Category Archives: Shoot ‘Em Up
#95: Defender
Format: Coin-Op/Amiga Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Released: 1980/1994 Developer: Williams/Ratsoft Sadly, I’ve never played the original Defender arcade machine, although with the current growth of the retro game scene, it’s surely only a matter of time before I come across … Continue reading
#89: Alien Breed
Format: Amiga Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Released: 1991 Developer: Team 17 Oh, the hours I used to spend playing this bloody game. Not only was Alien Breed one of the best games on the Amiga, it was also one of … Continue reading
Filed under 1991, Amiga, Shoot 'Em Up, Team17
#28: 1942
Format: Coin-Op Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Released: 1984 Developer: Capcom Every time we went to holiday parks or the seaside when I was a kid, I would beg to be taken to the arcade. I think at first my mum … Continue reading
Filed under 1984, Capcom, Coin-Op, Shoot 'Em Up
#18: U.N. Squadron
Format: Super NES Genre: Shoot ‘Em Up Released: 1991 Developer: Capcom Back in the day, I used to be a massive fan of shoot ‘em ups (or ‘shmups’ as people are trendily abbreviating them nowadays). I don’t play them so much … Continue reading
Filed under 1991, Capcom, Shoot 'Em Up, Super NES
