Top Best Coolest Videogames Year by Year
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- Take control of a rocket ship as it travels across reaches of outer space. The mission assigned to the rocket is to shoot a pair of flying saucers while avoiding their line of fire. along with firing rockets, the rocket is able to travel in a clockwise rotation, counterclockwise rotation, as well as performing a forward thrust.
- Galaxy Game is a space combat arcade game developed in 1971 during the early era of video games. Created by Bill Pitts and Hugh Tuck, it was one of the first coin-operated video games; its initial prototype display in November 1971 at the Tresidder student union building at Stanford University was only a few months after a similar display of a prototype of Computer Space (1971), making it the second known video game to charge money to play. Galaxy Game is an expanded version of the 1962 Spacewar! (1962), potentially the first video game to spread to multiple computer installations. It features two spaceships, "the needle" and "the wedge", engaged in a dogfight while maneuvering in the gravity well of a star. Both ships are controlled by human players.
- Two players play a video version of table tennis. The first to score 11 points wins.
- Players wander around a maze shooting at other players or computer-controlled robots. Players score points for kills. If they are shot, they are deducted points and transported to a random location in the maze.
- Player controls a deep-sea diver trying to catch small fish while avoiding a great white shark that is trying to eat him.
- A multi-directional shooter arcade game in which two players take the role of two cowboys engaged in a gun duel. Both cowboys carry no more than six bullets during each round of the duel, a round ends when both cowboys have used up all of their bullets.
- This is a hurdles horse race.
- You must use a horizontally-sliding paddle to bounce a ball against colorful bars at the top of the screen. Each segment of the bars touched by the ball disappears. The object is to keep the ball ricocheting between your paddle and the bars above until the bars are completely gone and you "break out". You get points for each bar segment you get rid of. If the ball drops below your paddle, you lose a life.
- The first controversial video game to feature the race car driver running over pedestrians to their grave to score points.
- Combat features 27 games in one, each are all variations on the tank, biplane, and jet gameplay.
- Be an artillery commander, submarine captain, or aircraft bombardier, firing at enemy ships and planes. Or, relax with some R&R at a shooting gallery - picking off animated ducks, rabbits and clowns. Targets come from different directions, at different speeds to test and sharpen you hand/eye coordination skills.
- Commonly considered as one of the most influential video games of all time, the goal is to defeat wave after wave of descending aliens with a horizontally moving laser cannon to earn as many points as possible.
- Maze Craze is an two player racing/puzzle game. One player controls a Cop, and the other controls a criminal, the aim is to reach the exit of the maze before the other player. Each maze is randomly generated.
- DirectorEd LoggYour spaceship is trapped in an asteroid belt. Watch out for enemy spacecraft and maneuver your way out.
- Face waves of aliens descending on your spaceship and clear the screen to achieve victory.
- DirectorDoug Neubauer3-D space video game for the Atari 800 computer system.
- Navigate Pac-Man through a maze escaping ghosts and eating Pac-Dots.
- Your job is to complete several quests and gather special stones to defeat the evil wizard, Mondain.
- Missiles from the sky are attacking the cities, you, as the player, must defend the 6 cities as long as you can.
- Embark on a quest for the amulet of Yendor in the Dungeons of Doom! Magical items help you, the hero, to overcome the increasingly powerful monsters. Find the amulet to break the spell to enable an ascend to freedom.
- The sequel to Galaxian (1979), the player controls a spaceship and faces waves of enemy aliens that try to destroy, capture, or collide with the spaceship.
- The player's ship flies over a horizontally scrolling planet surface, protecting friendly humanoids from alien abduction. Destroying all enemies advances you to the next wave. Loss of all humanoids destroys the planet until it is reinstated every fifth wave.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoArcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.
- A cosmonaut takes down the surrounding alien infrastructure.
- In this arcade game, you must help a frog cross a highway and a river while avoiding obstacles so he can get to his home safely.
- It is the year 2084, the world we all once knew is now overrun by robots. The majority of mankind was eliminated by the robots during a cybernetic revolt. As the player, you must rescue the surviving humans while defeating an endless wave of killer robots.
- This update to Pac-Man (1980) changed the character to a lady, added moving fruit, smarter monsters, cut scenes and more mazes.
- DirectorMasahisa IkegamiIn the video game DigDug you are the character Doug who has been sent to clear this underground area of all the enemies.
