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| R.C. Pro-Am
Nintendo - Racing - 1987
Video Length: 3:50
R.C. Pro-Am plays very similar to early 1980's overhead racers like Super Sprint; the game is fast, has very simplified physics, and the courses have a large number of twists and turns. The difference from those titles, is that R.C. Pro-Am's game engine has much more drifting involved, as cars will glide (more...) |
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| Ring King
Data East - Fighting - 1987
Video Length: 2:51
Ring King also known as King of Boxer in other parts of the world is a video game released to the arcade in 1985 and later for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It allowed the player to pick from various fictional characters and duke it out with the computer or a second player in a boxing ring. (more...) |
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| Rush'n Attack
Konami - Action - 1987
Video Length: 2:00
The player(s) take on the role of an assumingly United States special operations soldier infiltrating an enemy military base which, as hinted by the name, resembles a Soviet military complex. In the arcade version, the plot is to save several POW's from being executed by firing squad. However in the (more...) |
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| Rygar
Tecmo - Adventure - 1987
Video Length: 4:42
The player sends the title character through a number of fantastic settings with the ultimate goal of defeating an evil entity named Ligar in order to restore peace to the realm of Argool. To accomplish this goal, Rygar must visit 5 "Indora Gods" which present him with essential items needed for completion (more...) |
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| Section Z
Capcom - Shooter - 1987
Video Length: 3:29
Alien Invaders approach the solar system from their interstellar battle platform, named Fortress Balangool. Under the command of the Master Control, named L-Brain, the Invaders defeat Earth's space forces. Only one hero, Captain Commando remains to defeat the alien armada by entering Balangool and fighting (more...) |
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| Side Pocket
Data East - Arcade - 1987
Video Length: 0:57
The single player mode, called "Pocket", requires that the player clear all the balls off the table in a limited number of shots, as well as achieve a predetermined score. The player earns points by sinking balls, sinking balls on consecutive shots, and sinking balls in numerical order. On occasion, (more...) |
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| Sky Kid
Sunsoft - Shooter - 1987
Video Length: 1:30
Sky Kid is a two-dimensional, scrolling shooter type of game. The players play as the Sky Kids (called "Red Baron" and "Blue Max" on the flyer.) The Sky Kids fly around in biplanes and are assigned specific targets during the missions. These missions involve bombing specific targets. This would seem (more...) |
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| Slalom
Nintendo - Sports, Other - 1987
Video Length: 4:38
This game bears the distinction of being Rare's very first console video game (though they had created a variety of previous games for home computers such as the ZX Spectrum). Rare would go on to achieve widespread fame for the creation of Goldeneye, Killer Instinct, Perfect Dark, and many other popular (more...) |
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| Soccer
Nintendo - Soccer - 1987
Web Rating: 2.0Video Length: 2:01
NES Soccer is a video game developed and published by the Intelligent Systems team of Nintendo as part of its Sports Series for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The objective is to kick the ball into the opponent's goal. The game features cheerleaders and the ability to choose between 15-, 30-, and (more...) |
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| Solomon's Key
Tecmo - Puzzle - 1987
Web Rating: 8.2Video Length: 7:05
The player must overcome unlimited enemy spawning, challenging level designs, a countdown timer, Dana's fragility, and limited ways to dispatch enemies. In addition, it's easy for players to unintentionally make levels impossible to clear while playing them. Solomon's Key also has many hidden items and (more...) |
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