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236 games like D-Pad Hero · 1981 – 2024

  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 67Form.45World.25Curated.50Lists.00Rhythm · Often paired

    RhythmAction

    The first "catch up" Japanese Dance Dance Revolution title. Most of the songlist consists of new Konami originals from Dance Dance Revolution ULTRAMIX and Dance Dance Revolution EXTREME CS (America), along with a few new licenses, some of t

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 61Form.48World.25Curated.38Lists.00Rhythm

    Strange Flavour · Xbox 360

    RhythmAction

    The Ptolmec tribe needs your help! Guide Pterry the Pturtle through his jungle home. Use your Xbox Live Vision camera to navigate across islands, over bridges, and through ancient ruins. Your goal: collect the missing musical totems and bri

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  • Why 58Form.41World.25Curated.38Lists.00Rhythm

    NanaOn-Sha · WonderSwan, WonderSwan Color

    RhythmActionSide view

    Rhyme Rider Kerorican is a music video game in the style of Vib-Ribbon, an earlier game developed by the same studio. The game's plot is quite simple involving the adventures of Kerorican, a female astronaut wearing kemonomimi-style frog-he

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 57Form.09World.25Curated.57Lists.00Often paired

    Genki · Game Gear, Sega Genesis

    Action

    "Devilish" is different from other paddle games by letting you play with two paddles. The lower one behaves just like a usual paddle - you use it to prevent the ball from dropping down. The upper one can move and turn, allowing you to hit t

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 57Form.19World.25Curated.50Lists.00Rhythm · Often paired

    iNiS · Nintendo DS

    RhythmActionCheerleadingTouchscreen controlledMusic and rhythm

    Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan, or simply Ouendan, is a rhythm video game developed by iNiS and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld game console in 2005, for release only in Japan. Ouendan stars a cheer squad rhythmically cheering for

    87 rating2 listsOften paired

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 56Form.18World.25Curated.50Lists.00Rhythm · Often paired

    Fluid

    1996

    PlayStation, PS3, PlayStation Portable

    RhythmActionRhythm gameFantasyThird person

    A unique Interactive Sound Lab that enables you to compose infinite music sequences covering all genres of dance music. Navigate this incredible ambient world and access over 600 samples, an entire studio of audio effects, an 8-track mixing

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  • Why 55Form.02World.25Curated.59Lists.00Often paired

    Disney Interactive Studios · GameCube, PS2

    ActionAction-adventurePlatformerThird person

    Picking up quite a while after the defeat of Clayton, Jane and Professor Porter now speak Gorilla-language fluently and Jane is married to Tarzan. However, their lives are threatened once again by a brutal band of British explorers led by t

    61 rating1 listOften paired

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 55Form.15World.25Curated.50Lists.00Often paired

    Zoop

    1995

    Atari Jaguar, Game Boy, Game Gear +7

    ActionBird view / IsometricPuzzle

    Fast-paced action-puzzle game where the player eliminates colored shapes that are approaching his alter ego, another colored shape, before they reach the top, ala Tetris. In order to eliminate the other shapes, you must point your piece at

    55 rating10 listsOften paired

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 54Form.02World.25Curated.58Lists.00Often paired

    ASCII Corporation · SNES

    ActionPlatformerSide view

    The story of the game is that the sacred rainbow has shattered into seven pieces and it's up to Ardy to obtain them all again. Whoever collects all seven pieces will receive one wish. An evil king named Visconti has already gotten one piece

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 52Form.09World.25Curated.51Lists.00Often paired

    SNES

    ActionBird view / IsometricBlock-breaking

    Long ago, on a distant world, there were four kingdoms governed by four constantly fighting tribes. One day the Arch-Mage Wylde proposed a solution to the constant battling. He offered to bestow the title of FireStriker and ruler of the fou

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 50Form.05World.25Curated.50Lists.00Often paired

    Software Creations · SNES

    ActionBird view / IsometricAction-adventureArcadeIsometric platformer

    Equinox is the sequel to Solstice. It is presented in a 3D isometric view with colourful graphics. The game is based upon solving puzzles to progress to the next dungeon. In the game you play the son of the hero in the first game, Shadax. S

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 47Form.72World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Atari 2600

    ActionHomebrewBird view / IsometricShooterSpaceship

    Oystron is an action game in which the player controls a ship using the joystick controller, firing at enemies and collecting pearls dropped by "space oysters". The player's ship initially appears on the left side of the screen, and enemies

