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TwinBee
is a 1985 vertically scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. Along with Sega's Fantasy Zone (1986), it is credited as an early archetype of the "cute 'em up" subgenre. It was the first game to run on Konami's Bubble System hardware. TwinBee was ported to the Family Computer and MSX in 1986, and has been included in numerous compilations released in later years. The original arcade game was released outside Japan for the first time as part of the Nintendo DS compilation Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits. A mobile phone version with edited graphics was relea
Spelunker
video game published in 1983
Mr. Do!
1982 arcade video game
Lunar Pool
1985 sports video game
Flicky
is a platform game developed by Sega and released as an arcade video game in May 1984. It was licensed to Bally Midway for distribution in the United States. In Flicky, the player controls the eponymous blue bird and must gather all the small birds called Chirps in each round and bring them safely to the exit. There are cat and lizard enemies which can disperse the Chirps and kill the player, but Flicky can use items on the playing field to protect herself and the Chirps from danger.
Q90994
1988 video game
Ghostbusters
1984 video game
The Hobbit
1982 interactive fiction video game based on novel by J. R. R. Tolkien
Raid on Bungeling Bay
1984 video game
Alien Syndrome
1987 video game
Klax
1989 video game
Zanac
is a scrolling shooter video game developed by Compile and published in Japan by Pony Canyon and in North America by FCI. It was released for the MSX computer, the Family Computer Disk System, the Nintendo Entertainment System, and for the Virtual Console. It was reworked for the MSX2 computer as Zanac EX and for the PlayStation as Zanac X Zanac. Players fly a lone starfighter, dubbed the AFX-6502 Zanac, through twelve levels; their goal is to destroy the System—a part-organic, part-mechanical entity bent on destroying mankind.
California Games
1987 sports video game
Jet Set Willy
1984 video game
Laser Squad
1988 video game
North & South
1989 video game
The Tower of Druaga
1984 video game
Star Soldier
1986 video game
Chack'n Pop
1983 video game
Q6023299
1985 action arcade game developed and published by Atari Games
Genghis Khan
1987 video game
Ballblazer
Ballblazer is a futuristic sports game created by Lucasfilm Games and published in 1985 by Epyx. Along with Rescue on Fractalus!, it was one of the initial pair of releases from Lucasfilm Games, Ballblazer was developed and first published for the Atari 8-bit computers. The principal creator and programmer was David Levine. The game was called Ballblaster during development; some pirated versions bear this name.
Time Pilot
1982 video game
Flappy
is a puzzle video game by dB-Soft in the same vein as the Eggerland series and Sokoban that is obscure outside Japan. It stars Flappy, a somewhat mole-like character who must complete each level by pushing a blue stone from its starting place to the blue tile destination.
The Duel: Test Drive II
1989 video game
Winter Games
1985 winter sports video game
Thexder
is a run and gun video game from Game Arts, originally released for the NEC PC-8801 in 1985. It was ported to many systems, including the Famicom, MSX, Apple II, and MS-DOS. It was a commercial success, selling over one million units worldwide.
King & Balloon
1980 video game
Penguin Adventure
1986 video game
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
1986 video game
Fantasy Zone
1986 arcade video game
Star Force
1984 arcade game
International Karate
1985 video game
Door Door
1983 video game
Q493675
1986 military helicopter video game
Batman
1986 3D isometric action-adventure game by Ocean Software
Binary Land
1985 video game
Xanadu
1985 video game
Puzznic
is a tile-matching video game developed and released by Taito for arcades in 1989. It was converted to the Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy, PC Engine, X68000, Amiga, Atari ST, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, and ZX Spectrum between 1990 and 1991. Home computer ports were handled by Ocean Software; the 2003 PlayStation port was handled by Altron. The arcade and FM Towns versions have adult content, showing a naked woman at the end of the level; this was removed in the international arcade release (but not the US one) and other home ports. The completed Apple IIGS port was never offic
Ninja JaJaMaru-kun
1985 video game
RoboCop
1988 video game
Vigilante
1988 arcade video game
King's Valley
1985 video game
Head over Heels
1987 arcade adventure video game
Valis: The Fantasm Soldier
1987 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.
Yie Ar Kung-Fu II
1986 video game
Congo Bongo
1983 video game
La Abadía del Crimen
1987 video game
Championship Lode Runner
1985 video game
Formation Z
1984 video game
World Games
1986 video game
Aura Battler Dunbine
Japanese anime television series
Dragon Slayer
1985 video game
Rambo III
1989 video game by Ocean Software
F-15 Strike Eagle
1985 war video game
10th Frame
1986 video game
The Activision Decathlon
1983 sports video game
Juno First
1983 video game
Beach Head
1985 video game