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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Xatax

DOS19944/5 Pixel Painters Corporation

Invasion of the Mutant Space Bats of Doom

DOS19953.8/5 Pop Software

Dragon Force - Day 3

DOS19933.7/5 Mirinae Software

Star Trek Combat Arena

DOS19893.7/5

Stargunner

DOS19964/5 GT Interactive Software

Sky Shark

DOS19893.6/5 Toaplan

Crossfire

DOS19823.7/5 Sierra On-Line

Flightmare

DOS1984freeware3.6/5

Ack-Ack Attack!

DOS1995remake4.2/5 PLBM Games

Wizball

DOS19873.6/5 Sensible Software

Wizball is a shoot 'em up video game developed by Sensible Software and originally released for various home computer platforms in 1987. The game was published by Ocean Software.In Wizball, players control a wizard who rides a magical green ball. The wizard's mission is to restore color to the world, which has been drained of its vibrant...