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 47Form.72World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Big Evil Corporation · Linux, Switch, Sega Genesis +2

    HomebrewActionAdventureIndiePlatformer

    Set in a fictional world, this puzzle-platforming game follows a young creature, Nymn, who is separated from the family pack after the sun sets. Unable to get back to the safety of the underground home, Nymn must find a way to survive the n

    75 rating2 lists2.5 h main story

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  • Why 47Form.71World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Bitmap Bureau · Dreamcast, Game Boy Advance, GameCube +13

    HomebrewActionBird view / IsometricArcadeShooter

    Xeno Crisis is an arena shooter in which one or two players take control of battle-hardened marines embarking on a deadly mission to confront an alien menace and get home alive! Run and gun your way through thousands of adversaries as you e

    70 rating8 lists2.5 h main story

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  • Why 46Form.28World.35Curated.27Lists.00Rhythm

    Double Fine · Android, Ouya, Windows +2

    RhythmActionArcadeMusic and rhythm

    Dropchord is an arcade-style music game from Double Fine playable with the Leap Motion Controller for PC and Mac. The iOS version is soon to follow.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 46Form.77World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Pitman

    2020

    Under4Mhz · SG-1000

    HomebrewPlatformerPuzzleSide view

    Catrap, known as Pitman in Japan and Power Paws in the United Kingdom, is a 1985 puzzle-platform game developed by Yutaka Isokawa for the Sharp MZ-700 computer. A port to the Game Boy developed by ASK Kodansha was released in Japan in June

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  • Atari console exclusiveWhy 46Form.77World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Atari 2600, Windows

    HomebrewBird view / IsometricBoard game

    Yahtzee is a homebrew game for the Atari 2600.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.20World.54Curated.22Lists.00Rhythm

    Universomo · Nintendo DS

    RhythmActionMinigamesMusic and rhythmMinigame collection

    A rhythm-based mini-game collection for the DS that trades on a colorful and bizarre art style.

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 43Form.32World.35Curated.19Lists.00Rhythm

    Nintendo Research & Development 2 · Game Boy Advance, Nintendo DS

    RhythmActionMusic and rhythmFirst person

    Daigasso! Band Brothers is a music video game published and developed by Nintendo as a launch game for the Nintendo DS. It features multiple songs, which include classical music, television themes, and video game music. The game is controll

    76 rating3 lists

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  • Why 42Form.32World.25Curated.19Lists.00Rhythm

    SNK · Dreamcast, Neo Geo Pocket

    RhythmActionMusic and rhythmFantasySide view

    Cool Cool Toon (クルクルトゥーン?) is a rhythm-based music video game exclusive to the Dreamcast. It was developed and published by SNK and released in Japan only on August 10, 2000.The letters A, B, X and Y appear at the edge or in the middle of a

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.20World.71Curated.17Lists.00Rhythm

    Nintendo 3DS

    RhythmMusic and rhythmCanceled games

    DJ Hero 3D was the third title in the DJ Hero franchise and would have been the first DJ Hero title on the 3DS.

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Evercade, Game Boy Advance, Linux +2

    HomebrewActionAction-adventureAdventureIndie

    A vibrant sci-fi platform adventure game for the Game Boy Advance, where you help Maxwell the dog explore unfamiliar worlds, make strange new friends and contend with mysterious forces - by jumping, shooting, slicing, shrinking, warping and

    80 rating1 list13 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 42Form.29World.25Curated.22Lists.00Rhythm

    Neko Entertainment · Nintendo DS

    RhythmActionPlatformerMusic and rhythm

    Discover Presto, the music-loving bird, and make him evolve in a colorful, decibel-filled journey. Use the stylus to scrape, rub, tap and whirl to the rhythm of the level's music and like a good Maestro, stick to the original. Presto will j

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  • Why 42Form.61World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    RetroSouls · Browser, NES, SNES +2

    HomebrewActionPuzzleArcadeUnlicensed game

    Old Towers is a brand new homebrew game for the SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis. You play as a little explorers in a towers full of deadly traps and ugly skullz. Your only weapons to help you win: quick-thinking and skill.

