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For the first time in Nintendo history, take control of Mario's former adversary as he travels through the island (with his nephew Diddy Kong) to recover his stolen banana hoard in this side-scrolling platformer from Rare (now Rareware).
Play as Sonic or Knuckles as the power of the floating island's Master Emerald is revealed in this concluding sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (now featuring a unique lock-on technology, granting special features when "locked on" to certain other games).
Take control of one of eight unique (and sometimes bizarre) pilots and traverse the world in the first Neo Geo sequel to Video System's signature shoot 'em up series.
Ecco: The Tides of Time is the following game in the Ecco the Dolphin series.
Play as Headdy to save the toys of North Town from the clutches of King Dark Demon in this 2D platformer.
A side-scrolling adventure game starring the eponymous arcade hero as he sets out to fetch things for his family. Instead of controlling him directly, players help guide the autonomous hero using a slingshot.
Raptor: Call of the Shadows is a top-down shooter released for the PC in 1994. The game allowed players to upgrade their weapons over multiple explosive levels and generally devastate armies of counterattacking craft, both small and large.
A platformer based on The Flintstones cartoon. Released late in the NES's lifespan, the game is a rare find for collectors.
Play as Wario in his first ever 2D platformer for the Game Boy in which he embarks on one of his trademark quests for money.
A Game Boy port of Battletoads for the NES. This version is single player only and has fewer levels.
A rather obscure vertical scrolling shooter, guide your ship in a battle against aliens using three different weapons. This game is known in Japan as V-Five and is also the first game from Tsuneki Ikeda.
A platformer based on the Belgian comic book of the same name about a tribe of peaceful tiny blue creatures and their frequent run-ins with the evil wizard Gargamel. It was released on multiple consoles in 1993.
A sidescrolling shooter where players control Skunny the squirrel as he destroys the forces of the evil Sadman Insane.
The official second sequel to Irem's R-Type. The game would use some of the SNES's best graphic features, including Mode 7 graphics.
A side-scrolling platformer/shooter from Treasure. Its colorful art style and frenetic shooting action have earned it near universal praise.
A comedic shoot-'em-up for the Sega CD, starring the bunny suit wearing heroine Rami. When the thieving tanuki Dr. Pon steals the giant key to her alien ancestors' sacred treasure, it's up to Rami and her pet dragon Spot to fly into battle and get the key back.
A horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up that features 5 levels.
Also known as Sonic Wings, Aero Fighters is a vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up with a variety of real-life military aircraft to choose from, each of which are piloted by a distinct cast of pilots.
A side-scrolling shooter/platformer based on the anime series of the same name. It has animated cutscenes, and was only released in Japan.
Mario's 8-bit adventures were compiled and enhanced for the Super Nintendo on a single cartridge. This was the international debut of "The Lost Levels", originally sold as Super Mario Bros. 2 only in Japan.
The first SNES entry in Rare's popular brawler series Battletoads, infamous both for its unique humor and brutal difficulty.
An arcade platformer that brings Sonic the Hedgehog to an isometric perspective, letting players control him (or one of his two allies) with an arcade trackball (similar to Marble Madness).
Harley's Humongous Adventure is a side-scrolling platformer for the SNES.
As the leader of an elite squad of anthropomorphic animal pilots, fly throughout the Lylat star system in the prototype Arwing spacecraft to prevent the galactic conquest of a mad scientist in this 3D shooter for the SNES (with real-time polygonal graphics powered by the new Super FX chip).
A crossover beat-em-up game featuring characters from the Double Dragon and Battletoads franchises.
A 2D vertical shooter for DOS from Apogee.
B. Rap Boys, created by Kaneko, is a side scrolling beat-em' up arcade game that was released in 1992. It featured near CD quality music with vocals.
A vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up game for MS Dos developed by Tech-Noir and published by Epic Games in 1992, Overkill features six worlds and a wide variety of upgrade options as the player takes on hordes of alien invaders.
A side-scrolling shooter, where the player controls an owl. The owl went on to form part of the logo for Psygnosis - the company that published the game.
Take control of a dolphin and solve the mystery of a powerful storm in this unconventional and notoriously-difficult 2D side-scroller published by Sega.
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