Category
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Cuphead
Cuphead is a 2017 indie run and gun game developed and published by Studio MDHR. The game follows its titular teacup-headed character and his brother Mugman, as they make a deal with the Devil to pay casino losses by repossessing the souls of runaway debtors. In the game, up to two players control Cuphead and/or Mugman to fight through several levels and boss fights; the game does not have a rigid narrative structure. As the game progresses, the protagonist acquires more power and abilities, eventually facing the Devil. Players, however, can only equip a limited number of these abilities at a
Mega Man
video game franchise
Metal Slug
series of video games
Contra
video game series
Soldat
2001 free side-view multiplayer action game

Earthworm Jim
1994 video game

Super Contra
1988 run and gun video game

Jazz Jackrabbit 2
1998 video game

Commando
1985 video game

Ghosts 'n Goblins
1985 video game

Teeworlds
thumb|Teeworlds screenshot of a Jungle map.
Teeworlds (formerly TeeWars) is a free, open-source sidescrolling multiplayer shooting game originally created by the Swedish developer Magnus Auvinen and now maintained by the community. It features simple cartoon-themed graphics and physics and relies heavily on classic shooter weaponry and gameplay. Currently there are official versions for Microsoft Windows, Linux, macOS as well as being available via the digital distributor Steam since 2015. The source code is publicly available.

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
1989 video game

Sunset Riders
1991 arcade video game

Broforce
Broforce is a 2015 side-scrolling run and gun game developed by Free Lives and published by Devolver Digital. The game has the player as one of several "bros", based on popular culture action movie icons (for example, John Rambo and Ellen Ripley – "bro" treated as a gender neutral term), rescuing other "bros" through highly destructible environments.

Jackal
1988 video game

Jazz Jackrabbit
1994 video game

MDK
MDK is a 1997 third-person shooter video game developed by Shiny Entertainment for Windows and subsequently ported to Mac OS by Shokwave, and to the PlayStation by Neversoft. The game was published on all systems by Playmates Interactive Entertainment (PIE) in North America, while Shiny handled the European release.

Contra: Hard Corps
1994 video game

Contra III: The Alien Wars
1992 run and gun video game

Contra Force
1992 video game developed by Konami
Q2316701
2002 video game

Turrican
Turrican is a 1990 run and gun video game developed by Factor 5 and published by Rainbow Arts. Designed by Manfred Trenz, it was released for the Commodore 64, and was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz programmed Turrican on the Commodore 64. A sequel, Turrican II: The Final Fight, followed in 1991 for the Commodore 64 and other platforms.

Ikari Warriors
1986 video game

Blaster Master
1988 NES game

Operation C
1991 Game Boy game

Guerrilla War
1987 video game

Contra: Shattered Soldier
2002 video game

Gunstar Heroes
1993 video game

Ghouls 'n Ghosts
1988 video game

MDK 2
MDK2 is a 2000 third-person shooter, action-adventure video game developed by BioWare and published by Interplay Entertainment for the Dreamcast, Windows and PlayStation 2. It is a sequel to the 1997 game MDK. First released for the Dreamcast in March 2000, it was later released for Windows in May, with newly selectable difficulty levels and the ability to manually save. In March 2001, a slightly reworked version, featuring level design modifications and gameplay tweaks, was released for the PlayStation 2 as MDK 2: Armageddon. The PC version was released on GOG.com in September 2008, and on St

RoboCop Versus The Terminator
1993 video game

Alien Hominid
2004 video game

Dynamite Headdy
1994 video game

Bionic Commando
1987 arcade video game

Angry Birds Transformers
2014 shoot-em-up video game from Rovio and Hasbro

Earthworm Jim 2
1995 video game

The Chaos Engine
1993 video game

Alien Soldier
1995 action video game

Alien Syndrome
1987 video game

Contra 4
2007 video game

Neo Contra
2004 video game

Super Star Wars
1992 video game

Zombies Ate My Neighbors
1993 video game developed by LucasArts

Hard Corps: Uprising
2011 video game
Q2300281
1996 run and gun video game

The Transformers: Mystery of Convoy
1986 video game

The Adventures of Batman & Robin
1994 video game

Thexder
is a run and gun video game from Game Arts, originally released for the NEC PC-8801 in 1985. It was ported to many systems, including the Famicom, MSX, Apple II, and MS-DOS. It was a commercial success, selling over one million units worldwide.

Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair
1988 arcade video game

Bio Menace
1993 video game

Toki
1989 video game

Heavy Barrel
1987 video game

Metal Slug Advance
2004 video game

Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
1993 video game

Assault Suits Valken 2
1992 video game
Q965458
1991 video game

My Friend Pedro
2019 shoot 'em up video game

Mercs
Mercs, released as in Japan, is a 1990 run and gun video game developed and published by Capcom for arcades. It is a sequel to the 1985 arcade video game Commando ( in Japan). While not as successful as its predecessor, Mercs was well received by critics and was a moderate commercial success. It was followed by Wolf of the Battlefield: Commando 3 in 2008, a downloadable game.

Rambo
1985 video game for Amstrad CPC, C64, Spectrum

Journey to Silius
1990 NES game developed by Sunsoft