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| − | [[File:Arcade_logo.png|center]] |
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| + | |tab1=Arcade games |
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| + | |tab2=Beat'em Ups |
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| + | |tab3=Fighting |
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| + | |tab4=Light Gun |
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| + | |tab5=Platformer |
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| + | |tab6=Puzzle |
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| + | |tab7=Racing |
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| + | |tab8=Retro |
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| + | |tab9=Rhythm |
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| + | |tab10=Shoot'em Ups |
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| + | |tab11=Trackball |
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| + | }} |
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| + | [[File:Arcade_logo.png|320px|center]] |
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| + | You can emulate most of these games released before 2002 with [http://mamedev.org/ MAME] (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). Some games (Capcom, SNK) run better on [https://ci.appveyor.com/project/tmaul/fbneo-kbhgd/build/artifacts FinalBurn Neo], Playstation/Namco-based hardware runs better on [http://www.emulator-zone.com/doc.php/arcade/zinc.html ZiNc]. NAOMI and NAOMI 2 games can be emulated in [http://demul.emulation64.com/ Demul] and/or [http://builds.reicast.com/ reicast], with varying compatibility. [http://nebula.emulatronia.com/ Nebula] also has additional optimization for SNK, Capcom, Konami and PolyGameMaster systems, as well as the Sega Model 2 Emulator, but they haven't been updated in years. For Model 3 games, [https://www.supermodel3.com/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1206 Supermodel 3] is the only that can do it (for now). For most PC-based arcade games, use [https://teknoparrot.com Teknoparrot]. |
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| + | Protip: full MAME sets can be found at Pleasuredome and RetroROMS. |
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| − | <center>'''NOTICE:''' You can emulate most of these games released before 2002 with MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator).Some games (Capcom, SNK) run better on WinKawaks.Playstation/Namco-based hardware (most 3D Arcade games) runs better on ZiNc.Nebula also has additional optimization for SNK, Capcom, Konami and PolyGameMaster systems.</center> |
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| + | ==Choose Your Destiny== |
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| − | {| border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center; table-layout: fixed;" width="" |
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| − | !scope="col"|Title |
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| − | !scope="col"|Year |
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| − | !scope="col"|Genre |
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| − | !scope="col"|Description |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''19XX: War Against Destiny''' |
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| − | |1995 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Fourth in the 1945 series. |
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| − | |[[File:19xx.jpg|150px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Armed Police Batrider''' |
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| − | |1998 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |[[File:Batrider.jpg|150px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''After Burner II''' |
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| − | |1987 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | Fly a plane and shoot other planes. INCREDIBLE in an actual sit-down arcade machine. |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Beat'em Ups|Beat'em Ups]] |
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| − | Rereleased all over the goddamn place. You'll more often see Climax at arcades, although it is also available on XBLA. |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Fighting|Fighting games]] |
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| − | |[[File:Afterburner2.jpg|200px]] |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Light Gun|Light Gun games]] |
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| − | |- |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Platformer|Platformer games]] |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Battle Bakraid''' |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Puzzle|Puzzle games]] |
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| − | |1999 |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Racing|Racing games]] |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Retro|Retro games]] |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Rhythm|Rhythm games]] |
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| − | |[[File:Bakraid.jpg|150px]] |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Shoot'em Ups|Shoot'em Ups]] |
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| − | |- |
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| + | * [[Arcade games/Trackball|Trackball games]] |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Battle Garegga''' |
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| + | [[Category:Genre Lists]] |
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| − | |1996 |
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| + | [[Category:Helpful Lists]] |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |[[File:Garegga.png|150px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|Boogie Wings |
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| − | |1992 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Features plane flying, which lets you grab and throw stuff and ground running, which has a ton of weapons. |
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| − | |[[File:Boogie wings.png|200px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Dragon Blaze''' |
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| − | |2000 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |[[File:Dblaze.jpg|152px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Dimahoo/Great Mahou Daisakusen''' |
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| − | |2000 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |[[File:Dimahoo.jpg|150px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Dangun Feveron/Fever SOS''' |
