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A military strategy game.
Originally released for the Japan-exclusive MSX2 in 1990, this sequel is set four years after the Outer Heaven incident. New FOXHOUND commander, Roy Campbell, brings a shell-shocked Solid Snake back from early retirement to infiltrate the military nation Zanzibar Land.
A visual novel and graphic adventure game for the Nintendo Famicom in which a young rock n' roll fan is sent 10 years into the past to prevent a nuclear war.
F-15 Strike Eagle II is a 1991 flight simulator from MicroProse.
The world's richest duck sets off on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover several lost treasures with the help of his family and friends. Explore five exotic locations across the world and pogo-jump to victory as Scrooge McDuck in this NES classic.
Distinct from the Arcade and Genesis versions, Strider for the NES features a more complex, Metroid-style structure, where Hiryu gains abilities throughout the game that grant access to new areas. The story draws heavily from the Strider manga.
A Famicom port of Enix's classic sci-fi horror adventure game, JESUS.
Strider is an arcade action side-scroller, and one of Capcom's first big hits for the Sega Genesis console.
Released by Namco in 1988, this was the first arcade driving game to use fully 3D polygon graphics. It was the inaugural title for the Namco System 21 "Polygonizer" arcade hardware, the first dedicated 3D gaming system.
Michael Andretti's World GP is an F1 racing game released for the NES. It follows the 1988 F1 season.
An updated revision to the geopolitical turn-based strategy game Balance of Power, taking into account some political updates of the late '80s while building-up the simulation aspect.
Top Landing is a 3D flight simulator released by Taito for the arcades in 1988. The object of the game is to land an airliner during any number of adverse conditions. It is the second of four games in Taito's "Landing" series.
Adventure game developed by Micro Cabin in 1988 based on the popular manga and anime Kimagure Orange Road.
An obscure Japanese fighting game predating Street Fighter II, in which an unnamed priest must cleanse the world of numerous ghosts. It is the first game to use digitized sprites (and the first to use the art of claymation) for its characters.
A supernatural adventure game with RPG elements for the NES, MSX and Sega Master System. While the NES and MSX versions were menu-driven adventures, the Sega Master System version was an action-adventure-RPG.
A asteroid is hurtling towards earth, you must travel to Tibet and find Professor K.K. Renegade. Once you have found him you must convince him to help build a anti-asteroid deflector to save Earth from being utterly destroyed.
A turn-based strategy game originally released in 1987 by Koei, the creators of Nobunaga's Ambition and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Super Hang-On is the sequel to the praised Hang-On. There are two modes of play and several stages available in this motorcycle racing game.
Play the role of John Rambo in this long adventure game.
A visual novel from Nintendo and Squaresoft featuring real teen idol Miho Nakayama. Released in 1987, it is considered one of the first true dating sims.
Super Dodge Ball, known as Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu in Japan, is an action sports game that pits two teams of six players against one another on a variety of different courts and environments.
Shin Onigashima is a two disk adventure game released on the Famicom Disk System. Despite being first-party software, it was never released outside of Japan.
One of the first action RPGs, The Magic of Scheherazade is a Culture Brain title for the NES (1989) and Famicom (1987, as Arabian Dream Scheherazade).
Alex Kidd puts his life on the line in pursuit of video games in this combination adventure-platformer for the Sega Master System.
Action-adventure-RPG released in 1987 by Konami only in Japan. It features both side-scrolling and "3D" (third-person, behind-the-shoulder) segments, open-world exploration, and hack & slash combat, including the earliest third-person hack & slash combat.
Gandhara (ガンダーラ), also known as Crusade of Gandhara Buddha (ガンダーラ仏陀の聖戦), is an action-adventure-RPG that was released by Enix in 1987, for home computers exclusively in Japan.
A sci-fi horror adventure game developed by Enix.
Super Rambo Special is a stealth-action-RPG based on the movie Rambo: First Blood Part 2. It was released for the MSX in 1986 and featured some early stealth elements anticipating Metal Gear.
Known outside of Japan as "Takeshi's Challenge", this game is an unconventional action-adventure platformer created by famous Japanese comedian Beat Takeshi. Along with its open world exploration and mature themes, the game is known for its unorthodox game progression (where the game can easily be made unwinnable).
The Ninja, who must battle enemy ninjas using knives and throwing stars.
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