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Created by LucasArts in 1988, Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders follows Zak in an attempt to meet girls and stop evil aliens.
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.
The third Nintendo Eggerland game, available only from the Famicom Disk System "Disk Writer" service in Japan. It is a precursor to the Adventures of Lolo puzzle games.
A 2D platformer for the Famicom Disk System, developed by System Secom in 1988. It was never released outside of Japan.
The third in the 3D first-person dungeon crawler series by Humming Bird Soft.
A sci-fi themed maze game from Taito.
The Battle of Olympus is a side scrolling action adventure game with elements of Zelda II and Metroid. The player controls Orpheus, out on a mission to save his love Helene from the clutches of Hades, however the other gods are ready to help you.
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode is a mature-themed game with revolutionary design implementing multiple game mechanics, including platforming, first-person shooting, and sniping, and is one of the only games to feature sex on the NES.
Prototype game which is one of the first First-Person Shooters
ALF must collect parts of his spacecraft in this top-down action game.
A multi-directional shoot'em up in which the player tries to find the exit out of a giant automated spaceship by piloting the Shadow Skimmer over its surface.
Pac-Man clone with the most badass and misleading cover art of all time.
One of the first action RPGs, The Magic of Scheherazade is a Culture Brain title for the NES (1989) and Famicom (1987, as Arabian Dream Scheherazade).
A 3D maze shooter based on the Photon lasertag license. Published by Takara, it was never released outside of Japan.
A Famicom game developed by Bandai as part of their Family Trainer series, which all use the Family Trainer (Power Pad) accessory. The goal is to explore mazes.
Action-adventure-RPG released in 1987 by Konami only in Japan. It features both side-scrolling and "3D" (third-person, behind-the-shoulder) segments, open-world exploration, and hack & slash combat, including the earliest third-person hack & slash combat.
A Japanese role-playing game originally released in 1987 where the player character must investigate the death of two boys who were found near the entrance of a mansion.
A spin-off of the shoot-'em-up Fantasy Zone series, combining elements from the original game with the maze-like gameplay of Pac-Man.
Originally released in 1987, Pac-Mania featured a unique take on the Pac-Man formula.
Deep Dungeon II is a Japanese-only first-person 3D RPG for the Famicom Disk System, developed by Hummingbird Soft.
The fourth in the Wizardry series of games. In this one though, you play as Werdna himself and must continue on as the weakened wizard who was defeated in the Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord game. Can you regain your powers and get your amulet back?
A turn based first person 3D dungeon crawler written by Dan Sureau and published in France by Chip for the Amstrad CPC.
An action game based on the coin-op Anteater where the player controls the tongue of a aardvark, called Aardy, through maze-like ant colonies while eating ants and their larvae.
A top-down medieval game for the Intellivision.
A puzzle game similarly to Pac Man published by Alpha-Omega Software for ZX Spectrum. Instead of eating power pills a little paintbrush leaves little dots behind as it dashes around the different screen patterns - chased by numerous nasties.
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.
A action game in the style of Marble Madness for ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64. Help Bobby the ball bearing rescue his lost brothers and his cousin.
An isometric 3D action-adventure and the second series in the Chronicles of the Land of Fairlight.
A isometric action-adventure game written by Charles Goodwin and published by The Edge for the Amstrad CPC.
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