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Best SNES Shoot 'em UpsA list of 25 games created by Baffou on 01st April 2017

Axelay (Europe) SNES
	Horizontal and vertical scrolling shooter for the Super Nintendo, which would seamlessly switch between the two modes. View Game
Gradius III (USA) SNES
	The now widely available third installment to the Gradius franchise was the first to introduce customizable weapon sets and brief 2.5D action. View Game
Super R-Type (USA) SNES
	Irem's Arcade hit shoot 'em up R-Type made its debut on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System as a launch title. View Game
R-Type III - The Third Lightning (USA) SNES
	The official sequel to R-Type II. The game would use some of the SNES's best graphic features, including Mode 7 graphics. View Game
U.N. Squadron (USA) SNES
	U.N. Squadron is a side-scrolling shooter made by Capcom in 1989. View Game
Firepower 2000 (USA) SNES
	Firepower 2000 or Super Swiv as it was known in Europe, is a top-down shooter where you take control of either a flying or a ground vehicle. View Game
Sonic Wings (Japan) SNES
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Strike Gunner S.T.G (USA) SNES
	Strike Gunner S.T.G is a vertical shoot 'em up released for the Arcade and SNES. View Game
Super Nova (USA) SNES
	This is the American version of a game released in Japan as "Darius Force". It is slightly mysterious why Taito would have renamed it so foolishly, but there it is. It plays just like any other game in the Darius series, side scolling shooting action with lots of weapons upgrades and crazily named enemies. View Game
Super Aleste (Europe) SNES
	Space Megaforce is another game in the massive vertical scrolling shoot 'em up genre. Also called Super Aleste in Europe and Japan, Space Megaforce gives players groups of enemies to fight through, 8 different weapons that can be powered up, and a whole lot of explosions. View Game
Super Earth Defense Force (USA) SNES
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Parodius - Non-Sense Fantasy (Europe) SNES
	Parodius is a cute and funny parody of Gradius and other Konami games. One of the playable characters is Vic Viper.Other characters are from various Konami games,like Twinbee, and the penguin from Yume penguin Monogatari. Even if you're not familiar with these games,it's worth a try because the game is odd,in a good way.One of the powerups is a megaphone that spouts odd sayings.Hilarious and adorable game. View Game
Gokujou Parodius (Japan) SNES
	Second game in the Parodius series by Konami. A hilarious shoot-em-up featuring many Konami characters. An obscure but great shooting game. View Game
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius (Japan) SNES
	Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius is the fourth game in Konami's Parodius series. The game was first released for the Super Famicom in 1995 and ported with enhanced graphics to the Sega Saturn and Sony Playstation in 1996. View Game
Phalanx - The Enforce Fighter A-144 (USA) SNES
	Phalanx - The Enforce Fighter A-144 is a horizontal shoot'em up developed by Kemco, is a port from the Sharp X68000, very underrated nowadays, it features stunning graphics and effects, a great variety of weapons that can be expended to use as a bomb, speed selector like Thunderforce IV, huge and original bosses "destroyable by parts" and great animations between levels. Join Wink Baulfield aboard the most advanced fighter ship and rescue the hostages from Delia of the evil aliens. View Game
Pop'n TwinBee (Europe) SNES
	Pop'n Twinbee is a top-down shooter. The fifth game in the twinbee series, it is the first to be released on the SNES as well as the first to be released in Europe. A Game Boy version was also released in Japan and Europe. View Game
Maerchen Adventure Cotton 100% (Japan) SNES
	Maerchen Adventure Cotton 100% is a shoot 'em up game where you are a magical girl riding on a broom stick followed by faeries. It's a typical shoot 'em up game with a linear story and basic game play mechanics you would expect from a game of this genre. Each stage consists of you moving through one part of the stage beating normal enemies, then a boss. Then more enemies, and then another boss. It goes on until you reach the end and have, "Tea Time". Tea Time is the time at the end of the game where you collect as many cups of tea as you possibly can. View Game
Thunder Spirits (USA) SNES
	The SNES version of the classic Genesis shoot 'em up Thunder Force III. View Game
Bio Metal (USA) SNES
	Shoot-em-up game where you shoot down alien spacecraft... pretty simple premise. This is a pretty challenging game, you'll constantly be bombarded with bullets. The trick to this game is a deploy-able shield that can eat bullets. The shield has its own meter however and the only way recharge it is to put it away. So the game is a constant management of these two factors. Also the soundtrack is by 2 Ultimate! Check it out if these things interest you. View Game
Spriggan Powered (Japan) SNES
	Spriggan Powered is a side-scrolling shooter released only in Japan for the Super Famicom in 1996. View Game
Raiden Trad (USA) SNES
	Raiden Trad is a spin-off of the original Raiden game for the SNES, Genesis, and FM Towns. View Game
Imperium (USA) SNES
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Choujikuu Yousai Macross - Scrambled Valkyrie (Japan) SNES
	Side scrolling shooter based on the Macross/Robotech saga. You can choose to play as Rick, Max or Miriya. Basically shoot anything other than you and collect power-ups to get additional weapon abilities. Most make sense although the fire shield type thing seems to more Science Ninja Team Gatchaman like instead of Macross. View Game
Darius Twin (USA) SNES
	Darius Twin is an aquatic themed side-scrolling shooter from 1991. It is the first SNES title in the Darius franchise. View Game
D-Force (USA) SNES
	D-Force, also known as Dimension Force, is an Asmik-published top-down vertical shoot 'em up for the SNES. Players control a helicopter-like ship that has the ability to alter its altitude to avoid or attack air and land targets. View Game