New Arcade Games - Page 97
Uchuu Senkan Yamato
1985
Uchuu Senkan Yamato
1985
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.Vs. Star Luster
1985
Vs. Battle City
1985
Wiz
1985
Combat
1985
Mat Mania
1985
Jump Shot
1985
Canvas Croquis
1985
Canvas Croquis
1985
An adult maze game. The player is a painter working on his great canvas of beautiful females, but his task will not be easy, because it is constantly attacked by annoying enemies, you must eliminate or dodge all enemies of the maze to complete the canvas and go to the next stage.Return of the Invaders
1985
The player must use a 2-way joystick to direct a cannon (this time, referred to as "Xerovy") across the bottom of the screen while using a single button to fire shots up at formations of descending invaders (this time, the regular invaders are referred to as "Flector", and the new "deflector" and "master" ones are referred to as "Legard" and "Zicon" respectively); the shields (or "barricades") are also referred to as "Xero-Guards", and the lights in them will change colour from blue to yellow to red, as they are hit, before blowing out and exploding. From the third stage onwards they will also occasionally move and try to block your shots - also, the UFOs that occasionally fly over the formations will also occasionally be carrying a powerup (the blue "Gazel", the yellow "Goral", and the red "Gowl"), which (if you do not shoot the UFO dead-centre) will fall down onto the Xerovy, and bestow its powers upon it, altering its appearance in the process. Also, if there are three or more "Zicon" left for the end of any staLizard Wizard
1985
Alien Arena
1985
Alien Arena
1985
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.Pitfall II: Lost Caverns
1985
Pitfall Harry travels through the jungle and caverns to find all kinds of treasures including gold bars, silver bars, money bags and diamond rings. Pitfall Harry must avoid or jump over dangers such as logs, snakes, scorpions, fires, etc. He must also swing on vines to get across mud bogs, tar pits, crocodile-infested ponds, etc. As for some crocodile-infested ponds which have no vines at all, Pitfall Harry must carefully jump on their heads but not their mouths with careful timing to get across. He can also climb up and down ladders and jump over open holes. He can also even swim across underground streams while avoiding electric eels. Pitfall Harry must also sometimes avoid falling rocks and other plummeting projectiles. The caverns have different floors connected by ladders and are like a maze. Points are scored by collecting treasures.Pinball Action
1985
Pinball Action
1985
Pinball Action is one of the early video pinball arcade cabinets. The game starts on the initial table and three other tables with different themes can be accessed from there by fulfilling certain objectives. The three other tables feature challenges modelled on ten-pin bowling, poker, and slot machines. The goal is to get the highest score.Shanghai Kid
1985
Shanghai Kid
1985
A fighting game from 1985, notable for being the first to implement a combo system. It is the first game in the Flying Dragon (Hiryuu no Ken) series.Cerberus
1985
Section-Z
1985
Section-Z
1985
star 6.9Section-Z is a side-view shoot-'em-up by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated video game in 1985. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. The original coin-op game is included in Capcom Classics Collection Vol. 1 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.4-D Warriors
1985
4-D Warriors
1985
The game is a horizontal scrolling shooter in which you take control of a jetpack propelled space warrior who travels between parallel universes and worm holes (hence 4-D or 4 dimensions) throughout the game. By flying over the top of the play field, you end up in an alternate universe. You travel back and forth defeating enemies until you reach a boss creature. On some occasions a worm hole will appear in the middle of the play field and you are taken to even stranger worlds.Bone Crusher
1985
Bygone
1985
Bygone
1985
An innovative and fun platform game. The player controls a small blue Slinky robot, jumping while adhering and moving through a series of natural platforms levels and must eliminate different kinds of enemy creatures and catch special robotics parts to become different types of robot, always with the possibility once transformed of returning it to its bygone form and try different combinations of transformation, to reach higher zones and defeat the boss, a stone monster that must be shoot several times in his eye without touch it, to go to next levels.Chanbara
1985
