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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.
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Xenon

DOS19883.9/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon, released in 1988, was a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers. Xenon was initially released for the Commodore 64, and later, it was ported to other platforms, including DOS, the ZX Spectrum and Amiga.In Xenon, players control a futuristic tank-like craft and navigate through levels filled with enemy ve...
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Soviet

DOS19904.1/5 Opera Soft
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Space Invaders 2001

Windows XP/98/952001remake3.5/5
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Xenon 2000: Project PCF

Windows XP/98/952000remake4.1/5 Bitmap Brothers
Xenon 2000: Project PCF is a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up video game and originally released in 2000. It is a sequel to the earlier game "Xenon 2: Megablast," which was developed by The Bitmap Brothers and released in 1989.In Xenon 2000, players control a spaceship and engage in fast-paced shooting action as they face off against waves of enemy ...
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Star Control 3

DOS1996protected4/5 Legend Entertainment
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Silpheed

DOS19884/5 Game Arts
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Space Commanders

DOS1983remake3.8/5 Columbia Data Products
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Wings of Fury

DOS19894.1/5 Broderbund
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CHAMP Asteroids

DOS1997remake3.9/5 ChamProgramming corp.
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Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom

DOS19953.8/5 Pop Software
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Revenge of Defender

DOS19893.5/5 Epyx
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Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom

DOS19843.5/5 Sega
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Menace

DOS19882.8/5 DMA Design
Menace is a classic shoot 'em up video game that was developed by DMA Design, a company later known as Rockstar North, and initially released in 1988. The game was originally released for the Amiga and Atari ST home computer systems and for DOS. The player's objective is to navigate their spacecraft through various levels filled with enemy ships, o...
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Flying Tigers

DOS19944.1/5 Ticsoft
Flying Tigers is an abandoned vertical-scrolling sci-fi themed shoot 'em up game developed and released by Ticsoft in 1994 for MS-DOS only. Flying Tigers is the first chapter of the two parts Flying Tigers video game series.
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Knightmare

DOS19863.6/5 Konami
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IBM Centipede

DOS19833.6/5 IBM
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Project-X

DOS19943.8/5 Team 17
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Paratrooper

DOS19824/5 Orion Software
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Shooting Gallery

DOS19903.7/5 Arcanum Computing
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OverKill

DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Tech-Noir
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Dalek Attack

DOS19923.9/5 Alternative Software
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Stargate

DOS19833.6/5 Williams Entertainment
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Space Federation

DOS19944.2/5 Interplay Productions
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LineWars 2

DOS19944/5 Safari Software
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Flying Tigers 2

DOS19943.3/5
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Crossfire

DOS19823.7/5 Sierra On-Line
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Highway Hunter

DOS19943.2/5 Safari Software
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LineWars

DOS19904/5 Safari Software
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Attack of the Mutant Camels

DOS2001freewareremake3.8/5
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Blood Money

DOS19903.9/5 DMA Design
Blood Money is an abandoned classic sci-fi themed side-scrolling shoot'em up. Blood Money was designed by David Jones, developed by DMA Design and released by Psygnosis in 1990 for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, C64. Blood Money features different vehicles for different levels, power ups and an energy bar that depletes when colliding with enemies or the env...