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Long ago, an evil dragon named Keela was imprisoned inside a magical dungeon. However time has passed and the magic that sealed the dragon away is weakening. The Drasle family decides that it’s time to destroy the dragon once and for all. However only one weapon is capable of doing this, the Dragon Slayer, which … Continue reading “Legacy of the Wizard”
Year: 1987
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
When this golf simulation was released in 1988 the U.S. National Video Game Team said it was “by far the best video golf simulation available”. 1 to 4 players can tee it up on either an 18 hole American course or an 18 hole Japanese course. Players 1 & 3 share controller 1 and players … Continue reading “Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Apple II, Arcade, DOS, NES
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
The Last Starfighter is based on the 1984 movie of the same name. The hero must single-handedly pilot an extraordinarily powerful starfighter to destroy an enemy armada. The action takes place in outer space from a side-scrolling perspective where the ship always remains lined up in the middle of the screen but is able to … Continue reading “The Last Starfighter”
Year: 1990
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
You are the last living member of your ninja clan after they were brutally slaughtered. Now, you seek to exact revenge on the evil shogun responsible. The Last Ninja is an action/adventure game set in medieval Japan. The game is shown in isometric view, and the eponymous ninja can walk in four directions, jump, fight the … Continue reading “The Last Ninja”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, Electron, Wii
Genre: Action
Theme: Puzzle elements
Last Action Hero for the NES adapts the 1993 Schwarzenegger film as a side-scrolling action title. Players control action hero Jack Slater through 8 stages. There are two main varieties of level, outdoors and indoors. All levels throw hordes of goons at Jack that respawn endlessly. He can defeat them by punching and kicking or simply … Continue reading “Last Action Hero”
Year: 1993
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
In Laser Invasion you are trying to stop the enemy from deploying a new type of super weapon while saving a captured undercover agent. The game is a compilation of familiar types of gameplay. The first stage is a helicopter aerial battle similar to Top Gun. The second stage is a first person side-scrolling shooter … Continue reading “Laser Invasion”
Year: 1991
Platforms: NES
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Wrath of Sona is a classic-style turn-based RPG developed in QuickBasic (as is evident by the fact that the source code is included). The story involves your character becoming a “mage knight” only to have your master killed just as you were about to learn the most powerful magic spell. The graphics are decent although … Continue reading “Wrath of Sonja”
Year: 1999
Platforms: DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Wraith is a game by prolific solo developer Dr. Dungeon. It uses the same engine as Ultizurk III, but it is not a part of the Ultizurk series. The story has a fairy tale like vibe to it, with a backstory about a beautiful mermaid queen and her lover, and an evil sorcerer who ruined … Continue reading “Wraith”
Year: 1995
Platforms: DOS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Real-time strategy
Loosely based on a movie, Kung-Fu Master is a side scrolling action game for one or two players, who alternate turns. Mr. X has captured the pickpocket Sylvia and it is up to Thomas, a kung-fu master who owns a restaurant, to get her back. She is located on the top floor of Mr. X’s castle and … Continue reading “Kung-Fu”
Year: 1984
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
Kung-Fu masters Jacky and Lee (Lee and Loo in the arcade version) return to their kingdom from a long trip. They discover that in their absence, Princess Min-min has been kidnapped and the 10 treasures of the kingdom stolen. Jacky and Lee must fight their way into eight different castles in order to defeat the … Continue reading “Kung-fu Heroes”
Year: 1984
Platforms: Arcade, NES, Wii U, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting