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ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightBonus stage

Psycho Fox must get to the right hand side of the level. However, there are many enemies in the way. He can use a Shinto stick to change into characters/animals like a hippopotamus, a monkey or a tiger, each of which has its own special abi

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You are the cool squirrel of the title, and you must defeat the evil Yeti before he freezes the entire world. Your quest will make you explore many areas such as a forest, a witch's cottage, a volcano, the clouds, a circus... Mr. Nutz is a

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PlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightMoving platformsSega channel

A crow is chasing a worm named Jim while in outer space Psy-Crow is chasing a renegade ship. The ship's captain has stolen an ultra-high-tech-indestructible-super-space-cyber-suit and Queen Slug-for-a-Butt has ordered Psy-Crow to get it, si

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PlatformerSega channelActionSide view2d platformer

Pulseman is a platform game only released on cartridge for a Japanese audience, but was available to North American consumers via the Sega Channel. The game was not sold in Europe. It was developed by Game Freak, the development team that

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PlatformerSide-scrolling2dBoss fightAction

In this exploration-heavy 2D action game, use your demon sword to interfere with the past, create platforms, and shield yourself from danger to explore a dystopian cyberpunk world depicted in gorgeously animated pixel art.

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PlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightAuto-scrolling levelsAction

Turrican is a 1990 video game programmed and designed by Manfred Trenz. It was first developed for the Commodore 64 by Rainbow Arts, but was ported to other systems later. In addition to concept design and character creation, Trenz personal

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PlatformerSide-scrollingMoving platformsAuto-scrolling levelsAction

Yoshi and Baby Mario are back together at long last, and it'll take a steady hand to guide them through their latest adventure. As Yoshi charges across the island, you use the stylus to throw eggs at enemies, lead him to egg-replenishing fr

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PlatformerBonus stageMoving platformsSega channelAction

Sonic 3D Blast is a 1996 platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the Genesis, Saturn, and Windows. Part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game abandons previous Sonic games' side-scro

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PlatformerBonus stageMoving platformsSega channelAction

Sonic 3D Blast is a 1996 platform video game developed by Traveller's Tales and Sonic Team, and published by Sega for the Genesis, Saturn, and Windows. Part of the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the game abandons previous Sonic games' side-scro

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ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightBonus stage

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 allowed to finish the stage. The last stage in each mission has no hostages, but inste

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PlatformerMoving platformsActionSide viewArcade

Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars features Alex Kidd and Stella searching for the twelve Zodiac signs.

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Boss fightMoving platformsSega channelActionAction role-playing

Prince Ali has excavated a gold armlet which belonged to a powerful sorcerer. As soon as Ali tried on the armlet, a strange fire with a face appeared and spoke to him. “The power of the gold armlet is now your’s to wield. Find the four spir

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PlatformerMoving platformsSega channelActionSide view

Kid Chameleon is a 1992 platform game released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The premise of the game is that the main character, Casey, can use masks to change into different characters in order to use different abilities. It was later r

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PlatformerMoving platformsSega channelActionSide view

Kid Chameleon is a 1992 platform game released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The premise of the game is that the main character, Casey, can use masks to change into different characters in order to use different abilities. It was later r

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PlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightAuto-scrolling levelsAction

The player takes the role of Chelnov, a coal miner who miraculously survives the malfunction and explosion of a nuclear power plant. Chelnov's body gains superhuman abilities due to the massive amount of radiation given off by the explosion

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PlatformerBoss fightAuto-scrolling levelsActionAction role-playing

Bam is a fifteen years old courageous boy. Like every boy his age, Bam must pass the village's test and bring back an insect's shell from the forest. But as he returns, and to his surprise, most of the village has been destroyed and his par

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PlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightBonus stageMoving platforms

Ristar is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1995. A Sega Game Gear game, of the same name and genre, Ristar, was also released, which shared similar themes while possessing different level design and ga

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PlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightMoving platformsAction

He's courageous! He's clever! He's one good lookin' opossum. It's Sparkster the Rocket Knight, the heroic jet pack jockey with warp speed, quick wits and pumped up personality. After all, who else do you know can get a grip with his tail? R

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Platformer2dSide-scrollingBonus stageAction

Something has gone seriously wrong in Klayman's homeland -- Klogg, an evil megalomaniac, wants to destroy the land and basically rule over anything and everyone. Because the task can get difficult at times, he has enlisted the service of fe

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Having fought countless Robot Masters over the years, Mega Man is ready to lay back, relax and enjoy his 25th Anniversary. Getting wind of this, Ryu and his fellow Street Fighters want one last battle before they let their own anniversary f

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Platformer2dSide-scrollingActionSide view

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes is a platformer game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and later ported to the Gameboy. It was developed by Imagineering and based on the children's cartoon Attack of the Killer Tomatoes: The Anim

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PlatformerBonus stageActionSide viewFantasy

Stafy is now back at Pufftop Palace, playing with his friend Moe. Ogura, imprisoned inside the Magic Jar, unleashes his children into the sky. Ogura's children cause a series of thunderstorms and earthquakes that shake Pufftop Palace, causi

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PlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightUpgradeable weaponsAction

Turrican II: The Final Fight is a platformer/shooter as typically seen on consoles, but designed for home computers from the ground up. Its plot is - naturally - very simple: an evil mega-robot called The Machine attacks the United Planets

