Shmup Hell (WIP)

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1195 Games

1942
1942
1943: The Battle of Midway
1943: The Battle of Midway
Adventures of Dino Riki
Adventures of Dino Riki
Alpha Mission
Alpha Mission
ASO: Armored Scrum Object in Japan
Captain Skyhawk
Captain Skyhawk
Dragon Spirit
Dragon Spirit
Gun Nac
Gun Nac
Gun.Smoke
Gun.Smoke
Image Fight
Image Fight
Isolated Warrior
Isolated Warrior
King's Knight
King's Knight
Sky Shark
Sky Shark
Star Force
Star Force
Star Soldier
Star Soldier
Terra Cresta
Terra Cresta
Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds
Thundercade
Thundercade
Tiger Heli
Tiger Heli
Twin Cobra
Twin Cobra
Twin Eagle
Twin Eagle
Xevious
Xevious
Zanac
Zanac
F-16 Renegade
F-16 Renegade
Galactic Crusader
Galactic Crusader
Also known as Papillon Gals and Incantation
MiG-29 Soviet Fighter
MiG-29 Soviet Fighter
Mission Cobra
Mission Cobra
Argus
Argus
Battle Wings
Battle Wings
Captain Ed
Captain Ed
Crisis Force
Crisis Force
Dezaemon
Dezaemon
Exed Exes
Exed Exes
Gyrodine
Gyrodine
Quarth
Quarth
Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Summer Carnival '92: Recca
Super Star Force: Jikuureki no Himitsu
Super Star Force: Jikuureki no Himitsu
Super Xevious: Gamp no Nazo
Super Xevious: Gamp no Nazo
Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird
Taiyou no Yuusha Fighbird
TwinBee
TwinBee
TwinBee 3: Poko-poko Daimaou
TwinBee 3: Poko-poko Daimaou
Zunou Senkan Galg
Zunou Senkan Galg
Uchuu Keibitai SDF
Uchuu Keibitai SDF
Akuu Senki Raijin
Akuu Senki Raijin
Big Challenge! Dogfight Spirit
Big Challenge! Dogfight Spirit
Gall Force: Eternal Story
Gall Force: Eternal Story
Ginga Denshou: Galaxy Odyssey
Ginga Denshou: Galaxy Odyssey
Halley Wars
Halley Wars
Topple Zip
Topple Zip
Wakusei Aton Gaiden
Wakusei Aton Gaiden
Bishoujo Control
Bishoujo Control
BreakThru
BreakThru
Burai Fighter
Burai Fighter
Gradius
Gradius
MagMax
MagMax
S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team
S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team
Action in New York in Europe and Final Mission in Japan
Section-Z
Section-Z
Silk Worm
Silk Worm
Sky Kid
Sky Kid
Sqoon
Sqoon
Disney's TaleSpin
Disney's TaleSpin
Zombie Nation
Zombie Nation
Abarenbou Tengu in Japan
Double Strike
Double Strike
Fantasy Zone
Fantasy Zone
Metal Fighter
Metal Fighter
War in the Gulf
War in the Gulf
Airwolf
Airwolf
Famicom version is a shmup
Baltron
Baltron
Chuuka Taisen
Chuuka Taisen
Fantasy Zone II
Fantasy Zone II
Formation Z
Formation Z
Fuzzical Fighter
Fuzzical Fighter
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou
Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou
Insector X
Insector X
Choujikuu Yousai Macross
Choujikuu Yousai Macross
Over Horizon
Over Horizon
Parodius da!: Shinwa kara Owarai he
Parodius da!: Shinwa kara Owarai he
Volguard II
Volguard II
Otocky
Otocky
Comic Sakka Series Touma Senki #1: Mashoujo Gakuen Evil
Comic Sakka Series Touma Senki #1: Mashoujo Gakuen Evil
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War
Legendary Wings
Legendary Wings
Silver Surfer
Silver Surfer
Starship Hector
Starship Hector
Stinger
Stinger
Moero Twinbee in Japan
Salamander
Salamander
Released in North America as Life Force for the NES
Cobra Command
Cobra Command
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: DragonStrike
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: DragonStrike
The Last Starfighter
The Last Starfighter
Raid on Bungeling Bay
Raid on Bungeling Bay
Bee 52
Bee 52
FireHawk
FireHawk
P'radikus Conflict
P'radikus Conflict
Choplifter
Choplifter
Stargate
Stargate
Dropzone
Dropzone
Galaga
Galaga
Gyruss
Gyruss
Millipede
Millipede
Galaxian
Galaxian
Space Invaders
Space Invaders

6 Comments

drinkrust

10 months ago

oh my. this is a very thorough list! good job on compiling all this. was surprised to see that even some weirder shmups like Pandara and My Little Pegasus were included.

MobileSpider

10 months ago

@drinkrust - Thanks! I'm glad you like it. I honestly don't remember how I found some of these.

Vee

10 months ago

now if only I could backlog an entire list, lol.

MobileSpider

10 months ago

@Vee - I would say just go for it anyway, but I fear for everybody's activity feed.

Peko228

10 months ago

Pls add https://www.backloggd.com/games/radirgy-swag/ and other games by RS34
Big thanks

MobileSpider

10 months ago

@Ztohoven - Thanks! Radirgy Swag was already on here; I added the others, though.
MobileSpider

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