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The dataset generation failed because of a cast error

Error code:   DatasetGenerationCastError
Exception:    DatasetGenerationCastError
Message:      An error occurred while generating the dataset

All the data files must have the same columns, but at some point there are 7 new columns ({'tags', 'detailed_description', 'short_description', 'rating', 'steam_appid', 'recommendations', 'name'}) and 7 missing columns ({'score', 'title', 'setting', 'alt_titles', 'gameplay', 'description', 'game_id'}).

This happened while the csv dataset builder was generating data using

hf://datasets/Eniter/Modern_and_Retro_Games_Dataset/steam_games_enriched_data.csv (at revision bf06c3f2bb7f424ade661657a9b4659f9afd5f60)

Please either edit the data files to have matching columns, or separate them into different configurations (see docs at https://hf.co/docs/hub/datasets-manual-configuration#multiple-configurations)
Traceback:    Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1831, in _prepare_split_single
                  writer.write_table(table)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/arrow_writer.py", line 714, in write_table
                  pa_table = table_cast(pa_table, self._schema)
                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2272, in table_cast
                  return cast_table_to_schema(table, schema)
                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/table.py", line 2218, in cast_table_to_schema
                  raise CastError(
              datasets.table.CastError: Couldn't cast
              steam_appid: int64
              name: string
              short_description: string
              detailed_description: string
              release_date: int64
              recommendations: int64
              genres: string
              tags: string
              rating: double
              -- schema metadata --
              pandas: '{"index_columns": [{"kind": "range", "name": null, "start": 0, "' + 1344
              to
              {'game_id': Value('int64'), 'title': Value('string'), 'alt_titles': Value('string'), 'release_date': Value('int64'), 'score': Value('float64'), 'genres': Value('string'), 'gameplay': Value('string'), 'setting': Value('string'), 'description': Value('string')}
              because column names don't match
              
              During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:
              
              Traceback (most recent call last):
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 1339, in compute_config_parquet_and_info_response
                  parquet_operations = convert_to_parquet(builder)
                                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/src/services/worker/src/worker/job_runners/config/parquet_and_info.py", line 972, in convert_to_parquet
                  builder.download_and_prepare(
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 894, in download_and_prepare
                  self._download_and_prepare(
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 970, in _download_and_prepare
                  self._prepare_split(split_generator, **prepare_split_kwargs)
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1702, in _prepare_split
                  for job_id, done, content in self._prepare_split_single(
                                               ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
                File "/usr/local/lib/python3.12/site-packages/datasets/builder.py", line 1833, in _prepare_split_single
                  raise DatasetGenerationCastError.from_cast_error(
              datasets.exceptions.DatasetGenerationCastError: An error occurred while generating the dataset
              
              All the data files must have the same columns, but at some point there are 7 new columns ({'tags', 'detailed_description', 'short_description', 'rating', 'steam_appid', 'recommendations', 'name'}) and 7 missing columns ({'score', 'title', 'setting', 'alt_titles', 'gameplay', 'description', 'game_id'}).
              
              This happened while the csv dataset builder was generating data using
              
              hf://datasets/Eniter/Modern_and_Retro_Games_Dataset/steam_games_enriched_data.csv (at revision bf06c3f2bb7f424ade661657a9b4659f9afd5f60)
              
              Please either edit the data files to have matching columns, or separate them into different configurations (see docs at https://hf.co/docs/hub/datasets-manual-configuration#multiple-configurations)

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game_id int64	title string	alt_titles string	release_date int64	score float64	genres string	gameplay string	setting string	description string
4	Real Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers	ACA NeoGeo: Real Bout Fatal Fury 2, AkeAka NeoGeo: Real Bout Garō Densetsu 2 - The Newcomers, Real Bout Garō Densetsu 2: The Newcomers	1,998	7.4	Action	Arcade, Fighting	null	SNK's Fatal Fury fighting series reaches its 7th episode bringing a lot of "innovations" and some significant changes, starting from characters: all the 20 fighters from previous games return with new artworks and battle stages completely redrawn, as well as some remodeled (or new) moves. The traditional fighting system comes with sensible modifications, like the removal of both "Rank System" (SSS, SS, S, AAA etc.) and ground breakable objects. The match system using 2 battle plans (foreground/background) remains semi-intact, because now some battle fields (like Cheng Sinzan's stage) uses a single plane, forcing the players to use only the basic defense to avoid attacks. But the main addition of this title (and the reason for subtitle "The Newcomers") are 2 new characters entering for Fatal Fury's main cast: Rick Strowd, a mysterious fighter with a particular fighting style and Li Xiangfei, a young female Chinese martial arts fighter.
5	Rescue Rover	null	1,991	7.1	Puzzle	null	null	Rover, your favourite pet dog, has been dog-napped by evil robots, and it's up to you to save your pup before something terrible happens. Explore 30 levels of mind-bending puzzles to solve and deadly robots to destroy.
9	Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company	Daiku no Gen-san: Ghost Building Company	1,992	7	Action	Arcade, Platform	null	Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company is the sequel to Hammerin' Harry. This episode has Harry fighting more than just workers. He has to defeat an army of ghosts in a series of environments, including construction site, sewer, airship, jungle, and finally, the headquarters where he meets the evil ghost building machine. Rather than using his mallet, Harry can obtain a spiked ball which does more damage than the mallet. There are five stages, and each one ends with Harry fighting a boss. Upon completion of a stage, the gameplay switches from a beat-em-up to a horizontal shooter where Harry flies through the air, defeating airborne enemies and avoiding dangerous objects.
