Coin-op conversions: from the arcades to your home sorted by release date

Coin-op conversion games

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  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...

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  Rush'n Attack

  DOS19894/5 Konami
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  Sarge

  DOS19893.3/5
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  Shinobi

  DOS19893.9/5 Sega
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  Sky Shark

  DOS19893.5/5 Toaplan
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  Space Ace

  DOS19894.1/5 ReadySoft
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  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.

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  Strider

  DOS19893.5/5 Capcom
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  Thunderblade

  DOS19893.4/5 Sega
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  Toobin

  DOS19894.2/5 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).

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  Altered Beast

  DOS19904.1/5 Sega
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  Blades of steel

  DOS19904.1/5 Konami
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  Double Dribble

  DOS19903.7/5 Novotrade Software
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  Dragon's Lair 2: Time Warp

  DOS1990protected4.1/5 Sullivan Bluth Interactive Media
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  Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters

  DOS19904/5 Atari
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  Exterminator

  DOS19903.5/5 The Assembly Line
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  Hard Drivin'

  DOS19903.7/5 Atari
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  Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road

  DOS19904.2/5 Leland

  Ivan 'Iron Man' Stewart's Super Off Road is an abandoned diagonal-down off-road racing game developed by Leland and released by Virgin Interactive in 1990 for DOS, but also published for Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, C64, ZX Spectrum and a lot of 8-bit and 16-bit consoles. Super Off Road is a classic fixed-screen track-racing similar to S...

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  Joust VGA

  DOS1990remake4.3/5
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  Klax

  DOS19903.8/5 Atari
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  Power Drift

  DOS19904.1/5 Sega
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  Puzznic

  DOS19904.2/5 Taito
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  Rastan

  DOS19903.6/5 Taito
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  S.T.U.N. Runner

  DOS19903.6/5 Atari
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  Trog

  DOS19904.3/5 Midway Manufacturing Company
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  Turbo OutRun

  DOS19904.2/5 Sega

  Turbo OutRun is an abandoned DOS action racing game set in North America, developed and published by Sega in 1990. Turbo OutRun is a conversion from the arcade classic of the same name and it's the sequel of the popular OutRun. The OutRun games are regarded as iconic and representative of the late 80s/early 90s, often cited by retrowave enthusiasts.

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  Cisco Heat

  DOS19914.3/5 Jaleco

  Cisco Heat is an abandoned racing game set in North America developed by Jaleco and released by Image Works in 1991 for DOS and other platforms. Cisco Heat was converted from the original arcade version. The difference between other similar racing games of the time is that the player drives a police car.

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  Forgotten Worlds

  DOS19914/5 Capcom
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  Golden Axe

  DOS19914.2/5 Sega
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  Joe and Mac Cavemen Ninja

  DOS19914.5/5 Data East