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The second game in Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series of historical simulation-strategy games set in the warring states era of Japan, and the first to be released outside of Japan.
A Zelda-like action-adventure game published by Nintendo for the Famicom Disk System. Samurai apprentice Takamaru must infiltrate Murasame Castle after it's taken over by an alien presence.
Wingman 2: Kitakura no Fukkatsu ("Wingman 2: Resurrection of Kitakura") is an adventure game developed by TamTam and published by Enix in 1986.
F-15 Strike Eagle is an F-15 Strike Eagle combat flight simulator first released in 1985 by MicroProse.
Adventure game developed by Enix in 1985.
Time Gal must save the world by traveling through time and stopping an evil thief from using a time traveling device in order to become the supreme leader of his time. This game was originally released in Japanese arcades in 1985 and later ported to the Sega CD.
A geopolitical turn-based strategy game set in the '80s Cold War. Take on the role of the US President or the Soviet General Secretary and use diplomacy and brinkmanship to boost your superpower's strength throughout the world. Just don't cause a nuclear war in the process!
Drive through five cities painting the road and dodging police cars along the way in this early Jaleco Arcade platformer.
Released in June 1985, Tenshitachi no Gogo (Afternoon of Angels) this was one of the first adult dating sims, an adventure game set in a Japanese high school.
The Screamer is a 1985 cyberpunk-horror action RPG taking place in a post-apocalyptic, sci-fi setting. It was released by Magical Zoo, for the PC-8801 in 1985 and for the PC-9801 and X1 in 1986. An English fan translation was released in January 2015.
Dating simulation game released by Enix in 1985. Considered somewhat revolutionary for its time, this game helped lay the foundations for the dating sim genre.
A run & gun shooter arcade game released by Sega in 1985, also known as Sega Ninja or The Ninja.
Help Thomas save his girlfriend, Sylvia, as he battles minions and dragons over five side-scrolling, action packed levels, Kung-Fu style. Based on the Jackie Chan movie Wheels on Meals, Kung-Fu Master (Spartan X in Japan) is often credited for creating the beat 'em up genre.
An adventure game based off the anime and manga franchise of the same name published by Enix in 1984.
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.
A treasure-hunting maze game where Sindbad (also known as Sinbad the Sailor) must search for treasure in multi-layered, isometric-like, levels. While doing so, he must avoid enemies, which Sindbad can hold-up by digging holes or using the environment.
An adventure game created by Yuji Horii and published by Enix in 1983 where the player controls a detective solving a murder mystery. The title helped establish the template for the Japanese adventure genre, which many other titles would imitate and build upon.
One of Koei's first games, Danchi Tsuma no Yuwaku (団地妻の誘惑, "Housewife Temptation") was an early adventure RPG with adult content and dating sim elements.
Stealth sequel to Manbiki Shounen, with improved tile-based graphics, innovative voice synthesis, and female protagonist.
Released by SNK in 1980, it was an early shoot 'em up that featured human characters on foot instead of vehicles, spacecraft, or aliens. The player character faces off against multiple shuriken-throwing ninjas and along the way faces several bosses, such as a flame-shooting shinobi.
Samurai is the first known hack & slash brawler, released by Sega in 1980. The player character is armed with a sword and simultaneously faces multiple opponents in an arena before facing a boss opponent.
Heiankyo Alien is a 1979 maze game originally developed and released for the NEC PC-8001 and for for arcades. It is the first "trap 'em up" game and the first game to feature a digging mechanic.
Manbiki Shounen is widely credited as being the first stealth game. It was developed by Hiroshi Suzuki and debuted in November of 1979.
Hamurabi is a text-based game of land and resource management, and is one of the earliest computer games.
A third person action game where you take control of Crow, who must kill Khan and save Frame City. The game was canceled by Namco in 2006.
Globe Clicker is an Indie game available through Xbox Live, priced at 240 MS. It is a challenge-based game in which the player must try and locate certain cities on a map of the world.
A game based on the Japanese Rail Wars! franchise. After being indefinitely delayed for over a year the game was finally canceled.
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