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KGB / Conspiracy: Starring Donald Sutherland

Cryo’s KGB is a unique time capsule. Published in 1992 and taking place shortly before the collapse of the Soviet

Cyber-Lip

It’s hard to imagine a time when the Neo Geo wasn’t all about fighting games. But before SNK caught the Fatal

Ys V: Ushinawareta Suna no Miyako Kefin

This entry is part 4 of 19 in the series Ys

After farming out two separate version of Ys IV, Falcom finally decided to enter console development for themselves with the fifth Ys title,

Lord Monarch

This entry is part 6 of 6 in the series Dragon Slayer

Dune 2, released in 1992 by Westwood Studios, is largely credited as being the progenitor of the real-time strategy genre. Of

King of Fighters ’99, The

This entry is part 6 of 17 in the series King of Fighters

The King of Fighters ’99 starts the NESTS storyline, a plot of an evil organization who seeks to clone the

After Burner

This entry is part 1 of 8 in the series After Burner

Sega’s After Burner, an aerial combat game released in 1987, ditches complexity in favor of straightforward action. Prior to this,

Seirei Senshi Spriggan

This entry is part 1 of 3 in the series Spriggan

After their dalliance with the Sega Genesis with MUSHA, Compile returned to the PC Engine with their next shooter, Seirei

Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire

While shoot-em-ups were king in the late ‘80s, the popularity of Street Fighter II caused a shift towards fighting games.

Galaxy Force

Galaxy Force is the ultimate culmination of Sega’s “super scaler“ series, developed for their System Y board in 1988. While

Fortune Summoners

LizSoft’s Fortune Summoners feels like a long lost 16-bit action-RPG. Published and localized into English by Carpe Fulgar, the same company that

Romancia

This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series Dragon Slayer

Romancia, a side scrolling action adventure initially released in 1986, is the third of Falcom’s Dragon Slayer line, which were all designed

Recca

Most of the shooter competition games of the late ‘80s and early ‘90s used a similar template – a score

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

This entry is part 2 of 19 in the series Ys

The third Ys game takes a cue from Zelda II and flings the series in a side scrolling perspective. As a result, many fans

Ys Book I & II

This entry is part 1 of 19 in the series Ys

Falcom was one of the biggest players in the 1980s Japanese PC RPG scene, particularly with immense breakout hits like

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