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Pac & Pal
1983 video game
Loco-Motion
1982 video game
Front Line
1982 video game
Earth Defense Force
1991 video game
Phelios
is a 1989 arcade scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Namco exclusively in Japan. Loosely based on elements from Greek mythology, it follows the sun god Apollo, mounted atop the winged horse Pegasus, fighting through various locales as they attempt to rescue the moon goddess Artemis from the titan Typhon. The gameplay is based around a series of vertically scrolling levels, which are split up into sections and contain enemies and bosses that must be dealt with in order to progress. Additionally, players can charge up their shots in order to deal more damage to foes.
Metro-Cross
is a 1985 platform video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan in May 1985 and in North America by Kitkorp in November 1985. It was later ported to the Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Family Computer, and ZX Spectrum.
Route-16
is a 1981 maze video game developed and published by Sun Electronics for arcades. The game was released by Tehkan (not yet a video game developer by its release) in Europe and Centuri in North America. It was ported to the Arcadia 2001 console. An enhanced version was released in Japan as Route-16 Turbo for the Famicom in 1985.
Penguin Wars
1985 video game
Image Fight
1990 video game
Bosconian
is a 1981 multidirectional shooter video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese and European arcades; it was distributed by Midway Manufacturing in North America. The goal is to earn as many points as possible by destroying enemy missiles and bases using a ship which shoots simultaneously both the front and back.
Gemini Wing
1987 video game
Empire City: 1931
1987 video game
Trio the Punch
1990 video game
Seicross
Seicross, released as in Japan, is a 1984 isometric shooter video game developed by Alice and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. It was released in Japan in April 1984 and North America in June 1984. A port to the Nintendo Entertainment System was released by Nichibutsu in Japan and FCI in North America in 1986. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in June 2021.
Tecmo Bowl
1987 video game
Plotting
1989 video game
Butasan
is a 1987 action video game developed by NMK and published by Jaleco for arcades. Initially released only in Japan, it was ported to the ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, MSX, and Amstrad CPC and released internationally by U.S. Gold as Psycho Pigs U.X.B. Hamster Corporation released the game as part of their Arcade Archives series for the PlayStation 4 in 2015 and Nintendo Switch in 2019.
Cadash
is an arcade action role-playing game with elements of the platform game genre originally released by Taito in 1990. It was then ported to the TurboGrafx-16 in 1991 and the Sega Genesis in 1992. It is included in Taito Memories Volume 2 released for the PlayStation 2 in 2005 and the Xbox and Microsoft Windows versions of Taito Legends 2 released in 2007. The original arcade version was made available for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch via the Arcade Archives series on August 31, 2023.
The Return of Ishtar
1986 video game
Time Pilot '84
1984 video game
Rolling Thunder 2
1990 video game
Atomic Robo-Kid
1988 video game
Tetris: The Grand Master
video game series
Air Combat 22
1995 video game
Wonder Momo
1989 video game
TNK III
1985 top-view shoot-'em-up arcade game
Kiki Kaikai
1986 video game
Arcade Archives
series of emulated arcade games
Rod Land
1990 video game
Ikari III: The Rescue
1989 video game
The Fairyland Story
1985 video game
Dragon Spirit
1987 video game
Motos
is a 1985 action video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was only released in Japan on September 20, 1985. It was ported to personal computers by Mastertronic, which unlike the arcade version was released outside Japan.
Growl
1991 video game
Marvel Land
1990 video game
The Ninja Warriors
1987 video game
MagMax
is a 1985 horizontally scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Nichibutsu for arcades. It was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System, released in Japan on March 19, 1986, and by FCI in North America in October 1988. The game was also ported to the Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and Amstrad CPC by Ocean Software and released on their Imagine label in 1987.
Liquid Kids
1990 video game
The Quest of Ki
1988 video game
Libble Rabble
1983 video game
Dangerous Seed
1989 video game
Genpei Tōma Den
1986 video game
Metal Black
1991 video game
Tank Force
1991 video game
Crime Fighters
1989 video game
Thunder Cross
1988 side scrolling shooter video game
Megablast
Megablast (メガブラスト) is a horizontally scrolling shooter released internationally in arcades in 1989 by Taito. One or two players control space fighters assigned to deal with an alien invasion using incredible firepower through eight stages. Many of the minibosses resemble previous Taito game characters.
Sasuke vs. Commander
1980 video game
Tokyo Wars
1996 video game
Bio-ship Paladin
1990 video game
Bravoman
is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed and published for Japanese arcades by Namco. Described as a "comical action game", the player controls the titular character, a bionic superhero with telescopic limbs, as he must defeat the villainous Dr. Bomb ("Dr. Bakuda" in Japan) before he takes over the world. Bravoman can use his arms, legs and head to defeat enemies, and can also crouch and jump over them. The game runs on the Namco System 1 arcade board.
Star Luster
1985 video game
Ben Bero Beh
1984 video game
Mr. Goemon
1986 video game
Metal Hawk
1988 video game
Saint Dragon
1989 video game
Burning Force
1989 video game
The Outfoxies
1995 fighting game
Valkyrie no Densetsu
1989 video game
Terra Force
1987 video game