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All Japan Prowrestl
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1997 |
No summary. |
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All Japan Prowrestling 全日本プロレス featuring Virtua
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1997 |
No summary. |
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Smash TV
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1990 |
In the "distant" future of 1999, you are a contestant on the most violent game show of all – Smash TV. On this game show anything goes, as you attempt to collect prizes, cash, and keys by fighting off a host of enemies with your array of weapons. In some versions, if you collect enough keys, you are rewarded with a trip to the Pleasure Dome. |
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Kuuga – Operation Code Vapor Trail 空牙 – Operation Code Vapor Trail
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1989 |
Vapor Trail: Hyper Offense Formation, known in Japan as Kuuga – Operation Code Vapor Trail (空牙 – Operation Code Vapor Trail) and usually simply referred to as Vapor Trail, is a 1989 shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Data East. Vapor Trail was followed by Rohga: Armor Force and Skull Fang. |
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Vapor Trail 空牙
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1989 |
Vapor Trail: Hyper Offense Formation, known in Japan as Kuuga – Operation Code Vapor Trail (空牙 – Operation Code Vapor Trail) and usually simply referred to as Vapor Trail, is a 1989 shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Data East. Vapor Trail was followed by Rohga: Armor Force and Skull Fang. |
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All American Football
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1989 |
No summary. |
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All Fox Z
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1986 |
No summary. |
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APB (All-Point Bulletin) APB
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1987 |
No summary. |
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Chinese Hero チャイニーズヒーロー
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1984 |
Chinese Hero (チャイニーズヒーロー, Chainīzu Hīrō), also known in Japan as Super Chinese (スーパーチャイニーズ, Sūpā Chainīzu), is an arcade action game developed by Nihon Game (now Culture Brain) and published by Taiyo System in October 1984. |
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Ataxx アタックス
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1990 |
A variation on the Othello boardgame. You control either the blue or red
blobs (pieces). You can either jump over one space, or "multiply" to an
adjacent space. Then, all blobs in adjacent spaces change to your color. |
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Capcom Golf (Japan) カプコンゴルフ
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1991 |
No summary. |
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Quiz Capcom World 2 (Japan onl
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1992 |
No summary. |
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Quiz Game (Japan Only)
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0 |
No summary. |
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Quiz Ghost Hunters (Japan Only)
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0 |
No summary. |
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Rockman - the Power Battle (Japan) ロックマン
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1995 |
No summary. |
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Sangoku (Japan) 三国志
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1991 |
No summary. |
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Tonosama 2 (Japan Only)
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0 |
No summary. |
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Landing High Japan
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1999 |
No summary. |
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Whoopee (Japan) / Pipi & Bibis (World)
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1991 |
No summary. |
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Vampire Hunter (Japan - Dark Stalkers) バンパイアハンター
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1995 |
No summary. |
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Street Fighter 2: Championship Edition (Japan) ストリートファイター2
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1992 |
No summary. |
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Street Fighter 2: World Warriors (Japan) ストリートファイター2ダッシュ
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1992 |
No summary. |
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Varth: Operation Thunderstorm (Japan) バース
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1992 |
No summary. |
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Quiz Capcom World 2 (Japan only) カプコンワールド2
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1992 |
No summary. |
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Dokaben 2 (Japan) ドカベン2
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1989 |
No summary. |
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Lost World (Japan) ロストワールド
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1988 |
No summary. |
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Ikari Warriors (Japan) 怒 IKARI
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0 |
No summary. |
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Dogou Souken (Victory Road - Japan) 怒号層圏
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0 |
No summary. |
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Legionnaire
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1992 |
A run through the city and beat up all the bad giys game in the same vein as games like Final Fight. Judy has been kidnapped by the crime syndicate and Frank, Chris, and Alfred must save her. |
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Crime City クライムシティー
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1989 |
Classic-style walk-and-shoot, similar to E-Swat and Shinobi. Assume the role of two cops and go out stopping bank robberies, saving the kidnapped, and all that other good stuff cops do.
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Three Wonders スリーワンダー
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1991 |
Three different games from varying genres. Midnight Wanderers is a side-scrolling platform game, Chariot is a side-scrolling shooter, and Don't Pull is a maze/block game. All have very colorful graphics.
