I think I missed Toy Shop Boys? Power Gate? Or something like that.... (I thought it would be funny to leave *one* off the list...but I may have missed more? Damn. That was not intentional.)
But what are the six to strike?
Besides some PCFX stuff on there, yeah the games that aren't shooters but might have a shooter stage or two. I don't count those (or Space Harrier, After Burner, etc). Final Zone II is a top down run n' gun - not a shmup.
The page is entitled
"Complete List of TG-16/PCE Shoot-em-ups/Shmups/Rail Shooters (TurboGrafx-16, PC-Engine, SuperGrafx, PC-FX, LaserActive LD-ROM)"...
I guess you didn't read the "notes" column (or click on the filter labeled "
Hidden SHMUPS" at the top of the table)—I wanted to document any stage/mini game/etc. that was a shootemup, even if the game proper was an RPG, platformer, Ultra Box, etc.
http://archives.tg-16.com/complete_list_of_tg16_pce_shooters.htm?col=notes&val=hiddenVelder pilots a helicopter in TWO vertical shooter STAGES in
Final Zone II.
These are all labeled "hidden" in the notes column (for lack of a better term) because most folks forget that there are shootemup sequences in games like Final Zone II and Yo Bro.
The goal was to be as "complete" as possible, so the boss stages of Monster Lair count, as do Bravoman submarine stages, flying skull in Ghost Manor, etc.
I would never claim that Shadow of the Beast is a horizontal shootemup. But is there a hori shmup sequence in Shadow of the Beast?
Yup.
As I mentioned earlier, Rail Shooters are labeled as such. They appeal to many shooter fans, so I wanted to include them, especially because some of them are lesser known (LaserActive, Battle Ace).