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122 games like Zaxxon · 1978 – 2012

  • Why 54Form.95World.00Curated.00Lists.00Vfd display

    Koninklijke Philips NV · Handheld Electronic LCD, Magnavox Odyssey 2

    Vfd displayShooterHandheld shape - tabletopActionBird view / Isometric

    Showdown in 2100 A.D., known in Europe as Videopac 14 - Gunfighter is a 1979 multidirectional shooter video game created by Ed Averett and published by Magnavox and Philips for the Magnavox Odyssey², also known as the Philips Videopac G700

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    Dreamcast, PlayStation

    AdventureMechaPost-apocalypticScienceStrategy

    Described as a "Cinematic Simulation Game for PlayStation", this adventure game is a new and now interactive tale in the anime saga, Blue Submarine No. 6, produced by anime production house emotion and featuring new animation by studio GONZ

    2 listsSame studio

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 22Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00Same studio

    PlayStation

    MechaRacingScienceSoft science fictionAnime

    A 2D racing and mecha combat game based on the Combat Mecha Xabungle anime series.

    2 listsSame studio

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 22Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00Same studio

    PlayStation Portable

    AdventureDramaVisual novelDetectiveInvestigation

    Gallery Fake is a mystery adventure visual novel based on the manga with the same name, in which you play as Fujita Reiji and must solve the mysterious events surrounding a few priceless pieces of artwork.

    1 listSame studio

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 22Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00Same studio

    Sega Pico

    HorrorQuizMizuki productionFantasyEducational

    A game for the Sega Pico based on the GeGeGe no Kitaro franchise.

    1 listSame studio

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 22Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00Same studio

    PlayStation, WonderSwan Color

    AdventureComedy dramaFantasyRole-playingTime-travel

    The purpose is to defeat "Naraku" and collect the scattered "Soul of the Four Souls", but you can continue to collect "Four Soul Fragments" after clearing. There are also original movies only for games produced by Sunrise. A special "Inuyas

    2 listsSame studio

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  • Why 22Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00Same studio

    Handheld Electronic LCD, NES, PlayStation

    ComedyBased on - comics

    Jarinko Chie (Japanese: じゃりン子チエ; lit. "Chie the Brat") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Etsumi Haruki. It was serialized by Futabasha in Manga Action between 1978 and 1997 and collected in 67 bound volumes, making it th

    3 listsSame studio

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 22Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00Same studio

    Handheld Electronic LCD, Wii

    SimulationVirtual petHandheld electronic gameHandheld shape - ovalHandheld shape - object

    The Tamagotchi is a handheld digital pet that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was released by Bandai on November 23, 1996 in Japan and on May 1, 1997 in the rest of the world, quickly becoming one of

    3 listsSame studio

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 20Form.00World.22Curated.00Lists.00

    Sega Enterprises, Ltd. · Master System, Sega Master System/Mark III

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upRobotsSpaceship

    The enemy has built battle fortresses in the farthest reaches of space. There's only one way in... and one way out. Your Mission: To infiltrate the enemy's defenses and destroy their motherships!

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 20Form.00World.22Curated.00Lists.00

    Sega Master System/Mark III

    ActionArcadeShoot 'em upShooterRobots

    The enemy has built battle fortresses in the farthest reaches of space. There's only one way in... and one way out. Your Mission: To infiltrate the enemy's defenses and destroy their motherships!

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    A-Jax

    1987

    Konami · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +6

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionThird person

    In this arcade shoot'em up your mission is to infiltrate the alien fortress during 6 levels, and to destroy the fortress and the alien. Sitting in Ajax H.Q., you must pilot the remote controlled drone ship to do this. The drone represents j

    68 rating2 lists

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    Ajax

    1987

    Konami · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore C64/128/MAX +3

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionThird person

    In this arcade shoot'em up your mission is to infiltrate the alien fortress during 6 levels, and to destroy the fortress and the alien. Sitting in Ajax H.Q., you must pilot the remote controlled drone ship to do this. The drone represents j

    68 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.10Curated.00Lists.00

    BubbleZap · SNES

    PlatformerArcadeHomebrewDonkey kong cloneDonkey kong

    A homebrew Donkey Kong clone for the SNES, released as an open-source game on the web and later released as a physical cartridge by Piko Interactive.

