Dig Dug (1982)
Taizo Hori pumps enemies until they pop in Dig Dug (1982), or he drops rocks onto them.
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The Nintendo Entertainment System lineup in this catalog, from the mid-1980s 8-bit years. The usual official option now is Nintendo Switch Online's classics library. Confirm each title is still in the current library. Where to Play does not host these games.
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Donkey Kong Jr.
Junior climbs vines to free his father while Mario holds the cage in Donkey Kong Jr., and the first arcade story is reversed.
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Joust
Ostrich knights score by striking from above in Joust, Williams' duel of lances and wings.
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Popeye
Olive Oyl tosses tokens down to the sailor in Nintendo's Popeye, while Bluto patrols the platforms.
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Q*bert
Coily the snake and bouncing balls intrude while Q*bert hops a pyramid and flips the color of each cube.
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Antarctic Adventure
Penta waddles toward the South Pole in Antarctic Adventure, Konami's ice trek across floes and fishing holes.
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Baseball (1983)
Behind-the-plate framing shows a simple diamond in Baseball (1983), Nintendo's early Famicom sports game.
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Bomberman (1983)
White Bomber places a bomb and runs in Bomberman (1983), Hudson Soft's maze that began on computers and became a Famicom staple.
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Dragon's Lair
Don Bluth animated Dirk the Daring's deaths for Dragon's Lair, and the 1983 laserdisc only lets a joystick pick the next scene.
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Elevator Action (1983)
Stolen documents sit behind colored doors in Elevator Action (1983), Taito's arcade spy game of lifts and shoot-outs.
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Lode Runner (1983)
Doug Smith wrote the gold-collecting puzzle Lode Runner (1983), and Broderbund's computer release made the diggable brick a hit.
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Mario Bros.
POW blocks flip every pest on a single screen in Mario Bros., the cooperative attic game about bumping creatures from below.
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Spy Hunter (1983)
Oil slicks, smoke, and missiles arm the car in Spy Hunter (1983), Bally Midway's overhead highway set to a Peter Gunn-style theme.
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Track & Field
Button-mashing dashes and a long jump share Track & Field, Konami's Olympic button-hammer known in Japan as Hyper Olympic.
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Ultima III: Exodus
Exodus demands a mixed party in Ultima III: Exodus, Richard Garriott's chapter for Origin where fantasy races share one team.
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1942
Capcom sent a lone fighter called the Super Ace over the Pacific in 1942, the first of the studio's wartime 19XX shooters.
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Circus Charlie
Fire hoops, tightropes, and a balancing ball make the acts in Circus Charlie, Konami's clown show.
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Donkey Kong 3
Stanley the exterminator replaces Jumpman in Donkey Kong 3, spraying bugs at Donkey Kong inside a greenhouse.
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Duck Hunt
That laughing dog mocks a miss in Duck Hunt, Nintendo's light-gun game of ducks and clay pigeons.
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Duck Hunt (1984)
A laughing dog mocks a missed shot in Duck Hunt (1984), Nintendo's Zapper game of ducks and clay pigeons.
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Elite
Wireframe traders and wanted ratings fill Elite, the open space game David Braben and Ian Bell created on the BBC Micro.
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Excitebike
Overheated engines force a cooler line in Excitebike, Nintendo's side-view dirt-bike race where temperature matters as much as the jumps.
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Hogan's Alley (1984)
Cardboard gangsters pop up in Hogan's Alley (1984), and Nintendo's Zapper is supposed to spare the innocents.
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Karateka (1985)
Jordan Mechner made Karateka (1985) on the Apple II before Prince of Persia, and Broderbund published it.
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Marble Madness
Mark Cerny designed the isometric race Marble Madness for Atari Games, a trackball cabinet that rolls one marble down ramps.
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Nuts & Milk
Milk chases across single-screen mazes in Nuts & Milk, Hudson Soft's early Famicom game also sold on Japanese computers.
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Road Fighter
Fuel gauges end the drive when they hit empty in Road Fighter, Konami's overhead arcade racer.
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Spy vs. Spy
White spy and black spy rig one split screen in Spy vs. Spy, First Star Software's adaptation of Antonio Prohias's Mad magazine strip.
