Complete List of Shoot-em-ups (TG-16, PCE, SGX, PC-FX, LA)

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Japanese Title	English Title	Platform + Media	Type	Date	Notes	Developer(s)	Additional Information/ Resources
1941 Counter Attack	1941 Counter Attack	SUPER– HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1991.08.23	SUPERGRAFX	Capcom/Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
1943 KAI	1943 KAI	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1991.03.22	◌	Capcom/Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Aero Blasters	Aero Blasters	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.11.02	AKA: Air Buster (Arcade).	Inter State/ Kaneko/ Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
After Burner II	After Burner II	HuCARD	Rail Shooter	1990.09.28	◌	Sega/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Aldynes	Aldynes	SUPER– HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.02.22	SUPERGRAFX	Hudson Soft	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Alzadick Summer Carnival '92	Alzadick	CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1992.07.17	SUMMER 1991: Naxat Summer Carnival ▶ Naxat Carnival	Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Armed Formation F	Armed Formation F	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1990.03.23	◌	Nichibutsu/ Big Don/ Pack-In-Video	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Atlantean	Atlantean	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	2014.08.08	HOMEBREW: "Atlantean is released on the homebrew AbCARD, the first ever PC Engine HuCARD released in 20 years!" COMPARE: Defender (1981) and Nova Blast (1983, ColecoVision).	Aetherbyte	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Atomic Robo-Kid Special	Atomic Robo-Kid Special	HuCARD	VHD Cute-em-up	1990.01.19	◌	UPL	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Avenger	Avenger	CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1990.12.07	◌	Laser Soft/ Telenet	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Barunba	Barunba	HuCARD	VHD Cute-em-up	1990.04.27	◌	Namco/ZAP	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Battle Ace	Battle Ace	SUPER– HuCARD	Rail Shooter	1989.11.30	SUPERGRAFX	Hudson Soft	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Chouzetsu Rinjin Beraboh Man	Bravoman	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1990.07.13	HIDDEN: Stages 2 and 7(?) are horizontal shoot-em-ups (Bonus Screenshot).	Namco	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
CD Denjin Rockabilly Tengoku	Super Air Zonk Rockabilly Paradise	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1993.07.30	COMPARE: Air Zonk (PC Denjin) (HuCARD).	Red/ Dual/ Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
PC Denjin Punkic Cyborg	Air Zonk	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1992.11.20	COMPARE: Super Air Zonk (CD Denjin) (SCD).	Red/Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Power Gate	Power Gate	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1991.08.30	COMPARE: Hawk F-123 (SCD) by same developer.	Make Software/ Pack-In-Video	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Cho Aniki	Super Big Brother	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.12.25	◌	Masaya (NCS)	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Ai Cho Aniki	Love Super Big Brother	SUPER CD•ROM²	VHD Cute-em-up	1995.02.24	◌	Masaya (NCS)	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Coryoon–Child of Dragon	Coryoon	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1991.11.29	◌	Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Cotton: Fantastic Night Dreams	Cotton	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1993.02.12	◌	Success/Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Cross Wiber Cyber Combat Police	Cross Wiber	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.12.21	HIDDEN: Horizontal shoot-em-up stages (on a airborne red motorcycle, reminiscent of Download).	Face	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Cyber Core	Cyber Core	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1990.03.09	COMPARE: An X68000 (1991) version of Cyber Core exists!	ALFA System/ IGS	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Cychorider	Cychorider	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1995.12.00	HIDDEN: Cychorider is hidden in the Mook version of Seiya Monogatari (Anearth Fantasy Stories). This was a magazine insert for Dengeki PC Engine Magazine CD•ROM & BOOK Vol. 3	Media Works	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Daisenpuu	Twin Hawk	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1990.12.14	COMPARE: HuCARD (1990) is a better port than Daisenpuu Custom CD•ROM² (1991).	Toaplan/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Daisenpuu Custom	Twin Hawk	CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1991.07.26	COMPARE: Despite nice Red Book in Daisenpuu Custom (1991), the HuCARD (1990) is a better port.	Toaplan/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Darius Alpha	Darius Alpha	SUPER– HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.03.16	SUPERGRAFX. Darius Alpha is unique—it is a hybrid HuCARD that is compatible with PCE as well as SUPERGRAFX (less flicker on SGX). Darius Alpha was a promotional item (~800-1,000), consisting of a special BOSS RUSH of all 16 bosses from Darius Plus.	