Shoot 'em up

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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Major Stryker

DOSWindows XP/98/951993freeware Apogee Software

Megapede

DOS1992

Menace

DOS1988 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...

Meteors

DOS1989 Apogee Software

Netherworld

DOS1990 Hewson Consultants

Night Raid

DOS1992remake Argo Games

Operation Harrier

DOS1990 Creative Materials

Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo Software Dynamics

OverKill

DOS1992freeware Tech-Noir

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS1990 NMK Co.

Paratrooper

DOS1982 Orion Software

Phantis

DOS1987 Dinamic Multimedia

Project-X

DOS1994 Team 17

R-Type

DOS1989 Irem Software Engineering

R-Type is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Irem in 1987. The game quickly gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and impressive graphics at the time. R-Type is known for its tough and memorable enemy designs, as well as challenging boss battles. The game features various power-ups that enhance the player...

Raiden

DOS1994 Seibu Kaihatsu Inc.

Raiden is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu and first released in arcades in 1990 and later for many home computers and consoles. Raiden follows the classic vertical scrolling shoot 'em up format. Players control a spaceship known as the R-9C "Red-Ray" and navigate vertically scrolling levels filled with wave...

Raptor: Call of the Shadows

DOSWindows XP/98/95Mac OS1994protecteddemo Cygnus Studios

Raptor: Call of the Shadows is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up video game developed by Cygnus Studios and published by Apogee Software. The game was first released in 1994 for MS-DOS and later ported to other platforms. In Raptor, players control a fighter jet through various levels filled with enemy aircraft, ground targets, power-ups and boss...

Revenge of Defender

DOS1989 Epyx

River Raid remake

DOS1995freewareremake

Robotron 2084

DOS1983 Williams Entertainment

Rotox

DOS1991 Creative Materials

Round 42

DOS1986

Sarge

DOS1989

Sea Dragon

DOS1983 Adventure International

Seek and Destroy

DOS1996 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...