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Run and gun

Originally exemplified by games such as Contra, these games are side-scrolling shooting games where you control a humanoid character.

tag   : #runngun
games : 66

Games

66 games in database, 16 completed (24%). Year range: 1986-2023, median: 1993.

list - box art - screenshots

Rolling Thunder

Arcade 1986@1439

★

Metroid

NES 1986@1271

★

Contra

NES 1987@446

Karnov

NES 1987@1712

Contra

Arcade 1987@3199

Karnov

Arcade 1987@3502

Bionic Commando

Arcade 1987@3687

★

Super C

NES 1988@1019

★

RoboCop

Arcade 1988@1144

Amagon

NES 1988@4256

★

Cyber Police ESWAT

System 16 1989@1385

The Persian Gulf Inferno

Amiga 1989@1682

★

Midnight Resistance

Arcade 1989@3193

Legend of Hero Tonma

Irem M72 Family 1989@3364

Bay Route

System 16 1989@3400

★

Sly Spy

Arcade 1989@3409

Demon's World

Toaplan Version 1 1989@4301

Turrican

Amiga 1990@991

Midnight Resistance

Amiga 1990@508

★

Aliens

Arcade 1990@421

The Killing Game Show

Amiga 1990@660

Code Name: Viper

NES 1990@4205

★

Turrican II: The Final Fight

Amiga 1991@72

Toki

Amiga 1991@805

Fatal Rewind

SEGA Genesis 1991@1718

Rolling Thunder 2

SEGA Genesis 1991@3590

GunForce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island

Irem M92 Family 1991@3645

Contra III: The Alien Wars

SNES 1992@273

★

Universal Soldier

SEGA Genesis 1992@1870

Atomic Runner

SEGA Genesis 1992@3293

Turrican 3

Amiga 1993@1335

Super Turrican

SNES 1993@1461

Alien 3

SNES 1993@1770

Gunstar Heroes

SEGA Genesis 1993@3483

Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire

SEGA Genesis 1993@3803

Sunset Riders

SEGA Genesis 1993@3994

Rolling Thunder 3

SEGA Genesis 1993@4397

★

Contra: Hard Corps

SEGA Genesis 1994@1476

Ruff 'n' Tumble

Amiga 1994@1200

★

Elevator Action Returns

Arcade 1994@1815

Mega Turrican

SEGA Genesis 1994@1847

★

Metal Slug

Neo Geo 1996@606

Metal Slug 2

Neo Geo 1998@607

Metal Slug 3

Neo Geo 2000@1545

Jazz Jackrabbit

Game Boy Advance 2002@3633

★

Alien Hominid

PlayStation 2 2004@54

Contra 4

Nintendo DS 2007@3914

Metal Slug 3

Xbox 360 2008@381

★

Bionic Commando: Rearmed

Xbox 360 2008@12

Sega Genesis & Mega Drive Classics:

Gunstar Heroes

Windows 2010@1594

Intrusion 2

Windows 2012@456

Mercenary Kings

Windows 2013@605

★

Super Time Force

Xbox 360 2014@938

Broforce

PlayStation 4 2016@1574

GoNNER

Windows 2016@1773

Super Mutant Alien Assault

PlayStation 4 2016@2075

Cuphead

Windows 2017@1878

Door Kickers: Action Squad

Windows 2017@2036

Rise & Shine

Xbox One 2017@2330

ACA NEOGEO METAL SLUG X

Xbox One 2017@2488

GoNNER

Xbox One 2018@2670

Blazing Chrome

Xbox One 2019@2236

X-Zero

PICO-8 2019@2973

Neon Abyss

Xbox One 2020@2669

Cuphead

PlayStation 4 2020@2794

Broforce

Xbox Series X 2023@4182

Videos

Metroid (NES)
2021-22-09
Filling the Tanks 
2021-19-09
1 - Upgrades
2021-19-09
2 - Norfair
2021-19-09
3 - Kraid and Ridley
2021-22-09
4 - Mother Brain

Contra (NES)
2017-22-01
30 Lives Cheat

Midnight Resistance (Arcade)
2022-10-04
MiSTer Arcade

Bay Route (System 16)
2022-08-10
MiSTer System 16

Sly Spy (Arcade)
2023-15-01
Full Playthrough

Aliens (Arcade)
2019-29-10
Aliens

Code Name: Viper (NES)
2024-16-07
RetroArch NES - Achievement Hunting

Toki (Amiga)
2022-31-12
MiSTer Amiga

Fatal Rewind (SEGA Genesis)
2020-11-07
MiSTer Genesis 1

Rolling Thunder 2 (SEGA Genesis)
2023-23-03
MiSTer Genesis

Atomic Runner (SEGA Genesis)
2022-13-07
MiSTer Genesis

Super Turrican (SNES)
2021-20-06
MiSTer SNES

Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire (SEGA Genesis)
2023-03-09
MiSTer Genesis

Contra: Hard Corps (SEGA Genesis)
2017-09-07
AB Path
2018-27-02
BA Path

Elevator Action Returns (Arcade)
2017-05-06
Elevator Action Returns (Arcade)

Broforce (PlayStation 4)
2016-28-03
Broforce (PS4)

Super Mutant Alien Assault (PlayStation 4)
2018-09-12
Dubstep Crate Box

Rise & Shine (Xbox One)
2019-01-12
Rise & Shine

GoNNER (Xbox One)
2020-16-08
Xbox Game Pass-through

Blazing Chrome (Xbox One)
2019-23-07
Xbox Game Pass-through

X-Zero (PICO-8)
2021-20-08
Playing PICO-8

Neon Abyss (Xbox One)
2020-15-08
Xbox Game Pass-through

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