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	Game	Year	Summary
=>	Cross Shooter	1987	Cross Shooter is the North American name of Air Raid.
	Slap Shooter スラップシューター	1986	No summary.
	Heli Shooter ヘリシューター	1978	No summary.
	Star Shooter スターシューター	1979	No summary.
	Top Shooter トップシューター	1988	No summary.
	Jumping Cross	1984	Bike riding
	Rally Cross	0	No summary.
	Metro Cross	1985	You control a runner in a series of timed races. You must run to the end of the hall before time runs out.
	Thunder Cross サンダークロス	1988	Standard shooter: progress by levels, options and various weapon powerups.
	Stadium Cross スタジアムクロス	1992	No summary.
	Thunder Cross 2 サンダークロス２	1991	Standard shooter: progress by levels, options and various weapon powerups
	Battle Cross	1982	No summary.
	Crazy Cross 対戦ぱずるだま	1994	No summary.
	Crazy Cross 2	1995	No summary.
	Grand Cross Pinball	1994	No summary.
	Radar Cross	0	No summary.
	Tokimeki Crazy Cross	0	No summary.
	Metro-Cross メトロクロス	1985	No summary.
	Kingdom Grand Prix	1994	Kingdom Grand Prix is a scrolling shooter/racing hybrid arcade game developed by Raizing and published by Eighting. It was later ported to the Sega Saturn. It is the second entry in the Mahou Daisakusen series, but the first to be a shooter/racing hybrid.
	Street Fighter 6 ストリートファイター6	2023	Street Fighter 6: Type Arcade, released in December 2023 on NESiCAxLive2, features exclusive Dynamic controls, online play, cross-platform progression, and customizable profiles, with ongoing updates and wide U.S. arcade availability.
	Three Wonders スリーワンダー	1991	Three different games from varying genres. Midnight Wanderers is a side-scrolling platform game, Chariot is a side-scrolling shooter, and Don't Pull is a maze/block game. All have very colorful graphics.
	Ikaruga 斑鳩	2000	Ikaruga (Literal translation: Spotted Dove) is a vertically-scrolling shooter developed by Treasure Co. Ltd. It is a sequel to Radiant Silvergun, and the introduction says it is "Project RS2".
	Strikers 1945 III ストライカーズ1999	1999	Strikers 1945 III is a modernized vertical shooter with advanced planes, complex bullet patterns, and high-intensity arcade action requiring skill, strategy, and precise timing.
	Gunbird ガンバード	1994	A wacky cast ranging from a barrel riding senior citizen to a mini-witch on a broom provide silly foil in this vertical shooter game.
	Strikers 1945 2 ストライカーズ1945II	1997	Strikers 1945 II is an intensified vertical shooter featuring diverse planes, complex enemy patterns, and upgraded visuals, requiring precision, strategy, and quick reflexes.
	Strikers 1945 ストライカーズ1945	1995	Strikers 1945 is a fast-paced vertical shooter where players pilot WWII-era planes against waves of enemies and bosses, emphasizing skillful shooting, dodging, and strategic power-up use.
	Night Striker ナイトストライカー	1989	Night Striker is a rail shooter where players drive a gun-equipped car through enemy-filled streets, using fast-paced shooting and dodging to progress and score points.
	BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge	1992	R-Type-ish shooter where your ship can fire a projectile that freezes enemy vehiicles and take their form and power. Innovative idea.
	Esprade エスプレイド	1998	Sharp looking shooter in which your ship can equip itself with a large arsenal of power pick-ups and bolt-on weaponry.
	Alien Syndrome エイリアンシンドローム	1987	Third-person shooter where you get to blast all kinds of aliens and rescue people. You can also find power-ups for better blasting power!
	Strikers 1945 Plus ストライカーズ 1945 PLUS	2000	Strikers 1945 Plus is a vertical shooter combining classic arcade action with enhanced visuals, multiple planes, and fast-paced, skill-based combat.
	Cobra Command サンダーストーム	1984	Standard scrolling shooter. Fly your helicopter and wipe out round after round of bad guys while picking up powerups.
	SD Gundam Neo Battling	0	Gundam and friends star in this shooter with a myriad of power-ups, mini-robot enemies and very smooth control and action.