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 41Form.29World.25Curated.19Lists.00Rhythm

    Digital Pictures · Sega CD

    RhythmActionMusic and rhythmComedyFirst person

    The first of Digital Pictures' "Make My Video" line has you "editing" three of C + C Music Factory's most famous songs - "Gonna Make You Sweat," "Things That Make You Go Hmm..." and "Here We Go Let's Rock & Roll." The plot puts you inside

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 41Form.01World.25Curated.38Lists.00

    ActionCanceled games

    Earth, 60 years into the future. The world is virtually crime free thanks to the Clear System invented by Kane Nelson, scientist extraordinaire. That is, until a secret organization called Romedrux decides to challenge the system by unleash

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  • Why 40Form.09World.25Curated.31Lists.00

    Irem · Arcade

    ActionBird view / IsometricArcadeMazePuzzle

    New Atomic Punk: Global Quest is a 1992 video game released by Irem under license from Hudson Soft for arcades. It is part of the Bomberman series. It was the second Bomberman game to be released for arcades, preceded by Bomberman (1991), w

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  • Why 40Form.56World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    ufo_z · Linux, Switch, PlayStation Portable

    HomebrewActionPlatformerAdventureUnofficial port

    Cave Story is a 2004 Metroidvania game developed by Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya. It was released on December 20, 2004 for Microsoft Windows. The game revolves around Quote, a robot who wakes up suffering from amnesia and explores in diverse caver

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  • Nintendo console exclusiveWhy 40Form.55World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Browser, Game Boy Color

    HomebrewActionPlatformerRetroAdvergame

    Help Grimace find his friends in time to blow the candles out, and collect enough birthday shakes for his guests along the way!

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  • PlayStation exclusiveWhy 40Form.31World.25Curated.17Lists.00Rhythm

    RhythmActionSimulationMusic and rhythmThird person

    This PlayStation 2 release is a voice acting simulator that allows you to play with a microphone or with a controller, which turns the gameplay into a more rhythm-game-like experience.

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 39Form.52World.26Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    NES, Switch, Xbox One +1

    HomebrewActionAdventureMetroidvaniaPlatformer

    Battle Kid: Fortress Of Peril is a homebrew 2D platform video game, released in February 2010 for the Nintendo Entertainment System, created by Sivak Games, and published through Retrozone with the cover art designed by Larry Bundy Jr. Unli

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 39Form.61World.02Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    DUX

    2009

    Dreamcast

    HomebrewShoot 'em upShooterShmupScience fiction

    DUX is a homebrew horizontal scrolling shoot-'em-up for Dreamcast, inspired by classic shoot-'em-ups such as Gradius and R-Type. The original release was self-published by HUCAST.Net in 2009, while an updated version titled DUX 1.5 was rele

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 38Form.57World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    2048

    2021

    Atari 7800

    HomebrewPuzzleUnofficial port

    Make a 2048 tile! The game is played on a 4 x 4 board and the player starts with two number 2 tiles. Each turn where the player makes a valid move, another number 2 tile is added to the game board (a valid move is moving the tiles, or com

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  • Timed Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.52World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    NES, Switch, PS5 +2

    HomebrewActionArcadeHorizontally scrolling shooterIndie

    An original side-scrolling shoot 'em up game for Nintendo Entertainment System being developed by Cat Hoi Trading LLC set to release in the Summer of 2024. The game is set in 5 world cities and space, for a total of 6 stages. The moderate

    2 lists3 h main story

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 38Form.01World.25Curated.34Lists.00

    Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development · GameCube, Wii

    ActionPlatformerCombatPigPanda

    Donkey Kong Jungle Beat is a Nintendo GameCube video game featuring the ape Donkey Kong and played with the DK Bongos. It was released in Japan on December 16, 2004, in Europe on February 4, 2005, in North America on March 14, 2005, and in

    73 rating1 list

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  • Why 37Form.01World.25Curated.31Lists.00

    Software Creations · Game Boy, Game Gear, SNES +1

    ActionAdventureHistoricalPlatformerBased on - movie

    Based on the feature film of the same name. The game casts players in the role of renegade treasure hunters. The player is able to choose between two characters: Morgan Adams, a female character who wields a rapier; or William Shaw, a bucca

    55 rating6 lists

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  • Why 37Form.02World.25Curated.30Lists.00

    Nintendo Research & Development 1 · Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Arcade +19

    ActionArcadePlatformerHigh scoreGorilla

    Donkey Kong is not only Nintendo's first real smash hit for the company, but marks the introduction for two of their most popular mascots: Mario (originally "Jumpman") and Donkey Kong. The game is a platform-action game that has Mario scale

