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277 games like ActRaiser · 1983 – 2014

  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 64Form.23World.14Curated.56Lists.00Platformer · Boss fight · Often paired

    Produce! · SNES, Satellaview, Wii

    PlatformerBoss fightBroadcastActionSide view

    Master Higgins is back in his wildest and greatest adventure of all! His girlfriend, Jeannie Jungle, has been turned to stone by the evil Dark Cloak. Now he must leap into action to defeat the scores of guardian animals and monsters that pr

    67 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 63Form.23World.25Curated.58Lists.00Platformer · Technical feature - snes mode 7 · Often paired

    Capcom · Nintendo 3DS, SNES, Wii U

    FantasyPlatformerTechnical feature - snes mode 7ActionSide view

    This is the third game featuring Firebrand from the Gargoyle's Quest series. It is side a scrolling platformer.

    80 rating10 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 62Form.24World.22Curated.55Lists.00Action · Side-scrolling · Often paired

    Konami · Arcade, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance +4

    ActionSide-scrollingBoss fightNintendo super systemTechnical feature - snes mode 7

    This game is action from beginning to end, do not think that you will have a moment of peace, even because Aliens are at war with planet earth, and resting will be your least concern.

    80 rating3 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 61Form.05World.25Curated.67Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling · Often paired

    HAL Laboratory · SNES, Wii, Wii U

    PlatformerSide-scrollingActionSide viewAdventure

    That mean old King Dedede is at it again! He's causing his mischief and Dreamland's in trouble! Kirby, the resident hero of Dreamland, sets out to teach Dedede a lesson, this time with the help of many of his good friends! But wait! Someth

    82 rating10 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 57Form.07World.25Curated.59Lists.00Platformer · Boss fight · Often paired

    Westone Bit Entertainment · PS3, PS4, PlayStation Portable +2

    PlatformerBoss fightReal-time combatActionFantasy

    Experience the fourth chapter in the classic Monster World series! One day, a young, green-haired girl names Asha, hears spirits calling out for help. Upon hearing the spirits, she leaves her village and sets forth on a grand adventure into

    80 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 57Form.13World.25Curated.55Lists.00Platformer · Nintendo super system · Often paired

    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, Nintendo Super System +3

    PlatformerNintendo super systemActionFantasySide view

    A 2D platformer and first entry on the SNES in the Super Mario franchise, Super Mario World follows Mario as he attempts to defeat Bowser's underlings and rescue Princess Peach from his clutches. The game features a save system, a less line

    96 rating1 list3 h main storyOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 55Form.06World.13Curated.59Lists.00Action · Platformer · Often paired

    Capcom · Android, MS-DOS, Mobile +5

    ActionPlatformerSide viewAdventureShooter

    Mega Man X, known as Rockman X in Japan, is the first game of the Mega Man X series. It was the first spin-off of the classic Mega Man series and made its debut on the Super Famicom/SNES, initially released in 1993. It was ported to the PC

    85 rating15 listsOften paired

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 53Form.14World.13Curated.50Lists.00Action · Platformer · Often paired

    Game Gear, Sega Genesis

    ActionPlatformerMagicSide-scrollingBoss fight

    Chankan: The Forever Man was an Action Platformer for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis. The game featured an uncommonly dark premise for the time of its release, which saw the home console market flooded with licensed platformers based on family-

    87 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 53Form.09World.30Curated.50Lists.00Side-scrolling · Boss fight · Often paired

    Namco · Arcade, FM Towns, FM-7 +11

    Side-scrollingBoss fightReal-time combatActionFantasy

    The story still's the same: Ishtar sends Gilgamesh up the 60 maze levels of the Druaga's tower to rescue Ki and retrieve the Blue Crystal Rod. He must find each level's key to proceed to the next one.

    76 rating11 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 51Form.06World.25Curated.50Lists.00Strategy · Often paired

    Intelligent Systems · Nintendo 3DS, SNES, Wii +1

    StrategyFantasyBird view / IsometricSide viewRole-playing

    Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, and the fifth installment in the Fire Emblem series. It is also the third and final Fire Emblem series title to be

    89 rating5 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 41Form.21World.13Curated.27Lists.00Nintendo super system · Technical feature - snes mode 7

    F-Zero

    1990

    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · Arcade, Nintendo 3DS, SNES +3

    Nintendo super systemTechnical feature - snes mode 7ActionRacingVehicular combat

    F-Zero is set in the year 2560, when humanity's multiple encounters with alien life forms had resulted in the expansion of Earth's social framework. This led to commercial, technological and cultural interchanges between planets. The multi-

    79 rating14 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 36Form.03World.31Curated.27Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Arcade, Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System +5

