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The first "Shmup" was Taito's "Space Invaders" from 1978 (it was so popular, that at one point it created a national 100-yen coin shortage in Japan).

Some of the more recognized games include Konami's "Gradius" and "R-Type", as well as Namco's "GalaxianGive Life Back to Music" and "Xevious", as they brought the genre into the modern era.

Gun Nac, The Guardian Legend, Zanac, Abadox, Over Horizon, 1942, 1943, Crisis Force, Galaga: Demons Of Death, Gradius, Gradius II, Fuzzical Fighter, Summer Carnival '92: Recca, Life Force, Xevious, Dragon Spirit, Burai Fighter, Cosmic Epsilon

Bio Hazard Battle, M.U.S.H.A., Thunder Force III, Thunder Force IV, Air Buster, Eliminate Down, Elemental Master, Pheilos, Gaiares, Grey Lancer, Slap Fight MD, Wings Of Wor, Steel Empire, Hellfire, Grind Stormer, Sol-Deace, Super Fantasy Zone, Task Force Harrier EX, Twin Hawk, Twinkle Tale, Undead Line, Battle Mania Daiginjou, Arrow Flash, Zero Wing

Air Zonk, Aero Blaster, Blazing Lazers, Coryoon, Dead Moon, Detanna!! Twinbee, Download, Dragon Saber, Final Blaster, Final Soldier, Hana Teka Daka!, Kyuukyou Tiger, Magical Chase, Metal Stoker, Paranoia, Psycho Chaser, Soldier Blade, Super Darius, Super Star Soldier, Tera Cresta II, Violent Soldier, Image Fight, Side Arms

Omega Boost, Tiny Tank, Gradius Gaiden & 5, R-Type Delta, Einhander, Zanc X Zanc, Harmful Park, G-Darius, Raycrisis, Raiden 2 Project & DX, Raystorm, Strikers 1945 II, Sexy Parodius, Xevious 3D-G+

Radiant Silvergun, Battle Garegga, Batsugun, Game Tengoku, Sengoku Blade, Shippu Mahou Daisuken, Rayforce, Cotton 2, Cotton Bommerang, Panzer Dragoon, Panzer Dragoon II Zwei, Donpachi, DoDonpachi, Soukyuguerentai, Thunder Force V, Gunbird, Darius Gaiden, Strikers 1945, Shienryu