1987〜1998 / 25 titles
Reads on Wikipedia in the last 12 months.25 titlescould be counted (the rest have no article, or no figure could be taken).
25 titles. Ordered by how much they are read. The genre is known for 289 of all 661 titles; a title missing here is not "not in this genre" but "not yet known".
| No | Release year | Game title | Game maker | Versions | Reads |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Release year1987 | Game titleR-Type (World) | Game makerIrem | 6 | 110,295 |
| 2 | Release year1989 | Game titleStrider (USA, B-Board 89624B-2) | Game makerCapcom | 5 | 54,006 |
| 3 | Release year1991 | Game titleCaptain Commando (World 911202) | Game makerCapcom | 6 | 35,573 |
| 4 | Release year1993 | Game titleGunlock (Ver 2.3O 1994/01/20) | Game makerTaito | 4 | 26,145 |
| 5 | Release year1994 | Game titleArmored Warriors (Europe 941024) | Game makerCapcom | 10 | 20,140 |
| 6 | Release year1995 | Game titleSavage Reign / Fu'un Mokushiroku - Kakutou Sousei | Game makerSNK | 1 | 16,250 |
| 7 | Release year1995 | Game titleGalaxy Fight - Universal Warriors | Game makerSunsoft | 1 | 16,194 |
| 8 | Release year1998 | Game titleBlazing Star | Game makerYumekobo | 1 | 15,825 |
| 9 | Release year1997 | Game titleBattle Circuit (Europe 970319) | Game makerCapcom | 4 | 15,775 |
| 10 | Release year1995 | Game titlePulstar | Game makerAicom | 1 | 13,629 |
| 11 | Release year1996 | Game titleKizuna Encounter - Super Tag Battle / Fu'un Super Tag Battle | Game makerSNK | 2 | 13,141 |
| 12 | Release year1988 | Game titleImage Fight (World) | Game makerIrem | 3 | 11,922 |
| 13 | Release year1994 | Game titleElevator Action Returns (Ver 2.2O 1995/02/20) | Game makerTaito | 3 | 11,398 |
| 14 | Release year1989 | Game titleBurning Force (Japan, new version (Rev C)) | Game makerNamco | 2 | 10,190 |
| 15 | Release year1990 | Game titleRolling Thunder 2 | Game makerNamco | 2 | 9,653 |
| 16 | Release year1992 | Game titleLast Resort | Game makerSNK | 2 | 9,458 |
| 17 | Release year1992 | Game titleNinja Commando | Game makerADK | 1 | 8,650 |
| 18 | Release year1992 | Game titleMutation Nation (NGM-014 ~ NGH-014) | Game makerSNK | 1 | 8,266 |
| 19 | Release year1991 | Game titleCosmo Gang the Video (US) | Game makerNamco | 2 | 7,718 |
| 20 | Release year1992 | Game titleAndro Dunos (NGM-049 ~ NGH-049) | Game makerVisco Corporation | 1 | 6,666 |
| 21 | Release year1989 | Game titleX Multiply (World, M81 hardware) | Game makerIrem | 2 | 5,620 |
| 22 | Release year1995 | Game titleGekirindan (Ver 2.3O 1995/09/21) | Game makerTaito | 2 | 5,147 |
| 23 | Release year1988 | Game titleMirai Ninja (Japan, set 1) | Game makerNamco | 2 | 4,758 |
| 24 | Release year1989 | Game titleDangerous Seed (Japan) | Game makerNamco | 1 | 4,487 |
| 25 | Release year1991 | Game titleCosmic Cop (World) | Game makerIrem | 3 | 3,855 |
Breakdown of the boards this genre ran on.