	Parodius パロディウスだ！	1990	A horizontal shooter. Full name: Parodius! From Myth to Laughter (Parodius Da! Shinwa kara Owarai e)
	Borderline ボーダーライン, Bōdārain	1981	drive Jeep, destroy enemy refineries - four stages with different gameplay - vertical shooter, dig-dug like maze, etc
	Nebulas Ray	1994	A 2D vertical shooter, lots of detailed graphics, some prerendered 3d sprites, with that lush, crisp feeling...
	Karnov's Revenge (Fighters History Dynamite)	1994	horizontal shooter - pick up and use special tools - each level reveals a piece of a map
	Time Crisis タイムクライシス	1996	Time Crisis is a first person shooter in which there is a pedal used for ducking/reloading.
	Grand Striker グランドストライカー	1993	Grand Striker (also called Grand Striker Human Cup) is a Japanese arcade soccer game where players advance through five tournament stages to win the Human Cup. The gameplay is fast-paced and accessible, emphasizing fun and straightforward arcade action.
	Big Striker ビッグストライカー	1992	Big Striker is a soccer game with an isometric view, eight teams, and dynamic weather effects. Players use a three-button control scheme for passing, shooting, and feints, emphasizing fast-paced, strategic arcade play.
	Sengeki Striker 旋激ストライカー	1997	Sengeki Striker is a Japan-only vertical shoot ’em up where players pilot a ship with multiple auxiliary weapons, chaining enemy kills for high scores. The game combines fast-paced shooting, dynamic explosions, and strategic use of bombs and Gambits.
	Game Paradise	1995	Fun, whimsical shooter that contains some mesmerizing special effects and backgrounds.
	Qix クイックス	1981	Qix (pronounced "kicks") is a simple and elegant game in which you claim territory by drawing boxes to fill a rectangular space. You must avoid the Qix – sticklike objects that float and bounce through your space in unpredictable patterns. You can rack up more points for creating boxes more slowly, and besides the Qix, you must be careful of Sparx and Fuses which appear if your marker stops while you are drawing.
	Galaxy Force II ギャラクシーフォースＩＩ	1989	Space shooter consisting of a large, black chair that swivels and banks as you play.
	Cabal カベール	1989	Third person (behind player). Use a trackball to control a soldier and his aiming crosshair, and conduct attacks on various enemies. This game has quite a few "pseudo-hidden" power-ups and suprises.
	'99 The Last War	1985	Fake-3d vertical shooter over a slightly-wider-than-the-screen background image.
	Star Fire スターファイア	1980	First-person shooter in which the enemy ships are TIE fighters (of Star Wars fame).
	Ikari Warriors	1986	Jungle combat with guns and grenades against an army of evildoers. Lots of powerups and an eight-direction turning joystick/knob to control you fighter. Plus you get to jump into tanks! A classic two player reminiscent of Front Line.
	Atomic Robo-Kid アトミック・ロボキッド	1988	Horizontally scrolling shooter - avenge the desperate terran colonists
	China Gate 中華大仙？	1988	You (and optional teamate) choose 1 of 3 characters, battle many different enemies with different abilities, and beat various bosses. The goal is to retrieve a book which the enemies have stolen from your master (as you see in the attract screens).
	Pleiads	1981	The same play style as Phoenix. Move your ship left and right, and destroy the enemy characters. Several different waves, with the major difference from Phoenix being a wave where you have to land the ship.
	Virtua Striker 2 バーチャストライカー２	1997	Virtua Striker 2 is an arcade soccer game with enhanced 3D graphics, fluid animations, and faster matches, combining simple controls with smarter AI and strategic play.
	Virtua Striker 4 バーチャストライカー	2004	Virtua Striker 4 is the fourth in the main series. It modernized visuals and smoother animations combined with additional game modes and refined mechanics. Continues the series’ focus on high-speed arcade soccer and dramatic plays rather than realistic simulation.
	Crackshot	1986	First-person shoot-’em-up gallery game where players hit “good” targets, avoid “bad” ones, and progress through increasingly challenging themed levels under a time limit.
	Defender ディフェンダー	1980	Side-scrolling shooter. Defend your humanoids against abduction. Zen.
