showing 3 games
| name | publisher(developer) | year arrow_downward | description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joust | Williams | 1982 | [48]***- To fly in Joust press repeatedly the 'FLAP' button. - To survive a joust the highest lance wins in a collision. - Pick up the eggs before they hatch. - Meet all enemies and beware of the 'unbeatable?' Pterodactyl.***Possibly the only ostrich jousting game ever made. One of Williams' three greats, along with Defender and Sinistar. A good example of the better quality games produced in 1982, its sharp sprites and pretty landscapes, as well as excellent gameplay, made it one of the best arcade games of the year. | labelimagesubject |
| Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest | Williams | 1986 | - To fly in Joust press repeatedly the 'FLAP' button. - To survive a joust the highest lance wins in a collision. - Pick up the eggs before they hatch. - Press the transform button to become a Pegasus. The Pegasus moves slower. But is more powerful against enemies on the ground. - Gold eggs bring awards! To collect an award step on red window before timer expires. - Meet thy enemies and beware of the "unbeatable?" Pterodactyl. | labelimagesubject |
| Golden Axe | Sega | 1989 | In Turtle Village, the invaders are ugly, brutal and 12 feet tall. They roar with laughter as they pound you into the dirt. Swing Axe Battler's mighty sword and shatter them with Mushroom Magic. Smash and blast with Tyris Flare's Curtains of Fire. Somersault and strike with Gilius Thunderhead's axe or scorch the brutes with lightning! It's a spellbinding age of magic, fiery dragons and skeletons in armor. Battle the invaders on the back of a giant turtle. Fight on the feathered wings of a soaring eagle. Conquer and ride flame-spewing monsters to victory! Rescue the kidnapped King and Princess to return peace to the world. The score is Death Adder, thousands -- you, zero. Grab your weapon and change the score!*** [100]*** [28]*** [42]*** [62]*** [85]*** [22]***This is the game from which the entire series grew. The timeless world of LOTR/Conan-style fighting was an instant hit with arcade-goers, and inspired a heap of other games that tried to be like it, but failed miserably. [b]Trivia:[/b] (from MobyGames) 'The game is banned in Germany for violence (ban issued on 30.05.92). The game 'Golden Axe: The Duel' is not affected.' --I have looked into this, and it appears all ports may have been affected, but certainly the Genesis, Arcade, and Amiga ports. Ban has since been lifted as the content was (apparently), but no longer isn't (apparently), harmful. [b]Even More Trivia[/b] from Mame.dk Golden Axe page 'The kanji [Japanese character] on the title screen actually reads 'Senpu', meaning 'Fighting Axe'. This is an example of 'gikun', where Japanese artists use the phonetic value of a character to determine the game's name, and not the meaning of the character itself.' [Garrett] | labelimagesubject |
