Best RUN and GUN Arcade Games & Classics (All Platforms)

Great tribute to the Run and Gun with a compilation of the best ARCADE and Classic games from all classic platforms, video with a high educational value and also for the preservation of the video game.
*Note* I do not include the Ghouls 'n Ghosts series or derivatives since in my opinion it is a "platform-Hack and slash".
*Note2* The game shown is not the SNES version.
The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Mega Drive-Genesis) (43:26)
Run and Gun game list:
0:00 Intro
0:39 Berzerk (Arcade)
1:07 Sega Ninja (Arcade)
1:34 Commando (Arcade)
1:59 Gun Smoke (Arcade)
2:27 Rush'n Attack (Arcade)
2:51 Rambo: First Blood Part II (Master System)
3:15 Jail Break (Arcade)
3:44 Soldier Girl Amazon (Arcade)
4:07 Transformers: Convoy no Nazo (NES)
4:29 Ikari Warriors (Arcade)
4:55 Jackal (Arcade)
5:21 Victory Road (Arcade)
5:54 Xain'd Sleena (Arcade)
6:22 Rolling Thunder (Arcade)
6:51 Game Over (Amstrad CPC)
7:25 Air Fortress (NES)
7:48 Bullet (Arcade)
8:15 Alien Syndrome (Arcade)
8:38 Contra (Arcade)
9:06 Guerrilla War (Arcade)
9:30 Heavy Barrel (Arcade)
9:55 Psycho-Nics Oscar (Arcade)
10:14 Time Soldiers (Arcade)
10:39 Exolon (Amstrad CPC)
11:03 Bloody Wolf (Arcade)
11:26 Atomic Runner Chelnov (Arcade)
11:55 Super Contra (Arcade)
12:22 Blaster Master (NES)
12:42 Robocop (Arcade)
13:04 NARC (Arcade)
13:34 Wonder Boy III (Arcade)
14:03 Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon (Arcade)
14:24 Bay Route (Arcade)
14:53 Missing in Action (Arcade)
15:18 Last Alert (TurboGrafxCD)
15:40 E-SWAT (Arcade)
16:04 Crack Down (Arcade)
16:25 Dogs of War (Amiga)
16:48 Caliber .50 (Arcade)
17:11 Midnight Resistance (Arcade)
17:35 Search and Rescue (Arcade)
18:00 Sly Spy (Arcade)
18:24 Code Name: Viper (NES)
18:47 Aliens (Arcade)
19:11 Assault Suit Leynos (Mega Drive - Genesis)
19:35 Cyber-Lip (Arcade)
20:05 Demon's World (Arcade)
20:28 Die Hard (TurboGrafx-16)
20:50 Journey to Silius (NES)
21:14 MERCS (Arcade)
21:39 Out Zone (Arcade)
22:06 Rolling Thunder 2 (Arcade)
22:30 Toki (Arcade)
22:52 Turrican (Amiga)
23:26 Alien Breed (Amiga)
23:51 G.I. Joe: A real American Hero (NES)
24:28 GunForce (Arcade)
24:58 Robocop 2 (Arcade)
25:20 Rohga: Armor Force (Arcade)
25:45 Sunset Riders (Arcade)
26:12 The Killing Game Show (Sega Genesis)
26:36 Desert Assault (Arcade)
26:59 Turrican II: The Final Fight (Amiga)
27:25 Assault Suits Valken: Cybernator (SNES)
27:57 Contra III The Alien Wars (SNES)
28:30 FixEight (Arcade)
28:57 G.I. Joe: The Atlantis Factor (NES)
29:19 Twinkle Tale (Mega Drive-Genesis)
29:45 Heated Barrel (Arcade)
30:09 Ninja Commando (Arcade)
30:36 Super Star Wars (SNES)
31:00 Total Carnage (Arcade)
31:27 Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa (Arcade)
