Insector X

Insector X is a side-scrolling shooter first released as a 1989 arcade game by Taito. The Genesis version has a number of differences: “realistic” sprite work (compared to the “cute” style of the original), brand new music, a reworking of the secondary weapon system and the removal of the autofire powerup, and new stage sections, among other things. The original arcade version was later released on a sixth-generation console game, Taito Legends 2.