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Rollerdrome is a singleplayer third person action shooter that seamlessly blends high-octane combat with fluid motion to create an action experience like no other. Dominate with style in cinematic, visceral combat where kills net you health and pulling off tricks and grinds provide you ammunition, in this adrenaline-pumping action shooter. The year is 2030. In … Continue reading “Rollerdrome”
Year: 2022
Platforms: PlayStation 4, Windows, Playstation 5
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
The first ‘Final Fantasy’ title on the Game Boy, Legend allows you to choose from 8 different characters, from the usual human male or female to zombie, wererat, redbull (not the drink), clipper or mutant male or female. No matter which you choose, the goal stays the same: Increase your experience points and abilities by … Continue reading “Final Fantasy Legend”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Game Boy, Windows, WonderSwan Color
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Another game from the Caltron 6 in 1 collection that got its own individual release. Balloon Monster is essentially an imitation of Pang, also known as Buster Bros. You play as a young lad armed with a harpoon gun, and you have to shoot the huge bubbles bouncing above you. Each time you shoot a … Continue reading “Balloon Monster”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
One day while nobody was looking, Baby Boomer climbed out of his crib and headed into the woods. Little did he realize that while he’s enjoying this adventurous journey into the unknown, there are many dangers awaiting him! Your job is to use your Zapper to protect Baby Boomer and help him find his way … Continue reading “Baby Boomer”
Year: 1989
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
In Auto-Upturn, players are tasked with having to set right a scrambled picture in seven different rounds of play. Pictures are broken up into thirty different squares in a five by six square tile layout. Players control their avatar (it changes depending on the round) and pick up the tiles one at a time and place … Continue reading “Auto Upturn”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Cards / tiles
Alien Syndrome is a scrolling shooter. Your job is to run around and rescue all the captives and make it to the escape hatch before the time bomb explodes. Then face the mother alien at the end of the level.
Year: 1986
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, Sharp X68000, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
After Burner is an aircraft shooter. The goal is simple: use your F-14 Tomcat and shoot as many enemies as you can. This aircraft has two weapons: lock-on missiles and Vulcan cannons (basically machine guns). In some versions there is an option to let the cannons shoot automatically all the time. The game is viewed … Continue reading “After Burner”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Arcade, NES, SEGA Master System
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
In 1992 Caltron released a cartridge called Caltron 6 in 1 which contained 6 original games. Although these six games were only ever available in North America as part of that compilation, a Madrid publisher called Gluk Video released them in Spain as individual titles. Adam & Eve is a take on Balloon Fight and … Continue reading “Adam & Eve”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade
Action 52 features 52 different games in a single cartridge. The games are selected from one of three menus and are mostly side scrolling, platform or shooter action games. The games included are:
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler, Platform, Shooter
Another zapper compilation which gives you a trio of basic shooting galleries. Clown has you shooting bottles out of the sky as a clown tries to juggle them; shotting a certain number lets you play the next stage. The second game is Snake Charmer; although when you choose it the title screen says Gun Fighter … Continue reading “3 in 1 Supergun”
Year: 1993
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter