

A port from the Arcade classic Joust.

Platform / Adventure / Arcade / Action / Science fiction
Once there was peace in the Galaxy. Then the evil Grim Squidge stole all the stars, threatening to hurl the Galaxy into a horrible Cosmic Void. Who will save the stars before it's too late? Tinhead, Defender of the Edge of the Galaxy of course! Lead, slide, hop, fly and shoot your way through the wacky worlds and super-tricky challenging levels as you guide Tinhead ti free the stars. Take on pesky spinning Krystals, relentless flying Saw-Sirs and hordes of mega-tough bosses. Grab radical power-ups and zany vehicles like Batteries, Hyper-Hoppers and Rocket Packs to help Tinhead through each weird, monster-jammed world. 4 tin-tillating worlds with 24 super challenging levels. Unique pause-and-scroll to see the action offscreen. 3-way shooting power to blast the baddies. Dozens of power-ups and hidden bonus areas.

Platform / Hack and slash/Beat 'em up / Adventure / Action / Horror
40 Winks (also known as "Ruff & Tumble") is a 3D action-platform game in which you play as Ruff or Tumble, two children who must battle ghosts, goblins and other monsters in their dream-world. They must try to capture 40 winks scattered around the world in order to stop an evil old man named Nitekap. Nitekap wants to turn the winks into hood-winks, the things responsible for nightmares. You also have to find the 12 dream keys to unlock the boss level. A unique aspect of the game allows the players to temporarily morph into different costumes with special abilities. The costumes include a Prehistoric Man, Jester, Super Hero, and Ninja.

Shooter / Platform / Real Time Strategy (RTS) / Action / Science fiction
After the success of Star Fox, Nintendo decided to make a sequel on the same system. However, with the release of the Nintendo 64 looming close, Nintendo decided to cancel the game despite it being nearly complete. Many features of this game were later reused in Star Fox 64, most notably Star Wolf, and the game itself was later leaked as source code and compiled into a working ROM. The game was later released for the SNES Classic console as an unlockable game, marking its first official release. Since then, the game was also released for the Nintendo Switch Online service.

Noah has been commanded by God to put two of each animal aboard his ark to save them from the flood. However unhappy people from around the world have captured different animal species, preventing Noah from doing his job. Noah will need to visit these different locations and free the animals from the people holding them captive.

Reclaim Prince Dorin's Kingdom! Developed by Intelligent Systems, Dragon Hopper was largely complete and due for release in 1996, but went unreleased until 2026 as part of the Nintendo Classics collection. Due to trademark conflicts, this release was referred to under the name "D-Hopper" in English marketing materials, though the game itself retains its original title. In this action title, leap and fly across floating floors and defeat enemies blocking your path to advance. When you locate each of the four missing spirits, you'll be able to transform into a dragon that wields special techniques!

Platform / Adventure / Action / Fantasy
The long-lost sequel to the original Shantae, is back in development after being put on the shelf for nearly two decades. Building off the original game code from the early 2000s, this once-canceled title will be completed and released physically on a Game Boy Advance-compatible game cartridge.

Platform / Puzzle / Adventure / Action
Telocation: Gemini (sometimes just Telocation) is a Nintendo 64 homebrew game by the Ultra Rare team and released on 13 December 2020. In it, you control a crashlanded space cadet that befriends a robot and who work together to gather gems and escape the planet. This game was made for the 64brew game jam 2020, and won 1st place.

A couple of Cheetahmen levels, different from anything seen before, that were found in an Action 52 prototype and labeled as "Action Gamer".