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Tennis
HAL Laboratory helped program Nintendo's Tennis, a Famicom game of singles and doubles from 1984 already.
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Tetris (1984)
Falling tetrominoes lock into complete lines in Tetris (1984), the puzzle Alexey Pajitnov designed in Moscow.
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Urban Champion (1984)
Flower pots drop from windows while two fighters shove each other in Urban Champion (1984), Nintendo's simple Famicom fistfight on a sidewalk.
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Wild Gunman (1984)
Zapper duels against drawing outlaws structure Wild Gunman (1984), Nintendo's Famicom light-gun game.
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Balloon Fight
Flapping both balloons keeps a fighter up in Balloon Fight, Nintendo's small arcade-style game often grouped with the early black-box lineup.
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Balloon Fight (1985)
Flapping balloons and a hungry fish define Balloon Fight (1985), Nintendo's duel that owes an obvious debt to Joust.
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Battle City
Shared tanks and destructible bricks fill Battle City, Namco's Famicom game descended from Tank Battalion.
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Gauntlet (1985)
Food warnings from a narrator announce a dying hero in Gauntlet (1985), Ed Logg's four-player dungeon for Atari Games.
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Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985)
Arthur's armor falls away after one hit in Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985), leaving him in his underwear among graveyard monsters.
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Gradius
Vic Viper's selectable power bar is the system Konami introduced in Gradius, also sold as Nemesis.
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Gun.Smoke
A lone gunman walks up the street in Gun.Smoke, Capcom's Western where the shots fan in several directions.
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Ice Climber
Popo hammers ice blocks while Nana climbs beside him in Ice Climber, and a condor waits at the top of each mountain.
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Kung-Fu Master
Floor by floor, Thomas climbs toward Sylvia in Kung-Fu Master, the Irem arcade fighter Japan called Spartan X, a tower of knives and grippers.
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Lunar Pool
Compile built oddly shaped tables and a friction knob into Lunar Pool, called Lunar Ball in Japan.
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Paperboy
Handlebar cabinets steer the bicycle in Paperboy, Atari Games' route past dogs, skateboards, and broken windows.
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Rush'n Attack (1985)
Knife rushes across a military base define Rush'n Attack (1985), the Western name for Konami's arcade game Green Beret.
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Sky Destroyer
Behind the fighter is the whole view in Sky Destroyer, Taito's rail shooter locked to a World War II plane's tail.
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Soccer
Overhead pitches and small teams define Soccer, Nintendo's black-box match sold beside the company's early baseball and tennis carts.
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Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros. turned a running jump, a fire flower, and a flagpole into the pattern later Mario games still answer.
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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Eight virtues, from honesty to humility, are the quest in Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar, Richard Garriott's demand that the player live the code.
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Wrecking Crew (1985)
Foreman Spike competes with Mario and Luigi as they knock out walls in Wrecking Crew (1985), where deadly doors and bombs complicate the job.
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Yie Ar Kung-Fu (1985)
Oolong faces a queue of armed fighters in Yie Ar Kung-Fu (1985), Konami's early arcade bout.
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Adventure Island (1986)
Skateboards and thrown axes carry Master Higgins in Adventure Island (1986), Hudson's Famicom game based on Sega's Wonder Boy.
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Arkanoid (1986)
Taito turned Breakout into Arkanoid (1986) by putting the player in a ship called the Vaus.
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Bubble Bobble (1986)
Bub and Bob trap foes in bubbles they can burst in Bubble Bobble (1986), Taito's rescue of two kidnapped girlfriends.
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Castlevania
Medusa heads drift across the stairs while Simon Belmont's whip cracks in Castlevania.
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Defender of the Crown
Saxon lords joust, raid, and take territory in Defender of the Crown, Cinemaware's Robin Hood-era strategy game.
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Dragon Quest (1986)
Yuji Horii, with Akira Toriyama, Koichi Sugiyama, and Chunsoft, made Enix's Dragon Quest (1986) the template for Japanese console RPGs.
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Dragon Warrior
Alefgard's hero grinds through towns in Dragon Warrior, the turn-based quest North America met under that name.
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Ghosts 'n Goblins
Arthur loses his armor in two hits in Ghosts 'n Goblins, Capcom's graveyard march that expects a second full clear.
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Jackal (1986)
Konami drove a jeep behind enemy lines in Jackal (1986), a mission also called Top Gunner.
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Kid Icarus
Pit climbs out of the underworld in Kid Icarus with a bow that starts weak and strengthens if his health stays high.
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Life Force
Living caverns inside a planet form Life Force, the Western name for Konami's Salamander, a shooter spun off from Gradius.
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Metroid
Metroid drops Samus Aran into the caverns of Zebes with a weak beam and doors that will not open until the right upgrade is found.
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Rampage
George the gorilla, Lizzie the lizard, and Ralph the wolf smash buildings in Rampage, Bally Midway's arcade destruction.
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Side Pocket (1986)
Nine-ball racks and a trick-shot challenge share the table in Side Pocket (1986), Data East's pocket billiards.
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Space Harrier (1986)
Checkered plains rush toward a flying hero in Space Harrier (1986), Yu Suzuki's super-scaler arcade shooter.
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Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Poison mushrooms and gusts of wind harshen Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels, the Japanese Super Mario Bros. 2 later retitled abroad.
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The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda hands you a sword in a cave and then refuses to tell you which dungeon comes next.
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After Burner
Tilting cockpits roll with the jet in After Burner, Yu Suzuki's Sega arcade machine.
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California Games
Beach events fill California Games, Epyx's collection of surfing, half-pipe skating, and BMX.
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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (1987)
Daylight fades into a dangerous night in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (1987), and the whip's journey becomes a countryside search.
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Contra (1987)
Spread shots and the famous extra-life code define Contra (1987), the run-and-gun Europe called Gryzor.
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Dragon Quest II (1987)
Midenhall's prince sets out with two cousins in Dragon Quest II (1987), Enix's quest drawn by Akira Toriyama and scored by Koichi Sugiyama.
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Faxanadu
The World Tree is dying in Faxanadu, the side-view action role-playing game from Hudson Soft and Falcom.
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Final Fantasy
Square opened its line with Final Fantasy, the 1987 NES quest in which four jobs cross a cursed world through menu-driven battles.
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Final Fantasy (1987)
Light Warriors cross a bridge that breaks behind them in Final Fantasy (1987), Hironobu Sakaguchi's Famicom RPG that launched the series.
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Guerrilla War (1987)
Guevara is the Japanese name of Guerrilla War (1987), SNK's top-down shooter that puts Che Guevara and Fidel in command.
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Lode Runner
Gold bars sit inside diggable brick in Lode Runner, the puzzle Hudson brought from Broderbund to the Famicom.
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Maniac Mansion
Ron Gilbert and Gary Winnick built Maniac Mansion at Lucasfilm Games around a verb menu and a haunted house.
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Mega Man
Cut Man's shears and the Yellow Devil's shifting blocks open Mega Man, a shorter and harder robot-master gauntlet than the sequel that made the formula famous.
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Metal Gear
Cardboard boxes hide Solid Snake in Metal Gear, Hideo Kojima's sneaking mission that began on the MSX2 rather than as a straight shooter.
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Punch-Out!!
Little Mac reads every tell from behind his gloves in Punch-Out!!
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Rygar (1987)
Diskarmor swings on a chain in Rygar (1987), Tecmo's weapon that is both shield and yo-yo.
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Shinobi (1988)
Joe Musashi rescues kidnapped children in Shinobi (1988), the home cartridge of Sega's arcade mission.
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Takahashi Meijin no Bugutte Honey
Takahashi Meijin, Hudson's famous spokesman, stars in Takahashi Meijin no Bugutte Honey, a Famicom mix of side-scrolling and Breakout-style rooms.
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Top Gun (1987)
Carrier landings decide the sortie in Top Gun (1987), Konami's jet game taken from the Tom Cruise film.
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Experience points and side-view swordplay make Zelda II: The Adventure of Link the odd Zelda, closer to an action RPG than the first overhead quest.
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Altered Beast (1988)
Spirit balls turn a risen centurion into beasts in Altered Beast (1988), Sega's arcade game that opens with a call to rise from the grave.
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Battle Chess
Interplay kept ordinary chess laws in Battle Chess and then staged every capture as a fight.
