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Back in the day scrolling shooters were a dime a dozen. To stand out from the crowd you had to have something unique in your shooter. Just being a side or horizontal scroll shooter was not enough anymore. Konami was, at this time, kicking butt with their other games – Castlevania IV, Contra III etc. […]
Posts Tagged ‘scrolling’
Axelay Gives Gamers Both Kinds of Shooters on Super Nintendo – September 14th, 1992 – Today in Video Game History
September 13th, 2016 
Carl Williams 
Posted in News, Nintendo, Super Nintendo 
Tags: Axelay, konami, mode 7, overhead, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, scrolling, shooter, side scrolling, snes, super nintendo 
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Abadox Takes Fans to the Belly of the Beast on Nintendo NES – Today in History – March 9th, 1990
March 8th, 2016 Carl Williams Scrolling shooters used to rule the roost. Back in the 8 to 16-bit days, a console was in trouble if it didn’t have a good set of scrolling shooters to showcase. Fans just demanded them and developers were all too happy to supply them. It got to the point that we saw quite a bit […]
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Posted in News, Nintendo Tags: Abadox, entertainment system, gradius, Milton Bradley, natsume, nes, nintendo, Parasitis, Prime Dies, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, scrolling, shooter, side, Transformers 2 Comments »
Review- Galactic Nemesis on Android, ZTE Maven
January 16th, 2016 Carl Williams Overhead scrolling shooters are a staple of gaming. They have been around since the early days with Space War on up to modern interpretations on mobile devices. We have seen new renditions on the idea with titles like Mig 2D and even reboots like Sky Force 2014. We have seen the classics revived with Raiden […]
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Posted in News, Portables, Reviews Tags: android, CS54 Inc, Galaga, Galaxian, google play, Mig 2D, overhead, raiden legacy, retro, retro gaming, retrogaming, review, scrolling, shooter, Sky Force 2014, Space Invaders, ZTE Maven No Comments »
Import Review – Aleste Sega Game Gear
January 6th, 2016 Carl Williams Compile certainly knew how to make a scrolling shooter. They created the Aleste series in Japan. Some their titles were ported over to North America’s Sega Genesis and Sega CD. We got M.U.S.H.A. (who remembers what that stands for?) and we got Robo Aleste here on Sega CD to name a couple. One title that we […]
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Raiden Legacy Jumps to Steam, Still Missing Raiden II
December 15th, 2015 Carl Williams Raiden is an overhead shooter that should require absolutely no introduction to gamers. For the most part, it doesn’t. There are a few, though, that don’t know about this iconic series. One of the most challenging scrolling shooters of days gone by is here with several sequels. Just they forgot one key sequel or this […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: arcade, dotemu, overhead, raiden, raiden legacy, retro, retro gaming, retro gaming magazine, retrogaming, scrolling, shooter 5 Comments »
Scramble is a New Side Scrolling Homebrew Shooter for the Atari 2600
November 17th, 2015 Carl Williams The Atari 2600 was no stranger to 2D side scrolling shooters. We saw a few iconic ones released on the console. Defender being the most popular that I can think off the top of my head. While the Atari 2600 was not exactly designed for this type of game, developers were still able to make […]
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Battle Squadron Sees Release on Steam
July 8th, 2015 Carl Williams The classic overhead shooter, Battle Squadron, is now available on Steam. For those that do not know what Battle Squadron is, it is, well, an overhead shooter that could best be described as an early “bullet hell” shooter- a good decade or so before the term was used to describe a genre. Originally available on […]
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Posted in Comp, News, Sega Tags: amiga, commodore, genesis, overhead, re-release, retro, retro game, retrogaming, scrolling, sega, shooter, steam, windows No Comments »
Video: Antarex to Bring 2D Side Scrolling Transforming Robot Shooting Fun to Sega Genesis
January 20th, 2015 Carl Williams Ah, the Super Nintendo seems to be getting all of the love lately, doesn’t it? Shadowhawk is getting a release by Rose Colored Gaming and Collectorvision are continuing onward with Justice Beaver, just to name a couple of new games. An independent developer called 1985 Alternativo have something to say about the fact that the […]
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Posted in News, Sega Tags: 1985 Alternativo, Allgamers, Android Assault, Bari-Arm, Fase Bonus, genesis, Heavy Unit, line scrolls, retro, retro game, retrocollect, retrogaming, scrolling, sega, sega genesis, shooter, side scrolling No Comments »
Review: Aviator Arcade for the Commodore 64
December 6th, 2014 Carl Williams New Commodore 64 games are coming fairly frequently thanks to dedicated homebrew developers. One such new game, Aviator Arcade, foregoes the side scrolling action that we usually see from the homebrew community. Aviator Arcade is more in tune with Twin Cobra (Sega Genesis) and Tiger Heli (Nintendo NES). Everything is viewed from above as the […]
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Posted in Comp, News Tags: Arcane Productions, Aviator Arcade, c64, CSDB.dk, Genesis Project, Hindsbosoft 2014, overhead shooter, Red Dawn, retro, retro game, retrogaming, scrolling, Tiger Heli, Twin Cobra No Comments »
New Game: Gunbird 2 on iOS and Android in Korea (Hope for Further Release Rises)
April 15th, 2014 Carl Williams Android and iOS are not new to getting retro scrolling shooter re-releases. Titles such as Ikaruga, Espgaluda and the Raiden series have all made the jump to touch screen devices. Now, Gunbird 2, can be added to the growing list of retro shooters gamers can now enjoy on the go.
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Posted in News, Portables, Sega Tags: android, arcade, google play, gunbird 2, ipad, iphone, ipod touch, itunes, korea, overhead shooter, scrolling, sega dreamcast 1 Comment »
