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A full conversion of the arcade shoot'em up Darius for the Atari ST, the Amiga, and the ZX Spectrum. Ported by Softek International Ltd. and published by The Edge.
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 puzzle-platformer where players must pop balloons.
A licensed platformer based on the massively-successful 1989 superhero film. Sunsoft developed several different versions of the game which were released for both home and portable consoles.
The sequel to the original NES game Top Gun. Maverick is called back to take on a powerful new enemy jet fighter.
Infamous for its excruciating difficulty, Abadox is a side-scroller shooter for the NES that had both vertical and horizontal levels.
The third installment of the Gradius series, pitting the Vic Viper against Bacterian forces yet again. It introduces the "Edit Mode" system, allowing players to fully-customize their weapon loadout.
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.
Tough Turf is a sidescrolling beat-em-up that is highly similar to Double Dragon, developed jointly by Sega and Sunsoft.
A flight simulator released on the NES. Published by Activision and developed by Imagineering.
The world's richest duck sets off on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover several lost treasures with the help of his family and friends. Explore five exotic locations across the world and pogo-jump to victory as Scrooge McDuck in this NES classic.
The Turtles' first appearance on the NES followed the fighting foursome as they attempt to defeat the evil Shredder. Featuring challenging platforming elements and open-world levels, the game quickly became one of the NES's best-selling titles.
Princess Daisy of Sarasaland has been kidnapped by the evil alien Tatanga and it's up to Mario to rescue her in this handheld platformer (and launch title) for the original Game Boy.
Adventures of Lolo is a puzzle game by HAL Corporation in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
A Famicom and MSX platformer based on the Osamu Tezuka manga.
Wagyan Land is a platforming game released only in Japan for the Nintendo Famicom on February 9, 1989 . The game was later ported to the Sega Game Gear on July 26, 1991.
An ape-themed platformer developed by TAD Corporation.
The New Zealand Story follows the exploits of a flightless native bird of New Zealand called a Kiwi, who happens to look very little like a real kiwi bird.
Vindicators is a 1-2 player top-down, run-and-gun, shoot-em-up action game, released in 1988. It was published by Tengen for home platforms; an arcade version of Vindicators was published by Atari.
Beyond the Ice Palace is a Ghouls'n'Ghosts-like platformer for various systems.
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 multi-directional top-down shooter in which the player has to save New York City from a terroristic nuclear assault.
Three blues singing raisins are on a harrowing journey to escape the Raisin Factory. Battle through traditional 2D side scrolling platform puzzles to reach freedom, or face being baked in an oatmeal cookie.
A 2D space shooter based on the TV series Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future.
The evil Dr. Wily is back with eight new menacing creations, and it's up to Mega Man to foil his new plans for world domination! Known for bootstrapping the long-running series, the game also introduces passwords, helpful items (such as Energy Tanks), and the series standard of eight bosses.
An early computer platformer by id Software founder John Romero, Dangerous Dave has the titular high-jumper navigating 10 treacherous levels of an abandoned pirate's hideout to retrieve his beloved trophies.
Splatterhouse is a remarkably gory, splatter-themed arcade game from 1988. The player controls Rick Taylor, who allows himself to be possessed by the sinister "Terror Mask" in an attempt to save his girlfriend Jennifer from the hideous monsters who have kidnapped her.
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.
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