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Sky Shark 飛翔鮫
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1982 |
Vertical shoot 'em up. Original Hi Sho Zame in Japan, licensed to Electrocoin in Europe under the name Flying Shark, and Romstar in North America under the name Sky Shark. |
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Moon Alien-Part 2
|
1980 |
This game is very similar to Galaxian, except that there is now an energy meter at the bottom that decrements with time. If you do not destroy all the aliens before this meter empties, your ship is destroyed.
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Pop Flamer ポップフレーマー
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1982 |
Pop Flamer - a mouse with a flame-thrower flames anything that moves and is not a balloon. Pop all the balloons on each level to move to the next. |
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Alien Syndrome エイリアンシンドローム
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1987 |
Third-person shooter where you get to blast all kinds of aliens and rescue people. You can also find power-ups for better blasting power!
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Bubble Bobble バブルボブル
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1986 |
As Bub and Bob, you try to capture enemies in bubbles and pop them to complete all 100 levels and rescue your girlfriends. |
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Fire Trap ファイアートラップ
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1986 |
Climb burning buildings, avoid falling objects, put out fires, and rescue people and animals. All at the same time. |
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STUN Runner
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1989 |
Race along tunnels grabbing power boosts, stars and shockwaves while
shooting all the bad guys. |
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Samurai Showdown サムライスピリッツ
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1993 |
The first in a popular line of fighters in which the combatants wield various weapons. Known as "Samurai Spirits" in Japan. |
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Dead Eye (1978)
|
1992 |
Gangsters trying to rid city of crime, starting with the pipsqueeks all the way up to the big boss. |
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Snow Bros. 2: With New Elves
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1994 |
Same as Snow Bros. but with 3 added characters. Known in Japan as Otenki Paradise: Snow Bros. 2 |
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Chameleon カメレオン
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1983 |
Jaleco platformer - eat all hen's eggs, placed in nests on platforms and girders. |
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Tri-Sports
|
1989 |
Power Strike (bowling), Pool shark (billiards), and Mini-golf Deluxe all in one cabinet |
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Head On 2 ヘッドオン2
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1979 |
Pick up all the dots while avoiding head-on collisions with other cars. Sometimes packaged in a multigame with Invinco. |
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Qix クイックス
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1981 |
Qix (pronounced "kicks") is a simple and elegant game in which you claim territory by drawing boxes to fill a rectangular space. You must avoid the Qix – sticklike objects that float and bounce through your space in unpredictable patterns. You can rack up more points for creating boxes more slowly, and besides the Qix, you must be careful of Sparx and Fuses which appear if your marker stops while you are drawing. |
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Elevator Action エレベーターアクション
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1984 |
Your mission as Secret Agent 17(code name "Otto") is to find the secret documents behind red doors and then escape in your getaway car. As you travel by elevator and stairs, avoid enemies or immobilize them by force if necessary. |
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Ninja Taro
|
1992 |
As a ninja in ancient Japan, you are on a mission to find out if rumors are true about an evil emperor. |
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Ring King リングキング
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1985 |
King of Boxer is called Ring King outside of Japan and PAL regions. |
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King of Boxer キングオブボクサー
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1985 |
King of Boxer is called Ring King outside of Japan and PAL regions. |
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Pulsar パルサー
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1981 |
You drive through a maze while strange opponents fire at you. You must vanquish opponents before you move to the next maze. Watch for the maze to change, because as some walls disappear others materialize. |
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Crazy Climber クレイジークライマー
|
1980 |
In one of Nichibutsu's most popular arcade games, you must climb up 4 very
tall buildings while avoiding obstacles and pitfalls. |
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Darius ダライアス
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1986 |
Multiple-monitor game. Scrolls from Left to Right for most of the game,
except when choosing the next level to go to, which scrolls Up and Down.
Can gain power-ups along the way for stronger Bombs and (laser?) Shots.. |
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Trog
|
1990 |
Trog is a 1 to 4 player Pacman style game. Each player controls a
dinosaur who must move around the island collecting their colored eggs and then making it back home first. There are 51 different levels.