31:52 Tom Mason's Dinosaurs for Hire (Sega Genesis-Mega Drive)
32:17 Duke Nukem II (MS-Dos)
32:47 Mystic Warriors (Arcade)
33:09 Gunstar Heroes (Sega Genesis-Mega Drive)
33:32 Jim Power The Lost Dimension in 3D (SNES)
33:54 Ranger X (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
34:21 Rolling Thunder 3 (Sega Genesis-Mega Drive)
34:46 Super Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back (SNES)
35:14 Super Turrican (SNES)
35:42 Blaster Master 2 (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
36:09 The Chaos Engine (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
36:41 Biio Menace (MS-Dos)
37:08 Zombies Ate My Neighbors (SNES)
37:32 Contra Hard Corps (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis)
37:56 Demolition Man (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
38:19 Robocop vs. The Terminator (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis)
38:50 Earthworm Jim (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
39:21 Elevator Action Returns (Arcade)
39:43 Gunforce II (Arcade)
40:09 Mega Turrican (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
40:37 Ruff'n' Tumble (Amiga)
40:59 Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (SNES)
41:24 True Lies (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
41:48 T.H. Strikes Back (Arcade)
42:13 Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES)
42:41 Artic Moves (MS DOS)
43:03 Jurassic Park 2: The Chaos Continues (SNES)
43:26 The Adventures of Batman & Robin (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
43:52 Alien Soldier (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
44:17 Vectorman (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
44:40 Super Turrican 2 (SNES)
45:07 Nightmare Busters (SNES)
45:29 Doom Troopers (SNES)
45:55 Rapid Reloaded (PlayStation)
46:26 Gundhara (Arcade)
46:48 Biomechanical Toy (Arcade)
47:08 Abuse (MS DOS)
47:35 Metal Slug - Super Vehicle 001 (Arcade)
48:03 VectorMan 2 (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
48:28 Shock Troopers (Arcade)
48:54 Assault Suit Leynos 2 (Sega Saturn)
49:21 Shock Troppers: 2nd Squad (Arcade)
49:42 Metal Slug 2 (Arcade)
50:08 Millennium Soldier: Expendable (Dreamcast)
50:32 Metal Slug X (Arcade)
50:57 Metal Slug 3 (Arcade)
51:28 Contra: Shattered Soldier (PlayStation 2)
51:58 Demon Front (Arcade)
52:23 Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project (Windows)
52:48 Metal Slug 4 (Arcade)
53:11 Dolphin Blue (Arcade)
53:39 Metal Slug 5 (Arcade)
54:07 Neo Contra (PlayStation 2)
54:42 Metal Slug Advance (Game Boy Advance)
55:06 Alien Hominid (PlayStation 2)
55:40 Gunstar Super Heroes (Game Boy Advance)
56:05 Metal Slug 6 (Arcade)
56:33 Contra 4 (Nintendo DS)
57:14 Contra ReBirth (WiiWare)
57:49 Hard Corps: Uprising (PlayStation 3)