Taito/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Darius Plus	Darius Plus	SUPER– HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.09.21	SUPERGRAFX. This is a slightly stripped-down version of Super Darius (CD•ROM²), which was released 6 months earlier.	Taito/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Super Darius	Super Darius	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1990.03.16	COMPARE: Darius Plus (HuCARD/SUPER HuCARD) would be released 6 months after Super Darius.	Taito/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Super Darius II	Super Darius II	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1993.12.23	◌	Taito/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Dead Moon Gessekai No Akumu	Dead Moon	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1991.02.22	NATSUME. Created by Studio Ducks. T.S.S.	T.S.S.	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Deep Blue	Deep Blue	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1989.03.13	◌	Pack-In-Video	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Detana! Twin Bee	Twin Bee	HuCARD	Vertical Cute-em-up	1992.02.28	◌	Konami	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Download	Download	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.06.22	COMPARE: Download 2 (CD•ROM)	ALFA System/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Download 2	Download 2	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1991.03.29	COMPARE: Download (HuCARD)	ALFA System/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Dragon Saber	Dragon Saber	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1991.12.27	◌	Namco	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Dragon Spirit	Dragon Spirit	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1988.12.26	◌	Namco	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Fantasy Zone	Fantasy Zone	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1988.10.14	◌	Sega/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Final Blaster	Final Blaster	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1990.09.28	◌	Namco	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Final Soldier	Final Soldier	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1991.07.05	SUMMER 1991: Hudson National Caravan ▶ Hudson Caravan	Hudson Soft	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Final Zone II	Final Zone II	CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1990.03.23	HIDDEN: Stages 2 and X are vertical shooter featuring Velder at helm of a helicopter.	Renovation/ Telenet	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Forgotten Worlds	Forgotten Worlds	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.03.27	COMPARE: MD/Genesis/Arcade tunes.	Capcom/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Fray: Xak Gaiden	Fray CD	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1994.03.30	HIDDEN: Brief vertical shoot-em-up (and surf-em-up) segments...	Micro Cabin/ Riot/ Telenet	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Galaga '88	Galaga '90	HuCARD	Fixed Shooter	1988.08.15	◌	Namco	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Gate of Thunder	Gate of Thunder	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.02.21	◌	Red/Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Ghost Manor	Ghost Manor	HuCARD	VHD Shooter	1992.00.00	HIDDEN: Final stage (boss showdown) = VHD Shooter. Arthur pilots the Skull Smasher to defeat Orb Gamut. EXCLUSIVE: North American release only.	ICOM Simulations	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
God Panic Shijou Saikyou no Gundan	God Panic	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Cute-em-up	1992.11.27	COMPARE: 01 Title Screen = Kubrick's 2001; 04 Boss 1 = Stairway to Heaven; 06 Stage 2 = Danger Zone; 16 Boss 5 = Bach(?); 22 Ending Credits = Rockin' Around the Chrismas Tree(?)	Teichiku	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Gokuraku! Chuuka Taisen	Cloud Master	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1992.03.13	◌	Taito	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Gradius	Gradius	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1991.11.15	◌	Konami	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Gradius II	Gradius II	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.12.18	EXCLUSIVE: Stage 6 (desert ruins with crumbling columns) is not found in the arcade version.	Konami	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
GunHed	Blazing Lazers	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1989.07.07	SUMMER 1989: Hudson National Caravan ▶ Hudson Caravan	Compile	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Hana Taaka Daka!?	Long–Nosed Gremlin		Horizontal Cute-em-up	1991.08.09	◌	Taito	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Hany in the Sky	Hani in the Sky		Vertical Cute-em-up	1989.03.01		Face	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Hawk F-123	Hawk F-123	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.03.13	COMPARE: Power Gate (HuCARD) by same developer.	Make Software/ Pack-In-Video	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Heavy Unit	Heavy Unit	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1989.12.22	◌	Taito	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Hellfire S	Hellfire S	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1991.04.12	◌	Toaplan/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