	Super Spacefortress Macross	1992	A rather tough, action-packed vertical scrolling space sci-fi shooter.
	Rygar アルゴスの戦士	1986	You play the Legendary Warrior "Rygar" in the side scrolling platform game. The aim is to make it though 27 levels picking up power ups and bonuses along the way.
	Sauro	1987	Horizontal shooter, kinda like a simpler/older version of Gradius.
	Kuhga - Operation Code Vapor Trail 空牙 – Operation Code Vapor Trail	1989	In 1999, a terrorist organization known only as DAGGER has occupied the city of New York where they have hacked into military defenses world-wide, established their own military command and gained access to nuclear missile silos. They hold the world hostage in this position and promise to cancel their threats of destroying the Earth only until the world's governments relinquish their power to DAGGER.
	Psycho - Nics Oscar サイコニクスオスカー	1987	Control a yellow robot named Oscar, collect shield and weapon power-ups, shoot bad guys until you get to a massive boss-monster at the end.
	Zero Point	1998	3D first person shooter, manufactured bu Unico, licensed by Game Vision.
	Raiden Fighters II: Operation Hell Dive	1997	One of the best vertical scrolling shooters yet. Great music, spectacular sound effects, and tons of multi-layer parallax, bright, vivid colors, and huge detailed bosses make this game a keeper.
	Blood Brothers ブラッドブラザーズ	1990	Wild West themed crosshair shooter. Sequel to "Cabal."
	Formation Armed F フォーメーションアームドF	1988	Vertically scrolling shoot 'em up - control the Vowger spaceship - shoots enemies, collect power-ups - defeat bosses to advance levels - Vowger can be changed to shoot in a multitude of formations and directions
	Meikyu Jima	1988	developed by NANAO CORP. (?) manufactured by IREM (?) distributed by IREM (?) Genre: Puzzle Display: 384x256@55 Screen orientation: horizontal
	Pulsar パルサー	1981	You drive through a maze while strange opponents fire at you. You must vanquish opponents before you move to the next maze. Watch for the maze to change, because as some walls disappear others materialize.
	Trog	1990	Trog is a 1 to 4 player Pacman style game. Each player controls a dinosaur who must move around the island collecting their colored eggs and then making it back home first. There are 51 different levels.
	Challenger チャレンジャー	1981	Split and destroy "space bubbles" and enemy ships. Ship fires in three directions, and can "Warp" to the top or bottom of the screen. Dock with the Bonus Bug for bonus points.
	Street Fighter II: The World Warrior ストリートファイターII	1991	Street Fighter II arcade, released in 1991, pioneered the fighting genre with eight unique fighters and six-button controls, spawning multiple updated versions with new characters, moves, and mechanics.
	Fire Bird	1980	Vertical space shooter - shoot robot eagles and robot falcons
	Virtua Striker 2 Version 2000	1999	Update to Virtual Striker 2. Updated team rosters and player statistics, refined gameplay mechanics, and new animations for more fluid matches. Emphasizes speed, arcade intensity, and counterattack opportunities while keeping controls simple.
	Vulgus バルガス	1984	Shoot-em up with a spaceship against waves of grouped enemies, no powerups but shoot+torpedo-like bullet as alternate
	Super Street Fighter IV スーパーストリートファイターIV	2009	Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition, released in Japanese arcades on December 16, 2010, added four new characters, gameplay adjustments, and used the NESYS Card system for tracking player rankings.
	Alcon	1986	Another Xevious-like shooter. Released as Slap Fight outside of the US.
	Street Fighter III: New Generation ストリートファイターIII	1997	Sequel to Street Fighter II. Street Fighter III introduces parrying, Super Arts, and extended hit stun mechanics, combining traditional 1-on-1 combat with new movement, attack, and combo options
	Neo Bomber Man	1997	The arcade released NeoGeo version of Bomberman. Similiar to the other versions. Also released for the NeoGeo home cart system.
	Legionnaire	1992	A run through the city and beat up all the bad giys game in the same vein as games like Final Fight. Judy has been kidnapped by the crime syndicate and Frank, Chris, and Alfred must save her.
