Windjammers / 1994 / Data East / Neo-Geo MVS

a personal favorite. completely bonkers with friends!

Slap Fight (aka “ALCON”) / 1986 / Toaplan / Toaplan Tiger Heli-based hardware

unbelievably, 25 years later, still one of the best!

Probotector (aka “Contra Hard Corps”) / 1994 / Konami / SEGA Mega Drive

look, i’m sorry, but this game is just a lot cooler when you’re playing as robots. this game was so far-removed from what Contra was at that point that it really just should’ve broken off into Probotector worldwide anyways. :)

Bio-Hazard Battle (aka “Crying”) / 1992 / SEGA / Genesis

Alien Soldier / 1995 / Treasure / SEGA Mega Drive