Action 52 / Cheetahmen
Actraiser
Adventures of Lolo / Eggerland
After Burner
Alex Kidd
Alien Syndrome
Altered Beast
Another Century's Episode
Art of Fighting
Assault Suits Leynos / Valken (Target Earth / Cybernator)
Asteka / Tombs & Treasures
Atlantis
Athena
Azure Dreams
Bangai-O
Battle Clash / Metal Combat
Berzerk / Frenzy
Bionic Commando
Blaster Master
Bonk's Adventure
Brandish
Breath of Fire
Broken Sword
Bubsy
Castle of Shikigami
Cho Aniki
Chrono Trigger
Cloud Master
Commando / Mercs
Commander Keen
Conquest of Camelot / Longbow
Cotton
Crazy Taxi
Crime Fighters / Vendetta / Violent Storm
Crusader: No Regret / Remorse
Darius
Dark Legend / Suikoenbu
Darkstalkers
Days of Memories
Dead or Alive
Dig Dug
Dragon Buster / Dragon Valor
Dragon Quest / Dragon Warrior
Dragon Slayer
Dragon Spirit / Dragon Saber
Drakengard
Dungeon Explorer
Earnest Evans Series (El Viento & Annet Futatabi)
Earthworm Jim
Ecstatica
Elevator Action
Eotcheonji... Jeonyeok
Exile
Fantasy Zone
Far East of Eden / Tengai Makyou
Fatal Fury
Final Fantasy
Final Fight
Fire Emblem
The Firemen
Flashback
Frequency / Amplitude
Front Mission
Gabriel Knight
Gex
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Golden Axe
The Goonies
Gradius
Guardian Heroes
Guilty Gear
Gungrave
Gunstar Heroes
Gussun Oyoyo
Hammerin' Harry
Holy Invasion of Privacy, Badman! / Yuusha no Kuse ni Namaikida
Hydlide
ICO / Shadow of the Colossus
Ikari Warriors
Inca
The Incredible Machine
Indiana Jones SCUMM Adventures
Jet Set Radio
Keio Flying Squadron
Kid Niki: Radical Ninja
The King of Fighters
King of the Monsters
Klonoa
Kunio-kun - Nekketsu High School
Kuru Kuru Kururin
Langrisser
The Last Blade
Legend of Heroes: Sora no Kiseki
The Legend of Kage
The Legend of Kyrandia
The Legend of Valkyrie
The Legendary Axe
Leisure Suit Larry
The Longest Journey / Dreamfall
Madou Monogatari
Manhunter
Maniac Mansion
Marl Kingdom
Metal Slug
Michael Jackson's Moonwalker
Monkey Island
Motocross Maniacs
Myst: Uru
Mystical Ninja / Ganbare Goemon
Naxat Crush Pinball
The Neverhood Chronicles
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Jajamaru-kun
The Ninja Warriors
Oneechanbara
Outrun
Panzer Dragoon
Parodius
Phantasmagoria
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney / Gyakuten Saiban
Pocky and Rocky / Kiki Kaikai
Power Blade
Power Instinct / Gouketsuji Ichizoku
Prince of Persia
Princess Crown / Odin Sphere
Psychic War
Punch Out!!
Puyo Puyo
Quest for Glory
R-Type
Radiant Silvergun / Ikaruga
Rambo
Ranma 1/2 SFC Fighters
Rastan
Retro Game Challenge / Game Center CX
Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender
Rival Schools United By Fate
Rolling Thunder
Romancia
Rush'n Attack / MIA
Rygar
Savage Reign / Kizuna Encounter
SaGa (Final Fantasy Legend, Romancing SaGa, SaGa Frontier)
Samurai Shodown
Saturday Night Slam Masters / Muscle Bomber
Schbibinman / Shockman
Sengoku
Sengoku Ace
Shadowrun
Shenmue
Shin Megami Tensei
Shinobi
Shock Troopers
Simon the Sorcerer
Siren / Forbidden Siren
Skate or Die!
SNK Wrestling (3 Count Bout & Big Bang Pro Wrestling)
Snatcher
Sorcerian
SOS / Septentrion
Space Channel 5
Space Harrier
Space Quest
Sparkster
Splatterhouse
Star Soldier
Startropics
Stellar 7
Streets of Rage
Strider
Suikoden
Summon Night
Syndicate
Super Pinball
Tex Murphy Mysteries
Thunder Force
Turrican
Twinbee
Twinkle Star Sprites
Tyrian
Umihara Kawase
Valis
Vantage Master
Vapor Trail
Virtual On
Willow
Wonder Boy
Xanadu
Xevious
Ys
Yie Ar Kung Fu
Yuyu Hakusho / Bleach DS
Z
Zen Nippon Pro Wrestling (NCS)
Zillion