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Challenger チャレンジャー
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1981 |
Split and destroy "space bubbles" and enemy ships. Ship fires in three directions, and can "Warp" to the top or bottom of the screen. Dock with the Bonus Bug for bonus points.
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R-360 R-360
|
1991 |
Flight simulation game similar to GLOC, flips you in all directions. |
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Zintrick
|
1996 |
Known as Oshidashi Zentrix in Japan. A game like Puyo Puyo |
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China Gate 中華大仙?
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1988 |
You (and optional teamate) choose 1 of 3 characters, battle many different enemies with different abilities, and beat various bosses. The goal is to retrieve a book which the enemies have stolen from your master (as you see in the attract screens). |
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King of Fighters '95
|
1995 |
Sequel to The King of Fighters 94. This game once again uses characters from SNK's other fighters but this time you can edit you teams to your liking.
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Sexy Parodius セクシーパロディウス
|
1995 |
Konami's parody of the all too serious Gradius shooters. |
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Pleiads
|
1981 |
The same play style as Phoenix. Move your ship left and right, and destroy the enemy characters. Several different waves, with the major difference from Phoenix being a wave where you have to land the ship. |
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Samurai Showdown 2 真サムライスピリッツ-覇王丸地獄変-
|
1994 |
One or two player fighting game with various weapons. Series known as "Samurai Spirits" in Japan. |
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Samurai Showdown 3: Blades of Blood
|
1995 |
One or two player fighting game with various weapons. Series known as "Samurai Spirits" in Japan. |
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Samurai Showdown 4: Amakusa's Revenge
|
1996 |
One or two player fighting game with various weapons. Series known as "Samurai Spirits" in Japan. |
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Hit The Ice
|
1991 |
An all action ice hockey game by Taito, badged by Williams. |
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New Dyna Blaster: Global Quest
|
1992 |
Follow-up to Irem's 1991 game Dynablaster (known as bomberman
in Japan). |
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Zunzunkyou No Yabou ずんずん教の野望(港技研)
|
1994 |
Japan only, "Zunzunkyou's Ambition" or Ambitious of ZunZun |
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Shinobi 忍
|
1987 |
You play a ninja on a one man mission out to destroy a evil force and
save kidnapped hostages. |
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Cabal カベール
|
1989 |
Third person (behind player). Use a trackball to control a soldier and his aiming crosshair, and conduct attacks on various enemies. This game has quite a few "pseudo-hidden" power-ups and suprises. |
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Formation Armed F フォーメーション アームドF
|
1988 |
Vertically scrolling shoot 'em up - control the Vowger spaceship - shoots enemies, collect power-ups - defeat bosses to advance levels - Vowger can be changed to shoot in a multitude of formations and directions |
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Psycho - Nics Oscar サイコニクスオスカー
|
1987 |
Control a yellow robot named Oscar, collect shield and weapon power-ups, shoot bad guys until you get to a massive boss-monster at the end. |
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Kuhga - Operation Code Vapor Trail 空牙 – Operation Code Vapor Trail
|
1989 |
In 1999, a terrorist organization known only as DAGGER has occupied the city of New York where they have hacked into military defenses world-wide, established their own military command and gained access to nuclear missile silos. They hold the world hostage in this position and promise to cancel their threats of destroying the Earth only until the world's governments relinquish their power to DAGGER. |
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Gradius II: Vulcan Venture
|
1988 |
Called Gradius II in Japan, Vulcan Venture in the West. |
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Head On ヘッドオン
|
1979 |
Pick up all the dots while avoiding head-on collisions with other cars. |
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Double Dragon ダブルドラゴン
|
1986 |
Your girlfriend has been kidnapped, and you must rescue her. Fight alone or with a friend as a team. |
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Lunar Lander ルナーランダー
|
1979 |
Check it out: Atari’s first vector graphics game. Using a throttle lever and rotation buttons, you attempt to land a manned spacecraft on the moon. Readouts show fuel usage and speed readings which must be coordinated for a successful landing. |
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Crystal Castles クリスタルキャッスル
|
1983 |
The Brothers Grimm go 3-d. Pac-man style game in which you move Bentley Bear through a series of dazzling 3-d landscapes, collecting gems and avoiding balls, trees, and other bad guys. |
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Bank Panic バンクパニック
|
1985 |
Shoot bad guys behind the doors, don't shoot the good guys. Try
to collect stolen money back. |
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Faster Harder More Challenging Q-Bert
|
1983 |
AKA FHMC Q*Bert. Title says it all. |
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Tactician タクティシャン
|
1981 |
Like Space Invaders except you get 30 seconds before a level to build up barricades, and the ships don't move in unison. |
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Renegade 熱血硬派くにおくん
|
1986 |
It's 2am. You're in the subway. The wrong place to be unless you're
looking for trouble. They've got sticks, chains and your girlfriend. It's
up to you to fight your way through the thug infested city to save her.
