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An early role-playing shooter released by Arsys Software for the PC-88, PC-98 and FM-7 computers in 1986 and ported to MS-DOS by Brøderbund. An early RPG-shooter hybrid, it was one of the first computer games with polygonal 3D environments, along with full 360-degree third-person exploration for indoor environments.
Alpha (アルファ) is a visual novel adventure game, developed and published by Squaresoft in 1986, for the PC-8801 & PC-9801 and FM-7 computers. It was known for its real-time animated cutscenes, epic cyberpunk space opera narrative, and scantily-clad heroine.
Yu Suzuki's classic 1986 Sega arcade "driving game" puts players behind the wheel of a red convertible sports car on a trip through American- and European-inspired landscapes.
An arcade beat-em-up that received many ports for other systems. The game pioneered gameplay elements which would become the foundations of the scrolling beat 'em up genre.
The first role-playing game developed by Squaresoft, Cruise Chaser Blassty is a sci-fi title released in April 1986.
A top-down shooter where one or two bandana-wearing commandos fight enemy forces in a jungle. It is notable for allowing the player to pilot various vehicles including a tank and a helicopter.
Into the Eagle's Nest is a Top-Down shooter game created by Pandora.
First-person action game, published by SystemSoft for Japanese computers in 1986. Its polygonal 3D graphics engine was a technical milestone, rendering 3D environments at a fast pace and (compared to the tile-based, right-angle movement of earlier first-person games) allowed the player to move with full 360-degree movement.
Everyone's a Wally is a game by Mikro-Gen where the main objective is to get into the bank and withdraw money via solving a series of linked puzzles and collect the letters B-R-E-A-K
Spy vs Spy: The Island Caper is a competitive multiplayer game where the goal is to recover all the vital items and leave before the other player does the same. It's a tropical-themed variant on the original.
A top-down driving game set in the post-apocalyptic world that was written by David Darling and published by Mastertronic/M.A.D. for several 8-bit home computers.
Classic motorcycle racing game from 1985 developed by Shaun Southern (Mr Chip Software). Game was released for C64, ZX Spectrum and Atari 8-bit.
A top-down dungeon crawler released for Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum.
Play as a flying dude holding a large cannon as he takes on giant mechs, flying mushrooms, and fire-breathing dragon skeletons.
An early fighting game in which players compete against their opponents to score points by delivering proper blows during the match.
Brain Breaker is an epic open-world platform-adventure for the Sharp X1 Japanese home computer. It was an early Metroidvania-style game, predating both Metroid and Castlevania. It was designed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and published by Enix in 1985.
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.
The Earth Fighter Rayieza (地球戦士ライーザ Chikyū Senshi Raīza?) is a role-playing game developed and published by Enix (currently Square Enix) in 1985 for the NEC PC-8801, FM-7, Sharp X1 and MSX personal computer systems, and later ported to the NES.
Will: The Death Trap II is a video game developed and published by Squaresoft in 1985, for the NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, Fujitsu FM-7 and Sharp X1 computers. Developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, the game was a technical milestone for its real-time animated cutscenes, rendered using animated bitmap graphics, as well as its soundtrack by Nobuo Uematsu.
An arcade motorcycle racing game that broke new ground when it released in 1985, revolutionizing and revitalizing the arcade industry, with its motion-controlled cabinet and pseudo-3D "Super Scaler" graphics. A port was offered as a pack-in with the Sega Master System console for a period of time.
A side scrolling arcade shoot 'em up and the first in Konami's famous series. The game became famous for its extreme difficulty and varied power-ups.
DESTROY THE ENEMY ARMY as Super Joe in this influential top-down shooter.
Dragon Buster is a dungeon-crawling, arcade platformer with RPG elements, released by Namco in 1985. It was later ported to various home systems. It featured several firsts in gaming history: the double-jump, the life meter, and the hub world map. It was also one of the first action games with RPG elements.
An adventure game written and designed by Yuji Horii, developed by Login Software and published by ASCII in 1984.
Released in 1984, Hydlide was the first open-world action RPG. It was the first on-foot, fully-scaled, open-world game, and introduced innovations such as a health-regeneration mechanic. It influenced the action RPG genre as well as The Legend of Zelda franchise.
Wally Week is trapped in his own nightmares and won't wake up for work. Players must help him find the key to activate the alarm clock.
A vertical shoot 'em up and an update to the original game that contains new enemies.
Players climb the tower, defeat Druaga and rescue Princess Ki in this maze-style, action role-playing game. Originally released by Namco for arcades in 1984, its combination of hack & slash combat and RPG elements laid the foundations for the action RPG genre.
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