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The evil space wizard Krohn has mastered the power to control a black hole, and plans on using this power to control the universe. You are an explorer on assignment in a remote corner of the universe. You have just been reassigned to fight Krohn since your ship, the Millennium Orb, is the only space … Continue reading “Orb-3D”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Puzzle elements
You have been recruited for Operation Wolf, a desperate attempt to rescue prisoners from the enemy. Through a series of missions, you’ll engage a variety of enemies, from soldiers to ninjas, patrol boats to helicopters, and more. Can you carry the day? Operation Wolf is an arcade game by Taito. It is essentially a bitmapped “rail-shooter”, … Continue reading “Operation Wolf”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, MSX, NES, SEGA Master System, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Rail shooter
Based on the Belgian comic book, “Les Tuniques Bleues”, this strategy game allows you to replay the American Civil War from both the North and the South sides. In the strategy part of the game, you can move your troops on a map of the US. If two opposing armies enter the same state, the … Continue reading “North & South”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, NES, Windows, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Wargame
Nobunaga’s Ambition II is the sequel to Nobunaga’s Ambition. The setting is 16th century feudal Japan, a period when ruthless daimyo (feudal lords) contended with each other for dominance. Ultimately, the winner in this struggle will become Shogun and hold actual power over the islands, while being nominally subject to the Emperor. The game casts the player as one of the daimyo, … Continue reading “Nobunaga’s Ambition II”
Year: 1988
Platforms: DOS, FM Towns, FM-7, MSX, NES, PC-88, PC-98, PlayStation, SEGA Saturn, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Turn-based strategy
In the 16th century, Japan’s Sengoku (“Warring States”) period divided the nation into numerous feudal states, each ruled by a daimyo. These daimyos would often go to war with each other. Many dreamt of conquering the land, becoming the Shogun and ruling the entire country. One of those daimyos was the ambitious Nobunaga Oda, a … Continue reading “Nobunaga’s Ambition”
Year: 1986
Platforms: Amiga, Android, DOS, FM-7, Game Boy, Genesis, MSX, Macintosh, NES, PC-88, PC-98, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, SNES, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD, Wii, Wii U, Windows, WonderSwan, iPhone
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Noah has been commanded by God to put two of each animal aboard his ark to save them from the flood. However unhappy people from around the world have captured different animal species, preventing Noah from doing his job. Noah will need to visit these different locations and free the animals from the people holding … Continue reading “Noah’s Ark”
Year: 1992
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
This soccer game was made at the time when Nintendo introduced their four player adapter, and was probably made for the four playing purpose. This is shown clearly when you choose to play 2 or more players. Then you can choose between many different ground layers, like ice, grass and stone, which adds to the … Continue reading “Nintendo World Cup”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Arcade, Game Boy, Genesis, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, Wii U, Xbox One
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
This is the cartridge that was used for the Nintendo World Championships held in 1990 in 30 cities across the U.S. and Canada. The player has a total of 6-7 minutes to play all three games but this can be changed by DIP switches on the cartridge. The first game played is a version of … Continue reading “Nintendo World Championships 1990”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action, Compilation
Theme: Platform
The Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991 was held at 58 college campuses or spring break locations, and also at the 1991 Consumer Electronics Show. Competitors could play NES and Game Boy games throughout the day to achieve the highest score. The players with the highest scores were then flown to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, USA … Continue reading “Nintendo Campus Challenge 1991”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action, Compilation
Theme: Platform
Based on a Japanese animated TV series, Ninja Kid is a side-scrolling action game in which the eponymous kid must jump and shoot his way through a series of different levels in order to complete his quest. The assorted levels include the Poison Field, Guerrila Warfare, and Blazing Inferno. While armed with ninja bullets by default, he … Continue reading “Ninja Kid”
Year: 1986
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform