J.R.R. Tolkien's War in Middle Earth (or just War in Middle Earth) is a strategy/wargame created by Synergistic Software. As you can imagine, it's set in the Lord of the Rings universe.
fantasy licensed real-time strategy sword and sorcery wargameTurbo Outrun is the sequel to the original Outrun and was developed by SEGA and published by U.S. Gold in 1989 for the Amiga, Commodore 64, and many other platforms. Turbo Outrun...
2d racing sim arcade automobile coin-op conversion driving racing street racingStreet Rod is an American muscle car street racing game developed by Magic Partners with P.Z. Karen Co. Development Group and published by California Dreams in 1989 on DOS and Commodore 64.
automobile business simulation driving management racing street racing transport vehicle simulatorBudokan: The Martial Spirit is a martial arts fighting game developed and published by Electronic Arts in 1989 for the Amiga and DOS. Since its release, it has been ported to many other platforms.
2 players brawler competitive fighting martial arts versusRampage is a popular arcade created by Bally Midway in 1986. It was ported to Commodore 64, Atari ST, and Atari 8-bit in 1987. Later it was also released for Amiga, NES, Apple II, ...
2 players arcade brawler clear-screen arcade coin-op conversion flip-screen multiplayerWritten and designed by Roberta Williams, King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella is the fourth game in the King's Quest series. It was released in 1998 for PC. The Amiga and Atari ST versions were published in 1990.
adventure agi engine fantasy graphic adventure point and clickBarbarian II: The Dungeon of Drax (a.k.a. Axe of Rage in the U.S.) is the sequel to Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior. It was developed and published by Palace Software in 1988 originally for MSX, ZX Spectrum, and Commodore 64.
2 players brawler c64 original game commodore 64 competitive fantasy fighting hack and slash sword and sorcery versusRock Star Ate My Hamster is a fun managerial game written and programmed by Colin Bradshaw‑Jones for Codemasters. It was published in 1988 for the Commodore 64 and Atari ST, and later ported to Amiga, Amstrad CPC, and ZX Spectrum.
business simulation comedy humour management strategyMechWarrior is a vehicle simulation game developed by Dynamix and published by Activision. The title was created in 1989 for DOS but was later ported to Sharp X68000 in 1992 and PC-98 home in 1993.
Year: 1989 Genre: Simulation
battlemech mecha science fiction simulation vehicular combat simulatorTreasure Island Dizzy is a 2D platform-adventure developed by The Highlanders. It was published by Codemasters initially in 1988 for ZX Spectrum, then ported to Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64.
Year: 1989 Genre: Platformer
action-adventure flip-screen platform-adventure platformerSuper Hang-On is a motorcycle racing coin-op created by SEGA and released in 1987. It was ported to many platforms in the following years, including Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Atari ST, and ZX Spectrum.
2d racing sim coin-op conversion driving motorcycle racing street racingChaos Strikes Back is the sequel/expansion to Dungeon Master, one of the first examples of dungeon crawling RPG. It was released in 1989 on several platforms, including Atari ST, Amiga, X68000, PC-98, FM Towns, and MS-DOS.
Year: 1989 Genre: Role Playing
atari st original dungeon crawler fantasy mission real-time rpg sword and sorceryGrand Prix Circuit is a Formula 1 racing sim created by Distinctive Software for PC and Commodore 64 in 1988. Later it was ported to Amiga, Amstrad CPC, and other platforms. The Am...
2d racing sim driving f1 racing track racingDouble Dragon II: The Revenge is a side-scrolling beat 'em up created originally as an arcade by Technos Japan, as a sequel to Double Dragon. The game was ported to many home com...
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