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| − | |1998 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Insanely fast-paced shooter that lets you configure your ship's speed and weapons at the start. The music for the levels is 80s-sounding disco, and your smart bombs harness the power of disco itself to blast enemies. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''DoDonPachi''' |
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| − | |1997 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |A brilliant, refined sequel to the original ''DonPachi''. Very easy to pick up and play, but a solid challenge to master. |
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| − | ''Ported to the Sega Saturn as well as PS1.'' |
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| − | |[[File:Ddonpach.jpg|150px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''DoDonPachi Dai Ou Jou''' |
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| − | |2002 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Take everything that made ''DoDonPachi'' great, add in hyper items, crank the bullet spray up to eleven and you have ''Dai Ou Jou'' (lit. "peaceful death"). There isn't anything peaceful about this, however, as this game '''doesn't fuck around'''. Be prepared to get manhandled on the later levels/second loop. Black Label is markedly easier compared to White Label. |
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| − | ''The PS2/Xbox 360 versions are recommended as they have training and boss rush modes. Recently emulable on MAME.'' |
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| − | |[[File:Dodonpach3BL.jpg|150px]] |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''EDF: Earth Defense Force''' |
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| − | |1991 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |You pick one of four main weapons for each level, and gain experience as you shoot down enemies. Leveling up makes your weapon stronger and lets you toggle it between different types of Option-like formations. Very catchy soundtrack as well. There's a Super NES port with four extra weapon types, but the music didn't make it entirely intact. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''ESP Ra.De.''' |
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| − | |1998 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Mind Bullets: The Game. Entry level ''Cave'' shooter. |
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| − | |[[File:Esprade.jpg|150px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Espgaluda''' |
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| − | |2003 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Fantastic feel good shooter. You're a pair of fairies on a warpath, blasting the shit out of robots, innocent bystanders and whatever-the-fuck-else is unlucky enough to get in your way. Gather gems to swap genders momentarily and burst enemy bullets into treats (no, really). Extremely easy by ''Cave'''s standards. Spiritual prequel to ''ESP Ra.De.''. |
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| − | ''Also available on the PS2 as an import and, more recently, MAME.'' |
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| − | |[[File:Espgal.jpg|135px]] |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Giga Wing''' |
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| − | |1999 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Notable for its ridiculous scoring system where scores in the hundreds of billions are commonplace. Has an ability known as Reflect Force that repels bullets back at enemy ships when the shot button is held, producing medals for all enemies hit. Features dynamic difficulty depending on where your first death occurs, something that can retard or severely increase the difficulty and volume of bullets. |
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| − | ''Ported to the Dreamcast along with Giga Wing 2.'' |
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| − | |[[File:Gigawing.jpg|190px]] |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Gradius / Nemesis''' |
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| − | |1985 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |'''''"Shoot the core!"''''' |
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| − | One of the games that revolutionized the scrolling shooter genre, ''Gradius'' was Konami's spiritual successor to the arcade title ''Scramble''. You play as pilot James Burton aboard the Vic Viper on a mission to purge the universe of vile Bacterians. Features slow scrolling across several diverse levels with bacterion enemies, Moai heads and the iconic Big Core. Pay your respects; or nostalgia, if you're old enough for that kind of thing. |
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| − | ''Rereleased all over the place, including the Wii's Virtual Console and the PlayStation Network.'' |
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| − | |[[File:Gradius-1.jpg|190px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | |'''Gradius II / Vulcan Venture''' |
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| − | |1988 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Second in the ''Gradius'' series, ''Gradius II'' improves upon the original in every way: better graphics, more enemies, more firepower and an unforgiving difficulty. One major change is having to choose your weapon set before taking off, choosing between an array of bomb types, double shot/tailgun, and the laser/ripple laser (incorporated from ''Salamander''). Relatively unknown as it was released in Europe as ''Vulcan Venture'' and never made available to North American audiences. |
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| − | ''Rereleased on the Wii's Virtual Console and as part of the Gradius Collection on the PSP.'' |
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| − | |[[File:Gradius-2.jpg|190px]] |
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| − | |'''Gradius III''' |
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| − | |1989 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Third in the ''Gradius'' series, ''Gradius III'' is a step down from ''Gradius II''. While all of its usual elements are there, the game lacks the visual and aural zest its predecessors have; not to mention its difficulty is mind-numbing. It also has a weird 3D stage where you maneuver through obstacles with no enemies. Despite its faults it did introduce more weapon types and the lovely Edit Mode, where you can tailor your own arsenal. |
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| − | Play it only if you enjoy the antique arcade feel and challenge, otherwise pick up the much superior Super Nintendo version. ''Now with less 3D and sand lions!™'' |