	Virtua Striker バーチャストライカー	1994	Virtua Striker is a soccer game featuring fast-paced, 3D polygonal gameplay, emphasizing speed, action, and dramatic plays over realism.
	Moon Alien-Part 2	1980	This game is very similar to Galaxian, except that there is now an energy meter at the bottom that decrements with time. If you do not destroy all the aliens before this meter empties, your ship is destroyed.
	Virtua Striker 3 バーチャストライカー	2001	Virtua Striker 3 ntroduces new teams, improved 3D graphics, and expanded match modes. Maintains the series’ arcade-focused gameplay with fast, action-driven soccer, dynamic camera angles, and fluid animations.
	New Dragon Spirit ニュードラゴンスピリット	1987	Vertical Scrolling shooter in the spirit of (and by the makers of) Xevious.
	Xexex ゼクセクス	1991	Xexex is one of the best shooters out there with really innovative power ups (the arms are cool) and engrossing action.
	Metal Slug メタルスラッグ	1996	A side-scrolling shooter with lush graphics and comical 2D animations.
	King of Fighters '95	1995	Sequel to The King of Fighters 94. This game once again uses characters from SNK's other fighters but this time you can edit you teams to your liking.
	Gal's Panic ギャルズ・パニック	1993	A simple Qix-like game (you draw areas that once completed fill the playfield locking the monsters away) with a cute girl appearing on the background after each level.
	Dragon Breed ドラゴンブリード	1989	Nicely extends the horizontal-shooter genre.
	Atari Football フットボール	1978	Black-and-white head-to-head football for two or four players. First arcade game to use a trackball as the controller.
	Space Invaders Part II スペースインベーダーパート２	1980	Thump Thump Thump you shoot the aliens vertically to keep them from tromping down on to you. This was also the FIRST game to have a intermission between levels, ever!
	Street Fighter Alpha 2 ストリートファイターZERO2	1996	Known as Street Fighter Zero 2 in Japan. Street Fighter Alpha 2 introduced Custom Combos, Alpha Counters, and advanced CPS2 graphics and sound, becoming a balanced and competitive arcade favorite.
	Solar Warrior	1986	platform / shooter - pseudo-clone of Xain'D Sleena
	Bank Panic バンクパニック	1985	Shoot bad guys behind the doors, don't shoot the good guys. Try to collect stolen money back.
	Print Club 2	1997	A classic photo booth that can be reconfigured to print stickers. Has two verified styles of printers and can print one, four or sixteen pictures to a page in beautiful photo-quality images. Has overlays that are applied to the frame of the image.
	Street Fighter V: Type Arcade ストリートファイターV タイプアーケード	2018	Street Fighter V: Type Arcade is an arcade-exclusive release with USB controller support, online account integration, Boss Rush mode, and ran on NESiCAxLive until April 2024.
	Laser Base	1981	Asteroids-style shooter with a base instead of ship.
	Grand Striker 2 グランドストライカー２	1996	Grand Striker 2 is a Japan-only arcade soccer game featuring faster gameplay, improved graphics, and a wider selection of teams compared to its predecessor.
	Darius ダライアス	1986	Multiple-monitor game. Scrolls from Left to Right for most of the game, except when choosing the next level to go to, which scrolls Up and Down. Can gain power-ups along the way for stronger Bombs and (laser?) Shots..
	Top Secret トップシークレット	1986	Drive well-equipped spy car through enemy territory, doing combat with a variety of enemies along the way.
	Nemesis グラディウス	1985	Space - fly over strange worlds and get power-ups - A.K.A. Gradius.
	Gun Force ガンフォース	1991	Side scrolling platform game like Metal Slug with lots of power ups.
	Rockman 2 - The Power Fighters ロックマン２	1996	One or two players fight their way through one of three scenarios.
	Street Fighter II': Champion Edition (Red Wave)	1992	Red Wave is an unofficial arcade modification of Street Fighter II': Champion Edition that adds mid-air special moves, limits multiple projectiles, and became popular in regions with limited official updates.
	Ataxx アタックス	1990	A variation on the Othello boardgame. You control either the blue or red blobs (pieces). You can either jump over one space, or "multiply" to an adjacent space. Then, all blobs in adjacent spaces change to your color.
