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StarTropics was released by Nintendo in 1990 and introduced gamers to Mike and his quest to save his uncle.
The evil wizard Mordack has taken the castle and royal family of Daventry, and are holding them prisoner. As the only member of the royal family left behind, King Graham must help his family and return the castle.
Wrath of the Demon is an action game created by Abstrax.
The first game in the Fire Emblem series, released only in Japan for the Famicom. It was a landmark in console strategy RPGs, establishing many of the genre's common gameplay elements.
Six titles for the MSX in this early Namco compilation.
A side-scrolling action RPG fantasy game, originally released to the Arcades by Taito and supports up to four players.
An action RPG designed by Yu Suzuki for the Sega Genesis. The original advertising for this game claimed that it had "over 300 hours of gameplay".
Prince of Persia is the original Persian adventure by Jordan Mechner and the first game in a multi-million dollar franchise.
A real-time, dungeon-crawler, action RPG, and the first game in the Xak series from Micro Cabin. It was released for various systems between 1989 and 1993, but was not officially localized into English until a considerable amount of time later.
Princess Daisy of Sarasaland has been kidnapped by the evil alien Tatanga and it's up to Mario to rescue her in this handheld platformer (and launch title) for the original Game Boy.
Adventures of Lolo is a puzzle game by HAL Corporation in 1989 for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Battle Chess brings each piece to life by adding comical animations to them.
Princess Erina must save her kingdom from The Dark Lord Ezikiel in this third-person rail shooter for Japanese NEC computers.
A bizarre dark comedy text adventure game for the Famicom, released by Natsume. Bunroku, a trouble-making slacker, travels back in time and accompanies Marco Polo through a journey of madness.
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.
In the first installment of the Dark Castle series, Prince Duncan must test his stamina and dexterity against the traps and henchmen of the Black Knight in order to escape the fortress.
Flunky is a game where the player takes on the role of a butler, and must perform menial tasks for the British Royal Family
The most well known game out of the Alex Kidd series, Miracle World follows the adventures of the plucky little lad Alex as he fights his way through 16 stages to find his long lost brother. Sega's answer to Super Mario Bros, Miracle World is a more ambitious platformer, with more varied levels, quirky Roshambo battles, and a longer adventure.
To Heir is Human is the third title in Sierra-Online's King's Quest series. The story has moved away from King Graham and onto the adventures of Gwydion and follows his quest to return to Daventry.
A young boy explores a huge overworld filled with enemies and dungeons to find and rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon.
A prince must complete a set of tasks to convince King Otto to let him marry his daughter Princess Kelly.
After seeing a damsel in distress in a magic mirror, King Graham sets out on a quest to find her.
Overview
Sir Graham has been given the task to return three royal items to King Edward of the kingdom of Daventry. If he can return all three items, Sir Graham will become the next king of Daventry.
Known as the granddaddy of the "Quick Time Event", Dragon's Lair is an interactive cartoon that lets players help guide the actions of brave knight Dirk the Daring, as he ventures through the dangerous castle of Singe the Dragon in order to rescue his beloved princess Daphne.
An Egyptian themed arcade game released in 1982 from Konami, where players control an explorer/treasure hunter raiding the ancient catacombs of King Tut's tomb. It was the first maze-shooter action-adventure, predating games such as Gauntlet and Time Bandit.
4-player paddle-based game for the Atari 2600. Has since come out in various versions, few of which still utilize the paddle.
Protect the king by preventing evil balloons from carrying him away in this early Namco arcade game.
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