PLATFORMS
The space ship Monotros has returned after receiving an SOS call to save his home world (Volfied) from alien invaders and has to defeat a different boss and his minions in each level. Volfied is very similar to Qix — the player takes control of a ship/object whose purpose is to roam the screen, forming … Continue reading “Ultimate Qix aka Volfied”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, J2ME, TurboGrafx-16, Wii
Genre: Action
Theme: Puzzle elements
Twin Hawk is a typical vertical scrolling shooter with a top-down view. Your goal is easy, shoot all the enemies along the way. You only get a standard gun on your plane, and no bombs. Instead of bombs you can call helper planes. These planes make a formation around you and help to shoot all enemies. … Continue reading “Twin Hawk”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16, Windows
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Three-headed demon Morgul has been influencing people’s dreams to create nightmares, but more recently these nightmares have become real. Only Turrican can save them in this fast paced side scrolling shoot-em up. It features 5 worlds and 13 levels of challenging gameplay. Gameplay is conceptually simple: just jump, shoot and explore. However, this game puts a lot … Continue reading “Turrican”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, BlackBerry, CDTV, Commodore 64, Game Boy, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
The evil Dogurava, commander of an alien army known as the Gidans, is attacking the planet Borogo. The army uses five giant asteroids as fortresses for the invasion. After surviving an attack on an orbiting cargo barge, a lone pilot takes the only remaining fighter craft and embarks on a suicide mission: draw the Gidans’ … Continue reading “Truxton”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Android, Arcade, Genesis, Linux, Macintosh, TurboGrafx-16, Windows, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
SUPER Volley ball is an indoor volleyball game for one or two players. The single player mode offers two game options: normal game and World League. Choosing normal game pits the player against the computer in a single game. Choosing World League pits the player against all other teams available. A password save is available in … Continue reading “Super Volleyball”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, TurboGrafx-16
Genre: Sports
Theme: Sports
This version of Street Fighter II is similar in most aspects to the original, save that all 12 characters are selectable from the get-go (the boss characters were originally locked), and the game engine has been revamped.
Year: 1992
Platforms: Arcade, Browser, Genesis, J2ME, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii
Genre: Action
Theme: Fighting
he “Rastania” was a sacred place, in which the sacred temple, “Skyscraper”, soared into the sky. It is said that whoever conquer the “Skyscraper” would rule the “Rastania”. A wicked group has invaded the “Skyscraper” and has tried to make it their own. If the situation is left as it is, the place would eventually … Continue reading “Rastan Saga II a.k.a. Nastar Warrior”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Arcade, Genesis, TurboGrafx-16, Wii
Genre: Action
Theme: Platform
In the year 2090, Earth is invaded by extra-terrestrials. The World Alliance of Nations has developed a supersonic attack fighter, Raiden, to defend the Earth. A pilot must take control of the experimental fighter to destroy the alien warships that just happen to look like odd variations of typical military tanks and planes with gadgets … Continue reading “Raiden Trad”
Year: 1990
Platforms: Arcade, DOS, FM Towns, Genesis, Jaguar, Lynx, Nintendo Switch, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, SNES, TurboGrafx CD, TurboGrafx-16
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
You play a god, gaming against other gods in a celestial game of conquest. To win, you must help your chosen people take over the world and wipe out the vermin who worship that other god. Each god starts out with a single human, dumped into the middle of the wilderness. Sometimes there is inhabitable … Continue reading “Populous”
Year: 1989
Platforms: Acorn 32-bit, Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Game Boy, Genesis, Macintosh, PC-98, SEGA Master System, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Windows
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Real-time strategy
After Sadler defeated the Caliph, he returned to his home village, greeted by his fellow assassins. A spy of the Crusaders has been spotted outside of the village; following his trail, Sadler encounters the powerful leader of the Knights Templar. Travelling together to different countries of the world, they try to find a mysterious holy … Continue reading “XZR II: Exile”
Year: 1988
Platforms: Genesis, MSX, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1, TurboGrafx-16, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG