showing 32 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | tags | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zaxxon | Sega | 1985 | bossbattles fbd lives score scrollingshooter zaxxon | labelimageminimize |
| Seiken Acho | ASCII Corporation;Philips Iberica (Irem) | 1985 | bossbattles cartridge color-4bit did enemyhealthdisplay joystick keyboard lives maleprotagonist martialarts progressleft rescue score snakes timelimit unarmedfighting uvl-confusable walking | labelimageminimize |
| Fantasy Zone | Pony Canyon | 1986 | bossbattles bright fantasyzone instantdeath lives powerups runandgun score shopping | labelimageminimize |
| Gradius | Konami | 1986 | bossbattles cartridge drone energyweapons gradius konamigamecollection lives moaifigures powerups score scrollingshooter secondaryattack speedbonus | labelimageminimize |
| Knightmare | Konami | 1986 | amoeboids boomerangs bossbattles cartridge chiroptera grecoromanmythology knightmare-series knights konamigamecollection rangedweapons runandgun score skeletons wiiuvirtualconsole wiivirtualconsole | labelimageminimize |
| Ninja Jajamaru-kun | Jaleco;Eaglesoft (Jaleco) | 1986 | bossbattles did feudaljapan frog lives ninja ninjakun-series rescue score thrownweapons timelimit | labelimageminimize |
| Takahashi Meijin no Bouken Jima | Hudson Soft | 1986 | adventureisland birds bossbattles chiroptera consoleclassix did elevators fish forest frog island lives nofalldamage octopus platformer rescue score skateboard snails snakes spiders subterranean thrownweapons walking wiiuvirtualconsole wiivirtualconsole wonderboy | labelimageminimize |
| TwinBee | Konami | 1986 | bossbattles konamigamecollection lives powerups score scrollingshooter twinbee wiiuvirtualconsole | labelimageminimize |
| Zanac A.I. | Pony Canyon (Compile) | 1986 | bossbattles difficulty-auto energyweapons instantdeath lives powerups score scrollingshooter weaponupgrades zanac | labelimageminimize |
| Fantasm Soldier Valis | Telenet Japan (Wolf Team) | 1986 | bossbattles femaleprotagonist swords valis | labelimageminimize |
| A-Na-Za - Kaleidoscope Special | Hot-B (Ga-Yume) | 1987 | bossbattles score | labelimageminimize |
| Dragon Slayer IV: Drasle Family | Nihon Falcom | 1987 | alternatingprotagonist bossbattles currency dragons dragonslayer inventory jumping keycodes keys ladders loot-random magic mapdeficient meleeweapons metroidvania monsters multiprotagonists powerups savepassword secrets shopping subterranean swords walking weaponplot | labelimageminimize |
| Gradius 2 | Konami | 1987 | bossbattles cartridge gradius lives powerups score scrollingshooter wiiuvirtualconsole wiivirtualconsole | labelimageminimize |
| Gun.Smoke | Topo Soft | 1987 | bossbattles firearms gunslingers lives mercenaryprotagonist runandgun score western | labelimageminimize |
| Salamander | Konami | 1987 | bossbattles gradius lives moaifigures powerups score scrollingshooter | labelimageminimize |
| Alien Syndrome | Dro Soft | 1988 | aliens aliensyndrome bossbattles rescue runandgun score timelimit walking | labelimagesubject |
| Bomber King | Hudson Soft | 1988 | bomberman bombs bossbattles cyborgprotagonist firearms otherworld robots score timelimit | labelimageminimize |
| Double Dragon | Dro Soft;Virgin Games (Xortrapa Soft) | 1988 | beltscroller bossbattles city did doubledragon lives meleeweapons rescue score timelimit unarmedfighting uvl-confusable | labelimageminimize |
| Magnum Kiki Ippatsu: Empire City 1931 | Taito;Romstar (Seibu Kaihatsu) | 1988 | 1930s 20thcentury arcade bossbattles captives city-newyork-ny firearms lawenforcerprotagonist lives outlaws score timelimit | labelimageminimize |
| Nemesis 3: The Eve of Destruction | Konami | 1988 | bossbattles caveflying gradius lives msx2-enhanced powerups score scrollingshooter wiiuvirtualconsole wiivirtualconsole | labelimageminimize |
| Parodius - Tako Saves Earth | Konami | 1988 | ♫beethovensym5 ♫fantaisieimpromptu ♫flightofthebumblebee ♫liszthungarianrhap2 ♫moonlightsonata ♫mountainking ♫newworldsym ♫odetojoy ♫rideofthevalkyries ♫tchaikovskypiano1 ♫tchaikovskyswanlake ♫toreadorsong bossbattles lives moaifigures parodius parody score scrollingshooter | labelimageminimize |
| R-Type | Irem | 1988 | abominations alone bossbattles chargingweapons drone energyweapons lives organic-theme r-type score scrollingshooter speedbonus | labelimageminimize |
| Robocop | Ocean | 1988 | 2040s 21stcentury 3rdmillennium bossbattles city-detroit-mi cybernetics cyberpunk cyborgprotagonist cyborgs earth firearms future handguns lawenforcerprotagonist megacorps movie naturalistic northamerica robocop robots runandgun score timelimit transhumanism walking | labelimageminimize |
| Altered Beast | Activision (New Frontier) | 1989 | alteredbeast bossbattles cassette did grecoromanmythology lives monsters rescue score shapeshifters shapeshifting skeletons unarmedfighting undead | labelimagesubject |
| Double Dragon II: The Revenge | Dro Soft (Virgin Games) | 1989 | beltscroller bossbattles doubledragon lives score timelimit unarmedfighting | labelimageminimize |
| Gemini Wing | Virgin Games;Sales Curve (Imagitec Design) | 1989 | bossbattles cassette instantdeath lives powerups score scrollingshooter | labelimageminimize |
| Shinobi | Mastertronic | 1989 | bossbattles lives ninja ninja-theme ninjaprotagonist rescue score shinobi-series thrownweapons | labelimageminimize |
| Soldier of Light | Dro Soft (Animagic) | 1989 | bossbattles energyweapons giantmonsters jumping levelselection lives midairjumping nofalldamage robots runandgun score walking | labelimageminimize |
| Thunder Blade | U.S. Gold (Tiertex) | 1989 | aerodyne bossbattles helicopter helicopters lives rotorcraft score scrollingshooter tanks | labelimageminimize |
| Saint Dragon | Storm | 1990 | bossbattles lives score scrollingshooter | labelimageminimize |
| Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles | Image Works (Probe Software) | 1990 | 20thcentury bossbattles cartoon cassette city city-newyork-ny comic earth ingametitle latemodernperiod meleeweapons multiprotagonists mutantprotagonist mutants ninja ninjaprotagonist northamerica nunchucks rescue sai score sewers staves subterranean swords teenprotagonist teens thrownweapons tmnt underwater underwaterdiving walking | labelimageminimize |
| Knightmare Gold | Amusement Factory | 2005 | amoeboids bossbattles chiroptera grecoromanmythology knightmare-series mod msx2-enhanced skeletons | labelimageminimize |
