Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Alien Storm

Title	Alien Storm
First release	1990
Developer	Sega
Publishers	Sega, U.S. Gold
Platforms	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Master System, Mega Drive / Genesis, PC (Windows), ZX Spectrum
Genres	beat 'em up, science fiction video game, shooting gallery game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E Everyone
Releases	Arcade: 1990-04-25 Amiga: 1990-05-10 Commodore 64: 1991-01-01 (PAL) Atari ST: 1991-01-01 Mega Drive / Genesis: 1991-06-28 (NTSC-J), 1991-07-24 (NTSC-U) Master System: 1991-06-28 ZX Spectrum: 1991-12-01
Wikidata ID	Q2160091

Sega's 1991 beat 'em up allows up to two players to control Alien Busters like Karla, Gordon, or Scooter. Combat combines melee strikes with ranged weaponry like flame throwers and ray guns to fight shape-shifting invaders. Players must navigate environments where seemingly harmless objects can transform into enemies, using special attacks to clear waves of alien scum.

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Sources

Wikidata (Q2160091) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (megadrive/alien-storm) · last updated 2026-10-28 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amstradcpc/alien-storm-2) · last updated 2026-10-13 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (31629) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

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Arcade Database (ADB) (astorm) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`astorm`
Title at ADB	Alien Storm (World, 2 Players) (FD1094 317-0154)
Manufacturer	Sega
Year	1990
Genre	Fighter / 2.5D
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Sega); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:38 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (7): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Sega · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Sega · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Sega · internal use only.

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Videos

Mega Drive Longplay [116] Alien Storm (US)

World-of-Longplays · Mega Drive / Genesis version · longplay · 1:38:33auto-matched
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Arcade Longplay [112] Alien Storm #retrogame#sega#arcade#walkthrough

By Urien84 Longplays · Arcade version · longplay · 25:51auto-matched
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