sure way to get rid of these aliens. For good. They're vile. Vicious. And villainous. And they've infested our outcolony. They're holding hundreds of inhabitants hostage. Some of them your friends. So get

    65 rating14 lists

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  • Why 47Form.34World.29Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Terminal Reality · GameCube, PS2, PS3 +3

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    As Major John "Dutch" Cane, you'll lead an elite platoon of mercenary commandos, outfitted with the most deadly experimental weaponry, into the pit of evil. It's your job to rid the world of mutated beasts and alien insects through 10 level

    45 rating5 lists4 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 47Form.28World.00Curated.35Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Semnat Studios · Wii

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingSide view

    Battle wave after wave of enemies in this stylish side-scrolling run n' gun action game for one to four players Fight your way through 13 diverse locations on your own or with up to three friends in this frenetic sidescrolling action game.

    50 rating1 list

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  • Why 46Form.35World.25Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Banpresto · Arcade

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingVertical scrollingAction

    The player controls a constantly bouncing car while driving through various environments including a city, pyramid, and underwater. The height of the jump and speed of a fall can be controlled with the joystick. The player can shoot various

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  • Why 46Form.31World.25Curated.27Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Atari Games · Arcade, Nintendo 64, PlayStation

    ShooterRun and gunActionFirst-person shooterScience fiction

    Use linked cabinets to play co-op or deathmatch in this arcade-only shooter.

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 44Form.26World.57Curated.19Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Appaloosa Interactive · PlayStation

    ShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingActionSide view

    Mission Critical! You control Ray, the only surviving member of the elite Contra Force. Blast your way through 10 levels to stop the alien hordes from infesting the jungles of South America. Although equipped with a huge arsenal of weapon

    60 rating2 lists

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  • Why 43Form.14World.66Curated.25Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Tim Follin · ZX Spectrum

    PlatformerShooterActionSide viewArcade

    Agent X is a spy themed action game for the ZX Spectrum.

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 43Form.22World.42Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    SNES, Sega Genesis

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gunSide view

    Based on the popular role-playing and card game, Doom Troopers casts you as a fearless commando who's been commissioned to save the world from an invading force of mutants. Play as either Mitch Hunter or Max Steiner as you embark on the mos

    50 rating2 lists

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  • Why 42Form.28World.25Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    NEO XYX · Dreamcast, Neo Geo, Nintendo 3DS +1

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    After the space pilot Vanessa Gaiden defeated the Evil Empire in the events of the game Last Hope, she got missing on her way back and wasn't heard of anymore. Vanessa's husband, Gordian Gaiden, sets out to search for her. Meanwhile, a new

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.43World.25Curated.11Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Hudson Soft · NES

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingVertical scrollingAction

    Your ship is equipped with both a standard laser and an independently fired ground weapon, which you must coordinate to defeat ground and aerial enemies. A shield bar keeps track of your damage and you can replenish it by defeating certain

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.21World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    Taxan · Game Boy, NES

    ShooterSide-scrollingVertical scrollingActionSide view

    In a remote corner of the galaxy, there lives a race of super-brains known as the Burai. For thousands of years, their vast mental capabilities have been focused upon one goal: the conquest of the universe! To accomplish this, they are crea

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.21World.25Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    M2 · Wii

    ActionPlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrolling

    Contra ReBirth is the ReBirth series of Contra. It is the 12th installment of Contra.

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  • Why 40Form.22World.25Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Interactive Binary Illusions · MS-DOS, Windows, macOS

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingTime limitHostages

    Originally released as Halloween Harry, is a side-scrolling platform game developed by Interactive Binary Illusions and SubZero Software, and distributed by Apogee Software. The game features 256-colour VGA graphics and background music in

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  • Why 40Form.19World.25Curated.25Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Atari Games · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +7

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionRobots

    Based on the arcade game, in Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters you are sent in on a rescue mission to Planet X. This planet has been taken over by robots and you must find and evacuate the remaining humans. It's a shooter simila

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 40Form.26World.00Curated.25Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Bizarre Creations · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1

    ActionPlatformerShooterSide-scrollingTime limit

    First prize is your life! Suited in limited-protection armor you're the unwilling contestant on The Killing Game Show. In front of a TV audience of millions you must battle your way to the top of 16 Pits of Death infested with hostile arti

    71 rating1 list

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 40Form.33World.28Curated.14Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Syrox Developments · Sega Saturn

    ShooterPlatformerRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    SCUD: The Disposable Assassin is a video game based on the Rob Schrab comic series of the same name.

