Shiny Entertainment. 1994. Earthworm Jim on SNES, Shiny Entertainment. 1994. Run-and-gun platformer with surreal humour, varied level mechanics, whip combat, cartoon animation, and challenging 16-b…

New Generation Software. 1984. Trashman (1984) ZX Spectrum review of New Generation’s pseudo-3D action game, collect bins, avoid traffic and complete suburban refuse rounds. Trashman: A Rubbish-Col…

Mitchell Corporation. 1998. Mitchell’s 1998 arcade puzzler Puzz Loop turns colour matching into a tense spiral defence, rewarding sharp aim, clever shots and satisfying chain reactions. Introductio…

Infrogrames. 1989. North and South (1989), Infogrames, Amiga: strategy-action hybrid where players command armies, capture territories, and engage in real-time battlefield skirmishes. Introduction …

Capcom. 1986. Side Arms: A Classic Side-Scrolling Shooter! Side Arms (1986, Capcom) is a horizontal scrolling shooter featuring dual-direction firing, power-up armour systems and fast-paced mech co…

Philko. 1988. Philko’s rare 1988 arcade shooter Turtle Ship mixes horizontal and vertical action, vivid visuals and brisk combat, but struggles to escape its influences. Introduction At first glanc…

Cinemaware. 1988. Cinemaware’s Rocket Ranger brings pulp sci-fi, alternate-history warfare and cinematic Amiga action together, balancing spectacular set pieces with strategy. Introduction Im…

Alpha Denshi/Sega. 1981. Explore Jump Bug (1981), Alpha Denshi’s quirky arcade platform-shooter, where a bouncing Beetle races through scrolling stages packed with enemies and treasure. Developer: …

SNK. 1988. Relive Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf, SNK’s 1988 arcade sports game featuring club selection, precise swings, course hazards and classic golf action. Introduction: The Game SNK’s Lee Trevi…

Gaelco. 1997. Gaelco’s Surf Planet (1997) brings 3D snowboarding to the arcade, pairing mountain races, rival riders and a rock soundtrack in a bold downhill challenge. Introduction By 1997, …

Ionis Software International/Cartoon Time. 1989. Olli and Lissa III: The Candlelight Adventure sends Olli through a haunted Spectrum castle to recover car parts before his candle burns out, under p…

Silverbird. 1990. Olli and Lissa II: Halloween brings broomstick flight, colourful castle exploration and spooky creatures to Silverbird’s ZX Spectrum adventure. Introduction: A Spell Gone Wr…

Firebird. 1986. Olli and Lissa brings cartoon charm, colourful graphics and tricky platforming to the ZX Spectrum in Firebird’s memorable 1986 budget adventure. Introduction: A Ghostly Tale O…

Codemasters. 1989. SAS Combat Simulator brings overhead shooting, vehicles and hand-to-hand combat together in a varied, hard-edged Codemasters action game. Introduction Who dares wins. Codemasters…

Elite. 1985. ZX Spectrum horse racing game Grand National (Elite, 1985) combines betting strategy with arcade style riding, fence jumping and race management gameplay. Introduction Grand National, …

Firebird. 1885. Firebird’s Gyron pushed the ZX Spectrum into remarkable 3D territory, combining maze exploration, strategy and arcade tension into a uniquely demanding experience. Introductio…

Melbourne House. 1987. Throne of Fire brings Mike Singleton’s tactical ideas and animated swordplay to the ZX Spectrum, with its unusual two-player battle for the citadel. ZX Spectrum | Melbourne H…

Jeff Minter/Llamasoft. 1989. The old grid is still there. Everything else has grown teeth. SEO Meta Description: Jeff Minter’s Super Gridrunner transforms his classic shooter for the Atari ST…

Jeff Minter/Llamasoft. 1984. Only Jeff Minter could turn stealing a lawnmower into a tactical exercise in dog management, overheating engines and suburban escape. Hover Bovver brings Jeff Minter&#8…

Jeff Minter/Llamasoft. 1983. On this grid, there’s no safe place to stand still, and that’s exactly what makes it so hard to stop playing. Jeff Minter’s Gridrunner on the Atari 80…

Jeff Minter/Llamasoft. 1982. Superdeflex on the ZX Spectrum is an early Jeff Minter curiosity: simple, slow and basic, but packed with clever deflectors and unmistakable llama spirit. Sinclair ZX S…

Vektor Graphix/Activision. 1990. Fighter Bomber on Amiga delivers accessible combat flight, varied aircraft, bombing missions, aerial refuelling and a brilliant mission designer. Commodore Amiga | …

Rowan Software/Spectrum HoloByte, Mirrorsoft. 1989. Falcon on Amiga puts you in the F-16 cockpit with demanding missions, detailed systems and superb progression from rookie to Colonel. Commodore A…

Core Design. 1991. Thunderhawk AH-73M brings fast polygonal helicopter combat to the Amiga, combining accessible controls, six campaigns and surprisingly deep tactical simulation. Commodore Amiga |…

Rowan Software, Mirrorsoft/Spectrum HoloByte. 1990. Flight of the Intruder brings Vietnam-era naval aviation to the Amiga with the A-6, F-4 Phantom, carrier operations and demanding combat simulati…

Taito. 1980. Taito’s 1980 arcade shooter Balloon Bomber turns missed shots into craters, creating a clever battle for space beneath its simple Space Invaders-era design. Arcade | Taito | 1980…

Simis/Domark. 1991. Simis’ MiG-29 Fulcrum brings the Soviet fighter to the Commodore Amiga with a distinctive flight model, varied missions and impressive attention to detail. Introduction: F…

Nanao Corp./Irem. 1991. Lightning Swords is a stylish 1991 Irem arcade samurai action game where charged sword attacks, sharp timing and two-player combat give it real character. Arcade | Nanao Cor…

MicroProse. 1990. MicroProse’s F-19 Stealth Fighter brings stealth combat, radar evasion, detailed missions and a persistent pilot career brilliantly to the Commodore Amiga. Commodore Amiga |…

Digital Integration. 1989. F-16 Combat Pilot on Commodore Amiga is a deep 1989 combat flight simulator with realistic systems, mission planning, night operations and campaign strategy. Commodore Am…

Coktel Vision. 1993. Goblins 3 on Commodore Amiga brings Coktel Vision’s bizarre puzzle adventure to six disks, with Blount, strange helpers, humour and fiendish puzzles. Commodore Amiga | Co…

Coktel Vision/Sierra Online. 1991. Gobliiins – A Delightfully Twisted Journey into Puzzles and Madness Introduction In the dim and distant days of 1991, when video games were still raw, experimenta…

Intellisoft/Electronic Arts. 1988. F/A-18 Interceptor on Commodore Amiga delivers fast 3D combat flying, San Francisco landmarks, carrier operations and pure 1988 arcade-sim excitement. Commodore A…

Core Design. 1990. Corporation on Commodore Amiga is an ambitious 1990 first-person adventure combining 3D exploration, combat, RPG systems and cyberpunk atmosphere. Commodore Amiga | Core Design |…

Firebird. 1985. ZX Spectrum action-adventure Chimera (Firebird, 1985) is an isometric sci-fi maze game set on an alien ship, featuring exploration, puzzles and survival mission gameplay. Introducti…

MicroProse. 1993. F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 brings MicroProse’s stealth simulation to Amiga with nine theatres, radar evasion and tense night missions. Introduction: Into the Darkn…

MicroProse. 1989. F29 Retaliator brings fast 3D combat flight to the Amiga, combining futuristic aircraft, huge battlefields, varied missions and a surprisingly deep career. Introduction: The Futur…

MicroProse. 1991. F-15 Strike Eagle II brings fast, detailed combat flight simulation to the Amiga, with six theatres, smart weapons and remarkably smooth 3D action. Introduction: The Eagle Has Lan…

Team 17. 2013. Team17’s 2013 Alien Breed remake brings the Amiga classic to PS3 with HD visuals, dual-stick controls, 30 levels, co-op and its original atmosphere. Introduction: Back to the B…

Team17. 2011. Alien Breed 3: Descent brings Team17’s sci-fi shooter to a frozen world, combining tense combat, resource management, spacewalking and alien horrors. Introduction The Leopold is…

Team17. 2010. Alien Breed 2: Assault brings Conrad deeper into a dying spacecraft, mixing twin-stick shooting, resource management, upgrades and tense alien encounters. Introduction: Into the Darkn…

Alien Breed: Impact revives Team17’s classic sci-fi shooter on PS3 with dark corridors, brutal alien attacks, weapon upgrades and tense resource management. Introduction Nineteen years after …

Ocean Software. 1992. The Addams Family brings Ocean’s colourful, non-linear platform adventure to the Atari ST, with Gomez exploring a mansion packed with secrets. Introduction The Addams Fa…

Psygnosis. 1990. Nitro brings fast top-down racing to the Atari ST, combining three-player action, varied terrain, car upgrades and resource management. Introduction Psygnosis had a particular tale…

Konami. 1985. Arcade game Shao-Lin’s Road (1985, Konami) is a multi-level martial arts action game featuring platform-based combat, enemy swarms, power-up weapons and boss fights in classic arcade …

Capcom. 1992. Street Fighter II’: Hyper Fighting – A Fighting Game Classic! Street Fighter II’ Hyper Fighting (1992) is Capcom’s fast‑paced arcade fighter that heightens the classic com…

Konami. 1999. Castlevania 64 brings Konami’s gothic vampire saga into 3D, blending atmosphere, exploration and combat with ambitious ideas and some awkward controls. Introduction The leap fro…

Data East. 1988. “You have 20 seconds to comply!” In the not too distant future… O.C.P. Proudly presents.. RoboCop! The publics replacement for an incapable police force. With no …

DMA Design. 1995. Unirally brings DMA Design’s brilliantly eccentric SNES racing to PAL players, combining blistering speed, stunt-based momentum and precise controls. Introduction There are …

MicroProse. 1993. Gunship 2000 brings detailed helicopter combat simulation to the Amiga, with varied aircraft, tactical missions, campaigns and richly modelled terrain. Introduction Helicopter com…