    72 rating10 lists0.5 h main story

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  • Sega exclusiveWhy 37Form.55World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Hucast Games · Dreamcast

    HomebrewShooterShoot 'em upSpaceshipUnlicensed game

    The Ghost Blade – Caravan Shooting Game -- is an ace shoot 'em up for the Sega Dreamcast with focus on arcade action joy and elaborate scoring system. And various player ships too choose from and a load of game modes, such as five stage gam

    75 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 37Form.49World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Nintendo Switch 2, SNES

    ActionHomebrewShoot 'em upRun and gunPlaying cards

    Synchronized with the wavelengh of dreams, the miserable Tyrant has discovered a way to enter them and convolute what children see, hear and feel while they sleep - all for the benefit of his twisted amusement. Enter Flynn and his twin brot

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  • Timed Sega exclusiveWhy 36Form.46World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Mega Cat Studios · Browser, Linux, Switch +5

    HomebrewActionArcadeBeat 'em upFighting

    Coffee Crisis is an arcade-style beat 'em up full of caffeinated carnage! This is a full scale release for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive, packed with classic gameplay and an extra espresso shot of action!

    71 rating1 list1.5 h main story

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 36Form.53World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Dreamcast, Linux

    HomebrewShoot 'em upShooterSpaceshipUnlicensed game

    The Ghost Blade – Caravan Shooting Game -- is an ace shoot 'em up for the Sega Dreamcast with focus on arcade action joy and elaborate scoring system. And various player ships too choose from and a load of game modes, such as five stage gam

    75 rating1 list

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  • Why 36Form.01World.25Curated.31Lists.00

    PC-FX, SNES

    ActionMagical girlPlatformerMartial artsAnime

    Join Jo on the world's weirdest summer vacation. Jo is into Kendo, Japanese fencing, so her parents sent her to Japan to study under Osaki sensei. Osaki is the greatest sword master of all time, but he looks like a green haired cyberpunk. J

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  • Sega console exclusiveWhy 36Form.54World.00Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Sega Genesis, Windows

    HomebrewBeat 'em upHack and slashPlatformerClone

    Tänzer is a homebrew action title inspired by games like Strider, OSman and Hagane: The Final Conflict, the art of Keita Amemiya and Roger Dean, and anime series like Guyver. The protagonist is a ballet dancer who is unexpectedly hit by a b

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  • Atari exclusiveWhy 35Form.43World.25Curated.00Lists.00Homebrew

    Ed Fries · Atari 2600

    HomebrewActionBird view / IsometricAction-adventureAdventure

    Halo 2600 is an action-adventure video game developed for the Atari 2600 video game console, inspired by the Halo series of video games. Halo 2600 was written by Ed Fries, former vice president of game publishing at Microsoft, who was invol

    70 rating1 list

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  • Nintendo exclusiveWhy 35Form.02World.25Curated.29Lists.00

    ActionPlatformerLicensed gameFantasySide view

    Mickey has taken a trip to Tokyo Disneyland. But when he arrives, he finds out from Minnie that his friends have been kidnapped and the park has been hijacked by none other than Pete. Armed with nothing but a combo water/helium backpack and

    68 rating1 list

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  • Xbox exclusiveWhy 34Form.48World.04Curated.00Lists.00Rhythm

    Xbox 360

    Rhythm

    Beat'n Groovy is a music video game developed by Japanese studio Voltex and distributed over Xbox Live Arcade. It was released on October 8, 2008. The game is based on Pop'n Music, a similarly styled arcade/PlayStation 2 game series that, a

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 34Form.48World.00Curated.00Lists.00Rhythm

    Konami · Arcade, PS2

    Rhythm

    beatmania IIDX 10th Style is the tenth game in the beatmania IIDX series of music video games. It was released in arcades by Konami in early 2004.

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  • PlayStation console exclusiveWhy 34Form.48World.00Curated.00Lists.00Rhythm

    Konami Digital Entertainment · Arcade, PS2

    Rhythm

    Beatmania IIDX (Japanese: ビートマニア ツーディーエックス, Hepburn: Bītomania Tsū Di Ekkusu) (IIDX) is a series of rhythm video games, that was first released by Konami in Japan on 26 February 1999. Beatmania IIDX has since spawned 35 arcade releases and

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