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Super Thunder Blade is a shooter casting the player as a helicopter pilot tasked with, almost, single-handedly defeating an enemy army. Super Thunder Blade was one of the two original Japanese launch titles for the Mega Drive. The other was Space Harrier II.
An racing game from Yu Suzuki, featuring a full 360° axis. It was the first kart racer, setting the template for more popular kart racers such as the Mario Kart series.
A space shooter where players must prevent the ruler of the Fourth Empire, Halcyon, from taking over the galaxy. The game is an updated version of Galaxy Force.
Galaxy Force is a space-themed arcade game from Sega that used their super-scaler technology to create the illusion of 3D depth. Various home system versions were produced, but none could properly recreate the cutting edge effects.
Bust all sorts of litterbugs, dopers, honkers, and other horrific criminals as you clean up the mean streets in Atari's APB.
A helicopter shoot-'em-up developed by Sega. The Arcade version made use of Sega's 3D super scaler technology to create city environments where the buildings would appear to have depth. The subsequent home versions sadly lacked this feature.
Super Hang-On is the sequel to the praised Hang-On. There are two modes of play and several stages available in this motorcycle racing game.
Final Lap is an arcade racing game developed by Namco and released in 1987. A home version, developed by Arc System Works, was also released exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo Famicom.
Prototype game which is one of the first First-Person Shooters
Make your way through a nasty, robot-filled maze with a friend in Xybots, a cooperative shooter from Atari.
An arcade racing game released by Taito in 1987 and later ported to various home systems. It was the first arcade racing game to use stereoscopic 3D glasses.
Japan only sequel to 3D-World Runner. JJ is short for "Jumpin' Jack", the protagonist of the game. It was released in December 1987.
A Z-axis shoot 'em up from Sega that features a F-14 Tomcat jet fighter and incredible speeds. Like the racing game OutRun, After Burner II would become a huge success for Sega in the Arcades. The game was later released to different consoles.
Full Throttle, also known as Top Speed, is an arcade racing game by Taito, released in 1987. It is similar in style to OutRun, with a fast red car hurtling through the U.S. countryside. The key difference in gameplay is the addition of a nitro boost button.
A Konami arcade racing game from 1987. Drive through a course and reach the goal by crashing into other cars and destroying them.
After Burner is a classic Arcade shooter, designed by SEGA game creator legend Yu Suzuki. It was released first in the Japanese arcades in 1987.
Sega's arcade hit racing game Hang On and a light gun shooter named Safari Hunt both fit onto this launch era cartridge for the Sega Master System.
Hang-On & Astro Warrior packs two Master System classics onto a single cartridge.
Two great Master System classics on one cartridge.
An early racing simulator based on the 24 Hours of Le Mans. It was a pioneer of realistic simulation racing, and featured a unique cabinet that rotated to simulate the feel of driving a car.
A space shooter with pseudo-3D graphics, showing off Namco's most powerful 8-bit arcade hardware of the time. It was the first game to have a 360-degree analog joystick.
Yu Suzuki's classic 1986 Sega arcade "driving game" puts players behind the wheel of a red convertible sports car on a trip through American- and European-inspired landscapes.
A first-person shooter and cockpit-view space shoot-em-up developed by Namco, and released for the Arcade and Nintendo Famicom platforms in 1985.
Play as a flying dude holding a large cannon as he takes on giant mechs, flying mushrooms, and fire-breathing dragon skeletons.
An alternate version of the arcade game Hang-On, built on cheaper arcade hardware based on the Sega Master System.
An early pseudo-3D shoot-em-up for the Nintendo Famicom developed by Micronics and published by ASCII.
An arcade motorcycle racing game that broke new ground when it released in 1985, revolutionizing and revitalizing the arcade industry, with its motion-controlled cabinet and pseudo-3D "Super Scaler" graphics. A port was offered as a pack-in with the Sega Master System console for a period of time.
Pilot the baddest helicopter this side of the Pacific in this game based on the hit television series, Airwolf.
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