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Batman Returns SNES snes

Batman Returns is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed and published by Konami for the Super Nintendo in 1993. It's based on Tim Burton's dark sequel to his 1989 Batman film. The...

Year: 1993 Genre: Brawler

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Super Double Dragon snes

Super Double Dragon is a side-scrolling beat 'em up developed by Technōs Japan and published in 1992 exclusively for SNES. Since it's the fourth chapter of the series, it is also known as Double Dragon IV.

Year: 1992 Genre: Brawler

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Baby Jo amiga

Baby Jo in: Going Home is a side-scrolling platformer game developed and published by Loriciel for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, and MS-DOS in 1991. The game's plot follows the jou...

Year: 1991 Genre: Platformer

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Ristar genesis

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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Super Contra nes

Super Contra is an arcade game developed and published by Konami in 1988, also ported for Nintendo Entertainment in 1990 This installment is a sequel to the legendary Contra (19...

Year: 1990 Genre: Shooter

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Ninja Spirit amigapc-engine

Ninja Spirit, known in Japan as Saigo no Nindou, is an arcade game created by Irem in 1988. Two years later, the home computer versions were released, including the Amiga version, the Atari ST one, Commodore 64, and more.

Year: 1990 Genre: Brawler

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Cave Story MD genesis

Cave Story MD is a fan-made remake for Genesis/Mega Drive of the famous platformer Cave Story. The game was created by Andrew DeRosier, and although it's not 100% complete, it is perfectly playable, and the main story is fully intact.

Year: 2022 Genre: Platformer

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Little Samson nes

Little Samson is a fantasy platform game developed by Takeru and published by Taito in 1992 exclusively for the NES. After its release in Japan and the USA, it also arrived in Europe in 1993.

Year: 1992 Genre: Platformer

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Barbarian II amiga

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.

Year: 1991 Genre: Brawler

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Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back nes

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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Ivanhoe amiga

Ivanhoe is a medieval side-scrolling beat-em-up created by Ocean in 1990 for Atari ST and Amiga. The game is based on the medieval legend of Sir Ivanhoe, a knight who fights to restore King Richard the Lionheart to the throne.

Year: 1990 Genre: Brawler

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Blade Warrior amiga

Blade Warrior is a unique and stylistically bold action-adventure game developed by Jason Kingsley and published in 1991 by Image Works. The game was released for both Amiga and MS-DOS platforms.

Year: 1991 Genre: Brawler

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Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind genesis

Bubsy in: Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind is a platformer created by Accolade for the SNES and SEGA Mega Drive/Genesis, released in 1993. The game features the adventures of Bubsy, a bobcat with a penchant for yarn balls.

Year: 1993 Genre: Platformer

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The Godfather amiga

The Godfather is the official videogame of the Francis Ford Coppola film released in 1972. The game was developed by Creative Materials and published by U.S. Gold in 1992 for Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.

Year: 1992 Genre: Action

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