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Uncover a criminal conspiracy in this "techno-thriller" espionage strategy-adventure game by the team behind Sid Meier's Pirates! and Swords of the Samurai.
A dual-joystick Arcade shooter ported to nearly every contemporary system. Contestants gear up to win fantastic prizes on the most violent game show on TV.
Use a deadly boomerang to fight through six sectors and recover the Master Computer in this NES action platformer.
The sequel to Tecmo's classic NES action-platformer enhances the gameplay of the original with new features such as the Shadow Clone powerup and a wall-climbing maneuver.
A video game based on the game show of the same name.
An action platformer for the NES by Capcom. Viper (or Dead Fox) is sent into South America to rescue commandos and dismantle a massive drug cartel.
Burai Fighter is a side-scrolling/top-down shooter released for the NES, Game Boy and later the Game Boy Color adopting different names with each release. Featuring upgradable weapons and the ability to shoot in eight directions, the player must destroy the Burai and their seven bases.
In this strategic adventure game for early DOS computers, players start as a lowly samurai in a small province of feudal Japan and try build up a lineage of higher-ranked samurai with the goal of unifying all of Japan.
A multi-event sports simulation set in the Wild West.
A full conversion of the arcade shoot'em up Darius for the Atari ST, the Amiga, and the ZX Spectrum. Ported by Softek International Ltd. and published by The Edge.
Set over 200 years before the original game, the third installment of the Castlevania series tells the tale of Simon Belmont's ancestor Trevor, who seeks to destroy Dracula with the help of one of three possible companions.
Also known as Hostages, this tactical action game uses stealth, sharpshooting, rappelling and FPS sequences in a mission to save an embassy from terrorist invaders.
The world's richest duck sets off on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover several lost treasures with the help of his family and friends. Explore five exotic locations across the world and pogo-jump to victory as Scrooge McDuck in this NES classic.
Battle Chess brings each piece to life by adding comical animations to them.
Vindicators is a 1-2 player top-down, run-and-gun, shoot-em-up action game, released in 1988. It was published by Tengen for home platforms; an arcade version of Vindicators was published by Atari.
A horror adventure game with a key-driven verb interface vaguely based on the same-named film by Alfred Hitchcock. The player ransacks the house of the Bates in order to find and bring back out, the stolen jewels before sunrise.
A multi-directional top-down shooter in which the player has to save New York City from a terroristic nuclear assault.
The evil Dr. Wily is back with eight new menacing creations, and it's up to Mega Man to foil his new plans for world domination! Known for bootstrapping the long-running series, the game also introduces passwords, helpful items (such as Energy Tanks), and the series standard of eight bosses.
Step into the shoes of the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he goes on a quest to avenge his father's unexpected death.
Splatterhouse is a remarkably gory, splatter-themed arcade game from 1988. The player controls Rick Taylor, who allows himself to be possessed by the sinister "Terror Mask" in an attempt to save his girlfriend Jennifer from the hideous monsters who have kidnapped her.
Super Thunder Blade is a shooter casting the player as a helicopter pilot tasked with, almost, single-handedly defeating an enemy army. Super Thunder Blade was one of the two original Japanese launch titles for the Mega Drive. The other was Space Harrier II.
While the NES version may have become more famous, the original arcade version of Ninja Gaiden was an entirely different game, with more of a beat-'em-up feel.
The Adventures of Bayou Billy is an action game released for the NES by Konami. The game is primarily a side-scrolling beat-em-up, but it also includes driving and shooting segments.
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.
Rescue precious cargo from space pirates with the Cybernoid spaceship
A horizontal shoot 'em up based on the insect kingdom. Though most versions of the game have a cute anime look, the Genesis version went a little grittier.
A Konami run-and-gun famous for its fast-paced, gritty, old-school action.
A simulation-style golf game released on several home computers and Sega systems, and the third and final game in the Leader Board series.
A game for 1980s computer systems that is based on the animated series of the same name.
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.
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