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This version of Rygar is quite different from the arcade original and its ports, though it shares the same basic story: a legendary warrior rises from the grave in order to defeat the forces of evil in the land of Argool. Rather than being a linear arcade-style game, this version emphasizes exploration and allows the player to re-visit … Continue reading “Rygar”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Arcade, NES, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform, RPG elements
Depending on which title you use, and how you interpret it, this game is about a guy who a) rushes in before attacking b) attacks Russians (or is being attacked by Russians… in the mid-80s, when this game was produced, the Cold War was still in full effect), or c) wears a rather goofy hat. … Continue reading “Rush’n Attack”
Year: 1985
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore 16, Plus/4, DOS, MSX, NES, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Thomson MO, Thomson TO, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Roundball: 2-On-2 Challenge is a 2-on-2 basketball game that is played on a half court. There is an option to play a 1-on-1 game also. The game modes contain an exhibition game and a tournament mode. The tournament involves 4 teams playing in a round robin to decide the winner. Players can set the time of … Continue reading “Roundball: 2 On 2 Challenge”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
The sequel to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The game concept is still the same, though they did improve a lot of features that one may consider ‘disturbing’ from RTK I (e.g. Generals dying easily due to disease, etc.). RTK can be said to be much more ‘stable’ where players no longer have to worry … Continue reading “Romance of the Three Kingdoms II”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, PlayStation, SNES, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, Windows
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Turn-based strategy
This is a platform game in the same fashion as Turtles II, that is that it’s a sidescroller were you can move up and down on the screen, but you go on rollerskates. This makes the game go much faster than its counterpart, which adds difficulty and also a sense of speed. It includes a … Continue reading “Rollergames”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
In Rollerblade Racer your goal is to enter (and hopefully win!) the super rollerblade challenge. In order to enter the race, you will first need to qualify by earning 5,000 points and completing several obstacle courses. As you rollerblade through the suburbs, city streets, beaches, and parks you can earn points by performing a variety of tricks … Continue reading “Rollerblade Racer”
Year: 1993
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Rollerball is a pinball simulation for one to four players. There are two different game variations included. The first is Skyscraper, which is a four screen tall pinball table where each player competes individually for the highest score. The second is called Matchplay. In this game two players compete against each other to see who can … Continue reading “Rollerball”
Year: 1984
Platforms: MSX, NES, PC-88, Sharp X1
Genre: Action
Theme: Pinball
Roger Clemens is known by some as the greatest pitcher in baseball history. In Roger Clemens’ MPV Baseball players play a standard a 9 innings baseball game in Exhibition mode and a full regular season can be played including the World Championship Playoffs in the Regular Season mode. While playing in Regular Season mode the player can … Continue reading “Roger Clemens’ MPV Baseball”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Game Boy, Genesis, NES, SNES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
aking a rather literal view of the term ‘slap-stick humour’, Rodland features two fairies called Tam and Rit, whose mission is to rescue their mum who’s been captured and taken to a castle. There are 40 screens to clear, all full of baddies, who are disposed of by grabbing them with a stick, and flipping them from … Continue reading “Rod Land”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy, NES, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Symbian, Windows Mobile, ZX Spectrum, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Willy is a young jazz cat who goes by the name of “The Rockin’ Kat”. His girlfriend, Jill, was kidnapped by Mugsy, the local crime boss. In this side scrolling game, you must help Rockin’ Kat Willy to save his girlfriend through 7 stages. Each stage is a TV show broadcast through different channels of … Continue reading “Rockin’ Kats”
Year: 1991
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform