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Darius
1987 video game
Wonder Boy
1986 video game
Scramble
1981 arcade video game
Rygar
is a 1986 platform game developed and published by Tecmo for arcades. The player assumes the role of a "Legendary Warrior" who must navigate numerous levels and defeat enemies with a weapon called the "Diskarmor", a razor-sharp shield with a long chain attached to it that operates like a yo-yo. The warrior intends to defeat Ligar, an evil "dominator". Later ports, particularly the NES and Lynx versions, expanded on the near non-existent story from the original.
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
1988 arcade game
Arabian
1983 video game
The Tower of Druaga
1984 video game
MotoRace USA
1983 video game
Solomon's Key
1986 puzzle game
Ninja Gaiden
1988 arcade game by Tecmo
Crazy Climber
1980 video game
Jungle Hunt
1982 side-scroller video game
Time Pilot
1982 video game
The NewZealand Story
1988 video game
Chack'n Pop
1983 video game
Athena
1986 arcade video game
King & Balloon
1980 video game
Gradius III
1989 shoot 'em up video game
P.O.W.: Prisoners of War
1988 video game
Gaplus
is a 1984 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in North America by Bally Midway. It is the third game in the Galaxian series, serving as a direct sequel to Galaga (1981). In North America, a modification kit was later released to change the name to Galaga 3, possibly to reflect its position in the series. It was the only game other than Phozon to run on the Namco Phozon hardware. A contemporary home port for the Commodore 64 was released in 1988. A demake version of the game (in the style of Nintendo Entertainment System games) was included in
Psycho Soldier
1987 video game
Punch-Out!!
1984 boxing arcade video game
Block Hole
1990 video game
Bump 'n' Jump
1982 video game
Star Force
1984 arcade game
In the Hunt
1993 video game
Yokai Dochuki
arcade game by Namco
Pac-Mania
is a 1987 maze video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese arcades; it was licensed to Atari Games for release in North America. In the game, the player controls Pac-Man as he must eat all of the dots while avoiding the colored ghosts that chase him in the maze. Eating large flashing "Power Pellets" will allow Pac-Man to eat the ghosts for bonus points, which lasts for a short period of time. A new feature to this game allows Pac-Man to jump over the ghosts to evade capture. It is the ninth title in the Pac-Man video game series and was the last one developed for arcades up until
Darius II
1989 arcade video game
Alpha Mission
1985 arcade video game
Vigilante
1988 arcade video game
Exerion
is a 1983 shoot 'em up video game developed by Kawa Denshi Giken and published by Jaleco for arcades. It was released in North America by Taito. The player controls a starship and must fire at enemies on the screen while avoiding projectiles. The game uses a pseudo-3D scrolling background, giving a sense of depth, and the player's ship has a sense of inertia while it is being controlled with the joystick.
Q3394083
1983 video game
Gradius II: Gofer's Ambition
1988 arcade video game
Victory Road
1986 video game
Splatterhouse
is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese arcades. It was the first in a series of games released in home console and personal computer formats. This game would later spawn the parody Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti, the sequels Splatterhouse 2, Splatterhouse 3, and the 2010 remake Splatterhouse, with the classic games being added to Namco Museum since 2017.
Ninja-Kid
is a 1984 platform video game developed by UPL and published by Taito for arcades. It was later ported to the Famicom and MSX in 1984. Initially released only in Japan, a MSX version developed by Jaleco was released in Europe under the name "Ninja".
Ikki
1985 video game
Detana!! TwinBee
1991 video game
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
1986 arcade video game
Super Dodge Ball
1987 video game
Vendetta
1991 side-scrolling beat-'em-up arcade game
Baraduke
renamed Alien Sector in some regions, is a run and gun video game released for arcades by Namco in 1985. A home version was published for the X68000 in 1995.
Formation Z
1984 video game
Rolling Thunder
1986 video game
Moon Cresta
1980 video game
Terra Cresta
1985 video game
Galaga '88
1987 video game
Don Doko Don
1989 video game
Grobda
is a 1984 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese arcades. It is a spin-off from Xevious, as the player's tank first appeared in that game as an enemy. It runs on Namco Super Pac-Man hardware but with a video system like that used in Mappy and The Tower of Druaga, and it also uses a DAC for the "Get Ready" speech sample at the start of each round.
Kangaroo
1982 video game
New Rally-X
1981 video game
Super Cobra
1981 video game
The Astyanax
1989 video game
Super Punch-Out!!
1984 arcade video game
Ninja Spirit
1988 video game
Xexex
, released as Orius in North America, is a 1991 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was released in Japan in October 1991 and the same year internationally. It draws on Irem's R-Type and Konami's other shoot 'em up Gradius, while adding the tentacle mechanics of Irem's other shoot 'em up X Multiply. In the game, players take control of the Flintlock space fighter (which is armed with the mysterious alien life form "Flint") in a mission to rescue Princess Irene La Tias of Planet E-Square, who has been captured by the evil galactic warlord
Hopping Mappy
1985 video game
Mystery Tower
1986 video game
Sky Kid
1985 arcade video game