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1983 · Ian Weatherburn · Arcade, Shooter · Open the game page →

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409 games like Zip Zap · 1981 – 2023

  • Why 88Form.78World.25Curated.77Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Arcade

    ArcadeShooterSpaceActionScience fiction

    Space Lords is a video game released in arcades by Atari Games in 1992. It is a first-person perspective space combat video game which allows the player to fly in any direction.

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  • Why 71Form.37World.74Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Mark Allen · Apple II

    ArcadeShooterActionSide view

    You are in control of a stationary gun turrent at the bottom of the screen. Planes drop bombs and paratroopers jump out of helicopters which you have to shoot. Every hit gains you points - every shot you fire looses you points. You have lo

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  • Why 70Form.49World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Apple II, Atari 8-bit, FM-7 +1

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Centipede variant

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  • Why 70Form.14World.63Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Radical Entertainment · PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Windows

    ActionArcadeShooterBird view / IsometricFuturistic

    Grid Runner is a futuristic version of "tag." On offense, your objective is to capture the flags around the levels without being tagged or killed. On defense, your main objective is to tag the other player (either the computer or a friend i

    60 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 70Form.49World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    Los Angeles SWAT (also known as L.A. SWAT) is a 1986 video game released by Mastertronic for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. In this game, the player assumes the role of a Los Angeles police officer fi

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  • Why 70Form.49World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Sculptured Software · Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ShooterArcadeActionBird view / Isometric

    Los Angeles SWAT (also known as L.A. SWAT) is a 1986 video game released by Mastertronic for the Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit computers, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum. In this game, the player assumes the role of a Los Angeles police officer fi

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  • Why 70Form.49World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Freeverse · Windows, macOS

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / Isometric

    A classic birds-eye view arcade shooter where the player controls a selection of airplanes from WW2 propeller planes with machine-guns to futuristic jets with energy weapons, bombs and missiles. The goal is to blow up pretty much everything

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 68Form.28World.25Curated.63Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Atari 5200

    ActionArcadeShooterBird view / IsometricTank

    We've just received word that terrorists have seized one of our missile silo complexes and are threatening to blow up Washington, D.C. These lunatics aren't fooling! They've wired the missiles to a silo computer and started the launch sequ

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  • Why 68Form.41World.69Curated.45Lists.00Arcade

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 16, Commodore 64 +2

    ArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Death or Glory is a multidirectional scrolling shooter developed by Wise Owl Software and published by CRL Group in 1987 for the Commodore 64, Commodore 16, Plus/4, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC. The player pilots a spaceship and encounters

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  • Why 68Form.35World.57Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Commodore 16, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / IsometricShoot 'em up

    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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  • Why 68Form.37World.50Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Atari 8-bit, Commodore C64/128/MAX, TRS-80 Color Computer +1

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionSide view

    An arcade style game with a loose basis on the arcade hit Defender, Protector II is a side-scrolling shooter. Like Defender, there are lots of different aliens to contend with, and some ground based enemies as well. There are no smart bombs

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  • Why 67Form.20World.25Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Atari · Arcade, N-Gage, Windows

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / IsometricShoot 'em up

    Black Widow is a vector arcade game developed by Atari released in 1982. The player takes the role of a Black widow spider defending a web from invading bugs. The player must move the spider around the web while simultaneously shooting/avoi

    49 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 67Form.43World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Atari 7800

    ArcadeShooterAction

    Meltdown is a light gun shooter video game developed by Atari Corporation and published in 1990 for the Atari 7800. It is one of five 7800 games compatible with the Atari XG-1 light gun accessory.

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  • Why 67Form.43World.57Curated.45Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    MS-DOS, Windows

    ArcadeShooterSpaceActionScience fiction

    TerraFire is an award-winning arcade game featuring 3D-rendered graphics, realistic gravitational physics and 360 degree parallax scrolling. Blast your ship through heavily defended underground caverns, past wind tunnels, fire-walls and su

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  • Why 67Form.35World.49Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Cheshire Engineering · Intellivision

    ArcadeShooterActionSide view

    Felton Pinkerton wanted to take his wife to the fair, so he didn't get a chance to spray pesticide on his crop of corn. But due to his laziness, all of the bugs have now arrived and are trying to eat every last bit of corn! You control Felt

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 66Form.39World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Amstrad CPC, Atari ST/STE, Commodore 64 +2

    ActionArcadeShooterBird view / Isometric

    The player takes the role of the eponymous Ball and gameplay takes the form of a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up. It was also one of the first games to feature a wide range of power-ups (via power discs). I Ball featured some memorable sy

