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46 games Reset

  1. 26 Galaga 1981 · Shoot 'em up 1,452
  2. 27 Art of Fighting 1992 · Fighting 1,452
  3. 28 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,447
  4. 29 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,443
  5. 30 Stunts 1990 · Racing 1,441
  6. 31 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,439
  7. 32 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,438
  8. 33 1942 1984 · Shoot 'em up 1,430
  9. 34 Impossible Mission 1984 · Platformer 1,425
  10. 35 The Legend of Kyrandia 1992 · Point-and-click 1,425
  11. 36 Fatal Fury Special 1993 · Fighting 1,418
  12. 37 Snatcher 1992 · Visual novel 1,412
  13. 38 Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2 1987 · Platformer 1,410
  14. 39 Mappy 1983 · Platformer 1,398
  15. 40 Alone in the Dark 1992 · Horror 1,397
  16. 41 Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss 1992 · Action RPG 1,394
  17. 42 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,391
  18. 43 Eye of the Beholder 1991 · Action RPG 1,385
  19. 44 Turrican 1990 · Platformer 1,378
  20. 45 Lode Runner 1983 · Platformer 1,354
  21. 46 King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! 1990 · Point-and-click 1,352

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