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Operation Wolf オペレーションウルフ
|
1987 |
Pick off enemy soldiers while trying to rescue hostages. Seques are Operation Thunderbolt and Operation Wolf 3.
|
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SD Gundam Neo Battling
|
0 |
Gundam and friends star in this shooter with a myriad of power-ups, mini-robot enemies and very smooth control and action. |
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Rygar アルゴスの戦士
|
1986 |
You play the Legendary Warrior "Rygar" in the side scrolling platform game. The aim is to make it though 27 levels picking up power ups and bonuses along the way.
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Ikari Warriors
|
1986 |
Jungle combat with guns and grenades against an army of evildoers. Lots
of powerups and an eight-direction turning joystick/knob to control
you fighter. Plus you get to jump into tanks! A classic two player
reminiscent of Front Line. |
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Galaga Plus ギャラガプラス
|
1984 |
Distributed game name: GAPLUS OR GALAGA 3... A sequel released by NAMCO of the original Galaga under two different names both released in 1984. |
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Altered Beast 獣王記
|
1988 |
You are risen from the dead to save Zeus' Daughter. Fight your way through five levels collecting power ups to defeat the Evil Magician. |
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Legend of Kage, The
|
1985 |
Action/Adventure game set in ancient feudal Japan. |
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Steel Gunner 2 スティールガンナー2
|
1991 |
As part of of a male/female police force you must follow and destroy aliens to save the city.
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Kingdom Grand Prix
|
1994 |
Kingdom Grand Prix is a scrolling shooter/racing hybrid arcade game developed by Raizing and published by Eighting. It was later ported to the Sega Saturn. It is the second entry in the Mahou Daisakusen series, but the first to be a shooter/racing hybrid. |
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Chase H.Q. 2
|
1990 |
police chasing baddies and running them off the road. Just like C-HQ1 except you had a man jump out of the sun roof and fired a machine gun when you pressed a button. |
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Joust ジャウスト
|
1982 |
Who would have thought a game with knights fighting on ostriches and storks could become such a classic? Many people attribute the enormous success of Joust to the fact that it could be played either competitively or collaboratively, making it almost two games in one. |
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Bucky O'Hare バッキーオハラのスチャラカ空中戦
|
1992 |
Bucky's mission is to destroy each planet boss and rescue his crews and
infiltrate into the Toad's spaceship and stop their ambition of universe
domination. |
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Bonanza Bros. ボナンザブラザーズ
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1990 |
One or two bank robbers move up and down floors collecting treasures and avoiding the cops. |
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Esprade エスプレイド
|
1998 |
Sharp looking shooter in which your ship can equip itself with a large arsenal of power pick-ups and bolt-on weaponry. |
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Legendary Wings アレスの翼
|
1986 |
Two Player game similar to Xevious. Unique combination of vertical scroller (main game) and side scroller (underground sequences). |
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Invinco インビンコ
|
1979 |
Invinco is a space invaders clone. Sometimes packaged in a multigame with Head On 2 or Deep Scan. |
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Metro Cross
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1985 |
You control a runner in a series of timed races. You must run to the end of the hall before time runs out.
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Xexex ゼクセクス
|
1991 |
Xexex is one of the best shooters out there with really innovative power ups (the arms are cool) and engrossing action. |
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Space Invaders Part II スペースインベーダーパート2
|
1980 |
Thump Thump Thump you shoot the aliens vertically to keep them from tromping down on to you. This was also the FIRST game to have a intermission between levels, ever! |
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Neo Bomber Man
|
1997 |
The arcade released Neo*Geo version of Bomberman. Similiar to the other
versions. Also released for the Neo*Geo home cart system. |
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Metal Slug 3
|
2000 |
All-out shooting, side-scrolling game with fantastic 2D graphics.
