PLATFORMS

Your task in this arcade game is to guide a frog across a treacherous road and river, and to safety at the top of the screen. Both these sections are fraught with a variety of hazards, each of which will kill the frog and cost you a life if contact is made. The road is … Continue reading “Frogger”

Year: 1981

Platforms: Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BREW, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Genesis, Intellivision, J2ME, MSX, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, Odyssey 2, PC Booter, PC-6001, PlayStation 4, SNES, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo, Timex Sinclair 2068, Tomy Tutor, VIC-20, Windows Phone, ZX81, iPad, iPhone

Genre: Action

Theme: Arcade


A young man named Zyll, who lived in the Land of Magic and Enchantment, tried to become a black mage, with the intent of conquering and ruling the entire realm. However, he was banished before he could realize his plans. Determined to have his revenge, Zyll took possession of the Black Orb, an ancient artifact … Continue reading “Zyll”

Year: 1984

Platforms: PC Booter

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Interactive fiction / text adventure


World Games is an Olympics-style sports game with arcade-oriented gameplay. The events players can compete in include: In the Sega Master System version, there is only four events:

Year: 1986

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, Commodore 64, MSX, NES, PC Booter, SEGA Master System, Wii, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Another in the series of Epyx Olympic sports games. Compete in many different sporting events: Ski Jump, Hot Dog, Biathlon, Bobsled, Free Skating, Figure Skating, and more.

Year: 1985

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, Macintosh, NES, PC Booter, PC-88, Wii, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


A wrestling game that focused on teams. You can either play as a face team (the good guys) or a heel team (the baddies)!

Year: 1986

Platforms: Apple II, Arcade, Commodore 64, NES, PC Booter

Genre: Sports

Theme: Sports


Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view. Your car is equipped with machine guns to help you get past the numerous enemies out on the road (be careful not to shoot any civilians, though!) Occasionally you will come across a weapons van, and if you drive … Continue reading “Spy Hunter”

Year: 1983

Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Browser, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, NES, PC Booter, Palm OS, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Racing / driving

Theme: Arcade, Shooter


Solomon’s Key is a platform game with both action and strategy elements. On each level your goal is to retrieve a key which can then be used to unlock the exit. To help out, you have a magic wand which can be used to create and destroy blocks (though some blocks can’t be destroyed). In order … Continue reading “Solomon’s Key”

Year: 1986

Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC Booter, PlayStation 4, SEGA Master System, Wii, Wii U, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


You are now a member of the Silent Service, the US Navy Submarine command. For a long while after Pearl Harbor, you are the only forces capable of striking back at the Japanese in the Pacific. Take one of the “fleet boats” and go on extended patrols of up to 2 months from Hawaii, Australia, … Continue reading “Silent Service”

Year: 1985

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Linux, Macintosh, NES, PC Booter, PC-88, Thomson MO, Thomson TO, Windows, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Strategy / tactics

Theme: Vehicular combat simulator


Take on the life of a buccaneer in the golden age of Caribbean Piracy! This game lets you choose from 6 different “ages” (for example, “The Silver Empire” from 1560-1600, “War For Profit” from 1640-1660, etc.), one of 4 nationalities (English, French, Dutch, Spanish), 4 difficulty levels, and one of 5 special abilities (skill at … Continue reading “Pirates!”

Year: 1987

Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Apple IIgs, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Macintosh, NES, PC Booter, PC-88, PC-98

Genre: Action

Theme: Real-time strategy


One of the most popular and influential games of the 1980’s, Pac-Man stars a little, yellow dot-muncher who works his way around to clear a maze of the various dots and fruit which inhabit the board. Pac-Man’s goal is continually challenged by four ghosts: The shy blue ghost Bashful (“Inky”), the trailing red ghost Shadow (“Blinky”), the … Continue reading “Pac-Man”

Year: 1980

Platforms: Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BlackBerry, Commodore 64, FM-7, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, Game Gear, Intellivision, MSX, NES, Neo Geo Pocket Color, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC Booter, PC-6001, PC-8000, PC-88, PC-98, Palm OS, PlayStation 4, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp X1, Sharp Zaurus, TI-99/4A, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, Windows, Windows Phone, Xbox 360, Xbox One, ZX Spectrum, iPhone

Genre: Action

Theme: Arcade


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