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Bionic Commando
Capcom replaced the jump with a wire in Bionic Commando.
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Blades of Steel (1988)
Dropped gloves turn a hockey stoppage into a punching match in Blades of Steel (1988), Konami's arcade ice game.
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Blaster Master
SOPHIA rolls through caverns in Blaster Master, Sunsoft's action game where the driver hops out for tight overhead caves.
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Blaster Master (1988)
Jason steers the frog-shaped tank SOPHIA through side-view ruins in Blaster Master (1988) before dropping into an overhead cavern.
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Chase H.Q.
Radio briefings name the suspect in Chase H.Q., Taito's arcade drive about ramming a car before the timer expires.
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Contra
Bill and Lance spread their fire through Contra, Konami's run-and-gun that defined the game for NES players.
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Double Dragon
Marian waits at the end of a gang's alley in Double Dragon, Technos' side-scrolling brawler about punching through the Black Warriors.
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Double Dragon II: The Revenge
Marian's loss sends Billy and Jimmy Lee back into the gang in Double Dragon II: The Revenge, and the NES edition rebuilds that plot with its own stages.
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Dragon Quest III (1988)
Class changes and a hero who builds a party define Dragon Quest III (1988), the Enix RPG Enix shipped on a Wednesday in Japan so students would not skip school.
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Final Fantasy II (1988)
Weapon practice raises a stat in Final Fantasy II (1988), Square's game that grows characters by the actions they take.
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Mega Man 2
Metal blades from Metal Man answer whole rooms in Mega Man 2, where eight robot masters can be challenged in any order.
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Ninja Gaiden
Ryu Hayabusa clings to walls between cinema scenes in Ninja Gaiden, Tecmo's NES action that cuts to a story after each stage.
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Pool of Radiance
Phlan's ruins host the first Gold Box party in Pool of Radiance, SSI's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game set in the Forgotten Realms.
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R.C. Pro-Am
Upgrade wrenches and missiles sit on an overhead oval in R.C. Pro-Am, Rare's race of tiny radio-control cars.
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Rush'n Attack
Konami brought the arcade Green Beret home as Rush'n Attack, a base assault fought largely with a knife.
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Super Contra (1988)
Overhead jeep sections alternate with side-view runs in Super Contra (1988), Konami's arcade sequel.
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Super Mario Bros. 2
Subspace vegetables and a four-person cast define Super Mario Bros. 2, the Western sequel built from a different Japanese game.
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Super Mario Bros. 3
Tanooki suits and a world map turn short stages into a toy box in Super Mario Bros. 3, with airships parked between the levels.
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Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
Blackthorn's reign replaces Lord British in Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny, and the Avatar has to oppose the usurper.
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Adventures of Lolo (1989)
Jewel chests sit behind monsters that must be sealed or baited in Adventures of Lolo (1989), HAL Laboratory's Eggerland puzzle.
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Batman: The Video Game
Grappling lines and wall jumps move Batman through original stages in Batman: The Video Game, Sunsoft's NES game that borrows the 1989 film's look without retelling the movie.
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Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse
Trevor Belmont can take Sypha, Grant, or Alucard onto branching roads in Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse.
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Chip's Challenge
Bit Busters membership waits behind keys and computer chips in Chip's Challenge, Chuck Sommerville's top-down puzzle.
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Disney's DuckTales
Moon treasure and a pogo cane define Disney's DuckTales, Capcom's NES hunt starring Scrooge McDuck.
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Earthbound Beginnings
Ninten leaves home with a baseball bat and psychic tricks in Earthbound Beginnings, the English name of Shigesato Itoi's Famicom RPG Mother.
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game
Circus trains and tiered train roofs open Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Action Game, US Gold's platformer of the film.
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Prince of Persia (1989)
Rotoscoped leaps and a one-hour dungeon define Prince of Persia (1989), Jordan Mechner's Apple II game of traps and sword fights.
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River City Ransom
Alex and Ryan spend recovered cash on stats and food in River City Ransom, Technos' open-town brawler.
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RoboCop
Murphy's cyborg walks and shoots through Data East's RoboCop, a side-scrolling arcade game taken from the film.
