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This side-scrolling action RPG game for the Nintendo Famicom was only released in Japan. Developed by Sunsoft in 1986, it stars the female protagonist Lucia.
Lead Sir Galaheart in his battle to free the Land of Torot from the grasp of the Evil Queen and her cohorts of mindless ghosts. There are a host of characters cowering in their homes for him to meet and trade with.
An arcade sequel to the cult hit Spelunker.
Vs. Super Mario Bros. is part of Nintendo's arcade Vs. series that featured enhanced Famicom games.
The true sequel to Super Mario Bros., originally exclusive to Japan as Super Mario Bros. 2, significantly boosted the game's difficulty.
A young boy explores a huge overworld filled with enemies and dungeons to find and rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon.
A prince must complete a set of tasks to convince King Otto to let him marry his daughter Princess Kelly.
A quiz and action game for Super Cassette Vision.
A video game adaption of Hayao Miyazaki's Lupin III anime film of the same name.
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.
A run & gun shooter arcade game released by Sega in 1985, also known as Sega Ninja or The Ninja.
Dragon Buster is a dungeon-crawling, arcade platformer with RPG elements, released by Namco in 1985. It was later ported to various home systems. It featured several firsts in gaming history: the double-jump, the life meter, and the hub world map. It was also one of the first action games with RPG elements.
Super Don Quixote is a game that is loosely follows the story of Don Quixote and his adventures along with companion Sancho Panza.
Legend of the Knucker-Hole is the second game to feature Jet-Book Jack. It was released on the Commodore 64 in 1984.
Overhead action game for 2 players. The NES version of the arcade game "Chinese Hero", as well as the first entry in the "Super Chinese" series of games.
Bongo the Super Mouse vies for a princess' hand in marriage in this early platformer from Kingsoft and Anirog.
Known as the granddaddy of the "Quick Time Event", Dragon's Lair is an interactive cartoon that lets players help guide the actions of brave knight Dirk the Daring, as he ventures through the dangerous castle of Singe the Dragon in order to rescue his beloved princess Daphne.
An early 1983 laserdisc video game released by Nihon Bussan and Data East, based on the anime film Harmagedon released that same year.
Journey as an Arabian prince to save the princess, who is imprisoned in the tower of a castle.
Released by Koei in 1982, The Dragon & Princess (ドラゴンアンドプリンセス) is the first known RPG developed in Japan. It tasks the player with finding a king's stolen treasure. It is a hybrid between the RPG, adventure and strategy genres, and laid the foundations for tactical RPGs.
Zork II, Infocom's second game, is a treasure hunt in the vein of its predecessor. Still in the Great Underground Empire and armed with your brass lantern and elvish sword, you must find ten treasures while dealing with the capricious Wizard of Frobozz.
Control Jumpman (later known as Mario) and save his girlfriend, Pauline, from the evil barrel-tossing gorilla known as Donkey Kong. Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto, this was the game that set the template for the platformer genre.
Wizard and the Princess is the first graphical adventure game to make use of coloured graphics, and serves as a prequel to the King's Quest series.
An interactive storybook based on Sofia the First.
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