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Embark on an adventure with characters from different walks of life, all destined to unite with you, to save the world.
Burai Fighter is a side-scrolling/top-down shooter released for the NES, Game Boy and later the Game Boy Color adopting different names with each release. Featuring upgradable weapons and the ability to shoot in eight directions, the player must destroy the Burai and their seven bases.
F29 Retaliator is an combat flight simulator by Digital Image Design, published by Ocean Software in 1989.
A Roberta Williams adventure game, featuring one of the first strong female leads in gaming history.
Save the town of Lizard Breath from mutant ants in this B-Movie inspired adventure/strategy game.
Racing Hero is a 1989 arcade racing game from Sega.
Set over 200 years before the original game, the third installment of the Castlevania series tells the tale of Simon Belmont's ancestor Trevor, who seeks to destroy Dracula with the help of one of three possible companions.
A visual novel and graphic adventure game for the Nintendo Famicom in which a young rock n' roll fan is sent 10 years into the past to prevent a nuclear war.
Released in 1989, Sweet Home is quite possibly the first survival horror, or console horror RPG. A small team enters a haunted house to study the deceased owner's frescoes, only to become trapped by the angered spirits within. It inspired Resident Evil, the game that established the survival horror genre. Sweet Home can also be considered an early immersive sim.
Save the girl or suffer the consequences!!
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.
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.
EarthBound Beginnings is the first game in the EarthBound/Mother franchise. It tells the story of Ninten, a heroic twelve-year old boy with psychic abilities, and his quest to prevent an alien invasion of Earth.
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure was developed by LucasArts and is a recreation of the third Indiana Jones film in adventure game form.
Help Billy and Jimmy avenge Marion's death in this sequel to the beat-em-up arcade classic.
Hudson produced this adventure / dating sim for the PC Engine. As a launch title for the PC Engine CD-ROM in 1988, it served as gaming's first technical showcase of the CD-ROM format.
Vic Tokai created this platforming adventure for the NES where the player must defeat the game within a strict time limit.
An early JRPG developed by Systemsoft for the NES. It was never released outside of Japan.
Developed by Cinemaware, the Three Stooges is a minigame collection focused on classic Stooge skits.
A 1987 Arcade and NES game from Data East. It introduced the popular character of Karnov, who went on to become one of Data East's mascots. The Famicom version of the game was published by Namco.
Sorcerian, also known as Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian, is an action RPG released by Nihon Falcom in 1987. It was considered unique for its party-based action combat, magic combination system, and open-ended multi-scenario system that could be extended with expansion packs.
A visual novel from Nintendo and Squaresoft featuring real teen idol Miho Nakayama. Released in 1987, it is considered one of the first true dating sims.
The President commends or chides you depending on how many innocents survive.
Maniac Mansion is a graphic adventure game originally released in 1987 by Lucasfilm Games. When the innocent Sandy is kidnapped by the maniacal Dr. Fred, it's up to her boyfriend Dave and his friends to her from certain death!
The original game in the Megami Tensei franchise. Based on a novel by Aya Nishitani, it introduced many of the elements the series is known for such as demon bartering and fusing.
Hearing your father has taken ill, you rush to his aid in this 17th century island romance tale.
Yokai Dochuki is an Arcade game by Namco that follows the adventures of a young boy through Jigoku, the Japanese equivalent of Hell. The game was later released for the PC Engine and Family Computer, but neither version was available outside of Japan. However, an unofficial english arcade version titled "Shadow Land" exists.
A NES platformer game with two budding musician protagonists that the player controls simultaneously. It was developed and published by Victor Music Industries in 1987.
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.
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