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SimCity
Will Wright's SimCity, from Maxis in 1989, is a city builder about zoning, power, and disasters that started on computers.
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Strider (1989)
Hiryu climbs a futuristic mountain with a tonfa in Strider (1989), Capcom's arcade action about a specialized agent.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Four brothers share one life bar in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Konami's first NES game of the team, distinct from the arcade-style sequel.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989)
Dam corridors, swimming sections, and a top-down overworld make Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989) a demanding NES adventure.
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Tetris (1989)
Nintendo's licensed cartridge Tetris (1989) is the one that remained after the Tengen lawsuit.
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Tetris (Tengen)
Unlicensed carts and a competitive mode distinguish Tetris (Tengen), the NES puzzle Tengen shipped under Atari Games' label.
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Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers
Thrown crates and enemies become weapons in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Capcom's NES platformer of the Disney Afternoon series.
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Crystalis
Elemental blades of wind, fire, water, and thunder arm the hero in Crystalis, SNK's NES quest set after a disaster.
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Dr. Mario
Megavitamin capsules fall into a bottle to clear colored viruses in Dr. Mario, Nintendo's puzzle about matching red, blue, and yellow.
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DRAGON QUEST IV
Chapter cards introduce other heroes before the main quest in DRAGON QUEST IV, Enix's Famicom RPG led again by Horii, Toriyama, and Sugiyama.
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DragonStrike
Dragonback combat is the whole of DragonStrike, SSI's Advanced Dungeons & Dragons flyer about fighting other dragons from the saddle.
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Final Fantasy III (1990)
Square gave four orphans a full job system in Final Fantasy III (1990), and that Famicom game had no English release in its own era.
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King's Quest V
King Graham walks a point-and-click kingdom in King's Quest V, Roberta Williams's Sierra adventure that moved the series to VGA graphics.
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Little Nemo: The Dream Master
Candy bribes sleeping animals so Nemo can ride them in Little Nemo: The Dream Master, Capcom's adaptation of the Slumberland film and comic.
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Mega Man 3
Slide kicks and a rival robot join the master-weapon loop in Mega Man 3, where Proto Man's whistle interrupts the chase.
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Mega Man 3 (1990)
Rush the dog joins the support gear in Mega Man 3 (1990), and Proto Man takes a role in the story beyond a distant whistle.
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Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (1990)
Wind-tossed platforms and new blades join Ryu's climb in Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (1990) already.
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Nintendo World Cup
Kunio's soccer becomes a foul-heavy match in Nintendo World Cup, the Western release of a Technos Nekketsu game.
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Shadow of the Ninja (1990)
Two ninjas take on a future emperor in Shadow of the Ninja (1990), Natsume's NES action about a seized city.
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Smash TV
Eugene Jarvis staged Smash TV as a lethal game show for Williams, played with twin sticks and a studio full of guns.
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StarTropics
Mike Jones hunts through islands with a yo-yo in StarTropics, Nintendo's late adventure, a cousin to Zelda with its own story.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game
Foot soldiers march in the coin-op stages of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, Konami's NES port for two players.
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The Addams Family
Gomez Addams searches a house in Ocean's The Addams Family, a platformer based on the film.
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The Immortal
Isometric corridors full of sudden traps form The Immortal, the dungeon adventure Electronic Arts published from an Apple IIGS original.
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Adventure Island II (1991)
Master Higgins gains dinosaur companions in Hudson's Adventure Island II (1991) already.
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Batman: Return of the Joker
Sunsoft followed its own Batman cartridge with Batman: Return of the Joker, a fast NES sequel that does not retell the film Batman Returns.
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Battletoads
Turbo Tunnel speeders smash careless riders in Battletoads, Rare's NES brawler that changes vehicles and gimmicks every few stages.
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Bomberman II
Fresh mazes extend the bomb-and-brick formula in Bomberman II, Hudson Soft's single-screen blaster on the NES.
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Captain America and The Avengers
Data East put the Marvel team into an arcade brawler called Captain America and The Avengers.
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Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones (1991)
Billy and Jimmy Lee hunt relics in Double Dragon III: The Sacred Stones (1991), and Technos changed more than the wording.
