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Recreating the events of the movie of the same title, commando John Rambo must rescue his mentor and friend, Colonel Trautman, from the Soviet forces occupying Afghanistan.
Released in 1987, War of the Dead is considered to be the first true survival horror game. SWAT officer Lila must rescue survivors in the demon-infested small town of Chaney’s Hill. It also featured open-world gameplay and RPG elements.
Side-scrolling, Metroidvania-style, action RPG, released by System Sacom in 1987.
Barbarian is a side-scrolling platformer that gives the player the ability to control a sword-wielding barbarian.
Kid Icarus is a 2D platformer released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, famed for its blending together of elements from The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. and Metroid.
The second game in Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series of historical simulation-strategy games set in the warring states era of Japan, and the first to be released outside of Japan.
It is a platformer that takes place in a fantasy setting and includes a construction set.
This 1986 sequel added more enemies with better AI, new treasures, harder levels, and the ability for each player to choose the character they wanted.
A young boy explores a huge overworld filled with enemies and dungeons to find and rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon.
A top-down fantasy action Arcade game from the 80s in which up to four players fended off hordes of enemies while navigating treacherous mazes. Its difficulty is legendary; players can still hear the cry "Wizard needs food, badly!" in their nightmares.
Adventure game developed by Enix in 1985.
This game is the sequel to the original Forbidden Forest. It boasted the passage of time and a character that could move in and out of the screen.
The very first video game based on the Rambo film series, an action-RPG released exclusively in Japan for the MSX.
A wild west themed action game from Mastertronic.
Olympic events on the Sharp X1.
A chubby Cupid need to save his friends, while being attacked by beagles, bulldogs and cats.
A top-down, vertically-scrolling shooter released in the mid-80's, Gun.Smoke is one of the more popular Wild West-themed games in history, with multiple ports having been released since its early days in the arcades.
An action RPG released by Nihon Falcom in 1985 that was the company's first blockbuster success, becoming one of the best selling Japanese PC games of all time.
Super Robin Hood is a platformer where you play as Robin Hood, the legendary Hero, and attempt to rescue Maid Marion from the castle of The Sheriff of Nottingham.
Ultima IV is a seminal role playing game focused on the protagonist's moral journey rather than defeating a nemesis.
Bard's Tale is a critically acclaimed party-based roleplaying game based loosely on the Dungeons & Dragons rule set, with first-person navigation and text-based combat.
The Screamer is a 1985 cyberpunk-horror action RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi setting. It was released by Magical Zoo, for the PC-8801 in 1985 and for the PC-9801 and X1 in 1986. An English fan translation was released in January 2015.
Great Swordsman is a 1-on-1 sword fighting game. It was made by Taito Corporation in 1984.
An action/shoot-'em-up combining elements of religion and science fiction. The goal is to complete constellations by touching them, and warding off whatever enemies are attempting to stop the player.
One of the first action RPGs, released in 1984. It was also the first fully-scaled open-world video game.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin is an adventure game based in the D&D Universe, in which you have to defeat the Minotaur in order to obtain the Treasure of Tarmin.
Become Mama Pig and rescue the little pigs from the insidious, balloon-toting wolves in Konami's Pooyan.
An early attempt at making an erotic video game, Custer's Revenge takes a famous historical figure and turns him into a pixelated lecher.
Intellivision's first ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS title takes arrow-equipped warriors through winding caves in a quest to reach Cloudy Mountain and retrieve the Crown of Kings.
Control Winky, shoot arrows, and steal treasure from snakes in this dungeon-filled game from Exidy.
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