Afterburner II
GS-9109
Yes*
Yes*
Part of the Sega Ages vol.1 triple pack for USA/PAL
Arcade's greatest Hits: Atari
Collection 1
No
T-9706H
?
Includes Tempest, Centipede & Asteroids
Assault Suit Leynos 2
T-2501G
No
No
Action/Shooter. Very, very hard.
Batsugun
T-20605G
No
No
Excellent port of Toaplan's last vert shooter. Some seriously over the top weaponry, and includes the "Special Version" of the game too.
T-10627G
No
No
Great vert shooter with some nice designs. It's brutally unforgiving though (thanks to the wacky rank system), which deters some people, and some have trouble with the "realistic" style bullets, but it's still very good.
Blast Wind
T-1810G
No
No
Decent vert shooter from Tecnosoft, but I find it tough to see the bullets in a few places, due to odd colour choices.
Bokan To Ippatsu Doronboo
Kanpekiban (Time Bokan)
T-20607G
No
No
(V)
Capcom Generation 1
T-1232G
No
No
(V) 1942, 1943 & 1943kai. Why no 1941?
Capcom Generation 3
T-1234G
No
No
Includes Vulgus & Exed Exes
Capcom Generation 4
T-1235G
No
No
Commando, Gunsmoke & Mercs.
Choaniki
~Kyukyoku... Otokonogyakushu~
T-2503G
No
No
Very, very strange horizontal shooter..
Contra Legacy of War
No
Yes
?
3D action shooter. Allegedly terrible, but I've never played it. If its as bad as the PS one.. Ye Gods..
Cotton 2
T-9904G
No
No
(H) Came with calendar, and Teacup, if you were really lucky!
Cotton Boomerang
T-9906G
No
No
(H)
Darius 2
T-1104G
No
MK810
85-50
Horizontal scroller with loads of mecha fish. Uses zooming to simulate the triple screens of the arcade.
Darius Gaiden
T-1102G
T-8123H
Yes
(H)
Dezaemon 2 (Deza2)
T-16804G
No
No
Make your own shooter!
Requires backup memory card to save, so you really need a Japanese (or hardware modified) machine.
Detana Twinbee Yahho-! Deluxe Pack
T-9505G
No
No
(V) Detana Twinbee & Twinbee Yahho!
T-14755G
No
No
(V) Disappointing port of a great game.
T-14419G
No
No
(V)
SataKore
T-14424G
Fantasy Zone (Sega Ages)
GS-9136
No
No
(H)
Galaxy Force II (Sega Ages)
GS-9197
No
No
3D shooter.
T-5712G
No
No
Cool parody-style vert shooter with added Saturn arrange mode.
T-5711G
No
No
Larger box, with Video
Gekirindan
T-7008G
No
No
(V)
Gokujyo Parodius-Da! Deluxe Pack
T-9501G
No
Yes
(H) Parodius Da! and Gokujou Parodius.
Gradius Deluxe Pack
T-9509G
No
No
(H) Gradius & Vulcan Venture
T-9905G
No
No
Gun Frontier (Arcade Gears)
T-26109G
No
No
Old vertical shooter that grows on you after some dodgy first impressions. Includes Gamest Gears mook #2.
Gunbird
T-14402G
No
No
Good vert shooter from Psikyo with some nice extras. Fine in Tate but lacks decent Yoko mode.
Hyper Duel
T-1809G
No
No
Very good Tecnosoft horizontal shooter, but fairly hard to find, and usually stupidly expensive too.
Image Fight & X-Multiply
(Arcade Gears)
T-26110G
No
No
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
~forever with me~
T-9513G
No
No
Update of the SFC game with new features and 2 Omake games. One of my favourite shooters.
