1985 Japanese exclusive Laserdisc video game designed by Taito which was based on the television series of the same name. Game Machine listed Space Battleship Yamato on their August 1, 1985 issue as being the second most-successful upright/cockpit arcade unit of the month.
Wiz is an action game. Play as Wiz, a wizard who controls 8 types of Magic to fight from the Depths, to the Land Realm, and finally into the Sky Realm. Defeat the monsters standing in your way, and make it to the Sky Realm to face off with a dragon.
In Outlaws you play a wild west hero called Lone Rider. The game takes place on the prairie, and in cities. It's a side-scroller, and you sit on the back of your horse during the entire game. The enemies in the game are mostly bandits, but occasionally Indians will attack you as well. You can ride in both directions, fire at enemies with your handgun, and jump over obstacles with the horse. To avoid being shot, you can also duck in the saddle.
SoftAid is a charity compilation of ten games with all proceeds going to The Bob Geldof Band-Aid Ethiopian Appeal Fund. Included in the compilation was a copy of the Single 'Do They Know it's Christmas' by Band-Aid.
An arcade style game where you play as a bunch of clowns trying to perform a circus act where they use acrobatics to catch doves.
The game is divided into three stages. In the first stage you control two clowns using a seesaw to catch doves. In the second stage you control two clowns bouncing the third on a trampoline to catch the doves. In the third stage you control a bouncy pillow trying to help one of your clown friends bounce to catch the doves, near the top of the screen two additional clowns are performing acrobatics and will catch the bouncing clown if he makes it up there, which will help you reach the high perching doves.
"THREE... TWO... ONE... GO!". And with a single shot from the starter's gun
the regional championsoftheAnnualMaggot Marathon bite their lips and quickly
set off on the most dangerous and highlighted event of the insect world
sporting calendar.
As you set your pace for the race ahead you r mind begins to drift when you
think about the fame, glory and honour for the first contestant who completes
the race in over thirty years.
You are suddenly brought out of your dream as you realize you are being
trampled on by an ant. You jump out of its way, thankful it did not follow you
as others may do. But now in your weakened state you need food. Ah, you see
some, but how do you get to it? And here is a key and an ant spray but which
will you take?
Watch out for that spider! One touch from him and you are dead! Look - a
parachute. You may need it later... But you cannot get to it as you slip off
the moving floor and with your life energy drained plunge to your death with
only the thought of what might have been ...
Alien Arena was developed by Duncan Brown in 1984 to run on the classic Williams hardware. It is a "capture the flag" style game with a number of interesting twists.
The beautiful Princess Koong-Shee is being forced to marry a merchant, Ta Jin against her will. She really loves a clecrk, Chang, who s only hope is is to force his way to the Mandarin s palace against terrible odds and help her to escape. Now play on...
1984: Escape from Big Brother is a space exploration game set in a post-totalitarian world. Players navigate a spacecraft through underground caverns on four planets, searching for energy pods left behind by the fallen regime. The game features precise rotational controls for maneuvering through tight spaces, and players must use their ship's tractor beam to collect the crucial energy pods. This challenging adventure combines elements of sci-fi and retrofuturism as humanity rebuilds after liberation from oppressive control.
Guide Hank to his bee-hive, avoiding the energy-sapping toadstools, spiders, faces, insecticide cans, trackers and lizard's tongue whilst collecting the pollen grains, flowers, apples, honey pots and bowls of water.