[@agauerm]

Metal Slug series are pixel art perfection.

[@tonypratt1023]

Yes 👍

[@alpzepta]

But there are no pixel when you play on CRT

[@ShawnJonesHellion]

Its Neo geo/snk. Even the golf game on Neo Geo is praised.

[@alpzepta]

@@ShawnJonesHellion I love Neo Turf Master even though it's just pushing button but sometimes I don't like moving my body playing golf like Wii Sport I also like League Bowling as well

[@boerekyufka255]

Ja die Metal Slug Spiele sehen zeitlos geil aus.

[@blacksunshine7485]

Gotta love run n guns, beat em ups and horizontal/vertical shooters. The foundation of arcade gaming

[@SCORP1ONF1RE]

The majority of these run n gun games are pretty damn brain-dead.

[@mariowario5945]

​​​​​@@SCORP1ONF1REhow are these games braindead? turn based jrpgs are far more braindead gameplaywise, bash shit for hours by mashing a button to confirm attack a billion times. Storybook the video game? These games actually have surprisingly deep mechanics that most people who look at it from surface level dont see. Look at electronic undergrounds youtube for further explanation. He shows why games like rpgs ruined the industry by adding so much fat to gameplay to the point where it's just a interactive storybook.

[@residentrump3271]

"Bury me with my money!" LOVED Sunset Riders!

[@torianwilkins3986]

Was playing the heck out of that on SNES.

[@randycruel]

Jackal on NES is one of the most criminally underrated videogames of all time.

[@alexh2790]

It's a perfect game, I'd love a sequel.

[@jarredkrum9894]

Love jackel

[@bestofmusicchannel]

Sunset riders in 91 and Metal Slug in 96 made a huge difference in the genre. Super polished games with solid bosses and pace. Both can be satisfying even today

[@fkaiba94]

Yes

[@gjfkhvjzjsxbq]

Are you seriously forgetting about contra?

[@aweirdredtoad3637]

​@gjfkhvjzjsxbq He's talking about for the arcade. Contra on the arcade was just bad.

[@GOPSlayer]

Gunstar Heroes gave me a chance with a percentage metric for a life bar.

[@bestofmusicchannel]

@@gjfkhvjzjsxbq I dont think contra was on same league. Its like comparing Raiden/Raiden 2 , two of the most polished and legendary shooters that defined the whole "plane" genre to games like Aero fighters

[@martinevans1206]

I love the chronological order of this. Great to see the progression of games this way 👍🏻

[@parrishharris3008]

The 2nd game is out of order lol.

[@daviddefortier5970]

Progression, followed by degradation again. Theres a point when about the advent of polygonal games, everything turns to rubbish again.

[@playbookshowme484]

perfect example of comments and commenters dishing out thumbs ups with out understandings.

[@meller13]

Played Turrican II on Amiga 500 more than 3 decades ago. Just got goosebumps during the intro.

[@ElRelojDeHillValley88Mph]

Este tipo de videos siempre son buenos para conocer cosas nuevas; excelente trabajo, gracias por subirlo y feliz 2021 😉👍

[@Kalebent]

Gunstar Heroes is the pinnacle of this genre.

[@DungarooTV]

Thanks for this - I'll be playing all of these at some stage.

[@fqnfinancas3431]

The Adventures of Batman and Robin is Sega Genesis (Mega Drive)! 43:29

[@alexisxxx3110]

Подтверждаю, именно эта версия.

[@wilsonrobertson7156]

From the music to the gameplay these are some of the best games of all time thanks for helping me relive my youth

[@thomaselers7416]

Great upload, totally enjoyed this one amigo. All Metal Slug games, Gunstar Heroes and Contra4 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Happy new year everyone.

[@Tranquilityone]

Love the video. Brings back so many memories.

[@ralphfi9591]

Amazing list/compilation, my dude! So nice to see the evolution of Run n Gun games, this way.

[@fthprodphoto-video5357]

Gunforce 2 is just amazing 39:50 Alien soldier is incredible too 43:55

[@salttrader4113]

Thanks man, this has become the video on my Run N Gun wheel on my cabinet :)!!!

[@pnvgordinho]

Its impressive on how Ruff n Tumble still looks amazing even today. And that beauty runs on an Amiga 500.

[@edwardx4979]

Commando, Contra, Rolling Thunder ⛈️, and several others... ahhhh, the memories!

[@davidprieto6487]

¡Tremenda colección!...¡Gracias!.

[@teamonepiecemugenos2818]

Gran recopilatorio de uno de mis géneros favoritos Un saludo y que empieces bien el año.

[@CesarCostaVentura]

Awesome list of games!!! Thank you so much for this job...

[@kopetex]

Como siempre los mejores compilados, sigue asi TR

[@rwilcox_71]

The music is phenomenal and brings me back to the dark arcade days!