Kaitei Daisensou / In The Hunt
T-15006G
T-10001H
Yes
(H)
Kingdom Grand Prix
(aka Shippu Mahou Daisakusen)
T-18506G
No
No
(V)
Konami Antiques MSX Collection
T-9530G
(VS120-J1)
No
No
30 MSX games including: Parodius, Gradius, Gradius 2, Twinbee, Salamander & Time Pilot.
Kyukyoku Tiger II Plus
T-18715G
No
No
Vert shooter ported by Takumi. Lacks decent Yoko mode, but good in Tate mode.
T-1101G
T-8116H
Yes
Great vertical shooter, and usually pretty cheap, great value for money. Best in the "Ray" series by a long way.
SataKore
T-1112G
T-26759G
No
No
Still vertical like the first game, but now with a pseudo-3D angle that I don't particularly like.
Metal Black
T-19902G
No
No
(H)
SataKore
T-19909G
Metal Slug
T-3111G
No
No
Classic action shooter. Requires 1MB RAM cart.
Metal Slug (with 1MB RAM cart)
T-3114G
No
No
Larger box, with RAM cart.
Planet Joker
T-18711G
No
No
(V)
Prikura Daisakusen
T-14759G
No
No
Isometric action shooter with some cute characters. Came with 1997 calendar.
T-32902G
No
No
Classy but now insanely overpriced vert shooter from Treasure. Opinions on the chaining system vary dramatically though.
Salamander Deluxe Pack
T-9520G
(VS057-J1)
No
No
All three games (Salamander, Lifeforce & Salamander 2) feature vertical and horizontal stages. Good but tough.
Sega Ages Memorial Collection Vol.2
GS-9163
No
No
Includes Star Jacker.
Sengoku Blaede
T-14410G
No
No
(H) Came with extras disc. Very expensive now.
Sexy Parodius
T-9514G
No
No
(H)
Shienryu
T-29102G
No
No
Solid vert shooter. Not the most spectacular game, but worth a play.
Skull Fang
T-1311G
No
No
(V)
Sol Divide
T-14423G
No
No
(H)
Sonic Wings Special
T-26402G
No
No
(V) A remix of the 3 Sonic Wings games. Came with mini music CD
T-10616G
No
No
(V) Known glitching problems when played on US/PAL machines using a converter cart. Doesn't affect main game though.
T-10626G
No
No
Re-release with Battle Garegga demo. No glitching problems either.
Space Harrier (Sega Ages)
GS-9108
Yes*
Yes*
Part of the Sega Ages vol.1 triple pack in USA/EUR. Surpassed now by the DC Gameworks version.
Space Invaders
T-1107G
No
No
Starfighter 3000 / Starfighter
T-15012G
Yes
Yes
Steam Hearts
T-32502G
No
No
(V)
Stellar Assault SS
T-4403G
No
No
Apparently mega rare. I'd never heard of it..
Strikers 1945
T-14757G
No
No
(V)
Strikers 1945 II
T-20752G
No
No
(V)
Super Dimensional Fortress Macross:
Do You Remember Love?
T-23753G
No
No
(H) Not one of my favourites - too much anime, not enough shooting.
Tempest 2000
No
T-12516H
Yes
Terra Cresta 3D
T-7102G
No
No
(V)
Thunder Force Gold Pack 1
T-1807G
No
No
Thunder Force 2 & 3
Thunder Force Gold Pack 2
T-1808G
No
No
(H) Thunder Force 4 & AC
T-1811G
No
No
(H)
SataKore
T-1814G
T-1812G
No
No
Double CD case, with Music CD
Twinkle Star Sprites
T-37301G
No
No
Cool vert shooter/puzzle hybrid that comes into its own in Vs mode. Should come with Omake disc.
Williams Arcade Greatest Hits
No
T-9703H
?
Includes Robotron 2084, Defender, Defender II and Sinistar.
Wolf Fang SS
T-26105G
No
No
Action shooter.
Wonder 3 (Arcade Gears)
T-26107G
No
No
Roosters is an action shooter, Chariot is horizontal. Includes Gamest Gears mook #3.