Rocketball is based on the futuristic sports movie Rollerball, released in 1975. The computer game is similar to Roller Derby in that two teams on roller skates travel counter-clockwise around a banked, circular track. The object of the game is to score points by throwing a softball-sized metal ball into a cone-shaped goal target inset into the wall of the arena. Balls are fired into play, in the same direction players skate, by cannons when play begins and to restart play after the ball rolls out of play or a goal is scored.
Ait Traffic Controller is a simulation of the duties of a sector air traffic controller. You must guide about 20 planes safely thru your sector, symbolized as a 13 by 13 grid.
In this driving game, players control an independent Japanese truck driver responsible for delivering cargo and earning payment upon successful completion. Strategic management is key as players select contracts, aim for timely deliveries to avoid commission deductions, and navigate challenges such as fines for overloading, speeding, or running red lights. Expenses for fuel and repairs add to the game's complexity.
Based on the British TV series of the same name, you play dodgy businessman Arthur Daley and your aim is to amass as much money as possible in two weeks by buying and selling merchandise of dubious provenance. Assisting you is your bodyguard/minder Terry McCann, while the policeman Sgt. Chisholm is ready to fine you if he catches you with stolen goods.
All crackers are catched by the cruel software-firms, and your mission is to find 6 keys, and rescue the crackers. You may not touch the flowers and the mines. Press spacebar to die. You get the bonus every time you take a key.
You are Pippols, a brave boy, who is seeking the Holy Gem to bring back light to the world.
Watch out as the fairies of darkness will try to stop you in your journey across the various countries of the world of Magic.
The MSX version of the game was brought to the SG-1000 in Taiwan.
In 1985, Irem released the third of four arcade conversions of Lode Runner. This third version, like the second contained 30 selected levels from the 150 original levels. It is pretty much the same game as the previous version, with different levels.
This action game stars a caricature of former Prime Minister of Japan, Kakuei Tanaka. The title is actually a play on the Japanese word for Prime Minister, "Sori". The game satirizes Tanaka's greed by making the goal of the game acquiring gold bars. This arcade game made it into some of the United States arcades.
The goal is for the greedy protagonist to collect all the gold bars while jumping over or defeating various enemies and obstacles in each maze-like level. Some of these enemies are: Giant Baba (a Japanese wrestler), a moonwalking Michael Jackson, Madonna, Japanese comedian Tamori, Carl Lewis, moving statues (activated when passed by). Some obstacles include: Gates, "fire" hydrants, safes (making it difficult to gain access to the gold), a rolling barrel, conveyor belts, and a swimming pool with platforms ranging in size and strength. When you collect all the gold in a given level, you must cash it into a building (labeled "out" when the level begins and "in" once you retrieve all the gold) to beat the lev
You play as a young ghost hunter boy who runs around a haunted house. Your objective is to destroy with your sword all the crystal balls that are in the house, you must go through all the floors and go through the doors guided by the map at the top of the screen in a time limit without getting caught by the ghosts, frankenstein, witches and other creepy creatures. With the help of your magic glove can freeze ghosts for a short period of time to later hit them with the sword.
Once you've destroyed all the crystal balls, the haunted house starts falling apart, and you must run for your life towards the exit to win the stage. You can transform into a super hero, entering through the flashing door to grab special items.
'Cosmo Police Galivan' is an action game that was released from Nichibutsu in 1985. Players are transformed into 'Galivan' with putting in hand the power crystal, to destroy the universe criminal organization 'Aku'.
A top-down, vertical scrolling racing game in the style of other rally games. The route consists of three stages with a variety of obstacles including tight turns, accidents on the highway and oncoming traffic. Rival cars perform special attacks including smoke clouds and spraying oil slicks on the road.