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| − | ''Rereleased on the SNES, Wii's Virtual Console and PSP.'' |
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| − | |[[File:Gradius-3.jpg|190px]] |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Guwange''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1999 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Halley's Comet''' |
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| − | |1986 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Ikari Warriors''' |
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| − | |1986 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Plays like Commando in that you run around and shoot enemies in an overhead view. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi''' |
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| − | |2003 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Ludicrously hard shooter by the masterminds at ''Cave''. |
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| − | Available on Xbox 360/DS and, more recently, MAME. |
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| − | |[[File:Ketsui.jpg|150px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Kingdom Grand Prix/Shippu Mahou Daisakusen''' |
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| − | |1994 |
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| − | |Shmup / Racing |
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| − | |''F-Zero'' in the form of a scrolling shooter. It's as good as it sounds. Tear through a dozen stages in typical shooter fare while maintaining the pole position. Prequel to ''Dimahoo''. |
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| − | Also available on the Sega Saturn. |
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| − | |[[File:Kingdomgp.jpg|145px]] |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Mars Matrix''' |
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| − | |2000 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |''Ported to the Dreamcast.'' |
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| − | |[[File:Mmatrix.jpg|190px]] |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Pro Gear no Arashi''' |
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| − | |2001 |
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| − | |[[File:Progear.jpg|190px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Pulstar''' |
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| − | |1995 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |''Ported to NeoGeo and NeoGeo CD'' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Raiden''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1990 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Raiden Fighters''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1996 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"| |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Raiden Fighters 2''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1997 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"| |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Raiden Fighters Jet''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1998 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Radiant Silvergun''' |
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| − | |1998 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |''Ported to the Saturn.'' Japan-exclusive. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''R-Type''' |
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| − | |1987 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Re-released all over the goddamn place. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''R-Type Leo''' |
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| − | |1992 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''RayForce''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1993 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Raystorm''' |
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| − | |1996 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Ported to the PS1 and Saturn |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Salamander/Life Force''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1986 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Salamander II/Life Force II''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1995 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Smash T.V.''' |
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| − | |1990 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | BIG MONEY. BIG PRIZES. I LOVE IT. |
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| − | Features dual joysticks for shooting+aiming and moving. Made to eat your quarters. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Space Harrier''' |
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| − | |1985 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | WELCOME TO THE FANTASY ZONE. GET READY. |
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| − | Similar to After Burner, but you fly in 8 directions instead of steering. |
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| − | Good luck finding a sit-down machine, but you'll enjoy the hell out of it if you can. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | ! scope="row"|'''Strikers 1945''' |
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| − | |1995 |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Rereleased all over the goddamn place. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Strikers 1945 II''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1997 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Rereleased all over the goddamn place. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | '''Strikers 1945 III/Strikers 1999''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1999 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"| |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Strikers 1945 Plus''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1999 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Viper Phase 1''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1995 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Shmup |
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| − | |'''Xevious''' |
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| − | |Shmup |
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| − | |Legendary scrolling shooter that pretty much defined the vertical play style from then after. |
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| − | !scope="col"|Genre |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Battlezone''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Berzerk''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |STOP THE HUMANOID. STOP THE INTRUDER. Run through mazes and blast robots. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Bosconian''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Blaster''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Bump 'N' Jump''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Burger Time''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Make gigantic burgers by dropping ingredients downward and avoiding enemies. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Centipede''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Similar to Space Invaders, but involves bugs and mushrooms instead of shields and aliens. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Defender''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Dig Dug''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Tunnel underground and shoot monsters with a spike that fills them up with air until they explode. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Discs of Tron''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Donkey Kong''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Run and jump through 4 stages to rescue Pauline from Donkey Kong. KILL SCREEN COMIN' UP. |
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| − | |[[File:Donkey kong arc.jpg|200px]] |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Frenzy''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Frogger''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Cross the highway and avoid getting splattered. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Galaga''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Shoot aliens. Protip: Get one ship captured and save it, now you have DOUBLE SHOT POWER. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Dorf''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Gravitar''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Gyruss''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Joust''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Jungle Hunt ''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Kangaroo''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Kung Fu Master''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Aka Spartan-X and Kung-Fu. Kick assholes and save your girlfriend. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Lady Bug''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Lode Runner''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Get gold and escape. Dig holes in front of or behind you to trap enemies. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Mario Bros.''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Collect coins, stun monsters then kick them. Avoid Fireballs. Much more fun in later remixes with 4 players. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Millipede''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Motos''' |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Mr. Do!''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Ms. Pac-Man''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |If you've played Pac-Man, then you've played Ms. Pac-Man. Fortunately, it's just as good as its predecessor. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Nibbler''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Pac-Man''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Eat pills in a dark room and chase ghosts while listening to repetitive techno music. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Pole Position''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Drive through a course to get the best time. Alot harder than it sounds. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Q*Bert''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Jump on every panel to make them the same color. Avoid enemies by jumping away or jumping on flying saucers. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Qix''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Try to make a picture by clearing away the cover sheet with careful navigation. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Rally-X''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Roboron: 2084''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Dual-stick shooter, later copied by Smash T.V. Shoot robots and save humanity. This game doesn't pull punches. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Sinistar''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |I AM SINISTAR. BEWARE, I LIVE. Shoot aliens and asteroids to collect crystals and stop a planet-sized monster from eating you. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Space Invaders''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Kill all the invaders as they advance and reverse direction until they land. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Space Zap''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Star Wars''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Tapper''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Serve (Root) Beer to customers. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Tempest''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Tutankham''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | | |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Vanguard''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Wizard of Wor''' |
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| − | |Retro |
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| − | |Explore a maze and shoot enemies. |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Alien vs. Predator''' |
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| − | |1994 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | !scope="row"|Battle Circuit |
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| − | |1997 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |Almost similar to ''Captain Commando'' only more awesome. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Battletoads''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1994 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Beat 'em up |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Three players can control Rash, Zitz and Pimple, each with their own Smash Hit attacks. Be warned, this is a VERY long game, and it's just as tough as the rest of the ''Battletoads'' series. Unlike the rest of the games, attacks involving something sharp or extremely heavy will produce blood. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Cadillacs and Dinosaurs''' |
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| − | |1993 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |3 player simultaneous beat 'em up. Fight dinosaurs, drive cars, and shoot guns, all in the dystopian future. Extreme amounts of awesome. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Captain Commando''' |