13	Warlords II Deluxe	null	1,995	7.5	Strategy / tactics	RPG elements, Wargame	Fantasy	Warlords II Deluxe is an eight-player turn-based strategy game with RPG elements. It is a variant of the 1993 game Warlords II and an improved version of its Scenario Builder It includes upgraded SVGA graphics, new tilesets, new soundtrack, new scenarios and balance changes. The original version can not be converted to Deluxe through any official means.
15	Tower of the Ancients	null	2,000	6.7	Puzzle	Falling block puzzle	null	Tower of the Ancients is a falling block puzzle game where the player builds a hollow tower. Stones with different symbols on them come in from the top and the player has to place them on the circular game field. When three stones with the same symbol are placed to each other - horizontal, vertical or diagonal - the vanish and give a point each. When the tower reaches the top of the screen the player loses. The game features ten levels with basically one winning condition: earning enough points. But the higher levels also introduce restrictions, e.g. only horizontal or vertical rows count.
28	Uncharted Waters	Daikōkai Jidai, Super Daikōkai Jidai	1,990	7.4	Simulation, Strategy / tactics	null	null	The Franco family used to be one of the influential houses of Portugal. That is until the head of the family sailed out of a disastrous voyage to find the kingdom of Prester John. The disarray that followed brought about an end to the nobility of the Franco name. 100 years have passed and Portugal has prospered through it's sailing and trading empires. Young Leon Franco wishes to restore his family's good name and make a name for himself as a sailor. At the heart of his ambition is the fair lady, Christiana, who is desired by the likely heir to the kingdom. Towards that end, Leon has been working hard to secure finances for his first ship. With the first step of his dream complete, Franco sails out with his father's good friend as first mate, you're off to find fame, adventure and fortunes out on the sea and in uncharted waters. Uncharted Waters is a sailing and trading simulation. Your goal is initially to sail between ports and trade goods between them to make a profit. Along the way, you may be called upon by merchants and royalty to do specific tasks. Several different nations as well as pirates roam the sea and not all have good relations with one another. You can take as long as you want and explore as much of the world as possible to complete your ultimate task of marrying Christiana, which will require your fame rating to be quite high anyway. Available at most ports is a trader for cargo, a supply station for your crew's food and water as well as repairs, a shipbuilder, an item store and finally a pub for gaining information, crew and gambling. All of the game progresses on an overhead-view, by sea you navigate your fleet by direction and can issue additional orders including landing on any piece of land to search for supplies. A variety of hazards live at sea including storms, other ships, seaweed and simply bad winds and currents.
37	The Lawnmower Man	Der Rasenmähermann, Le Cobaye, Virtual Wars	1,993	6.4	Action	Arcade, Platform	null	The Lawnmower Man is the game based on the 1992 movie of the same name (itself loosely based on a Stephen King short story) starring pre-Bond fame Pierce Brosnan as Dr. Lawrence Angelo, a scientist working for Virtual Space Industries in "Project 5", a secret research that attempts to increase the intelligence of primates using psychotropic drugs and VR training. With his reluctance to aim the research to military purpose, after one of the chimps escapes and shoots a guard in the process he is given a forced vacation, and while taking notes on the need for experiment with a human subject, he notices Jobe Smith ( Jeff Fahey ), a simpleton who makes his living on odd jobs such as mowing the grass (hence, the title role). The first experiments quickly increase Jobe's intelligence, and while after an accident Angelo stopped the experiments, The Shop, a secret agency overviewing Project 5, reinserted the drugs responsible for violent behaviour into the program and sped up the treatment. As Jobe starts to develop telekinetic powers, he starts to take revenge on those who abused him before he started the treatments, and plots to take over all computers in the world. While the CD version of the game (PC, Mega CD) is an interactive movie, both cartridge versions are platformers, the player taking control of Dr. Angelo or Carla Parkette (mother of Jobe's best friend) in typical side-scrolling shooting action. The player can collect better weapons or data discs, which after collecting a number of them allow to morph into the Virtual Suit, which gives protection against a first hit. The player visits several locations seen in the movie, such as the gas pump and the VSI headquarters. The twists of the game are true-3D level connectors, based on the CG sequences of the movie, usually all involving avoiding obstacles (and the occasional shooting) at high speed in the VR world. There are four different (Virtual World, Cyber War, Cyber Run and Cyber Tube), each taking a slightly different approach (Virtual World is seen in first person, the objective being dodging obstacles such as trees and archs and reach the exit, Cyber War similar to Virtual World but with some shooting stops, Cyber Run is seen in third person and requires occasional shooting of obstacles, while Cyber Tube is a fast travel with plenty of enemies in a VR tunnel).
39	Taz-Mania	Tasmanian Devil in Island Chase	1,994	6.9	Action	Platform	null	Crazy Looney Tunes' character Taz has just escaped from the Acme Zoo and is now trying to find a place to live. He has discovered five tropical islands and starts to go through each to find a suitable place. Along the way, he must fight off numerous island hazards, such as quicksand and enemies, while at the same time avoiding the Big Hat Hunter who is bent to send him back to the zoo. With the help of his trusty tornado spin and the new Taz stomp, he is determined to find a home even if it means fighting a giant dinosaur on Dodo Island. This game is completely different from the SEGA game of the same name.