- Pitfall Harry must collect treasures while dodging obstacles in a South American jungle.
- Pilot your jet destroying the enemy and looking for fuel reserves in the Atari 2600 game.
- Player drives a moon buggy jumping over craters, rocks and land mines, shooting simultaneously at rocks in front and aliens above while dodging their missiles.
- You pilot an attack shuttle whose mission is to strafe the enemy's "Asteroid City". Destroy fuel tanks, gun implacements, missiles, fighters and a large enemy robot.
- Q*bert must to make the top of the blocks the color shown and avoid enemies.
- DirectorGenyo TakedaBronx kid Little Mac is trained by ex-boxer "Doc" Louis so he may gain a name for himself in the World Video Boxing Association, in hopes he can fight the legendary Mr. Dream.
- DirectorDon BluthTony BozekStarsDan MolinaVera PachecoMichael RyeA valiant knight, Dirk the Daring is on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon.
- DirectorDon BluthTony BozekStarsJeff EtterWill FinnLorna CookThe heroic Ace has been transformed into an adolescent named Dexter. You guide Ace through various dangers as you fight to save his girlfriend Kimberly from the villainous Borf.
- Mappy is a side-scrolling platform game that features Mappy, a police mouse that must retrieve stolen goods that are stored in a Mansion that belong to a cat gang (called Meowkies in the game) that Mappy must avoid.
- 20 years after the defeat of Minax, a volcanic isle has appeared in the southern seas. Evil seems to iminate from this place. You and 3 others have been called forth to go answer the mystery and riddle of the isle, Exodus.
- A character named Lode Runner must traverse and dig through fanciful designs of architecture to collect tons of gold, while utilizing physics and avoiding man-crushing, though foolish, guards.
- Alienators have penetrated Jupiter headquarters' defenses and are threatening to destroy it by planting bombs. Only one man can jump his way through to defuse all of them.
- DirectorAlexey PazhitnovDifferently shaped blocks descend into a 2D container. The blocks can be moved and rotated, and must be sorted into the rest of the blocks on the fly.
- DirectorJordan MechnerThe evil samurai lord Akuma has taken the princess Mariko captive. You must defeat Akuma's minions to gain entrance into his castle. Once in, doors behind you slam shut and lock, so there's no going back. Approach the gate door in the middle of the castle carefully, it's a trap. Akuma's minions get tougher, so plan your fight strategy and keep your distance. Akuma will send his eagle to attack you before you enter his chamber, probably the toughest opponent so far. The final boss is Akuma himself. Once you defeat him, enter the princess' cell, but be VERY careful in approaching her: she demands respect and she's potentially more dangerous than any of the bad guys (hint: the controls allow you to bow). After planting a big, wet kiss on Mariko, the epilogue rolls, affirming you've liberated the land from Akuma's tyranny.
- Light gun shooter video game in which the player must hit a minimum number of targets (either ducks or clay pigeons) to advance to the next round or else get a game over. If the player loses, a dog appears to mock the player.
- You are Arthur Dent, and you must survive the worst day of your life. For one thing, your house is being demolished. For another thing, so is the planet. Having found out your friend is an alien, you hitch a lift onto a Vogon spaceship, and find a way to escape. You are then picked up by the Heart of Gold, and must get to the planet of Magrathea using the Infinite Improbability Drive. While everyone relaxes in the sauna, you must do all the dirty work. Throughout the course of your day, you will collect pocket fluff from throughout time and space, get alien fish stuck in your ear, lose your common sense, and listen to excruciatingly bad poetry. Be careful, for the fate of this one pitiful man lies in your hands.
- DirectorRoberta WilliamsThe king of Daventry, King Edward, is dying. He sends his best knight Sir Graham to find 3 treasures to prove himself worthy of the throne
- The classic space trading game. You and your Cobra Mk III battle wagon have to become 'Elite.' but this is only achieved if you do very suicidal things You start the game with the rating 'Harmless,' and must work your way up the ranks by trading and blowing the rocket fuel out of everything you see.
- StarsJon PertweeDonna BaileyIan DuryTake control and follow the life of a "defect", which takes the shape of a human body that was formed inside a machine. The defect goes through all stages of life from cells to senility, as it grows and evolves it must avoid the defect police who try to detain it.
- The player, as Sabreman, has been bitten by the Sabre Wulf and now transforms into a werewolf at nightfall. He has 40 days to collect items throughout Melkhior the Wizard's castle and brew a cure for his curse.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoParticipate in a motocross championship. Ride your bike through excitingly designed circuits full of ramps and jumps.
- Marble Madness is an arcade video game designed by Mark Cerny, in which the player must guide a marble through six courses, populated with obstacles and enemies, within a time limit.
- StarsBrandon Scott MillerYou play a kid delivering papers on his treacherous route.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoA plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.
- Can you become an Avatar?
- Bomberman is a robot engaged in the production of bomb manufacturing. Along with other robots, he is forced to work in an underground compound by evil forces. Bomberman found this life to be dreary and unbearable. One day Bomberman heard a rumor that if a robot were to escape the underground compound, then that robot will be able to become a human being. Bomberman decided to take a chance by trying to escape to the surface of the outside world. Escaping the compound however is no easy task, when every enemy is alerted about Bomberman's betrayal. The only defense Bomberman has against the hoards of enemies are the bombs he helped manufacture. Will Bomberman escape to the surface? Or will he die trying?
- The player takes part in a series of one-on-one karate matches, all overseen by a wise old expert who appears in the background. Once the player defeats an opponent they move up to the next stage and a more difficult adversary.
- DirectorDane BighamLauren ElliottGene PortwoodStarsAlex FernandezYou play a detective of the ACME Detective Agency chasing a notorious thief around the world as you learn about geography.
- A knight, named Sir Arthur, must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World.
- The evil wizard Mangar has cursed your hometown, Skara Brae, with eternal winter. It is up to you to assemble a party of adventurers to save Skara Brae.
- DirectorPhazer AtsukoRush'n Attack, originally released in Japan and Europe as Green Beret, is a run and gun arcade game released by Konami.
- Private eye Theodore "Ace" Harding awakes in a seedy Chicago bar with no memory of who he is, how he got there, or why there's a dead body in the office upstairs.
- DirectorHitoshi AkamatsuIn the late 15th century, vampire slayer Simon Belmont must destroy Count Dracula by infiltrating his sanctuary, Castlevania.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoTakashi TezukaFollows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the Triforce, a golden triangle with mystical powers.
- Bub & Bob, twin dinosaur brothers, begin a fantastic journey to recover the food stolen from their people by the evil Baron Von Bubba.
- DirectorYoshio SakamotoSatoru OkadaBounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.
- Spin-off of Gradius (1985), introducing a simplified power-up system, and two-player co-op gameplay. The first player controls Vic Viper and the second player takes the reins of debuting spacecraft Lord British.
- DirectorKoichi NakamuraA knight becomes entrusted with the impossible mission to rescue the abducted Princess Gwaelin and vanquish the Dragonlord.
- Controlling the spaceship 'Vaus', the player must prevent a ball from leaving the playing field by bouncing it against bricks. Once all bricks have been destroyed, the player may progress to the next stage.
- DirectorTakeshi MiyajiA group of terrorists led by a man named Xacalite has taken control of a powerful battleship known as Gloire, with the objective to destroy Earth. Armed with the Silpheed dogfighter, your mission is to fight your way to Gloire and destroy it before it reaches the Earth.
- RPG that simulates life choices and outcomes. Make choices for your character, who has physical, intellectual and other skills, to see how he or she ends up in life. Bad choices lead to disturbing deaths, smart choices lead to good life.
- You must race your Ferrari through various unique locations in order to reach checkpoints. While playing, the player can choose which route to take and has a choice between one of three different music themes.
- On his way home from training, a young martial artist named Alex Kidd learns of a villain who has taken over his homeland and kidnapped his family, so he sets out on a quest to rescue them.
- DirectorRon GilbertA meteor crashes into Dr. Fred Edison's front yard and takes control over him. When Fred kidnaps Sandy, a college teenager, her boyfriend Dave Miller and his friends plan to break into the mansion and save her.
- DirectorSid MeierA player takes on the role of pirate, privateer, or pirate hunter in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Pirates is divided into mini-games with different skills and an overall map screen where the player navigates around the Caribbean, looking for areas of interest. Sailing, evasion, naval and land combat, turn-based strategy, fencing, and strategic planning are skills needed to succeed. Play is open-ended; the player can attack enemy ships or cities, hunt pirates, seek treasure, rescue family members or increase wealth by trading. The game finishes when the player retires, and they are assigned a position from beggar to King's advisor, based on wealth, land, rank, marital status, and other accomplishments achieved in the game.