    ActionPlatformerFantasySide viewAdventure

    Kid Icarus is an action platform video game for the Family Computer Disk System in Japan and the Nintendo Entertainment System in Europe and North America. The plot of Kid Icarus revolves around protagonist Pit's quest for three sacred trea

    70 rating15 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 34Form.21World.25Curated.14Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling

    HAL Laboratory · Nintendo DS, Wii U

    PlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightIce stageAction

    Your DS stylus has been infused with the power to paint! When Kirby gets turned into a ball by an evil witch, your hand-drawn rainbow paths become the only way he can find power-ups and reach the gates of each world. Draw loops to make him

    79 rating6 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 33Form.04World.29Curated.22Lists.00Platformer · Real-time combat

    Konami · Famicom Disk System, Family Computer Disk System, NES +4

    PlatformerReal-time combatActionFantasySide view

    Castlevania was a cakewalk compared to this bloody curse. You thought you had the Prince of Darkness defanged - eh, Simon Belmont? Well think again, 'cause according to a damsel in distress, evil Count Dracula has left a horrifying curse in

    62 rating13 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 32Form.18World.13Curated.14Lists.00Action · Boss fight

    Human Entertainment · SNES, Satellaview

    ActionBoss fightBroadcastBird view / IsometricAction-adventure

    The fire is alive - and it's racing straight towards you! A fire has broken out in a high-tech chemical factory, where a highly explosive chemical, MDL, is being developed. It's up to you and your fire-fighting team to save the people trapp

    68 rating3 lists

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 31Form.18World.25Curated.10Lists.00Action · Platformer

    ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightIce stage

    The game is a side-scroller which is divided into six stages. The player starts with a three-heart life gauge and one spell attack. The player can increase Princess's lives by collecting golden tokens (which look like the Princess's face),

    65 rating1 list

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  • Why 31Form.35World.18Curated.00Lists1.00City-building · God game · Also in God games

    Raymond Doerr · Linux, Windows, macOS

    City-buildingGod gameSimulationStrategyManagement

    A challenging godlike village simulator designed to bridge the gap between the complexities of village simulation with the simplicity of classic 90s real-time strategy. Inspired by games like Towns, Gnomoria, Warcraft, Banished and Dwarf Fo

    79 rating2 lists12 h main storyAlso in God games

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 31Form.19World.25Curated.09Lists.00Platformer · Boss fight

    Toaplan · Arcade, Game Boy

    PlatformerBoss fightIce stageActionSide view

    The gameplay of Snow Bros is similar to Bubble Bobble, released in 1986. The game supports up to two players, with each player taking the part of one of two snowmen Nick and Tom. Each player can throw snow at the enemies. The player must th

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 30Form.19World.26Curated.08Lists.00Platformer · Magic

    Hudson Soft · SNES, Wii

    PlatformerMagicIce stageActionSide view

    Master Higgins finally marries his lovely girlfriend Tina. But out of nowhere, a powerful tropical cyclone destroyed the idyllic mood of their honeymoon. And not only this: it separated the ardent lovers again. After the winds stopped blowi

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 30Form.37World.00Curated.00Lists.00Nintendo super system · Broadcast

    Human Entertainment · Arcade, SNES, Satellaview

    Nintendo super systemBroadcastSide viewAssociation footballSports

    Let's play soccer - the world's favorite sport! In Super Soccer you can choose between an Exhibition mode and a Tournament mode. While the first mode lasts a single game only the Tournament mode challenges you with 16 consecutive games, fa

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 30Form.20World.17Curated.08Lists.00Action · Platformer

    BlueSky Software · Linux, Sega Genesis, Wii +2

    ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingSilent protagonistBoss fight

    By the year 2049, Earth has been turned into a toxic waste dump. Humankind has fled into space leaving behind an army of mechanized “Orbots” to clean up the mess. But when the Orbot leader “WarHead” goes haywire and starts a global revolt a

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 29Form.07World.19Curated.15Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling

    Interplay Entertainment · NES, SNES, Sega Genesis +1

    PlatformerSide-scrollingActionSide viewAdventure

    Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure is a 2D platform video game created by Interplay Entertainment and released for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis in 1994 and later on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) in 1995. The Genesis versi

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 29Form.06World.00Curated.19Lists.00Platformer · Side-scrolling

    Visual Concepts · SNES

    PlatformerSide-scrollingSide viewAdventurePinball

    From the creators of Clay Fighter comes a game about a shape-shifting ball of clay. You play as a boy named Clayton, whose father has developed a serum to turn humans into animals. However, an evil shaman desires this serum, and when he is

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  • Why 29Form.28World.25Curated.00Lists.79God game · Platformer · Also in God games

    apex computer productions · Commodore C64/128/MAX, Atari ST/STE, Amiga

    God gamePlatformerActionSide viewShooter

    The inhabitants of the pretty but insignificant planet Blot decided to leave to find a trendier planet, and escape being called the Blotians, a most unhip name. Until they such a planet, they call themselves the Fuzzy Wuzzies. Their colony

