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A young man is changed into a lizard and must chase his aggressor through time in this Famicom platformer from Bandai.
An early fitness-themed game for the NES that made use of the Power Pad accessory.
A Konami run-and-gun famous for its fast-paced, gritty, old-school action.
A prehistoric-themed shoot-em-up published by Hudson for the NES.
It's Cobra on early computer platforms.
A game based on the Charles Bronson movie. The player mows down criminals with an assortment of weapons.
A sequel to the original Bubble Bobble title from Taito, featuring the now human Bub and Bob. It incorporated the use of Rainbows as both a weapon to defeat enemies and as a platform to climb the levels.
Wonder Boy is back and trouble has brewed in Monster Land. This is the second in the Wonder Boy series, developed by Westone and published for many consoles and home computers, occasionally with whole new graphics.
A side/vertical scroller blend about a secret agent making his way up a skyscraper of doom
The sequel to the original 3D Starstrike.
Compete in a range of sporting events around the world.
Ninja Master is a 1986 ninja themed sporting event game that was released on multiple 8-bit home computers. The game was developed by Tron Software and published by Firebird Software.
All Night Nippon Super Mario Bros. is a version of the game based on the Japanese radio show All Night Nippon.
An early arcade platformer that has 100 levels. Released by Taito in 1986, it was one of the first games to feature two-player cooperative play and multiple endings.
Players collect dolls, use skateboards to travel, find hidden levels all on the journey to rescue Tanya, the protagonist's girlfriend.
A side scrolling action game with a female protagonist. The original 1986 8-bit game was later remade for the Genesis/MegaDrive and the PC-Engine Super CD formats. It is (in a sense) both the first and last game in the Valis series.
Alien Syndrome is a cooperative, top-down, run & gun shooter with aliens developed by SEGA as an arcade game in 1987. Compared to other shooters at the time, Alien Syndrome introduced a horror atmosphere in an isolated space station, along with some exploration and survival elements.
You play a wanted criminal who has busted out of an experimental lab. The game is well known for it's music by composer Rob Hubbard.
A flight Simulator set during World War II.
A top-down shooter for the Commodore 64.
As the secret agent "Albatross", infiltrate the terrorist organization GELDRA to rescue your partner in this arcade side-scrolling run-and-gun platformer by Namco.
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars is a platform game in which the characters are searching for the twelve zodiac signs. The protagonist can shoot arrows and pick up power ups to aid in his quest.
The Ninja, who must battle enemy ninjas using knives and throwing stars.
The most well known game out of the Alex Kidd series, Miracle World follows the adventures of the plucky little lad Alex as he fights his way through 16 stages to find his long lost brother. Sega's answer to Super Mario Bros, Miracle World is a more ambitious platformer, with more varied levels, quirky Roshambo battles, and a longer adventure.
Take the role of soldiers infiltrating enemy territory in a jeep to rescue POW comrades.
Ninja Kid (Gegege no Kitarou) is a NES platformer published by Bandai. As with Super Mario Bros 2, Ninja Kid went through some significant changes for its US release.
Advanced Ski Simulator was part of Codemasters simulator series that was released on 8bit and 16bit computers. The aim of the game is to guide your skier to the end of the course before the time runs out.
Speed Rumbler puts you into an armed and armored car as you work your way through multiple enemy-filled levels. The player can also exit the vehicle and battle on foot. Ahead of its time, the game's combination of run & gun shooter with driving mechanics was a precursor to later action games like GTA.
A scrolling platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Hudson Soft, the game was an adaptation of the Westone/Sega arcade game Wonder Boy featuring an employee of Hudson wearing a grass skirt.
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