45	Pyramid of Doom	null	1,979	5.7	Adventure	Interactive fiction / text adventure, Puzzle elements	Egypt (Ancient)	Number 8 in the Scott Adams adventure series. On an Egyptian treasure hunt, you find yourself deep inside a recently discovered pyramid. Find all the treasures and escape alive! This still uses the same simple 2-word parser as the other ones in the series, and is of moderate difficulty.
46	Swedish Touring Car Championship 2	STCC 2	2,000	7.1	Racing / Driving, Simulation	null	null	STCC2 is the successor to the computer game version of Swedish Touring Car Championship which is Digital Illusions' first game to be published in their own right (it's sold more than 50.000 units). This second game features the 2000 championship as well as the championship of Super Stock Racing where you drive Camaro cars instead of a Touring car. In addition, two well-known racing tracks in Sweden are also included within the game.
49	Battle Master	null	1,990	5.9	Action, Strategy / tactics	null	Fantasy	An early squad-based combat strategy game set in a medieval-style fantasy world. The player decides which race they want to play (Human, Orc, Dwarf or Elf) each with their own strengths and weaknesses. It is then a matter of clearing out areas of opponents and finding items to enhance your character's and companions' abilities. There are many traps to avoid and death is a constant in what most people would find to be a very tough game. The nearest game to compare it to would be Rage Of Mages though that has more of an RPG/RTT (real-time tactics) focus as opposed to "squad action", but it does bear aesthetic similarities and a squad-based fantasy fighting theme. Gameplay for leader is action-oriented, with a menu that allows to Parley/Travel/Rally Troops, change formations or use items. The leader attacks with Melee and Projectile buttons. Some classes are more reliant on teammates than others. "Parley" allows you to buy (but not sell) items, or buy a Safe Pass (skip the area).
51	Battleground 6: Napoleon in Russia	Die große Schlacht von 1812: Napoleon in Rußland	1,997	6.9	Simulation, Strategy / tactics	Turn-based strategy (TBS)	Historical events	Napoleon in Russia simulates the historical battle in 1812 near the town of Borodino, Russia. You, as the player, control battalion-sized units and individual leaders on the side of your choice. The map scale is approximately 100m per hex.
53	Star Trek: ConQuest Online	null	2,000	6	Strategy / tactics	Trading / collectible card	Sci-fi / futuristic	As a Q, you decided that the humans and their universe is merely items to be collected, and you will play this collections game against other Q players... Create special collections (decks) based on your basic and advanced pieces (based on all the famous Star Trek objects), utilize the special abilities of the peice to attack/defend regions of space, win/lose pieces, and hopefully emerge victorious! Registration online/buying the retail box gives you access to the matchmaking service where you can play against another...
57	Dark Colony	null	1,997	6.7	Strategy / tactics	Real-time strategy (RTS)	Sci-fi / futuristic	In a gloomy not-so-distant future, mankind have finally made it to Mars. The colonization of the red planet is vital for humanity's survival, as the heavily polluted Earth's resources are nearly depleted. At the same time, the Taar, a mysterious alien race that lost their homeworld many centuries ago, has decided to take Mars as their new home. As the war between the two species erupts, the player has to choose his side and lead his people to ultimate domination over the red planet. Things become even more complicated when the ruins of an extinct ancient civilization are found on Mars, revealing immensely destructive weapons that could easily turn the tide of the war in favor of the faction that manages to gain control over them first. Dark Colony is a real-time strategy with heavy emphasis on the actual combat. Several mechanics have been simplified - base construction is done only in specified nodes, resource gathering involves bringing a harvester unit directly to a geyser, and unit production is instantaneous (supposing enough credits are gathered). Ancient artifacts, available in some of the missions, provide unique bonuses for beating the odds. The game plot advances through short cutscenes, briefings and debriefings which detail the development of the war. The game also offers promotions and decorations that can be earned for the officer character, who will often be present on the battlefield, acting as a more powerful and durable trooper with some special abilities (such as calling in reinforcements and inspiring the regular troopers).
60	Iron Lord	null	1,989	7.6	Action, Strategy / tactics	null	Fantasy	Iron Lord is a strategy game with action and light adventure elements, set in the Middle Ages and featuring hand-drawn graphics. After returning from journeys far away, you find your ancestral castle in ruins and hear rumors that a huge army is marching towards your land. Your only hope is to raise an army and fight back, but after your long absence, you are an unknown heir to the land. To raise the army you need to win the respect of the people, by traveling through your land and accomplishing tasks, winning competitions, and finally gathering enough men to fight the army.
61	SimLife	SimLife: Der genetische Spielplatz, SimLife: La Cour De Recreation Genetique, SimLife: The Genetic Playground	1,992	7.2	Simulation	Managerial / business simulation	null	A complex game in which you can create your own ecosystems, animals or vegetables, then watch them eat, evolve, mate, or die. Feel free to create funky animals! How about a giant snail that would have to eat several trees each day to survive - or a small kangaroo that would lay eggs and eat only bugs? You can even edit their DNA code, and make your animals mutate.
64	International Moto X	null	1,996	5.6	Racing / Driving	null	null	International Moto X simulates off-road motorcycle races. The main part of the game is the championship mode in which the player controls a 125cc motorcycle. There are various different leagues on different continents. At first the player creates his rider and sets the colour of his bike. More important is the tuning of the bike. It is possible to buy new dampers, tires or engines or update the ones already in use. Also there is a choice between three, four or five gears - inexperienced players can select automatic. During the race the goal is obviously to be the fastest rider by using all the tricks in the book - including stunts like wheelies, risky jumps, sliding or forcing the competition out of the way. There are several shortcuts to use but when the player is caught doing so, he is penalized. Winning a race results in prize money which can be reinvested in better gear. After winning all races in a league the player is allowed to ride in the 500cc league. Because the game is played in a 3rd person perspective there is no cockpit view - so all relevant data is shown in the upper left corner of the screen, including a mini map. Additionally there are two training modes, a time race and a training race against seven other riders on a course of choice. The game also features a scenery editor to create own courses but it not possible to save unfinished work. The competition editor allows the creation of new leagues with old or new courses.