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  • Why 28Form.26World.21Curated.00Lists1.00City-building · God game · Also in God games

    Lucasfilm Games · Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1

    City-buildingGod gameSimulationStrategyManagement

    Telling people where to go is just the beginning. Welcome to Afterlife, a world-building simulation that lets you create the hereafter in the here and now. Possessed of an unearthly sense of humor, it all begins in a god-knows-where galaxy.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.26World.25Curated.00Lists.00Action · Platformer

    Nintendo Research & Development 2 · SNES, Satellaview, Wii U

    ActionPlatformerBroadcastFantasySide view

    Sutte Hakkun is a puzzle action game in the shape of a platformer. The playing character is an abundant-beaked bird resembling a penguin, named Hakkun, that is able to walk and jump but not to fly. The Rainbow of Happiness shined in the sky

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.02World.13Curated.18Lists.00Platformer

    Nintendo Research & Development 2 · NES, Wii, Wii U

    PlatformerActionSide viewEducational entertainmentMathematical education

    The game features one and two player modes, both of which are single screen. In the first mode, the objective is to enter math answers in order to receive points. These questions include addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.05World.13Curated.16Lists.00Platformer · Boss fight

    Flagship · Nintendo DS, Wii U

    PlatformerBoss fightActionSide viewAdventure

    "Kirby: Squeak Squad", known in Europe as "Kirby: Mouse Attack" and in Japan as "Kirby of the Stars: Calling on the Dorotche Gang", is a 2006-07 platforming video game developed by HAL Laboratory, Flagship and Natsume, and published by Nint

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.04World.23Curated.14Lists.00Platformer

    Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Game Boy, Nintendo 3DS

    PlatformerActionSide viewAdventureMetroidvania

    A Sinister Planet Threatens the Galaxy! Battle through a sprawling underworld, seeking out every last Metroid, and build up your arsenal by discovering mysterious artefacts. Enjoy new abilities like the Spider Ball, and powerful new weapo

    67 rating11 lists

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 28Form.09World.34Curated.09Lists.00Platformer

    Tecmo · Amiga, Arcade, Atari ST/STE +8

    PlatformerActionSide viewAdventureArcade

    A platform game where the main character travels throughout various levels collecting bombs. The hero of the game, Jack, must make his way through 16 levels of a pyramid in order to defeat the demon Belzebut and rescue the royal Pamera fami

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 28Form.30World.13Curated.00Lists.00God game · Simulation

    Bullfrog Productions · Acorn Archimedes, Amiga, Atari ST +13

    God gameSimulationStrategyMagicManagement

    Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations. You shape terrain, guide followers, and use natural disasters like floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes to influenc

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  • Why 28Form.23World.25Curated.00Lists.65God game · Simulation · Also in God games

    Reus

    2013

    Abbey Games · Linux, PS4, Windows +2

    God gameSimulationStrategyManagementWorld building

    In Reus, you control powerful giants that help you shape the planet to your will. You can create mountains and oceans, forests and more. Enrich your planet with plants, minerals and animal life. There is only one thing on the planet that yo

    69 rating5 lists7.5 h main storyAlso in God games

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 28Form.23World.25Curated.00Lists.00Broadcast

    3DO, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Arcade +8

    BroadcastActionBird view / IsometricBoard gamePuzzle

    Another version of the ancient game of Mah-Jong. The player is presented with an arrangement of tiles, lined up together and stacked, with either 2 or 4 of each of an array of patterns. These must be removed by matching pairs, but only tile

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 28Form.01World.13Curated.18Lists.00

    Nintendo Integrated Research & Development · NES, Wii, Wii U

    ActionBird view / IsometricAction-adventureAdventureRole-playing

    Find out just how resourceful you can be in this classic game, with its mixture of adventure and RPG elements. Step into the shoes of Mike Jones, a teenage star pitcher from Seattle who has come to the tropics to visit his famous archeologi

    87 rating7 lists

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  • Timed NEC exclusiveWhy 28Form.25World.25Curated.00Lists.00Strategy · Broadcast

    Make Software · SNES, Satellaview, TurboGrafx-16

    StrategyBroadcastFantasyBird view / IsometricBoard game

    Super Momotaro Dentetsu II is a video game in the Momotaro Dentetsu series of board game-style video games, genre released in 1991 by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine, Game Boy and Super Famicom. The game was only released in Japan. The game w

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 27Form.21World.25Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Strategy

