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278 games like Spacewar · 1978 – 2021

  • General Masters Corp. · Apple II

    ShooterArcade

    Monolithic Laser is a Space Invaders clone. The player shoots alien vessels to try to stop an alien invasion. The player controls a small space ship in the bottom half of the screen which can move in 4 cardinal directions. Moving left to ri

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  • Magic Soft · MSX, Atari 8-bit

    ShooterArcade

    It's war, and you are a gunner in a fortified gun emplacement, or pillbox. Your position at the top of the screen is slowly being over-run by soldiers, who are creeping up on you from the bottom of the screen, and taking cover behind rows o

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  • John Dondzila · Vectrex

    ShooterArcadeSide view

    A very difficult yet addictive Vectrex game. Maneuver your ship and destroy the mother fortress, while sentry ships attack you. Avoid crashing into the fortress. Take too long and the mother ship will attack at full force!

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  • Nintendo exclusive

    Waixing · NES

    ShooterArcade

    A game usually included in plug & plays, and usually with the wrong spelling for the world "balloons".

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  • Koch Media · Windows

    ShooterArcade

    In twelve backgrounds player the shoots at everything that moves. Targets include chickens, birds, monkeys, penguins and much more. Every background contains up to fifteen levels.

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  • MJ-05

    1983

    Hudson Soft · Sharp MZ-2200, MSX

    ShooterArcade

    An action game where you pilot a mech known as MJ-05 and shoot at various enemies that upon being shot split into more ships to shoot down. There’s also a fuel gauge you have to keep an eye on as if it runs out you’ll lose a life. However i

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  • Phobia

    1989

    Amiga, Atari ST/STE, Commodore C64/128/MAX

    ShooterArcade

    Phobia is set in the minds of men, feeding on every human fear: spiders, fire, death - and dentists! Grab hold of your courage and prepare to face the frightening challenge of each of the 14 planets that Phobos has set against you. Can your

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  • Atari exclusive

    Lost Classics · Atari 2600

    ShooterArcade

    A fan-made Atari 2600 game centered around the Polybius myth that was made by Lost Classics and distributed at Retro Gaming Expo 2013, and then distributed again by Hard Copy Games in 2018. Polybius is a unique game of skill and strategy.

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  • Handheld Electronic LCD

    ShooterArcade

    Spyro the Dragon 8 is an LCD game created for distribution at McDonald's restaurants. They were offered as a part of Happy Meals for a limited time in 2005 to promote Crash Purple and Spyro Orange.

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  • Hudson Soft · Sharp MZ-2200, MSX

    ShooterArcade

    It’s the year 2199 and your ship has been caught in a batch of strong magnetic storms and has somehow wound up near a black hole that is spewing robotic spiders and other insect-like creatures that are now attacking your ship. Programmed b

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  • Windows

    ShooterArcade

    In this future, combat tanks are controlled by the brains of former soldiers, to prevent an alien race having to fight its own wars. As one of those soldiers, you have rebelled, and are on a mission to rescue your cohorts. Three types of t

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  • Silversoft · Sinclair ZX81

    ShooterArcade

    Asteroids (Silversoft) is a clone of the Arcade version which sees your craft in the middle of an asteroid field and you must destroy all the asteroids to survive. The asteroids start off large and when you shoot one then it splits into two

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  • Blasto

    1978

    Gremlin Industries · Arcade

    ShooterArcadeSide view

    Blasto is a 1978 arcade game by Gremlin. The player controls a spaceship and must maneuver it through a mine field. The player tries to beat the clock to destroy all the mines.

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  • Timex Computer Corporation · Sinclair ZX81

    ShooterArcade

    Fortress of Zorlac is a shoot 'em up with some similarities to Yars' Revenge. The player's objective is to rid the galaxy of a dreaded alien called Zorlac. Zorlac is positioned on the right side of the screen and is protected by a fortress

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  • Frog

    1983

    Eric Chahi · Arcade

    ShooterArcadeFrog

    Try to get your frog from one side of the road, over the river and into your home.

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  • Artic Computing · Sinclair ZX81

    ShooterArcade

    Namtir Raiders is a fixed screen shoot 'em up. The objective is simply to shoot down as many enemy raiders as possible and save the earth. There are four waves of enemies and each wave has a different kind of enemy. The movement of the ship

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  • Quicksilva · Sinclair ZX81

    ShooterArcade

    QS Defender is a side scrolling shooter that although it is inspired by it, lacks many features of the arcade game Defender. This version is constantly scrolling left to right and there is no option to turn around and move in the opposite d

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  • Quicksilva · Sinclair ZX81

    ShooterArcade

    QS Scramble is a clone of the arcade game Scramble. It's a side-scrolling shooter where the player controls a space craft flying over the surface of an alien planet. Movement is limited to moving up and down and there are two weapons to att

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  • Raider

    1983

    Artic Computing · Sinclair ZX81, Amiga, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ShooterArcade

    Raider is a Scramble clone that has you flying over the surface of a planet before flying through a cavern bombing the installations and missile dumps. As you fly, missiles and aliens will fly towards you and you can either bomb them or use

