A platformer released for multiple retro computer systems and consoles.
A Gundam shoot-'em-up for multiple Japanese computers, including, fittingly enough, Bandai RX-78 Gundam.
Spoopy maze game
Initially released as just "Pac-Man", it was re-released with a new name and cover art to avoid legal troubles.
An incredibly bizarre title where players control "Chrith", a space Jesus, and heal/bless others.
A card game developed by Hiroaki Shimada and one of the winners of Enix's first Game Hobby Program Contest.
The first Japanese developed graphical adventure game created by Micro Cabin in 1982. Although it features the same name, it is otherwise unrelated to On-Line S...
A war simulation game developed by Falcom about the Soviet Union invading Japan.
A semi-sequel to Donkey Kong 3, using different play mechanics and a completely new set of levels.
The first video game ever developed by Yuji Horii and the title that motivated him to become a full-time game designer.
Fruit Panic is a single-screen platformer from Pony Canyon
The first game in the Nobunaga's Ambition series. It was never released outside of Japan.
One of the first Japanese RPG's, and the first game based on the Mission: Impossible franchise. It was notable for replacing the fantasy setting of traditional ...
Released by Koei in 1982, The Dragon & Princess (ドラゴンアンドプリンセス) is the first known RPG developed in Japan. It tasks the player with f...
Unrelated to the popular SNES RPG, Earthbound is an adventure game developed by Xtal Soft in 1983.
Adventure game developed by Microcabin in 1984.
Adventure game developed by Microcabin in 1983.
An adventure game created by Microcabin in 1982.
An adventure game originally developed by NEC for the PC-6001.
Action game developed by Carry Soft in 1983.
Action game developed by Carry Soft in 1985.
Adventure game developed by Micro Cabin in 1984.
RPG developed by Micro Cabin in 1985.
Adventure game developed by Magical Zoo in 1984.
Adventure game developed by Magical Zoo in 1983.
Adult adventure game created by Champion Soft in 1983.
Adult adventure game created by Champion Soft in 1984.
One of Koei's first video games, Night Life was an adult computer game released in 1982.
Baseball sim developed by Hudson in 1984.
The sequel to Micro Cabin's Mystery House released for Japanese computers in 1982.
Tritorn is an action RPG developed by Sein Soft and released in 1985. It was one of the first action RPGs, improving on Dragon Slayer and Hydlide with the use o...
Adventure game created by Bond Soft in 1985.
The first survival horror game, developed by Akira Takiguchi and Masakuni Mitsuhashi, and published by ASCII in 1981.
Adventure game developed by Leben Pro in 1985.
Action game created by Bothtec in 1985.
Golf sim developed by T&E Soft in 1984.
Star Arthur Densetsu III: Terra 4001 (Legend of Star Arthur III: Terra 4001) is an adventure game released by T&E Soft in 1984.
Star Arthur Densetsu II: Ankoku Seiun (Legend of Star Arthur II: Dark Nebula) is an adventure game released by T&E Soft in 1983.
An early sci-fi Japanese adventure game developed and published by T&E Soft in 1983, about the adventures of Star Arthur on his quest to obtain the legendary en...
Adventure game created by Prosumer in 1983.
An adventure game written and designed by Yuji Horii, developed by Login Software and published by ASCII in 1984.
An unusual variation of Mario Bros. in which Mario and Luigi throw "punch balls" at enemies rather than hitting them from below.
A reimagining of the Mario Bros. arcade game, developed exclusively for Japanese computer systems by Hudson Entertainment and released in 1984. Each stage in th...
An adventure game created by Yuji Horii and published by Enix in 1983 where the player controls a detective solving a murder mystery. The title helped establish...
Action racing game created by TechnoSoft and released in 1984, initially for the PC-88 and then other Japanese computer platforms. It was the first home video g...
Adventure game created by Micro Cabin in 1986.
Adventure game created by Hudson in 1986.
Adventure game created by Hudson in 1983.
Simulation game created by Tsukumo in 1981.
Adventure game developed by Cross Media Soft in 1984.
Mahjong game developed by Hudson Soft in 1983.
Side-scrolling shooter developed by TechnoSoft in 1983.
Golgo 13: Moretti Ichizoku Zansatsu Jiken (Golgo 13: Moretti Family Murders) is an adventure game developed by Pony Canyon and released in 1983.
Mahjong game developed by Tsukumo in 1982.
An adventure game based off the anime and manga franchise of the same name published by Enix in 1984.
RPG developed by Xtalsoft in 1986. It was developed for home computers and later ported to the Famicom Disk System.
An adventure game created by Yuji Horii in 1985 about a young man trying to find the sister of his girlfriend.
Grobda is a shooter released by Namco in 1984. It can be found in the Namco Museum Battle Collection.
Originally developed by Dan Gorlin of Brøderbund, Choplifter!, which claims to be the computer! game of the year, focuses on the simple mechanics of avoiding f...
Walk forward and take out the opposition in this early arcade run & gun shooter from Taito.
A simple puzzle game created in 1980 by Hiroyuki Imabayashi and published by Thinking Rabbit in 1982.
An action maze game where a mouse policeman has to find stolen goods in a house filled with crooked cats.
Boxxle 2 is a puzzle game in which you have to push crates from point A to point B without getting them stuck.
DoorDoor is an arcade-style puzzle game developed by Chunsoft founder Koichi Nakamura and published by Enix. As Enix's very first game, the player's task is to ...
The second game in Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series of historical simulation-strategy games set in the warring states era of Japan, and the first to be release...
Cannon Ball is a early Hudson game where players destroy large spheres with a harpoon.
Frogger is a classic arcade game with a simple objective: safely maneuver your frog across a busy highway and a deadly river without getting squished!
Traverse a vast castle with 100 puzzling rooms to rescue the imprisoned princess in this 1985 action-adventure platformer for Japanese computers.
A puzzle game from dB Soft for various home systems. It was the first dB Soft game on the Famicom. The player controls a mole-like creature named Flappy and mus...
Drive these American trucks in American Truck from Telenet.
One of the most popular arcade games of all time, Pac-Man was released in arcades in 1980 and became a pop culture icon for the decade.
A adventure written by Jyym Pearson and the second game in the Other Venture series published by Adventure International for several platforms.
An early Arcade action game from Taito and in many ways a precursor to their bigger hit Bubble Bobble. The player controls the eponymous avian Chack'n as she at...
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