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AdventureDinosaursDamsel in distressActionFantasy

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

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Role-playingTime travelVideo game with LGBT characterApocalypseTime machine

In this turn-based Japanese RPG, young Crono must travel through time through a misfunctioning teleporter to rescue his misfortunate companion and take part in an intricate web of past and present perils. The adventure that ensues soon unve

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AdventureRole-playingGhostsTurn-basedMummy

Focus Tower is the center of the world and balances the forces of the world. However 4 monsters have taken the 4 elemental crystals (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind) for their own use, and also taken the 4 keys that for doors inside of Focus Tower

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AdventureRole-playingGhostsTurn-basedLeveling up

Paper Mario, a turn-based JRPG entry in the Mario franchise with a paper-based aesthetic and platforming elements, sees the titular character working his way through the Mushroom Kingdom's diverse locales and biomes, meeting its inhabitants

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AdventureAliens2d16-bitDarkness

The Space Pirates, merciless agents of the evil Mother Brain, have stolen the last Metroid from a research station, and once again Mother Brain threatens the safety of the galaxy! Samus Aran must don her awesome array of high-tech weaponry

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AdventureRole-playingAliensGhostsTime travel

The famous Mario Brothers return in this sequel to the humorous Superstar Saga. In this adventure, Princess Peach takes a trip in a time machine, but when it returns, there's only a monster inside! The heroic brothers travel back in time on

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ActionAdventureRobotsRobot protagonistScience fiction

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

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GhostsMultiple protagonistsDarknessSelf-referential humorIn-game anti-piracy effects

Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest is the sequel to Donkey Kong Country. It was developed by Rare and is one of the best selling Super Nintendo games.

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Role-playingDinosaursTurn-basedRobotsTime machine

Fossil Fighters, known in Japan as Bokura wa Kasekihoridā (ぼくらはカセキホリダー lit. "We Are Fossil Diggers"[2]?), is a 2008 video game developed by Nintendo SPD, Red Entertainment, M2, and Artdink and published by Nintendo. It was first released in

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AdventureGhosts2dKidnappingAction

As dauntless knight Arthur you are caught up in the most dangerous of quests! A spell has been cast upon the kingdom. Your fair maiden, Princess Prin Prin has been snatched up by the evil emperor. Only as Arthur can you get her back from th

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AdventureActionFantasyBird view / IsometricAction-adventure

The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe. The player controls Link and must make his way through the forests, graveyards, plains a

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Role-playingAdventureGhostsTurn-basedMultiple protagonists

An evil witch has replaced Princess Peach's fair speech with explosives! Mario and Luigi must once again come to her rescue, but this time they employ the help of Bowser, their sworn enemy. Mario and Luigi must learn new moves and combine p

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Role-playingAdventureGhostsTurn-basedMummy

Focus Tower is the center of the world and balances the forces of the world. However 4 monsters have taken the 4 elemental crystals (Earth, Water, Fire, Wind) for their own use, and also taken the 4 keys that for doors inside of Focus Tower

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ActionFantasyPlatformerSide-scrollingTemporary invincibility

Upa is the prince of a magical kingdom and the most recent in a line of brave fighters. One day, though, he broke an urn containing the spirit of Zai, an incredibly evil goatish demon who takes the life force of the kingdom's adults and kid

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Role-playingTurn-based strategyTurn-basedFantasyBird view / Isometric

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War is a Japanese Super Famicom tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It was released on May 14, 1996 in Japan. It is the fourth title in the Fire Emblem se

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Multiple protagonistsDarknessIn-game anti-piracy effectsAction2D platform

Monkey Mayhem Lives On! Kiddy Kong is a portly primate toddler with incredible power and agility! He teams up with Dixie Kong to stop the ever-present army of Kremlings. The game play and ACM graphics just keep getting better in this visua

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Multiple protagonistsDarknessIn-game anti-piracy effectsActionPlatformer

Monkey Mayhem Lives On! Kiddy Kong is a portly primate toddler with incredible power and agility! He teams up with Dixie Kong to stop the ever-present army of Kremlings. The game play and ACM graphics just keep getting better in this visua

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ActionAdventureDamsel in distressFantasyPlatformer

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

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AdventureRobotsActionFantasyPlatformer

In Trip World, you play as a strange creature called Yakopoo, who has to recover his tribe's stolen flower to prevent the villagers from fighting each other.

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ActionGood vs evilCensored versionFantasyBird view / Isometric

ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console

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AdventureRole-playingActionFantasyHorror

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

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Role-playingTurn-based strategyGhostsTime travelTurn-based

Kingdom of Loathing is a browser-based role-playing game.

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AdventureGhostsMultiple protagonistsDamsel in distressParty system

New Super Mario Bros. is a side-scrolling 2.5D action-adventure platformer game for the Nintendo DS, starring Mario and Luigi. The game features a solo story mode with Mario or Luigi, a two-player wireless game Mario Vs. Luigi, as well as a

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AdventureRole-playingTurn-based strategyFantasyBird view / Isometric

You, a regular human, find yourself trapped in the body of a Pokémon in a world inhabited by Pokémon. Without any other choice, you go on rescue missions through randomly generated dungeons with your newly-acquired partner and friend to sav

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GhostsTime travelTurn-basedMummySatire

The King of Route 66 is the arcade racing game sequel to 18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker. It was later brought to the PlayStation 2 by Tose. This game features a story mode in which the Evil Tornado Corporation has taken over all the truck

