Tag Archives: side-scrolling shooter

SNES A Day 103: BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge

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Approximate Release Date: October 27, 1992
Genre: Side-scrolling shooter
Developer: AI
Publisher: Atlus

Atlus’ first Super Nintendo game, BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge, is another by-the-numbers side-scrolling shooter.

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SNES A Day 65: Thunder Spirits

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Approximate Release Month: June 1992
Genre: Side-scrolling shooter
Developer: Technosoft
Publisher: Seika Corporation

If you expect to get very far in Thunder Spirits by holding down the fire button like in most side-scrolling shooters, you’re not going to have a fun time.

You need to mash the button. For the entire game.

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