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A top-down, vertically-scrolling shooter released in the mid-80's, Gun.Smoke is one of the more popular Wild West-themed games in history, with multiple ports having been released since its early days in the arcades.
Ikki is a Japanese arcade game developed by Sunsoft. It was also released for the Nintendo Famicom.
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.
Squaresoft's first RPG, this was an early futuristic sci-fi RPG for the PC-8801 and PC-9801 computers, featuring a post-apocalyptic setting and isometric, tactical turn-based battles.
An action game originally released on the Famicom. The game frequently switches its viewpoint, from side-scrolling to top-down, and boasts 100 stages.
Road Fighter is a scrolling racing arcade game developed by Konami in 1984. It was the first car racing game made by Konami.
A View to a Kill is a game based on the James Bond movie of the same name. It is an action game split into three sections, each one based on a scene in the movie.
DESTROY THE ENEMY ARMY as Super Joe in this influential top-down shooter.
A run & gun shooter arcade game released by Sega in 1985, also known as Sega Ninja or The Ninja.
A cute-'em-up by Konami featuring color changing bells as power-ups.
A vertically-scrolling Arcade shoot 'em up that was later ported to the Nintendo Famicom with a few changes.
A 2D game with an overhead view, the player pilots a helicopter and attempts to destroy the factories of the Bungeling Empire.
Encounter is a vertical-scrolling space shooter developed by Cory Bruening and released for DOS.
Vifam is a space flight simulator based on the anime of the same name.
A top-down shooter for the ZX Spectrum.
The sequel to the stealth action game Castle Wolfenstein. It was developed by Muse Software.
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.
Released in 1984 by Sega, this was the debut work by Sonic creator Yuji Naka. It featured an early female protagonist, and elements of action, adventure, and dating sims.
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.
One of the first action RPGs, released in 1984. It was also the first fully-scaled open-world video game.
Vulgus is a vertical-scrolling shooter and it also happens to be Capcom's very first release.
Dragon Slayer is an action RPG designed by Yoshio Kiya and developed by Nihon Falcom. The title helped to pioneer the action RPG genre in Japan and spawned many sequels that would spin-off into their own franchises over time.
Starfighters, also known as Star Fighters, is a laserdisc game released by ASCII for the MSX computer in 1984. It was the first computer game to use pre-rendered 3D polygon graphics, combined with real-time 2D sprites.
Traverse the Big Apple and see the sights while avoiding muggers and oncoming traffic in New York City.
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.
You play as the lone defender out a space fortress from a wave of hostile aliens. Aliens will come from any of the four sides of the screen and you must prevent them from raming into the walls of your fortress.
Reflex-based pack-in game for the Foot Craz step controller
Expedition Amazon follows four team members on an expedition to navigate the ruins of the Incan civilization.
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