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Super Metroid is the third game in the Metroid series and the only Metroid game to be released on the Super Nintendo. It has become widely revered for its gameplay, atmosphere, and environmental storytelling, and continues to inspire many action-adventure games.
The non-canonical fourth entry in the Ys series developed by Hudson Soft.
An edutainment game for the PC. The main feature is a large database containing hundreds of dinosaurs, but also has a fossil hunting game and a trivia game.
An action-RPG that tells the story of a boy named Will and his quest to stop a comet from destroying the Earth.
The canonical fourth game in the Ys franchise. It was published on the Super Famicom by Tonkin House in Japan only and also received a PS2 remake in 2005. It remains one of the few Ys games to have never received an official English localization.
Mr. X and his powerful criminal syndicate have returned to the streets. Players take control of up to two of the four vigilantes, fighting their way through the hordes of punks once again, in one of the most acclaimed beat 'em up brawlers of all time.
Also known as Star Cruiser II: The Odysseus Project, Star Cruiser 2 was released in 1992 for the NEC PC-98 and Fujitsu FM Towns computers.
A turn-based fantasy RPG and the sequel to Nihon Falcom's Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes. The story of the original game continues a few years later with the previous game's hero's son, Prince Atlas.
The first entry in SSI's Legend Series based on 2nd Edition AD&D license. The Lords of the City of Waterdeep have put out a call for heroes to investigate the evil lurking in the sewers beneath their streets.
Metroid II: Return of Samus is the portable sequel to the Nintendo Entertainment System classic, Metroid. Regarded by many as one of the best action games on the Game Boy, it was a solid follow up to the original.
When a once-peaceful city falls to crime and corruption, it's up to three ex-cops to take on the cause: a powerful criminal organization led by the sinister Mr. X.
An atmospheric adventure game following the story of the lead singer for a band named Elleno Vision.
Originally released for the Japan-exclusive MSX2 in 1990, this sequel is set four years after the Outer Heaven incident. New FOXHOUND commander, Roy Campbell, brings a shell-shocked Solid Snake back from early retirement to infiltrate the military nation Zanzibar Land.
A mystery adventure game by Enix from 1990. Players control a musician named Kazuya Mizukami, who returns to Japan and, following the death of a music producer, becomes a prime murder suspect. To clear his name, he will need the help of friends in the music and modelling industries.
A turn-based fantasy RPG from Falcom released for home computers and ported to various consoles, including the TurboGrafx-CD. It is the first game in The Legend of Heroes series as well as the sixth in the Dragon Slayer series.
Ys Book I & II follows the adventure of Adol Christin, a traveler who embarks on a quest to locate the fabled lost floating continent called Ys. The game is a enhanced compilation of the first two Ys titles and was one of the first games to demonstrate the potential of the TurboGrafx-16's CD-ROM add-on.
The third game in the Ys series developed by Nihon Falcom that introduced a new side-scrolling perspective and allowed the player to directly control Adol's ability to attack and jump for the first time.
Tengai Makyou: Ziria is an RPG released by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine in 1989.
An early first-person role-playing shooter released by Arsys Software. Ahead of its time, it had 3D polygon graphics, FPS gameplay, strafing controls, open-world space exploration, and an epic sci-fi space opera plot.
Exile, also known as XZR II, is the side scrolling, action RPG sequel to XZR. It was first released for Japanese computers in 1988. Both North American releases, especially the Genesis one, were censored due to the heavy religious, adult and drug-related themes.
The direct sequel to Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished developed by Falcom and released on a number of platforms.
Sorcerian, also known as Dragon Slayer V: Sorcerian, is an action RPG released by Nihon Falcom in 1987. It was considered unique for its party-based action combat, magic combination system, and open-ended multi-scenario system that could be extended with expansion packs.
Alien Syndrome is a cooperative, top-down, run & gun shooter with aliens developed by SEGA as an arcade game in 1987. Compared to other shooters at the time, Alien Syndrome introduced a horror atmosphere in an isolated space station, along with some exploration and survival elements.
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.
Thrill Kill is a controversial 3D fighting game developed by Paradox Development that was cancelled several weeks before release when EA bought out its publisher.
A psychological thriller experience where a choice can change how the story goes, Off The Grid is an episodic adventure game from Salama Productions that tells the story of a survivor of a car accident that turns his whole life upside down where his life becomes like a very strange dream yet so real.
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