PLATFORMS
Zero Wing is an horizontal shooter game where the player is in control of a ZIG, an escape pod released after its main ship was attacked and destroyed by the evil cyborg CATS, bent on taking over the world. Like most games in the genre, there are three color-coded weapons: red (scatter), green (homing) and blue … Continue reading “Zero Wing”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, TurboGrafx CD, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
An alien entity known as Geegus threatens the Earth in the year 3091. As all of Earth’s forces have been defeated, a scientist uses his recently-built time machine to find the greatest fighters of different eras to compete against Geegus. World Heroes is a versus fighting game. It features a cast of characters from different countries … Continue reading “World Heroes”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Genesis, Neo Geo, Neo Geo CD, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, SNES, Wii, Windows Apps, Xbox One, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
Antiquarian Thomasina Bateman is writing a book on the barrows of England, documenting the treasures she finds buried within. When an intriguing letter summons her to the small village of Bewlay, tucked away in the remote countryside, she sets off by train with her assistant a day behind. Upon her arrival, however, the mysterious man … Continue reading “The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow”
Year: 2022
Platforms: Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Graphic adventure
The sun begins to dawn on Velua, a new day for the world and a new day for you, a freshly minted Battle Researcher of the global research society known as Lux Solis. It’s your first day and everything goes smoothly until a mysterious force attacks your latest workplace. Build up a squad of Coromon, … Continue reading “Coromon”
Year: 2022
Platforms: Android, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, Windows, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Virtua Racing is Sega’s first ever 3D, polygon-based racing game. The game consists of racing Formula-1-looking cars around a beginner, intermediate, or expert track, competing against a second player or computer drivers. Despite having Formula-1 cars, the game controls are very “arcadey” and players can see the leap they made from here to Daytona. The … Continue reading “Virtua Racing”
Year: 1992
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Nintendo Switch
Genre: Racing / driving
Theme: Racing/Driving
After Yuko has defeated the evil Rogles, peace descended upon Earth and the magical world of Vecanti. But a new threat has arisen: an enigmatic man named Glames from the Dark World, possessor of a sword named Leethus, is planning to conquer both Earth and Vecanti, convinced that there is no other way to save … Continue reading “Valis III”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Genesis, Nintendo Switch, TurboGrafx CD
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
Yuko Ahso is an ordinary Japanese teenager with an ordinary life – until one day she is attacked by a monster on the street. Out of nowhere, a sword appears in her hands. She fights the monsters who have suddenly invaded the city, and is summoned to the parallel world known as Vecanti, which is … Continue reading “Valis”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Genesis, Nintendo Switch, TurboGrafx CD
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
After a nuclear explosion, New York needs rebuilding. This has barely started when the ‘Big Valley’ gang enters and takes full control themselves. The Government sends a pair of heavies known as the Crude Dudes in to clear them out. As one of these Crude Dudes, you must travel through tough streets and take out … Continue reading “Two Crude Dudes”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Nintendo Switch, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Beat 'em up / brawler
Toejam and Earl are two hip aliens from the planet Funkotron. One day, they are cruisin’ their galaxy in the sweet spaceship ride. Unfortunately, Earl wasn’t paying enough attention to where he was driving, and ran the ship into an asteroid. The ship crash landed onto the most bizarre planet in the galaxy: Earth. Toejam … Continue reading “ToeJam & Earl”
Year: 1991
Platforms: Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 3, Wii, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
On the edge of the universe, the evil intergalactic goblin Grim Squidge has captured and imprisoned all the stars. He has now scattered them across to faraway planets. While this is happening, a nearby space station picks up a distress signal. Tinhead, guardian of the edge of the universe, hears the cries for help and … Continue reading “Tinhead”
Year: 1993
Platforms: Genesis, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, SNES, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform