A.B. Cop, Arcade

A.B. Cop is an arcade game developed by Aicom and released by Sega in 1990. The “A.B.” stands for Air Bike. So it’s “Air Bike Cop“. A.B. Cop uses the “Sega X Board“, which originated with 1987’s After Burner.

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Galaxian, Atari 8-bit

The 1982 Atari 8-bit version of Galaxian, released by Atari, Inc., is authentic enough, and plays pretty much like the arcade original, even if it does look quite basic in comparison. Where it does outdo the arcade version, though, is in the variety of play modes that it offers.

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Zone X, Atari 8-bit

Written by Derek Johnston and published by Gremlin Graphics in 1985, Zone X is a scrolling maze game where you play a radiation suit-wearing scientist collecting plutonium samples and dumping them into containers.

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Cavelord, Atari 8-bit

Cavelord is a scrolling action game that was written by Peter Finzel and released – in Germany only – by Ariolasoft in 1985. Thankfully, a fan hack has translated the game into English.

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Mr. Ghost, MSX

Mr. Ghost – aka “Yuureikun” – is an interesting flick-screen action game, published by System Sacom for the MSX2 in 1989. In it you play a ghost who must make his way through a series of levels, knocking out enemies along the way. An English fan translation makes the game playable outside of its native Japan.

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Elevator Action, Arcade

Elevator Action is a classic platform/action game, first released into arcades in 1983 by Taito. The game was a critical and commercial success and has been converted to a wide range of home systems.

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Lamborghini: American Challenge, Super Nintendo

Developed and published by Titus in 1993, Lamborghini: American Challenge is a third-person racing game where you drive a Lamborghini supercar around various locations in America. And it is an exceptionally good console racer, made from good, old-fashioned 2D pixel art and a convincing old school road effect.

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