    Taito · Arcade, FM Towns, Nintendo Switch 2 +3

    PlatformerStrategyBroadcastActionBird view / Isometric

    An action/puzzle game originally developed by Taito Corporation for their F2 arcade system hardware. The player rotates a maze around a free-falling ball with the goal of guiding the ball out of the maze within a set time limit.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 27Form.03World.44Curated.08Lists.00Platformer

    Sunsoft · NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii +2

    PlatformerActionFantasySide viewAdventure

    Atlantis no Nazo is a side-scrolling platform video game developed and published by Sunsoft and released for the Family Computer in 1986. The game is set in the mythical land of Atlantis. The player controls an amateur adventurer named Wyn

    43 rating6 lists

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  • Why 27Form.20World.32Curated.00Lists.00Platformer · Ice stage

    Core Design · Amiga, Atari ST, Atari ST/STE

    PlatformerIce stageActionFantasySide view

    Axel's Magic Hammer is a platform game developed by Core Design and published by Gremlin Graphics in 1989. The game was released for the Amiga and Atari ST.

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  • Why 27Form.22World.25Curated.00Lists.69God game · Simulation · Also in God games

    Lionhead Studios · Windows, macOS

    God gameSimulationStrategyManagementGood vs evil

    In the game, the player takes the role of a god called from the void (nothingness) to help those who invoked them. However, the player is not an omnipotent style god, but rather a god who rises and falls with his believers and the player mu

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 27Form.05World.26Curated.12Lists.00Platformer · Boss fight

    Sunsoft · NES, Nintendo 3DS, Wii +1

    PlatformerBoss fightActionBird view / IsometricSide view

    You've fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they'd scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels, searching for the secret passages to your escape. And th

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 27Form.05World.25Curated.12Lists.00Platformer

    Hudson Soft · Game Boy, NES, Nintendo 3DS +1

    PlatformerActionSide viewAdventureMetroidvania

    Guide Milon through the four levels of Garland Castle in his quest to reach the top floor and vanquish the big boss! The journey is a difficult one though, because the castle is locked up tight and Milon doesn't have the keys. You will have

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  • Timed SNK exclusiveWhy 27Form.26World.13Curated.00Lists.00Broadcast

    Taito · 3DO, 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Arcade +10

    BroadcastFantasySide viewArcadePuzzle

    Bust-A-Move (also known as Puzzle Bobble) is a real-time puzzle game in which the player controls a device called "pointer" at the bottom of the screen, aiming and releasing randomly colored bubbles upwards. Depending on the aiming, the bub

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  • Why 27Form.30World.00Curated.00Lists.61City-building · Simulation · Also in City-building games

    Focus Entertainment · Windows

    City-buildingSimulationStrategyManagementBird view / Isometric

    Imagine and conceive cities of all types and sizes. From a several million citizens megalopolis to a hyped seaside resort, to an industrial city, everything is allowed in Cities XL 2012! Take advantage of an incredible collection of more th

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  • Why 27Form.26World.13Curated.00Lists.00Strategy · Management

    Quicksilver Software · Linux, MS-DOS, Windows +1

    StrategyManagementWorld buildingFantasyBird view / Isometric

    Interesting gameplay featuring exploration, management and combat Infinite replayability on customizable, computer-generated worlds Discovering the uncharted during the Age of Exploration era

    78 rating3 lists21 h main story

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  • Why 27Form.30World.00Curated.00Lists.00God game · Simulation

    Impressions Games · Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS

    God gameSimulationStrategyBird view / IsometricHistorical

    Discovery: In the Steps of Columbus is a video game developed by Impressions Games and published in 1992 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS compatible operating systems.

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  • Why 27Form.21World.25Curated.00Lists.00God game · Strategy

    Mythic Entertainment · Android, iOS

    God gameStrategyManagementActionFantasy

    Devilishly smart. Deploy wicked tactics and dominate your enemies! Build the ultimate underground lair and summon diabolical forces to do your bidding. It’s tower defense…without the tower…and a lot more offensive!

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  • Why 27Form.02World.25Curated.14Lists.00

    Square · Android, Game Boy Advance, NES +9

    FantasyBird view / IsometricAdventureRole-playingTurn-based Japanese role-playing

    FINAL FANTASY IV is the fourth main installment in the FINAL FANTASY series, developed and published by Squaresoft. It was released in July 1991 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan, and released as FINAL FANTASY II in North

    82 rating16 lists23 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 27Form.22World.25Curated.00Lists.79God game · Simulation · Also in God games

    Param · 64DD, GameCube, Nintendo 64

    God gameSimulationActionFantasyGods

    Doshin the Giant, (or Kyojin no Doshin) is a god simulation game for the Nintendo 64DD. It was originally released in Japan on December 1, 1999 as a launch title for the 64DD, for which a soundtrack by Tatsuhiko Asano was released on CD by

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