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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.
Devastators is an early third-person shooter. Up to two players can take control of Rambo-style mercenaries with mullets.
The third in the 3D first-person dungeon crawler series by Humming Bird Soft.
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.
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode is a mature-themed game with revolutionary design implementing multiple game mechanics, including platforming, first-person shooting, and sniping, and is one of the only games to feature sex on the NES.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Players control a spaceship in this pseudo-3D shoot 'em up.
Animal Attack Gakuen is a NES run-and-gun shooter that uses the Z-axis, similarly to Sega's Space Harrier. It was only released in Japan, on December 26th 1987.
Japan only sequel to 3D-World Runner. JJ is short for "Jumpin' Jack", the protagonist of the game. It was released in December 1987.
Shoot bad guys and rescue the hostages in this 1987 first-person Arcade light-gun shooter from Taito.
A sci-fi themed RPG from Nihon Bussan for the Famicom, released in late 1987. It was never released outside of Japan.
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.
This arcade racer for the NES features eight courses from across the world and exciting 3-D action. It was one of the earliest racing games for the NES.
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 Japanese role-playing game originally released in 1987 where the player character must investigate the death of two boys who were found near the entrance of a mansion.
Deep Dungeon II is a Japanese-only first-person 3D RPG for the Famicom Disk System, developed by Hummingbird Soft.
ASCII's first RPG creation software and a precursor to their popular RPG Maker series.
This Acclaim published NES game was the first Square game to reach North America. The game was developed by both Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu.
A Konami run-and-gun famous for its fast-paced, gritty, old-school action.
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.
It's a race to save the penguin princess in this speed-based platformer. Collect fish and trade for items, navigate obstacles, fight massive bosses, and help Penta deliver the golden apple to cure the princess in this sequel to Antarctic Adventure.
This adventure game has the player searching ancient Mayan temples for a lost professor and his team.
An early role-playing shooter released by Arsys Software for the PC-88, PC-98 and FM-7 computers in 1986 and ported to MS-DOS by Brøderbund. An early RPG-shooter hybrid, it was one of the first computer games with polygonal 3D environments, along with full 360-degree third-person exploration for indoor environments.
Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam: Hot Scramble is the first console Gundam game. It features some early first-person shooter elements, along with side-scrolling action segments.
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