What Did We Play Yesterday?

I cannot tell you how many times I rented the Tengen's Fantasy Zone for NES. I was terrible at it, but I didn't care. The lush fantasy world always drew me in. Gameplay wise, base destruction shmups are my least favorite, but Super Fantasy Zone may well be the most beautiful cute 'em up I've played and it's fun to fly around (or land, which is enabled by your ship sprouting legs). This series has an interesting weapons economy where you buy weapons that eventually decay, and the price increases each time you purchase it.