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Tasac is a vertically-scrolling space shoot-’em-up game. The player controls a high-powered space fighter through ten stages, which each consist of several waves of smaller enemies followed by a large boss that must be destroyed. There are several power-ups to increase the ship’s power, but one hit will destroy it causing all upgrades to be lost. … Continue reading “Tasac”

Year: 1992

Platforms: NES, Supervision

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


Super Pang is a clone of the arcade game of the same title. The premise is simple: there are balloons bouncing around a room, and you must shoot and destroy them without getting hit. However, it’s not that simple; when shot, the balloons will split into two smaller balloons, and only the smallest size will … Continue reading “Super Pang”

Year: 1991

Platforms: NES, Supervision

Genre: Action

Theme: Arcade


Penguin & Seal is an arcade action game similar to Pengo. The player controls a penguin who must gather gems and deposit them into an igloo while avoiding becoming lunch for the seals wandering nearby. Each stage is filled with blocks, most of which can be destroyed, as well as three gems. The goal is … Continue reading “The Penguin & Seal”

Year: 1990

Platforms: NES, Supervision

Genre: Action

Theme: Puzzle elements


Happy Pairs is a tile-matching puzzle game based on the Japanese game Shisenshō. Similar to the well-known Shanghai, the object is to remove tiles from the board in matching pairs until the entire board is clear. Pairs can only be removed if they can be connected by a line with no more than two turns. The game is … Continue reading “Happy Pairs”

Year: 1991

Platforms: NES, Supervision

Genre: Puzzle

Theme: Tile matching puzzle


Your starship is alive! A metamorphic creature that can transform from a huge flying insect into a metallic destroyer. Face squadron after squadron of alien fighters, marching ever onward towards a final confrontation with an all-powerful enemy. This is basically a scrolling, shoot-it-if-it-moves, action game. As your ship scrolls up the screen, you fire on … Continue reading “Galactic Crusader”

Year: 1990

Platforms: NES, Supervision

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


Dancing Block is a simple arcade action game starring a sentient cube. This cube has a curious feature: a cannon on one side that can shoot pellets. However, as the cube moves by rotating onto different sides, the cannon will reorient whenever the cube moves. The goal of each stage is to collect all the fruit, … Continue reading “Dancing Block”

Year: 1990

Platforms: NES, Supervision

Genre: Action

Theme: Shooter


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