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Hi no Tori: Hōō-hen (Fire Bird: Fènghuáng Edition) is an auto-scrolling vertical shoot-'em-up from Konami. It is based on the fifth volume of Osamu Tezuka's manga, which is known as "Phoenix" in the west.
The third installment of the Qix series of arcade action-puzzle games.
An early arcade platformer that has 100 levels. Released by Taito in 1986, it was one of the first games to feature two-player cooperative play and multiple endings.
Kid Icarus is a 2D platformer released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, famed for its blending together of elements from The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. and Metroid.
Control the heroic Autobot, Ultra Magnus, as he searches for the missing Autobot leader, Convoy.
Don the Power Suit of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran as she recaptures the dangerous Metroid species from the evil Space Pirates. Released by Nintendo in 1986, this game introduced the "Metroidvania" style of open-world gameplay on consoles.
The sequel to Tower of Druaga and an asynchronous two-player action-RPG. After rescuing Ki at the end of the first game, Gilgamesh and Ki must escape the Tower of Druaga by descending through its floors.
Alpha (アルファ) is a visual novel adventure game, developed and published by Squaresoft in 1986, for the PC-8801 & PC-9801 and FM-7 computers. It was known for its real-time animated cutscenes, epic cyberpunk space opera narrative, and scantily-clad heroine.
A puzzle game for the NES similar to Sokoban or Solomon's Key. It was developed by Namco.
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.
Adventure game developed by Enix in 1985.
A puzzle game where players guide cat-like people through a series of obstacles until they've defeated all enemies in the level. In Japan, this game goes by the name of Pitman.
An adventure game in which, as Sir Cucumber, you must rescue Princess Tomato.
An adventure game written and designed by Yuji Horii, developed by Login Software and published by ASCII in 1984.
Released in 1984, Hydlide was the first open-world action RPG. It was the first on-foot, fully-scaled, open-world game, and introduced innovations such as a health-regeneration mechanic. It influenced the action RPG genre as well as The Legend of Zelda franchise.
An early Japanese RPG released by Hot-B in 1984 that departed from the fantasy themes of most other early RPGs in favour of what is possibly gaming's first sci-fi cyberpunk plot. Set in a post-apocalyptic city, the game revolves around an amnesiac protagonist with psychic powers.
Players climb the tower, defeat Druaga and rescue Princess Ki in this maze-style, action role-playing game. Originally released by Namco for arcades in 1984, its combination of hack & slash combat and RPG elements laid the foundations for the action RPG genre.
North Atlantic '86 is an early war strategy game that was released for the Apple II in 1983, revolving around hypothetical battles between Soviet and NATO forces in the North Atlantic during 1986. It was designed by Gary Grigsby and published by Strategy Simulations Inc.
Guide the titular "Bomberman" around a maze and lay bombs to destroy roaming enemies in the initial entry of the long-running series of the same name.
Carve up the inside of the playfield while dodging the titular Qix in this 1981 arcade game by Taito's American division.
A perplexing series of four click-and-point adventures for the Amiga.
Maya the Bee: The Great Adventure is a GBA game released only in Europe. It was developed by Shin'en Multimedia and published by Acclaim.
Advergame for the Omo brand, where a boy (Max) and his dog (Sparky) must survive in another dimension without getting too dirty.
Antz World Sportz is Game Boy Color game featuring the Antz license.
Alfred's Adventure is a European only platformer for the Game Boy Color.
KRTL: Jay Und Die Spielzeugdiebe is a German exclusive Game Boy Color game.
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