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    Arcade

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVector graphicsAction

    This 1981 vector graphics arcade game is available in both two- and four-player configurations. A top-down space shooter set within a bounded playfield, where the player maneuvers a ship using rotation, thrust and forward-firing controls (

    42 rating1 list

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.11Curated.00Lists.00

    Tose Co. · Arcade, MSX, NES +4

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterVertical scrollingAction

    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

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.09Curated.00Lists.00

    Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade +5

    ShooterModern warfareRail shooterMilitary2.5d

    A machine gun game by Sega.

    5 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.07Curated.00Lists.00

    SNK · Arcade, NES

    ArcadeLight gun shooterShooterNes and famicom peripheral - zapperAction

    A shooting game where players use Uzi machine guns to battle an army of enemies consisting of humans, cyborgs, androids and robots. Launch grenades to quickly eliminate the enemies.

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    Stamper brothers · Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64 +3

    Action-adventureAdventurePuzzleActionFantasy

    Isometric adventure game by Ultimate using the Filmation II engine with scrolling backgrounds.

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    Veronika Megler · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, TRS-80 +3

    ActionScrolling shooterShooterSpaceshipSide-scrolling

    Penetrator is an early Sinclair ZX Spectrum game made by Melbourne House programmers Philip Mitchell and Veronika Megler, one of the early hits. It was released in 1982 as a clone of the Scramble arcade game. In Penetrator, the gamer flies

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.07Curated.00Lists.00

    Lucasfilm Games · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 5200 +7

    ActionFirst-person shooterScienceShooterSimulation

    The game utilizes fractal technology to create the craggy mountains of an alien planet, where the visilibility was drastically reduced by the dense atmosphere. The player controls a fictional "Valkyrie" space fighter (converted for search a

    9 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.12Curated.00Lists.00

    Data East · Amiga 1200, Amstrad CPC, Apple II +9

    ArcadePlatformerShoot 'em upShooterMotorcycle

    In the game, a player controls RoboCop who advances through various stages that are taken from the 1987 movie. The bonus screen is a target shooting range that uses a first-person perspective.

    68 rating10 lists

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.07Curated.00Lists.00

    Thalamus Ltd · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Sega Master System/Mark III +1

    Shoot 'em upShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Sanxion is a side-scrolling shoot 'em up, the goal to traverse each level from left to right avoiding or destroying any enemies and obstacles. The side-scroller speed is controllable, increasing the closer the player is to the center of the

    70 rating1 list

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.09Curated.00Lists.00

    Taito · Arcade, Atari 5200

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterRun and gunSpace battle

    Piloting a pie-shaped spacecraft, you must move from sector to sector collecting treasure while avoiding enemies and corner-mounted lasers. The more treasure you have with you the higher your bonus when you reach the goal. A "thief" roams t

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    Denton Designs · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    PlatformerShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    Earth has been invaded by extraterrestrial shapechanging robots which have made our planet their battleground. The struggle between the good Autobots and the evil Decepticons centers around energy as the objective is to collect four pieces

    3 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.12Curated.00Lists.00

    Capcom · Arcade, NES, Windows +1

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipVertical scrolling

    This was Capcom's first arcade game. The player controls a spaceship with a single objective: destroy incoming enemies. The vessel has two different weapons: a primary weapon with infinite ammunition and a limited supply of bombs. By pickin

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 19Form.00World.12Curated.00Lists.00

    Vulgus

    1984

    Capcom · Arcade, NES, Windows +1

    ShooterArcadeShoot 'em upSpaceshipVertical scrolling

    This was Capcom's first arcade game. The player controls a spaceship with a single objective: destroy incoming enemies. The vessel has two different weapons: a primary weapon with infinite ammunition and a limited supply of bombs. By pickin

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 18Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Shoot 'em upShooterAnimeActionScience fiction

    Geppy-X is a 2D side-scrolling shoot-em-up developed as an affectionate parody of the 1970s super robot era of mecha anime pioneered by Go Nagai and Ken Ishikawa. In it, you play as a super robot fighter squadron in an alternate universe 19

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 18Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Micronet · Sega CD

    First-person shooterFlight simulationScienceShooterSimulation

    In the future date of 2500, mankind has reached its zenith in space travel and peace. However, after making contact with alien life for the first time, Earth is soon attacked and nearly conquered by a war-driven alien race called the Gurzon

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    Stamper brothers · Amstrad CPC, BBC Microcomputer System, MSX +2

    Action-adventureIsometric platformerPlatformerPuzzleScience

    Alien 8 is an action-adventure video game developed and published by Ultimate Play The Game. It was released for the ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Amstrad CPC and MSX in 1985.[a] The game is a spiritual successor to the best-selling Knight Lore,

    3 lists

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    SNK · Arcade, NES, Switch +3

    ArcadeScienceShoot 'em upShooterSpaceship

    Alpha Mission is a vertical scrolling shooter that has similarities to Xevious, with the use of air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons.

