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In this portable vertical-scrolling shooter, players must guide young Ellinor through hordes of enemy machines.
Caveman Chuck Rock must save his wife from dinosaurs by beating down enemies with his stomach and by hurling rocks in this side-scrolling action game.
The third installment in the Zelda series makes a return to the top-down 2D gameplay of the original. Link must travel between the Light and Dark Worlds in order to set things right in the kingdom of Hyrule.
An enhanced recreation of the original Castlevania, retelling Simon Belmont's crusade against Dracula with new levels, content, and gameplay elements.
An action game in which the player controls a special agent with cybernetic hands.
"A super saga of 23rd century satellite warfare!" A Super Nintendo horizontal shoot 'em up developed and published by Jaleco.
Road Rash is a motorcycle racing game with the unique feature of being able to attack rivals while you race at high speed. Do whatever it takes to win. Even if that means clubbing or booting your opponents into the tarmac with a baseball bat!
A side-scrolling platform game released in 1991. It is the sequel to the original James Pond, and now parodies RoboCop as well as James Bond.
When a once-peaceful city falls to crime and corruption, it's up to three ex-cops to take on the cause: a powerful criminal organization led by the sinister Mr. X.
Set in prehistoric times, this side-scrolling platformer features the eponymous cavemen as they fight their way across various colorful levels. Also, there are cave babes.
The inaugural game in Sega's flagship series starring Sega's most iconic character the blue hedgehog known as Sonic. Sonic the Hedgehog infused conventional platforming with thrilling speed.
A genre-defying tale of two toads' quest to rescue their kidnapped friends from the clenches of the Dark Queen. Where Frogger brought frogs to the forefront of videogaming, Battletoads taught children that toads weren't frogs and were here to kick some ass.
A sci-fi multi-genre action game for the NES, released in Japan as Gun-Dec. The player is a wisecracking detective attempting to uncover an alien conspiracy.
The one-on-one arcade fighting game that kicked off the "fighting game revolution" of the 1990s. Play as one of eight martial artists and travel the world to knock your opponents out of the tournament!
A top-down circuit style racing game based on the popular toy cars, featuring selectable characters and macro-sized courses based on areas of a suburban home.
G.I. Joe is a NES game from 1991 published by Taxan which later spawned a sequel called G.I Joe the Atlantis factor.
A charming platformer developed by Alpha Denshi for the Neo Geo, as a young insect-human hybrid must journey to rid the peaceful kingdom of Raguy from the evil Daruma Empire.
Magic Sword is a 2D action side-scroller with a fantasy theme. The hero and his chosen accomplice must battle their way through a wizard's tower in a lust for monster slaying and loot.
A side-scrolling shooter known for its unconventional box art.
Sharpen the Blade. Summon the Magic. Your Enemies await.
Minnie Mouse has been kidnapped by the evil witch Mizrabel, and it's up to Mickey Mouse to venture through the mysterious worlds of the Castle of Illusion to rescue her in this 2D platformer (and collaboration between Disney and Sega).
Using stealth and quickness of attack in the face of over whelming (sic) force, lead Shinobi and his canine sidekick Yamato against Union Lizard in this early Sega Genesis classic.
A platformer for the NES that features a skater named Jake (or John, in the japanese version of the game).
When a peacekeeping effort between Dr. Light and Dr. Wily go haywire, it's up to Mega Man (who now has the ability to slide under obstacles) and his robotic companion Rush to traverse the universe and defeat the Robot Masters in the third installment of the Mega Man series.
Wrath of the Demon is an action game created by Abstrax.
One of the earliest games developed for the Neo Geo hardware, Magician Lord is a high-fantasy action platformer where players control a wizard that can transform into various warrior forms.
A side-scrolling arcade game developed by SEGA in 1989 as a sequel to the original Shinobi.
A sidescrolling 2D platformer/RPG hybrid in which the protagonist, Wonder Boy, must regain his human form after having been cursed by a dragon. Released under the name "Dragon's Curse" on the Turbografx-16 with slightly improved 16-bit graphics.
Knight Arms: The Hybrid Framer was part third-person rail shooter and part side-scrolling platformer, released by Arsys Software for the Sharp X68000 computer in 1989. It featured some of the most advanced pseudo-3D sprite-scaling seen on a home system of the 1980's.
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