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Ben and Andy try to prevent Mr. X from taking over the world in this top-down, bomb-planting run 'n' gun arcade shooter from Sega.
EarthBound Beginnings is the first game in the EarthBound/Mother franchise. It tells the story of Ninten, a heroic twelve-year old boy with psychic abilities, and his quest to prevent an alien invasion of Earth.
The is a top-down party driven rpg. The basic plot involves the main character, Lukas, and his party trying to trap the demon Dreax in the Magic Candle before it burns out completely. This game also featured a job system that the player could use to make money.
A top-down action game that puts players in the role of a freelance mercenary.
Tengai Makyou: Ziria is an RPG released by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine in 1989.
The top-down action follow up to Laser Hawk.
A shoot 'em up released in 1989 for Amiga.
A simple top-down shooter for Amiga.
The title roughly translates to "Seal of Darkness". It is a Famicom exclusive action RPG released on April 27, 1989 in Japan and is a prequel to the 1985 game Dragon Buster.
16-bit sci-fi RPG originally released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989.
Dungeon Explorer is a top-down action-adventure RPG developed by Atlus and published by Hudson Soft in 1989. Up to five players can join in the quest to recover the Ora stone from the mighty Natas.
A 16-bit snooker, pool, and billiards simulator featuring the branding of snooker champion Steve Davis.
Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden is a 1989 action RPG for the Famicom (NES) console published by Bandai, based on the popular weekly Japanese manga anthology Jump and its characters. The combat system was in real-time with martial arts.
007: Licence to Kill is a top-down shooter based on the James Bond movie of the same name. The game was developed by Quixel and published by Domark Software Inc. / Ltd.
A shooter developed by Apex Computer Products/Transmission Software and published by Thalamus.
Published by MicroProse in 1989, developed by Sensible Software, this title was the fore-runner to the 16-bit classic Sensible Soccer.
Top down BMX racing
Firepower is a top-down action game developed by Silent Software and released for various systems in 1988
Hot Rod is a top-down racing game that supports up to four players.
Venture into the wilderness, find the magical items and defeat the evil sorcerer Suzar. Easy eh?
An early online multiplayer game for PC and Commodore 64.
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.
Exile, also known as XZR II, is the side scrolling, action RPG sequel to XZR. It was first released for Japanese computers in 1988. Both North American releases, especially the Genesis one, were censored due to the heavy religious, adult and drug-related themes.
A multi-directional top-down shooter in which the player has to save New York City from a terroristic nuclear assault.
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