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248 games like Magical Chase · 1980 – 2023

  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 76Form.68World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter · Often paired

    Konami · Commodore 64, MSX, Wii +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterSide-scrollingActionFantasy

    Parodius, also known as Parodius: The Octopus Saves the Earth, is the first title in the Parodius series. The name itself is a portmanteau of "Gradius" and "Parody" and, eponymously, the game is a parody of the Gradius series of space-base

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 69Form.54World.13Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Granzella · PS5

    ShooterShoot 'em upSide-scrollingActionSide view

    R-Type Final 3 Evolved serves simultaneously as a sequel to R-Type Final 2, offering a whole new 7-stage campaign made in the engine of Final 2, whilst also serving as a compilation of most of content released for R-Type Final 2. Additiona

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 65Form.28World.31Curated.57Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Capcom · Arcade, NES

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionFantasySide view

    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

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  • Timed PlayStation exclusiveWhy 63Form.27World.25Curated.55Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up · Often paired

    Psikyo · Android, Arcade, Switch +7

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionSide viewArcade

    A great commander ruled an eastern plain for a long time, but his mind completely changed one day. He formed a mysterious army under his command and took several women as hostages to his palace. His evil power extended to his neighbouring c

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  • Why 62Form.58World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Paul Lowrance · Apple II

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    The player controls a small craft, navigating it through a series of winding caverns and tunnels while shooting or avoiding obstacles. The caverns scroll from the bottom of the screen to the top at a fixed speed, so the player must always m

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  • Why 62Form.58World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Graeme Devine · ZX Spectrum

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    Firebirds is based on the the arcade game Phoenix. Your goal is to repel an invasion of an alien species related to birds. You command an armed spaceship which you can manoeuvre with right and left directions. In each level you have to dest

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  • Why 62Form.58World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Oids

    1987

    FTL Games · Atari ST, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    Rescue the OIDS from the Fiendish Biocretes who are turning them into vending machines and household appliances! Fuel your ship, charge your shields, and blast off to adventure as you challenge planetoid after planetoid of devious gravity t

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  • Why 62Form.57World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Zarzon

    1981

    SNK · Arcade

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    Zarzon is a 1981 shoot 'em up arcade video game, inspired by gameplay from Space Invaders.

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 61Form.52World.25Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sirius Software · Atari 2600

    Shoot 'em upShooterAnthropomorphismActionArcade

    Your job is to capture Beanies, Bouncing Orange Eyes, and a crazy variety of Falling Objects. Beanies are devious and deadly and must be shot with the Bopper's stun gun before they can be captured.

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  • NEC exclusiveWhy 61Form.55World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Side-scrolling

    Manjyudo · TurboGrafx-16

    Shoot 'em upSide-scrollingActionScience fiction

    A horizontal shoot 'em up with a surreal edge. A group of evil eyes have stolen parts of the Sunheart, and the player needs to recover them. Bouken Danshaku Don: The Lost Sunheart ("Adventures of Don Baron: The Lost Sunheart", roughly) is

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 61Form.43World.25Curated.41Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sega · Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision +2

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    The goal of the game is to shoot at targets, while carefully avoiding running out of bullets. Three rows of targets scroll across the screen in alternating directions; these include rabbits, ducks, owls, and bonus items. If a duck target cr

    61 rating3 lists

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  • Why 61Form.58World.27Curated.30Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sunsoft · Arcade, Game Gear, MSX +4

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionFantasySide view

    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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  • Why 60Form.53World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Pantheon Software, Chris Edwards · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +5

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeScience fiction

    Fly a helicopter into hostile territory to rescue hostages and make some money on the side. The places the player can choose to fly into are Guatemara (Engrish for Guatemala), Cuba, and Panama. Missions are broken down into three different

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  • Why 60Form.53World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Microdeal · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeScience fiction

    A vertically scrolling shoot'em up designed by Steve Bak.

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  • NEC exclusiveWhy 60Form.28World.25Curated.50Lists.00Shooter · Witches · Often paired

    Atlus · TurboGrafx-16

    ActionShooterWitchesAnthropomorphismPuzzle

    Here begins the story from a time and a world not our own ... A sorceress used her evil powers to fulfill her conquest to rule the world. "Go my dead slaves to trample and rule the world which will belong to us!" You are the only one who ca

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  • Why 59Form.51World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    UPL · Arcade, Switch, PS4 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    Bio-ship Paladin is a 1990 horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game. It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive. While the game is essentially a standard horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up, it has an innovation that makes it unique

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  • Why 58Form.48World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Vid Kidz · Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600 +6

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    Arcade shooter where you protect humans from being captured by aliens. Created by Eugene Jarvis and Larry DeMar, it is a sequel to Defender which was released earlier in the year. Some home ports of Stargate were renamed to Defender II for

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 57Form.47World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Taito · Arcade, Sega Saturn

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeScience

    Gekirindan is a vertical shoot-'em-up by Taito where players select one of three different fighters against an army of mechs through different time periods.

