Shoot 'em up

Shoot 'em ups were extremely popular in the '80s and '90s. In a classic shoot 'em up, the player controls a vehicle, a spaceship or an aircraft with the only goal of destroying the largest number of enemies as possible while dodging bullets and staying alive. Through the years, shoot 'em ups evolved to include features like end level bosses, multiple weapons and power-ups. Some of the most popular DOS shoot 'em ups were: Raptor, Tyrian 2000, Xenon 2.

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Sopwith

DOS1984freeware BMB Compuscience

Soviet

DOS1990 Opera Soft

Space Commanders

DOS1983remake Columbia Data Products

Space Commanders 2

DOS1985remake

Space Federation

DOS1994 Interplay Productions

Space Invaders

DOS1995remake

Space Invaders 2001

Windows XP/98/952001remake

Space Miner

DOS1983

Spacewar

DOS1985

Spacewar is one of the earliest digital computer games and is often considered the first interactive video game. It was created in 1962 by Steve Russell, Martin Graetz, and Wayne Wiitanen at the MIT. The game was developed on the PDP-1 minicomputer; this is a DOS port, released in 1985.Spacewar! features two spaceships, controlled by players, that ...

Star Control

DOS1990protected Toys for Bob

Star Control 2

DOS1992protected Toys for Bob

Star Control 3

DOS1996protected Legend Entertainment

Star Goose!

DOS1988 Logotron

Star Goose is a classic video game developed by Logotron and released in 1988 for various home computer systems of that era, including the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and Amstrad CPC. It is a top-down, vertically scrolling shooter that combines elements of shoot 'em up gameplay with exploration and power-up mechanics.

Star Trek Combat Arena

DOS1989

Star Wars 2

DOS1989

Stargate

DOS1983 Williams Entertainment

Stargunner

DOS1996 GT Interactive Software

Striker

DOS1985

Super Stardust

DOS1996 Housemarque

Superman: The Man of Steel

DOS1989 Tynesoft Computer Software

Taito's Super Space Invaders

DOS1991 Taito

Super Space Invaders is a video game developed and published by Taito Corporation, released in 1991. It's a sequel to the classic arcade game Space Invaders, which was originally released in 1978 and is one of the most iconic video games of all time.In Super Space Invaders, the core gameplay mechanics remain similar to the original Space Invaders, ...

Tempest 2000

DOS1996remake Atari

Tempest 2000 is a video game developed by Llamasoft and published by Atari Corporation. It was released in 1994 for DOS, Mac, the Atari Jaguar console, etc. Tempest 2000 is an enhanced remake of the original Tempest, which was released in arcades in 1981.In Tempest 2000, players control a claw-shaped ship that moves around the edges of geometric sh...