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A top-down fantasy action Arcade game from the 80s in which up to four players fended off hordes of enemies while navigating treacherous mazes. Its difficulty is legendary; players can still hear the cry "Wizard needs food, badly!" in their nightmares.
Beat 'em up game. Sort of like a combination of Wonder Boy and Double Dragon.
A puzzle game where players guide cat-like people through a series of obstacles until they've defeated all enemies in the level. In Japan, this game goes by the name of Pitman.
An action game that takes place in a castle-like maze.
One of the first Wrestling games released on the NES, based on Yudetamago's manga and Kinnikuman anime.
Tritorn is an action RPG developed by Sein Soft and released in 1985. It was one of the first action RPGs, improving on Dragon Slayer and Hydlide with the use of an action button to attack enemies, and one of the first Metroidvania-style games.
Focusing on a humble plumber and his brother setting out to rescue a Princess who has been kidnapped by a vile lizard king, Super Mario Bros. is a platformer created by Shigeru Miyamoto, published by Nintendo, and is one of the best-selling video games of all time.
Bard's Tale is a critically acclaimed party-based roleplaying game based loosely on the Dungeons & Dragons rule set, with first-person navigation and text-based combat.
In this side-scrolling action game, up to two players infiltrate enemy bases armed initially with only their knives. As they move from left to right they will find "power up" weapons like bazookas, grenades, and flame throwers. Defeat the bosses at the end of each level to win. Also known as Green Beret, this was one of the first side-scrolling, run & gun shooters.
The second in Scott Adams' series of Questprobe text adventures stars Spider-Man.
Released in 1984, Hydlide was the first open-world action RPG. It was the first on-foot, fully-scaled, open-world game, and introduced innovations such as a health-regeneration mechanic. It influenced the action RPG genre as well as The Legend of Zelda franchise.
As a nameless karateka, infiltrate the fortress of the vile warlord Akuma to rescue your beloved Princess Mariko in this 1984 side-scrolling martial arts action game from Jordan Mechner.
An early fighting game for the NES in which the goal is to win as many fights as possible by knocking the opposing fighter into a manhole.
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.
Roller Jammer is a roller-skate footracing game released by Nichibutsu in 1984.
The sequel to the popular Jetpac
Journey as an Arabian prince to save the princess, who is imprisoned in the tower of a castle.
Spider-Man casts you as the web-slinger in a neverending quest to save New York from the Green Goblin. You must swing your way to the tops of skyscrapers to disarm bombs, avoiding attacks by the Goblin and his minions.
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Treasure of Tarmin is an adventure game based in the D&D Universe, in which you have to defeat the Minotaur in order to obtain the Treasure of Tarmin.
1981 DECO Cassette System arcade action game, where DECO Kid flies and punches enemies in side-scrolling environments. Ahead of its time, it set precedents for mechanics such as multi-directional scrolling, bosses, energy bars, debris, invincibility, and score combos.
The earliest known video game based on the sport of boxing. Developed and released by Sega, it is currently considered a "lost" video game with no known hardware remaining and no successful preservation effort.
The first dungeon crawler role-playing game.
Playtron was an arcade game developed by Kasco (Kansei Seiki Seisakusho Co.) in 1973. It was the first video game with color, sprites, animations, and a modular arcade system. Only two prototype units were produced.
TimeSplitters 4 is the latest installment in the TimeSplitters franchise by Crytek UK, formerly Free Radical Design. The project is currently on hold indefinitely.
The first ever retail expansion pack for the Dark Age of Camelot franchise.
An intended entry in the Gauntlet series from Backbone Entertainment and published by Eidos, for the Nintendo DS.
Volume one of SSI's Forgotten Realms series in which your party sets out on a journey to save the city of Phlan from the evil Tyranthraxus.
They is a unique First Person Shooter where cyborgs, aliens and terrorists have consumed modern day England, and it's up to the player to discover why they came. Development of the game is currently halted.
Cancelled open world game that takes place in a fantasy universe
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