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A Castlevania spin-off featuring Alucard in his first starring role. Though it never left Japan, its 1993 Game Boy sequel (Kid Dracula) saw multiple releases.
Arguably the least known game in the Wizards & Warriors franchise (although apparently widely spread in Europe). It was released in 1990 for the Gameboy.
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.
A driving game based on the post-apocalypse franchise of the same name.
The sequel to Tecmo's classic NES action-platformer enhances the gameplay of the original with new features such as the Shadow Clone powerup and a wall-climbing maneuver.
As Professor Proteus, the creator of the Spondylus Solar System, Robosaurs and Cyborasaurus you must stop the deranged Dr. Brainius from destroying everything you've built.
Trog! is a light-hearted maze game by Acclaim that has you play a Dinosaur that runs around collecting eggs and killing Trogs.
Clash at Demonhead is an action platformer for the NES featuring non-linear gameplay and an absurd story.
A classic, side-scrolling hack and slash game, Golden Axe was ported to many platforms, including the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
Gogan goes on a quest to save his friend Flare from an evil cult with the aid of a legendary weapon. An action game for the Turbografx-16, developed by Marvelous Interactive.
Set a century before Simon Belmont's adventure, Castlevania: The Adventure entrusts the Vampire Killer whip to Christopher Belmont in the first handheld Castlevania game.
Prince of Persia is the original Persian adventure by Jordan Mechner and the first game in a multi-million dollar franchise.
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.
Psycho Fox is a 2D platformer released for the Sega Master System in 1989. The game allows the titular Psycho Fox to transform into other animals in order to take advantage of their skills.
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.
16-bit sci-fi RPG originally released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989.
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 Wizard Drax is back and this time the Princess has joined your cause.
A side-scrolling space shooter that takes place in the post-apocalyptic setting of 2777. It was released on the NES by Hudson Soft and co-developed by Atlus.
Captain Comic was one of the first side-scrolling platformers developed for PC.
Control Victar as he attempts to destroy the Dark Fiend's demonic horde in this NES action/adventure game.
Super Contra, also known as Super C, is the sequel to Contra. In addition to side-scrolling levels like its predecessor, Super Contra introduces top-down levels, which replace the third-person segments of the original. The NES version, uses the same gameplay engine as the NES version of Contra, with some levels not featured in the arcade version.
Food Fight is an action arcade game, originally released in 1983. You play as Charley Chuck, a small boy trying to eat an ice cream before it melts, whilst a number of angry chefs try to stop you.
A Japan only NES platformer based on the popular film Star Wars.
A top-down sci-fi action-adventure game for the Famicom Disk System developed and published by Konami in 1987.
Is that Conan? No it's Rastan - the video game version of Conan. Join him in his heroic adventures.
A Konami run-and-gun famous for its fast-paced, gritty, old-school action.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is the second entry in the ground-breaking Zelda franchise. This controversial follow-up ditches the original's top-down perspective for 2D side-scrolling exploration and combat. The 2D towns, dungeons and combat arenas are tied together by a top-down overworld.
Wonder Boy is back and trouble has brewed in Monster Land. This is the second in the Wonder Boy series, developed by Westone and published for many consoles and home computers, occasionally with whole new graphics.
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