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Bloody Paws is a brawler that takes the titular werewolf on a quest to find his missing wife.
Pursue a terrorist army throughout Vietnam to rescue a kidnapped super-scientist in this Cabal-style shooter for the Neo Geo. One of the four launch titles for the platform.
Minnie Mouse has been kidnapped by the evil witch Mizrabel, and it's up to Mickey Mouse to venture through the mysterious worlds of the Castle of Illusion to rescue her in this 2D platformer (and collaboration between Disney and Sega).
The evil wizard Mordack has taken the castle and royal family of Daventry, and are holding them prisoner. As the only member of the royal family left behind, King Graham must help his family and return the castle.
A platformer for the NES that features a skater named Jake (or John, in the japanese version of the game).
A skateboarding game released for the original Game Boy that featured side-scrolling/top-down platforming action.
Help Hipopo save his friends from the clutches of the Fire Devil!
A side-scrolling action game starring the king of pop Michael Jackson, released in 1990 for Sega Genesis and Master System. Moonwalker features Michael saving children, turning into a robot, his pet monkey Bubbles, and magical dance fighting. Later released in arcades on the Mega-Tech hardware.
Trampoline Terror! Is a platform game that involves loads of floating trampolines and one gymnast who must save the princess from a destructive evil empire.
3 player isometric action game by Sega and released only in arcades. Loosely based upon the movie of the same name.
Wrath of the Demon is an action game created by Abstrax.
A 2D flick-screen fighting game where the player has to free the beautiful maiden Alicia who is held in a castle by Demon Harpy and his evil forces.
The first game in the Fire Emblem series, released only in Japan for the Famicom. It was a landmark in console strategy RPGs, establishing many of the genre's common gameplay elements.
The sequel to Tecmo's classic NES action-platformer enhances the gameplay of the original with new features such as the Shadow Clone powerup and a wall-climbing maneuver.
Not to be confused with the Game Boy title released in the same year, this computer game revolved around Mysterio's plot to destroy Spider-Man.
A run-and-gun game made by Atari for the arcade in 1990.
Hugo's House of Horrors is a classic DOS adventure game developed by Gray Design Associates. After the beautiful Penelope is kidnapped by fiendish ghouls and taken to a haunted house, her boyfriend Hugo must enter the spooky home and rescue her!
Clash at Demonhead is an action platformer for the NES featuring non-linear gameplay and an absurd story.
Lala has been captured again, this time by the king of Eggerland himself (AGAIN)! It's up to you (Lolo) to ascend his tower, confront evil, and put an end to this madness!
A side-scrolling action game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis.
A side-scrolling brawler released in 1989 by Kaneko for the Arcade and, later, Genesis. The game features a uniquely Japanese take on mid-to-late 80s hip-hop/urban culture. DJ Boy is a rollerskater hoping to win the "Rollergame" fight-race competition in Cigaretch city.
The only game ever to combine RPG-like character development and.... pinball?!
Several women have been kidnapped by a crime boss. It's your job to rescue them by beating up everyone in your way.
A side-scrolling action RPG fantasy game, originally released to the Arcades by Taito and supports up to four players.
Surreal side-scrolling Arcade shooter/brawler from Sega. Two ducks go on a rampage to save a damsel in distress from the sorcerer Achacha.
A vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up with a land-based vehicle. Players need to take down enemies while avoiding pits and the walls of the course, though they are also capable of leaping over obstacles.
Often considered the franchise's pinnacle, The Revenge of Shinobi features a wide variety of locations, and a soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro of Streets of Rage fame. In early versions, it also featured bosses who bore a striking resemblance to characters not owned by Sega.
Final Fight is a classic beat-em-up game developed by Capcom featuring a memorable cast of characters, including Guy, Cody, and the first and only mustachioed ex-pro-wrestler turned mayor, Mike Haggar. Released for the CPS arcade system in 1989 and then ported to the SNES and other home systems.
An action game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console. It is the sequel to SpellCaster. The player character is Joe Yamato, who is called upon to stop the evil god Zao.
Originally appearing as an arcade game in 1989, the game has seen many re-releases in all of its years, but most recently it has appeared on the Xbox Live Marketplace.
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