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The Tangent Empire are preparing to attack the earth with their convoy of tanks, and it is you who has been sent forward to destroy the 14 space stations which make up the potential invasion threat. There are 3 sub-levels on each station, which can be played in any order. The action scrolls in every … Continue reading “Vindicators”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Venice Beach Volleyball is an action volleyball game which can be played one player against the computer, two players against the computer, or two players against each other. There are three difficulty levels for the game, and you can choose from four different teams each with their own strengths and weaknesses. You can choose for … Continue reading “Venice Beach Volleyball”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Dr. Evil has kidnapped the scientist Jenny Aykroyd and it’s the Ultimate Stuntman’s job to rescue her. Ultimate Stuntman must fight through 7 worlds with 4 stages each and then through the final world which consists of 3 stages. The game has a variety of different gameplay types. The stages go in the order of … Continue reading “The Ultimate Stuntman”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
In this soccer game, two players can play a single match between any of the 8 teams available, or one player can play either one of the two championships available. The Ultimate League Soccer championship let the player choose one of 8 national teams: France, England, United States, Argentina, Italy, Brazil, Australia or Germany. The … Continue reading “Ultimate League Soccer”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Samantha and Norbert, two teenage troll twins, were windsurfing one day and came upon an undiscovered and uncharted island. They recalled that once long ago their grandfather had told them of an island that contained lost treasures. So the twin trolls decide to explore the island to see if they can obtain these treasures. Trolls … Continue reading “Trolls on Treasure Island”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Puzzle elements
Toobin’ involves Biff and Jet racing their way down the rapids of a river, riding on tires. You rotate your tyre left or right, and drift as the current sends you, making sure to avoid the banks of the river, and the dividing lines in the middle. Hazards include crocodiles, stray logs and branches, and … Continue reading “Toobin’”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade
In Tiles Of Fate the object of the game is to clear the screen of all the tiles within the given time limit. This is done by selecting two tiles with matching symbols which will cause them to disappear due to the force of symmetry. However, the force of symmetry can only make two right angles at … Continue reading “Tiles of Fate”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Puzzle
Theme: Cards / tiles
Released on the Famicom as Rocman X and clearly featuring Mega Man – kown as Rockman in Japan – on the packaging, Thunder Blaster Man received a name change for the NES in order to be fractionally more subtle (although the title screen is unaltered and still says Rocman X). Playing as the man himself, … Continue reading “Thunder Blaster Man”
Year: 1995
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Tasac is a vertically-scrolling space shoot-’em-up game. The player controls a high-powered space fighter through ten stages, which each consist of several waves of smaller enemies followed by a large boss that must be destroyed. There are several power-ups to increase the ship’s power, but one hit will destroy it causing all upgrades to be lost. … Continue reading “Tasac”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES, Supervision
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Your country has been taken over by a brutal dictator, and you must wipe out his forces and defences. You control a tank (surprisingly enough) armed with machine guns and cannons in this top-view scrolling shoot ’em up with arcade roots. Arrows guide you as to the optimal route. Available tokens to collect include fuel … Continue reading “Tank”
Year: 1985
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Commodore 64, Nintendo Switch, PSP, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter