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A TurboGrafx-16 exclusive entry in Hudson's Adventure Island series, featuring the always hungry grass skirt enthusiast Master Higgins.
The first game to star the iconic pink puffball Kirby, who is on a quest to recover Dream Land's stolen food supply from the gluttonous King Dedede.
Super Adventure Island is the first Adventure Island game for the SNES.
Originally released for the Famicom, in Japan 12/20/91, titled Bananan Ouji no Daibouken. Banana Prince for Nintendo Entertainment System, is a 2D platform game, released in Germany February 1992, with alterations made to the original version (mostly sprites). Both versions were developed by KID, published by Takara.
A simple SNES platform game in which the player has been transformed into a blue ball and must embark on a journey to stop an evil witch.
A little known portable sequel to the classic NES game, which brings the Boy and Blobert back for further adventures.
When a mad physicist creates an army of Techbots and lays waste to a populated city, it's up to self-proclaimed hero Duke Nukem to foil his plans of conquering Earth in this side-scrolling platformer for PCs.
Master Higgins once again takes up his trusty axes and skateboard to rescue Tina from the Evil Witch Doctor.
A sci-fi mech action platformer that allows the player to reverse gravity as they traverse several levels littered with a wide range of enemies in order to save the world from an orbital nightmare.
A cartoony platformer from SAS Sakata and Epoch, based on the anime of the same name from Fujiko A. Fujio.
Arguably the least known game in the Wizards & Warriors franchise (although apparently widely spread in Europe). It was released in 1990 for the Gameboy.
An NES platformer based on the Disney animated television series of the same name.
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.
As meat-loving caveman Bonk, the player battles egg-headed enemies and dastardly dinosaurs on their quest to rescue Princess Za from the clutches of the villainous and tyrannosaurus King Drool.
A puzzle adventure for the NES brought to you by the creator of Pitfall Harry.
Donkey Kong Classics is an early NES compilation cartridge featuring both the original Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr.
Mario and his friends find themselves in the mysterious world of Sub-Con, where they must fight new enemies (with new techniques) to stop the master plans of the evil toad king, Wart.
While the NES version may have become more famous, the original arcade version of Ninja Gaiden was an entirely different game, with more of a beat-'em-up feel.
Dr. Sleeptite has invented a machine for creating nightmares.
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.
An early example of a "Metroidvania"-style platformer, Legacy of the Wizard tells the tale of a family of adventurers who must use their combined abilities to seek the Dragon Slayer sword and defeat a powerful dragon deep in a twisting labyrinth.
A scrolling platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Hudson Soft, the game was an adaptation of the Westone/Sega arcade game Wonder Boy featuring an employee of Hudson wearing a grass skirt.
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.
Vs. Super Mario Bros. is part of Nintendo's arcade Vs. series that featured enhanced Famicom games.
Classic NES platformer in which the game continuously scrolls to the right. Players must use the NES Zapper accessory to make the character (Gumshoe) avoid obstacles and reach platforms. The Zapper can also be used to shoot enemies in the path. Gumshoe was published and developed by Nintendo.
An action RPG released by Nihon Falcom in 1985 that was the company's first blockbuster success, becoming one of the best selling Japanese PC games of all time.
Focusing on a humble plumber and his brother setting out to rescue a Princess who has been kidnapped by a vile lizard king, Super Mario Bros. is a platformer created by Shigeru Miyamoto, published by Nintendo, and is one of the best-selling video games of all time.
Use R.O.B. the Robot's spinning tops to move blockades in this early NES release. Players can also play the game with a friend who uses the second controller to move the blockades.
An action video game based on the 1984 film of the same name, the second film in the Indiana Jones franchise.
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