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RoboCop is a beat 'em up/run-and-gun action game developed and published by Data East for arcades in 1988, based on the 1987 film of the same name. The gameplay is similar to Data East's arcade game Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja. The games capture the spirit of the RoboCop film to some degree, as it involves killing generic criminals and enemy bosses,... 6102

Little Big Adventure: Twinsen's Adventure (released in North America as Relentless) is an isometric action-adventure by the French studio Adeline Software, published by Electronic Arts in 1994 and directed by Frédérick Raynal, the creator of Alone in the Dark. The player becomes Twinsen, a young inhabitant of the planet Twinsun who rises against the... 283

Castlevania: Dracula X (released in Europe as Castlevania: Vampire's Kiss) is a sequel to the successful action platformer series inspired by Bram Stoker and his Dracula, created and released by Konami for the SNES home console in 1995. It is a remake of the original Castlevania: Rondo of Blood released in Japan for the PC Engine Super CD-ROM² System... 1136

Strider (Strider Hiryū in Japan) is a 1989 side-scrolling platform game released for the CP System arcade hardware by Capcom. Strider is set in a dystopian future in the year 2048, where a mysterious dictator known as the "Grandmaster" rules over the world. Hiryu, the youngest ever Super A Ranked member of an organization of high-tech ninja-like agents... 228

Strider (Strider Hiryū in Japan) is a 1989 side-scrolling platform game released for the CP System arcade hardware by Capcom. Strider is set in a dystopian future in the year 2048, where a mysterious dictator known as the "Grandmaster" rules over the world. Hiryu, the youngest ever Super A Ranked member of an organization of high-tech ninja-like agents... 97

Strider (Strider Hiryū in Japan) is a 1989 side-scrolling platform game released for the CP System arcade hardware by Capcom. Strider is set in a dystopian future in the year 2048, where a mysterious dictator known as the "Grandmaster" rules over the world. Hiryu, the youngest ever Super A Ranked member of an organization of high-tech ninja-like agents... 200

Strider (Strider Hiryū in Japan) is a 1989 side-scrolling platform game released for the CP System arcade hardware by Capcom. Strider is set in a dystopian future in the year 2048, where a mysterious dictator known as the "Grandmaster" rules over the world. Hiryu, the youngest ever Super A Ranked member of an organization of high-tech ninja-like agents... 548

Fascination is a good murder mystery, with interesting plot and some good puzzles. You play a woman in this game, but in this case it seems as if the designer made the choice only as an excuse to flaunt mildly erotic, useless scenes such as you taking a shower... 102

The Prophecy (known in Europe as Ween: The Prophecy) is a point-and-click adventure game in a fantasy setting, developed by Coktel Vision and MDO, released in Europe in 1992 for MS-DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST. It was published by Sierra On-Line in North America in 1993. The game takes a fantasy setting, in which you play a Wizard deemed to be ‘good’ taking... 95

Second Samurai is the sequel to the 1991 game First Samurai, designed by Raffaele Cecco (Vivid Image) and released for the Sega Mega Drive and Amiga in 1994. Notable features also include prehistoric and futuristic levels as well as feudal Japan like the 1991 prequel. Player can choose between two Samurais (the 1-player mode has the male protagonist... 360

Metal Mutant is a side-scrolling Action-adventure game. It is similar to Sierra's Thexder in that it allows you to transform at any time into three different robot forms (Cyborg, Dinos and Tank), each with its own weapons, which include torpedoes, axes, and a remote-controlled flying robot... 310

Mario Teaches Typing was released on personal computers and was designed to teach typing skills to children. The game was developed and published by Interplay Productions. It was first released for MS-DOS in 1992 and then for Windows and Macintosh in 1994. Mario is voiced by Ronald B. Ruben in the floppy disk version and by Charles Martinet in the... 1451

Xatax is a shoot 'em up computer game produced by Pixel Painters and released as shareware in 1994. The game is a horizontally-scrolling shoot 'em up similar to Gradius and R-Type. The player's ship must defeat waves of attacking aliens and defensive turrets over three levels before challenging the Xatax itself. Dead aliens drop power-up capsules which... 584

Xenon is a 1988 2D vertical-scrolling shooter computer game, originally released for the Amiga and quickly ported to other platforms. Excellent graphics, catchy soundtrack, and gameplay turned the game into best-seller on Commodore 64 and Amiga systems, although the PC version much less well received. Like all great SHMUPs, Xenon features smooth controls,... 532

Xenon is a 1988 2D vertical-scrolling shooter computer game, originally released for the Amiga and quickly ported to other platforms. Excellent graphics, catchy soundtrack, and gameplay turned the game into best-seller on Commodore 64 and Amiga systems, although the PC version much less well received. Like all great SHMUPs, Xenon features smooth controls,... 121

Xargon: The Mystery of the Blue Builders is a side-scrolling platform game very similar to Jill of the Jungle, but with improved graphics, released by Epic MegaGames, programmed by Allen Pilgrim with graphics created by Joe Hitchens. The basic goal of the game is to advance through the map by completing levels. To finish a level, the player must find... 147

Annals of Rome is a turn-based historical strategy game set in ancient Rome, created in 1986 by the British studio Personal Software Services (PSS). It appeared on a wide range of 8- and 16-bit computers - from the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC to the Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amiga and PC. The player takes charge of the Roman state from 273 BC, but the... 108

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a run and gun platformer released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. It is the third and final game in the Super Star Wars trilogy and is based on the 1983 film Return of the Jedi. The game follows closely the standard set by the previous two Super Star Wars games, with the return of selectable... 241

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a run and gun platformer released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. It is the third and final game in the Super Star Wars trilogy and is based on the 1983 film Return of the Jedi. The game follows closely the standard set by the previous two Super Star Wars games, with the return of selectable... 106

Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi is a run and gun platformer released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1994. It is the third and final game in the Super Star Wars trilogy and is based on the 1983 film Return of the Jedi. The game follows closely the standard set by the previous two Super Star Wars games, with the return of selectable... 337