The fourth Hokuto no Ken game for the Famicom, released in Japan in 1991. The game takes place in the far future, past the events of the series proper, where pl...
Super Dyna'mix Badminton is a Badminton game that was only released in Japan, on August 26th 1988.
Essentially 3-D Arkanoid, Super Glove Ball was one of only two games designed specifically with the Nintendo Power Glove peripheral in mind.
Solstice: The Quest for the Staff of Demnos is a puzzle-inspired isometric platformer by Software Creations Ltd. for the NES. Its sequel is Equinox on the SNES...
Al Unser Jr's Turbo Racing is a licensed racing game for the NES. It was developed and published by Data East in all regions.
Drive through five cities painting the road and dodging police cars along the way in this early Jaleco Arcade platformer.
A high-concept sequel in the educational Carmen Sandiego franchise in which players are tasked with traveling through time and around the world to locate and ca...
Once again, Rodney's slushy ski shack is open for business; Ski or Die is a winter sports game published by EA.
A side-scrolling platformer that takes place inside a pyramid. Collect bombs and treasure while avoiding enemies in search of the kidnapped royal family.
A driving game about chasing criminals through hi-speed pursuits and bringing them to justice! It was released by Taito for arcades in 1988 and then ported to v...
Bad Street Brawler is a side-scrolling beat-em-up released for several home computer systems such as the Commodore 64 as well as the NES. The NES version is not...
This was only released in Japan, on September 14th 1990.
A sci-fi themed RPG from Nihon Bussan for the Famicom, released in late 1987. It was never released outside of Japan.
An action game set in the Middle East, based on the military operation "Desert Storm".
Wall Street Kid is a 1990 stock market simulation game developed by SOFEL Corp. in which the player is tasked with managing his money, physical fitness, and rom...
A pool simulation game with various different modes and variable viewpoints. The game was officially licensed by the Billiard Congress of America.
Platforming title involving Young Indiana Jones. Based on the television series.
This was a Japan only release, on September 27th 1991.
The Guardian Legend is an action-adventure/top down shooter released for the NES in 1989. It has been called a combination of Zelda and 1942.
Was produced and released in 1988 to coincide with the anime movie of the same name released earlier that year.
A platformer/fighter game in which a young martial artist named Ryuhi must recover several stolen scrolls by fighting in duels. It is the second game in the Hir...
Frankenstein has stolen you girlfriend and you need to get her back.
Orb-3D is an action puzzle game where the player travels through multiple levels in order to stop the evil space wizard Krohn from destroying the universe.
Princess Amoreena has been taken by servants of the Dragon Master, Darklarza. Now Duke Geraden must fight his way past a horde of beasts and the undead to rescu...
A platformer by Codemasters. As a caveman with a big nose the player will visit islands jumping, hitting enemies with a club and collecting bones.
An action-adventure platformer for the NES and a very loose remake of Pitfall II: Lost Caverns.
Based on the movies, Marty McFly tries to restore the time line back to normal, traveling from 1955 to 2015.
A platformer based on the Belgian comic book of the same name about a tribe of peaceful tiny blue creatures and their frequent run-ins with the evil wizard Garg...
Robodemons is a side-scrolling action game for the NES from Color Dreams.
In Ice Climber the player controls a hammer wielding Eskimo that needs to climb 32 ice-covered mountains in order to recover a stolen vegetable from a giant con...
A mission-based boat game developed by Rare for the NES.
Also known as Salamander, Life Force is a spin-off of the 1985 shoot-'em-up Gradius featuring two-player multiplayer and both side-scrolling and vertical-scroll...
An action game originally released on the Famicom. The game frequently switches its viewpoint, from side-scrolling to top-down, and boasts 100 stages.
In their third video game outing, Ren & Stimpy decide to strike it rich with a special invention that lets them earn real money from playing video games.
In the 1990s George Foreman's comeback quest for the Heavyweight Championship Title made him a favorite among boxing fans. His popularity would result in a dece...
The evil Dr. Wily is back with eight new menacing creations, and it's up to Mega Man to foil his new plans for world domination! Known for bootstrapping the lon...
The second game in Koei's Nobunaga's Ambition series of historical simulation-strategy games set in the warring states era of Japan, and the first to be release...
A SNK arcade shooter based on the Cuban Revolution.
An arcade-style ice hockey game that was only released in Japan. A US version was in development but was cancelled.
Balloon Kid is a sequel to a classic NES game - Balloon Fight.
A first-person real-time RPG for the NES. The Dark Overlord Darces has reawakened, and only the one that can find the elemental blades left behind by a legendar...
A billiards games published for the NES in 1993.
Just Breed is a strategy RPG released only in Japan for the Nintendo Famicom.
The third installment in the Bases Loaded series and the final "Moero!!" game until 1995.
In Castle of Deceit, the player takes on the role of a wizard trapped in a castle. With only one spell allotted to the player and a frustrating difficulty, this...
Silkworm is a game in which the player can control either a helicopter or jeep. The game also has a two-player mode in which one player is able to control the h...
Heroes of the Lance is part of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons series.
Ufouria is a Sunsoft-developed Metroid-esque game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Released in Europe and Australia, it's a slightly changed version of th...
Play as fairies Tam and Rit in this Arcade action platformer developed by Jaleco.
The Battle of Olympus is a side scrolling action adventure game with elements of Zelda II and Metroid. The player controls Orpheus, out on a mission to save hi...
A software program for various computer and console systems that teaches the user how to play the piano via a synthesizer keyboard peripheral.
