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Shooting Zone シューティングゾーン
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1987 |
No summary. |
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Shooting Master シューティングマスター
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1985 |
Shoot the evil kidnappers |
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Cycle Shooting サイクルシューティング
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1986 |
No summary. |
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Shooting Gallery
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1984 |
No summary. |
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Pocket Shooting
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1999 |
No summary. |
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TENKOMORI SHOOTING てんこもりシューティング
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1998 |
No summary. |
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Mobile Suit Gundam Final Shooting
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1995 |
No summary. |
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Mega Zone メガゾーン
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1983 |
Tank - journey to enemy base |
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Danger Zone デインジャーゾーン
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1986 |
No summary. |
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Astro Zone アストロゾーン
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1980 |
No summary. |
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Devil Zone デビルゾーン
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1980 |
No summary. |
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Drop Zone 4
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1975 |
No summary. |
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Radar Zone レーダーゾーン
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1981 |
No summary. |
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Sector Zone セクターゾーン
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1984 |
No summary. |
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Fantasy Zone ファンタジーゾーン
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1985 |
No summary. |
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Fantasy Zone 2 ファンタジーゾーン2
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1987 |
No summary. |
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Strike Zone Baseball
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1988 |
No summary. |
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Thunder Zone サンダーゾーン
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1991 |
No summary. |
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Twilight Zone
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1992 |
No summary. |
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Zero Zone
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1993 |
No summary. |
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Zombie Zone
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1999 |
No summary. |
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Crisis Zone クライシスゾーン
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2000 |
No summary. |
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Sengeki Striker 旋激ストライカー
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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. |
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Big Striker ビッグストライカー
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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. |
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Strikers 1945 ストライカーズ1945
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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. |
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Night Striker ナイトストライカー
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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. |
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Gauntlet II ガントレット2
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1986 |
Sequel to Gauntlet. Multiplayer (up to 4) exploration/shooting game with RPG elements. More varied monsters/walls/items and higher difficulty than its predecessor.
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Dark Silhouette: Silent Scope 2
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2000 |
Sniper shooting with Silent Scope technology, a small LCD screen displayed through the rifle. Entitled "Fatal Judgment" in the U.K. |
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Block Hole
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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. |
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Speed Rumbler ラッシュ&クラッシュ
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1986 |
Save your family from terrorists by running and shooting, or driving and shooting. Earn bonus as you save each person. Somewhat graphic. |
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Final Starforce ファイナルスターフォース
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1992 |
Pilot your spaceship, shooting enemy spacecraft and ground targets. Grab the pulsator capsules for extra fire power. |
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STUN Runner
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1989 |
Race along tunnels grabbing power boosts, stars and shockwaves while
shooting all the bad guys. |
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New York Captor
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1986 |
Light gun shooting fun; nail the gangsters before they get you or your loved ones. |
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Battlezone バトルゾーン
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1980 |
Tank combat - destroy tanks, missiles & saucers. Sometimes written "Battle Zone" |
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Challenger チャレンジャー
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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.
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Grand Striker グランドストライカー
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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. |
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Pulsar パルサー
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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. |
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Strikers 1945 Plus ストライカーズ 1945 PLUS
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2000 |
Strikers 1945 Plus is a vertical shooter combining classic arcade action with enhanced visuals, multiple planes, and fast-paced, skill-based combat. |
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Crackshot
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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. |
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Qix クイックス
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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. |
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Grand Striker 2 グランドストライカー2
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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. |
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Gyruss ジャイラス
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1983 |
Space - fly through the solar system shooting enemies. Made by Konami and Centuri. |
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Red Baron レッドバロン
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1981 |
fly around arena shooting down enemy planes and airships etc.. |
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Chiller
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1986 |
A shooting game set in a dungeon/"Chamber of Horrors" atmosphere.
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Empire City 1931 エンパイヤーシティー1931
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1987 |
First-person gangster-shooting game set during the Prohibition. |
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Virtua Striker 3 バーチャストライカー
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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. |
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Three Wonders スリーワンダー
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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.