    70 rating5 lists

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    Quicksilva · Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX Spectrum

    ActionArcadeAntsGiant insectsScience fiction

    An ant attack where players must rescue their partner from giant ants.

    80 rating1 list

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  • Why 18Form.00World.03Curated.00Lists.00

    Acorn Electron, BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore 64 +6

    ArcadeFixed shooterShooterShmupAction

    In this highly addictive top-down arcade shoot-em-up from 1982, originally for the ZX Spectrum, defend yourself from wave upon wave of deadly alien combatants using your Ion Thrust Drive and dual Plasma Disruptors.

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    Argus

    1986

    NMK · Arcade, NES, Switch +1

    ArcadeShooterVertically scrolling shooterShoot 'em upSpaceship

    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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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 18Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Arcade, Atari 7800, MSX +1

    ArcadeShooterShoot 'em upBullet timeSlow-motion

    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

    75 rating3 lists

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    Arcade, MSX

    ArcadeFlight simulationShoot 'em upShooterRail shooter

    The player controls a lone spacecraft on a mission to singlehandedly take down the entire enemy armada. Enemy fighters and ships shoot at the player, and there are mines and other objects that must be shot or avoided. The game is divided i

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    Arcade, MSX

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterActionScience fiction

    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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    Arcade, Windows, macOS

    First-person shooterShoot 'em upShooterSimulationAction

    A first person shooter where you defend a beach from an oncoming invasion with one gun emplacement.

    60 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 18Form.00World.00Curated.00Lists.00

    Rare Ltd. · Arcade, NES

    Shoot 'em upShooterSimulationModern warfareAliens

    The player takes a role of a fighter pilot working to repel an alien invasion. Aliens have invaded Earth, and have built four land bases. These bases are designed to drain Earth's energy and feed it to their mother space station. If the spa

    51 rating3 lists

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 18Form.00World.01Curated.00Lists.00

    Atari 2600, Bally Astrocade

    Board game

    This cancelled first-party Astrocade game was released in very limited quantities by New Image in late 1985.

    2 lists

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    David Braben · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST +2

    ShooterStrategyTacticalThird-person shooterWorld War II

    Command your squad of tanks and destroy the enemy.

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    Nichibutsu · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +5

    AdventureArcadeShoot 'em upShooterAnime

    A horizontal scrolling shooter, players control the title hover ship in an attempt to completely construct the ship into a giant robot and to destroy any enemies attempting to stop it. The three-headed mechanical dragon found as a boss cha

    73 rating1 list

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 18Form.00World.05Curated.00Lists.00

    Atari ST, Commodore C64/128/MAX, MS-DOS +1

    CyberpunkFirst-person shooterStrategyTacticalReal-time

    Corporation (released as Cyber-Cop in North America) is a video game for Amiga, Atari ST and MS-DOS, later ported to the Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed for Core Design by Dimension Creative Designs by Bill Allen with graphics and desi

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    Universal Entertainment · Arcade, ColecoVision

    ArcadeHorizontally scrolling shooterScienceShooterSide-scrolling

    In this side scrolling shooter you have to kill as many enemies as possible to raise your high score.

    50 rating1 list

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    Crystal Computing · Arcade, ZX Spectrum

    ArcadeShoot 'em upShooterScience fictionSide view

    Basicly a Space Invaders clone in which the aliens are aligned on the far left and right side of the screen. They move into the middle of the screen in order to snatch their prey and bring them back to the far left or right side respectivel

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    HyperDevbox Japan · Android, Arcade, PS2 +2

    Light gun shooterShoot 'em up

    In 2102 C.E., a giant asteroid enters Earth's orbit, and inside is a horde of aliens led by the entity Diadora, unleashing an invasion on mankind. Hiding deep underground, the surviving rebels create three experimental robots, Sophia, Calis

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    Turn-based strategy

    Daikaiju Deburasu is a 1990 strategy video game for the Family Computer. The game involves has a kaiju-movie theme, where the player assists the military in guiding a giant egg through a large city and then protecting it from a huge monster

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    Tigress Marketing · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadePuzzleStrategyActionFirst person

    Deactivators is a 1986 puzzle video game designed by David Bishop and Chris Palmer, developed by Tigress Marketing and System Software, and published by Ariolasoft's action game imprint Reaktor. The player controls bomb disposal robots know

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