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Best shoot em ups for MAMEA list of 41 games created by AmySaturn on 26th March 2017

DoDonPachi (International, Master Ver. 97/02/05) MAME
	A vertical scrolling shoot 'em up developed by the Japanese developer Cave. View Game
ESP Ra.De. (International, Ver. 98/04/22) MAME
	ESP Ra.De. is an Arcade Shoot em Up released by CAVE. Known as "ESP Ra.de. - A.D. 2018 Tokyo" outside of Japan. View Game
Fever SOS (International, Ver. 98/09/25) MAME
	Fever SOS (known as Dangun Feveron in Japan) is a disco-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Cave. View Game
Progear (USA 010117) MAME
	Cave's first horizontal shmup and only shooter for the CPS2 hardware. Progear has a distinct steampunk aesthetic. View Game
Ketsui: Kizuna Jigoku Tachi (2003/01/01. Master Ver.) MAME
	A vertical bullet hell shoot 'em up developed by Cave. View Game
Espgaluda (2003/10/15 Master Ver) MAME
	Espgaluda is a vertical bullet hell shoot' em up developed by Cave. View Game
Mushihime-Sama (2004/10/12.MASTER VER.) MAME
	Mushihime-sama is a bullet hell shoot 'em up developed by Cave. View Game
Ibara (2005/03/22 MASTER VER..) MAME
	A vertical shoot 'em up developed by Cave and released in 2006. View Game
Kingdom Grandprix MAME
	Kingdom Grandprix (known as Shippu Mahou Daisakusen in Japan) is a vertically scrolling fantasy-themed shoot em up with racing elements. Developed by cave, it is the sequel to Sorcer Striker (Mahou Daisakusen in Japan). View Game
Soukyugurentai / Terra Diver (JUET 960821 V1.000) MAME
	Soukyugurentai (known as Terra Diver outside of Japan) is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up Developed by Raizing. Unlike most vertical shmups, it uses a horizontal screen, making for a wide playing field. It also features a lock-on laser weapon. View Game
Dimahoo (Euro 000121) MAME
	Fantasy-themed CPS2 SHMUP from Raizing and Capcom. ARE YOU GREAT? WE ARE GREAT! View Game
Brave Blade (World) MAME
	Brave Blade is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up. It is the final shmup developed by Raizing. View Game
Mars Matrix: Hyper Solid Shooting (USA 000412) MAME
	Mars Matrix is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Takumi. It uses a horizontal screen and an unconventional weapon system. View Game
Sengoku Blade: Sengoku Ace Episode II / Tengai MAME
	Sengoku Blade (known as Tengai outside of japan) is a mythical japan-themed horizontal scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Psikyo. View Game
Strikers 1945 II MAME
	This is the third game in the Strikers 1945 series. Strikers 1945 III was considered the high point of the franchise. View Game
Gunbird 2 MAME
	A scrolling shooter for the Dreamcast, Gunbird lets you choose one of seven characters, from a magician to a combat android, to battle God (oddly an elephant) and his angels (actually an army of frogs). View Game
Dragon Blaze MAME
	Dragon Blaze is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, also released for Playstation 2 as a part of Psikyo Shooting Collection Vol. 3, and on its own in Europe. View Game
Dogyuun MAME
	A vertically scrolling shoot'em up. View Game
Batsugun MAME
	A vertically scrolling shoot'em up game. Heralded by many as the first 'maniac shooter' this game could be called the Mother of games like Mushihimesama and DodonPachi. View Game
R-Type Leo (World) MAME
	R-Type Leo is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Irem. Often seen as the black sheep in the series, it is much more accessible and doesn't require constant memorization. View Game
Vulcan Venture (New) MAME
	The follow-up to Konami's shoot-em-up Arcade classic Gradius. It had various home conversions, though was not available in the US until its Wii Virtual Console release. View Game
Salamander 2 (ver JAA) MAME
	Arcade sequel to Salamander, which is known as Life Force outside Japan. View Game
Sexy Parodius (ver JAA) MAME
