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Ninja Gaiden
DOS19903.6/5 Tecmo
Ninja Gaiden, released in 1988 for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) and later to other platforms, is a side-scrolling action-platformer developed by Tecmo. It follows the story of Ryu Hayabusa, a skilled ninja on a quest for vengeance and justice.In the game, players control Ryu as he battles through six acts, each divided into several stage...
Ninja Gaiden 2: The Dark Sword of Chaos
DOS19904.1/5 Tecmo
Omni Play Basketball
DOS19904/5 DesignStar Consultants
Onslaught
DOS19904/5 Arc Developments
P47 Thunderbolt
DOS19903.7/5 NMK Co.
Prince of Persia
DOSMac19904.2/5 Broderbund
Prince of Persia is an abandoned DOS platform game set in Middle East, developed and released by Broderbund in 1990. Designer Jordan Mechner created a game that made a lasting impression of gamers thanks to a clever use of a tecnique called rotoscoping which makes the animation of the protagonist very realistic.
Ranx: The Video Game
DOS19903.8/5 UBI Soft
Rastan
DOS19903.5/5 Taito
Shadow Knights
DOS19903.3/5 Softdisk Publishing
Sirwood
DOS19903.3/5 Opera Soft
Sorcerian
DOS19904/5 Nihon Falcom
Super Solvers: Treasure Mountain!
DOS19904/5 The Learning Company
The Amazing Spider-Man
DOS19903.9/5 Oxford Digital Enterprises
The Flintstones - Dino: Lost in Bedrock
DOS19902.9/5 Softie
Xenocide
DOS19903.7/5 Pangea Software
Armor Alley
DOSMac19913.9/5
Baby Joe in: Going Home
DOS19913.9/5 Loriciels
Commander Keen 4: Secret of the Oracle
DOS1991protected4/5 id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine
DOS1991protected4/5 id software
Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is a science fiction action oriented platform game designed by Tom Hall, developed by id Software and released by Apogee Software in 1991 for DOS only. Commander Keen 5: The Armageddon Machine is part of the Commander Keen game series, specifically it's the second episode of Commander Keen in Goodbye, Galaxy.
Commander Keen 6: Aliens Ate my Baby Sitter!
DOS19914.1/5 id software
Crystal Caves
DOS1991protected3.9/5 Apogee Software
Dangerous Dave in the Haunted Mansion
DOS1991protected4.1/5 id software
Dark Ages Volume I - Prince of Destiny
DOS1991freeware4/5 Scenerio Software
Dark Ages Volume II - The Undead Kingdom
DOS1991freeware3.6/5 Scenerio Software
Dark Ages Volume III - Dungeons of Doom
DOS1991freeware3.9/5 Scenerio Software
Duke Nukem
DOS19914.1/5 Apogee Software
Duke Nukem 1 was released in 1991 by Apogee Software for MS-DOS, and it marked the beginning of the Duke Nukem franchise. Duke Nukem is a side-scrolling action platformer game with a sci-fi theme. In this original game, players control Duke Nukem, a muscular action hero tasked with saving the world from the evil Dr. Proton. Dr. Proton has taken con...
Elvira: the Arcade Game
DOS19913.9/5 Flair Software
Forgotten Worlds
DOS19914/5 Capcom
Gods
DOS19914.2/5 Bitmap Brothers
Gods is a video game developed by The Bitmap Brothers and initially released in 1991. It is a platformer that combines action and puzzle-solving elements. The game was originally released for various platforms, including the Commodore Amiga, Atari ST, and MS-DOS.In Gods, players control a hero navigating through a series of levels filled with enemi...
Golden Axe
DOS19914.2/5 Sega
Golden Axe is a classic arcade game developed by Sega and released in 1989. It's a side-scrolling beat 'em up game set in a fantasy world where players choose one of three characters: a barbarian, a dwarf, or an amazon, each with their own strengths and abilities.The game follows the quest of these heroes to rescue the King and Princess of Yuria fr...