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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,... 578

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,... 144

Prehistorik 2 is a sequel to the platform game Prehistorik. Like in its predecessor, the main character of Prehistorik 2 is a caveman who goes in quest for food, fighting various animals and humorous end of level bosses. The game is a simple platform game where the player walks and jumps his/her way through the levels and whacks enemies in the head... 1710

Prehistorik is a platform game developed by Titus. The playable character is a neanderthal armed with a club. In a search for food, the neanderthal must hit dinosaurs and other animals that come in his way. Some hostile beings can't be beat, so the player must dodge them. A boss awaits in every even numbered level. There are seven levels... 627

Boulder Dash, aka Rockford, was originally created by Peter Liepa and Chris Gray. The hero of the game, whom the player controls, is the brave prospector "Rockford". He must dig through caves collecting gems and diamonds, while avoiding various types of dangerous creatures as well as obstacles like falling rocks and the constant danger of being crushed... 5177

Dual Orb II is a Japanese role-playing game released for the Super Famicom. It is the sequel to 'Dual Orb' and it is only available in Japanese language format. Dual Orb II focuses on Aleth, a mysterious boy found by the High Priest of Garade when he was just a baby. His best friend, Lagnus, is the prince of Garade and his partner in swordplay. Aleth... 96

Uncharted Waters (Daikōkai Jidai) is the first game in the popular Japanese strategy game series, produced by Koei as part of its Rekoeition games. The player assumes the role of Leon Franco, the young, ambitious son of a noble family fallen on hard times in Portugal. The goal of the game is to restore the family's former glory and achieve Leon's dreams.... 247

Uncharted Waters (Daikōkai Jidai) is the first game in the popular Japanese strategy game series, produced by Koei as part of its Rekoeition games. The player assumes the role of Leon Franco, the young, ambitious son of a noble family fallen on hard times in Portugal. The goal of the game is to restore the family's former glory and achieve Leon's dreams.... 221

Uncharted Waters (Daikōkai Jidai) is the first game in the popular Japanese strategy game series, produced by Koei as part of its Rekoeition games. The player assumes the role of Leon Franco, the young, ambitious son of a noble family fallen on hard times in Portugal. The goal of the game is to restore the family's former glory and achieve Leon's dreams.... 418

Tactics Ogre: Let Us Cling Together is a Japanese tactical role-playing game created by Quest, originally released in 1995 on the Super Famicom in Japan. Though Let Us Cling Together is the second entry released in the Ogre Battle franchise, it featured dramatically different gameplay than its predecessor. While Ogre Battle: The March of the Black... 362

Star Ocean is a Japanese action role-playing video game and the first game in the Star Ocean series. It was the first game developed by the newly formed tri-Ace company for the Super Famicom. The player navigates a character throughout the game world, exploring areas and interacting with non-player characters. In progressing through the game, the player... 255

10th Frame is a ten-pin bowling is simulation game created by Access Software in 1986, as a follow-up to the hugely successful Leader Board golf game. Up to 8 players could take part in Open bowling or a Tournament. There was a choice of 3 different difficulty levels - Kids, in which the ball always went straight, Amateur, and Professional... 197

Commando is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released in 1985. It was released for several platforms. All versions of the game are very similar, with the same graphics (taking into account the various limitations of the platforms). The player (a soldier named Super Joe) starts by being dropped off in a jungle by a helicopter, and has... 224

Commando is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released in 1985. It was released for several platforms. All versions of the game are very similar, with the same graphics (taking into account the various limitations of the platforms). The player (a soldier named Super Joe) starts by being dropped off in a jungle by a helicopter, and has... 5716

Wizardry I-II-III is an excellent remake of the first three Wizardry games for the Super Nintendo, combined in one `game` that lets you play each of the three titles in any order (with the ability to import your party as well). The gameplay, fans will be happy to note, remains the same: a tough first-person dungeon crawl that many die-hard RPG fans... 412

500cc Grand Prix was one of the first French-made games for the Atari ST. It is a motorcycle simulator game viewed from behind the bike. It was developed by Microïds in 1986 as their first game. It lets players ride on 12 circuits all around the world either alone or against a friend with vertically-split screen. GP 500cc contains two game modes -... 193

Trolls is a 1992 platformer by the British company Flair Software, built on the licence for the coloured-hair plastic troll dolls that were a popular toy in the early nineties. The player controls a grown-up troll and has to collect at least a set number of kidnapped troll babies in each level before leaving through the Pigstop sign. The only weapon... 871

Xenon 2 Megablast is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up. Unusually for the genre, the player's spaceship can reverse the scrolling of the play area for a limited distance, which is useful for escaping from dead ends. This game consists of five levels which are each divided into two sections. It is the sequel to Xenon, it was designed by the Bitmap... 327

Zany Golf, also known as Will Harvey's Zany Golf, is a video game with a fantasy take on miniature golf, originally developed for Apple IIGS. The game is played in a 3D isometric viewpoint and allows up to 4 players. At the beginning of the first hole, all players are given five strokes. On completing each hole, the remaining players are given more... 313

Worms is an artillery video game developed by Team17, originally created by Andy Davidson. It is a turn based strategy game where a player controls a team of worms against other teams of worms that are controlled by a computer or human opponent. The aim is to use various weapons to kill the worms on the other teams and have the last surviving worm(s).... 405