PLATFORMS

The Judgment Day is nearing. An ancient demonic race is ready to invade and conquer Earth. Luna, a Transylvanian princess who can predict the future, senses the impending danger. She summons Vega, a 200-year-old robot, and together they must find psionic masters across the globe and brace themselves for the final battle. Based on the … Continue reading “Genma Taisen”

Year: 1983

Platforms: FM-7, PC-6001, PC-8000, PC-88, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500

Genre: Adventure

Theme: Visual novel


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


A female blue jay, named Flicky, must collect her chicks and lead them safely back to their nest, while they are chased by two cats. The cats make her chicks wandering off and try to eat her! Each level offers about a dozen objects like watering cans, hammers, and cups, to throw at and knock … Continue reading “Flicky”

Year: 1984

Platforms: Arcade, FM-7, Genesis, Linux, MSX, Macintosh, PC-8000, PC-88, SG-1000, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp X1, Windows

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


Cells & Serpents is a roleplaying game for multiple systems. The player explores a series of unending randomized dungeon rooms fighting monsters and looking for treasure. At any time the player can choose to move left, right, or forwards. These can take the player to stairs up, stairs down, a blank wall, corridors, rooms, or doors. … Continue reading “Cells & Serpents”

Year: 1983

Platforms: Atari 8-bit, BBC Micro, Commodore PET/CBM, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, TRS-80, VIC-20, ZX Spectrum

Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)

Theme: Turn-based 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


The Bungeling Empire has stolen a huge cache of gold from its rightful owners, and your mission is to infiltrate its treasury and recapture it. This entails progressing through 150 screens of platforms, ladders and ropes. The Empire has sent robotic guards down to protect the gold, and contact with any of these will cost … Continue reading “Lode Runner”

Year: 1983

Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, J2ME, MSX, Macintosh, NES, PC Booter, PC-6001, PC-8000, PC-88, PC-98, SG-1000, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp X1, VIC-20, Wii, Wii U, Windows Phone, WonderSwan, ZX Spectrum, iPhone

Genre: Action, Puzzle

Theme: Platform, Puzzle elements


You play as Chef Pepper and your goal is to make giant hamburgers while evil eggs, sausages and pickles chase you around the game area. To properly make a hamburger you must assemble all of the ingredients together, dropping them from higher up onto the burger area below. To actually do this you have to … Continue reading “BurgerTime”

Year: 1982

Platforms: Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Intellivision, MSX, Mattel Aquarius, NES, Nintendo Switch, PC Booter, PC-8000, PlayStation 4, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp X1, TI-99/4A, Wii

Genre: Action

Theme: Platform


Bump ‘N’ JumpĀ is an action racing game played from a top down point of view. As you race through the treacherous and ever changing roadways, the numerous enemy cars will be trying to bump you off the road. You need to make sure you bump the cars out of the way before you get bumped … Continue reading “Bump ‘N’ Jump”

Year: 1982

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 2600, Coleco Adam, ColecoVision, Intellivision, NES, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp X1

Genre: Racing / driving

Theme: Sports


Galaga is a vertical arcade shooter from Namco. You control a space fighter at the bottom of the screen, scrolling left and right in order to avoid oncoming bombs and kamikaze attacks from alien invaders–and to fire your own missiles to fight back! There are an infinite number of stages to progress through. Every third level … Continue reading “Galaga”

Year: 1985

Platforms: Arcade, Atari 7800, BREW, BlackBerry, FM-7, J2ME, MSX, NES, Nintendo 3DS, PC-98, Palm OS, PlayStation 4, Roku, SEGA Master System, SG-1000, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500, Sharp X1, Sord M5, Wii, Wii U, Windows, Windows Mobile, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Genre: Action

Theme: Arcade, Shooter


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