swap_horiz Moon Patrol Alternatives

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Contra

Contra is a classic arcade shoot-em-up developed by Konami. Released in 1987, it’s notable for its intense action gamepl...

Action Iconic Arcade Retro

8.6 Great

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Gradius

Gradius is a 1985 Konami arcade game that established a classic shoot-em-up genre. Players control the Vic Viper to navi...

Action Sci Fi Arcade Retro

8.5 Great

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Final Fight

Final Fight is a 1989 arcade beat 'em up developed by Capcom for the CP System. Players control three distinct character...

Action Arcade Retro Japan

8.3 Great

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Bomberman

Bomberman is a maze game originating from Hudson Soft’s 1983 release across various Japanese computer systems. A subsequ...

Action Arcade Retro Japan

8.1 Great

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Super Contra

Super Contra is a challenging 1980s arcade shoot-em-up developed by Konami. It directly continues the story of the origi...

Action Iconic Arcade Retro

8.1 Great

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Darius

Darius, released by Taito in 1987, is a horizontally scrolling shooter where players pilot the Silver Hawk to combat the...

Action Classic Arcade Retro

8.1 Great

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Golden Axe

Golden Axe is a classic 1980s arcade beat-em-up game developed by Sega. It features three playable characters—Bjorn, Ale...

Action Arcade Retro Japan

8.0 Great

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Scramble

Scramble is a 1981 arcade game created by Konami, notable as one of the earliest examples of a horizontally scrolling sh...

Action Arcade Retro Japan

7.8 Good

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Gyruss

Gyruss is a 1983 arcade shooter developed by Konami and later ported to various home systems including Atari 2600, Colec...

Action Arcade Retro Japan

7.8 Good

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Super Mario Land

Super Mario Land was a 1989 platform game released for the Game Boy as one of its launch titles. The game adapted side-s...

Adventure Action Handheld Family Friendly

7.7 Good

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Kung-Fu Master

Kung-Fu Master is a 1984 beat ‘em up developed by Irem, originally designed by Takashi Nishiyama. The game draws heavily...

Action Arcade Retro Japan

7.7 Good

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Guerrilla War

Guerrilla War is a Japanese strategy video game released in 1987 by SNK. The title focuses on intense action gameplay wh...

Strategy Military Action Arcade

7.5 Good

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Zero Wing

Zero Wing is a horizontally scrolling arcade shooter released in 1989 by Toaplan. The game places players within the coc...

Action Sci Fi Arcade Retro

7.2 Good

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Ikari Warriors

Ikari Warriors, released in 1986 by SNK and Tradewest, is an arcade run and gun game utilizing rotary joysticks for cont...

Military Action Arcade Retro

7.2 Good

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Karate Champ

Karate Champ is a classic 1984 Japanese beat-'em-up video game created by Data East. The title gained widespread recogni...

Action Arcade Retro Japan

7.2 Good

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Rally-X

Rally-X, released in 1980 by Namco, is an arcade maze game featuring a Formula One car navigating a scrolling environmen...

Strategy Action Racing Arcade

7.2 Good

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Road Fighter

Road Fighter is a 1984 Japanese arcade racing game developed by Konami. It offers fast-paced vehicular combat gameplay i...

Racing Simulation Arcade Fast Paced

7.0 Good

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Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja

Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja is a challenging 1988 arcade beat-em-up developed by Data East. The game’s notable difficulty...

Action Arcade Retro Japan

6.9 Fair

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Super Pac-Man

Super Pac-Man was a 1982 arcade video game created by Namco, following the release of the original Pac-Man. Developed an...

Action Ghost Classic Arcade

6.7 Fair

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Mach Rider

Mach Rider is a Japanese action racing video game developed in the 1980s. It presents players with intense vehicular com...

Action Post Apocalyptic Racing Arcade

6.3 Fair