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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York is a video game based loosely on the 1992 film of the same name; it was released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis, Game Boy, MS-DOS and Super NES platforms. The game was released in late 1992 for all three Nintendo's consoles available at the time. Mechanically, the three versions are identical, with the... 898

Earthworm Jim is a run and gun platform video game starring an earthworm named Jim in a robotic suit who battles evil. The gameplay of Earthworm Jim is very bizarre, to say the least. Launching cows, using Jim's head as a whip, and other bizarre twists add to the insanity. The player controls Jim at all times of the game. In the level sections, Jim... 427

Doom is a landmark title in the first-person shooter genre. It is widely recognized for pioneering immersive 3D graphics, networked multiplayer gaming on the PC platform, and support for custom expansions... 1174

Excalibur: The Sword of Kings is a text-based adventure game with color images. The parser recognizes two-word commands and it is possible to explore 29 screens. The game was originally released for the ZX Spectrum and was redesigned for HTML5 in 2019 with tutorial added. The evil witch Crania, was searching for Merlin to devour his power. In her quest... 130

Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar is the fourth in the series of Ultima computer role-playing games. It is the first in the "Age of Enlightenment" trilogy, shifting the series from the hack and slash, dungeon crawl gameplay of its "Age of Darkness" predecessors towards an ethically-nuanced, story-driven approach. Ultima IV is different among RPGs in that... 235

R-Type is a side scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game produced by Irem in 1987, first published by Nintendo on Arcade coin-op machines. The player controls a space fighter named the R-9 to defend humanity against a mysterious powerful alien life-form known as the Bydo. The game is made up of several sequential levels, with a boss enemy at the end of each.... 354

R-Type is a side scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game produced by Irem in 1987, first published by Nintendo on Arcade coin-op machines. The player controls a space fighter named the R-9 to defend humanity against a mysterious powerful alien life-form known as the Bydo. The game is made up of several sequential levels, with a boss enemy at the end of each.... 168

Final Fantasy is a role-playing game created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, developed and first published in Japan by Square, originally released for the Famicom/NES. The game has four basic game modes: an overworld map, town and dungeon maps, a battle screen, and a menu screen. Final Fantasy was the first game to show the player's characters on the right... 398

Outlander is an action driving video game with a post-apocalyptic theme developed by Mindscape for the Sega Mega Drive and in Super Nintendo consoles. The game shares many similarities to the Mad Max film series, originally it was developed as "The Road Warrior" based on the Mad Max sequel, however near completion Mindscape lost the rights to the license... 288

Disney's Aladdin is a video game based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name, is a side-scrolling platformer. The player controls Aladdin, who must make his way through several levels based on locations from the movie: from the streets and rooftops of Agrabah, the Cave of Wonders and the Sultan's dungeon to the final confrontation in Grand Vizier... 2801

Platform game that involves the player on a quest as the first samurai in the history of ancient Japan to survive in a world of evil and rival swordsmen. Eating food and drinking sake will help the player get stronger, while fire and enemy contact will weaken the samurai. The player starts out as a hermit in an ancient forest, but he eventually becomes... 171

Lethal Weapon is an action side-scrolling platform game based on the movie series of the same name. The player chooses one of the two police partners - Martin Riggs or Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson / Danny Glover) and battles it out with criminals around the city of Los Angeles and the surrounding area. Each character can walk, jump, swimm and kick or... 60

Lethal Weapon is an action side-scrolling platform game based on the movie series of the same name. The player chooses one of the two police partners - Martin Riggs or Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson / Danny Glover) and battles it out with criminals around the city of Los Angeles and the surrounding area. Each character can walk, jump, swimm and kick or... 116

Lethal Weapon is an action side-scrolling platform game based on the movie series of the same name. The player chooses one of the two police partners - Martin Riggs or Roger Murtaugh (Mel Gibson / Danny Glover) and battles it out with criminals around the city of Los Angeles and the surrounding area. Each character can walk, jump, swimm and kick or... 211

Super Mario Land marked Mario's first appearance on the Nintendo Game Boy and was a launch title for the Game Boy. The gameplay of Super Mario Land is similar to that of Super Mario Bros. and its Japanese successor for the Nintendo Entertainment System. As in the previous games, the player takes the role of Mario. The ultimate objective is to defeat...

Space Invaders is an arcade video game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released in 1978. Space Invaders is one of the earliest shooting games and the aim is to defeat waves of aliens with a laser cannon to earn as many points as possible. In designing the game, Nishikado drew inspiration from popular media: Breakout, The War of the Worlds, and... 462

Wolfenstein 3D is a video game that is generally regarded as having popularized the first person shooter genre on the PC, created by id Software. Player is an American soldier named BJ Blazkowicz attempting to escape from the eponymous Nazi stronghold; there are many armed guards, as well as attack dogs. The building has a number of hidden rooms containing... 665

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a side-scrolling platform game for the NES by Konami. loosely based on the 1987 cartoon series of the same name. The Ninja Turtles (Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello) are on a mission to retrieve the Life Transformer Gun from Shredder, a device that could restore their sensei Splinter back to his human form.... 1162

Similar to the first Prince of Persia, the character explores various deadly areas by running, jumping, crawling, avoiding traps, solving puzzles and drinking magic potions. Prince of Persia 2 is, however, more combat-heavy than its predecessor. In the first game, enemies appear only occasionally and are always alone, while in the sequel, up to four... 621

Prince of Persia is an action platformer with sword combat, designed and programmed by Jordan Mechner in 1989 for the Apple II and published by Brøderbund of California. The player takes the role of an unnamed young hero who has 60 minutes of real time to fight through the palace of the evil vizier Jaffar and rescue the Princess. Thanks to its rotoscoped... 5371