2D Games 80-90's
The best 2D video games of 80-90's
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- DirectorYoshinori KitaseAkihiko MatsuiTakashi TokitaCrono, a young boy, is thrust to adventure by destiny to destroy an oncoming threat that will destroy the world in 1999.
- DirectorTakashi TezukaHidemaro FujibayashiStarsFujiko TakimotoThe wizard Agahnim has abducted seven maidens, intent on using their power to open a portal to the Dark World. Armed with a trusty sword and shield, Link begins a great and treacherous journey.
- DirectorShigeru MiyamotoTakashi TezukaKing Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.
- DirectorYoshio SakamotoStarsKenji YamamotoDan OwsenSamus Aran returns to the brooding planet Zebes to recover the last metroid from the Space Pirates.
- DirectorShigesato ItoiStarsShigesato ItoiYukari SaitoHirokazu KoyanoNess, a boy from Onett, Eagleland, teams up with new friends to defeat an Evil Destroyer named Giygas. During the epic pursuits, Ness and his allies attempt to find the sacred Eight Melodies.
- DirectorTim StamperWaking to find his banana hoard clean gone, Donkey Kong sets out with his nephew Diddy Kong through jungle and cavern, past temples and reef, across pine forests, factories, and mountains to rid the island of the wicked Kremlings and reclaim his bananas.
- DirectorShigefumi HinoHideki KonnoToshihiko NakagoWhen the evil magikoopa Kamek knocks Baby Mario from the grasp of his delivery stork and lands him on the remote Yoshi's Island, the plucky green dinosaur sets out on a mission to carry the baby to his parents.
- DirectorToshiyasu MiyabeMitsume ga Tooru is a video game for the Family Computer that was developed by Natsume and published by Tomy. It is based on the manga and anime called The Three-Eyed One.
- StarsDan CastellanetaNancy CartwrightHiroshi IuchiSmithers kidnaps Maggie so Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa set off across Springfield, from Krustyland to Moe's Tavern, to Channel 6 and finally to the power plant to take on Smithers and Mr. Burns and retrieve Maggie.
- DirectorKoji HiroshitaA terrorist organization named Red Falcon declares war on humanity and tries to take over the Earth. Two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are sent to stop the Earth's destruction.
- DirectorHirokazu YasuharaSonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna, once enemies, now allies. Teamed together to stop that evil scientist, Dr. Ivo Robotnik, from taking control of the world with his crazed hover crafts and mad robots.
- DirectorNoriyoshi ÔbaMr. X kidnaps Adam and sends gang punks into the streets. Axel and Blaze, along with Adam's brother Skate and Axel's friend, set out once again to stomp Mr. X and his baddies into the ground.
- DirectorToyohisa TanabeStarsMasahiro NonakaMonster MaetsukaMasaki UsuiThis version introduces the dual mode play system: Advanced and Extra. Advanced allows for a faster, offensive play while Extra allows for a more defensive, special-intensive play.
- DirectorNoritaka FunamizuSide-scrolling beat-'em-up featuring Frank Castle and Nick Fury.
- The 16-bit version of "Terminator 2" is a 2D side-scrolling shooter with top-down driving stages. The plot of the game follows the film, with the T-800 attempting to protect John and Sarah Connor from the T-1000 and take down Cyberdyne.
- DirectorEd BoonJohn TobiasStarsRichard DivizioHo-Sung PakCarlos PesinaWhen emperor Shao Kahn invokes a Mortal Kombat tournament rematch, Raiden gathers his Earthrealm warriors and takes them into Outworld.
- StarsTomomi FubeKaoru FujinoYayoi JingujiThe evil Onslaught has become too powerful, so the Marvel universe is assisted by the Capcom universe to destroy him before he is unstoppable.
- StarsTôru ÔkawaYûji KishiMitsuo IwataFight your way through ten opponents and character-specific rivals before facing the final boss to become the ultimate street fighter.
- StarsJames GoddardA side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring the usual gameplay only with the bizarre inclusion of, as the title suggests, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs.
- StarsMakoto AwaneJun HashimotoEnma ItoTwo worlds once existed since ancient times. The world of the living, Ushyo, and the land of the dead, Tokoyo. A legendary boundary to forever separate them, The Hell's Gate, has existed since the birth of myths to keep an universal balance. There is said to be four gods that defend it: Seiryu of the East, Byakko of the West, Genbu of the North, and Suzaku of the South. They eternally perform their duty from the shadows of legend and were eventually forgotten by people as time passed.
- StarsMontana LoranAndrew PolkA freak laboratory accident transports scientist Lester Knight Chaykin to a brutal alien world, where he must work together with a strange ally to survive.
- DirectorHideyuki TsujimotoFour bounty hunters named Steve, Billy, Bob, and Cormano are out to claim rewards given for eliminating the most wanted outlaws in the West.
- When general Morden, a corrupt and powerful army general, has staged a coup d'etat, Marco Rossi and Tarma Roving, members of an elite army task force, use the Metal Slug tank to crush Morden's rebellion and restore order.
- StarsTommy TallaricoAfter defeating Queen Slug-for-a-Butt, Earthworm Jim must now stop Psy Crow before he reaches Lost Vegas to marry Princess What's Her Name and becomes master of all.
- StarsSatoshi HashimotoEiji TakemotoJun HashimotoTen years after crime lord Geese Howard's death, the city of Southtown has become more peaceful leading it to be known as the Second Southtown (having formerly been corrupted by Geese). A new fighting tournament called "King of Fighters: Maximum Mayhem" starts in the area, and several characters related with the fighters from the previous King of Fighters tournaments participate within it.