Gyruss (ジャイラス Jairasu?) is a shoot ’em up arcade game designed by Yoshiki Okamoto and released by Konami in 1983. Gyruss was licensed to Centuri in the United States, and was ported to contemporary home systems. The gameplay is similar to that of Galaga but presented in a forced 3D perspective, with the player’s ship … Read more
Raid on Bungeling Bay has the player controlling a helicopter which is on a mission to destroy everything that moves. The only ally is the carrier, which is where the player begins at each level and may return to for repair and pick up bombs, as long as the player manages to protect it from … Read more
Driving around in the car known as the “General Lee”, you must avoid all sorts of obstacles in an attempt to catch up to Jeremiah Stinge. Beware though as Boss Hog and his police force are trying to chase you. The Duke boys are as usual on the side of right in this scenario and … Read more
KnockOut! is a boxing game where your aim is to become World Heavyweight Champion of the world by first becoming European Champion. You have to beat the computer fighters three times to become European Champion before beating the computer three times to become World Champion. Before the fights you can choose the stamina of your … Read more
All dressed up and no place to go? Not so with Frostbite Freddie! He’s on a goodwill mission, visiting as many bases as he can before time runs out! Catch fish and collect flags for bonus points! And be on the lookout for curious seals and holes in the ice! Speed counts! Is time on … Read more
The player controls an airplane in a top-down view over a river and gets points for shooting down enemy planes, helicopters, ships and balloons (for versions after the Atari 2600). By flying over fuel-stations, the plane’s tank can be refilled. The player can shift side to side and change the speed of the plane. Sections … Read more
Roc’n Rope (ロックンロープ?)[1] is a 1983 arcade game developed and published by Konami (published by Kosuka/Interlogic in some markets). The player, a flashlight- and harpoon gun- equipped archaeologist, had to ascend a series of rocky platforms in a Lost World scenario to reach a Phoenix bird, the object of his quest. Along the way he … Read more
Brain Strainers is a collection of two separate games/learning tools. The first game is “Follow The Leader” where a pattern is repeated using a 4-color circle. By keeping track of either the tones generated or the colors flashing, the player can copy the sequence to continue. Higher difficulties increase speed and allow only tone identification … Read more
I had been traveling farther south. Word came from a nearby village of a terrible mine of disaster. Many miners were trapped with no means of escape. The closer I came to the site, the warmer the ground felt beneath my feet. Then, as the villagers assisted with my gear and shouted a chorus of … Read more
The ALIENATORS are back! And they have overrun the Jupiter Command Substation. It’s up to Jumpman Junior with his speed and jumping ability, to defuse the bombs planted throughout the twelve levels. Your strategy is important, analyze each screen before you begin, but don’t take too long, the more quickly you clear the screen the … Read more