HyperNova Blast	HyperNova Blast	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	2014.09.08	HOMEBREW: HyperNova Blast was released nearly ten years after MindRec's prior release—Meteor Blaster DX—in 2004. COMPARE: Nova Blast (1983, ColecoVision) and Defender (1981). SOUNDTRACK: VodSound (formerly Vodkatron).	MindRec	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Image Fight: Operation Deepstriker	Image Fight	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1990.07.27	◌	IREM	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Image Fight II	Image Fight II	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1992.12.18	EXCLUSIVE: Image Fight II ported to PCE only, no other consoles.	IREM	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Jim Power in Mutant Planet	Jim Power	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1993.03.13	HIDDEN: Stage(s) X = Horizontal Shooter (with big beelzebub bosses). SOUNDTRACK: Chris Hulsbeck.	Micro World	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Meikyuu no Elfine	Faerie Dust Story	CD•ROM²	Vertical Cute-em-up	1990.07.06	HIDDEN: Cute-em-up mini game.	Laser Soft/ Telenet	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Kiaidan 00	Kiaidan 00	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.10.23	Alfa System	ALFA System/ RIOT/ Telenet	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Kyuukyoku Tiger	Twin Cobra	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1989.03.31	AKA: Ultimate Tiger	Toaplan	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
L-Dis	L-Dis	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1991.04.05	◌	Masaya (NCS)	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Legion	Legion	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1990.09.21	◌	Renovation/ Telenet	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Winds of Thunder	Lords of Thunder	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1993.04.23	COMPARE: Sega CD Lords of Thunder (1995).	Red/Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Lords of Thunder	Lords of Thunder	Sega CD	Horizontal Shooter	1995.00.00	COMPARE: PCE Winds of Thunder (1993).	Red/Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Bouken Danshaku Don The Lost Sunheart	Lost Sunheart, The	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1992.01.04	◌	IMAX	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Macross 2036	Macross 2036	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.04.03	◌	Dual/Masaya (NCS)	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Magical Chase	Magical Chase	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1991.11.15	COMPARE: TG-16 version has altered graphics in some stages (Stage 1 is most significant change from PCE original).	Palsoft/Quest	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Mesopotamia	Somer Assault	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1991.10.04	HIDDEN: A hidden vertical shooter can be unlocked (one ship, three smart bombs). (1) Sound Test (At the screen where you are asked to input your birthday hold Up + Button I and press Run). (2) Hidden Shoot-em-Up (At the sound test screen press Select, Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Button II, Button I. When the screen flashes press Button II, Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, Button II, Button I).	Atlus	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Metamor Jupiter	Metamor Jupiter	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1993.01.22	◌	Flight Plan/ NEC Home Electronics	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Meteor Blaster DX	Meteor Blaster DX	SUPER CD•ROM²	Multi-Directional Shooter	2004.07.30	HOMEBREW: The original 2004 release was on CD•R. Later, in 2014, it was released as a pressed CD. SOUNDTRACK: VodSound (formerly Vodkatron).	MindRec	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Mr. Heli No Dai Bouken	Mr. Heli (The Adventures Of)	HuCARD	VHD Cute-em-up	1989.12.01	◌	IREM	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Nexzr	Nexzr	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1992.12.11	SUMMER 1993: Naxat Summer Carnival ▶ Naxat Carnival	Inter State/ Kaneko/ Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Nexzr Special Summer Carnival '93	Nexzr Special	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1993.07.23	SUMMER 1993: Naxat Summer Carnival ▶ Naxat Carnival	Inter State/ Kaneko/ Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Ordyne	Ordyne	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1989.09.08	NAMCO	Namco	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
