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Airwolf cover
Airwolf (1985) arrived fuelled by TV hype, cello solos, and the promise of airborne firepower.
Airwolf
1984 • Amstrad • Arcade • Commodore 64 +1 more
Pixel8Games 57% Users
Cello in the air
OutRun cover
OutRun wasn't about winning races, it was about vibes.
OutRun
1986 • Amiga • Amstrad • Arcade +4 more
Pixel8Games 88% Users 100%
Choose your route. Chase the horizon.
Blood cover
Blood (1997) gleefully dragged the shooter genre into a blood-soaked carnival of horror, humour, and absolute chaos.
Blood
1997 • PC
Pixel8Games 91% Users
Horror with attitude
Pyjamarama cover
Pyjamarama (1984) turned bedtime into a surreal obstacle course, starring Wally Week as he sleepwalked through his own house in stripy pyjamas.
Pyjamarama
1984 • Amstrad • Commodore 64 • Spectrum
Pixel8Games 68% Users
Sleepwalking chaos
Ghosts 'n Goblins cover
Ghosts 'n Goblins (1985) gleefully armed Sir Arthur, knocked his armour off within seconds, and then kept kicking him while he was already down.
Ghosts 'n Goblins
1985 • Amiga • Amstrad • Arcade +4 more
Pixel8Games 78% Users
Die. Retry. Repeat.
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Doom started as a quiet Mars assignment and immediately escalated into shotguns, demons, and a full-blown trip to Hell.
Doom
1993 • PC • PS1 • SNES
Pixel8Games 94% Users
One hell of a blast.
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Gryzor (1987) strapped a machine gun to your thumbs and dared you to run right, shoot everything, and still look cool doing it.
Gryzor (aka Contra)
1987 • Amstrad • Arcade • Commodore 64 +1 more
Pixel8Games 83% Users
Run. Gun. Regret.
Target Renegade cover
Target: Renegade (1988) strutted in like a street brawler with a bad attitude and a worse neighborhood.
Target Renegade
1988 • Amstrad • Commodore 64 • NES +1 more
Pixel8Games 75% Users
Street justice, cheap shots
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The 7th Guest (1993) lured you into Henry Stauf's creaky mansion with shiny CD-ROM swagger and smirking FMV ghosts.
The 7th Guest
1993 • PC
Pixel8Games 89% Users
Puzzles, phantoms, bad decisions
Horace Goes Skiing cover
Horace Goes Skiing (1982) cheerfully put players in control of an unusual character whose idea of a relaxing ski trip involved dodging traffic, renting skis, and repeatedly face-planting down a mountain.
Horace Goes Skiing
1982 • Spectrum
Pixel8Games 52% Users
Worst ski holiday
Raid Over Moscow cover
Raid Over Moscow (1984) served Cold War panic as an arcade sampler platter: launch the interceptor, dodge defences, blow the silos, then head for the Kremlin like you'd lost a bet.
Raid Over Moscow
1984 • Amstrad • Apple II • Atari 8-bit +2 more
Pixel8Games 80% Users
The empire strikes back
Maniac Mansion cover
Maniac Mansion (1987) invited you to pick a trio of teenagers and trespass into the Edison household, where every room hid a gag, a trap, or a way to accidentally doom your friends.
Maniac Mansion
1987 • Amiga • Apple II • Atari ST +3 more
Pixel8Games 79% Users
Break in, think
Bruce Lee cover
Bruce Lee blended martial arts, platforming, and exploration into something quietly special.
Bruce Lee
1984 • Amstrad • BBC • Commodore 64 +1 more
Pixel8Games 84% Users
Be water, my friend.
Rolling Thunder cover
Rolling Thunder (1986) dropped players into a stylish spy thriller where trench coats were sharp, enemies were ruthless, and bullets were strictly rationed.
Rolling Thunder
1986 • Amiga • Amstrad • Arcade +2 more
Pixel8Games 83% Users
Cool under fire
Duke Nukem 3D cover
Duke Nukem 3D (1996) swaggered into the shooter scene chewing bubblegum and kicking ass.
Duke Nukem 3D
1996 • Mega Drive • PC
Pixel8Games 91% Users
No manners. No mercy.
Get Dexter cover
Get Dexter (aka Crafton & Xunk) dropped you into a glossy isometric sci-fi maze where an android and his tiny sidekick had to blag, dodge and gadget their way to an all-important code.
Get Dexter
1986 • Amstrad
Pixel8Games 82% Users
Crack the code, survive
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