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Fantastic Dizzy
Egg folklore and the Oliver twins' hero fill Fantastic Dizzy, Codemasters' puzzle adventure in the Dizzy line.
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Home Alone
Kevin McCallister wires the house against Harry and Marv in Home Alone, the NES license Bethesda Softworks developed for THQ.
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Joe & Mac
Data East's club-swinging pair is Joe & Mac, also known as Caveman Ninja, a dinosaur brawl from the 1991 arcades.
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Lemmings
Blocker lemmings and a builder's staircase keep the crowd off the cliff in Lemmings, DMA Design's puzzle published by Psygnosis.
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Mega Man 4 (1991)
Charged buster shots and a false patron define Mega Man 4 (1991), which sends the hero against Dr. Cossack before the usual Wily twist.
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Micro Machines (Old)
Codemasters raced Galoob's tiny cars across household clutter in Micro Machines (Old).
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Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (1991)
Ryu Hayabusa closes Tecmo's NES trilogy in Ninja Gaiden III: The Ancient Ship of Doom (1991) already.
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Paperboy 2
Papergirl routes join the morning run in Paperboy 2, a home sequel that lets the rider be a girl or a boy.
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Rockin' Kats
Spring-loaded punches from a cartoon cat's gun clear the stages in Rockin' Kats, an original Atlus platformer.
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Samurai Pizza Cats
Dub titles and a Japanese series meet in Samurai Pizza Cats, the English name of the anime Kyatto Ninden Teyandee.
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Shatterhand
Cyborg fists and satellite drones define Shatterhand, the NES brawler American players got through Jaleco.
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Snake Rattle 'n' Roll
Rattle and Roll swallow Nibbley Pibbles until they weigh enough to ring a bell in Rare's Snake Rattle 'n' Roll.
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Star Trek: 25th Anniversary
Interplay treated Star Trek: 25th Anniversary as a silver-jubilee voyage with two very different shapes.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project
Manhattan sidewalks and a raised city host Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project, Konami's NES brawler that is not a port of the arcade game.
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Light-gun cabinets and side-view carts share only a film in Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
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The Little Mermaid
Ariel swims and then walks in Capcom's The Little Mermaid, a stage design drawn from Disney's film.
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The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants
Purple objects give the aliens their harvest in The Simpsons: Bart vs. the Space Mutants, so Bart has to disguise them before the count is finished.
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Tiny Toon Adventures
Buster Bunny leads the Acme Acres kids in Tiny Toon Adventures, Konami's NES cartoon platformer.
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Tom & Jerry: The Ultimate Game of Cat and Mouse!
Jerry crosses side-view rooms while Tom tries to catch him in Tom & Jerry: The Ultimate Game of Cat and Mouse!
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Wolverine
LJN put the clawed Marvel mutant on a cartridge in Wolverine, a side-view trek from 1991 already.
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Yoshi
Stacked enemies vanish in matched pairs while a dinosaur hatches underneath in Yoshi, Nintendo's puzzle sold in Japan under an egg title.
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Adventure Island III (1992)
Dinosaur mounts carry Master Higgins across Adventure Island III (1992), Hudson's third Western island cart.
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Bucky O'Hare
Toad warships and a hare captain fill Bucky O'Hare, Konami's NES adaptation of the comic-and-cartoon crew.
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Contra Force
Swappable operatives replace the usual pair in Contra Force, Konami's NES spinoff with no arcade original.
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Disney's Darkwing Duck
Gas-gun theatrics and a cape define Disney's Darkwing Duck, Capcom's NES continuation of its Disney platformers.
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Felix the Cat
A magic bag turns into vehicles and weapons in Felix the Cat, Hudson Soft's platformer of the classic cartoon.
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Mega Man 5 (1992)
Gravity Man's hold and Gyro Man's blades headline Mega Man 5 (1992), alongside a charge shot and the usual special weapons.
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Mitsume ga Tooru
Sharaku's forehead hides a third eye in Mitsume ga Tooru, Natsume's Famicom adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's manga The Three-Eyed One.
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Monster in My Pocket
Toy figurines of famous creatures become a side-scrolling license in Monster in My Pocket, Konami's NES adaptation of the pocket-sized toy line.