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| − | |1991 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |Choose one of four superhero characters to smash and bash through enemies. Notable for its gruesome death sequences. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom''' |
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| − | |1993 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |A classic arcade beat 'em up with tons of depth. Up to four players. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara''' |
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| − | |1996 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |The amazing sequel to ''Tower of Doom'' features two new characters, and branching pathways with magic items and tons of secrets for replayability. Hard to get tired of this one. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Final Fight''' |
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| − | |1986 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |The mayor's daughter has been kidnapped by gangsters. Instead of asking for some bad dudes to save her, MIKE HAGGAR and his boys, Guy and Cody personally decide to take care of business. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Golden Axe''' |
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| − | |1989 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |Medieval-esque beat 'em up that features weapon combos, powerful magic spells, and stealing enemy monsters to tear through their lines. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder''' |
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| − | |1992 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | | |
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| − | |- |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|'''Ninja Baseball Bat Man''' |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|1993 |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Beat 'em Up |
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| − | | style="vertical-align: top;"|Six golden items have been stolen from the Baseball Hall of Fame, and it's up to you to reclaim them. The Ninja Baseball Bat Men all have lots of special attacks, including multiple grapples and ultimate attacks that use up health to nuke the whole screen. |
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| − | |[[File:Ninja baseball batman.jpg|200px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''The Simpsons''' |
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| − | |1991 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |The Simpson family sets off to save Maggie from Mr. Burns. Features some really trippy stages and enemies. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Splatterhouse''' |
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| − | |1988 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |Horror-themed beat 'em up that features grotesque enemies and bosses. Sequels on Genesis and a parody/spin-off on NES |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time''' |
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| − | |1991 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | | |
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| − | The Turtles are back with new moves and power ups. Had an updated port on SNES and a remix on Genesis. |
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| − | |||
| − | ''Remake released on Xbox Live Arcade and Playstation Network though it plays a little differently.'' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''The Punisher''' |
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| − | |1991 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |Combines traditional beat 'em up fare with pseudo-light gun shoot out sequences. Great if you're a Marvel fan or not. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''X-Men''' |
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| − | |1992 |
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| − | |Beat 'em Up |
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| − | |Xbox hueg arcade game with two monitors, six players, crappy dialogue, and stupid amounts of awesome. |
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| − | !scope="row"|Title |
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| − | !scope="col"|Genre |
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| − | !scope="col"|Description |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''L.A. Machine Guns''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Rip through L.A. with you huge ass machine gun. Fight in 4 epic levels with huge boss battles and then fight the secret boss in the secret level (Oh my!). However, you can't take forever as the clock is ticking even when you lose all your lives as you insert your quarters into the machine. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Lethal Enforcers''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | | |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Time Crisis''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |WAIT. ACTION. RELOAD. |
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| − | The classic light gun game that started them all. It's aged terribly, but it's main gameplay mechanics still stand up to the throws of time. It's still good. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Time Crisis 2''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Arguably, the best of the Time Crisis series. Introduced co-op to the series and the same old gameplay that is refined from its prequel. Story sucks, but still fun to play with a bro. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Time Crisis 3''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |The sixth gen Time crisis, same lame VA, similar lame plot. Now with multiple weapons, and a special enemies that when shot, gives you extra ammo! |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Time Crisis 4''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Same as it's sequel, but now it's a tad more refined. You'll find this version in most "higher-end" arcades. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Silent Hill''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |That's right, it exists!<br />You play as one of two characters, researching the disappearance of the Little Baroness, then a bunch of your friends go missing and die and shit, typical SH-fan fare, really. Nurses, Gumheads, Dogs, thoes-bird-things-from-the-first-game, and (surprise!) Pyramid Head all make an appearance. No I haven't played to see the bosses yet, dammit.Extra items that heal and whatnot, plays like House of the Dead, but now with 200% more Silent Hill. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''House of the Dead''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Agents called out to investigate a disappearance of a chick at a huge mansion. Upon arrival, you find zombies with axes and shit murdering scientists, now you have to go around and find out what the fuck is going on. |
