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Metroid II: Return of Samus is the portable sequel to the Nintendo Entertainment System classic, Metroid. Regarded by many as one of the best action games on the Game Boy, it was a solid follow up to the original.
StarBlade was an arcade shoot 'em up released in 1991 by Namco. It is a rail shooter featuring flat-shaded polygonal graphics.
The first RPG to ever be released on the Super Famicom, which is loosely based on an anime OVA of the same name.
Wing Commander is one of the most famous early forays into the space simulation genre. Originally released as a PC game, it spawned three full sequels and was emulated heavily during much of the 1990s.
A mech real-time combat game that allowed the player, as an eponymous MechWarrior, to fight other mechs from a first-person perspective. It is based on the Battletech wargaming franchise and was followed by many sequels.
A Vertically scrolling shooter similar to Galaga published for the NES in 1990 and later ported to the SuperVision.
Last Armageddon was only released in Japan for the MSX and PC-8801 in 1988. Then for the Sharp X68000 on March 1st 1989, TurboGrafx CD on August 31st 1990, NES on November 10th 1990, and FM Towns.
The Inner Sphere will never be the same for Jason Youngblood, who must fulfill his destiny as a MechWarrior if he is to save his planet and find his father.
The Scheme is an action RPG released by Bothtec (later known as Quest) for the PC-88 in 1988. It features Metroidvania-style open-world exploration, side-scrolling run & gun shooter combat, and chiptune music by Yuzo Koshiro.
A pinball simulator for the NES developed by Soft Machine and published by Coconuts Japan, in Japan only. It features racing and sci-fi themed tables among others.
Revenge of Doh is the sequel to the original Arkanoid. It has a better game engine, graphics, sound and comes with its own level editor.
A strategic space simulation game created by Soft Pro International for the Famicom Disk System in 1987. It was never released outside of Japan.
Psycho Soldier is a sidescrolling arcade game originally released in Japan in 1986. The game is credited as being the first video game with a vocal in-game soundtrack, sung by Japanese idol Kaori Shimizu.
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.
Don the Power Suit of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran as she recaptures the dangerous Metroid species from the evil Space Pirates. Released by Nintendo in 1986, this game introduced the "Metroidvania" style of open-world gameplay on consoles.
Time Gal must save the world by traveling through time and stopping an evil thief from using a time traveling device in order to become the supreme leader of his time. This game was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1985 and later ported to the Sega CD.
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.
Take control of one of three large mechs and fight one-on-one duels in this 1985 arcade fighting game by Konami.
An early 3D, first-person, role-playing shooter, released by Bullet-Proof Software in 1985. Ahead of its time, it was an early example of both the Action-RPG and FPS genres.
Jetpac is a 2D shooter for the BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum and VIC-20. The game was developed by Rare and released in 1983.
A space shooter designed by Dan Thompson for the Atari 2600 that was also released under the name "Final Orbit" for the Atari 8-bit and Commodore VIC-20 homecomputers.
A shoot'em up based on Namco's arcade game Galaxian, where the player controls a spacecraft at the bottom of the screen moving left or right, destroying aliens above.
A single-screen shoot'em up written by Kevin Bagley and published by Datamost fr the Apple II computers.
A Berzerk clone in which the player controls a thief that must make his way through simple mazes full of evil robots. Written by Bob Flanagan and published by Datamost for the Apple II.
1981 DECO Cassette System arcade action game, where DECO Kid flies and punches enemies in side-scrolling environments. Ahead of its time, it set precedents for mechanics such as multi-directional scrolling, bosses, energy bars, debris, invincibility, and score combos.
Berzerk is an arcade game released in 1980 in which the player must escape a maze filled with evil robots.
An early vertical scrolling shooter released by SNK in 1979. It was also an early example of an action game that gave the player a supply of energy that depletes as the player gets hit.
A 2D top-down arena shooter inspired by Quake III and Alien Breed.
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