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Ikari Warriors
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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. |
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Opa-Opa オパオパ
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1987 |
Possibly alternate/Japanese title for Fantasy Zone? |
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Pleiads
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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. |
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Tailgunner II テイルガンナー2
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1980 |
Vector shooting 3d space game. Sequel to Tailgunner, this one a cockpit game. |
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Top Secret トップシークレット
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1986 |
Drive well-equipped spy car through enemy territory, doing combat with a
variety of enemies along the way. |
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Lunar Lander ルナーランダー
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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. |
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Flying Shark 飛翔鮫
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1987 |
Airplane shooting game - ground, sea, and air targets |
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Psycho - Nics Oscar サイコニクスオスカー
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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. |
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Strikers 1945 III ストライカーズ1999
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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. |
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Chase H.Q. 2
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1990 |
police chasing baddies and running them off the road. Just like C-HQ1 except you had a man jump out of the sun roof and fired a machine gun when you pressed a button. |
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Super Speed Race スーパースピードレース
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1979 |
Super Speed Race is a top-down arcade racing game with manual controls, scrolling tracks, and a separate speedometer, displaying the top five scores on an LED panel. |
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Kuhga - Operation Code Vapor Trail 空牙 – Operation Code Vapor Trail
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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. |
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Vulgus バルガス
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1984 |
Shoot-em up with a spaceship against waves of grouped enemies, no powerups but shoot+torpedo-like bullet as alternate |
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Canyon Bomber キャニオンボンバー
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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. |
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Wolf Fang
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1991 |
You're the mech in this side scrolling platformer which its you against a host of enemy soldiers, bosses and harsh terrain. |
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Gauntlet ガントレット
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1985 |
Multiplayer (up to 4) exploration/shooting game with RPG elements. |
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Exterminator エクスターミネーター
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1989 |
Shooting and squishing insects in houses. |
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Triple Hunt トリプルハント
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1977 |
3-in-1 shooting game (operator selectable, with overlay) |
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Formation Armed F フォーメーション アームドF
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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 |
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Metal Slug 3
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2000 |
All-out shooting, side-scrolling game with fantastic 2D graphics.
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Cobra Command サンダーストーム
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1984 |
Standard scrolling shooter. Fly your helicopter and wipe out
round after round of bad guys while picking up powerups. |
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Virtua Striker 2 バーチャストライカー2
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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. |
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Darius ダライアス
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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.. |
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Strikers 1945 2 ストライカーズ1945II
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1997 |
Strikers 1945 II is an intensified vertical shooter featuring diverse planes, complex enemy patterns, and upgraded visuals, requiring precision, strategy, and quick reflexes. |
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Alien Syndrome エイリアンシンドローム
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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!
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China Gate 中華大仙?
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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). |
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Virtua Striker 4 バーチャストライカー
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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. |
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Virtua Striker バーチャストライカー
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1994 |
Virtua Striker is a soccer game featuring fast-paced, 3D polygonal gameplay, emphasizing speed, action, and dramatic plays over realism. |
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Moon Alien-Part 2
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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.
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Metal Slug 2
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1998 |
The sequel to the popular all-out shooting side scroller. |
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Pigskin 621 A.D.
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1990 |
Football with fantasy races. You and your opponent use weapons, traps, and magic to score touchdowns.
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Turpin ターピン
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1981 |
Maze collection game (Pac-man style) based around collecting items(turtle eggs) hidden in Question Mark '?' boxes around the screen and returning them home. A.K.A. "Turtles." |
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Gauntlet Dark Legacy ガントレット ダークレガシー
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1999 |
Gauntlet Dark Legacy, as an expansion to Gauntlet Legends, plays similarly, but with new levels, items, characters, and combat capabilities. |
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Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers スーパーストリートファイターII
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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. |
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Smash TV
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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. |
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Baby Pac-Man ベビーパックマン
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1983 |
Gobble the dots like Pac-Man, integrated with a pinball playfield where you must earn energizers, advance fruits, and earn extra Baby Pacs. |
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Legendary Wings アレスの翼
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1986 |
Two Player game similar to Xevious. Unique combination of vertical scroller (main game) and side scroller (underground sequences). |
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Super Locomotive スーパーロコモティブ
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1982 |
Super Locomotive is a split screen scrolling game. The aim is to reach the end of each section without being run into by the opposition and without running red lights.
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Hogan's Alley ホーガンズアレイ
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1985 |
Gangster-themed light gun shooting game.
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Street Fighter II: The World Warrior ストリートファイターII
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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. |
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Cabal カベール
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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. |
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Road Blasters
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1987 |
Finish each course and shoot enemies en route before running out of fuel.
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Marvel Vs. Capcom
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1997 |
The 5th game by Capcom to utilize their insanely popular Xmen fighting game
engine. Players select 2 characters out of a possible 15 (plus 5 hidden)
and battle it out. |
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Time Crisis II
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1998 |
Light gun target shooting for two players. |
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BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge
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1992 |
R-Type-ish shooter where your ship can fire a projectile that freezes enemy vehiicles and take their form and power. Innovative idea. |
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Borderline ボーダーライン, Bōdārain
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1981 |
drive Jeep, destroy enemy refineries - four stages with different gameplay - vertical shooter, dig-dug like maze, etc |
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Renegade 熱血硬派くにおくん
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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.
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Galaga '88 ギャラガ’88
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1988 |
The official sequel to Galaga gets updated with new graphics, in-game-music for bonus stages, and scrolling stages--not just stars.
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Punky Doodle
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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. |
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Dead Angle リードアングル
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1988 |
Shooting game with a 1930s gangster theme. |
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Virtua Striker 3 ver. 2002 バーチャストライカー
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2002 |
Minor update to Virtua Striker 3 with roster revisions, small gameplay adjustments, and optimized graphics. Keeps the emphasis on fast, exciting arcade matches. |
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Raiden Fighters II: Operation Hell Dive
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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. |
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Rygar アルゴスの戦士
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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.
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Gumshoe
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1986 |
Very odd blend of the light-gun game mechanic with a platform game. Gangster themed.
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