	Crime City クライムシティー	1989	Classic-style walk-and-shoot, similar to E-Swat and Shinobi. Assume the role of two cops and go out stopping bank robberies, saving the kidnapped, and all that other good stuff cops do.
	Ordyne オーダイン	1988	A classic horizontal shooter with excellent graphics and sound.
	Aqua Jack アクアジャック	1989	Military hovercraft third-person shooter.
	Excitebike エキサイトバイク	1985	side-scrolling moto-cross game, one player
	Wolf Fang	1991	You're the mech in this side scrolling platformer which its you against a host of enemy soldiers, bosses and harsh terrain.
	Megaman: The Power Battle	1994	A decent platformer to look at and has excellent novelty and collectable value but isn't the most fun to play.
	Tactician タクティシャン	1981	Like Space Invaders except you get 30 seconds before a level to build up barricades, and the ships don't move in unison.
	Fire Trap ファイアートラップ	1986	Climb burning buildings, avoid falling objects, put out fires, and rescue people and animals. All at the same time.
	Twin Eagle ツインイーグル	1988	2 plyer simultaneous helicoptor shooter.
	Phantom II ファントム２	1979	Vertical scrolling shooter in which you control a fighter jet.
	Street Fighter EX Plus ストリートファイターEXプラス	1997	Street Fighter EX Plus added all hidden characters from the original EX plus four new fighters, raising the roster to 21 playable characters.
	Crystal Castles クリスタルキャッスル	1983	The Brothers Grimm go 3-d. Pac-man style game in which you move Bentley Bear through a series of dazzling 3-d landscapes, collecting gems and avoiding balls, trees, and other bad guys.
	Sky Shark 飛翔鮫	1982	Vertical shoot 'em up. Original Hi Sho Zame in Japan, licensed to Electrocoin in Europe under the name Flying Shark, and Romstar in North America under the name Sky Shark.
	Legendary Wings アレスの翼	1986	Two Player game similar to Xevious. Unique combination of vertical scroller (main game) and side scroller (underground sequences).
	Canyon Bomber キャニオンボンバー	1977	A very simple, classic game. Use a button to drop bombs into a canyon of numbered blocks. Your ship changes between a blimp and a biplane.
	Smash TV	1990	In the "distant" future of 1999, you are a contestant on the most violent game show of all – Smash TV. On this game show anything goes, as you attempt to collect prizes, cash, and keys by fighting off a host of enemies with your array of weapons. In some versions, if you collect enough keys, you are rewarded with a trip to the Pleasure Dome.
	F-1 Dream F-1ドリーム	1988	A difficult overhead racing game with fake ads like "Coco-Colo" and your choice of a normally-aspirated or turbocharged car.
	Elevator Action エレベーターアクション	1984	Your mission as Secret Agent 17(code name "Otto") is to find the secret documents behind red doors and then escape in your getaway car. As you travel by elevator and stairs, avoid enemies or immobilize them by force if necessary.
	Ultra Street Fighter IV ウルトラストリートファイターIV	2010	Ultra Street Fighter IV, released in arcades on April 17, 2014, added new characters, stages, and gameplay refinements, serving as the final arcade iteration of Street Fighter IV.
	Super Street Fighter II Turbo スーパーストリートファイターIIX	1994	Super Street Fighter II Turbo arcade ran on CPS2 hardware with advanced graphics and Q-Sound audio, introduced the Super Combo system, selectable speed settings, and the hidden character Akuma.
	Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike – Fight for Future ストリートファイターIII 3rd STRIKE	1999	Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike adds new characters, updates returning fighters, introduces Guard Parry and a Judgement System, and includes single-player challenges with minigames.
	Avenger アベンジャー	1975	Pilot a jet fighter - shoot enemies for points
	Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers スーパーストリートファイターII	1993	Super Street Fighter II arcade expanded the roster to 16 characters, improved graphics and audio, rebalanced gameplay, added a scoring system and color options, and introduced an eight-player Tournament Battle mode.
	Xain'D Sleena ザインドスリーナ	1986	space shooter - see also Solar Warrior
	Daioh	1993	A vertical-scrolling space shooter with some unique features.