	The fifth game in the cartoony series of Gradius clones. View Game
Xexex (ver EAA) MAME
	Xexex is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Konami, with some very impressive graphics for its time. View Game
Twin Bee Yahhoo! (ver JAA) MAME
	Twin Bee Yahhoo! is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Konami. One of the more modernized games in the staple cute 'em up series. View Game
Gunlock (Ver 2.3O 1994/01/20) MAME
	Vertically scrolling shoot 'em up released in 1993 as Rayforce in the Arcade. The subsequent home versions released in 1995 for Sega Saturn were titled 'Layer Section' in Japan, and 'Galactic Attack' in the US and Europe. View Game
Darius Gaiden - Silver Hawk (Ver 2.5O 1994/09/19) MAME
	Darius Gaiden is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Taito, featuring robotic sea creatures and unique music by Taito's inhouse band Zuntata. Originally to be named Darius 3, it is a huge step up from the previous game in every aspect. View Game
19XX: The War Against Destiny (USA 951207) MAME
	The fourth entry in Capcom's vertical scrolling shooter series for the arcade. View Game
Raiden Fighters 2 - Operation Hell Dive (Germany) MAME
	The sequel to Raiden Fighters features improved graphics and introduces the Hybrid Attack to the series. View Game
Pulstar MAME
	Pulstar is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Aikom; people who worked on the original R-Type, it is very much a spiritual sequel. View Game
The Game Paradise - Master of Shooting! / Game Tengoku - The Game Paradise MAME
	Game Tengoku is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Jaleco. It is an arcade-themed cute 'em up with lots of video game meta. View Game
Radiant Silvergun (JUET 980523 V1.000) MAME
	Radiant Silvergun is a vertical scrolling shooter with several weapons and a color-based chain system. View Game
Ikaruga (GDL-0010) MAME
	A vertically scrolling shoot 'em up, from Treasure that features unique polarity-switching gameplay. It is the spiritual successor to Radiant Silvergun. View Game
Ray Crisis (V2.03J 1998/11/15 15:43) MAME
	Ray Crisis is the prequel to the original entry in the Ray Series, RayForce. View Game
Twinkle Star Sprites MAME
	Competitive shooter with flavors of Galaga, Fighting Games, and Sailor Moon. View Game
Aero Fighters 3 / Sonic Wings 3 MAME
	Aero Fighters 3 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Video System. The third game in the series, upping the weirdness even more than the second, it is an experience to play to say the least. View Game
Vasara MAME
	A bullet hell shooter released in 2000 by Visco View Game
Cyvern (US) MAME
	Cyvern: The Dragon Weapons is an arcade shoot 'em up. View Game
Hyper Duel (Japan set 1) MAME
	Hyper Duel is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Technosoft, the company best known for Thunder Force. In this game you can transform into a mech for extra firepower. View Game
Armed Police Batrider (Europe) (Fri Feb 13 1998) MAME
	This manic shoot-em-up has teams of characters you can play as, each with their own individual ships and different endings. When you choose a team, their ships act as your extra lives, but you can use a code at the title screen to select just one with multiple lives. Each ship has its own particular weapons, including primary guns that can charge up, Option satellites that are powered up separately from the guns, and a powerful Bomber. Most ground-based enemies drop small Bomber items, and grabbing enough of these gives you an extra Bomber, but if you're out of bombs and have some small Bombers you can use a partial Bomber attack. View Game
Battle Garegga - Type 2 (Europe / USA / Japan / Asia) (Sat Mar 2 1996) MAME
	Battle Garegga is a military-themed vertically scrolling shoot 'em up developed by Raizing. Infamous for its Rank System making things harder based on how well you do. Type 2 of the game replaces most grey bullets with fireballs for better visual oversight and playability. View Game