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Robocop 3
Two different cartridges licensed the third film as Robocop 3, and the NES and Super Nintendo editions do not play alike.
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Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six
Doctor Octopus regroups his villains in Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six, LJN's side-scrolling NES comic license.
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The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy
Fred Flintstone sets out after a kidnapped dinosaur and hopparoo in The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy.
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Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland
Wackyland warps around Buster Bunny in Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland, Konami's NES follow-up set in the cartoon's broken park.
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ALIEN³
Several licenses share the name ALIEN³, spun from the film and published by LJN, and they are not one shared design.
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Battletoads & Double Dragon
Toads meet the Lee brothers in Battletoads & Double Dragon, Rare's crossover published by Tradewest.
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Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2
Between-stage shops sell the acorns of a finished level in Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers 2, Capcom's NES return of the throwing chipmunks.
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Disney's Aladdin
Hand-drawn cels of the film's cast distinguish Virgin Interactive's Disney's Aladdin, the Genesis platformer known for that animation.
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Disney's DuckTales 2
Pogo cane hops return with Scrooge McDuck in Disney's DuckTales 2, Capcom's second NES treasure hunt.
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Disney's The Jungle Book
Mowgli swings through levels built around the film's songs in Disney's The Jungle Book, Virgin Interactive's platformer.
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Hillsfar (1993)
Forgotten Realms errands fill SSI's Hillsfar (1993), a walled city of arena fights and lockpicking.
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Home Alone 2
Hotel lobbies and a toy store replace the first film's house in Home Alone 2, with Kevin loose in a big city.
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Jurassic Park
Separate park licenses share the film's name and not a single design in Jurassic Park.
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Kirby's Adventure
Inhaled enemies become copy abilities in Kirby's Adventure, the long NES journey that gave Kirby a hat for each stolen power.
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Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League
Technos kept Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League on the Famicom, a 1993 match inside the Kunio-kun series.
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Mega Man 6 (1993)
Mr. X stands in for the usual villain in Mega Man 6 (1993), and Rush adapters fuse with the hero before the mask comes off.
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Mighty Final Fight
Chibi fighters shrink Metro City's brawl into Mighty Final Fight, Capcom's super-deformed NES spinoff.
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RoboCop Versus The Terminator
Dark Horse published the comic that RoboCop Versus The Terminator adapts, a crossover that never happened on film.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters
One-on-one shells and a tournament bracket replace the brawler in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters.
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Disney's The Lion King
Wildebeest gorge turns a stampede into a platform test in Disney's The Lion King, Virgin's difficult adaptation of Simba's life.
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Toy Story
Woody rides stages built from Andy's room and beyond in Toy Story, the platformer Traveller's Tales made from the Pixar film.
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Super C
Rearranged bases, not a one-for-one copy of the arcade yards, fill Super C, the North American title of Konami's Famicom run-and-gun follow-up.
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Xevious
Solvalou bombs the ground and fires ahead at once in Xevious, Namco's shooter whose ship never chooses just one layer.
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Silent Service
Periscope hunts and torpedo solutions fill Silent Service, the World War II submarine simulation Sid Meier designed for MicroProse.
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Alwa's Awakening
Physical boards and a PC edition both carry Alwa's Awakening, a new adventure written for the old console rather than a rerelease of a licensed 1980s hit.
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Micro Mages
Four wizards share one television in Micro Mages, Morphcat Games' new NES platformer made for the original hardware.
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Space Invaders (1978)
Descending invaders and destructible bunkers define Space Invaders (1978), the Taito game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado.
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Galaxian
Diving flags peel out of formation in Galaxian, Namco's shooter that sends aliens down at the player instead of only marching in rigid rows.
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Golf (1980)
Iwata's swing meter and a stroke-play course define Golf (1980), the Famicom game designed with Shigeru Miyamoto and programmed by Satoru Iwata at HAL.
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Pac-Man
Blinky, Pinky, Inky, and Clyde chase the dot-eater in Pac-Man, Toru Iwatani's maze for Namco.
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Galaga (1981)
Tractor beams capture a ship in Galaga (1981), and a rescued second fighter doubles the fire.
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Ms. Pac-Man
General Computer Corporation built Ms. Pac-Man for Midway, giving the hero a bow and mazes that wander.
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