P-47: The Freedom Fighter	P-47	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1989.03.20	◌	AiCOM	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Paranoia	Psychosis	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.03.01	◌	Dual/Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Parodius Da!	Parodius Da!	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1992.02.21	◌	Konami	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Psychic Storm	Psychic Storm	CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1992.03.19	Le Telenet House Band :)	ALFA System/ Laser Soft/ Telenet	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Psycho Chaser	Psycho Chaser	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1990.04.06	◌	Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
R-Type I & II	R-Type	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1988.03.25	TRIVIA: In Japan, two separate HuCARDs (R-Type I & II) were released due to memory constraints.	IREM/Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
R-Type Complete CD	R-Type Complete CD	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1991.12.20	COMPARE: Purists often deride the Red Book on this release. NOTE: Cinema scenes were also added to this release.	IREM	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Rabio Lepus Special	Rabio Lepus Special	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1990.10.19	COMPARE: The PCE port is a remixed version of V-System's 1987 Rabio Lepus (Rabbit Punch) arcade game. TRIVIA: When close enough for hand-to-hand melee, you can PUNCH your opponents. Hence coining the subgenre of "shpunch-em-up."	Video System	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Raiden	Raiden	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1991.11.22	COMPARE: Super Raiden (CD) adds orchestral Red Book & two extra stages.	Seibu Kaihatsu/ Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Super Raiden	Super Raiden	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1992.04.02	COMPARE: SCD adds orchestral Red Book & two extra stages.	Seibu Kaihatsu/ Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Rayxanber	Rayxanber	FM-Towns CD•ROM	Horizontal Shooter	1990.00.00	EXCLUSIVE: Original Rayxanber (CD•ROM) only available on Fujitsu's FM-TOWNS. Screenshot 4	Data West	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Rayxanber II	Rayxanber II	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1991.06.07	◌	Data West	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Rayxanber III	Rayxanber III	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.06.26	◌	Data West	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Rock • On	Rock • On	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1989.08.25	◌	Big Club/ Wolf Team	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Saint Dragon	Saint Dragon	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.12.21	COMPARE: Tenseiryuu: Saint Dragon (Arcade, Jaleco, 1989).	AiCOM	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Salamander	Salamander	HuCARD	Horizontal/Vertical Shooter	1991.12.06	◌	Konami	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire	Sapphire	Arcade CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1995.11.24	ACD: Arcade CD•ROM²	Hudson Soft	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Shadow of the Beast	Shadow of the Beast	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.03.27	HIDDEN: Stage X = Horizontal Shooter. Beast flies with jetpack + lazer rifle!	DMA Design/ Psygnosis/ Victor Musical	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Shapeshifter	Shape Shifter	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.00.00	HIDDEN: Final Stage = Horizontal Shooter. Lykos gains ability to fly (and curl up into a ball!) as he battles three final bosses (The Dark Ones).	ICOM Simulations	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Shubibinman 2 Aratanaru Teki	Shockman	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1991.04.27	HIDDEN: Stage X = Horizontal Shooter.	Masaya (NCS)	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Sidearms	Sidearms	HuCARD	VHD Shooter	1989.07.14	COMPARE: Sidearms Special CD.	Capcom/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Sidearms Special	Sidearms Special	CD•ROM²	VHD Shooter	1989.12.15	COMPARE: Contains "Before Christ" (BC) Mode (remixed graphics/stage design) and Red Book (arranged by "Capcom Sound Team").	Capcom/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Soldier Blade	Soldier Blade	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1992.07.10	SUMMER 1992: Hudson National Caravan ▶ Hudson Caravan ART: Yuji Kaida.	Hudson Soft	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Space Fantasy Zone	Space Fantasy Zone	SUPER CD•ROM²	Rail Shooter	1991.00.00	PROTOTYPE. Advertised, but never officially released. ▶ Ad 1	Sega/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Space Harrier	Space Harrier	HuCARD	Rail Shooter	1988.12.09	◌	Sega/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Space Invaders: Fukkatsu No Hi	Space Invaders		Fixed Shooter	1990.03.02	COMPARE: Space Invaders– The Original Game (CD).	Taito/ Section HRO Team	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Space Invaders: The Original Game	Space Invaders CD	SUPER CD•ROM²	Fixed Shooter	1995.07.28	COMPARE: Space Invaders– Fukkatsu No Hi (HuCARD). EXCLUSIVE: The Cosmic Versus 2-player mode with cute ladies as backdrop.	