[@habitek]

AWESOME! thank You for perfect job. I found few my loved games.

[@RetroRuss]

I've discovered so many awesome arcade games because of your videos.

[@lakers09ization]

Excelente Video como siempre, bastantes juegos interesantes que ni sabia que existían, saludos.

[@nicolasbonnet2117]

sus videos son excelentes, su trabajo es brillante. Particularmente me gustan tus videos sobre BEAT EM UP. Espero que hagas más videos de RUN AND GUN. Gracias

[@leopimenta31]

OOOH DUDE, no kidding. I've been searching for the name of The Chaos Engine for years. It was one of my favorite games(the SNES port) but I could just remember how it looked like and I would literally never remember its name.THANK YOU!

[@slickrichelicopter8977]

Ikari Warriors was/is such an iconic game. Great gameplay and soundtrack. 👌

[@deadnitezn.z.4938]

1986 Jackal first run n gun game played use to play at the local dairy before an after school!🤣👍 Love the vid bring back the best of memories👌💯

[@kymera21]

OMG I have been trying to remember Wonder Boy III title for years. Thank You

[@jermarcusm.robinsonwaller1063]

The 43:27 part of the video was showing the Genesis / Mega Drive version of Batman & Robin!!!

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

Exactly, it was a mistake

[@supresshill0985]

Спасибо. Я вспомнил своё детство. Хотя мне 40 а я до сих пор в сегу играю и денди. Помню. Привет из России и Казахстана.

[@spartanx5806]

incredible !!! i love seeing sll these greAT games...😀😀😀

[@manolocomanoloco7451]

Desert Assault!!!, i have been looking for that game for ages!, saw it only once in an arcade in the 90s i have never been to before, and never returned, more than a decade later i looked for it on the net, but didn't see the game title on the cabinet (most likely a bootleg), so the only reference i had is what i saw and the mission accomplished voice at the end of a level, i didn't even get to play the game since i was just passing by at that time and the machine was in use. When i saw your video title i thought, hey maybe the game is here...Thanks!

[@bimmie4641]

Code name viper 18:25 and Exolon 10:42. I've been trying to remember those games more than 20 years. OMG thanks

[@flesueur]

Brillant ✨Thanks to your video I retrieved lots of famous Run & Gun games from the 80’s I was searching because I forgot their name (Xain’d Sleena for example). Many thanks 🙏

[@helvio2547]

Turrican II intro song... Awesome!

[@Sinn0100]

Now this is some quality viewing! You my friend have a brand new subscriber.

[@raccooncity4901]

10:40 Holy is that the old Master Chief...

[@MrNastyBlasty]

How much joy these retro games brought in my childhood, you have no idea. Spending the whole day at the arcade, I play the modern games but let us never let them be forgotten my friend. Great channel !! All the support here from Nasty Blasty

[@duke3250]

what a great compilation

[@picodegallio3255]

Great video of a awesome type of documentary thanks bro from old school gamer 😎, btw I 😍 Contra will always be my # 1

[@davymachinegun5130]

43:37 This version of Adventures of Batman and Robin is on Genesis and was made by Clockwork Tortoise. The one Konami made for SNES is entirely different.

[@DenisExgardian]

Indeed, plus the genesis version is known as the most difficult Genesis game ever.

[@vicbygod]

Loved it!

[@xaralampos1990]

Man i want to thank you from the bottom of my heart that you put in the video the elevator action returns. I dident know the name of the game i just know that when i was young i was in an place with arcade games and i remember my self playing this game and never forgeting the second stage the crash of the helicopter before you start. I dident know the name until today i found the game and the name of the game i never believed that i could ever find that game again. Oh man i cant descripe the hapiness watching again this game😭😭😭

[@TheViewer01]

Caliber 50?

[@2022spacekw]

super awesome, I need to play all of these games

[@retrogamefan8682]

"Merci beaucoup" from France !!! Feliz años bro 😉

[@GAMENOTOVER11]

Like. Gran colección como siempre para empezar el año 2021. Un abrazo y a cuidarse.

