Help identifying a game like Section Z, Side Arms

[Robotgreg]

Hi

I'm trying to find out which game it was that I played at College in the late 80s (any time from 86 to 90) but most likely around 88.

It was a side scrolling shooter with a mech vertical man like Section Z and Side Arms but I THINK, can't be 100% sure, that your mech would also transform to a horizontal shooting spaceship which eitehr of these titles seem to include.

I've watched vids of both these games but neither really remind me of the game that I used to play.

Anything else it might be?

Cheers

Greg

 

[muddymusic]

Perhaps Rohga?

[tube]zDj00fWvMco[/tube]

 

[Vamino]

Transformer by Sega?

https://youtu.be/vzCZtGMwiQs

 

[r-type]

Sounds like it might be Heavy Unit?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSO-e5OMuhk

Edited for a link
r-type2021-02-22 13:01:21

 

[Robotgreg]

All good guesses but none of those I'm afraid.

The man was mostly white with black outlines. Section Z is closest to the look but the man is red. Also the man was smaller than in some of the above guesses.

 

[mysticmonk]

Sounds a lot like Blazeon by atlus, but the years don't match up

 

[Robotgreg]

Sorry not that one either.

 

[backflipper]

Was Thexder released on that Amiga based arcade hardware?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S3XM-WOhtyc

 

[Lardonate]

Sounds like Exzisus to me. Which is a great game if a little tough.

https://youtu.be/Dy18eG8gvPELardonate2021-02-22 14:20:50

 

[mysticmonk]

You can always go through this list here...

https://fr.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_chronologique_des_shoot_%27em_up

 

[Robotgreg]

Sounds like Exzisus to me. Which is a great game if a little tough.

https://youtu.be/Dy18eG8gvPE

I THINK that's it, thanks!

It's difficult to remember exactly from over 30 years ago but definitely the look of the space man and the accompanying helpers above and below look right.

The actual gameplay isn't quite like how I remember but as I say difficult to be sure after such a long time.

Is it possible there was another game just like the man and ship in Exzisus but with different gameplay or is this the only one like this?

 

[Lardonate]

That's the first one that popped into my head after seeing what others had mentioned. There's bound to be a few more but not many spring to mind immediately. Only other one i can think of right now is Nichibutsus "BIG FIGHTER" but I've never ever seen one of those for real.

https://youtu.be/5xh5ds2Exh8Lardonate2021-02-22 14:33:46

 

[Robotgreg]

yeah not Big Fighter.

 

[Simonpacman]

I know this game 😊

Xain'd Sleena (ザインドスリーナ) is a 1986 scrolling shooter platform video game. In the US, the game was published by Memetron under the title Solar Warrior