- DirectorKoji HiroshitaA terrorist organization named Red Falcon declares war on humanity and tries to take over the Earth. Two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are sent to stop the Earth's destruction.
- A side-scrolling space-shooter featuring various power-ups and bio-mechanical enemies.
- DirectorDoug BellMany have been sent to the quest to recover Librasulus' firestaff. The player is Theron, the apprentice of the Grey Lord, that goes into the dungeon with the task to resurrect four champions to find the firestaff and defeat Lord Chaos.
- DirectorChuck BentonMark CroweAl LoweStarsMarc GraueLooking for a good time? Meet Larry. He's just turned 40, and he's still single. If you can get past the glow of his Grecian formula, you can see his hairline beginning to make a hasty retreat from his forehead. Larry's leisure suit is of the highest quality (100% manmade material, permanent press too!). He wears at least 11 gold chains and his freshly-capped teeth could blind you in a bright light. Down at the singles bar he tells the chicks, "Sure, I'm single...I got in a fight with my ol' lady and she threw me out." He doesn't tell them the "ol' lady" was his mother, or that he was 38 at the time. He's the original blind date nightmare. The kind of guy you wouldn't want your daughter to date, let alone meet. But he's also the unlikely "hero" of this animated adventure game from the makers of the King's Quest series. Become the loveable nerd Larry for one fabulous night. You'll dance. You'll drink. You'll gamble. And, if you play your cards right, you might even meet the girl (or girls) of your dreams. Leisure Suit Larry is a humorous, harmless endeavor for adults. The object of the game is to help Larry overcome his jerkisms and lose his "you-know-what." It's a silly, risque romp through the singles scene and a challenging adventure game that will test your street smarts and suave sophistication. So, slip into your leisure suit and venture out into "the land of the lounge lizards." We guarantee it'll be a night you will never forget.
- DirectorHironobu SakaguchiThe four "Light Warriors" must fulfill a 2000 year old prophecy, traversing the land in order to restore light to the four elemental orbs and defeat an ancient evil to save their world.
- DirectorYoshihisa KishimotoShinichi SaitouMartial arts siblings Billy and Jimmy Lee must battle a tough gang known as the Black Warriors in order to rescue Billy's girlfriend, Marian.
- DirectorAkira KitamuraA lab assistant robot volunteers to be enhanced for fighting to stop a mad scientist from world domination.
- DirectorHideo KojimaStarsDennis FaltAfter Gray Fox, FOX-HOUND's best agent, goes missing, rookie Solid Snake is sent to the South African fortress "Outer Heaven" to rescue him from terrorists armed with a nuclear-equipped bipedal tank.
- DirectorTadashi SugiyamaYoichi YamadaA direct sequel to the original Legend of Zelda, it follows Link as he is on a quest to break the sleeping curse placed upon Princess Zelda.
- A sports video game featuring skateboarding, freestyle footbag, surfing, roller skating, flying disc (frisbee) and BMX.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoTakashi TezukaKing Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.
- Different shaped blocks fall and you must form lines to clear to get points.
- DirectorAkira KitamuraDr. Wily escapes from prison and plans revenge on Mega Man.
- Dragon Quest III is set many years before the original Dragon Quest in a world separate from the first two games. A wicked fiend named Baramos threatens to destroy the world.
- DirectorHideo KojimaShinya InoueYoshinori SasakiStarsYûsaku YaraMami KoyamaKikuko InoueSet in the mid-21st century, Gillian Seed and his trusty robot sidekick Metal Gear investigate the mysterious infiltration of deadly snatchers into the general population of Neo Kobe City.
- DirectorKensuke TanabeMario, Luigi, Princess Toadstool and Toad enter a mysterious door to save the people of Sub-Con from the evil frog Wart and his minions.
- Space Aliens are dumbifying the general public through the telephone system, so tabloid reporter Zak McKracken, along with the help of an anthropologist and her friends, they set out to destroy the dumbifying devices and save the earth.
- The Great Demon King Lucifer has become the new leader of Ghoul Realm and has struck the Princess with one of his laser beams. Arthur must destroy the demon in order to rescue the Princess' soul and bring her back to life.
- Ladd Spencer, a member of the special FF Battalion, is dispatched to rescue Super Joe and uncover the enemy's secrets.