Taito/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Spriggan (Seirei Senshi)	Spriggan (Spirit Warrior)	CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1991.07.12	SUMMER 1991: Naxat Summer Carnival ▶ Naxat Carnival	Compile/Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Spriggan Mark 2: Re-Terraform Project	Spriggan Mark 2	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.05.01	◌	Compile/Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Star Parodia	Fantasy Star Soldier	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Cute-em-up	1992.04.24	AKA: Fantasy Star Soldier (TTi's title for the NA release of Star Parodia).	Inter State/ Kaneko/ Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Steam Hearts	Steam Hearts	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1996.03.22	Designer Takahiro Kimura.	GIGA	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Super Star Soldier	Super Star Soldier	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1990.07.06	SUMMER 1990: Hudson National Caravan ▶ Hudson Caravan	Inter State/ Kaneko/ Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Sylphia	Sylphia	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1993.10.22	NOTE: The original (OG) synth/dance soundtrack is exquisite. The Hard Rock (HR) version is a collection of songs by Vinnie Moore, compiled by a PCE fan, as an alternate soundtrack.	Compile	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS OG ▼ .zip HR ▼ .zip
TaleSpin	TaleSpin	HuCARD	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1991.00.00	HIDDEN: Stage(s) X are horizontal shoot-em-ups, Stage(s) X are vertical "collect-em-up" bonus stages.	Radiance Software/ NEC	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Tatsujin	Truxton	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1992.07.24	◌	Toaplan	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Terra Cresta II	Terra Cresta II	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1992.11.27	◌	Nichibutsu	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
TerraForming	Syd Mead's TerraForming	SUPER CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.05.01	◌	Right Stuff	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Thunder Blade	Thunder Blade	HuCARD	Rail Shooter	1990.12.07	◌	Sega/ NEC Avenue	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Toilet Kids	Toilet Kids	HuCARD	Vertical Cute-em-up	1992.03.06	◌	Media Rings	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Toy Shop Boys	Toy Shop Boys	HuCARD	Vertical Cute-em-up	1990.12.14	◌	Victor Musical Industries	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Ultra Box Vol. 3	Ultrabox Vol. 3	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1990.12.28	HIDDEN: Cute-em-up mini-game.	Victor Musical Industries	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Ultra Box Vol. 5	Ultrabox Vol. 5	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1991.09.27	HIDDEN: Cute-em-up mini-game.	Victor Musical Industries	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Vajra	Vajra	LD-ROM²	Rail Shooter	1993.00.00	LaserActive (Pioneer).	Data West	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Vajra 2	Vajra 2	LD-ROM²	Rail Shooter	1994.00.00	LaserActive (Pioneer).	Data West	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Violent Soldier	Sinistron	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.12.14	COMPARE: Sinistron (TG-16) and Violent Soldier are not identical games. Aside from minor superficial changes, Stage 4 offers different asteroid patterns and Stage 6 is more challenging in Japanese original.	ALFA System/ IGS	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
W-Ring: The Double Rings	W-Ring (Double Ring)	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1990.09.28	◌	Naxat	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Wonderboy III: Monster Lair	Monster Lair	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Cute-em-up	1989.08.31	HIDDEN: Every stage ends with a brief horizontal shooter sequence + boss battle.	ALFA System/ Hudson	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Xak I & II	Xak I & II	SUPER CD•ROM²	Vertical Shooter	1992.12.25	HIDDEN: Brief vertical shoot-em-up segments in an ARPG? Sure, why not? However, Xak I & II is no Guardian Legend.	Micro Cabin/ Riot/ Telenet	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Xevious: Fardraut Saga	Xevious	HuCARD	Vertical Shooter	1990.06.29	◌	Namco	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Yo, Bro	Yo, Bro	HuCARD	Horizontal Shooter	1991.00.00	HIDDEN: Bonus Rounds = Horizontal Shooter (Lil' Bro as Superman), Vertical Shooter (Jet Fighter), Run-N-Gun (Lil' Bro meets Robocop).	ICOM Simulations	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC
Zeroigar (Tyoushin Heiki)	Zeroigar (Super God Trooper)	PC-FX	Vertical Shooter	1997.08.08	PC-FX, successor to PC-Engine, had only one shoot-em-up: Zeroigar.	Hudson Soft	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS
Zero Wing	Zero Wing	CD•ROM²	Horizontal Shooter	1992.09.18	◌	Toaplan	▲ TOP ▶ SCANS ▼ MUSIC

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