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44 games Reset

  1. 26 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,431
  2. 27 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,430
  3. 28 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,425
  4. 29 Pole Position 1982 · Racing 1,419
  5. 30 International Karate + 1987 · Fighting 1,417
  6. 31 Michael Jackson's Moonwalker 1990 · Platformer 1,415
  7. 32 The Simpsons: Bart vs. The Space Mutants 1991 · Platformer 1,415
  8. 33 Silk Worm 1988 · Shoot 'em up 1,415
  9. 34 Elite 1984 · Simulation 1,411
  10. 35 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,410
  11. 36 River Raid 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,406
  12. 37 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,391
  13. 38 Batman 1989 · Platformer 1,379
  14. 39 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,378
  15. 40 Gauntlet 1985 · Beat 'em up 1,355
  16. 41 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,354
  17. 42 Gauntlet II 1986 · Beat 'em up 1,346
  18. 43 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,342
  19. 44 Top Gunner 1986 · Shoot 'em up 1,274

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