Shoot 'em up sorted by title, from Z to A

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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Raiden

DOS19944.1/5 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...

R-Type

DOS19894/5 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...

Project-X

DOS19943.8/5 Team 17

Phantis

DOS19873.5/5 Dinamic Multimedia

Paratrooper

DOS19824/5 Orion Software

P47 Thunderbolt

DOS19903.7/5 NMK Co.

OverKill

DOS1992freeware3.9/5 Tech-Noir

Operation: Inner Space

Windows 3.x1994protecteddemo3.7/5 Software Dynamics

Night Raid

DOS1992remake3.8/5 Argo Games

Netherworld

DOS19902.9/5 Hewson Consultants

Meteors

DOS19893.6/5 Apogee Software

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...