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  • Why 56Form.30World.29Curated.41Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Konami · Arcade, PS4, Xbox Series

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionFantasyArcade

    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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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 56Form.48World.13Curated.32Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Epyx · Atari Lynx, Windows

    ActionShoot 'em upShooterSide viewArcade

    Gates of Zendocon is a side-scrolling shooter very similar to the original arcade shooter of this type, Scramble. Unlike Scramble, however, there are 51 game areas in total, but the player fights through a subset of them through branches, c

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  • Why 56Form.44World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii +1

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionSide viewArcade

    Image Fight II Operation Deepstriker is a vertical shooter by Irem and sequel of the arcade game Image Fight originally released in 1988 (and ported to the PC Engine in 1990). Humanity tries to rebuild itself from the aftermath of the first

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 55Form.51World.27Curated.25Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    G.rev · Arcade, PS3, Xbox 360

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeThird person

    Save the Underworld! Mamoru wakes up in a strange land with people he’s never seen before after what seemed to be an accident. A girl named Fururu informs him that this is the Underworld, and that it needs the help of everyone there to stop

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 55Form.41World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    UPL · Arcade, Switch

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionSide viewArcade

    Nova 2001 is an arcade shooter released by Universal in 1984.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 54Form.48World.13Curated.29Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Sting · SNES

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionFlightComedy

    Flying Hero: Bugyuru no Daibouken ("Bugyuru's Great Adventure") is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up with a bright, cartoony style, similar to games like Sega's Fantasy Zone or Konami's TwinBee series. The game features Bugyuru, a flying

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 54Form.38World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Martech · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadePlanet

    It is the sequel to Crazy Comets. The game involves repetitively shooting planets and moons as they grow in size and threaten to collide with the player's space ship. The game is noted for its Rob Hubbard music, fast paced action and 2 play

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 54Form.38World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Cheshire Engineering · Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Intellivision

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionArcadeScience fiction

    "Oh dear." The scene: Space. The cosmic edge. Never deeper, never darker. The Home Team: A Stargate. A squadron of Hyperfighters. A glittering, pulsating sea of unstable energy. (Please--no quick or sudden movements.) The Challengers: Dread

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 54Form.45World.25Curated.29Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Playlogic Entertainment · Xbox

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionFlightThird person

    Xyanide is a shoot 'em up video game for the Xbox in 2006. It was developed by Playlogic Entertainment and published by Evolved Games, after being originally developed by Engine Software for the Game Boy Advance. A sequel titled Xyanide: Re

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  • NEC exclusiveWhy 53Form.62World.25Curated.16Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Naxat Soft · TurboGrafx-16

    Shoot 'em upShooterSide-scrollingActionSide view

    A horizontal shoot 'em up that casts you as a baby dragon out to free a princess from the clutches of an evil....well, you get the idea. Gameplay is traditional, with power-up weapons that include multi-way shot and 'miniature' mode and a s

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  • Why 52Form.31World.25Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Adventure International · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64 +5

    ShooterSide-scrollingShoot 'em upActionSide view

    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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  • Why 51Form.44World.25Curated.25Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Seibu Kaihatsu · Arcade, Master System, Switch +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeCrime

    Armed only with your trusty Tommy gun, you must exterminate all the main gangster families in order to reach the main kingpin so you can save your girl. Beware, they are waiting for you and will not go down without putting up a fight in thi

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  • Why 51Form.32World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Atari Games · Arcade

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeBased on - comics

    Liberator is commonly described as the opposite of Missile Command. The objective of Missile Command is to defend your bases from a space-based attack. Liberator's objective is the exact opposite, destroy enemy bases as you orbit their plan

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  • Why 51Form.62World.13Curated.14Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Capcom · Arcade, Famicom Disk System, NES +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterSide-scrollingActionSide view

    Section-Z is a side-view shoot-'em-up by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated video game in 1985. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. The original coin-op game is included in Capcom Classics C

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 50Form.29World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    A.E.

