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A single screen platform and ladders game written by Gary Thomlinson and published by The Power House for the Commodore 16.
A Defender-like shoot'em up published by The Edge for the Commodore 64.
An 80's fighting game from Capcom that laid the framework for one of the most popular fighting game franchises of all time, as well as the traditional fighting game genre in general.
Wonder Boy is back and trouble has brewed in Monster Land. This is the second in the Wonder Boy series, developed by Westone and published for many consoles and home computers, occasionally with whole new graphics.
Players collect dolls, use skateboards to travel, find hidden levels all on the journey to rescue Tanya, the protagonist's girlfriend.
An early arcade platformer that has 100 levels. Released by Taito in 1986, it was one of the first games to feature two-player cooperative play and multiple endings.
Pin*Bot is a pinball machine which has also been ported to the NES and Nintendo's PlayChoice-10 arcade system.
Arcade style game developed by Jeremy Smith and released in 1986.
A standalone level creator for the popular Boulder Dash game.
Count Dracula's dark presence has invited the heroic vampire hunter Simon Belmont, who must venture through six stages (filled with horrible monsters) with his trusty vampire-killing whip.
An action-adventure platformer for the NES and a very loose remake of Pitfall II: Lost Caverns.
Don the Power Suit of intergalactic bounty hunter Samus Aran as she recaptures the dangerous Metroid species from the evil Space Pirates. Released by Nintendo in 1986, this game introduced the "Metroidvania" style of open-world gameplay on consoles.
The first role-playing game developed by Squaresoft, Cruise Chaser Blassty is a sci-fi title released in April 1986.
Swing a blade and toss shuriken at enemies in this Arcade action game from Taito.
First-person action game, published by SystemSoft for Japanese computers in 1986. Its polygonal 3D graphics engine was a technical milestone, rendering 3D environments at a fast pace and (compared to the tile-based, right-angle movement of earlier first-person games) allowed the player to move with full 360-degree movement.
Focusing on a humble plumber and his brother setting out to rescue a Princess who has been kidnapped by a vile lizard king, Super Mario Bros. is a platformer created by Shigeru Miyamoto, published by Nintendo, and is one of the best-selling video games of all time.
Descend further and further underground to destroy the alien force Octy and save Planet Paccet! Released in 1985, it was an early side-scrolling, run & gun shooter, and featured a female protagonist, Toby Masuyo. It also bears a striking resemblance to Metroid, in terms of both its gameplay system and female protagonist.
An action shooter game featuring a giant robot which can transform into a jet. Trapped within a mysterious facility, the goal is to navigate 16 maze-like levels and stay alive long enough to destroy the central computer.
Miner Willy wants to sleep after a large party, the only thing in his way is his house keeper who will not let Willy sleep until he tidys up his 60 room mansion filled with odd creatures.
Balloon Fight is an arcade-style platform action game for 1-2 players that is similar to Joust. Players take to the sky and try to pop their foes' balloons before their own get popped.
Boulder Dash is a vintage maze puzzler in which players collect diamonds before time runs out.
Vifam is a space flight simulator based on the anime of the same name.
From Jeff Minter comes a game that features goats, bananas, floppy disks, and other assorted objects.
Inspired by Sega's maze-action arcade coin-op Pengo this game invites the player into the Arctic to join Eskimo Eddie's adventures with his faithful Penguin Percy.
A platformer developed by Alistair Miller and published by Omega Software Ltd for ZX Spectrum.
The first futuristic racing game, released by Taito on laserdisc format for the arcades in 1984. It was also one of the first games to use pre-rendered 3D polygon graphics.
A circus-themed mini-game collection
The progenitor of the "falling block" puzzle game and the most well-known game to come from Soviet Russia, receiving numerous ports and a long-running series.
Originally released to Japanese markets in 1984, Pinball was later converted to the NES as a launch title in North America.
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