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232 games like Elevator Action · 1981 – 2018
Timed Atari exclusive
Epyx · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II +14
The situation: for three days have the strategic central computers of the great powers acted up. An unknown person manipulates their programmes; at the end of these programmes is the starting command for the intercontinental rocket. The cou
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PlayStation console exclusive
SNK · Arcade, PS4
Chopper I is a 1988 arcade hall video game, developed by SNK. The objective of this top-down game is to infiltrate enemy territory and essentially destroy all objects. The game can be played with 1 or 2 players; both players, each occupyin
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Nintendo console exclusive
Capcom · Arcade, NES
Legendary Wings is a fantasy-themed shoot-'em-up game released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in 1986. The player takes control of a young soldier equipped with magical wings who must save the world from a malfunctioning supercompu
51 rating3 listsOften paired
Timed Nintendo exclusive
Capcom · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +11
Pang, originally released in Japan as Pomping World and in North America as Buster Bros., is a 1989 arcade action game developed by Mitchell Corporation. Its core gameplay is similar to the 1983 Japanese MSX game Cannon Ball, also released
77 rating5 listsOften paired
Success Corporation · Switch, PS4, Windows
Psyvariar Delta is a classic shooter known for the Buzz System, where players level up by grazing enemy fire and chaining Buzz. Also included in this version are 2 HD remakes of the arcade classic Psyvariar Medium Unit and Psyvariar Revisio
88 rating2 lists0 h main storyOften paired
Timed PlayStation exclusive
FuturLab · Switch, PS4, PlayStation Vita +3
This critically acclaimed sequel to Velocity Ultra weaves together two classic game formats into one seamless adventure, featuring puzzle-platforming action alongside award-winning top-down shoot 'em-up gameplay!
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Nintendo console exclusive
Konami · Amiga, Arcade, MS-DOS +2
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
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Arcade
005 is a 1981 arcade game by Sega, in which the player's mission is to take a briefcase of secret documents to a waiting helicopter. It is one of the first examples of a stealth game. The player controls a spy who must avoid the enemies as
45 rating1 listOften paired
Atari console exclusive
Sirius Software · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Windows
Your mission, as a master tank commander, is to drive through the city of Teriyaki and blast away as many Worms and Blocks as possible without running out of fuel.
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Atari console exclusiveSirius Software · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit
Your mission, as a master tank commander, is to drive through the city of Teriyaki and blast away as many Worms and Blocks as possible without running out of fuel.
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Konami · Arcade, PS4, Xbox Series
A vertical shoot-em-up. Protect the castle by moving a bowman horizontally across the bottom of the screen, shooting upwards at the assorted fantasy warriors who are advancing in waves. The game includes boss waves and has nice music.
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PlayStation console exclusive
Nichibutsu · Arcade, PS4
Crazy Climber 2 (クレイジークライマー2?) is a 1988 arcade game developed and published by Nichibutsu. It is the sequel to the 1980 arcade game Crazy Climber. The gameplay is mostly identical to that of its predecessor, but there some significant diff
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Toaplan · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +13
Sky Shark (released in Japan as "Hi Sho Zame", and in Europe as "Flying Shark")is a military-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game in which players take control of the titular biplane through five increasingly difficult levels in or
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Timed Sega exclusive
Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Dreamcast +5
Seven warriors are challenged to head on a quest to find three powerful elements of Sun, Moon and Stars. Whoever brings the elements to the Potion God will be rewarded the legendary Almighty Potion and all its magical powers.[3] Through ga
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Timed Sega exclusivePsikyo · Android, Arcade, Dreamcast +6
Seven warriors are challenged to head on a quest to find three powerful elements of Sun, Moon and Stars. Whoever brings the elements to the Potion God will be rewarded the legendary Almighty Potion and all its magical powers.[3] Through ga
75 rating1 list
Nintendo console exclusive
Namco Limited · Arcade, NES, Switch +1
The gameplay is very much like that of the original Xevious except this time it is a little more difficult. Several new enemies have also been introduced (including a silver Galaxian flagship, a rare silver Galaga "scorpion" ship, two jet p
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Sega exclusive
Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
Blade Eagle 3-D is a vertical shoot-em-up which has no story involved. You just have to shoot your way on three planets (you have to travel through space first), blasting as many enemies as possible. Along the way, there are several bosses
49 rating3 lists
NEC console exclusive
Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16
Cyber-core is a vertically scrolling shooter in which the player fights insects. The basic idea is traditional: shooting everything before they can shoot/touch the player: after three hits the chitin armor breaks and a life is lost. Besides
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Sega console exclusive
Toaplan · Arcade, Sega Genesis
"Grind Stormer" is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and North America. It is considered to be the spiritual successor to Slap Fight. Based around a video game withi
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Data East · Arcade, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
The players assume the role of an alien-humanoid space pilot who has been exiled from their home galaxy for committing an unlearned crime. The only way the player character can return is to restore their honor; the only way to do so is to i
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Nintendo exclusive
Tose Co. · NES, Switch
In Super Xevious: Gamp no Nazo the player controls a spaceship named the Solvalou in its mission to destroy a powerful supercomputer named GAMP, which took over Earth during an ice age. Gamp no Nazo features a heavy focus on puzzle-solving,
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Gremlin Interactive · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1
A platformer-shooter similar to Metal Storm. A specially-designed robotic beetle is sent to take down the legions of rogue AI insects meant to terraform a post-apocalyptic world.
