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  1. 26 Super Hang-On 1987 · Racing 1,436
  2. 27 Silk Worm 1988 · Shoot 'em up 1,432
  3. 28 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,431
  4. 29 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,430
  5. 30 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,426
  6. 31 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,425
  7. 32 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,423
  8. 33 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,419
  9. 34 International Karate + 1987 · Fighting 1,417
  10. 35 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,415
  11. 36 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,411
  12. 37 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,410
  13. 38 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,391
  14. 39 Batman 1989 · Platformer 1,379
  15. 40 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,378
  16. 41 Gauntlet 1985 · Beat 'em up 1,355
  17. 42 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,354
  18. 43 Gauntlet II 1986 · Beat 'em up 1,346
  19. 44 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,342
  20. 45 Top Gunner 1986 · Shoot 'em up 1,274

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