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  • ShooterArcade

    Robo Recall is an action-packed VR first-person shooter with visceral gameplay and an in-depth scoring system. Earn the high score by using creative combat tactics and skill shots as you teleport through city streets and rooftops in an awe-

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  • Sinclair ZX81

    ShooterArcade

    Scram - 81 is a clone of the arcade game Scramble which is viewed from the side with the screen scrolling left to right constantly. You have to fly a spaceship above the surface of a planet bombing ground targets while shooting or bombing m

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  • ShooterArcade

    A rare arcade game found only in Japan, developed by Capcom and released in 2003. It is a single-player Medal Game with many themes from Super Mario Bros. 3, especially the Super Mario Advance 4 version. Players load their medals so they c

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  • Tazz

    1984

    Bubble Bus Software · Commodore C64/128/MAX

    ShooterArcade

    Players control Tazzman, a yellow, fun-loving dude who must navigating from room to room shooting bugs with his laser gun. Tazzman can only stand still and shoot in four directions, but cannot shoot while moving. Several hazards prevent Taz

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  • Matej Horvat · MS-DOS, PC-FX, Virtual Boy

    ShooterArcadeHomebrewBird view / Isometric

    You control a space ship that's equipped with a cannon. Your mission is to destroy as many USA-serving ships as possible, and get out alive while getting as many points as possible.

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  • PlayStation exclusive

    Paradigm Entertainment · PlayStation Portable

    ShooterArcadeWarfareFirst personThird person

    Set in futuristic international military environments, BattleZone puts players in control of highly maneuverable hover tanks, challenging them in close combat scenarios against their rivals. BattleZone features fast and furious gameplay, ph

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  • Electronic Devices · Arcade

    ShooterArcadeFirst person

    A 1- to 2-player military combat battle game where players use optical machine guns to shoot on-screen enemies.

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  • Virgin Games · Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    ShooterArcadeActionWarfareSide view

    Just like in "Defender" the player can move in both horizontal directions while a radar shows him the enemy's positions and landing platforms where the jet can be refueled and rearmed. 15 levels must be completed in order to rid the world o

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  • Timed SNK exclusive

    SNK · Neo Geo, Arcade, Neo Geo CD +2

    ArcadeShooterScienceShoot 'em upAction

    Last Resort is an arcade shoot 'em up video game by SNK released in 1992.

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  • R.I.P.

    2005

    Elephant Games · Windows

    ShooterArcadeBird view / Isometric

    Not afraid of Death? What if he is accompanied by Halloween and Rock-N-Roll? Play the part of these antiheroes and go to war in this all-out action experience! Each character has their own strengths and skills, but this is not a game for th

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  • M2 · Arcade

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    An STG by M2, the latest in the Aleste series, is focused on a team-gameplay style. Having the same lead programmer as Rolling Gunner, it carries over a lot of it's gameplay style and it's hyper system.

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  • Comad · Arcade

    ShooterArcadeWarfareThird personBird view / Isometric

    The player ships fly through a total of seven stages fighting many enemies and multiple end-level bosses. Each player ship had a semi-automatic Normal shot and Bomb Stock, appearing as a large Phoenix. Players has a total of four different

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  • UberGeekGames · Windows

    ShooterArcadeSide view

    BulletAsylum is an arcade shooter where players defend against waves of alien invaders using extensive weaponry. The game combines classic arcade mechanics with modern visuals, offering multiple game modes including Arcade, Survival, and Ar

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  • reLINE Software · Amiga, Atari ST

    ShooterArcadeSide view

    In Dyter-07, Earth is attacked by alien forces. The player mans the advanced attack chopper Dyter-07 to drive them back and rescue scientists on the way. The game has eight levels with two alternating gameplay mechanics. For each of the fou

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  • Macrospace · Legacy Mobile Device

    ShooterArcadeSide view

    Just imagine that a great explosion that thundered on Tunguska in 1908, created a unique zone in Siberia. Newcomers on the Tunguska do not intend to leave. On the contrary, they are determined to capture the entire Earth. It is clear, that

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  • Atari exclusive

    Lead

    2008

    Atari 2600

    ShooterArcadeSide view

    Lead is a fast paced Atari 2600 shooter that will keep you on your toes! There are four types of stages: "Fire", in which you must shoot enemies down. "Dodge" where you must dodge asteroids plummeting towards you. "Scramble" where you must

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  • Nitrome Games Limited · Browser

    ShooterArcade

    A Nitrome Game. Blast your way through Nitrome Towers in an action packed two player shooter!

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  • JungleTac · Plug & Play

    ShooterArcadeFirst person

    Three modes are offered in the game: Classic, where the player has to get as high of a score as possible within a time limit, Challenge, and Training. The player holds the controller vertically as if they are pinching it on its sides and th

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  • John Dondzila · Vectrex

    ShooterArcadeSide view

    This is Vector Vaders as it was meant to be, with simpler graphics for faster and flicker free action, along with some bug fixes and multi-channel sound effects!

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  • GCE · Vectrex

    ShooterArcadeFantasyThird person

    Web Wars is a multi-directional scrolling shooter released in 1983. In Web Wars, the player controls a bird flying through a Web of Fantasy, shooting enemies, dodging their fire and collecting various creatures. There are 20 different creat

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