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Atari console exclusive
Arcade, Atari 7800, MSX +1
The player controls a ship (bearing a resemblance to the Battlestar Galactica) which can fire and move left or right. The player must continuously monitor the onscreen temperature and fuel gauges; if the ship overheats, its weapon is disabl
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Namco · Arcade, Switch, PS4 +2
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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Timed Sega exclusive
Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4
Exerion is a vertical shoot 'em up released by Jaleco in 1983 and licensed to Taito for distribution in the United States. Screenshot from arcade version Exerion is a shoot 'em up game featuring parallax effects and inertia simulation, som
63 rating7 lists
Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64 +3
A action game written by Tony Ngo that was published for various 8-bit platforms. The player controls Sam who must climb to the top of a 48 story building and collect a suitcase full of money while avoiding being knocked off the building by
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NMK · Arcade, NES, Switch +1
A vertical scrolling shoot 'em up. Fire guns and drop bombs on the enemies in this deep space battle. Pickup assorted power-ups. The screen also scrolls left and right if your ship nears the edges of the screen.
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Sunsoft · Arcade, Game Gear, MSX +3
Originally titled "Fantasy Zone Gear: Opa Opa Jr. no Bōken", this game is technically a sequel to the first Fantasy Zone, but got released under the same name outside of Japan. Like the other Fantasy Zone titles, this is a side-scrolling s
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Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 64 +3
Hades Nebula is a futuristic vertical scrolling shooter set in the year 2124. As humanity searches for new habitable planets due to dwindling energy reserves, players pilot a small spacecraft on a mission to thwart the villainous Emperor Ha
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Sega exclusive
Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
Power Strike II is a top-down vertical shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile. It was published by Sega in 1993, only released in Europe and Brazil. This game moves from the setting of previous games to a steampunk version of the 193
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Sega console exclusive
Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +4
A platform shoot-em-up hybrid from Sega for one to four players, selected from either Joe (yellow), Mary (red), Lee (blue) and Edgar (green). The action takes place over a number of sideways scrolling levels, the bulk of which consist of st
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Nintendo exclusive
Hudson Soft · NES
Adventures of Dino Riki is an overhead shooter created by Hudson Soft, similar to games like 1943: The Battle of Midway, where the object is to dodge on-screen enemies. Dino Riki can jump or shoot weapons (rocks, axes, boomerangs, and torch
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Sega exclusive
Technosoft · Sega Genesis
Gyra has usurped the throne, and his minions are pillaging and plundering throughout the countryside. The kingdom is doomed unless someone can stop this madness and restore order to the land. You are the ELEMENTAL MASTER, and you're the onl
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Nintendo exclusiveThin Chen Enterprise · NES
Searing gunfire inflicts heavy damage on both sides as you slice into a murderous squadron of enemy fighter jets. As the commander of a fast and powerful helicopter, you must face an intense struggle against a pair of patrolling choppers be
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Namco · Arcade, Mobile, Switch +2
Phelios is a vertical scrolling shooter video game released for the Namco System 2 arcade platform in Japan by Namco.
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Sega exclusive
Compile · Sega CD
Pilot your massive mecha Aleste in the name of the Oda clan and seek revenge against the evil Chugoku Army for their atrocities! Robo Aleste is another title in the Aleste series by famed shoot-'em-up developer Compile where players must co
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
Spy's Demise places players in the Soviet Embassy in Pyongyang as they navigate through multiple floors using elevators to collect pieces of an encrypted message. The platforming gameplay revolves around timing elevator movements and avoidi
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Nintendo console exclusive
Arcade, FM-7, Switch +2
A sheriff on horseback must protect a train, located in the center of the screen, from groups of bandits. Players must avoid running into obstacles, getting shot, or allowing three bandits to board the train. A bonus game is played between
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Square · Family Computer Disk System, MSX
Aliens: Alien 2 is an arcade platformer (or run'n'gun if you like) featuring Ripley on a planet infested with aliens. Armed with only a basic gun at first, she faces facehuggers that come out of alien eggs. After having dispatched a face hu
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NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Alzadick is a vertical shooter released for the Summer Carnival '92 competition hosted by Naxat Soft. While it was made available for commercial release it was originally programmed as a time attack challenge for 'athletes' to earn as many
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Sega console exclusive
Eighting · Arcade, Sega Saturn
Battle Garegga is a vertically scrolling shoot'em up arcade game. The storyline takes place in a sort of diesel punk versions of the 1940s. Main heroes are brothers Brian and Jason — the sons of genius designer who want to destroy the evil
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Sega exclusive
Domark Software · Game Gear, Master System, Sega Genesis +1
The Duel is a James Bond video game released for the Sega Master System, the Sega Game Gear, and the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis. The game was developed and published by Domark and released in 1993. Armed with a pistol, the player controls Ja
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ZX Spectrum
Jason's Gem is a computer game for the ZX Spectrum. It was published in 1985 by Mastertronic and written by Simon White. The hero Jason must make his way through a series of caves in search of the legendary gem of the title. The game begins
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Nintendo console exclusive
UPL · Arcade, Switch
Mutant Night is a shoot'em up game of the "run & gun" type : the players controls a walking character shooting at enemies while avoiding their attacks.[4] Unlike most run&gun games, Mutant Night has almost no platform part and the character
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Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit +6
Rockford is a 1988 arcade video game developed by Mastertronic's Arcadia Systems as a spin-off of the home computer series Boulder Dash. The original arcade version of Rockford ran on the "Arcadia Multi Select system", an Amiga 500-based sy
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +5
In this horizontal scrolling shoot'em up the player must successfully navigate a submarine through an underwater course while avoiding or destroying enemies and obstacles with the final aim to wreck a heavily guarded reactor.
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Midway Games · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIGS +17
Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view. Your car is equipped with machine guns to help you get past the numerous enemies out on the road (be careful not to shoot any civilians,
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