Top 50 Horizontal Shmups for your MAME Cabinet

Note: Horizontal in this instance merely refers to the aspect ratio,and not necessarily the direction of movement in the game.

This list is merely my opinion. There are many games out there,and we all have our personal preferences. This is mine.
In order to make this list,the games must follow two simple rules...

1#They must be fully playable on your average MAME cabinet,and must not require any special controls or extra equipment.

2#They must closely resemble the arcade game style as much as possible,therefore RPG's (Chrono Trigger,Final Fantasy,etc.) and some Action Adventure games with higher RPG aspects (Zelda,Actraiser,etc.) do not qualify.

I do not own the rights to the characters, music, or footage used in this video,nor do I claim to.They belong to their respective owners.

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50.Air Buster
49.E.D.F. - Earth Defense Force
48.Mega Blast
47.Hyper Duel
46.Alpha Mission 2
45.Metal Black
44.Cosmic Cop
43.Mystic Riders
42.Airwolf
41.Bio-Ship Paladin
40.Twinkle Star Sprites
39.Rezon
38.Zero Wing
37.Spacefortress Macross II
36.Ghost Pilots
35.Atomic Robo Kid
34.Carrier Airwing
33.Raystorm
32.Viewpoint
31.Terra Force
30.Blazstar
29.Prehistoric Isle
28.Side Arms - Hyper Dyne
27.Eco Fighters
26.Hacha Mecha Fighter
25.Blazing Lazers
24.Black Heart
23.Zed Blade
22.Fantasy Zone
21.4-D Warriors
20.Last Resort
19.U.N. Squadron
18.Sol Divide
17.Bosconian
16.Baraduke
15.Captain Tomaday
14.G-Darius
13.Xevious 3/DG
12.R-Type 2
11.Pulstar
10.Battle Chopper
09.Gradius 3
08.Breakthru
07.Moon Patrol
06.Salamander
05.R-Type Leo
04.Gigawing
03.Darius-G
02.Asteroids Deluxe
01.Defender