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| − | This game pretty much started the whole multiple paths, extra life/continue/score items and multiple endings formula for the Light Gun Genre in general. |
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| − | |[[File:House of the dead arc.jpg|200px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''House of the Dead 2''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Same concept, new story, new monsters, new bosses. Do want. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''House of the Dead 3''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Ditch that lame water pistol and insert a shotgun and you have House of the Dead 3. Even though it came out before HoTD4, storywise, it is placed right after it. Is much easier than the first two games and it is also shorter, however, after the first level, (aside from the last level) you can choose the stages any way you want like Mega Man. You can no longer save civilians like the first two, but instead you save your partners and sometimes you will get an extra life for it for no apparent reason. Still a fun game in the series. At this point, it had nothing to do with being in a house which raises the question. Why is it stil being called "HOUSE" of the Dead? |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''House of the Dead 4''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |OH, LOOK, ZOMBIES IN shiny 3D! This is the second game in the series to play in the 6th-gen field, and do it well. It uses a machine gun (Uzi) for your main weapon and a button for a secondary attack, grenades (limited, but clear a whole screen at a time). A new function is where the zombies grab hold of you, or push you to the ground, and you gotta shake the gun like you have parkinson's to fill a bar up that pushes the zombies back, or you lose a life point. Continues the same (somewhat interesting) plot, and introduces new characters, weapons, continues the great trend of naming the bosses after the Tarot cards and multiple endings. '''HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH HOUSES ANYMORE.''' |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''The Maze of the Kings''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Incerdibly obscure as in I ONLY FOUND THIS IN A CRUISE SHIP OF ALL PLACES, BUT NO OTHER ARCADE obscure. You can barely find it on the internet for that matter, but this game is incredibly fun. Take command of treasure hunters and use you pew pew magic staff into ancient rooms and fight your way to the bosses. It has a TON of replayability mainly because it is always different (except fo the bosses) every time you play the game again exploring new rooms that you didn't play in your previous playthrough. Everytime you beat the boss you have a chance to nab the treasure in a sort of mini game. Fail and just move on. Good luck finding one. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Point Blank''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Famous game known for it's wacky and compeditive shooting-range/carnival style levels. Probably one of the most common shooters you'll find in arcades today. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Point Blank 2''' |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Makes better of everything the first one did. Now with a fuckton of all new stages. Is seen a LOT less then it's prequel (sadly) |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|RAMBO |
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| − | |Light Gun |
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| − | |Fire a fast-shooting machine gun and go through stages based off the movies. Do well enough and for short bursts of time, you can use infinite ammo and become invincible by the power of pure rage. This game's so intense it was advertised by the guy who played Segata Sanshiro. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|Garou: Mark of the Wolves |
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| − | |Fighting |
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| − | |SNK's answer to SF3. A sequel of sorts to Fatal Fury. Features a form of parrying and the ability to choose when you want to be able to use Super Combos. |
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| − | |[[File:Garou arc.jpg|200px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|Street Fighter Alpha 3 |
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| − | |Fighting |
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| − | |The alpha series is a black sheep to some (not as much as EX), however it's still damn good. You have more options of Super Combos, and now you can choose your "style". This let's you determine the kind of fighting you'll be doing (Balanced, speed, or power). Features some Final Fight characters, some from SF1, and DAN. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike |
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| − | |Fighting |
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| − | |LET'S GET IT ON NOW. A masterful entry in the SF series. Choose your character then choose your Super Combo, which determines how quickly you can use it. Features different characters from 2, but they mostly resemble their counterparts to an extent, just better. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Super Street Fighter IV''' |
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| − | |Fighting |
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| − | |Now considered to be the best Street Fighter (of this gen), as it's not really a Ken Fighter any more. Also, Korean babe Juri is in it nao. If you aren't too keen on SF3, then IV is more of a return to 2's roots. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Mortal Kombat II''' |
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| − | |Fighting |
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| − | |FINISH HIM. The almost comedically gory fighting game that everyone played as a kid. It's lost a bit of luster, but it's still worth a nostalgia trip every now and then. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|'''Tekken 6''' |
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| − | |Fighting |
