The top-down view is one of the most enduring and recognizable perspectives in the history of computer and console games.
The top-down view is one of the most enduring and recognizable perspectives in the history of computer and console games.
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,...
2 players competitive nes original game racing top-down top-down racing toy carsTV Sports: Football is the first game of the TV Sports series created by Cinemaware initially for the Amiga. It was published in 1988, while the C64 and DOS versions followed later.
2 players american football amiga original game multiplayer sports top-downSmash T.V. is an arcade game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams Electronics and released in 1990. It was later ported to several platforms, including Genesis, A...
arcade coin-op conversion dual joysticks flip-screen flip-screen shoot-em-up shooter top-down twin-stick shooterFire 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.
2 players amiga original game competitive duel arcade multi-directional multi-scrolling shooter shooter split-screen tank top-downSupercars International is the third game in the Super Cars series and is an arcade racing game developed by Magnetic Fields. It was published by Hit Squad in 1996 for DOS. At it...
automobile racing street racing top-down top-down racingCommando is a 2D action shooter arcade created by Capcom in 1985. It was ported first to the BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum. After its release, it was ported to multiple platforms, incl...
arcade coin-op conversion multi-scrolling shooter run and gun shooter top-down warKing'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.
adventure-rpg fantasy rpg elements strategy top-down turn-based rpgKnightmare, 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.
2 players co-op fantasy msx original game shooter top-down v-scrolling shoot-em upTrue Lies is a top-down action shooter developed by Beam Software and released in 1994 by Acclaim for both Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. Based on James Cameron's action blockbus...
licensed movies multi-directional multi-scrolling shooter run and gun shooter top-down twin-stick shooterS.W.I.V. is a top-down shooter for 1 or 2 players created by Random Access and published by The Sales Curve in 1991. The game was released for the Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and other platforms.
2 players amiga original game co-op helicopter shooter top-down v-scrolling shoot-em upMech Brigade is a wargame published by Strategic Simulations Inc. (SSI) in 1985, initially for the Apple II and Commodore 64. The game is a landmark in tactical war simulation and ...
apple 2 original game cold war strategy tank top-down turn-based strategy wargameParadroid 90 is the remake/enhanced version for 16-bit computers (Amiga and Atari ST) of the classic C64 shooter Paradroid. It was published by Hewson Consultants in 1990. The co...
atari st original cyborgs multi-directional multi-scrolling shooter shooter top-down walkaboutFrenetic is a vertical shooter created by Core Design and released for Amiga and Atari ST in 1991. It's a traditional game that perfectly fits the space shoot-em-up genre, includin...
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