67	Caesar	Caesar I	1,992	6.8	Simulation, Strategy / tactics	City building / construction simulation, Managerial / business simulation	Africa, Classical antiquity, Europe, Middle East	The first in the strategy series set in the Roman Empire’s peak era starts off with you as ruler of a small province, although if you’re successful you will get tougher assignments. You must build the city, placing crucial features such as housing estates, roads, policing, water supply, social events and the like. You’re not restricted to one city – you can build another area, linked by roads, once you’ve got the first one running smoothly. You have slaves at your disposal to build and maintain everything. All this would be easy if you had an infinite supply of money, the civilians didn’t complain about anything, there was no threat of combat, and you didn’t have to keep the people above you happy. Needless to say, all of these problems crop up. Via the forums, you will get public opinions, which are affected by how high taxes are, and whether people feel they’re getting value for money. If they don’t they could riot;– what will you tell the Emperor if that happens? Barbarian threats are commonplace, so you need to maintain an army, and at times send it into battle. If you own Cohort II you can fight the battles using that, but otherwise you just issue the orders then learn of the result.
69	Renaissance	Classic 4, Draxians, Invaders, Megapede, Rokstorm	1,990	5.5	Action	Arcade, Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	Renaissance is a collection of four classic arcade machines. The games are reprogrammed and differently named, but they are closely modeled after the originals: Besides the classic versions there are also contemporary versions of each game which offer updated graphics and sound. There are also slight gameplay additions, e.g. extra weapons, new enemies or shields.
70	Donkey Kong 3	Arcade Archives Donkey Kong 3, Donkey Kong 3-e	1,983	5.8	Action	Arcade, Platform	null	Released in the arcades in 1983, Donkey Kong 3 is the third of the "Donkey Kong" arcade game series, changing the format to more of an action-shooter than a platform game. As Stanley the Bugman, players are positioned under Donkey Kong, who has taken over a multi-level greenhouse. Stanley's goal is to remove Donkey Kong from the greenhouse, but the big ape isn't willing to leave without a fight. Donkey Kong will agitate two beehives that are close to him to send down a swarm of angry Buzzbees, Beespies and destructive Queen Bees toward Stanley. These insects, as well as caterpillars which creep down nearby vines are intent on destroying the flowers below Stanley. Donkey Kong will also send down projectiles himself in an attempt to stop Stanley's attacks. Stanley must jump between the levels and use his bugspray to repel the insects, and send Donkey Kong into the next area of the greenhouse. Once Stanley pushes Donkey Kong high enough, a can of super bugspray will become available, allowing a larger shooting radius, and is able to send Donkey Kong up the vines faster. Once Donkey Kong is sent through the three levels of the greenhouse, Donkey Kong will end up with a beehive on his head, and the levels start all over again.
71	Sol Negro	null	1,988	5.2	Action	Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	A millenarian spell, transmitted from parents to children, turned the muscular Bully into a fish and the indomitable Mónica into a hawk. Every full moon one of them suffers a transformation and the other recovers his normal form, which prevents them to be together. Only an extraordinary phenomenon can break the spell, something as extraordinary as a sun eclipse... the Black Sun. In order to break the spell, Bully must free Mónica (the hawk) of her cage for, turned he in fish, arrive on time together at the sacred submarine temple of the sun, a grotto located beyond the borders of the city submerged of Hidrionis, just at the moment in which the moon is embraced with the sun and a huge shade crosses the planet. The objective in the first stage is to rescue Mónica, turned a hawk, for which you will have to locate the key of the cage on which she is imprisoned and go to rescue her, you will count with the help of a jet pack and a M-92 rifle laser; once done, face together with her all the dangers until arriving at the magical palace. The second stage is developed at the heart of the ocean. Mónica must protect Bully in his form of fish and together with him arrive at the submarine grotto. Mónica counts with an aquatic propellent and a hydro leak pistol with which she will have to defended herself against the submarine enemies.
72	Last Action Hero	null	1,993	4.4	Action, Racing / Driving	Beat 'em up / brawler	null	The 16-bit console version of the movie license Last Action Hero combines side-scrolling beat'em up levels with driving sequences. Players control action hero Jack Slater through four beat'em up levels. The first two are inspired by the beginning sequence of the movie (the finale of "Jack Slater III"), the third by the hotel funeral inside the movie world, and the last by the premiere of "Jack Slater IV" in the real world. Slater must move to the level exit before the timer or his energy runs out. Various goons stand in his way and must be defeated through kicks or punches. There are four varieties of enemies in the game, wielding either knives, baseball bats, Molotov cocktails or guns. Spent life energy can be refilled by collecting movie tickets that sometimes fall from the sky. The Genesis version adds an additional twist in the first level: a crosshair will follow Slater around and randomly shoot bullets at him. All except the first stage end with a boss fight. Bosses include The Ripper, a helicopter and main villain Benedict. The driving sequences are also seen from the side. Slater's car must avoid hitting cars and trucks parked on the road while trying to destroy enemy cars by jumping over a ramp and then landing on top of them. Cutscenes tell the story of the film between levels, following the original plot only loosely.