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PlatformerBoss fightUpgradeable weaponsMoving platformsAction

Something was terribly wrong in the distant man-made Spondylus star system. One by one, the planets' central life-support computers had been infected with a life-threatening virus while the planets' surfaces had been overrun with computeriz

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ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightMoving platforms

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),

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Platformer2dSide-scrollingAuto-scrolling levelsAction

Mickey Goes After a Missing Present and the Culprit Who Swiped It! Who's got Minnie's missing present? Big Bad Pete is the culprit! He swiped Minnie's present and spoiled the surprise. Now Mickey's after him, and the chase leads through so

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2dSide-scrollingBoss fightBonus stageUpgradeable weapons

A futuristic shooter, Phalanx is the name of the prototype starfighter flown by Wink Baufield, a genetically enhanced pilot. It is sent to protect and reclaim Delia IV, a planet in the Andromeda galaxy, which has been colonized by humans fo

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ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightBonus stage

"Wayne's World, Wayne's World! Party time! Excellent! Woo, woo, woo!" It's Friday, it's 10:30 and like usual, Wayne and Garth are presenting their TV show. First they start off by reading a top-10 list of the worst games they recently play

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PlatformerBoss fightMoving platformsActionSide view

Monsters have taken over the land, and every day the citizens fear for their lives, hoping that a hero will step forth and bring peace to the embattled country.

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PlatformerSega channelHorseAction-adventure

You navigate your pony through various locations, collecting horseshoes on your way and "paying" them at level gates to pass to another location. You can explore the locations in any order you wish, traveling directly between them or using

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Deliverance: Stormlord II is a challenging scrolling platform shooter that builds upon its predecessor. Players must rescue falling fairies while navigating treacherous environments filled with deadly pits and hostile creatures. The game fe

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PlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightActionSide view

Don't Look Back is a game about fantasy. Just to warn you, it can be quite tricky in places...

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Side-scrollingBoss fightBonus stageLost in translationAction

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 main characters: Haggar, Cody, and Guy. Each has his

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PlatformerSide-scrollingActionSide viewRacing

The player controls a constantly bouncing car while driving through various environments including a city, pyramid, and underwater. The height of the jump and speed of a fall can be controlled with the joystick. The player can shoot various

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PlatformerActionScienceShooterThird-person shooter

The game tells the story of Kurt Hectic, a janitor who reluctantly must attempt to save Earth from an alien invasion of gigantic strip mining city-size vehicles named "Minecrawlers". These Minecrawlers are not only removing all of earth's n

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ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightShooter

A splendid adventure of terror, struggle, and danger! The evil demon King Kull has created a machine to transplant the souls of demons into the body of machines. With his army of ROBODEMONS he has cast a dark shadow over the region of Earth

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A deadly alien force has taken control of all of the Earth's military forces. For some reason, the alien power is unable to control you, leaving you as the only one who can fight back. To be victorious you will need to battle both military

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ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightUpgradeable weapons

Too hot to handle? Or can you take up the challenge? Equipped with a dazzling range of weapons and skills, travel through scores of different action scenes, battling against the hottest, meanest, mechanized maniacs ever dreamed up! Rescue t

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ActionPlatformerSide-scrollingBoss fightSide view

"X-Kaliber 2097" consists of two modes. The first modes gameplay consists of side-scrolling action. The player can jump and swing a sword at enemies. The player can also deflect projectiles with the sword. The game also features one on one

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PlatformerSide-scrollingAuto-scrolling levelsActionSide view

Aero-Cross is an unreleased platform video game that was in development for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 by Namco Bandai Games. It was intended as a modernized sequel to the arcade game Metro-Cross, and the third released under the Namco

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Side-scrollingBoss fightSega channelAuto-scrolling levelsSide view

Arrow Flash is a side-scrolling space shooter. The player controls a female spaceship pilot who is sent on a mission into deep space to save the Earth from an assault by an evil dragon from another galaxy. Moving vertically or horizontally,

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PlatformerSega channelActionSide viewFantasy

Minnie Mouse has been kidnapped by the evil witch Mizrabel, and it's up to Mickey Mouse to venture through the mysterious worlds of the Castle of Illusion to rescue her in this 2D platformer (and collaboration between Disney and Sega).

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Sega channelActionSide viewShooterArcade

Forgotten Worlds can be played by up to two players simultaneously. The player controls a flying muscle-bound soldier armed with a rifle with unlimited ammo. The Player 1 character is equipped with a long-range automatic rifle, while Player

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In the darkest reaches of infinite space, pure evil lies in wait ... The Dark Forces led by the god of destruction, Bacterian, prepare to launch a massive onslaught against the planet Gradius. Possessing unstoppable power, the Dark Forces t

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GunForce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island or simply titled as GunForce, is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Irem for the arcades in 1991. The game was later ported by Bits Studios and published by Irem to the Super Famic

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Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter. Dark Matter is after a distant land's powerful crystal, but a young fairy named Ribbon attempts to sa

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Menace Beach is a video game that was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Color Dreams in 1990. Like all Color Dreams games, Menace Beach was not officially licensed by Nintendo. It was also re-released as part of the Maxivisi

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A horizontally scrolling 'always firing' shoot 'em up game with an emphasis on power ups and notable for the fire button only being used to change weapon. The player takes the role of one of two convicts; Rinser and Cassalana, escaping

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