Based on the eponymous toy line, Monster in My Pocket follows a shrunken-down vampire and Frankenstein's monster as they battle other equally pint-sized folklor...
The first game in the Ys series. The player controls Adol Christin who is on a quest to retrieve the six books of Ys which he will use to destroy the evil force...
A compilation of 52 bite-sized games, each shittier than the last. Action 52 is now infamous for being plagued with programming bugs. A contest which involved o...
In this platformer the player controls a small green creature called Pogo who is on a mission to destroy eight towers that have been built in the sea of the pla...
A digital board game where players destroy food-based enemies. The game also features occasional bible-related quiz questions.
An action game from Acclaim based on the 1992 David Fincher movie. The player assumes the role of Ripley as she explores the prison planet of Fury 161.
A Fighter/RPG hybrid developed by Game Studio and published by Namco. It was only released in Japan, on July 21st 1989.
Ultima IV is a seminal role playing game focused on the protagonist's moral journey rather than defeating a nemesis.
Play as the 'Ghost with the Most', Betelgeuse, in this LJN movie-licensed platformer.
The sequel to Tecmo's classic NES action-platformer enhances the gameplay of the original with new features such as the Shadow Clone powerup and a wall-climbing...
Popeye must win the love of Olive Oyl in three different scenarios while avoiding the nasty Bluto. His main weapon against this relentless brute are the cans of...
A two on two beach volleyball game from Konami.
An action shooter game featuring a giant robot which can transform into a jet. Trapped within a mysterious facility, the goal is to navigate 16 maze-like levels...
Felix the Cat! The wonderful, wonderful cat! Whenever he gets in a fix, he reaches into his bag of tricks!
M.U.L.E. is a classic game of extraterrestrial strategy and economic simulation, in which up to four players struggle to become the master of the planet Irata.
Play as Scrooge McDuck travelling around the world in this sequel to the original DuckTales.
Book I: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum was the first game in what would become known as the Might and Magic franchise, featuring a Dungeons and Dragons inspire...
An RPG based on the popular Japanese folklore legend of Momotarou, the Peach Boy. This was the first in a series of Momotarou games by Hudson and was only relea...
An RPG/Fighter hybrid developed and published by Sigma for the Famicom. It was never released outside of Japan.
A Japan-exclusive action-adventure platformer for the Famicom, known for its unrelenting difficulty and non-linear, and often non-sensical, level progression.
A platformer that was released very late in the system's life span, Little Samson remains an obscure and overlooked gem in the NES library.
A Japanese roleplaying game published for the NES in 1990.
The Adventures of Rad Gravity is a humorist NES platformer.
Action platformer based on the 1992 Addams Family cartoon series.
Donkey Kong Classics is an early NES compilation cartridge featuring both the original Donkey Kong, and Donkey Kong Jr.
The third card-based RPG for the Famicom that is based on the Dragon Ball manga and anime series. It takes place during the series' "Saiyan Saga" arc of the ser...
Sharpen the Blade. Summon the Magic. Your Enemies await.
Players guide a hammer-wielding Mario to victory in 100 stages of Wrecking Crew.
Originally released for the Famicom, in Japan 12/20/91, titled Bananan Ouji no Daibouken. Banana Prince for Nintendo Entertainment System, is a 2D platform game...
A role-playing game in which the player must gather a party of four warriors and battle the evil Lord Terarin. Originally released in 1986 for Japanese home com...
The Karate Kid was a game published by LJN for the NES. It is loosely based on The Karate Kid, Part II.
Classic side scrolling game developed by Capcom which takes place in a post-apocalyptic world. Players assume the role of a warrior, named Trojan, who must defe...
An 1985 Arcade vertical-scrolling shoot-em-up by Taito and Crux in which the player controls a helicopter. It was ported to the Famicom in early 1986 in Japan o...
A modified version of Ultimate League Soccer published for the NES in Brazil, 1991.
Shoot bad guys and rescue the hostages in this 1987 first-person Arcade light-gun shooter from Taito.
Revenge of Doh is the sequel to the original Arkanoid. It has a better game engine, graphics, sound and comes with its own level editor.
Fire Emblem Gaiden is the second release in the Fire Emblem series and the last produced for the Nintendo Famicom.
A Chinese RPG developed and published by C&E Inc. with the rights now owned by Super Fighter Team.
Inspired by cult film Death Race 2000, Death Race was a controversial 1976 arcade game and a far less controversial 1990 NES game.
Excitebike is a 1985 motocross racing game for the NES. Race around premade tracks and even create custom ones!
A sci-fi variant on Breakout that introduces power-ups and enemies to the format. It was originally developed by Taito for the Arcade and published on a multitu...
Little Nemo is based on a film based on a comic strip from the early 20th century. In it, a young boy from London named Nemo is summoned to the kingdom of Slumb...
Released in 1989, Sweet Home is quite possibly the first survival horror, or console horror RPG. A small team enters a haunted house to study the deceased owner...
A golf game for multiple systems licensed by professional golfer Jack Nicklaus. Play the greatest 18 holes in Championship Golf as chosen by Nicklaus.
Kid Icarus is a 2D platformer released on the Nintendo Entertainment System, famed for its blending together of elements from The Legend of Zelda, Super Mario B...
In this game, shapes drop down wich the player must manipulate to match the holes.
Dragons of Flame is part of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons series.
A gambling sim featuring Coconuts Japan's mascot character Pachio-kun. In this game he heads to America to win big at all the legal casinos New York is so well ...
Bubble Bath Babes is an adult puzzle game for the NES. It is known for its rare depiction of nude women and also its status as an unlicensed game.
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