showing 10 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
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| Ikari Warriors | SNK;K Amusement Leasing (Micronics) | 1986 | You and a friend are warriors with secret orders to invade an enemy nation. Working together as a team, you must fight for survival against a relentless onslaught of enemies!*** [1]*** [52]***Ikari Warriors is a run and gun arcade game port and very similar to Commando. It is longer and more diverse than [game=#7674]Commando[/game]. You can even use tanks and helicopters which make the game a bit easier. Speaking of difficulty... the game is really hard. That is not only because you are constantly attacked and several grenade throwing enemies are extremely unfair, but also because of the bad controls. The first two levels have a jungle theme and the last two levels you are in a kind of enemy base. The levels are rather long and boringly designed and nearly impossible to complete if you don't have a cheat method at hand. I prefer Commando over this.***1 player or 2 players simultaneous cooperative. 怒 (Ikari) means Anger [Zerothis] | labelimagesubject |
| The Adventures of Dino Riki | Hudson;Rixsoft (Hudson) | 1987 | [media=youtube]j_SbnwBD9U4[/media]***"The Adventures of Dino Riki" is a shoot'em up game similar to the earlier released [game=#7924]King's Knight[/game] from Square. Instead of controlling the typical spaceship or airplane you are in control of a caveman, throwing rocks and other weapons against prehistoric creatures. The gameplay is similar to every other vertical scrolling shooters, with the exception of some very difficult jumping sequences, which are actually the worst part of an otherwise overall interesting and well playable game. After four levels the game repeats itself continuously, which was normal in very early Famicom/NES games but not really acceptable anymore in 1987. | labelimageminimize |
| Valis: The Fantastic Soldier | Tokuma Shoten (Telenet Japan) | 1987 | The Valis series originates from Japanese homecomputers. You play a girl with a shooting sword running around on a quest to save the world. After the first city level the game opens up in another world where it becomes more non-linear. You must find items in several areas to progress through another one etc. The home computer version were more linear in this regard.While everything looks and sounds pretty decent for a 1987 Famicom game, Valis has a major flaw. It's the difficulty level. The levels have a very complicated and annoying layout. There are maps in the game, but you have to find them first. And the monsters kill you fast. After playing lots of insanely difficult Famicom game of around that time I get the definite impression that companies expected their customers to buy hint books. Today in the world of emulators and save states you can circumvent much of the frustration, but back then it must have been extremely frustrating to play. | labelimageminimize |
| Platoon | Sunsoft (Ocean;Sunsoft) | 1988 | labelimageminimize | |
| Amagon | Vic Tokai;Sammy (Aicom) | 1988 | Amagon, the most decorated Marine, was assigned a mission by his commander to investigate a strange, monster-infested South Pacific island, from which no man has ever returned alive. With a machine gun as his only weapon, he took off by plane and crash-landed on the island's beachhead. Amagon, with his unique ability to transform into the huge Megagon, there begins his mission to become first to conquer the island. See and experience the amazing adventures of our hero, Amagon! His rescue ship is waiting at the other side of the island. Good luck! | labelimagesubject |
| Operation Wolf | Taito | 1989 | A group of desperate terrorists is keeping hostages in their jungle fortress. As a member of the elite tactical squad Operation Wolf, you must invade their hideout, destroy their operations, and get the hostages out alive! Maneuver through a series of missions and fight off soldiers, patrol boats, helicopters, and more. The further you progress, the more enemies you'll have to defeat and the harder they'll try to stop you in your tracks (going so far as tossing knives and grenades at you or wearing armor). Each area along your path ends with a boss battle where you'll have to find and exploit each boss's particular weakness. To top it all off, your weapon options are also limited, so you'll need to conserve ammunition and grenades. Operation Wolf is said to be the most valiant and capable unit in the military-can you save the hostages and win the day? | labelimagesubject |
