Nintendo console exclusive
TNK III
1985SNK · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +3
This is a tank shooter from SNK.
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223 games like MX5000 · 1975 – 2018
Nintendo console exclusive
SNK · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +3
This is a tank shooter from SNK.
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Namco · Arcade
The player must alternate between a tank named "Vanguard" and a helicopter named "Maiheriko" (and for the tenth and final mission, a boat named "Maiboto"), to kill enemies both on land and in the air. Some air-based enemies will leave behin
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Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Just like it's predecessor, Falcon Patrol II is a two-way side-scrolling shooter that sees the player controlling a jet fighting off different enemies. A small radar shows the positions of the enemies and landing platforms (where the jet ca
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Costa Panayi · Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum
Top-down war shooter
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Nintendo console exclusive
Taito · Arcade, Switch
Player needs to control a large plane and shoot at tanks and helicopters. The bomb button actually fires a bunch of missiles that lock-on and track your enemies.
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Atari console exclusive
Atari, Inc. · Arcade, Atari 2600
Canyon Bomber is a black-and-white 1978 arcade game, developed and published by Atari. The game was rewritten in color and with a different visual style for the Atari 2600, also in 1978. The player and an opponent fly a blimp or biplane ove
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Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Arcade
HeliFire is a Nintendo developed and published arcade video game released in America and Japan in 1980. The game gives you the unfortunate task of controlling a submarine that is under fire by a host of helicopters and even marine wildlife.
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Atari console exclusive
Epyx · Atari Lynx, Windows
Blue Lightning, a launch title for the Lynx, is an arcade flight game heavily based on After Burner. The player controls the prototype Blue Lightning jet in combat against the enemy. The game consists of nine missions with varied objectives
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APh Technological Consulting · Intellivision
Three games in one! Triple Action features three uniquely different arcade games: Racing Cars - Race side-by-side down the highway against an opponent, dodging standard traffic as you go. First one to 100 miles wins! Battle Tanks - Get in
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Sega exclusive
Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III
Rambo: First Blood Part II is a top-down action/shoot-'em-up loosely based on the 1985 film of the same name.
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Gremlin Interactive · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +3
Go on a one man army mission to rescue some POWs.
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Timed SNK exclusive
Mega Enterprise · Android, Arcade, Neo Geo +8
One year after the events of Metal Slug 3, the world is trembling under the new threat of a mysterious but deadly cyber virus that threatens to attack and destroy any nation's military computer system. With Tarma and Eri unable to help due
72 rating8 lists1 h main storyOften paired
Atari exclusive
APh Technological Consulting · Atari 2600, Intellivision
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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Atari, Inc. · Arcade
Laserdisc video arcade game released by Atari in 1983. Based on the movie of the same name.
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Dave Nutting · Arcade, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +2
Sea Wolf is an arcade game by Midway, originally released in 1976. The player looks through a large periscope to aim at ships moving across the virtual sea line at the top of the screen, using a thumb button on the right handle of the scope
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Toaplan · Arcade, Linux, Sega Genesis +3
In the year 2998, humanity has finally reached the stars, and was able to build a prosperous, peaceful society. However, a space matter known as the Black Nebula began to spread, threatening to engulf the galaxies controlled by humans. It t
58 rating2 lists1.5 h main story
Atari console exclusive
Tim Skelly · Arcade, Atari 7800, Vectrex
The player controls a jeep and must destroy the many tanks and helicopters that attack them in a maze-like cityscape. The jeep is armed with a rocket launcher that fires straight forward; the player can have two rockets on-screen at the tim
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ZX Spectrum
Earthlight is a shooter featuring parallax scrolling and shadow effects, a novelty for the Spectrum.
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Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST +5
Based on the movie of the same name which was adapted from the best-seller by Tom Clancy. As Jack Ryan (a CIA officer) you must find out if Red October's mission is to DEFECT and if that is the situation try to prevent a possible deadly war
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PlayStation console exclusive
Unique Development Studios · PlayStation, Windows
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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MOSS · Arcade, Switch, Xbox 360
Caladrius is an Action game, developed and published by Moss, which was released in Japan in 2013.
80 rating2 lists
Timed Atari exclusive
Namco · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade +18
It's a nightmare, but it's true! Research shows that we are the actual aliens on Earth, and the ruthless Xevions are the original inhabitants. Now the Xevions want Earth back -- minus humans! Their invasion forces are fierce -- the land is
57 rating1 list


