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This is a list of light-gun games, video games that use a non-fixed gun controller, organized by the arcade, video game console or home computer system that they were made available for.
A "shoot 'em up", also known as a "shmup" [1] [2] or "STG" (the common Japanese abbreviation for "shooting games"), [3] is a game in which the protagonist combats a large number of enemies by shooting at them while dodging their fire. The controlling player must rely primarily on reaction times to succeed.
In Japan, Game Machine listed U.N. Squadron on their September 15, 1989 issue as being the sixth most-successful table arcade unit of the month. [10] In North America, it was a major hit, [11] becoming the top-grossing software conversion kit on the RePlay arcade charts in February 1990. [12]
First-person shooter: Valve Gearbox Software Ritual Entertainment Turtle Rock Studios: Valve (digital) Sierra Entertainment (retail) Counter-Strike: Source: 2 million [74] November 1, 2004: First-person shooter: Valve: Electronic Arts (retail) Valve (digital) Far Cry: 2 million [50] Far Cry: March 23, 2004: First-person shooter: Crytek: Ubisoft ...
Arcade: Shoot 'em up: 1997 2 Local Shared No Shock Troopers: 2nd Squad: Arcade: Shoot 'em up: 1999 2 Local Shared No Shrek 2: GC / Xbox / PS2: Action: 2004 4 Local Silent Scope 2: Dark Silhouette: Arcade / PS2: Shooter: 2000 2 Local Shared No Silkworm: Amiga / NES: Scrolling shooter: 1988 2 Local Shared No Silverfall: PC: Action RPG: 2007 8 LAN ...
Smash TV is a 1990 arcade video game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams Electronics Games. [1] It is a twin-stick shooter in the same vein as 1982's Robotron: 2084, which was also co-created by Jarvis.
Nintendo's Donkey Kong defined the platform game genre, while Konami's Scramble established scrolling shooters. The lesser known Jump Bug combined the two concepts into both the first scrolling platform game and the first platform shooter. Other arcade hits released in 1981 include Defender, Frogger, and the Galaxian sequel Galaga.
This is an index of notable commercial first-person shooter video games, sorted alphabetically by title. The developer, platform, and release date are provided where available. The developer, platform, and release date are provided where available.