In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
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In side-scrolling games, pixels and nostalgia collide to create a gaming experience like no other.
The Revenge of Shinobi is the second game in the Shinobi series created by SEGA. Revenge was released in 1989, specifically for the SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis, with the PAL (Europe) version coming out in 1990.
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Thunder Force IV is a horizontal scrolling shoot-em-up created by Technosoft for the SEGA Genesis/Mega Drive in 1992. For some strange reasons, it was renamed Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar in the U.
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Barbarian II is a fantasy action game released by Psygnosis in 1991 for Amiga and Atari ST. It's the sequel of the 1987 Barbarian, and should not be confused with Palace's Barbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax.
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StarBlade is a futuristic action-adventure created by Silmarils for the Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS and released in 1990. Venture into the boundless cosmos and confront the looming...
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M.C. Kids (known as McDonald Land in Europe) is a 2D platformer sponsored by the famous fast-food company. The title was developed by Virgin Games originally for the NES in 1992, then ported to Amiga, Commodore 64, DOS, and Atari ST.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a platform action-adventure created for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was developed by Lucasfilm Games and Sculptured Software and released in 1992.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Armalyte: The Final Run is the enhanced version for 16-bit platforms of the Shoot 'Em Up created by Cyberdyne Systems/Thalamus in 1988 for the C64. The Final Run was published in 1991 for the Amiga and Atari ST.
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Jill of the Jungle: Jill Goes Underground is the second chapter of the Jill of the Jungle trilogy, a series of side-scroller platformers. The games were designed to compete with Duke Nukem and Commander Keen.
Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer
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Ristar is a classic action platformer game developed by SEGA for the Mega Drive/Genesis console in 1995. The same team behind the legendary Sonic created this cartoon-style platformer.
Year: 1995 Genre: Platformer
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Lorna is an action game based on the Spanish comic book character created by Alfonso Azpiri. The game was developed by Topo Soft and released in 1990 for the Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS, MSX, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.
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After the War is a post-apocalyptic action game created by the Spanish software house Dinamic Software in 1989. It was released for 8-bit platforms - ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64 - and 16-bit platforms - Atari ST and Amiga.
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