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| − | |I <3 JUGGLAN.Seriously though, it's one of the prettiest fighters around, and it's still going too. Getting a bit unrealistic with a cyborg-chick who can throw her HEAD at opponents and an illegitimate son of the Mishima bloodline who has dragon ball styled hair. Regardless of all this, it's a hugely great fighting game. |
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| − | !scope="row"|In the Groove |
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| − | !scope="col"|Rhythm |
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| − | !scope="col"| |
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| − | The American version to Dance Dance revolution, with USB customization. You can upload your own songs from your USB drive on the machine and play them. Virtually infinite replayability. It's considered much more difficult than DDR. The Japanese DDR tourneyfags refuse to play it due to it being "harmful to their legs." |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|Dance Dance Revolution |
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| − | |Rhythm |
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| − | |In this game, you use your FEET to play! |
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| − | That's pretty much the premise of the game, and has done unbelievably well with it. You step on the designated platforms in time to matching it up with the arrows up top of the screen. You'll most likely see the EXTREME version or Super Nova/Super Nova 2 or DDR X. There's been a "Extreme Plus" been seen around, but it's just a hacked 8th Mix, now with optional speed settings~ |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|beatmania IIDX |
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| − | |Rhythm |
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| − | |A DJ Sim game, where you play using a turn-table (scratching) and key sounded buttons, pressing or scratching in time when it hits the red line at the bottom. Big learning curve, but for those willing to learn, it's great fun. The Simulator to this is BePatchi Music, as this is the only one that's still in development (and is looking very promising). |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|pop'n music |
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| − | |Rhythm |
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| − | |Simliar to IIDX, but with with either 5, 7 or 9 big coloured buttons arranged in a horizontal zig-zag pattern. <strike>Pretty much for kids, or man-children.</strike> Only the mightiest of music masters need apply. Contains nothing but pure unadulterated J-Pop/rock/dance. |
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| − | |[[File:Pop n music.jpg|200px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|jubeat |
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| − | |Rhythm |
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| − | |A strange new rhythm game by BENAMI (guy who made DDR, IIDX & all the rest). The game consists of a cube where you have to push certain pressure-sensors in time to the music. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|Guitar Freaks |
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| − | |Rhythm |
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| − | |Just like Guitar Hero (GF came first) you hold the correct button-chord and strum the guitar when the note hits the appropriate line; Can link up with DrumMania for serious RAWKIN' OWT. Despite what ANYONE tells you, Guitar Hero ripped it's concept of this very same game, but GF contains more Eastern-style music, whereas GH contains western-style music. Go figure. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|DrumMania |
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| − | |Rhythm |
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| − | |Same deal as Guitar Freaks, but with a drum set. This got ripped off from Rock Band, but they majorietly got their ideas from GH, but now with added drum set flavour. |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|DJMAX Technika |
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| − | |Rhythm |
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| − | |Rhythm game that uses a touch screen for play. Difficluties that span from easy to start to god damn near impossible. Has four game modes, Lite mixing (easy mode, this is where you start off to get the hang of the game), Popular mixing (normal mode, this is where you get good at the game), Technical Mixing (hardcore mode for hardcore gamers, I did not make this up it says that word for word in the game), and Platinum Crew (online mode where you need a card to play, cards are usually 8 bucks and are worth it if you want to get into the game). Lite mixing and Popular mixing have three stages, stages increase in difficulty. Technical mixing is where you choose a set which has 8 songs to choose 3 to play in a set order, final song in the set is a boss song to be determined by your performance on the 3 songs you chose yourself. Platinum Crew allows acess to misions which unlock songs to play in popular mixing, weekly challenges, and monthly special charts for songs (the special charts are extremely hard). |
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| − | ! scope="row"|Gunforce 2 |
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| − | |1994 |
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| − | |Run-and-gun |
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| − | |A precursor to the entire Metal Slug franchise, from a lot of the same crew. Includes special weapons and a power-up that makes your character go crazy, tons of vehicles, and hot babes to rescue. |
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| − | |[[File:Gunforce 2.png|200px]] |
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| − | |- |
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| − | !scope="row"|Out Zone |
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| − | |1990 |
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| − | |Run-and-gun |
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Revision as of 18:58, 2 September 2019
| Arcade games |
You can emulate most of these games released before 2002 with MAME (Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). Some games (Capcom, SNK) run better on FinalBurn Neo, Playstation/Namco-based hardware runs better on ZiNc. NAOMI and NAOMI 2 games can be emulated in Demul and/or reicast, with varying compatibility. Nebula also has additional optimization for SNK, Capcom, Konami and PolyGameMaster systems, as well as the Sega Model 2 Emulator, but they haven't been updated in years. For Model 3 games, Supermodel 3 is the only that can do it (for now). For most PC-based arcade games, use Teknoparrot.
Protip: full MAME sets can be found at Pleasuredome and RetroROMS.