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

Gracias. Saludos

[@DeathToTheDictators]

Any video that includes Assault Suit Leynos (Target Earth) is a win....hugely underrated game.

[@DeathToTheDictators]

@Sandman Slim I added it (or Cybernator....same thing) to my hacked SNES Classic 2 years ago and i couldn't get into it....i just prefer the style (both the music and the Macross/Robotech inspired sprites) and gameplay (i use control mode B....default mode A is really clunky) and equipment customization of Target Earth. Plus the sprite was so huge, it just felt confining on screen. To each their own, but i think Target Earth is better by far.

[@ansahs]

Thanks for the nostalgic experience. NOW it's emulator search time.

[@elpumakselofuma5598]

Pedazo video bueno para empezar el año.Feliz año

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

Gracias! 😊

[@alucardhellsing5245]

Muy trabajó, te quedó genial el vídeo 👏👏👏👏😁

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

Gracias! 😊

[@KurisuBlaze]

For a few notable omissions: Quartet and Psycho Soldier probably would straddle the line between Run and Gun and Horizontal SHMUP. However, the lack of anything Kiki Kai Kai or Megaman is surprising.

[@xxHUNGRY4THETRUTHxx]

Atomic Robo-Kid also missing.

[@alfonsocortez4814]

épico!!!, genero y colección.

[@koma70400]

Whoa! Game over on CPC !!! I wasn't ready...

[@sans2913]

47:35 nace un grande!

[@supercyborgtaikaininja8528]

gracias . muchos juegos no los tenia

[@cbenson76]

Great work.

[@hollowedhope]

This brings back memories...

[@pedrinhokarioca]

Great selection!

[@becoolos]

Great video ! ... little mistake with The Adventures of Batman & Robin (43:30) the version shown is Sega Genesis not snes ;)

[@wimpieyuwono2550]

Earthworm Jim series is the best thing ever happened in SNES 😂👌

[@lauraypabloArt]

Antes que nada feliz año! ahora me voy a disfrutar el video con unos buenos mates! saludos! 😃👍

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

Gracias 👍

[@bigsassyster]

NARC, Sunset Riders = two of my favorites. Surprised I didn't see P.O.W.: Prisoners of War, 1988

[@MarkoTulio]

Awesome video!

[@KClems-nq6xn]

Awesome list. I was surprised though that BroForce or MERCS didn't make the cut...

[@JohnnyJohnJohnson]

I'm trying to find this game I saw a long time ago in some hotel's arcade. It's a run and gun game like Metal Slug and your character's sprite and the sprites of many enemies were 2D but bosses and many things in the background looked 3D and it all came together looking rather good. I can't seem to find it, I don't even know what it's called. I know it had some kind of gunship or airship boss and the villain inside it had the classic "Ohohohoho!" kind of narcissistic anime girl laugh. I FINALLY found it, it's Dolphin Blue! I probably NEVER would have found it's name if I hadn't found this video, thanks!

[@ElB1ankit0h]

Oh si, un buen refresh a ver si se me queda alguno que no sepa!

[@nordinebrzz2094]

Very nice vidéo i love Sly Spy for me it's the best arcade game

[@CCM1199]

omg. 90% of these games I played as a child in the arcade and on genesis. I cannot wait to get my arcade in the apartment to play them again

[@philippezsiga1125]

You forgot “” FRONTLINE “” probably the FIRST run and gun in video game history ( as berserk is not considered by many as a run and gun ; in this case many games should be considered as a “” run and gun “” like robotron for instance ) . ( scrolling is part of the run and gun genre ….) ( because a pac man/ maze game with fire option is then also a “”” run amd. Gun “””) . Anyway beautiful compilation, thanks a lot

[@VegarotFusion]

Having subtitles on was funny. One game he grabs a power up and it interpreted as "Ketchup"

[@AndrewSouzaGames555]

Cool!