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Deep Scan ディープスキャン
|
1980 |
Shoot at subs from your battleship. Sometimes packaged in a multigame with Invinco. |
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Time Traveler タイムトラベラー
|
1991 |
You are a cowboy who goes through time to destroy the Evil
Scientist and Rescue the Princess to save the Universe. |
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Bionic Commando トップシークレット
|
1988 |
A side scrolliing action game. As the hero you have a bionic grappling hook and try to defeat an evil army of soldiers. |
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Balance Try バランストライ
|
1998 |
Japan only, balance on a white board |
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Asterix & Obelix
|
1992 |
A 2 player fighting game like Final Fight, the 2 characters you can choose are Asterix and Obelix. |
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Inferno インフェルノ
|
1977 |
Put out the fires and save the trapped stick figure in this black-and-white game. |
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Speed Rumbler ラッシュ&クラッシュ
|
1986 |
Save your family from terrorists by running and shooting, or driving and shooting. Earn bonus as you save each person. Somewhat graphic. |
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Rampage ランページ
|
1986 |
Destroy all the buildings and move to the next city. |
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Wolf Fang
|
1991 |
You're the mech in this side scrolling platformer which its you against a host of enemy soldiers, bosses and harsh terrain. |
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Soul Blade
|
1996 |
You've been killed by and evil ruler, and become a vampire. Now you need to eat souls to live.
|
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Super Mario Bros. スーパーマリオブラザーズ
|
1986 |
Mario and Luigi stamp out the evil Koopas through 8 levels to kill the Koopa King and save the Princess. |
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Bigfoot Bonkers
|
1976 |
Draw a line and try to make your opponent crash while
avoiding the big feet. |
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Wonder Boy ワンダーボーイ
|
1986 |
Guide Wonder Boy through cartoon world - Cutsey platform game, save yer girlfriend - Also called Wonder Boy Deluxe (ワンダーボーイデラックス) |
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Print Club 2
|
1997 |
A classic photo booth that can be reconfigured to print stickers. Has two verified styles of printers and can print one, four or sixteen pictures to a page in beautiful photo-quality images. Has overlays that are applied to the frame of the image. |
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Metal Slug 2
|
1998 |
The sequel to the popular all-out shooting side scroller. |
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Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
|
1993 |
A walk-around-and-kill-everything-that-moves game with the exact same gameplay as the first Golden Axe. |
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Playchoice 10 Cabinet
|
1986 |
A hardware design that reused the Punch Out!cabinet. A Nintendo Entertainment System with some hardware that handles changing/selecting games and buying game time.
|
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Crazy Climber 2 クレイジークライマー2
|
1981 |
Sequel to Crazy Climber. Climb a building and avoid falling obstacles. A Japanese game featuring excrement that actually made it to the states! |
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Mortal Kombat モータルコンバット
|
1992 |
Gore-fest head to head fighting. Seven awesome warriors go head to defeat the evil Shang Sung to win back control over the earth and restore peace.
|
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Neo Turf Masters
|
1996 |
Golf game for the Neo Geo, AKA Big Tournament Golf. Licensed from Nazca. |
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Narc
|
1988 |
A game where you play a hero trying to arrest the dope dealers and to catch the big guy, named Mr. BIG. |
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Gyruss ジャイラス
|
1983 |
Space - fly through the solar system shooting enemies. Made by Konami and Centuri. |
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Domino Man ドミノマン
|
1982 |
Set up a row of dominoes before the other characters in the game knock
them over. |
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Rockman 2 - The Power Fighters ロックマン2
|
1996 |
One or two players fight their way through one of three scenarios. |
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Eggs
|
1983 |
Free your chicks contained in Eggs while avoiding the Bad Guys. |
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Scrambled Egg
|
1983 |
Free your chicks contained in Eggs while avoiding the Bad Guys.
