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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
1981
star 6.7The Mad Overlord Trebor was once only power-mad, but went off the deep end after he acquired a magical amulet of immense power, only to have it stolen from him by his nemesis, the evil archmage Werdna. Werdna, not quite sure how to use the amulet properly, accidentally causes an earthquake which creates a ten-level dungeon beneath Trebor's castle. To avoid looking silly, Werdna declares the dungeon to be the new lair for him and his monster hordes. Trebor, not to be outdone, declares the labyrinth his new Proving Grounds where adventurers must prove themselves for membership in his elite honor guard, and incidentally retrieve his amulet in the process. The first Wizardry was one of the original dungeon-crawling role-playing games, and stands along with Ultima and Might & Magic as one of the defining staples of the genre. The player generates and control a party of up to six different adventurers, choosing from four races (humans, elves, dwarves, gnomes and hobbits), three alignments (good, neutral and evil), andGalaga
1981
Galaga
1981
star 7.1The objective of Galaga is to score as many points as possible by destroying insect-like enemies. The player controls a starfighter that can move left and right along the bottom of the playfield. Enemies swarm in groups in a formation near the top of the screen, and then begin flying down toward the player, firing bombs at the fighter. The game ends when the player's last fighter is lost, either by colliding with an enemy or one of its bullets, or by being captured. Galaga introduces a number of new features over its predecessor, Galaxian. Among these is the ability to fire more than one bullet at a time, a count of the player's "hit/miss ratio" at the end of the game, and a bonus "Challenging Stage" that occurs every few levels, in which a series of enemies fly onto and out of the screen in set patterns without firing at the player's ship or trying to crash into it. These stages award a large point bonus if the player manages to destroy every enemy. Another gameplay feature new to Galaga is the ability for enemiesCastle Wolfenstein
1981
Castle Wolfenstein
1981
star 5.1Castle Wolfenstein is a slow-paced stealth game set in World War II. The game's main objective is to traverse the levels of the castle to find the secret war plans and escape alive. Progressively higher military ranks are earned upon each successful escape with the war plans, and the game becomes correspondingly more difficult as each higher rank is achieved. There are 8 ranks, beginning with Private, culminating at the rank of Field Marshall.Rings of Saturn
1981
Peter Penguin
1981
Peter Penguin
1981
Peter Penguin is treasure-hunting in the eternal ice of the Arctic. But watch out! His pursuers, the snow monsters, are dogging his footsteps.Popeye
1981
Popeye
1981
Popeye is a Panorama and Tabletop Game & Watch game released in August of 1983. The games' model number are PG-74 for the Tabletop game and PG-92 for the Panorama game. PG in the model number stands for Popeye Game. The Panorama game took and came with two LR44 batteries, while the Tabletop version came with two C batteries. Nintendo manufactured 250,000 versions of both games in America and Europe. It's unknown how many were manufactured in Japan. The game is based on the lucrative Popeye franchise, and in it you control Popeye. Nintendo was known during that era to create games based off on the Popeye franchise. Brutus has kidnapped Olive, and as Popeye you have to knock him out and punch him into the ocean to save Olive. The directional pad controls Popeye left and right. When Brutus tries to punch your character, move Popeye right to make him avoid the punch, then counter with one of your own. If Brutus move Popeye to the very right hand part of the pier, Popeye can still stay on by moving the control pad righGalactic Invasion
1981
Galactic Invasion
1981
In this Galaxian-inspired shooter for the Bally Astrocade, the player controls a cannon that scrolls left and right across the bottom of the screen and shoots at descending enemies.Eastern Front (1941)
1981
Eastern Front (1941)
1981
Developed by Chris Crawford and distributed through the Atari Program eXchange (APX). The player takes control of the Germany Army and attempts to secure supply lines and cities before the winter rolls in and the tide turns. Seasons have different effects on troop movement, as do supply lines.Frogger
1981
Super Cobra
1981
Super Cobra
1981
star 5.9You're a helicopter gunship pilot on a daring and dangerous mission: air surveillance of enemy territory. Success depends on how far you can penetrate enemy airspace. Can you handle the pressure? Because the further you go, the more difficult the mission becomes. Show that you've got what it takes by maneuvering your chopper around craggy mountain peaks, through deep dark tunnels, and over tall city buildings. All while you face enemy tanks and missiles and weird sky-flying weapons. But you can fight back with high-flying, quick-thinking, fast-reaction moves. Good luck and good flying!PBA Bowling
1981
PBA Bowling
1981
star 6.2Get your ball and rack up the pins, as one of America's favorite sports makes its Windows 95 debut in PBA Bowling. The official computer game of the Professional Bowlers Association, PBA Bowling brings the excitement of one of America's best-loved pastimes to your PC. With a realistic physics model, digitized players and full-motion video, you'll think it's Friday night at the local lanes!.Galaxian
1981
Galaxian
1981
Third game released for the Epoch Cassette Vision. Despite sharing a name with the seminal Namco release, it is not based on that game but plays rather similar to Nihon Bussan's Moon Cresta.Baseball
1981
Baseball
1981
Second game released for the Epoch Cassette Vision. An updated port of the baseball game released by Epoch on the dedicated console "TV Baseball" in 1978.Kikori no Yosaku
1981
Kikori no Yosaku
1981
Launch title for the Epoch Cassette Vision. The goal of the game is to chop down trees while avoiding bird droppings and other animals. The game is an unauthorized conversion of the SNK arcade game Yosaku.Octopus
1981
Octopus
1981
Octopus is a Game & Watch game that was released on the G&W widescreen series. In the game, you, the diver, must get around an octopus whom is trying to capture you and get to the treasure. When Mr. Game & Watch returns to the salvage ship, he gets three extra points. The player's three chances are measured by extra divers on the savage ship. When one is attacked by the Octopus' tentacles, another takes his place.Donkey Kong
1981
Donkey Kong
1981
star 7.1Donkey 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 four different industrial themed levels (construction zone, cement factory, an elevator-themed level, and removing rivets from girders) in an attempt to save the damsel in distress, Pauline, from the big ape before the timer runs out. Donkey Kong is also notable for being one of the first complete narratives in video game form, told through simplistic cut scenes that advance the story.Sky Skipper
1981
Sky Skipper
1981
You are in control of a small plane and are on a rescue mission to free animals that are held captive by a bunch of gorillas. In order to open the cages you have to drop a bomb on the head of the captor to knock him unconscious. After that the player has only a few seconds to collect the animals with his plane until the gorilla regains his consciousness again. After having saved all animals the plane flies on to the next, more difficult level.Vanguard
1981
Vanguard
1981
star 6Vanguard is a shoot 'em up game which leads the player through five different zones to the City of Mystery where the creature Gond awaits him which he has to kill. The five zones run horizontally as well as vertically and are filled with different enemies for each zone. Being hit by an enemy, a projectile or the walls results in losing a life. There are, however, collectable items which grant the player a short time of invincibility. Shooting differs somewhat from other shoot 'em ups: The player's ship is able to fire in all four directions depending on the direction the player steers his ship. However, in doing so, the ship flies in that direrction as well which may result in crashing into an obstacle. The ship is constantly running out of fuel which can be replenished by killing enemies. After defeating Gond the game starts anew on a higher difficulty level.Parachute
1981
Parachute
1981
Parachute is a game for the Game & Watch where you have to save people from a helicopter and make them land in your boat. You will direct your boat under the person try and let them land safely. If they land in the water, a shark will come and eat them- if this happens three times you will lose and will have to start over.Jump Bug
1981
Jump Bug
1981
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 enemies that appear. Points are gained by collecting treasure, killing enemies and jumping on clouds.
