Power Strike is one of those classic shooters that feels simple at first—just you, a tiny ship, and a screen full of bullets. But Compile nailed that sweet spot where dodging feels tight, and upgrades actually matter. The Master System version doesn’t have the fancy graphics of later Aleste games, but the chunky pixel explosions and that satisfying *pew-pew* sound when you grab a power-up? Pure 8-bit charm.

You start with a pea shooter, but after snagging a few floating orbs, your shots spread wider, punch harder. I always go for the blue options first—turns out they shred through bosses faster than the red ones. And those stage 3 drones? Absolute menace if you don’t weave between their patterns. It’s short, tough, and the kind of game you replay just to see if you can squeeze past that one brutal section without dying.