	Renegade 熱血硬派くにおくん	1986	It's 2am. You're in the subway. The wrong place to be unless you're looking for trouble. They've got sticks, chains and your girlfriend. It's up to you to fight your way through the thug infested city to save her.
	Street Fighter Alpha 3 ストリートファイターZERO3	1998	Known as Street Fighter Zero 3 in Japan. Street Fighter Alpha 3 arcade, released in 1998 on CPS2 hardware, features 31 characters and an adjustable "ism" system, allowing tailored playstyles with A-, X-, or V-ism, and expanded the Alpha series’ mechanics and roster.
	Outfoxies, The	1995	A one or two player game in which you choose from a wide variety of characters and battle to the death with your opponent.
	Aquarium	1996	Puzzle Game in the Crazy Cross vein.
	Lunar Lander ルナーランダー	1979	Check it out: Atari’s first vector graphics game. Using a throttle lever and rotation buttons, you attempt to land a manned spacecraft on the moon. Readouts show fuel usage and speed readings which must be coordinated for a successful landing.
	STUN Runner	1989	Race along tunnels grabbing power boosts, stars and shockwaves while shooting all the bad guys.
	Final Starforce ファイナルスターフォース	1992	Pilot your spaceship, shooting enemy spacecraft and ground targets. Grab the pulsator capsules for extra fire power.
	Space Phantoms スペースファントム	1979	A version of Ozma Wars in which you shoot phantoms instead of space objects.
	Banbam	1984	A one or two player maze game published and developed by Sun Electronics
	Violence Fight バイオレンスファイト	1990	Primitive two player fighting game. Two players can duke it out in this 2d fighter similar to Pit Fighter.
	Robocop ロボコップ	1988	Side scrolling shoot 'em up movie tie-in, casting you as the murdered and resurrected supercop.
	Rad Mobile ラッドモービル	1990	Very quick road racing game. With oncoming traffic, weather effects, and a fluffy Sonic swinging from the rear view mirror.
	Soldier of Light ザインドスリーナ	1987	See also Xain'd Sleena for additional info.
	Ozma Wars	1979	Black-and-white space shooter for one or two players.
	Joust ジャウスト	1982	Who would have thought a game with knights fighting on ostriches and storks could become such a classic? Many people attribute the enormous success of Joust to the fact that it could be played either competitively or collaboratively, making it almost two games in one.
	Altered Beast 獣王記	1988	You are risen from the dead to save Zeus' Daughter. Fight your way through five levels collecting power ups to defeat the Evil Magician.
	Chinese Hero チャイニーズヒーロー	1984	Chinese Hero (チャイニーズヒーロー, Chainīzu Hīrō), also known in Japan as Super Chinese (スーパーチャイニーズ, Sūpā Chainīzu), is an arcade action game developed by Nihon Game (now Culture Brain) and published by Taiyo System in October 1984.
	Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa	1993	Sidescrolling shooter, but as a cow.
	Galaga Plus ギャラガプラス	1984	Distributed game name: GAPLUS OR GALAGA 3... A sequel released by NAMCO of the original Galaga under two different names both released in 1984.
	Block Hole	1989	A puzzle game where a spaceship tries to shoot blocks by shooting the top of each block until they match. The game ends when the blocks reach the bottom.
	Punky Doodle	1993	A PacMan-style game where Punky Doodle and his brother Curly Doodle defend the pumpkin patch against enemy monsters by drawing magic doodles using magic markers.
	Twin Cobra II	1995	Twin Cobra II is a military-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game that plays similarly to the previous Twin Cobra.
	Gyruss ジャイラス	1983	Space - fly through the solar system shooting enemies. Made by Konami and Centuri.
	Eightman エイトマン	1991	Fast paced platform game where you assume the role of a superhero, 8 Man, and take down the villians.
	Terminator 2: Judgement Day	1991	Shooter based on the movie of the same title.
	Super Contra スーパー魂斗羅	1987	Sequel to Gryzor/Contra. Featured horizontal scrolling and Gauntlet-style overhead view levels.
	Sunset Riders サンセットライダーズ	1991	As a bounty hunter in the Wild West, you and your compadres shoot up the outlaws: everyone from Simon Greedwell to Sir Richard Rose.