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name	publisher(developer)	year	description
Xevious	U.S. Gold (Probe Software)	1986
Alien Syndrome	ACE Software;Sega	1987	Catastrophic accident in experimental genetic lab. . .stations overrun by hideous organic mutations – scientists captured! Activate station's self-destruct cycle! Send in Ricky and Mary, veteran Alien Exterminators, to rescue hostages! GO – Through the maze of corridors, blasting the slimy hordes, pick up new weapons on the way, rescue the prisoners and find the exit – HORROR – the doors are guarded by the biggest, most grotesque mutants imaginable! Can you get out before the time bomb goes off. . .? * Multi-load game with 8-way scrolling and two player option! * Pick up Flamethrowers, Lasers, Fireballs, etc. from weapon bays! Activate station plan at Radar Map Points! * The most imaginative aliens ever – unsurpassed in slimy hideousness and brilliantly depicted in grotesque graphical glory! * The biggest, ugliest, most bloodcurdling end-of-level monsters ever! * Probably the most visually impressive game ever to hit the arcades – now in your home! OFFICIAL COIN-OP CONVERSION!* [137]* [62]*** [34]
Gun.Smoke	Topo Soft	1987
Nemesis	Konami (Imagine)	1987
Space Harrier	Elite	1987
Transmuter	Codemasters	1987
Wonder Boy	Activision	1987	[36]*Also released in a compilation called "The Story So Far (Vol. 4)", which included [game=#47458]Ghostbusters[/game], [game=#46048]Aliens[/game], [game=#49957]Wonder Boy[/game], [game=#46227]Back to the Future[/game], [game=#48803]Quartet[/game] and [game=#47145]The Eidolon[/game], released in 1989, published by [company=Elite]Elite[/company] and distributed by [company=Ubi Soft]Ubi Soft[/company]. This compilation was rated 45% by French magazine Amstrad Cent Pour Cent #19 (Oct. 1989).* [34]*** [25]
Robocop	Ocean	1988	Take on the role of avenging angel as you mete out rough justice to the perpetrators of evil and lawlessness. Some of the most exciting scenes ever to fill a computer screen confront you. The future is here and now when you take up this challenge - PART MAN - PART MACHINE - ALL COP* [191]* [137]* [142]* [25]* [92]* [49]* [1]* [52]* [36]* [34]
Salamander	Konami (Imagine)	1988
Thunder Blade	U.S. Gold (Tiertex)	1988
Tiger Road	Go!;U.S. Gold (Probe Software)	1988
Altered Beast	Activision (The Soft Option)	1989	Awaken the beast within you... ALTERED BEAST Zeus has called upon you! Only a brave and fearless warrior can save his beloved daughter Athena, from the cunning clutches of Nelf, evil Lord of the Underworld. Risen from the grave, you are presented with Supernatural powers beyond this world. Collect the 'mystical' spirit halls and transform into all awesome array of creatures — as Strongman, punch and kick harder than ever before, as WereWolf and WereTiger rip the flesh of the demons of hell and as Bear, knock out your enemies with one bad breath! You hear the distant cries of the beautiful Athena and as the terrors of the Underworld tighten their grasp, the beast within you rises to face the final battle!!* [137]* [25]* [25]* [36]*** [34]
Dominator	System 3	1989
Double Dragon II: The Revenge	Virgin Games;Mastertronic (Binary Design)	1989
Double Dragon II: The Revenge	Virgin Games;Dro Soft (Animagic)	1989
Dragon Spirit	Domark (Consult Software)	1989
Forgotten Worlds	U.S. Gold (Arc Developments)	1989
Gemini Wing	Virgin Games;Sales Curve (Imagitec Design)	1989
Ghouls 'n Ghosts	U.S. Gold (Software Creations)	1989
Last Duel: Inter Planet War 2012	U.S. Gold (Tiertex)	1989
R-Type	Electric Dreams;Ocean (Software Studios)	1989	A DAZZLING AND DEADLY GAME OF COSMIC ENCOUNTER. The final showdown has begun! At the controls of your powerful R-9 interstellar craft, you maneuver into enemy territory-the monstrous Bydo Empire. Your mission: to destroy the evil forces who have held the cosmos in fear and relentless suffering. It's a fight to the death against an uncommon cadre of space oddities-gigantic slithering serpents, whirling space bugs and fantastic galactic warships--all bombarding your lone craft amid an exotic cosmic landscape. Armed with the latest R-Type lasers, you possess spectacular fighting power. But your enemies are ruthless in their attack. To survive, you'll need to seek out the power crystals that give you added weapons strength and protection. Can you endure the onslaught? Are you a mighty-enough warrior to survive eight stages of battle to face the final confrontation and win? The fate of the cosmos is in your hands. R-TYPE-the outrageous game of cosmic encounter that has the entire galaxy talking.* [191]* [154]* [25]* [134]* [92]* [49]* [25]* [52]* [36]Also released in a compilation called "Les A100% D'Or", in collaboration with English software publisher [company=Ocean]Ocean[/company] and French magazine Amstrad Cent Pour Cent, which included [game=#48838]R-Type[/game], [game=#46011]After Burner[/game], [game=#48527]Operation Wolf[/game] and [game=#49689]Titan[/game], released in 1989 and published by Ocean. This compilation was rated 98% by French magazine Amstrad Cent Pour Cent #19 (Oct. 1989).** [34]
Shinobi	Virgin Games;Sales Curve (Binary Design)	1989	If game running on 128k machine (6128 or 464 with +64k), game includes (good) music and speech!* [69]* [25]* [62]* [1]* [36]* [34]
Silkworm	Virgin Games;Mastertronic (Random Access)	1989
Soldier of Light	ACE S (Animagic)	1989
The New Zealand Story	Ocean (Choice Software)	1989
Wonder Boy in Monster Land	Activision (Images Design)	1989
Black Tiger	U.S. Gold (Tiertex)	1990	Fight your way through colorful, action-packed levels in this 1987 arcade classic. Explore huge, sprawling levels as a powerful barbarian, seeking to defeat menacing bosses. Plus, upgrade your character with one of the first inventory and power-up systems ever built.* [52]* [36]* [34]*The longest tape to load that I owned on my CPC 464, it took more than half an hour to load !!
Midnight Resistance	Ocean (Special FX)	1990
Ninja Spirit	Activision;Irem (Software Studios)	1990
P47 Thunderbolt	Firebird (Source)	1990
Rainbow Islands	Ocean (Graftgold)	1990
Saint Dragon	Storm (Random Access)	1990
Space Harrier II	Grandslam	1990
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles	Image Works (Probe Software)	1990
X-Out	Rainbow Arts	1990
Final Fight	U.S. Gold (Creative Materials)	1991
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Coin-Op!	Image Works (Probe Software)	1991	[b]THE RETURN OF THE AWESOME FOURSOME![/b] Now two dudes or dudettes can join forces and double team Shredder™ and his turtle terminators in a bid to save April™ and Splinter™. Choose which lean, green turtle you control and haut shell around this fully scrolling version of the coin-op game and save April™ from a burning building. Meanwhile Splinter™ gets kidnapped and you must trash dodgy dudes Bebop™ and Rocksteady™ to set him free.* [137]* [25]*** [34]
Turrican II: The Final Fight	Rainbow Arts (Enigma Variations)	1991
R-Type	Easter Egg	2012	Full 128K remake developed by Easter Egg with better music, better graphics, more colours and new game modes.

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