[@mexemsu.g.d.975]

Nostalgic. 💥👍💥👍

[@arnaujess]

Like! Thx!

[@martinlvenholdt7304]

Nice video with a lot of good games. :) I was wondering what shader config you use in your setup? I take it you emulate these games? :)

[@seanmacmusic6478]

You're missing BroForce. I know its not that old by comparison but it's arguably the greatest run n gun game ever made!

[@sanonboi]

Awesome

[@thedevilrises367]

¡Maravillosa lista! Deberías hacer un video de los mejores Shooters sobre rieles.

[@TROldSchoolGamer]

Lo haré

[@sandrosimoes100]

Very Nice 2021.

[@yllib2012]

Metal Slug!!! Not a bad one in the series. LOVE IT!!!

[@omar_l_p]

Buena lista. Outzone me parece el mejor de su época.

[@pepitaux13]

Thx for not having forgotten the Amstrad CPC

[@arafsiddique7344]

Great video keep it up..

[@section23]

Awesome memories

[@TheViewer01]

Thank you for this. I had been trying to look for a game. I had forgot what the title was. I just remembered there was a mad Russian guy in it. There was also some shoes that your character collects and makes a Three Stooges laugh when he gets them. That game is called Total Carnage. Because of you, I found it. Thank you again. :)

[@brandonbowers8443]

This creator left out one of the best ever. ONE for the PS1

[@cherokeefit4248]

I liked the bloodiness and intense war fighting of Guerrilla Wars arcade, contra 3 on the snes is pretty good and I’m happy to have two carts of it.

[@yex13]

9:20 Guerilla War is one of the most demented things I've ever seen in a video game. HaHaHaHaHaHa!

[@valkiriforce]

My all-time favorites: Contra III, Contra Hard Corps, Shattered Soldier and Gunstar Heroes. Shoutout to Alien Soldier and the Metal Slug franchise, of course. Wish we'd get ports of Gunforce II and Hard Corps Uprising on modern platforms!

[@jasonmartinez5116]

Gunforce II is being released this year on Irem Collection Volume 2, along with Air Duel and the original Gunforce (both Arcade and SNES versions). Hard Corps Uprising I would totally love to see it on modern consoles like the Switch, PS4/PS5, and PC. Xbox you can still get it via backwards compatibility.

[@Indalord.]

Felicitaciones por tu contenido y ya de paso por el año nuevo, me he fijado que hay un error en 43:30 , la version de "The adventures of batman & Robin" que aparece es la de Mega Drive, que fue programada por Clockwork Tortoise y distribuida por SEGA, la version de SNES si la hizo Konami pero era un Beat'em Up, no un Run & Run. Quizá se pudieran haber incluido algún Shinobi o los Ghost & Goblins, aunque estos son mas plataformeros, o el Alisia Dragon de Mega Drive, Aun así magnifica selección como siempre.

[@mrcrynox3752]

That was awesome. My only gripe was the Chaos Engine should have been the superior, (original), Amiga version . :)

[@Hektols]

Gran lista, faltarían algunos títulos como Dick Tracy y Eswat de Megadrive, Three Wonders: Quest for Chariot, el Cannon Spike...

[@jono680]

Informative retro list. Perhaps I didn’t see ghost n ghouls, strider, ninja garden, hagane, and shinobi games?

[@nesutax6659]

Nice list of games,sadly the one game that im searching for a long time isn't here

[@user-vt9mg8pu7d]

Nice

[@michaelromeo9567]

AMAZING how almost each year , it was next gen in the 80's and 90. Where is the big technical Gap now ? Especially when you waii 7 years, or even 9 years( PS_360.) 😥😥😥😥😥

[@sega20x80]

Will you do the best shmups?

[@salttrader4113]

Best Shmups would be amazing! Would be all over that :)!