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121 games Reset

  1. 51 Dragon's Lair 1983 · Arcade 1,468
  2. 52 Maniac Mansion 1987 · Point-and-click 1,465
  3. 53 Shinobi 1987 · Beat 'em up 1,464
  4. 54 California Games 1987 · Sports 1,463
  5. 55 Strider 1989 · Platformer 1,462
  6. 56 Ms. Pac-Man 1982 · Arcade 1,460
  7. 57 Operation Wolf 1987 · Arcade 1,457
  8. 58 Sid Meier's Pirates! 1987 · Action RPG 1,456
  9. 59 Battletoads 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,455
  10. 60 Yie Ar Kung-Fu 1984 · Fighting 1,455
  11. 61 Super Street Fighter II Turbo 1994 · Fighting 1,454
  12. 62 Sid Meier's Colonization 1994 · Strategy 1,454
  13. 63 Gun.Smoke 1985 · Shoot 'em up 1,454
  14. 64 Sensible World of Soccer 1994 · Sports 1,451
  15. 65 1943: The Battle of Midway 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,451
  16. 66 Road Rash 1991 · Racing 1,449
  17. 67 Xevious 1982 · Shoot 'em up 1,447
  18. 68 Final Fight 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,445
  19. 69 Elevator Action 1983 · Platformer 1,443
  20. 70 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,443
  21. 71 The Simpsons Arcade Game 1991 · Beat 'em up 1,442
  22. 72 Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards 1987 · Point-and-click 1,442
  23. 73 Stunts 1990 · Racing 1,441
  24. 74 Jungle Strike 1993 · Shoot 'em up 1,440
  25. 75 R-Type 1987 · Shoot 'em up 1,439

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