A vehicular combat game for the NES. It was originally called Battle Formula in Japan, but Sunsoft purchased the license to Spy Hunter and was able to market th...
Known as the granddaddy of the "Quick Time Event", Dragon's Lair is an interactive cartoon that lets players help guide the actions of brave knight Dirk the Dar...
An RPG spin-off of Konami's Ganbare Goemon series, where Goemon has to solve the mystery of his missing pipe.
This game, based on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, features both platforming and shooting segments.
Balloon Fight is an arcade-style platform action game for 1-2 players that is similar to Joust. Players take to the sky and try to pop their foes' balloons befo...
The Immortal is an isometric adventure game which puts you in the shoes of an apprentice wizard who sets out to rescue his old mentor from a trap-filled dungeon...
A vertically-scrolling Arcade shoot 'em up that was later ported to the Nintendo Famicom with a few changes.
Flying Warriors is an action game which takes elements from the second and third Hiryu no Ken games.
John Elway's Quarterback is a vertical-scrolling Football sim that features the former Denver Broncos quarterback's likeness. Originally released in Arcades, it...
A bowling simulator for the Famicom. It allowed for up to five players and was the first bowling game for the system.
Captain Planet and the Planeteers was a game based on the television show of the same name in the early nineties.
CheetahMen II is an unreleased sequel to a minigame originally on Action 52 for the Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis. It is infamous for its medio...
A NES platformer where you play as Fred Flintstone as his pets Dino and Hoppy are kidnapped by a collector from the future. A small alien comes back in time to ...
The Earth is now underwater and being attacked by the evil Neptunians! Save all the imprisoned humans with a tricked-out pink submarine.
Control Jumpman (later known as Mario) and save his girlfriend, Pauline, from the evil barrel-tossing gorilla known as Donkey Kong. Designed by Shigeru Miyamoto...
A competitive multiplayer action game based on the TV game show American Gladiators. Players compete against the clock and each other to complete events and obs...
A fantasy action game published for the NES in 1990.
A fantasy-themed Japanese side-scrolling platformer for the NES, developed by Carry Lab (or Carry Soft) and published in the US by Taxan.
All-Pro Basketball is a basketball game for the NES.
Platoon is the video game based off of Oliver Stone's "Platoon".
An action platformer game that sees a ninja take on a group of kidnappers.
Following the invasion of Earth by fish-like aliens, you must assume the role of a S.C.A.T. soldier and halt the onslaught!
A vertical shoot 'em up and an update to the original game that contains new enemies.
One of the first console baseball games to include real MLB players. The players were super deformed and had no likeness to the real players other than their st...
Lode Runner is a 2D platform/Puzzle game from 1983 created by Douglas Smith. It is one of the first games to include a level editor tool for players to create t...
This 1986 sequel added more enemies with better AI, new treasures, harder levels, and the ability for each player to choose the character they wanted.
Summer Carnival '92 - Recca was only released in Japan, on July 17th 1992. The game is famous for its incredible speed, unique soundtrack, and relentless diffic...
An early action-strategy-RPG game created by Koji Sumii and published by ASCII for the Sharp X1 computer in 1983. The game is considered a precursor to several ...
The sequel to Impossible Mission
WCW: World Championship Wrestling is a wrestling game released for the NES in 1990. It is a WCW re-skin of the developers 1989 title Super Star Pro Wrestling.
King Drake of Phoebus has declared all magic illegal, slaying or exiling those who resist. In retaliation, the neighboring island nations threaten to unleash th...
Featuring various improvements to the system introduced in the first Bard's Tale, the Destiny Knight takes a party of adventurers across six cities in an effort...
The arcade sequel to the original MSX Parodius, Parodius Da builds on its Gradius-style gameplay and its unique comical charm.
Released in 1993 for the Family Computer.
Contra Force is the third game in the Contra franchise, but has nearly no ties to the main franchise, and is often considered a spin-off.
Originally released in 1987, Pac-Mania featured a unique take on the Pac-Man formula.
A side-scrolling action/shooter based on the 1987 Schwarzenegger movie Predator. It was published by Activision for many home computers, though its NES incarnat...
A turn-based strategy game for the NES in which the player takes on the role of Japanese warlord Shingen Takeda during the 16th Century.
A fast-paced puzzle-platformer that debuted in arcades, and later moved to home gaming systems; including the Commodore 64, NES, and Nintendo's Virtual Console.
A turn-based strategy game originally released in 1987 by Koei, the creators of Nobunaga's Ambition and Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
One of several video game adaptations of the popular Merv Griffin quiz show Jeopardy!, where contestants are given answers and must determine the questions that...
A shooting game developed by Hudson.
A video game adaptation of the 1987 movie regarding Eliot Ness, notorious gangster Al Capone and the Prohibition era. The SNES version is based on the 1993 TV s...
One of the progenitors of Japanese RPGs, The Black Onyx brings the world of high-fantasy RPGs to Japanese computers as five brave adventurers set out through a ...
In Godzilla 2 you are charged with defending objectives from Godzilla and the other monsters of Toho movie fame. Take control of the military and hope not to ge...
