Coin-op conversions: from the arcades to your home sorted by year, newest first
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Bubble Bobble
DOS19894.2/5 Taito
Bubble Bobble is perhaps one of the most popular (and cute!) platform arcade games of all times. The goal of Bubble Bobble is simple: clear each screen from various monsters and reach the final stage. In order to get rid of enemies, dinosaurs Bub and Bob can spit bubbles to trap them, then pop the bubbles to kill them.
Cabal
DOS19894.1/5 TAD Corporation
Cabal is an abandoned arcade conversion of a popular shooter game set in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Cabal was developed by TAD Corporation and released by Capcom in 1989 for DOS.
Dragon's Lair
DOS1989protected3.7/5 Sullivan Bluth Interactive Media
Gauntlet 2
DOS19894.1/5 Atari
Heavy Barrel
DOS19893.4/5 Data East
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
DOS19893.7/5 Atari
Jackal
DOS19894.1/5 Konami
Magic Johnson's Basketball
DOS19893.3/5 Sculptured Software
Operation Wolf
DOS19894.3/5 Taito
OutRun
DOS19894.2/5 Sega
Qix
DOS19894.1/5 Taito
R-Type
DOS19894/5 Irem Software Engineering
R-Type is a horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up developed and published by Irem in 1987. The game quickly gained popularity for its challenging gameplay and impressive graphics at the time. R-Type is known for its tough and memorable enemy designs, as well as challenging boss battles. The game features various power-ups that enhance the player...
Robocop
DOS19894/5 Data East
Robocop is an abandoned beat 'em up / run and gun shooter game developed and released by Data East in 1989 for a number of platforms, including DOS. Robocop is a conversion from an arcade game released by Data East in 1988 and it was based on the movie of the same name, Robocop, by Paul Verhoeven. Your goal is to get to the final boss by shoot...
Rush'n Attack
DOS19894/5 Konami
Sarge
DOS19893.3/5
Shinobi
DOS19893.9/5 Sega
Sky Shark
DOS19893.5/5 Toaplan
Space Ace
DOS19894.1/5 ReadySoft
Space Harrier
DOS19893.7/5 Sega
Space Harrier is a 3rd-person view rail-shooter developed by Sega in 1985. Space Harrier was a hit in the arcades, and later it was converted for a number of platforms, including DOS (4 years later!). The sequels - Space Harrier 3D and Space Harrier II - were never ported to DOS.
Strider
DOS19893.6/5 Capcom
Thunderblade
DOS19893.4/5 Sega
Toobin
DOS19894.1/5 Domark Software
Toobin is an abandoned action game developed by Domark Software and released in 1989. Toobin runs on DOS but was also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, Game Boy Color, MSX, NES, ZX Spectrum. It's a conversion from a popular arcade game (at the time).
Aaargh
DOS19883.3/5 Binary Design
Arkanoid
DOS19884.1/5 Taito
Arkanoid is a classic arcade video game that was first released in 1986 by Taito. It is a breakout-style game, which means that the primary objective is to break a wall of bricks or blocks by bouncing a ball off a paddle at the bottom of the screen. The game takes its name and inspiration from Atari's Breakout, which was released in the 1970s. ...
Bad Dudes VS Dragon Ninja
DOS1988protected4.1/5 Data East
Bionic Commando
DOS19883.3/5 Capcom
Double Dragon
DOS19884/5 Technos Japan
Double Dragon II: The Revenge
DOS19884.1/5 Technos Japan
Ikari Warriors 2: Victory Road
DOS19883.6/5 SNK Corporation
Paperboy
DOS19884.1/5 Atari
Paperboy was one of (if not THE) arcade hit of 1985. It was developed by Atari for the arcades and later published by Mindscape for DOS in 1988. More conversion were made for quite a few other platforms. Paperboy gameplay is peculiar: you control a boy riding a bicycle and your goal is to deliver as many newspapers as you can to a number of ho...