| DuckTales | Capcom | 1989 | [media=youtube]https://youtu.be/Ui5d10GUbVo[/media]*** [70]*** [90]*** [66]*** [64]*** [63]*** [52]*** [37]*** [27]***Uncle Scrooge is a world class millionaire and a lover of adventure. His goal this time is to obtain the five lost treasures that were scattered throughout the world. He is off on his adventure with the help of Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby. They will travel with him through the jungles of the Amazon, the snow topped peaks of the Himalayas, the haunted house in Transylvania, the subterranean mines of Africa, and to the surface of the Moon. How many of the lost treasures will you be able to find? | labelimagesubject |
| Code Name: Viper | Capcom | 1990 | [70]***Deep in the jungles of South America, you're on the mission of your life. Your commander must think you're superhuman. He's instructed you to destroy a powerful drug cartel, free innocent hostages and take down the murderous Drug Lord. No sweat, right? As you slip into the drug cartel's bases, you find yourself hopelessly outnumbered. Your only chance is to get better firearms and ammo, and find your fellow agent with the bombs. | labelimagesubject |
| Town & Country II: Thrilla's Surfari | Acclaim Entertainment | 1992 | The game features Thrilla Gorilla, a surfing/skateboarding mascot of the company, Town & Country Surf Designs, on a quest to save his girlfriend (Barbie Bikini) who has been kidnapped by a witch doctor named Wazula. Unlike the original game, which is set in Hawaii, the sequel is set in Africa. | labelimagesubject |
| Mickey's Safari in Letterland | Hi-Tech Expressions;Playtronic (Beam) | 1993 | NES-M8-USA Developed by Beam Software and published by Hi-Tech Expressions in 1993-03 1 player only Play the anthropomorphic Mickey Mouse as he travels to Letterland and 'hunts' letters in this platform game. The letters are needed for Ludwig von Drake's museum where Goofy and Mickey are currently employed. Goofy chauffeurs Mickey between the 6 regions with different terrains in Letterland; Snowy mountains and icy surfaces in Yukon, cliffs, water, and tropical beaches in Caribbean, swamp and water in Swamp, water and forest in Forest, water and jungle in Jungle, and desert and pyramid interiors in Pyramid. Each Every level has 3 letters of a single 3 letter word, each hidden in a letter diamond, that Mickey optionally must find and 'capture' in a butterfly net. If he finds all 3, he will spell the world after the level ends while an illustration of the word is shown (hat, leg, arm, etc...). Mickey can say all 26 letters, laugh, and exclaim "oh boy" in synthesized speech that actually sounds like Mickey. The level ends when Mickey nets the stone slab containing an ancient fossilized letter. Goofy also operates a Rube Goldberg type of machine that cleans and preserves the fossils before Mickey puts them in the museum display. This is also part of the game, the player must match the letter to it place in the display. There are 26 levels in expert mode, 4 or 5 per region, one for each letter of the English alphabet. Beating the game treats the player to an 8-bit instrumental rendition of The Alphabet Song (Mozart's Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star). It is impossible to die but Mickey will show comical discomfort at contacting enemies or falling long distances. This is an extremely easy aimed at people who are not yet or are still learning the English alphabet. However, finding all the letters for the bonus words involves more advanced exploration and problem solving skills. A few letters are in places where they player may not be able to return to once they pass a certain point in the level and so careful planning is required to achieve this goal. The mushrooms and hippos from Disney's movie Fantasia and Monkeys from the movie Junglebook, make cameos. All the creatures listed are passive or inconsiderate to Mickey's presence, though all can be made useful. The living snowman and the anthropomorphic mushrooms are the only fantastically presented creatures. Hint, swing the net just before hitting the ground to avoid 'hurting' Mickey. Hint, contacting a creature or a corner of a surface tosses Mickey into the air with the height depending on several factors. Hint, every level has an animal or apparatus that will cause Mickey to jump extra high if the jump button is held. [spoiler=Hidden mode;close]If you press Select on the map screen you can enter a mode where Mickey says the letter the player points to when they press a button. Pressing select again returns to the map screen. This might be in the instruction book but can still be consider a secret since people just learning their alpha bet would not be expected to read the instruction book. [/spoiler] Someone should verify the details of the hidden mode as stated in the instruction booklet. The game displays a copyright of 1990 but was not published until 1993-03. [Zerothis] | labelimagesubject |
