The top-down view is one of the most enduring and recognizable perspectives in the history of computer and console games.
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The top-down view is one of the most enduring and recognizable perspectives in the history of computer and console games.
SimCity Enhanced CD-ROM, also known as SimCity Enhanced Cinematic Multimedia, is a remake of SimCity created by Maxis and released by Maxis and Interplay in 1993 for PC CD-ROM and Macintosh.
Year: 1993 Genre: Simulation
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Micro Machines is the first game of the popular series of racing simulations featuring toy cars, developed by Codemasters. It was initially released for the NES in 1991. The Amiga,...
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Phantasie III: The Wrath of Nikademus is the third chapter of the RPG series designed by Winston Douglas Wood for the SSI. Strangely, the second game was never ported to the Amiga, so after the first one, we go directly to the third.
Year: 1987 Genre: Role Playing
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1943: The Battle of Midway is a shoot 'em up developed and published by Capcom for arcade machines in 1987. Later on, the title was ported to several computers and consoles such as...
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Fire Power is a competitive two-player game created by Silent Software originally for the Amiga and released in 1987 by Microillusions. There were also DOS and Commodore 64 versions, released in 1988 and 1989.
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Knightmare, known in Japanese as Majyo Densetsu, is a fantasy vertical shoot-em-up created by Konami for MSX computers in 1986. In this game, you are Popolon, and your task is to save Aphrodite from the Prince of Darkness.
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SimLife: The Genetic Playground is a simulation game developed and published by Maxis in 1992. The game is part of the long list of "Sim" games created by Maxis, like SimAnt and ...
Year: 1992 Genre: Simulation
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Soldier Blade is a vertical shoot 'em up developed by Hudson Soft and published in 1992 for PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16. This title represents one of the pinnacles of the genre on NEC'...
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Kick Off is a football (soccer) game designed by Dino Dini and developed by Anco Software in 1989 for the Amiga, Commodore 64, and other platforms. This football game was the first to use a top-down view of the field.
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Summer Carnival '92: Recca is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em-up for the NES, created by KID Corp and released in 1992. Have you ever wondered what the best sci-fi vertical scrollin...
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Nitro is a racing game produced and published in 1990 by the British company Psygnosis for the Amiga and Atari ST. The company from Liverpool, known for releasing masterpieces such...
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ATR: All Terrain Racing is an isometric racing game created by Team17 and published in 1995 for the Amiga and Amiga CD32. The game is similar to Super Cars and Micro Machines with a top-down view and small cars.
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King's Bounty is a turn-based strategy game developed and published by New World Computing. The title was released in 1990 for MS-DOS, C64, and Apple II, while the Amiga, Genesis, and Macintosh versions arrived in 1991.
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