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AdventureRole-playingGhostsTurn-basedPsychic abilities

Evil is slowly covering the world. Forces of darkness are pursuing the lost art of Alchemy, and the fate of mankind hangs in the balance. You and your companions, armed with weapons, Psynergy magic, and a host of elemental creatures, must r

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AdventureRole-playingAliensRobotsAction

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

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ActionEducational entertainmentMathematical educationPlatformerMath

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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AdventureAliensTeleportationActionScience fiction

An exploration-driven 3D metroidvania/first-person shooter hybrid and sequel to Metroid Prime (2002) in which Samus lands on Aether, an intricate planet torn into light and dark versions of itself, to help its remaining inhabitants defend a

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AdventureRole-playingActionFantasyAction-adventure

Once upon a time, in the world of Marvel Land, people and nature lived together in a peaceful and harmonic coexistence. All the animals were docile. Humans, Sandras, Quarkmen, Tattas, and other races mingled with one another and worked to m

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Role-playingActionFantasyBird view / IsometricAction role-playing

Journey into the dark side of an ancient civilization. Radiating an ominous light in its path, the Chaos Comet threatens the existence of the planet. Battles erupt and a tentative peace is returned to the lands. Danger lurks as the Chaos C

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AdventureHorrorPoint-and-click adventurePsychological horrorSurvival horror

Clock Tower is a survival horror point-and-click adventure game developed and published by Human Entertainment for the Super Famicom in 1995. It is the first installment of the long-running Clock Tower series. The story follows Jennifer Si

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ActionRobotsUfoAlien invasionSaving the world

Super Godzilla is a 16-bit Godzilla game where the player can take control of Toho's famous big green lizard as they rampage through Japan. The game is divided into two main gameplay modes, Movement and Battle. Movement has the player trave

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AdventureRole-playingAliensTurn-basedRobots

The Earth Fighter Rayieza is a role-playing game.

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AdventureRole-playingVideo game with LGBT characterParty systemAction

The next adventure is on the Nintendo Switch console set on the backs of colossal, living Titans. Discover each Titan's diverse regions, culture, wildlife, equipment, and hidden secrets. Find, bond with, and command weaponized life forms kn

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AdventureDinosaursTime travelTime machineSaving the world

Based on the Franchise Pictures movie of the same name, A Sound of Thunder takes you to a future where time travel is possible. Things quickly go wrong when someone alters the past, creating a sequence of time ripples that mutate the presen

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Turn-based strategyAdventure2d16-bitTurn-based

A modern take on the 16-bit era, A Valley Without Wind 2 blends a variety of mechanics across multiple genres, seamlessly bringing together the best qualities of old-school platform-shooters and turn-based strategy games.

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AdventureDinosaursTime travelScience fictionText

Adventure in Time is a text-based adventure game, that requires the player to adventure through multiple time zones. All commands are typed via VERB NOUN entries. The player must gather inventory and solve text-based puzzles, and can hold u

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AdventureRole-playingAliensTurn-basedRobots

It is the year 2227, and the gigantic interstellar factory ship, Toronto, cruises toward a lifeless planet endowed with a wealth of minerals. While studying the planet in his shuttlecraft, the pilot, Tom Driscoll, unavoidably crash lands. A

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AdventureRole-playingGhosts2dApocalypse

You must save the world from evil magic by finding the four powerful swords that form Crystalis. After the apocalypse, magic returns to Earth. A blessed group of good-intentioned sorcerers have used their new magical powers to rebuild the

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AdventureRobotsCorrupt governmentCorruptionAction

The main game takes place in a first-person view inside the complex. Trams connect the maze-like living areas to a handful of manned turrets outside. You must shuttle between shooting down waves of fighters in the turrets, and scouring the

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AdventureRole-playingTurn-basedMultiple protagonistsLeveling up

An original turn-based role-playing game set in a world of machines and magic, a world that stopped spinning thousands of years ago.

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Role-playingAdventureTurn-basedMultiple protagonistsLeveling up

An original turn-based role-playing game set in a world of machines and magic, a world that stopped spinning thousands of years ago.

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Adventure2dActionScience fictionPlatformer

"Japan's take on classic Commodore 64/Amiga action-adventure games. NOT a Metroidvania. Use your wits and your weapons to discover an ancient secret and gain your redemption. Art and music by Japanese legends of console gaming. Exile's End

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AdventureRole-playingAliensDinosaursTurn-based

The humans who breathed the toxin-filled air on the Earth's surface became one with the Earth and kept dissolving. The history of humanity ended and dominion of the planet returned to the demons. These mutant creatures did not depend on oxy

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AdventureRole-playingTurn-based strategyRobotsSaving the world

In the near future a terrorist mastermind, known only as ‘The End’, threatens humanity with nuclear armageddon. A special task force, the S.E.A.L.E.D team, are the only ones who can stop him: a group of young combatants with incredible abil

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AdventureRole-playingTurn-basedGood vs evilLeveling up

Magnacarta 2 introduces an original new storyline driven by intense themes of love, hate, politics, betrayal and the ultimate question of choosing one’s own fate. Players are immersed in the world of the Lanzheim Continent, a conflict-ridde

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Role-playingTurn-based strategyVideo game with LGBT characterFantasyBird view / Isometric

Our story takes place during a war of succession. The Empress’ murder has left a realm in flames with many hungry rivals ready to seize the throne by force. The Duke Ivan then calls together a prestigious council of six trusted advisors to

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