showing 7 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo Bongo | Sega | 1983 | 006-03 16k cartridge. Rare. 1 player of 2 players alternating. Its like Donkey Kong in 3D. Dodge coconuts and jump obstacles. This version of the game only has two screens unlike some others that have four. Intro and ending sequences are omitted as well. While the view is an unusual the side-diametric, the control is standard. Up and down causes vertical movement instead of matching the diagonal skew of the terrain. | labelimageminimize |
| Donkey Kong | Atari | 1983 | Released in the arcades in 1981, Donkey Kong was not only Nintendo's first real smash hit for the company but marked the introduction of two of their most popular mascots: Mario (originally "Jumpman") and Donkey Kong. Donkey Kong is a platform-action game that has Mario scale four different industrial-themed levels (construction zone, cement factory, an elevator-themed level, and removing rivets from girders) in an attempt to save the damsel in distress, Pauline, from the big ape before the timer runs out. Once the rivets are removed from the final level, Donkey Kong falls, and the two lovers are reunited. From there, the levels start over at a higher difficulty. Along the way, Mario must dodge a constant stream of barrels, "living" fireballs, and spring-weights. Although not as powerful as in other future games, Mario can find a hammer which allows him to destroy the barrels and fireballs for a limited amount of time. Additionally, Mario can also find Pauline's hat, purse, and umbrella for additional bonus points. Donkey Kong is also notable for being one of the first complete narratives in video game form, told through simplistic cut scenes that advance the story. It should also be noted that in many conversions of the original coin-op game for early 1980's consoles and computer systems, Donkey Kong only used two or three of the original levels, with the cement factory most often omitted.***[media=youtube]rmypbmT3TkM[/media]***RX8031 16k cartridge. 3 common variations of this game exist. The ©1988 variation is a blue cartridge and was marketed as a XEGS game. | labelimagesubject |
| Flip & Flop | First Star Software | 1983 | 16k cartridge. Extremely rare.*** [48]*** [48] | labelimageminimize |
| Dragon's Keep | Sierra On-Line | 1984 | labelimageminimize | |
| Pitfall II: Lost Caverns | Activision | 1984 | CA-011 16k cartridge. Uncommon. | labelimageminimize |
| The Dallas Quest | Datasoft | 1984 | Based on the series of TV miniserieses collectively know under the title, [i]Dallas[/i]. You play a private investigator hired by Sue Ellen. She wants to collect some oil fields of her own to get rich and leave J.R. [Zerothis] | labelimagesubject |
| Affen-Jagd | Europa Computer-Club | 1985 | labelimageminimize |
