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44 games Reset

  1. 26 Rygar 1986 · Platformer 1,425
  2. 27 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,412
  3. 28 The Great Giana Sisters 1987 · Platformer 1,401
  4. 29 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,392
  5. 30 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,392
  6. 31 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,390
  7. 32 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,389
  8. 33 Strider 1989 · Platformer 1,385
  9. 34 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,382
  10. 35 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,380
  11. 36 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,379
  12. 37 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,348
  13. 38 Super Hang-On 1987 · Racing 1,346
  14. 39 Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987 · Action RPG 1,345
  15. 40 Prehistorik 2 1993 · Platformer 1,337
  16. 41 Gauntlet 1985 · Beat 'em up 1,334
  17. 42 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,331
  18. 43 Spy vs Spy 1984 · Strategy 1,326
  19. 44 Defender of the Crown 1986 · Strategy 1,323

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