PLATFORMS
Super Street Fighter II is a sequel to Street Fighter II Turbo and Street Fighter II: Champion Edition. The game features four new characters (Cammy, Dee Jay, T. Hawk, Fei Long) and stages, making a total of sixteen playable. It also features many multiplayer modes in addition to the single-player mode. Among those is the … Continue reading “Super Street Fighter II”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Amiga, Arcade, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, New Nintendo 3DS, SNES, Sharp X68000, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
In Super Hang-On you race a motorcycle around the world, completing each section of track within a time limit. There are other bikes on the road, but beating this is not important, so they can be thought of as moving obstacles. Each continent is a different difficulty level: Africa is beginner, Asia is junior, the Americas are … Continue reading “Super Hang-On”
Year: 1987
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, PlayStation 3, Sharp X68000, Wii, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Racing/Driving
After Axel Stone, Blaze Fielding and Adam Hunter destroyed the evil Syndicate leader, Mr. X, the city became a peaceful place to live, and each one of them followed their own paths. One year later, after their reunion, Adam’s brother Sammy returned from school to find their apartment in a mess, and Adam nowhere to … Continue reading “Streets of Rage 2”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Game Gear, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, SEGA Master System, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
Streets of Rage, Sega’s answer to Final Fight, follows the story of three young police officers (Adam Hunter, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding) in a city controlled by a criminal syndicate led by a “Mr. X” where crime is rampant, which leads the three heroes to make a pact to leave the force and topple … Continue reading “Streets of Rage”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Game Gear, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, SEGA Master System, Wii, Windows, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
The skies are populated by zeppelins, large battleships and flying fortresses. In this age of steel, the Motorhead Empire has conquered and enslaved almost the entire planet. The last free nation, the Republic of Silverhead, tries to bring the Motorhead Empire down using its newly developed weapon, the lightning bomb. Apart from its unusual Steampunk … Continue reading “Steel Empire”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Game Boy Advance, Genesis, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is a side-scrolling platformer based around speed, and the sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog. Like the original, players run through different worlds called “zones”, which each have their own specific theme. There are two Acts in nearly all of the 10 Zones, and at the end of each Zone’s last Act … Continue reading “Sonic the Hedgehog 2”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Arcade, BlackBerry, DoJa, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, Xbox One, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
This is the sequel to The Revenge of Shinobi and the last installment of the series on the Genesis/Mega Drive. After defeating the Neo Zeed organization, the ninja Joe Musashi returns to Japan to recover from the battle. But while he’s training, he senses that the Neo Zeed leaders are secretly rebuilding the organization, so … Continue reading “Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, Wii, Windows, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
OutRun is a racing game that allows the player to race across varied terrain in a readily available Ferrari, complete with a female passenger, over a series of short tracks. Gameplay is viewed from just above and behind the car. The roads are full of sharp bends and hazards, contact with which can cause the car … Continue reading “Outrun”
Year: 1986
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Game Gear, Genesis, J2ME, MSX, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Racing/Driving
You control a heroic knight, who is actually prince Gilgamesh, who must attempt to rescue the maiden from the demon Druaga. You are armed with a sword and shield to attack and defend. You move from floor to floor, which are constructed as mazes, searching for the key; this key will unlock the stage exit. … Continue reading “The Tower of Druaga”
Year: 1984
Platforms: Arcade, FM-7, Game Boy, GameCube, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp X1, Wii, Wii U
Genre: Action
Theme: Action RPG
Once upon a time, Dr. Brown managed to defeat a mad android known as Golden Silver, who tried to suck out the energy of the planet G-9. Dr. Brown extracted four Mystical Gems, the android’s power source, and sealed them on one of the planet’s moons, where it was guarded by the four Gunstar siblings. … Continue reading “Gunstar Heroes”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Game Gear, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows, Xbox 360, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter