swap_horiz Raid on Bungeling Bay Alternatives

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Robotron: 2084

Robotron: 2084 was an arcade twin-stick shooter released by Williams Electronics in 1982. Set in the dystopian future of...

1980S United States Shoot Em Up

9.1 Brilliant

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River Raid

River Raid was a 1982 shoot 'em up for the Atari 2600 created by Carol Shaw. Players controlled a fighter jet on a missi...

1980S United States Shoot Em Up

8.5 Excellent

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Defender

Defender is a horizontally scrolling shooter developed by Williams Electronics in 1981. The game tasks players with defe...

1980S United States Shoot Em Up

8.4 Excellent

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Missile Command

Missile Command is an arcade shoot 'em up developed by Atari, Inc., designed by Dave Theurer. Players control defense sy...

1980S United States Shoot Em Up

8.3 Excellent

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M.U.L.E.

This 1983 strategy video game for Atari 8-bit computers was created by Ozark Softscape. It supports four simultaneous pl...

1980S Turn Based Strategy United States

9.2 Brilliant

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Tempest

Tempest is an arcade game created in 1981 by Dave Theurer for Atari, Inc. Players control a claw-shaped blaster navigati...

1980S United States Tube Shooter

8.9 Excellent

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Ms. Pac-Man

Ms. Pac-Man was a 1982 arcade game created by General Computer Corporation and published by Midway Manufacturing. It ser...

1980S United States Maze

8.9 Excellent

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Sid Meier's Pirates!

Sid Meier’s Pirates! is an action-adventure strategy game created in 1987 by Sid Meier for the Commodore 64. The title w...

Strategy 1980S United States

8.8 Excellent

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Galaga

Galaga is an arcade shooter released in 1981 by Namco. The game features a starship battling Galaga forces across multip...

Japan 1980S Shoot Em Up

8.7 Excellent

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Contra

Contra is a run-and-gun game created by Konami initially for arcades in 1987. A home console release followed in 1988, a...

Japan 1980S Shoot Em Up

8.6 Excellent

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Gradius

Gradius, released in 1985 by Konami, is a horizontally scrolling arcade shooter centered around piloting the Vic Viper s...

Japan 1980S Shoot Em Up

8.5 Excellent

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R-Type

R-Type is a 1987 arcade shooter where players control the R-9 “Arrowhead” starship against the Bydo alien race. The ship...

Japan 1980S Science Fiction Shoot Em Up

8.5 Excellent

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Battlezone

Battlezone was an arcade game developed by Atari, Inc., released in 1980. Players controlled a tank navigating a 3D land...

Simulation 1980S United States Vehicular Combat Game

8.5 Excellent

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Space Harrier

Space Harrier is a 1985 Sega arcade rail shooter where players control a jet-propelled character through fantastical env...

Japan 1980S Shoot Em Up

8.4 Excellent

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Contra 4

Contra 4 is a run and gun game created by WayForward Technologies and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS. Released...

2000S United States Shoot Em Up

8.4 Excellent

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Centipede

Centipede is an arcade game created by Atari in 1981. Designed by Dona Bailey and Ed Logg, it features a player controll...

1980S United States Fixed Shooter

8.3 Excellent

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Adventure

Adventure is an Atari 2600 action-adventure game created by Warren Robinett. Players navigate a sprawling environment se...

1980S Action Adventure Game United States

8.3 Excellent

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Tyrian

Tyrian is a vertically scrolling shooter created for MS-DOS, initially released in 1995 by Epic MegaGames. Developed by...

1990S United States Shoot Em Up

8.2 Excellent

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King's Quest I

King’s Quest was developed by Sierra On-Line for the IBM PCjr in 1984. The game tasks players with guiding Sir Graham th...

Adventure 1980S United States

8.2 Excellent

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Maniac Mansion

Maniac Mansion is a 1987 graphic adventure where Dave Miller and up to six playable companions navigate a mansion to res...

Adventure 1980S United States Point And Click Adventure

8.2 Excellent