Games

An asteroid is on collision course with Earth and it's up to the player to prevent the inevitable catastrophe. "Mission Asteroid" is the third text adventure with graphical illustrations by Sierra. But due to its easy difficulty level it was released as number zero in Sierra's Hi-Res Adventure series. The game's parser only understands simple one- or two-word commands.

Dragon Slayer is an action RPG designed by Yoshio Kiya and developed by Nihon Falcom. The title helped to pioneer the action RPG genre in Japan and spawned many sequels that would spin-off into their own franchises over time.

A graphical text-adventure in which the player has to escape from the mid-African nation of Rungistan.

Reviver: The Real-Time Adventure is an adventure game designed by Katsunori Yoshimura and released by Arsys Software in July 1987. It featured the concept of a real-time persistent world.

You have to help the strong but not very intelligent Gorn to rid the kingdom of Balema of a dragon.

In Tombs & Treasure, you'll have to use your wits in order for your party to successfully make its way through the ruins. As you enter such sites as El Castillo and the Ball Court, you'll have to use collected items in innovative ways in order to attain vital clues and progress. Each screen you encounter will feature items and peculiarities that must been looked at, taken, pushed, pulled, moved, smashed, joined, and/or washed in order to advance. Occasionally, you will confront monsters and engage in a classic RPG-style fight, your final battle versus the demon Tentacula. Be sure to refer to Professor Imes' journal in order to gain essential clues. You'll need them in order to survive the Tombs & Treasure.

This visual novel faithfully follows the story of Star Trap, the 10th episode of the adult OVA (Original Video Animation) series Cream Lemon while featuring some additional scenes.

Yaksa is an action game with RPG elements where you play as one out of two characters - Saikuu or Iori in case Saikuu is killed. The game takes place in Japan in the Sengoku period. The old master, mortally wounded by Nobunaga's assassin calls Saikuu close to him to say his last words. A dark cloud is about to overshadow this Japan. Saikuu must stop the eight demons brought back from the dead by Nobunaga and defeat the god of destruction. Players have a world map where they can move the character to travel to locations and play levels in any order. Once they pick their destination, the game switches to a side-scrolling mode with demons lunging to attack from all sides, giving players experience points, as well as characters they can talk to who will aid them in their quest. There are various weapons and spells for players to use in combat.

Swashbuckler is an early fighting game for the Apple II family of computers, created by Paul Stephenson and published by Datamost in 1982. The player controls a sword-wielding swashbuckler who must fight and dispatch various attackers. Combat occurs in a wooden-beamed ship's hold littered with skeletons and cobwebs, which the player views from the side.

The Earth Fighter Rayieza is a role-playing game.

The second game in the series, previously released as Nobunaga's Ambition in the West. Players take on the role of one of the main characters of the period, Nobunaga Oda, Shingen Takeda, Kenshin Uesugi, or others and try to unite the 50 kingdoms of Japan, from Ezo in the north to Kyushu in the south, under their own rule.

The Black Onyx is a role-playing game developed by Bullet Proof Software. It was released, among other consoles and computers, for the SG-1000 in 1987. It was the last SG-1000 game to be released in card form, and the last to be published by Sega, but it is currently unknown as to whether it was the last SG-1000 game. MSX and PC-8801 versions had been released in 1983 and 1984, respectively, meaning this version is unusually late. The game was followed by The Black Onyx II: Search For The Fire Crystal, which saw its original MSX release in 1984.

A video game adaption of Hayao Miyazaki's Lupin III anime film of the same name. Released for NEC PC-88, Sharp X1, and FM 7.

Kidou Senshi Gundam Part 1: Gundam Daishi ni Tatsu!! (機動戦士ガンダム PART 1 ガンダム大地に立つ！！ "Mobile Suit Gundam Part 1: Gundam Stands on the Ground!!") is an adventure/shooter/RPG from 1983, based on the popular Mobile Suit Gundam anime television series.

Turn-based Strategy-RPG for 1-4 players.

The game is based on the manga Maison Ikkoku by Rumiko Takahashi. The game is a "puzzle-less" adventure, the gameplay mostly focusing on simply depleting all the verb commands at every given screen and moving between locations. The commands include the usual "Look", "Talk", and Move" typical for Japanese adventures (no "Think" command), but also context-sensitive commands "Eat", "Drink", etc., as well as the possibility to use certain inventory items.

Up to 4 players compete for the best mining claims in the solar system. Politics and sabotage can be used to your advantage in order to set the course for your family for the next hundred years.

The story still's the same: Ishtar sends Gilgamesh up the 60 maze levels of the Druaga's tower to rescue Ki and retrieve the Blue Crystal Rod. He must find each level's key to proceed to the next one.