Genre
Shoot 'em up
The player's craft or character fires at waves of enemies while dodging their shots.
Mechanics
Cheat code · Continue · Difficulty ramp · Extra life · Hyperspace · Inertia · Minimap · Option · Power-up meter · Rescue · Screen wrap · Smart bomb · Auto-scroll · Charge shot · Lock-on shot · Rank · Weapon pickup
- Bullet hell 41
- Bullet heaven 3
- Fixed shooter 19 — + Enemy formation · Remaining-enemy speed-up · Bonus stage · Destructible terrain · High score
- Multidirectional shooter 13 — + Enemy splitting · High score · Gravity well
- Tube shooter 6
Techniques
#History
Timeline
Games
- Space Invaders 1978
- Asteroids 1979
- Galaxian 1979
- Galaga 1981
- Defender 1981
- Stargate 1981
- Xevious 1982
- Front Line 1982
- Millipede 1982
- Exerion 1983
- 1942 1984
- Donkey Kong 3 1984
- Raid on Bungeling Bay 1984
- Star Force 1984
- B-Wings 1984
- Formation Z 1984
- SonSon 1984
- Gyrodine 1984
- Battle City 1985
- Commando 1985
- Gradius 1985
- Space Harrier 1985
- TwinBee 1985
- Sky Destroyer 1985
- Section Z 1985
- Tiger-Heli 1985
- Gun.Smoke 1985
- Terra Cresta 1985
- Exed Exes 1985
- Geimos 1985
- Volguard II 1985
- The Super Dimension Fortress Macross 1985
- Ikari Warriors 1986
- Salamander 1986
- Doraemon 1986
- Zanac 1986
- Star Soldier 1986
- Fantasy Zone 1986
- Alpha Mission 1986
- Stinger 1986
- King's Knight 1986
- Super Xevious: GAMP no Nazo 1986
- Kiki Kaikai 1986
- MagMax 1986
- Argus 1986
- BreakThru 1986
- Super Star Force: Jikūreki no Himitsu 1986
- Gall Force: Eternal Story 1986
- 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987
- Guerrilla War 1987
- Operation Wolf 1987
- After Burner II 1987
- Empire City: 1931 1987
- Flying Shark 1987
- Thundercade 1987
- Twin Cobra 1987
- Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa 1987
- Falsion 1987
- Otocky 1987
- Galaga: Demons of Death 1987
- Transformers: The Headmasters 1987
- Ultraman 2: Shutsugeki Katoku Tai!! 1987
- Jackal 1988
- Gyruss 1988
- The Guardian Legend 1988
- Abadox 1988
- Cabal 1988
- Gradius II: Gofer's Ambition 1988
- RoboCop 1988
- Silk Worm 1988
- Narc 1988
- Cobra Command 1988
- Iron Tank 1988
- Insector X 1988
- Twin Eagle 1988
- Akū Senki Raijin 1988
- Cybernoid 1989
- Shooting Range 1989
- TwinBee 3: Poko Poko Daimaō 1989
- Halley Wars 1989
- Block Hole 1990
- Zombie Nation 1990
- Silver Surfer 1990
- Gun-Nac 1990
- Parodius! From Myth to Laughter 1990
- S.C.A.T.: Special Cybernetic Attack Team 1990
- Image Fight 1990
- Solar Jetman 1990
- Captain Skyhawk 1990
- The Punisher 1990
- CrossFire 1990
- Deathbots 1990
- SD Hero Sōkessen: Taose Aku no Gundan 1990
- The Last Starfighter 1990
- Crisis Force 1991
- G.I. Joe 1991
- Talespin 1991
- Over Horizon 1991
- Fuzzical Fighter 1991
- Contra Force 1992
- Recca 1992
- DragonStrike 1992
- Mottomo Abunai Deka
Borrowing from it: Star Control II 1992.
The catalog lists 980 games in the genre, and 2 more that borrow from it. Those on the most Wikipedias without a page here: Spacewar! 1962, Resident Evil: The Umbrella Chronicles 2007, Computer Space 1971, Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles 2009, Centipede 1981, Hong Kong 97 1995, Postal 1997, Missile Command 1980, Azur Lane 2017, Far Cry Instincts 2005, Killer7 2005, R-Type 1987.