75	Ys: The Vanished Omens	Ancient Land of Ys, EggConsole Ys PC-8801mkIISR, Y's, Ys, Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished, Ys: Ancient Ys Vanished Omen, Ys: Book 1	1,987	7.8	Role-playing (RPG)	Action RPG	Fantasy	In this game, the player takes the role of Adol (Aron in the English-language Sega Master System version) Christin, a red-haired adventurer and expert swordsman. One day he encounters a fortune teller who sends him on a quest to find information about the six books of Ys. It appears that there was once an ancient land called Ys, whose secret was sealed in those six books. Before long Adol learns that the six books were all stolen by the evil wizard Dark Fact (Dulk Dekt in the Sega Master System version, Malificus in the English-language computer versions). It is Adol's task to defeat the villain and discover the secret of Ys! Ys: The Vanished Omens is an action role-playing game with its own trademark combat system: instead of pressing the "attack" button, the protagonist simply runs into the enemies he encounters. More damage is inflicted upon the enemies if Adol charges at them from the back or from the sides - a head-to-head collision might result in the hero's death if the monster is stronger than him. The player gains gold and experience points for defeating foes; once enough experience has been accumulated, Adol levels up and becomes stronger. The hero can buy and equip swords, armor, shields, and other accessories.
76	Realm of the Trolls	Down at the Trolls	1,988	5.7	Action	Platform, Shooter	Fantasy	The trolls are posing a threat to humanity, and it's your job to sort them out in this traditional-style platform game, which features over 200 screens. You have a gun and bolts of energy available to protect you. The graphics have detailed sprites but very plain backdrops, in an attempt to create a mood. Unusually a construction kit is included, allowing you to design your own levels down to the last detail. Another novelty is the option of mouse control on 16-bit systems, a seemingly impractical option for a platform game.
79	Forbidden Forest	Der Wald von Demogargon: Forbidden Forest	1,983	7.4	Action	Platform	null	This game is one of Paul Norman's first creations. You are in the middle of what is called the Forbidden Forest. You must defend yourself from the various enemy creatures that are in the forest with your bow and arrows. At the end of the game, you are fighting the mysterious Demogorgon, which appears when nighttime falls. Choose from four different levels of difficulty. Forbidden Forest was one of the earliest games to feature an environment which changes from day to night, parallax scrolling and gory effects.
80	Ninja Jajamaru-kun	null	1,985	6.1	Action	Platform	Fantasy	In a realm of feudal Japanese folklore the eponymous Ninja Jajamaru-kun must rescue his beloved Princess Sakura from the clutches of a fiendish catfish-faced pirate. Jajamaru-kun begins on the bottom of a three tiered horizontal field. On each level of this field there are two enemies on each tier. The tiers have weak brick ceilings that Jajamaru-kun can break by jumping into them. Once a passage is made Jajamaru-kun can move through them as can enemies. To clear a level all enemies must be defeated, most enemies can be killed by having a shuriken thrown at them, the only weapon available without a power-up, some need to be stunned either by falling through a hole in a tier or by being jumped on. Enemy projectiles can also be canceled out by the shuriken. Being touched by an enemy projectile, or in a few cases an enemies body, will instantly kill Jajamaru-kun. After an enemy has been killed its spirit will ascend, you can grab this for extra points. In each stage at the 80 seconds remaining mark Princess Sakura will, fittingly, drop a cherry blossom onto the field. This will float through the platforms and eventually slip off the bottom of the screen, unless the ninja intercepts this message from his love. Once three blossoms have been collected a bonus stage will occur. In the bonus stage the foe is the Pirate Lord on the top throwing fire down onto Jajamaru-kun below. Here shuriken can be thrown upwards. One hit kills the pirate and frees the princess. As the game progresses these bonus stages become more difficult adding clones of the wicked lord and more fire. As the levels progress the new enemies, based on Japanese folklore, emerge. A new enemy will always appear as a "boss". This new enemy will be the only one of its kind on the top tier and all the other spirits will be comprised of the previous boss. The boss will be more intelligent than the other minions. After a spirit has been the boss for several stages it will become the standard minion and loss some of its difficulty. A new more difficult boss will then appear for the next few levels, and so on. Items can be found occasionally by breaking a brick ceiling, the items in any give stage are randomized. Items once uncovered will remain until another ceiling is broken or are picked up. Items that alter the status of ninja have a transient effect. The items in this game are: Speed-up*: This red ball will increase the determined ninja's speed, now he can get behind even the most cunning kami. Ninja-cart : This little carriage can crush anything in it's path and move at incredible speeds, find this and your victory will be assured! Shuriken : Finding this shuriken will increase the distance your deadly ninja stars can be thrown, snipe those oni. Invisibility Potion : A highly potent blend capable of turning this ninja, if not totally invisible, into an invincible outline. Inscribed Coins : These coins give additional points, different colors give different point valuations. Extra Ninja : These little ninjas are extra lives, very rare! Bombs : These two bombs can appear when a ceiling is cracked open. If the player is careless enough to jump into them after they are revealed he will surely meet his death. Enemies may pass through bombs with impunity. Trusty Frog : The trusty frog is Jajamaru-kun's trusty steed, by getting three different items, or by gaining four lives, the frog will appear.
