Originally released by Infogrames in 1989, it was later modified for North American release by Draconian, a label from Data East, in 1990. It did not employ a fully 3D game engine, instead implementing a hybrid approach using vectors and bitmapped character-scaling algorithms. Each region features a...
The first game in the series was published in 1985. The first release in the United States was Take the A-Train II, published in 1988 by the Seika Corporation under the title Railroad Empire. The US version was released in October 1992 on DOS and Amiga. Later, the Japanese version was re-released in...
is a 1988 arcade racing game, released by Taito. The game was well received in the gaming industry, resulting in three arcade-based sequels being released: Special Criminal Investigation , Super Chase: Criminal Termination and Chase H.Q. Taito released versions of the game for the Family Computer , Game...
The peaceful and prosperous solar system Junos was located at the end of the Milky Way. Those who called its five planets home had no idea what was about to happen... Halcyon, ruler of the Fourth Empire, had Junos marked as its final target in the galactic massacre, and had sent the bulk of his attacking...
The game was first published in 1989 as SimCity, and it has spawned several different editions sold worldwide. The residential zones, in green, provide housing for SIMS; the commercial zones, in blue, provide shops and offices; and the industrial zones, in yellow, provide factories, laboratories and...
Splatterhouse is a 1988 beat 'em up slasher arcade game developed and published by Namco. Due to its violent nature as well as some questionable enemies, the TurboGrafx-16 port of Splatterhouse had a parental advisory warning printed on the front of the box that read, "The horrifying theme of this...
Battle Chess is a video game version of chess in which the chess pieces come to life and battle one another when capturing. Battle Chess was critically acclaimed and commercially successful, resulting in two official follow-ups as well as several inspired games. Since there are six types of pieces for...
Image Fight is a 1988 vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Irem. Their trademark evil exploits being a dead giveaway, invaders from the Boondoggle Galaxy had arrived to take over the Earth. However, the term OF-1 does appear in the NES version's instruction manual,...
Twin Cobra, released in Japan as Kyukyoku Tiger , is a 1987 helicopter-themed shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan. The Genesis/Mega Drive version was developed by GRC, published by Treco in Japan and by Sega in North America.
Saturday Night Slam Masters, known in Japan as Muscle Bomber – The Body Explosion , is a 1993 pro wrestling arcade game released for the CP System by Capcom. The original Slam Masters plays like a traditional wrestling game, only the game used a view similar to that commonly used in the fighting...
Shadow of the Beast is a side-scrolling platform computer game produced by Reflections (Later known as Reflections Interactive) and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version was released for the Commodore Amiga but the game has been ported to many other systems. The original Amiga release...
The NewZealand Story is a 1988 arcade game developed and published by Taito. The goal of each level is to safely get Tiki through the level, avoiding enemy fire and spikes, and rescue one of his kiwi friends at the end. The game features four main zones, each with four rounds, the fourth round featuring...
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