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Players must avoid obstacles while piloting a zeppelin.
A sci-fi game developed by Reflections Interactive and released in 1990.
StarTropics was released by Nintendo in 1990 and introduced gamers to Mike and his quest to save his uncle.
A puzzle game for home computers and Game Boy where a ghost must blow a solitary, fragile bubble around a mansion full of traps.
A roguelike RPG developed and published by Sega originally as a digital-only release.
Use a deadly boomerang to fight through six sectors and recover the Master Computer in this NES action platformer.
A side-scrolling action game developed by Reflections Interactive and published by Psygnosis.
Outrace the slowly rising liquid in this futuristic game show from Psygnosis.
A futuristic car combat game for PC.
Prince of Persia is the original Persian adventure by Jordan Mechner and the first game in a multi-million dollar franchise.
A fantasy adventure game for early Windows operating systems, Castle of the Winds was notable for its randomly generated dungeons, which were populated by monsters "borrowed" from Dungeons & Dragons, which was possible thanks to its simplistic graphics.
Indiana Jones and The Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure was developed by LucasArts and is a recreation of the third Indiana Jones film in adventure game form.
A side-scrolling shoot-em-up developed by Data East and ported to numerous home computers, based on the 1987 Verhoeven movie.
A side-scrolling barbarian-themed brawler that came out on the Amiga, Genesis and Mac.
Shadowgate is an adventure game where the player must travel through Castle Shadowgate solving its riddles and puzzles to succeed whilst avoiding numerous perils.
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.
Inspired by Rogue, NetHack is an ASCII-based RPG in which the player must navigate the Mazes of Menace in search of the Amulet of Yendor for his deity.
A Japanese role-playing game originally released in 1987 where the player character must investigate the death of two boys who were found near the entrance of a mansion.
Is that Conan? No it's Rastan - the video game version of Conan. Join him in his heroic adventures.
Larn is a 'roguelike' where players explore procedurally generated dungeons to gain experience and enough gold to venture into the volcano to retrieve the potion that will save the protagonist's daughter's life.
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.
A young boy explores a huge overworld filled with enemies and dungeons to find and rescue Princess Zelda from the evil Ganon.
Monty has broken out of Scudmore prison, and is on the run. Get him on the next boat out of here in the third Monty Mole game.
Brain Breaker is an epic open-world platform-adventure for the Sharp X1 Japanese home computer. It was an early Metroidvania-style game, predating both Metroid and Castlevania. It was designed by Hiroshi Ishikawa and published by Enix in 1985.
Based off the popular MAD Magazine comic strip, Spy vs. Spy is said to be one of the earliest "split screen" games. Two players are pit against each other and must attempt to use different kinds of traps to takeout the opponent as many times possible, while collecting all needed items.
A platformer that features treasure hunting and puzzle solving.
Overhead action game for 2 players. The NES version of the arcade game "Chinese Hero", as well as the first entry in the "Super Chinese" series of games.
An early action-strategy-RPG game created by Koji Sumii and published by ASCII for the Sharp X1 computer in 1983. The game is considered a precursor to several genres: the action RPG, tactical RPG, real-time strategy, and tower defense.
An ASCII-based roguelike RPG, named after the Mines of Moria from The Lord of the Rings.
Designed by Yoshio Kiya and released by Nihon Falcom in 1983, this was possibly the first action RPG. It introduced real-time combat, sci-fi elements, a persistent open world with day-night cycle, and survival mechanics. This was a precursor to Falcom's seminal action RPG franchise, Dragon Slayer.
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