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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Shooting Gallery

DOS19903.7/5 Arcanum Computing

Chopper Duel

DOS1993freeware3.8/5

Encounter

DOS19843.5/5

Traffic department 2192

DOS1994freeware3.7/5 P Squared

Galactix

DOS19923.3/5 Cygnus Studios

Llamatron 2112

DOS19923.8/5 Llamasoft

Stargate

DOS19833.6/5 Williams Entertainment

Space Federation

DOS19944.2/5 Interplay Productions

EGA-Roids

DOS1986freewareremake3.7/5 Designer Software

Batalia

DOS19862.8/5 The Right Brothers

Fleet Sweep

DOS19833.2/5 Mirror Images Software

Seek and Destroy

DOS19964.2/5 Safari Software

Seek and Destroy was a shoot'em up published by the well known Epic Megagames in 1996 that tried to change the usual shoot'em up gameplay for the better. Instead of wave after wave of enemies to shoot down, you are given short missions to accomplish with your helicopter or your tank (yes, you can choose). At first, missions could seem a bit repetit...