Unlike Activision's earlier remake of an Atari arcade classic, Battlezone, this one stays close to its namesake. Take the original, Atari coin-op game Asteroids, add in the features of the Atari 2600 cartridge, then give it 3-D graphics and a bunch of power-ups, and you've got Activision's Asteroids remake.
There are three types of ships to choose from, each with different strengths and weaknesses. There are also three skill levels. If you beat the game at Expert or higher, you gain access to a fourth type of ship. All ships features the standard laser, shield, flip (instantly flips your ship 180 degrees), and hyperspace. There are also limited power-ups you can pick up such as GunSat, Mines, Homing Missiles, Plasma Drill, and Trigger Bombs.
The game supports either one or two players. In two player mode, the object is to simply outscore your opponent in a random zone and level. You cannot directly kill your opponent by shooting him, but there are other ways....
Lastly, if you shoot the classic-style asteroid in
This is the second volume of one of the series of Namco game compilations, released only in Japan. This anthology is similar to the "Namco Museum" series except that this collection include games that have been released on consoles originally. Each disc includes 4 games and, along with each of the games, there were also updated versions of those.
This volume includes:
- Pac-Attack (The updated version of this game was also included as an unlockable extra game in "Pac-Man World 2")
- Valkyrie no Bouken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu
- Namco Classic II (Golf)
- King of Kings
Bishi Bashi is a series of Konami video games for arcades, mobile phones, PlayStation and Windows. All games in the series comprise playing through a wide variety of competitive minigames against other players. The arcade games support 1 to 6 players and the PlayStation game allows 1 to 8 players; the game will provide computer opponents if there are not enough players.
Get Medieval is an action video game developed and published by Monolith Productions for the PC. It was released in North America on August 22, 1998. It relies heavily on Gauntlet, and includes random dungeon layouts, gamepad support, and hotseat multiplayer.
Motteke Tamago with Ganbare! Kamonohashi is a top-down Bomberman-style multiplayer arcade action game, and an enhanced port of the PC Engine game Motteke Tamago. This version includes the same arcade mode as the original release, and also adds a single-player story mode with multiple stages and new creatures to play as other than ducks, such as frogs and platypus.
Hammer Champ is a 1998 arcade mechanical game developed and produced by Namco. The player is tasked with completing a score of assorted mini-games using a plush mallet to hit four different buttons on the cabinet.
Bub and Bob are back! Like in Tetris in reverse, you shoot bubbles at an array of different-colored bubbles stuck in an ever descending ceiling, attempting to match them up three by three to make them disappear.
This edition contains both puzzle challenges, multiplayer and normal progressive stages.
Let's Pachinko: Nante Gindama is a view-limited Downloadable game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 2 runs between February 1, 1998 and November 28, 1998. Early game broadcasts were accompanied by the Let's Pachinko: Seiseki Magazine, however these ceased after February 28, 1998.
Bomber worlds. To complete the areas, you must control Bomberman and set bombs to destroy enemies and obstacles that will lead to the exit. To be able to complete each level, the player must locate and pick up all of the Crystals on the map. Once this is complete, the door to the exit will open, and the player is allowed to move on to the next area. In the fourth area of each world, the player will have to defeat a Dark Force Bomber, and an extra boss that is themed after the type of world the setting is in.
Once you defeat a Dark Force Bomber, the player is given a unique battle armor to wear for the next boss battle, which has a normal attack and a special attack. The battle armor is only used for the boss battles, meaning once the player advances to the next world, the battle armor will be lost. As such, it is recommended that players take full advantage of the armor.
PC-only video game that was developed and published by ITE in 1997. It was the first of the Hugo Christmas-themed games ("Wintergames"), and was followed by Hugo Saves Christmas and Hugo: Scylla's Revenge. The game is a collection of simple minigames.