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Pac-Man
Pac-Man, originally titled in Japan, is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released in Japan on May 22, 1980 and by Midway Manufacturing in North America in August 1980. The player controls Pac-Man, who must eat all the dots inside an enclosed maze while avoiding four colored ghosts. Eating large flashing dots called "Power Pellets" causes the ghosts to temporarily turn blue and vulnerable, allowing Pac-Man to eat the ghosts for bonus points.
Q2377
2005 turn-based strategy computer game
Wii Sports
2006 sports video game
Q214142
open source, turn-based strategy game with a high fantasy theme
Civilization V
2010 turn-based strategy video game
Civilization VI
2016 turn-based strategy video game
Galaga
is a 1981 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for Japanese and European arcades; it was distributed by Midway Manufacturing in North America. It is the sequel to 1979's Galaxian, and the second game in the Galaxian series. Controlling a starship, the player is tasked with destroying the Galaga forces in each stage while avoiding enemies and projectiles. Some enemies can capture a player's ship via a tractor beam, which can be rescued by another ship to give the player a "dual fighter" with additional firepower.
Arkanoid
is a 1986 block breaker video game developed and published by Taito for Japanese arcades; in North America, it was published by Romstar. Controlling a paddle-like craft known as the Vaus, the player is tasked with clearing a formation of colorful blocks by deflecting a ball towards it without letting the ball leave the bottom edge of the playfield. Some blocks contain power-ups that have various effects, such as increasing the length of the Vaus, creating several additional balls, or equipping the Vaus with cannons. Other blocks may be indestructible or require multiple hits to break.
Frogger
is a 1981 action video game developed by Konami and published by Sega for arcades. It was released in North America by Sega/Gremlin. The object of the game is to direct five frogs to their homes by dodging traffic on a busy road, then crossing a river by jumping on floating logs, turtles, and alligators.
Donkey Kong Jr.
1982 arcade game
Wii Sports Resort
2009 sports video game
Worms
artillery strategy computer game series
Q424271
Freeciv is a single- and multiplayer turn-based strategy game for workstations and personal computers inspired by the proprietary ''Sid Meier's Civilization series. It is available for most desktop computer operating systems and available in an online browser version. Released under the GNU GPL-2.0-or-later, Freeciv'' is free and open-source software. The game's default settings are closest to Civilization II, in both gameplay and graphics, including the units and the isometric grid. However, with a lot of multiplayer games being played in longturn communities, rulesets and additional variants
Galaxian
is a 1979 fixed shooter video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. The player assumes control of the Galaxip starfighter in its mission to protect Earth from waves of aliens. Gameplay involves destroying each formation of aliens, who dive down towards the player in an attempt to hit them.
Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri
1999 video game
Ms. Pac-Man
1982 video game
TrackMania
TrackMania is a series of racing games for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and Series S, Nintendo DS, and Wii developed by Ubisoft Nadeo and Firebrand Games. In TrackMania the player can create their own tracks using a "building block" process similar to games that existed before the first TrackMania game, such as the 1984 game Excitebike, the 1985 game Racing Destruction Set, and the 1990 game Stunts. The tracks are saved as 3D files, specifically as a .gbx file, which is also how replays are saved.
Q1016838
2008 open world racing video game
Dig Dug
1982 arcade game created by Namco
Breakout
1976 Atari arcade game
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
2007 video game
Q*bert
Q*bert () is a 1982 action video game developed and published by Gottlieb for arcades. It is a 2D action game with puzzle elements that uses isometric graphics to create a pseudo-3D effect. The objective of each level in the game is to change every cube in a pyramid to a target color by letting Q*bert, the on-screen character, hop on top of the cube while avoiding obstacles and enemies. Players also use a joystick to control the character.
Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword
video game expansion
Civilization IV: Warlords
2006 expansion pack
Popeye
1982 arcade video game
Paperboy
1985 arcade game
Civilization IV: Colonization
2008 video game
Missile Command
1980 video game
Qix
( ) is a 1981 puzzle video game developed and published by Taito for arcades. Designed by husband and wife team Randy and Sandy Pfeiffer, Qix is one of a handful of games made by Taito's American division (another is Zoo Keeper). At the start of each level, the playing field is a large, empty rectangle, containing the Qix, an abstract stick-like entity that performs graceful but unpredictable motions within the confines of the rectangle. The objective is to draw lines that close off parts of the rectangle to fill in a set amount of the playfield.
Circus Charlie
1984 computer and video game
Custer's Revenge
1982 adult video game by Mystique
Robotron: 2084
1982 video game
Trine
2009 video game
Phoenix
1980 shoot 'em up arcade video game
Moon Patrol
1982 video game
River Raid
1982 scrolling shooter video game
BurgerTime
(or in Japan) is an arcade video game by Data East released in 1982. According to a former Data East programmer, the game was designed in-house but the development itself was outsourced to another company.
Liero
Liero is a video game for MS-DOS, first released by Finnish programmer Joosa Riekkinen in 1998. The game has been described as a real-time version of Worms (a turn-based artillery game). Liero is Finnish for 'earthworm'. Inspired itself by the earlier game MoleZ, Liero provided inspiration for the later games Soldat and Noita.
Medieval II: Total War: Kingdoms
2007 video game expansion
Q1148043
2004 video game
Rally-X
is a 1980 maze video game developed and published by Namco for arcades. It was released on October 3, 1980 in Japan, by Midway Manufacturing in North America in February 1981 and by Karateco in Europe in 1981. Players drive a blue Formula One race car through a multidirectional scrolling maze to collect yellow flags. Boulders block some paths and must be avoided. Red enemy cars pursue the player in an attempt to collide with them. Red cars can be temporarily stunned by laying down smoke screens at the cost of fuel. Rally-X is one of the first games with bonus stages and continuously playing ba
Tempest
Atari vector arcade game from 1981
Zaxxon
is a 1981 scrolling shooter video game developed by Sega with assistance from Ikegami Tsushinki and published by Sega for Japanese and European arcades; it was distributed by Sega/Gremlin in North America. The player pilots a ship through two heavily defended space fortresses, and the outer space areas between them, to confront the Zaxxon robot at the end of the second fortress.
Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
1987 video game
Pengo
1982 video game
Dig Dug II
1985 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.
Little Fighter 2
1999 video game
Toribash
Toribash is a turn-based third-person fighting game developed by Singaporean studio Nabi Studios. The game was originally created by Hampus Söderström, known online as Hampa, and was first released for Microsoft Windows in 2006. A port for the Wii was released in July 2010, and for OS X and Linux in May 2014. A sequel, titled Toribash Next, was released in January 2024.
MotoRace USA
1983 video game
Hogs of War
2000 video game
Jungle Hunt
1982 side-scroller video game
Stargate
1981 arcade game
Scorched Earth
1991 video game
The Tower of Druaga
1984 video game
Full Tilt! Pinball
pinball video game
Crazy Climber
1980 video game
hotseat
multiplayer mode provided by some turn-based video games
Arabian
1983 video game
Laser Squad
1988 video game