ZX Spectrum games
Golden Axe
Jan 27, 1989
Progress is made through the game by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights. Players are able to attack using their …
Amiga
ACPC
Arcade
Atari-ST
C64
DOS
PS3
Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
Wii
WonderSwan Color
X360
XONE
ZXS
+10 more
Final Fight
Nov 25, 1989
Final Fight is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up produced by Capcom. Final Fight can be played by up to two players simultaneously. Before the game begins, the player chooses between the three …
SimCity
Oct 3, 1989
SimCity, later renamed SimCity Classic, is a city-building simulation video game, first released on February 2, 1989, and designed by Will Wright for the Macintosh computer. SimCity was Maxis's second …
Acorn Archimedes
Acorn Electron
Amiga
ACPC
Atari-ST
bbcmicro
C64
DOS
FM Towns
Mac
PC
PC-9800 Series
Sharp X68000
ZXS
+11 more
Altered Beast
Jun 14, 1988
Altered Beast is a 1988 beat 'em up video game developed by Team Shinobi and published by Sega for arcades. Set in Ancient Greece, the game follows a Roman centurion …
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Jul 7, 1985
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to …
Paperboy
Nov 1, 1984
Paperboy is a 1985 arcade game by Atari Games originally developed in 1984 . The players take the role of a paperboy who delivers newspapers along a suburban street on …
Acorn Electron
Amiga
ACPC
Apple][
Apple IIGS
Arcade
Atari-ST
bbcmicro
C16
C64
C+4
DOS
Mobile
X360
ZXS
iOS
+13 more
1942
Dec 1, 1984
1942 is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up made by Capcom that was released for the arcade in 1984. The goal is to reach Tokyo and destroy the entire Japanese …
Ms. Pac-Man
Jan 13, 1982
In 1982, a sequel to the incredibly popular Pac-Man was introduced in the form of his girlfriend, Ms. Pac-Man. This sequel continued on the "eat the dots/avoid the ghosts" gameplay …
Commando
Apr 2, 1985
Several levels await your super-tough Commando in this arcade conversion. Armed with only a standard rifle and a few grenades you must take on hordes of enemies. Some are wandering …
Acorn Electron
Amiga
ACPC
Apple][
Arcade
Atari7800
Atari-ST
bbcmicro
C16
C64
C+4
DOS
FM-7
intellivision
MSX
PC-8800 Series
Wii
ZXS
+15 more
Lode Runner
Oct 30, 1983
Lode Runner is a 1983 puzzle video game, first published by Brøderbund. It is one of the first games to include a level editor, a feature that allows players to …
ACPC
Apple][
Arcade
Atari8bit
Atari-ST
bbcmicro
C64
vic-20
DOS
FM-7
MSX
Mac
NEC PC-6000 Series
PC-8800 Series
PC-9800 Series
sg1000
x1
Win Phone
WonderSwan
ZXS
+17 more
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Jul 24, 1990
Several video games based on the 1988 Michael Jackson film Moonwalker. U.S. Gold published various games for home computers, released in 1989, whilst Sega developed two similarly themed beat 'em …
Strider
Mar 1, 1989
The controls of Strider consist of an eight-way joystick and two action buttons for attacking and jumping. The player controls Hiryu himself, whose main weapon is a tonfa-like plasma sword …
Gauntlet
Oct 15, 1985
The players, up to four at once in the arcade version, select among four playable fantasy-based characters; Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie, or Questor the Elf. …
Shinobi
Nov 16, 1987
The five missions in the game are each three or four stages long. Several hostages are being held in each stage; Joe must rescue all of them before he is …
Elevator Action
May 23, 1983
Elevator Action is a 1983 arcade game by Taito. It debuted during the "Golden Age of Arcade Games". Innovative in gameplay, the game was very popular for many years. In …
Super Hang-On
Apr 4, 1987
Super Hang-On is a 1987 motorcycle racing arcade game by Sega, and the sequel to the acclaimed Hang-On. A version of this game, in the full simulated-motorcycle cabinet used by …
Yie Ar Kung-Fu
Oct 25, 1984
Yie Ar Kung-Fu is a 1985 fighting game developed and published by Konami. Along with 1984's Karate Champ, which influenced Yie-Ar Kung Fu, it is one of the games that …
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Dec 31, 1989
· Port
of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
A Port of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" for home computers. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an action-platform game. It is based on the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series …
Buster Bros.
Nov 29, 1989
Pang, originally released in Japan as Pomping World and in North America as Buster Bros., is a 1989 arcade action game developed by Mitchell Corporation. Its core gameplay is similar …
Pole Position
Sep 16, 1982
The very first racing game with the rear perspective camera and track based on real life.
1943: The Battle of Midway
Jun 1, 1987
The game is set in the Pacific theater of World War II, off the coast of the Midway Atoll. The goal is to attack the Japanese Air Fleet that bombed …
Alien Storm
Dec 31, 1990
Alien Storm is a side-scrolling beat 'em up. The game resembles Golden Axe, with a similar artistic style, three playable characters (a man, a woman, and a novelty character) and …
Batman
Dec 31, 1989
The movie of the decade is now the game of the year! Just when you thought you'd heard the last of his heinous cackling, The Joker is back in an …
Spy Hunter
Nov 1, 1983
Originating in the arcades, Spy Hunter is a driving action game played from an overhead point of view. Your car is equipped with machine guns to help you get past …
Ghostbusters
Oct 26, 1984
Ghostbusters is an action game that features an overhead-view and a side-view. From Ghostbusters HQ, the player must monitor a map of midtown Manhattan for "ghost alarms", as well as …