    60 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 66Form.08World.25Curated.73Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    MoleZ

    1997

    FRACTiLE Games · MS-DOS

    ArcadeShooterActionArtilleryLevel editor

    MoleZ is an extremely brutal mole shoot'em up for two to four players on a single computer. You are a mole armed with a wide range of different weapons; from shovel all the way to the rocket launcher and nuclear grenade. Your only purpose i

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 65Form.32World.44Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    ActionArcadeShooterBird view / IsometricScience

    An evil government has trapped you in a futurustic labyrinth! Fight your way through urban mazes in pursuit of hidden keys... the keys to expose the government's corruption.

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 65Form.13World.25Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Sirius Software · Atari 2600, Commodore VIC-20, VIC-20

    ArcadeShooterActionShoot 'em upSingle-screen level

    Deadly Duck's job is to score points by blasting his enemy the Crabs, their Bricks and the Dragonflies. Deadly can keep shooting as long as he avoids getting bonked by a falling Brick or hit by a Dragonfly's Bomb.

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 65Form.14World.25Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    ReadySoft Incorporated · Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS

    ArcadeShooterActionEspionageCartoon graphics

    An interactive movie like Dragon's Lair, you control a British spy who must stop the fascist Von Max.

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 65Form.37World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShooterActionSide view

    Rescue hostages while defeating the enemy. The number of hostages to rescue increases with each level. When all the hostages have been rescued, the level ends.

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  • Why 65Form.14World.25Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Snipes

    1983

    Drew Major · Android, Linux, MS-DOS

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / IsometricShoot 'em up

    Snipes is an arcade style action game. You are in a large maze along with a number of generators. The generators create the enemy Snipes, and to win the game you need to shoot all of the generators and all of the Snipes they create. The gam

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 64Form.12World.25Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Atari 2600

    ActionArcadeShooterSharkAquatic

    You have discovered a long-sought-after buried treasure, and just when you thought you have discovered a long-sought-after troubles were over, things get really tough! There's a persistent shark who thinks that the treasure belongs to him,

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 64Form.35World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Sarge

    1985

    Midway Games · Arcade, Atari 7800, MS-DOS

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / IsometricShoot 'em up

    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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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 64Form.34World.28Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Warashi · Arcade, Dreamcast, Switch +2

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / IsometricShoot 'em up

    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

    60 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 63Form.58World.27Curated.34Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    First Star Software · Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200 +3

    ArcadeShooterSpaceActionScience fiction

    Astro Chase is a multidirectional shooter written by Fernando Herrera for Atari 8-bit computers. It was published by First Star Software in 1982 as the company's first game. Parker Brothers licensed it, releasing cartridge versions for the

    62 rating1 list

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  • Timed Xbox exclusiveWhy 63Form.28World.25Curated.55Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Switch, PS4, Windows +1

    ArcadeShooterActionShoot 'em up

    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 storyOften paired

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  • Why 63Form.26World.25Curated.56Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Meta Quest, Oculus VR, Windows

    ArcadeShooterRobotsActionScience fiction

    Use creative combat tactics and skill shots to earn high scores as you teleport through city streets and rooftops in an awe-inspiring ballet of bullets. Tear apart your robot foes and use them to fend off the enemy onslaught. Unlock, custom

    89 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 63Form.10World.25Curated.67Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Software Creations · SNES

    ArcadeShooterActionLight gun shooterShoot 'em up

    Tin Star is a 1994 rail shooter video game developed by Software Creations and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES). Starring anthropomorphic robot characters, it follows a seven-day adventure of the titu

    68 rating4 listsOften paired

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  • Why 62Form.45World.57Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Ajax

    1987

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

    ShooterArcadeActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Why 62Form.28World.33Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Pssst

    1983

    Stamper brothers · ZX Spectrum

    ActionArcadeShooterSide view

    Growing the best Thyrgodian Megga Chrisanthodil possible is the sole purpose of Robbie the Robot. When insects invade his garden, he has to stop them ruining his work. He has a canister of insect repellent, a smoke-bomb and a startling stre

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  • Why 62Form.26World.25Curated.55Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Taito · Android, Mobile, PS3 +3

    ArcadeShooterActionShoot 'em upSide view

    Space Invaders, the game that defined video games for generations, is back with a new twist! The game starts off looking like the classic Space Invaders, but as you play through the game, it evolves. Unlock new stages, new power ups, and ne

