PLATFORMS
Everything was peaceful on the island of Rwanda, until the evil demon lord Pay Valusa invaded it, sending hordes of monsters to do his bidding. A lone warrior named Tritorn is the only one who can defeat the demon and restore peace. Tritorn is, together with Dragon Slayer and Hydlide, an early progenitor of the … Continue reading “Tritorn”
Year: 1985
Platforms: FM-7, MSX, PC-6001, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1
Genre: Action
Theme: Action RPG
Run… fly… dodge those obstacles, but return fire on wave after wave of attacking aliens. Armed with a really big gun, you have to defend yourself against the alien hordes using your wits to navigate around the screen. But watch out for those end of level bosses! Originating in the arcades, Space Harrier is a third-person rail … Continue reading “Space Harrier”
Year: 1985
Platforms: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Arcade, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, FM-7, Game Gear, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC-6001, PC-88, SEGA 32X, SEGA Master System, SEGA Saturn, Sharp X1, Sharp X68000, TurboGrafx-16, Wii, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
Aspic is an Action Role Playing game utilizing a first person perspective in dungeons. Battles occur in real time on a separate arena similar to Zelda II’s map encounters. There are three option to pick upon a random encounter: fight, talk or run. Players can recruit extra warriors and pick which warrior will engage in … Continue reading “Aspic”
Year: 1986
Platforms: FM-7, NES, PC-6001, Sharp X1
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
Lizard is a simple first-person dungeon crawler in Wizardry style, though with a single player character rather than a party. The goal is to explore a maze-like pseudo-3D tower and locate a magical book that would help the hero to rescue a captured princess. The player can choose between the classes of Fighter, Thief, and … Continue reading “Lizard”
Year: 1984
Platforms: FM-7, Hitachi S1, MSX, PC-6001, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
The Judgment Day is nearing. An ancient demonic race is ready to invade and conquer Earth. Luna, a Transylvanian princess who can predict the future, senses the impending danger. She summons Vega, a 200-year-old robot, and together they must find psionic masters across the globe and brace themselves for the final battle. Based on the … Continue reading “Genma Taisen”
Year: 1983
Platforms: FM-7, PC-6001, PC-8000, PC-88, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp MZ-80K/700/800/1500
Genre: Adventure
Theme: Visual novel
Rumor says that the legendary Black Onyx, an artifact that grants eternal youth and happiness to those who can find it, lies within the Black Tower near the town of Utsuro. You assemble a party of brave adventurers and venture into the tower, defeating monsters on your way to the great treasure. The Black Onyx … Continue reading “The Black Onyx”
Year: 1984
Platforms: FM-7, MSX, NES, PC-6001, PC-8000, PC-88, PC-98, SG-1000, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp X1
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Turn-based strategy
Your task in this arcade game is to guide a frog across a treacherous road and river, and to safety at the top of the screen. Both these sections are fraught with a variety of hazards, each of which will kill the frog and cost you a life if contact is made. The road is … Continue reading “Frogger”
Year: 1981
Platforms: Android, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, BREW, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, Dragon 32/64, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Genesis, Intellivision, J2ME, MSX, Macintosh, Nintendo Switch, Odyssey 2, PC Booter, PC-6001, PlayStation 4, SNES, TI-99/4A, TRS-80, TRS-80 CoCo, Timex Sinclair 2068, Tomy Tutor, VIC-20, Windows Phone, ZX81, iPad, iPhone
Genre: Action
Theme: Arcade
An evil demon named Varalys casts a curse upon the princess Ann, turning her into three fairies. You control Sir Jim and set out to find the fairies, and then slay Varalys. Only by vanquishing Varalys can the curse be lifted. Once the princess is restored the kingdom will be saved. Hydlide is an action … Continue reading “Hydlide”
Year: 1984
Platforms: FM-7, MSX, NES, PC-6001, PC-88, PC-98, PS Vita, PSP, PlayStation 3, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp X1, Windows
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
A hundred thousand years ago, an ancient civilization prospered on our Earth, their product being GAMP (General Artificial Matrix Producer). In order to survive the Ice Age, most of the Earth’s inhabitants have decided to leave it, finally settling on a planet called Xevious. A group of humans remained, becoming our own ancestors. Many years … Continue reading “Xevious: The Avenger”
Year: 1982
Platforms: Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade, Atari 7800, Atari ST, BREW, Commodore 64, FM-7, Game Boy Advance, J2ME, NES, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Switch, PC-6001, PC-8000, PC-88, PC-98, PlayStation 4, SEGA Master System, Sharp MZ-80B/2000/2500, Sharp X1, Sharp Zaurus, Wii, Wii U, Xbox 360, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action
Theme: Shooter
King Ogreth of the Basam Empire has invaded your country and either captured or turned into rocks and trees all your soldiers. You, king Suren, are left completely alone. In a desperate attempt, you decide to walk to king Ogreth’s castle and to defeat him. You hope you’ll be able to find some way to … Continue reading “Bokosuka Wars”
Year: 1983
Platforms: FM-7, Hitachi S1, MSX, NES, PC-6001, PC-88, PC-98, Sharp X1, Wii, Windows
Genre: Strategy / tactics
Theme: Platform