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California Games is a multiple event sports game released on multiple 8-bit and 16-bit computers, consoles and handhelds. Developed by 80s legends Epyx, with a reputation for producing multiple-event games, traditional sports were abandoned to accommodate less-established pursuits associated with The Golden State.
Low-rent detectives J.J. & Jeff set out to solve a kidnapping case in this quirky action/platformer. This game was released as Kato & Ken in Japan, the pair being popular TV variety show hosts on the Tokyo Broadcasting System in the 1980s.
Super Dodge Ball, known as Nekketsu Kōkō Dodgeball Bu in Japan, is an action sports game that pits two teams of six players against one another on a variety of different courts and environments.
Shoot bad guys and rescue the hostages in this 1987 first-person Arcade light-gun shooter from Taito.
2D Brawler for the Turbografx-16 gaming console.
The sequel to the cartoonish Sega Arcade shoot-em-up Fantasy Zone.
Tecmo Bowl was one of the most popular American football sims, and perhaps the most popular, back in the 1980s. Welcome to the game that started it all for Tecmo Inc. Welcome to Tecmo Bowl.
Action-adventure-RPG released in 1987 by Konami only in Japan. It features both side-scrolling and "3D" (third-person, behind-the-shoulder) segments, open-world exploration, and hack & slash combat, including the earliest third-person hack & slash combat.
A 2D side-scrolling shooter, and an arcade classic! Travel across space, power-up the companion orb, and bring down some of the toughest alien bosses in gaming.
A game credited, in part, with the popularity of the brawler genre in the arcade craze of the 1980s and 1990s.
A fantasy-themed turn-based strategy game developed and published by Masaya.
Bases Loaded allowed players to control one of twelve fictional teams in either single player which allowed up to two players, or a full season. The game featured a television style depiction where the player took the perspective of the pitcher.
A vertically-scrolling shoot-em-up where the player controls a dragon. It was developed by Namco and appeared on many home systems after its initial arcade release.
A 1987 Arcade game. The player takes control of Joe Musashi, a master ninja whose mission is to rescue all of the hostages. SEGA's ninja game predates Ninja Gaiden for the NES and includes challenging platforming, first-person mini-games, and scaleable difficulty.
An action game presented as "hero show" developed by Namco.
Esper Dream is a role-playing game developed and published by Konami for the Famicom Disk System and Wii Virtual Console platforms. It is the first game in the Esper Dream series.
A Konami run-and-gun famous for its fast-paced, gritty, old-school action.
A platformer/fighter game in which a young martial artist named Ryuhi must recover several stolen scrolls by fighting in duels. It is the second game in the Hiryu no Ken/Flying Dragon franchise.
A basketball game by Konami, originally for the Arcade and ported to home consoles. It is part of Konami's "Exciting" sports series.
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.
International Karate + is a 2D martial arts fighting game.
Players collect dolls, use skateboards to travel, find hidden levels all on the journey to rescue Tanya, the protagonist's girlfriend.
An early arcade platformer that has 100 levels. Released by Taito in 1986, it was one of the first games to feature two-player cooperative play and multiple endings.
A shooting game developed by Hudson.
Winter Games is a sports simulation game that covers several events from the Winter Olympics. It was originally developed by Epyx for the Commodore 64.
Compete in a range of sporting events around the world.
One of the earliest and most famous "mahjong solitaire" games, Shanghai is a puzzle game where players clear a formation of 144 mahjong tiles by matching unrestricted pairs.
Kid Icarus is a 2D platformer released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, famed for its blending together of elements from The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario Bros. and Metroid.
Known outside of Japan as "Takeshi's Challenge", this game is an unconventional action-adventure platformer created by famous Japanese comedian Beat Takeshi. Along with its open world exploration and mature themes, the game is known for its unorthodox game progression (where the game can easily be made unwinnable).
Control the heroic Autobot, Ultra Magnus, as he searches for the missing Autobot leader, Convoy.
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