Individual Games:

Aconcagua
The Adventues of Willy Beamish
Aggressors of Dark Kombat
Ai Senshi Nicol
Alien Hominid
Alien Soldier
Alisia Dragoon
Almana no Kiseki
American Dream
Arabian Fight
Astro Boy: The Omega Factor
Beneath a Steel Sky
Battle Fantasia
Big Rigs
Black Belt / Hokuto no Ken
Blackthorne
Blood Will Tell / Dororo
Breakdown
Callahan's Crosstime Saloon
Cannon Dancer
Cannon Spike
Captain Novolin
Captain Silver
Chaos Seed
China Syndrome
Citizen X
Cocoron
The Combatribes
Companions of Xanth
Cooking Fighter Hao
Crack Down (Sega)
Crystalis
Cybattler
Cyber Lip
Dead Connection
Death Gate
Dinosaur
The Divide: Enemies Within
Drakkhen
Dreamweb
Dynamite Headdy
E-SWAT
Ehrgeiz
Einhander
Eric the Unready
Evil Zone
Faussete Amour
Flower
Freedom Fighters
Full Throttle
Gain Ground
Gamera 2000
Ganbare Neo Poke-kun
Gekitou Burning Pro Wrestling
General Chaos
Gleylancer
God Hand
Golvellius
Graffiti Kingdom
Growl
Gunner's Heaven / Rapid Reload
Hagane
Harmful Park
Haunting Starring Polterguy
Heart of China
Hell Night
The Heroic Legend of Arslan
Hong Kong 97
Hoshi wo Miru Hito
Hyper Duel
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream
Internal Section
Iridion 2
Jikkyou Power Pro Wrestling '96
Joy Mecha Fight
Kagirinaki Tatakai
Killer7
Legacy of the Wizard
Light Crusader
The Lone Ranger
Loom
Lords of Thunder
Machinarium
Magic of Scheherazade
Majyuuou
Meikyuu Jiin Dababa
Michael Jordan in: Chaos in the Windy City
Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord
Mischief Makers
Mobile Suit Gundam Z: Hot Scramble
Mole Mania
Monster Party
Moon Crystal
Namco X Capcom
Nanatsu Kaze No Shima Monogatari
Nazo no Murasamejou
Night Striker
Night Trap
Ninja Baseball Bat Man
Ninja Five-O
Ninja Master's
Nitro Ball
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino
Osu! Karatebu
Otocky
The Outfoxies
Panic!!
Panzer Bandit
Pinball Quest
Policenauts
Popful Mail
Pro Wrestling (NES)
Project Diva
Psychic World
Psychonauts
Pulirula
Quiz Nanairo Dreams
Radia Senki
Rakuga Kids
Rakugaki Showtime
Ranger X
Recca
Red Earth / Warzard
Rez
Rhythm Tengoku / Rhythm Heaven
Rise of the Dragon
Rise of the Triad
Rock 'n' Ball
Rodland
Rogue Galaxy
Run Saber
The Scheme
Secret of Evermore
Segagaga
Shadow of Destiny / Memories
Shadow Force
Shannara
Shinrei Jusatsushi Taroumaru
Skies of Arcadia
Skyblazer
Silhouette Mirage
Sin and Punishment
Snacks n' Jackson
SNK Gals Fighters
Soukyugurentai
Speed Power Gunbike
Sqoon
Star Trader
Steam Hearts
Stretch Panic
Sweet Home
Thunder Blade
Tokimeki Memorial
Twinkle Tale
Ultra Balloon
Urban Yeti
Vagrant Story
Vanark
Warlords
Wartech: Senko no Ronde
Weaponlord
Wild Guns
Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders

Doujin Soft / Independent Games

Intro to Doujin Games

Big Bang Beat
Blood -over-
Chantelise
Duo Princess
Escape Velocity
Ether Vapor
Gensou Senki
Gunners Heart
Master Burner
Nikujin
Record of Rozen War: Alibat
RosenKreuzStillete
Soldier Force
Tifatan X
Trouble Witches
Valstar

Profiles:

90s Sylvester Stallone Special Games based on the movies Cliffhanger, Demolition Man, and Judge Dredd.

Capcom Beat-em-ups All kinds of arcade games inspired by Final Fight, including Alien vs Predator, Captain Commando, The Punisher, Knights of the Round, Dungoens and Dragons, Dynasty Wars, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, Armored Gear, Battle Circuit, and others.

Capcom-Disney NES Games Mickey Mousecapades, DuckTales, Rescue Rangers, TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck, and Adventures in the Magic Kingdom, including GB ports and other console/PC versions.

Compile Shooters Makers of Zanac, Aleste, MUSHA, Space Megaforce, Power Strike, The Guardian Legend, and tons of awesome, awesome shooters.

Gundam 2D Fighters A look at various 1-on-1 2D Gundam fighting games, including Gundam Wing: Endless Duel and the Battle Master / Battle Assault titles.

Irem Post-Apocalyptic Arcade Games Some of the darker games Irem put out, including In the Hunt, Undercover Cops and Gunforce 2.

Konami Beat-em-ups Arcade games based on The Simpsons, X-Men, Bucky O'Hare, Asterix, plus original titles Metamorphic Force, and Gaiapolis.

Konami Run and Guns Shooter/platformers that include Sunset Riders, Mystic Warriors, Devastators, Aliens, and many others.

Konami Shoot-em-ups Shooters that include Scramble, Gyruss, Time Pilot, Axelay, XEXEX, Ajax, Thunder Cross, Crisis Force, and many, many more.

Love-De-Lic The quirky company behind Moon RPG, UFO and Lack of Love, who later went on to form Skip.

Natsume NES Action Games Abadox, Shadow of the Ninja, S.C.A.T., and Shatterhand. Some very good, overlooked classics.

Nippon Ichi Strategy RPGs Hilarious and impossibly in-depth strategy games, including La Pucelle, Disgaea, Phantom Brave, Makai Kingdom and Soul Cradle.

Pre-Street Fighter II Fighting Games Over thirty one-on-one fighting games that predated Capcom's genre defining classic.

Post-Mortem Dreamcast Shooters All of the shooters for the DC from Border Down to Karous, including Radirgy, Chaos Field, Psyvariar 2, Trigger Heart Exelica, and Under Defeat.

Quintet 'Heaven and Earth Trilogy' Quintet's action-RPGs, including Soul Blazer, Illusion of Gaia, Terranigma, and The Granstream Saga.

Sega Ages A look at all 33 titles in the Playstation 2 series, featuring remakes, ports, and compilations of classic Sega games.

Sting RPGs A bunch of innovative games from Sting, known for Riviera, Yggdra Union, Baroque, Treasure Hunter G, Evolution, and others.

Sumo 2D Games A look at a number of Japanese-only 2D sumo wrestling titles.

Sunsoft Fighting Games Galaxy Fight, Waku Waku 7 and Astra Superstars - a trilogy of wacky 2D fighters from Sunsoft.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Beat-em-ups Konami's famous 2D arcade escapades.

Zelda CD-I Games Link: The Faces of Evil, and Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

Zyrinx Creators of Red Zone and Subterrania for the Genesis, amongst others.

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