Windows
ZeroRanger is a vertically scrolling shoot-em-up with heavy emphasis on shooting, dodging and... mystery? A menacing alien threat, GREEN ORANGE, has begun its invasion. Only two secondary fighters remain to stand against complete annihilat
90 rating2 lists4 h main story


Arcade
Anti-Aircraft is a two-player arcade game by Atari, Inc, originally released in 1975. The game is sometimes referred to as Anti-Aircraft II, denoting the two-player aspect of the game. Planes fly overhead, either singly or in pairs, in rand
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Linux, Windows, macOS
Immerse into a decisive battle against tons of cunning foes, face the terrifying bosses and protect your homeland throughout 15 diverse levels of the game. The hardcore gameplay of AstroMenace, packed with pure non-stop action, will become
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Arcade, MSX
A shooter where fleets of ships fly in from either of the screen and loop around in formation. The player may move around the screen in any direction.
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MOSS Co., Ltd. · PS3, PS4, Xbox 360
Caladrius is an Action game, developed and published by Moss, which was released in Japan in 2013.
80 rating5 lists


NMK · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8
An Arcade World War II-themed horizontal shoot 'em up developed by NMK.
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ADK · Arcade
A vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up where the player controls a plane flying over a landscape with no land-based enemies. Collect power-ups to upgrade your ship's speed, shot power and special weapon power selected at beginning of the stage. F
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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
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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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Nintendo console exclusive
Taito · Arcade, FM-7, NEC PC-8800 series +5
A vertical scrolling space shooter.
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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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Timed SNK exclusive
SNK · Arcade, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD +5
Alpha Mission II is a 2D vertical scrolling shooter with a great deal of depth for two players moving vertically up the screen boards shooting anything that moves. Equip up to three pieces of armor, which also serve as weapons, for a variet
73 rating6 lists
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 story
Atari exclusive
Atari 2600
You are on a moon-based scouting mission in a Mark 16 Starcruiser. Suddenly, enemy alien ships teleport in and start firing neutron missiles, which can destroy you upon impact. You must destroy enemy ships until reinforcements arrive from E
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Timed NEC exclusive
Irem · Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +8
It is your mission, 'Mr. Heli' our hero, to unmask 'The Muddy' who is hiding deep underground and rescue the planet. Clear all the zones including floating green islands, moving rock beds, mysterious underground temples, and much more! The
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Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3
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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Eighting · Arcade
In this impressive blend of an overhead shoot'em up with RPG characteristics, you must help a group of mystic bounty hunters save the earth against the evil Gobligan Underground Empire. Features excellent 2-D graphics and sound, awesome cha
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Bullfrog Productions · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE
Fusion is a scrolling multidirectional shooter developed by Bullfrog Productions and published by Electronic Arts in 1988 for the Atari ST and Amiga.
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Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1
The Regulus system has been attacked by alien forces, and you are the only Terran fighter in place to clear the area and rescue the captured hostages. The game is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up with 5 levels. The first of these involv
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Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE +3
This is a pure arcade game- a fast action packed journey through six very different worlds where lightning fast reflexes and furious fire button action are your only hope of survival. Your mission orders are simple, you must destroy the pl
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Timed NEC exclusive
TurboGrafx-16, Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD, Wii
Take on the alien hordes in this vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from the people behind Aleste. The power-up system in Spriggan relies on different coloured globes - you can have three of these in stock at any one time and the order they
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Nintendo console exclusive
Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Amstrad CPC +8
SWIV is a vertical scrolling shooter and an unofficial follow-up to Sales Curve's conversion of the side scroller Tecmo arcade game Silkworm. One player controls a helicopter and the other a jeep, with the jeep transforming into a boat when
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Interceptor Micros · Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System +4
Tomcat (also known as F14 Tomcat ) is a video game published in 1989 in the UK by Players Software. The game was released on the Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum as a budget title.
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Sega exclusive
Sega Genesis
Twinkle Tale is a 1992 Sega Mega Drive shoot-'em-up developed by Studio Ducks and published by Wonder Amusement Studio exclusively in Japan.
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Nintendo exclusive
Hudson Soft · Virtual Boy
Pilot a Futuristic Star Fighter in a Battle for Mankind! GALACTIC YEAR 210. The earth and its colonies face annihilation in a futuristic war against the human race. YOU have been chosen to pilot RAGNAROK, a star fighter from an advanced al
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