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Arm cannons

Tools theme

Player character's arm is actually a cannon/gun, or can wield a gun that envelopes the hand/forearm or is mounted on the arm (e.g. wrist gun).

85
games
29
platforms

Alternate name: Arm guns

Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy)
Metroid II: Return of Samus
GB 1991-08-26
Super Metroid (Super Nintendo)
Super Metroid
SNES 1994-03-19
Evolva (Windows)
Evolva
WIN 2000-06-01
Metroid Prime Remastered (Nintendo Switch)
Metroid Prime Remastered
SWTC 2023-02-08
Septerra Core: Legacy of The Creator (Windows)
Septerra Core: Legacy of The Creator
WIN 1999-10-31
PlanetSide 2 (PlayStation 4)
PlanetSide 2
PS4 2015-06-23
Metal Arms - Glitch in the System (GameCube)
Metal Arms - Glitch in the System
GC 2003-11-18
Mega Man Battle Network (Game Boy Advance)
Mega Man Battle Network
GBA 2001-10-31
Mega Man X (Super Nintendo)
Mega Man X
SNES 1993-03
Mega Man & Bass (Game Boy Advance)
Mega Man & Bass
GBA 2002-08-10
AM2R: Return of Samus (Linux)
AM2R: Return of Samus
LIN 2016-08
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (Game Boy)
Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
GB 1991
Oldest example of any kind of arm cannon is possibly in Cyborg 009 (1964), and possibly oldest example of non-robot/mecha having such is in Cobra (1978). Neither are confirmed as earliest of either for now, as digging up examples of this is difficult at best.
See also: implant weapons
Not to be confused with hand cannons

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Parent group

Guns

Games by year

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The first Arm cannons video game was released on August 6, 1986.

Capcom, Nintendo and THQ published most of these games.

Platforms

Windows 14
PS 7
Linux 5
SNES 5
3DS 4
GBA 4
GameCube 4
MS-DOS 4
NES 4
PS2 3
Wii 3
GB 3
PS3 3
X360 2
Xbox 2
Switch 2
Nintendo DS 2
Arcade 2
PSP 2
Game Gear 1
PS4 1
Mac OS X 1
Famicom Disk System 1
GBC 1
Neo Geo Pocket Color 1
Mega Drive 1
WonderSwan 1
WonderSwan Color 1
Dreamcast 1

Most common companies

Capcom25
Nintendo14
THQ6
Interplay4
Sony Online Entertainment3
Ubisoft3
Vivendi Games2
Hi-Tech Expressions2
Square2
Monolith Productions2
Playmates Interactive Entertainment2