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2D platform-scrolling shooter on Arcade.
Arcade game released by Data East in 1987. Top-down shooter featuring rotating joysticks.
Play as the cool ninja Niki, as he eliminates evil from Japan with his twirling sword. It was originally known as Kaiketsu Yanchamaru in its native Japan.
Rampage takes the staples of giant monster movies and molds them into a tongue-in-cheek action game.
A multi-directional scrolling shoot'em up .
Darwin 4078 is an arcade shoot-'em-up from Data East. Its only home conversion was an MSX port from Hudson Soft, but it finally received a legit emulation in 2021 on Switch and PlayStation 4.
Control a high-tech assault vehicle and "break thru" enemy lines in this side-scrolling action arcade game by Data East.
A Western-themed side-scrolling platformer for arcades by Data East, where players control a train robber beating up dudes on top of moving trains in order to steal gold bags.
Data East's signature pocket billiards arcade game, featuring a simplistic ruleset (known as "Pocket Game") and an intuitive shot system that allows for precise directional aiming and trick shots.
A top-down shooter where one or two bandana-wearing commandos fight enemy forces in a jungle. It is notable for allowing the player to pilot various vehicles including a tank and a helicopter.
Ring King is a boxing game developed by Namco and published by Data East for the NES. It was known as King of Boxer and Family Boxing in Japan.
An arcade shooter released by Nihon Bussan and Data East in 1985. It was notable for its use of a third-person perspective and an early cover mechanic.
Road Avenger is an interactive action movie game, telling the story of an ex-cop avenging the murder of his wife with his highly modified car. Essentially a very long series of QTE car chases, the player reacts to on-screen prompts/situations to direct the action on screen.
A fighting game from 1985, notable for being the first to implement a combo system.
DESTROY THE ENEMY ARMY as Super Joe in this influential top-down shooter.
An arcade golf game by Data East.
A vertically-scrolling Arcade shoot 'em up that was later ported to the Nintendo Famicom with a few changes.
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.
This follow-up to Burgertime focuses on dessert.
Boulder Dash is a vintage maze puzzler in which players collect diamonds before time runs out.
The game that kick-started the arcade fighting game genre, Karate Champ puts players in one-on-one kumite matches with techniques in the art of karate.
One of the earliest known video game adaptations of the Japanese sport of sumo.
LaserDisc arcade game released in 1984 that was later ported to Sega CD and iOS. Players take to the skies in their Super Cobra attack helicopter to save the world from terrorism.
Tag Team Wrestling, known as Big Pro Wresling in Japan, is a wrestling game from Technos Japan and Data East. It originally appeared in arcades in 1983 and was later ported to the NES in 1986.
An arcade bowling game by Data East.
An arcade soccer game by Data East.
An arcade vertical-scrolling shoot-'em-up by Data East where the player embarks on numerous flights to assemble a space station (then the Night Star colony, then a "space dock").
An early 1983 laserdisc video game released by Nihon Bussan and Data East, based on the anime film Harmagedon released that same year.
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