81	Katakis	Denaris	1,988	8.1	Action	Arcade, Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	Katakis was the first R-Type influenced side scrolling shoot 'em up. You control the H-75 Eagle Fighter against the machines which have overrun a peaceful planet, with an indestructible satellite and collectable power-ups to help you through 12 levels. Each of these have lots of parallax scrolling and some direct influences from films including Aliens and The Terminator. The game can be played in co-op with one player steering the ship and another steering the satellite (C64 version only).
83	Quest for the Shaven Yak starring Ren Hoëk & Stimpy	null	1,994	6.9	Action	Platform	null	Ren and Stimpy just found a pair of hooves which belong to the great Shaven Yak, who lost them in the last Yak shaving day. Now they must find the Shaven Yak and return him his hooves, or there won't be any more Yak shaving days! In this platform game, the player chooses to play either as Ren or Stimpy, and can change whenever they lose a life or at the beginning of some stages. Both characters can jump and shoot (Ren shoots toothbrushes, Stimpy spits), but each one has his own special ability: Ren can perform high jumps, while Stimpy can smash things by jumping on them. Each character starts the game with three lives. Throughout levels such as "The Blacker Than Black Forest", "The Stinking Dry Desert" or "The Stinking Wet Bayou", Ren and Stimpy will mostly face animal enemies, such as birds, frogs, vultures, woodpeckers, snakes, etc. The levels are divided into a varying number of sub-levels, and there is a boss waiting at the end of each level. Ren and Stimpy will also find some unusual weapons, such as a slice of bread (which flies in circles), a remote controller (which casts electric waves) and a soap bar (which casts bubbles). If they get hit when using a weapon, they'll lose it, but won't lose health. They'll gain health by picking up items like TVs, cash bags, bottles and boots.
90	Jane's Combat Simulations: IAF - Israeli Air Force	null	1,998	8	Simulation	null	Cold War, Contemporary, Historical events, Middle East	Jane's Combat Simulations: IAF - Israeli Air Force is a multi-aircraft simulator. It was developed by real-life IAF pilots, and features terrain with true elevation, made by using satellite data. As with other titles using the Jane's license, the focus of the game is in creating a realistic and believable military aircraft simulation. Hence, the game's controls and mechanics are elaborate. It is also possible to give basic commands to wingmen, if they are present. While waypoints and refueling can be managed by the aircraft's autopilot, all such maneuvers can be done manually. IAF is based on 7 different fighters and bombers of the Israeli Air Force: F-4E Phantom II, F-4 2000, F-15 2000, F-16D Fighting Falcon, Lavi ATF, Kfir C-7, and Dassault Mirage III. In game modes other than the campaign, the MiG-23 and MiG-29 are also available to the player. Each aircraft performs differently and is meant for different tasks, and can be seen from the cockpit (with 2D and 3D views available, and the possibility to look around from the pilot's perspective), from the outside (in a behind view or one of the cinematic views), or with just the HUD visible. The game has six campaigns, three of which are historical (Six-Day War, Yom Kippur War, and the Lebanon War), and the other three (Syrian, Iraqi, and Lebanese Fronts) being fictional and set in a hypothetical future. The player's progress and rank is recorded in their profile, with each mission's success or failure affecting their score. Scoring itself can be changed by setting various difficulties and "aids", with AI help removing score percentages but making the game easier for newcomers. Aside from the campaigns, there are preset single scenarios, as well as a quick mission editor which the player can use to manually set the parameters of a desired air-to-air skirmish (whereas the campaigns have both air-to-ground and air-to-air missions). There is also a Scramble button in the main menu, which randomly picks a mission from a small mission pool and puts the player in a random plane. IAF has a multiplayer mode available via LAN and JanesCombat.Net (which has since been discontinued). Finally, the signature feature of Jane's-licensed games is the in-game encyclopaedia, which is present in IAF and lists and describes in detail not only the aircraft the player can pilot or shoot at, but also all other objects that can be encountered in the game, as well as missiles that aircraft can be armed with.
91	Newman Haas Racing	Newman Haas Racing: An American indy car challenge	1,998	7.1	Racing / Driving	null	null	Newman Haas Racing is a racing game developed in conjunction with the real-life Newman/Haas racing team. The game features 16 official drivers, cars and 11 tracks from the Indy Car series. The tracks include Houston (introduced in 1998), Laguna Seca Raceway, The Milwaukee Mile, Long Beach and more. The graphics engine is based upon Psygnosis' Formula One game. Commentary is provided by Indy car champion Danny Sullivan and Bob Varsha (ESPN). There are 4 difficulty levels and 3 main game modes: Single Race, Challenge (the AI is adjusted according to your results) and a full season of racing. In multiplayer, players can go head-to-head in a split-screen mode.
96	Krakout	null	1,987	7.4	Action	Arcade, Paddle / Pong	null	Arkanoid -style Breakout clone, which unlike most other similar games has the bat on the side of the screen (there is a left/right option) instead of at the bottom. There are 100 screens to be conquered. There are a number of types of special bricks, but unlike e.g. Arkanoid, they do not fall towards the bat. Instead, when you hit a special brick, it flips to show a letter. E.g. E (Extend bat), C (Catch ball), M (Missile), B (Bomb, explodes when hit by ball, clearing a number of bricks) and X (Extra life). Extra lives are also awarded when the player scores 10,000 points. The enemies/obstacles are more varied than in Arkanoid. Some make the bat freeze, some actually chew and eat your ball and spit out the core back at you!
99	David Crane's A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia	Fushigi na Blobby: Blobania no Kiki	1,990	6.6	Action	Platform, Puzzle elements	null	In this unique Platform/Puzzle game you take control of a boy who has to help a blob getting to his home planet. It isn't a conventional Platformer, as the boy cannot jump or attack enemies. Instead, the Blob can be fed with different kinds of jellybeans, which will transform him into various objects. He can be used as a ladder, a bridge or a trampoline, turned into an umbrella to slow down the boy's fall or shield him from falling objects, into a bubble to let the boy swim and breathe underwater, a blow torch to burn certain obstacles or even a bird which enables him to follow the boy everywhere. There's total of 12 different shapes the blob can take on, all of which can be used to freely explore the game world.
103	Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues	Jurassic Park II: The Chaos Continues, Jurassic Park Parte 2: O Caos Continua	1,994	6.5	Action	Platform, Shooter	null	One year after the events of the Jurassic Park, John Hammond wants to bring Jurassic Park back and he sends Dr. Alan Grant to aid a team of heavy armed men down to the former park to restore order. Meanwhile, Biosyn Corp has sent men down the former park so the company can gain control of the park for themselves. In this 2D shooter, Player 1 controls Dr. Alan Grant and Player 2 controls Tactical Sergeant Michael Wolfskin and alone or together you face off against the free roaming dinosaurs of the once known Jurassic Park along with the members of the Biosyn Corp. Your player always has six weapons. Your primary machine gun and cattle prod are unlimited and most take down both the humans and dinosaurs but some only work the dinosaurs such as the cattle prod. Most of the levels are non linear so you must explore different pathways to complete the mission you have selected once you have once you selected either one or two player mode.
105	Martian Memorandum	Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum	1,991	7.4	Adventure	Graphic adventure, Puzzle elements	Sci-fi / futuristic	Martian Memorandum is the sequel to Mean Streets Six years have found the private investigator Tex Murphy broke, down on his luck, and seriously in need of a new case. He gets a call from Marshall Alexander, a business tycoon who owns most of the industry on Mars. It seems his daughter Alexis has run away from home, and taken "something else" with her. Marshall won't say what that something else is, but he is willing to pay handsomely to get it (and his daughter) back. Unlike its predecessor, the game contains only adventure gameplay, removing flight simulation and action sequences. Basic gameplay mechanics are very similar to those of the first game, placing interrogation and choices above object-based puzzles. Verb commands are used to interact with the environment, while interrogating suspects usually involves selecting conversation options. Making a wrong choice may sometimes prematurely end the game or render it unwinnable.
106	The King of Fighters '95	KOF '95, Nettō The King of Fighters '95	1,995	7.4	Action	Arcade, Fighting	null	The first sequel in the King of Fighters series picks up a year after the end of the first tournament. Once again, fighters from all over the world receive a mysterious invitation to a team-based fighting tournament. And just like last year, it appears that the notorious criminal Rugal Bernstein is behind it, apparently returning from the dead to raise havok once again... The King of Fighters '95 introduces Kyo Kusanagi's rival Iori Yagami, and firmly places Kyo as the main character for the rest of the series. The gameplay of The King of Fighters '95 is essentially unchanged from the previous title, though it does introduce the "team edit" concept which would remain as a standard feature of the series. Using the "team edit" feature, it is possible to create a totally customized team using any of the available fighters, or use one of the default teams if you wish.
116	Amaurote	Amaruote	1,987	6.9	Action	null	null	Your task in this isometrically viewed game is to clear the city of Amaurote of the many bugs and insects which have invaded it. You are supplied with an Arachnus 4 ship and 5 million units of cash. There are 3 different types of ants - drones, queens and scouts, each representing their real function in the natural world, so queen bees are the most lethal opponents as they generate new ants. Money must be spend on buying improved weaponry (including that needed to destroy the Queen Bees) and repairing the ship throughout the 2500 screens Amaurote is depicted in. As your main weapons are bombs, you need to consider their bounce and distance before firing, to avoid being caught up in stray explosions yourself.
117	WWF Wrestlemania Challenge	null	1,990	6.8	Sports	null	null	WWF Wrestlemania Challenge features many of the WWF greats, such as Ravishing Rick Rude, The Big Boss Man, Andre The Giant, "The Macho Man" Randy Savage, Hulk Hogan, "Hacksaw" Jim Duggan, Brutus "The Barber" Beefcake, and The Ultimate Warrior. The player can go through a small career trying to become the WWF Wrestling Champion by playing as himself. There are also one-on-one playdowns, as well as Tag Teams (two versus two). The survivor series is where three wrestlers take on three others, and the last team standing after the other has been eliminated is the winner.
120	Venture	null	1,981	6.8	Action	Arcade	Fantasy	Venture is an action game in which you control Winky, the heroic adventurer. Your goal is to collect as many treasures as you can which are scattered throughout numerous dungeons. In each dungeon, there are several chambers which each contain a treasure. Armed only with your crossbow, you need to get past the varied creatures which guard the chamber, snag the treasure, and make it out again. This is made harder by the maze guardians, who roam the corridors and will pop into a chamber to chase you if you spend too much time inside. Furthermore, even after shooting a creature, you need to be careful because touching its corpse before it decays will kill you. Some chambers are trickier, containing moving walls that must be avoided, or walls that vanish suddenly to release a pack of ferocious creatures. When you collect the treasure from each of the chambers in a dungeon, you can then move on to the next, more difficult dungeon.