Classic NES platformer in which the game continuously scrolls to the right. Players must use the NES Zapper accessory to make the character (Gumshoe) avoid obst...
The 8-Bit adaptation of Final Fight featuring super-deformed style characters.
Mig-29 Soviet Fighter is a jet fighting game released on the NES and many early computer systems.
Phantom Fighter is an action game for the NES, the object of the game is to defeat the numerous Kyonshi (Chinese vampires) and bosses at the end of each of the ...
A compilation of four Codemasters sports titles for the Amiga, ZX Spectrum, and NES.
A dungeon-crawler for the Famicom and the last in the Deep Dungeon series. Retains the open-world structure and multiple-character parties from the previous ent...
A side-scrolling action game set in a dangerous future.
Mega Man's former ally, Proto Man, creates an army of destructive robots and kidnaps Dr. Light, and it's up to Mega Man to stop him in this fifth installment of...
Control Jason Frudnick in his sweet battle-tank as he blasts his way through eight levels of dudes!
A vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up from Nihon Bussan, created originally for the Arcades and later ported to various home systems. It features a power-up system t...
Play as Luke Skywalker as you fight your way through the Battle of Hoth, travel through the swamps of Dagobah, and explore Cloud City
R.C Pro-Am II is an isometric track racer with power ups for the NES. It boasts a variety of themed tracks aswell as vehicles.
New Ghostbusters II was a game for the NES and Game Boy developed by Hal that was only released in Europe.
RoboWarrior (Bomber King in Japan) is a side-scrolling action game for the NES, developed by Hudson and later published in the US by Jaleco. It is a sequel to H...
An isometric combat racing game that was developed by Rare in 1988.
A pirate simulator created by the renowned game designer Sid Meier. Contains looting, swordsmanship and all around swashbuckling. The game was remade in 1993 fo...
A shoot 'em up where the player controls Captain Commando as he infiltrates an enemy space fortress, blasting his way from Section-A straight through to the tit...
Guide hordes of helpless green-haired rodents away from peril in this landmark puzzle game.
An arcade-style action game released for the MSX computer in 1984 and later ported to the Nintendo Famicom console titled as Astro Robo SASA (アストロロボ...
Xevious is one of the first vertical scrolling shoot-em-up arcade games.
A scrolling platformer for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Hudson Soft, the game was an adaptation of the Westone/Sega arcade game Wonder Boy fea...
This Acclaim published NES game was the first Square game to reach North America. The game was developed by both Hironobu Sakaguchi and Nobuo Uematsu.
A basketball game by Konami, originally for the Arcade and ported to home consoles. It is part of Konami's "Exciting" sports series.
Caesars Palace brings the excitement of Las Vegas home.
A top-down shooter where one or two bandana-wearing commandos fight enemy forces in a jungle. It is notable for allowing the player to pilot various vehicles in...
NES game from Konami based on the 1980's TV Series. It used the same game engine as Metal Gear.
Destiny of an Emperor is a strategy role-playing game based roughly on the manga Tenchi o Kurau ("The Devouring of Heaven and Earth") which is set in the Three ...
The first in a series of adventure-RPG adaptations of the world of the manga and anime Dragon Ball. It takes place during the "King Piccolo Saga" arc of the ser...
Step into the shoes of the ninja Ryu Hayabusa as he goes on a quest to avenge his father's unexpected death.
One of the earliest and most famous "mahjong solitaire" games, Shanghai is a puzzle game where players clear a formation of 144 mahjong tiles by matching unrest...
An arcade basketball game endorsed by Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr.
An 8-bit RPG on the NES developed by Game Arts and published by Nexoft. The player controls a female warrior out on a quest.
Play as either Hayate or Kaede in this fast-paced action platformer. This game is known as "Blue Shadow" in Europe.
A horizontal shoot 'em up based on the hit Disney cartoon featuring characters inspired by The Jungle Book. Part of Capcom's series of Disney licensed games fro...
A horror action platformer game based on the movie of the same name, released on a multitude of platforms from 1993 on, developed by Psygnosis, Traveller's Tale...
Play pinball alone or in a double-ended competitive format in Rock 'n' Ball.
Collect pollen and attack other insects to protect your honey in this whimsical Codemasters game.
An open world RPG with three character classes, and no password or save system for your progress.
This licensed brawler is considered a sequel to the original arcade TMNT game and was only released for the NES.
Nightshade is a humorous adventure game for the NES.
The last of the NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy.
A football game from Nintendo for the NES
Quattro Arcade is a game that was originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992. It featured 4 games in one cartridge. 1. F-16 Renegade 2. ...
A puzzle game by Tecmo, in which the player must extinguish fires using blocks of ice to clear stages of increasing difficulty. It is a prequel to Solomon's Key...
Classic turn based strategy game based on the classic Chinese novel "Water Margin."
A sequel to Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu, based on the Saint Seiya anime and manga. It was only released in Japan for the Famicom.
This shape-based Russian mind-bender set the stage for innumerable puzzle games to follow.
A NES platformer released in Japan, August 9th 1991.
The first in the Heracles no Eikou series of Ancient Greek-themed JRPGs created for the Famicom.
An NES platformer based on the Disney animated television series of the same name.
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