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The most popular shoot 'em up games

Shoot 'em ups were extremely popular in the '80s and '90s. In a classic shoot 'em up, the player controls a vehicle, a spaceship or an aircraft with the only goal of destroying the largest number of enemies as possible while dodging bullets and staying alive. Through the years, shoot 'em ups evolved to include features like end level bosses, multiple weapons and power-ups. Some of the most popular DOS shoot 'em ups were: Raptor, Tyrian 2000, Xenon 2.
batalia-4

Batalia

DOS19862.8/5 The Right Brothers
autobots-1

Autobots

DOS19893.2/5
eagles-rider-04

Eagle's Rider

DOS19913.9/5 Microids
dragonfly-1

Dragonfly

DOS19863.2/5
blort-03

Blort!

DOS19873.7/5 Hennsoft
egaroids-2

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 Designer Software
night-raid-04

Night Raid

DOS1992remake3.8/5 Argo Games
encounter-1

Encounter

DOS19843.5/5
interpose-03

Interpose

DOS19963.5/5 Twilight Zone Software
striker-2

Striker

DOS19853.4/5
phantis-02

Phantis

DOS19873.5/5 Dinamic Multimedia
the-invaders-04

The Invaders

DOSWindows XP/98/951989remake3.6/5
sarge-02

Sarge

DOS19893.3/5
into-the-eagles-nest-02

Into the Eagle's Nest

DOS19873.9/5 Pandora
xenopods-02

Xenopods

DOS19913.3/5 Softdisk Publishing
devastator-01

Devastator

DOS19843.4/5 COMPUTE! Publications
westphaser-02

Westphaser

DOS19893.2/5 Loriciels
dragon-force-02

Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS19933.7/5 Mirinae Software
sea-dragon-02

Sea Dragon

DOS19833/5 Adventure International
total-carnage-07

Total Carnage

DOS19943.8/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
aquaphobia-fr-03

Aquaphobia

DOS1992freeware3/5
xerix-2-01

Xerix II: The Caverns of Mars

DOS19943/5 Twilight
sopwith-2

Sopwith

DOS1984freeware4.1/5 BMB Compuscience
space-miner-03

Space Miner

DOS19833.5/5
tubular-worlds-04

Tubular Worlds

DOS19943.5/5
kaeon-02

Kaeon

DOS19923.5/5
flightmare-04

Flightmare

DOS1984freeware3.6/5
chopper-duel-01

Chopper Duel

DOS1993freeware3.8/5
skyshark-04

Sky Shark

DOS19893.6/5 Toaplan
xquest-03

XQuest

DOS1994remake3.5/5