For the series of computer games by Alawar, see PacMania. Pac-Mania (パックマニア, Pakku-Mania) is an arcade video game in the Pac-Man series, released by Namco in 1987 (and distributed by Atari Games in the United States and Europe). It runs on Namco System 1 hardware and was the last arcade title in the Pac-Man series … Read more
Penguin Land, known as Doki Doki Penguin Land Uchū Daibōken (どきどきペンギンランド宇宙大冒険, lit. "Thump Thump Penguin Land: Great Outer Space Adventure") in Japan, is a Sega Master System game and the second game in the Doki Doki Penguin Land series. In this game you play as a penguin going through a puzzle platformer stage and try … Read more
Originally released on the Sega Master System, Phantasy Star is a pioneer in the role-playing game genre. Relive this classic, where you play as Alis, the fearless female protoganist out to avenge her brother’s death by the cruel dictator King Lassic. Guide Alis and her troop through the sprawling environments of the Agol solar system, … Read more
Miracles are child’s play. Earthquakes are serious fun. The all-powerful can perform miracles in their sleep. But omnipotence isn’t what it used to be. These days, it takes awesome natural disasters to dominate a world. You give them good land. You tell them when to farm and when to fight. You make them content beyond … Read more
Pro Wrestling (プロレス, Puroresu) is a pro wrestling video game released originally for the Famicom Disk System in 1986. It was later released in North American and Europe on the Nintendo Entertainment System. The game was the third wrestling game on the Nintendo Entertainment System (after M.U.S.C.L.E. and Tag Team Wrestling).
R-Type (アール・タイプ, Āru Taipu) is a side scrolling shoot-em-up arcade game produced by Irem in 1987. The player controls a space fighter named the R-9 to defend humanity against a mysterious powerful alien life-form known as the “Bydo”. Being one of Irem’s most well-known video games, R-Type was ported to various home platforms, and several … Read more
Rampage is a 1986 arcade game by Bally Midway. Players take control of gigantic monsters trying to survive against onslaughts of military forces. Each round is completed when a particular city is completely reduced to rubble. Warner Bros. currently owns all rights to the property via their purchase of Midway Games.
Renegade is a video game released in 1986 by Taito. It is a westernized conversion (including changes to all of the sprites and backgrounds) of the Japanese arcade game Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun (熱血硬派くにおくん, which roughly translates to “Hot-Blooded Tough Guy Kunio”), released earlier the same year by Technos. It is an immediate technological predecessor to … Read more
Scramble Spirits (スクランブルスピリッツ) is a Vertical Scrolling Shooter released for the arcade by Sega in 1988. It was ported to the Master System the same year, then to other home consoles and computers in 1990.
Shadow Dancer (シャドー・ダンサー) is a side-scrolling action game produced by Sega originally released as an arcade game in 1989. It is the second and the final arcade game in the Shinobi series, following the original Shinobi itself. The player controls a ninja aided by an attack dog, who is fighting to save the city from … Read more
Shadow of the Beast is a platform game developed by Reflections and published by Psygnosis in 1989. The original version was released for the Amiga, and was later ported to many other systems. The game was known for its graphics, with many colours on screen and up to twelve levels of parallax scrolling backdrops, and … Read more
Shinobi (忍) is a side-scrolling action game produced by Sega originally released for the arcades in 1987. In Shinobi, the player controls a modern-day ninja named Joe Musashi who has to stop a terrorist organization named "Zeed" who are kidnapping his students of his clan. Shinobi was later adapted by Sega to their Master System … Read more