Gun Frontier is a 1990 arcade vertical shoot-'em-up developed by Taito. Taking place on the planet gloria, a newly colonised planet with a manner of living similar to that of the american west, the player fights to defend settlers from airborne pirates, many of which are shaped after guns of the old west. Guns and bombs are levelled-up and collected by dropped power-ups, which are money-themed, with the gun upgrades shown as American dimes and bombs as gold bars.
Gyra has usurped the throne, and his minions are pillaging and plundering throughout the countryside. The kingdom is doomed unless someone can stop this madness and restore order to the land. You are the ELEMENTAL MASTER, and you're the only person with the power to put an end to Gyra's reign of terror. Harnessing the power of the elements fire, water, wind, and the earth you use them as your very own weapons to fight all that is evil in the world. You'll be up against Gyra's most ruthless henchmen as you battle through eight levels of intense action. But you've got the power of magic on your side, and if you can master the five spells at your disposal, you'll be a nearly unstoppable force. Of course, when you're single-handedly taking on an entire army, the odds are stacked against you. But with the power of the elements, you're the only one who can stop Gyra and his army.
The ZX Spectrum port was coded from programmed from scratch and retains the same design but the graphics was re-done for the hardware. Another notable difference is that there is no sound.
Dick Tracy is a tie in to the 1990 movie adaptation of the classic comic strip. It is a side scrolling action game, where you control Dick Tracy as he moves through five stages, shooting gangsters with an assortment of weapons.
The MS-DOS and Atari ST versions looks and plays the same, the main difference in those versions is their distinct music due to hardware and the complete lack of sound effect during gameplay.
Chiller is an unofficial game developed by American Game Cartridges for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game is based upon a notorious arcade shooter by Exidy. It was also released in Australia by Home Entertainment Suppliers.
The game is cited as one of the most violent games ever made for the Nintendo Entertainment System, let alone the 1980s video game medium. Despite being an unlicensed port, the game followed several official examples by being censored with some nudity covered up.
In the game, you are in various medieval settings, usually featuring innocent people restrained in torture devices. The gruesome motive is to kill every NPC in as little time as possible.