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An arcade game released by Sega in 1988, Last Survivor is the earliest known free-roaming, three-dimensional, third-person shooter, and one of the first shooters with a network multiplayer deathmatch mode.
Action RPG developed by Sein Soft and released in 1988.
A single-screen maze action game developed for the Famicom Disk System by Taito.
Mario and his friends find themselves in the mysterious world of Sub-Con, where they must fight new enemies (with new techniques) to stop the master plans of the evil toad king, Wart.
The Perils of Rosella is the fourth title in Sierra's King's Quest series. The story returns focus to the now gravely ill King Graham and his daughter Rosella's quest to save him from death.
Created by LucasArts in 1988, Zak McKraken and the Alien Mindbenders follows Zak in an attempt to meet girls and stop evil aliens.
An action RPG for the Famicom Disk System and MSX, developed by Pack-In-Video. It was never released outside of Japan.
A puzzle-platformer from the Druaga series for the Famicom, starring Ki. It was released only in Japan.
A sci-fi themed maze game from Taito.
An early JRPG developed by Systemsoft for the NES. It was never released outside of Japan.
The Guardian Legend is an action-adventure/top down shooter released for the NES in 1989. It has been called a combination of Zelda and 1942.
Gain Ground is a tactical top-down shooter, originally released in arcades. It was later ported to the Master System, Genesis and Turbografx-16 CD.
A beat-'em-up starring Italian pop star Sabrina Salerno.
Released in 1987, War of the Dead is considered to be the first true survival horror game. SWAT officer Lila must rescue survivors in the demon-infested small town of Chaney’s Hill. It also featured open-world gameplay and RPG elements.
Knightmare II: The Maze of Galious (Majou Densetsu II: Galious no Meikyuu in Japan) is a screen by screen action adventure platformer released originally for MSX in 1987. It can be considered an early example of a Metroidvania game with free exploration of a large castle.
Players take control of the eponymous Bride in this late 80's computer game. It was later re-released as Frankenstein Jnr. with modified character sprites and different hints, but the game structure and levels.
An adventure game with some action interludes that was released for several 8-bit homecomputers.
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.
Phantasy Star is an 8-Bit console RPG released for the Sega Master System. Featuring hours of story-driven dialog, first person dungeon exploring and an epic quest, Phantasy Star spawned numerous sequels and spinoffs.
Maniac Mansion is a graphic adventure game originally released in 1987 by Lucasfilm Games. When the innocent Sandy is kidnapped by the maniacal Dr. Fred, it's up to her boyfriend Dave and his friends to her from certain death!
Shin Onigashima is a two disk adventure game released on the Famicom Disk System. Despite being first-party software, it was never released outside of Japan.
Hearing your father has taken ill, you rush to his aid in this 17th century island romance tale.
Designed as a copy of Super Mario Bros., The Great Giana Sisters is a platform game originally for the Commodore 64, Amiga and Atari ST.
Alex Kidd puts his life on the line in pursuit of video games in this combination adventure-platformer for the Sega Master System.
Psycho Soldier is a sidescrolling arcade game originally released in Japan in 1986. The game is credited as being the first video game with a vocal in-game soundtrack, sung by Japanese idol Kaori Shimizu.
Unrelated to the 2009 sandbox WWII game, Saboteur II: The Avenging Angel is the sequel to an obscure Commodore 64 game from 1985.
A text adventure game from Level 9, using their KAOS adventure system.
Black Panther is a unique platform-brawler from Konami featuring a cybernetic panther as the protagonist.
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