|
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Stunt Cycle スタントサイクル
|
1976 |
Jump a motorcycle over school busses. Each time you succeed, another bus is added.
|
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Tokio / Scramble Formation スクランブルフォーメーション
|
1986 |
You can change between 3 shadow formations flying over Tokyo city. |
|
Block Hole
|
1989 |
A puzzle game where a spaceship tries to shoot blocks by shooting the top
of each block until they match. The game ends when the blocks reach the
bottom. |
|
Nemesis グラディウス
|
1985 |
Space - fly over strange worlds and get power-ups - A.K.A. Gradius. |
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Cobra Command サンダーストーム
|
1984 |
Standard scrolling shooter. Fly your helicopter and wipe out
round after round of bad guys while picking up powerups. |
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Ponpoko ポンポコ
|
1982 |
Collect food while dodging creatures that walk back and forth across the platforms. Avoid apple cores.
|
|
Atari Football フットボール
|
1978 |
Black-and-white head-to-head football for two or four players. First arcade game to use a trackball as the controller. |
|
Banbam
|
1984 |
A one or two player maze game published and developed by Sun Electronics |
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Super Locomotive スーパーロコモティブ
|
1982 |
Super Locomotive is a split screen scrolling game. The aim is to reach the end of each section without being run into by the opposition and without running red lights.
|
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New York Captor
|
1986 |
Light gun shooting fun; nail the gangsters before they get you or your loved ones. |
|
King of Fighters '94
|
1994 |
The first in a series of fighting games using a mixture of characters from SNK's other 2 series Fatal Fury and The Art of Fighting.
|
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Time Crisis タイムクライシス
|
1996 |
Time Crisis is a first person shooter in which there is a pedal used for ducking/reloading. |
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Heiankyo Alien
|
1979 |
Move a character around a maze and try to trap aliens in bubbles. |
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Chain Reaction
|
1985 |
Known as Magical Drop outside of North America. |
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A. P. B.
|
1987 |
Overhead driving game. Catch criminals, force confessions, eat doughnuts, avoid demerits, meet quotas. (No, it's not a sim, even if it sounds that way.) |
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Jungler ジャングラー
|
1981 |
You're a centipede trying to shoot other centipedes while navigating through a maze. |
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Violence Fight バイオレンスファイト
|
1990 |
Primitive two player fighting game. Two players can duke it out in this 2d fighter similar to Pit Fighter. |
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Blaster ブラスター
|
1983 |
Space - blast through 20 levels to Paradise. Quasi-sequel to Robotron. |
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Eightman エイトマン
|
1991 |
Fast paced platform game where you assume the role of a superhero, 8 Man, and take down the villians. |
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Karate Champ
|
1984 |
Head to Head Karate, gaming's first complex beat-em-up - beat your opponent senseless |
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Mappy マッピー
|
1983 |
Travel through a house to collect items and avoid the cats trying to get you. |
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Sky Soldiers
|
1988 |
One or two future pilots time warp through important historical air battles to prevent the evil organization Amondule from changing history.
|
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Do! Run Run
|
1989 |
Continuing the Mr. Do! Series, Do! Run Run is the final incarnation of Mr. Do! and his bout with the baddies and letter-munchies. Played on a multi-level playfield. |
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Goonies, The
|
1988 |
Slow moving platformer; "run" and jump through creepy stages, with
ineffectual weapons at the ready. |
|
Outfoxies, The
|
1995 |
A one or two player game in which you choose from a wide variety of characters and battle to the death with your opponent. |
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Gun Force ガンフォース
|
1991 |
Side scrolling platform game like Metal Slug with lots of power ups. |
|
Killer Instinct 2
|
1996 |
Ten fighters duke it out in one-on-one battles, in order to reach the
boss, Gargos, and win the Ultratech Tournament. |
|
Galaga '88 ギャラガ’88
|
1988 |
The official sequel to Galaga gets updated with new graphics, in-game-music for bonus stages, and scrolling stages--not just stars.
|
|
Snow Bros. スノーブラザーズ
|
1990 |
Also called Snow Bros. Nick & Tom |
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Megaman: The Power Battle
|
1994 |
A decent platformer to look at and has
excellent novelty and collectable value but isn't the most fun to play. |