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John Rambo is a Special Forces soldier that is currently spending time in military prison, until Colonel Trautman decides that Rambo is the ideal soldier to be sent on a special mission. Rambo’s mission is simple, go to Vietnam and photograph the POW camp there. He is also ordered not to engage the enemy or … Continue reading “Rambo”
Year: 1988
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Metroidvania, Platform
There’s a cross-country motorcycle rally going from San Francisco to New York. In Rally Bike, the player has but one goal, to work their way up through the ranks of the racers and place high enough to qualify for the next race. The game contains six stages to race through. The player controls a motorcycle and … Continue reading “Rally Bike”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Arcade, NES, Sharp X68000
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Vehicular combat simulator
Sequel to Bubble Bobble, Rainbow Islands sees Bub and Bob (in 2 player mode), who are now curiously small boys rather than dinosaurs, attempting to rid the Rainbow Islands of bad guys. Using the power to cast rainbows, trapping anything underneath, the boys must ascend vertically 4 levels each island, with a big, bad boss … Continue reading “Rainbow Islands”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, J2ME, NES, TurboGrafx CD, Windows, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Raid on Bungeling Bay has the player controlling a helicopter which is on a mission to destroy everything that moves. The only ally is the carrier, which is where the player begins at each level and may return to for repair and pick up bombs, as long as the player manages to protect it from being … Continue reading “Raid on Bungeling Bay”
Year: 1984
Platforms: Commodore 64, MSX, NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Rad Racer II is an arcade style racing game which is the sequel to Rad Racer and features similar gameplay. Played with a 3D perspective from behind your vehicle, the goal is to race through a series of different tracks before time runs out. Along each track are several checkpoints; crossing a checkpoint will increase … Continue reading “Rad Racer II”
Year: 1990
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Vehicular combat simulator
Rad Racer is an arcade style 3-D racing game. The object of the game is to race to the goal within the given time limit. Along each course are several checkpoints which will increase the amount of time you have to reach the final destination. There are eight different stages with increasingly difficult roads, changing … Continue reading “Rad Racer”
Year: 1987
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Vehicular combat simulator
Rackets & Rivals is a typical tennis game in which the player controls an athlete on the court. A variety of actions like volley or lob can be performed by pressing buttons with the correct timing in relation to the ball movement. Besides a tournament with several matches against more and more experienced opponents and the … Continue reading “Rackets & Rivals”
Year: 1993
Platforms: NES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
n Racket Attack you choose between two different modes of play. One Player tennis drops you right into the middle of a national tennis tournament. Win seven increasingly difficult matches and you’ll take home the championship trophy. Two Plater tennis puts you on opposite sides of the net, hitting it out in head-to-head singles action. … Continue reading “Racket Attack”
Year: 1988
Platforms: NES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
Race America is a 2-car cross-country racing game. Either 2 players can compete on the same screen, or the computer can control the second player. The game provides eight colorful opponents to race against, each of whom is supposed to have distinct advantages in a race. Each race begins from a side-scrolling perspective as the 2 … Continue reading “Race America”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Sports
This second Pro-Am racing game for NES introduces some innovations compared to its predecessor. Once again, you have to bring your red radio-controlled car to victory, score points, hit turbo speed lines, and leave no chance to your blue, green, and yellow adversaries. But you can also upgrade your engine and tires – if you … Continue reading “R.C. Pro-am II”
Year: 1992
Platforms: NES
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Sports