SHMUPS that don't have a spaceship as the main character?

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After skimming the thread, it seems no one mentioned the NES game where you play as a floating samurai head(Unless they called it another name...):

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NeverGoBak wrote:After skimming the thread, it seems no one mentioned the NES game where you play as a floating samurai head(Unless they called it another name...):

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J T wrote:Another that jumps to mind is Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko (Playstation, Saturn)

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J T wrote:Another that jumps to mind is Chō Aniki: Kyūkyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyō Otoko (Playstation, Saturn)
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Nobody's mentioned the Raiden Fighters series, Android Assault, or Fire Shark?

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GSZX1337 wrote:Nobody's mentioned the Raiden Fighters series, Android Assault, or Fire Shark?

You just did!
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There's also the horribly titled NES game S.C.A.T.

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