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A launch title for the Japanese release of the Game Boy brings the traditional tile game of riichi mahjong on-the-go!
Dungeon Explorer is a top-down action-adventure RPG developed by Atlus and published by Hudson Soft in 1989. Up to five players can join in the quest to recover the Ora stone from the mighty Natas.
An action/platformer game for the Sega Genesis that marked Alex Kidd's first (and only) 16-bit outing. Alex Kidd is out to find his missing father, King Thor, somewhere on Planet Paperock.
A side-scrolling brawler that puts the player in control of a resurrected centurion who possesses the ability to shape shift into many beasts, such as a wolf, dragon, tiger and bear. Altered Beast was the original pack-in game for the Genesis in North America.
The sequel to the original Space Harrier. It was also a launch title for the Mega Drive.
Super Thunder Blade is a shooter casting the player as a helicopter pilot tasked with, almost, single-handedly defeating an enemy army. Super Thunder Blade was one of the two original Japanese launch titles for the Mega Drive. The other was Space Harrier II.
The sequel to the obscure 8-bit title, Thunder Force II finds players again fighting against the ORN and their plans to assault the Galaxy Federation.
A racing game for the Turbografx-16 developed by Hudson. It uses the behind-the-car viewpoint popularized by Sega's OutRun.
California Games is a multiple event sports game released on multiple 8-bit and 16-bit computers, consoles and handhelds. Developed by 80s legends Epyx, with a reputation for producing multiple-event games, traditional sports were abandoned to accommodate less-established pursuits associated with The Golden State.
Players collect dolls, use skateboards to travel, find hidden levels all on the journey to rescue Tanya, the protagonist's girlfriend.
An unlicenced Formula One racing game released by Sega in 1986.
Action Fighter is an overhead vehicular combat game released by Sega in 1986.
A fast-paced puzzle-platformer that debuted in arcades, and later moved to home gaming systems; including the Commodore 64, NES, and Nintendo's Virtual Console.
Beat up a variety of henchmen, big and small, to rescue your girlfriend in this 1986 brawler by Sega for the Sega Master System, based on the post-apocalyptic martial arts manga and anime series Fist of the North Star.
A horizontal Sega shoot 'em up which tasks the player with controlling the spaceship Opa Opa through various surreal stages. Originally an Arcade game, Fantasy Zone was adapted for many home consoles.
An Arcade platformer that was one of two launch games for the Sega Master System in Japan along with motorcycle racer Hang-On. The Japanese title, Teddy Boy Blues, refers to a song of the same name.
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.
After the devastating underground Dalaus invasion only one TransBot pilot is left standing in this horizontal shoot 'em up from Sega, developed especially for the SG-1000 Mark III (Sega Master System).
A NES (Famicom) motorcycle game. It is set in a post-apocalyptic world where the player must rescue survivors and defeat enemies.
Focusing on a humble plumber and his brother setting out to rescue a Princess who has been kidnapped by a vile lizard king, Super Mario Bros. is a platformer created by Shigeru Miyamoto, published by Nintendo, and is one of the best-selling video games of all time.
Use R.O.B. the Robot's spinning tops to move blockades in this early NES release. Players can also play the game with a friend who uses the second controller to move the blockades.
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 platformer game and one of two games for the NES that made use of the R.O.B. accessory. Stack-Up and R.O.B. were packed together in the NES Power Play set.
Players guide a hammer-wielding Mario to victory in 100 stages of Wrecking Crew.
Soccer is the seminal soccer game for the NES, it is wholly about soccer.
In Ice Climber the player controls a hammer wielding Eskimo that needs to climb 32 ice-covered mountains in order to recover a stolen vegetable from a giant condor.
Help Thomas save his girlfriend, Sylvia, as he battles minions and dragons over five side-scrolling, action packed levels, Kung-Fu style. Based on the Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals, Kung-Fu Master (Spartan X in Japan) is often credited for creating the beat 'em up genre.
Excitebike is a 1985 motocross racing game for the NES. Race around premade tracks and even create custom ones!
Clu Clu Land is a puzzle game starring Bubbles, a fish who must collect gold and dodge enemies.
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