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A huge collection of shooting games from the 80s and 90s! The book "Shooting Game Encyclopedia" will be released on February 20th in Japan (game.watch.impress.co.jp)
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From GameWatch (machine translated -- couldn't find an English source for this one):

This book compiles shooters released for home video game consoles in the 1980s and 1990s. It offers a comprehensive overview of the history of shooters, from the Cassette Vision and Famicom to the PlayStation and Dreamcast. It introduces over 700 titles, including arcade ports of "Xevious" and "Gradius," as well as original home console titles like "Star Soldier" and "Thunder Force III." While focusing primarily on vertical and horizontal scrolling games, it also includes some of the most popular gun shooters, action shooters, and 3D shooters.

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