    1982

    Programmers-3 · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Coleco Adam +6

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeInvasion

    A.E. is an arcade style shooting game in which you have to shoot down waves of evil flying mechanical stingrays in order to save your planet.

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  • Why 50Form.60World.13Curated.14Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Delta

    1987

    Stavros Fasoulas · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    Shoot 'em upShooterSide-scrollingActionSide view

    This horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up with 32 levels is something of a predecessor to Armalyte. It's set in the Delta region of space, in which the Hsiffan Khanate species have a powerful presence, using their technology to steal and ana

    70 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 49Form.17World.39Curated.38Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Taito · Arcade, NES, Switch +2

    ActionShooterShoot 'em upFantasySide view

    Enter the wild, fun-filled world of Mike Chen. He's out to learn the secrets of the five lands so he can become a powerful wizard of the skies! Already he has tamed a cloud to carry him around. He has learned the art of the shooting Ki forc

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  • Why 49Form.38World.13Curated.28Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Irem · Arcade, Switch, PlayStation +3

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    In the Hunt is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game by Irem. It was released in 1993 and later ported to the Sega Saturn, the PlayStation and Windows 95 for the PC by Kokopeli.

    55 rating4 lists30 h main story

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  • Why 49Form.44World.13Curated.24Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Jeff Minter · Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadePuzzle

    In Tempest 4000, players are once again in control of the Claw, a powerful spacecraft equipped to destroy deadly creatures and other obstructions with rapid-fire shots on vibrant geometric prisms. With three game modes to choose from and 10

    64 rating4 lists6.5 h main story

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  • Why 49Form.27World.13Curated.35Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionSide viewArcade

    A horizontal scrolling shoot'em up based on the arcade classic game Defender that was published by Adventure International for several platforms.

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 48Form.57World.13Curated.14Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Mythicon · Atari 2600

    ShooterShoot 'em upSide-scrollingActionSide view

    Star Fox is a video game for the Atari 2600 console, developed and published by Mythicon in 1983. Although the front cover of the game states "Game 1 in Star Fox Series," no sequels were ever made, which is most likely because it received n

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 47Form.51World.13Curated.16Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    APh Technological Consulting · Atari 2600, Intellivision

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionArcadeWarfare

    You are on a dangerous tank mission. To reach and destroy your assigned target, you must maneuver through a field filled with enemy mines. Although these are hidden, the mine detection equipment in your tank warns you of their presence by p

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 47Form.48World.25Curated.16Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Saurus · Browser, Linux, Neo Geo +4

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionSide viewArcade

    Horizontal shooter released for the Neo Geo CD.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 47Form.63World.00Curated.11Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Irem · SNES, Wii

    Shoot 'em upShooterSide-scrollingSide viewArcade

    In this SNES sequel to the arcade R-Type shooters, you are the R-9, Earth's most advanced form of defense against the evil BYDO Empire. There are seven stages you must go through, picking up power-up items to defeat the stage bosses which h

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 47Form.48World.13Curated.19Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shoot 'em up

    Atari Corporation · Atari Jaguar, Atari Panther

    Shoot 'em upSide-scrollingAnthropomorphismActionScience

    The Crescent Galaxy has been attacked by an entity known as Odd-it. This creatures goal is to make everything odd, like it. You play Trevor McFur, a corporal in the Crescent Galaxy's chapter of the Interplanetary Defense squad and are sent

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  • Why 46Form.48World.13Curated.18Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Adventure International · Apple II, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80 +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterSide-scrollingActionSide view

    A horizontal scrolling shoot'em up written by John Anderson and published by Adventure International for various 8-bit platforms.

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  • Why 46Form.23World.13Curated.33Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Acornsoft · Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, BBC Microcomputer System

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionArcadeFlight simulation

    The player assumes the role of captain of a battle starship, charged with defending the frontiers of space from hostile alien ships, which come in two sizes — large and small. The larger ships have cloaking devices which make them invisible

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 46Form.14World.25Curated.38Lists.00Shooter · Shoot 'em up

    Sirius Software · Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit

    ShooterShoot 'em upActionArcadeWorm

    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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  • Why 46Form.48World.13Curated.17Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Zynaps

    1987

    Dominic Robinson · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +4

    Shoot 'em upShooterSide-scrollingActionSide view

    Zynaps is a traditional "left to right" shooter

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 45Form.44World.25Curated.16Lists.00Shoot 'em up · Shooter

    Technosoft · Sega Genesis

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionVertical scrolling

    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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