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 40Form.26World.00Curated.25Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Raising Hell · Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Sega Genesis

    ShooterPlatformerSide-scrollingTime limitSide view

    First prize is your life! Suited in limited-protection armor you're the unwilling contestant on The Killing Game Show. In front of a TV audience of millions you must battle your way to the top of 16 Pits of Death infested with hostile arti

    71 rating1 list

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 39Form.36World.30Curated.11Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Unique Development Studios · PlayStation, Windows

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunActionSide view

    Agent Armstrong is an action platformer video game. This game makes its stateside debut as a side-scrolling shooter in the life of Contra and Metal Slug. It is quite violent despite having an ELSPA 3+ age rating.

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  • Why 39Form.30World.25Curated.16Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Nintendo 64, PlayStation

    ActionShooterRun and gunSide viewAlien invasion

    Assault: Retribution is a 3D platform shooting game that takes place across seven futuristic levels, includes two playable characters with alternate routes, analog control, and memory card support. You can't spell action, adrenaline or assa

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  • Why 39Form.44World.25Curated.06Lists.00Shooter · Side-scrolling

    Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +5

    ActionShooterSide-scrollingTime limitSide view

    The player's character is a human who rides a large, green, flying Chinese-style dragon. The dragon is invincible, capable of blocking most enemy projectiles and damaging enemies on contact; the human, however, is not, but is armed with a f

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.12World.40Curated.25Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Codemasters · NES

    ActionPlatformerShooterSide-scrollingSide view

    Too hot to handle? Or can you take up the challenge? Equipped with a dazzling range of weapons and skills, travel through scores of different action scenes, battling against the hottest, meanest, mechanized maniacs ever dreamed up! Rescue t

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.18World.25Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Tokai Engineering · NES

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterActionSide view

    Journey to Silius, known in Japan as RAF World, is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990. Journey to Silius was originally based on the

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.15World.00Curated.29Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Origin Systems · SNES

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterSide-scrollingSide view

    Metal Morph is a side-scrolling platformer. As the Metal Morph, you can jump, duck and shoot, as well as transform into an invulnerable liquid blob of metal. While as a blob, you can also travel through pipes to get to areas you couldn't no

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 38Form.51World.25Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    SNK · Arcade, PS2

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Metal Slug 6 returns to the Rebel-Martian alliance featured in Metal Slugs 2, X, and 3, but on a much broader scale. Rather than repeating the previous games' events of the Martians breaking the alliance and the Rebels assisting the player

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.08World.25Curated.29Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    PlatformerShooterActionSide viewScience

    Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth is a game featuring multiple sequences. The player controls the VZR vehicle, and occasionally Captain Moby when she ventures out on foot in vertically and horizontally scrolling sequences as well as

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  • Why 37Form.18World.66Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Vertical scrolling

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +8

    ShooterVertical scrollingActionArcadeRacing

    A "James Bond" action/arcade game based on the movie with the same name. Your aim is to avenge the death of Felix Leiter, who was killed by the drug baron Sanchez.

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  • Why 37Form.20World.34Curated.17Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Abuse

    1996

    Crack dot Com · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Android +5

    PlatformerShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingAction

    Abuse resembles a side-scrolling platform game. The game is marked for its unusual control scheme: The keyboard is used to move Nick, while the mouse is used for aiming the weapons. The basic gameplay consists of fighting various enemies (m

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  • Why 37Form.32World.25Curated.11Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Namco · Arcade, Switch, PS4 +2

    ShooterRun and gunSide-scrollingActionSide view

    Baraduke is an action game released by Namco (Bandai Namco Entertainment) in 1985. The peaceful, friendly world of Paccet has been attacked by the evil Octy! Make your way through Baraduke, the underground Octy citadel beneath Paccet, and u

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.29World.26Curated.13Lists.00Shooter · Run and gun

    Sega Genesis

    ShooterRun and gunActionSide viewScience

    Engage in airborne combat with jump-jets and weapons of incredible power or link up with your cyber cycle for high speed ground attacks. Each step inches you closer to your goal and the fight of your life. You are Ranger X... A mysterious l

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.28World.25Curated.13Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    PlatformerRun and gunShooterSide-scrollingAction

    SCUD: The Disposable Assassin is a video game based on the Rob Schrab comic series of the same name.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.10World.39Curated.21Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling

    Game Boy Color

    PlatformerSide-scrollingActionSide viewAdventure

    To the kids at school, you're 8-year-old Billy Blaze. To alien enemies in the galaxy you're superhero Commander Keen and it's up to you to save the Earth from destruction. As you put on your brother's football helmet you'll blast away on yo

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 36Form.08World.30Curated.24Lists.00Platformer · Shooter

    Tokai Communications · NES

    PlatformerShooterSide-scrollingActionSide view

    The player takes on the role of Golgo 13 (also known as Duke Togo), an assassin whose objective is to destroy the leader of the Drek group. On the way, Golgo 13 must pass through several areas, including East Berlin, Athens, and Alexander I

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