    77 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 61Form.37World.25Curated.45Lists.00Arcade · Robots

    Magnavox Odyssey 2, Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000

    ArcadeRobotsActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    The Beebots from the insect civilization of BEM are invading the Earth, protected by swarms of Killer Bees, and it's up to a swarm of white bees to stop them. The player control the white bees swarm, trying to kill the Beebots by flying ov

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 61Form.26World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Taito · Arcade, Switch

    ArcadeShooterActionShoot 'em upSide view

    Megablast (メガブラスト) is a 1989 Horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game released by Taito in Europe and Japan. One or two players could control space fighters assigned to deal with an alien invasion using incredible firepower through eight st

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  • Why 61Form.28World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Pulsar

    1981

    Arcade

    ArcadeShooterActionBird view / IsometricMaze

    Pulsar is a 1980 maze shooter video game developed and published by Gremlin/Sega for arcades; in Japan, it was released by Gremlin's parent company Sega. The player controls a tank in a top-down view maze to fetch keys used to unlock the ne

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  • Why 61Form.27World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Madfinger Games · Android, BlackBerry 10, Ouya

    ArcadeShooterActionThird-person shooter

    SHADOWGUN puts you into the role of John Slade, the galaxy’s most infamous bounty hunter. Your mission: hunt down Dr. Edgar Simon, maniacal genius and leader of his own mutant army. Infiltrate Dr. Simon’s mountain fortress and fight his per

    3 listsOften paired

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  • Why 60Form.45World.57Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    A-Jax

    1987

    Konami · Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64 +6

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 60Form.12World.13Curated.63Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    PlayStation Portable, Windows

    ArcadeShooterActionAdultShoot 'em up

    Soreyuke! Burunyan-man Ecstasy!!! was based on the Hardcore edition, but added elements from Portable version and added H-scenes. In the new "Ecstasy" mode, combo system, breaking effect, new enemies and stages were added. Some enemies att

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  • Why 60Form.35World.87Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Described alike

    Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    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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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 60Form.32World.99Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Described alike

    Spectravideo · Atari 2600

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    In Planet Patrol it is your misssion to destroy fuel depots of the enemy. You are flying from right to left while dodging oncoming missiles and shooting down enemy ships. In order to replenish your fuel you firstly have to fly into a black

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  • Why 60Form.12World.25Curated.60Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    PS4, Xbox One

    ShooterArcadeActionShmupScore attack

    The first widescreen bullet hell shoot 'em up challenges you to dodge hundreds of bullet patterns and take down the final boss!

    75 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 60Form.25World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Sega AM2 · Arcade

    ArcadeShooterActionShoot 'em upFirst person

    Wing War is an arcade combat flight simulator game developed by Sega AM1 and manufactured by Sega. Released exclusively to Japanese and American arcades in 1994, the game puts players in the cockpit of a variety of both historic and modern

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.16World.25Curated.56Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Llamasoft · Atari 2600, Switch, PS4 +5

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBullet hell

    Akka Arrh is a previously unreleased prototype game created 1982 for the arcade. It saw it's first release in 2022 as part of the the Atari 50: The Anniversary Celebration.

    80 rating4 lists2.5 h main storyOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.23World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    Durell Software · Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Commodore C64/128/MAX +1

    ArcadeShooterActionFlight simulationSide view

    A side scrolling game with the Harrier aircraft.

    2 listsOften paired

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  • Why 59Form.22World.25Curated.52Lists.00Arcade · Shooter · Often paired

    NMK · Arcade

    ArcadeShooterActionWorld War IISide view

    A one or two player shooter game developed by NMK and published by Jaleco Ltd. in 1995. As in the original, you control an airplane scrolling from left to right shooting at lots of enemy airplanes. This game has excellent explosions.

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  • Why 58Form.29World.76Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    BBC Microcomputer System, Commodore C64/128/MAX, Dragon 32/64 +2

    ActionArcadeShooterScience fictionSide view

    In this unique shooter from 1984. take on the role of a pilot of an out-dated Cosmic Cruiser, fighting to rescue the crew of a distant space station that had been captured by a raiding party from the sinister Rallom Empire.

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 58Form.49World.25Curated.32Lists.00Arcade · Shooter

    Atari 2600

    ArcadeShooterActionScience fictionBird view / Isometric

    Great Escape is a multidirectional shooter published for the Atari 2600 in 1983. It was produced by Bomb, a line of video games from developer Onbase Co. based out of Asia. It received mixed-to-negative reviews from critics, with reviewers

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