121	Auto Racing	null	1,979	6.1	Racing / Driving	null	null	Auto Racing is a one or two player racing game that puts the player behind the wheel of one of five cars, each with different specialties. The player may race on five different fairly large courses. In the one player game, the player is racing the clock to finish five laps as quickly as possible. In the two player game, the player can race a friend and gain points for either the opponent crashing or if one is leading far enough to reach the edge of the screen.
124	Whale's Voyage II: Die Übermacht	Whale's Voyage 2	1,995	7.4	Role-playing (RPG)	null	Sci-fi / futuristic	Whale's Voyage II: Die Übermacht is the sequel to Whale's Voyage The story takes place twenty years after the crew of the spaceship Whale had won a great battle and became heroes, abolishing a powerful dictatorship. Now all of the money has been spent and the only thing the four heroes can do is to start trading again. The first job should be quite simple: just deliver some nuclear material to a foreign planet. There is also some payment in advance. But unfortunately the crew takes too much time for the delivery and so the easy job becomes a deadly task and they become involved in a conspiracy. This game is similar to its predecessor, being a role-playing game with trading elements. The character creation allows the player to shape four characters, distributing their primary attributes, among which are combat-related stats as well as categories such as rhetorics and humanity. The player also must select a flaw for each character, ranging from bad temper to epilepsy. These flaws may affect the character's future behavior in certain situations: for example, a clumsy character would sometimes drop an object from his inventory. The choice of education background determines the characters's class. The available classes are Soldier, Medic, Monk, Psionian, Biochemist, Bounty Hunter, Electrician, Rhetorician, Pilot, and Cybertechnician. Human or alien race traits are assigned to the characters randomly. When orbiting a planet, the player-controlled team can refuel, upgrade the ship with better components, or trade goods. Each planet has preference for a specific kind of wares, and the traders would declare it to the party. Unlike the first game, the player is not confined to one star system, though overall there are only nine planets to travel to in the game. Each planet is presented as a separate first-person maze-like environment. As opposed to the first game, exploration graphics are real 3D, with sprites for characters and objects. The interface has also been modified to include mouse control. Following the main quest involves talking to NPCs and fulfilling their requests, but the player is free to travel to any planet and explore them from the onset. Through traveling itself is automatic, the Whale may be ambushed by hostile ships on the way, participating in turn-based tactical ship combat. Ground combat, on the other hand, proceeds in real time, with a "general attack" option that makes the party attack at once. Like in other RPGs, the heroes earn experience points by killing enemies or solving quests. This being the second game in the series, events from the first game are referred to and some characters reappear. For example, a woman which will give the heroes a quest appeared in the first game, where she was still a little girl.
125	RPG Maker	RPG Tkool 3	1,997	7.4	Role-playing (RPG)	null	null	RPG Maker is a game that lets you create role-playing games (RPGs). You control everything from creating the maps/levels, character, abilities, spells, plot, events, monsters, etc. Once you create your game, you can save it to a memory card(s). Anyone who has RPG Maker can play your game. Also included is a sample game to show the variety of things you can do in your game.
147	Space M+A+X	Space M+A+X: Space Station Construction Simulator, Space MAX	1,992	7.5	Simulation, Strategy / tactics	Managerial / business simulation	null	Space M+A+X is a strategy game in which the player constructs and manages a commercial space station; similar to Project: Space Station The first task is to get the station running, which is accomplished by sending all required personnel and modules, these are the functional units of the station, into space. However, there are only four shuttles available and every transport costs money and time. The used modules determine how well the station works in itself and what commercial output it creates. There is a limited time/money budget and in the long run the station needs to be financially independent, e.g. by developing consumer goods. The game is mostly menu-driven: the player analyzes the statistics on various screens which show information about the crew, equipment, station, budget, etc. Based on this and other problems which may occur, e.g. sick people or the need for repairs, the player takes consequences for further actions. Assembling the modules plays out in a mini-game.
152	The Trap Door	null	1,986	7.6	Adventure	Graphic adventure, Puzzle elements	null	Berk is trying to obtain a chest of treasure from within a castle inhabited by the Bad Tempered Thing. This involves completing five tasks, although a learner mode in which only 4 are required is also provided. The first task is to provide a can of worms, whilst crushed eyeballs must be provided for task two. You then need to boil Slimies, fry eggs (getting them is a dilemma in itself), and then force everything back into the trapdoor. These tasks must be completed before Thing’s Angry Meter reaches its limit. As fans of the TV show will recall, the Trap Door of the title seals in numerous strange monsters, and in the game some are harmful and some are a hindrance, depending on the task at hand, so be careful which ones are released. Remember to close it, as spooks will be released if you do not – these require food to be pacified. Boni and Drutt appear regularly – the former giving cryptic morsels of advice, and the latter eating spiders and getting in the way. You can prepare for one task while completing another, so pay attention to items which may be useful, and think about what they are likely to be used in conjunction with.
154	Silent Service	Das U-Boot, Silent Service: The Submarine Simulation	1,985	7.6	Simulation	null	Historical events, Oceania, World War II	You are now a member of the Silent Service, the US Navy Submarine command. For a long while after Pearl Harbor, you are the only forces capable of striking back at the Japanese in the Pacific. Take one of the "fleet boats" and go on extended patrols of up to 2 months from Hawaii, Australia, or New Zealand. Set your difficulty/realism level and time period (early means less tech for juicier targets, later means tougher escorts, more tech, lousier targets). Contend with factors like dud torpedoes, maximum depth, and more. You can choose among practice run against some old hulks, recreate historical convoy attacks, go on a single patrol, or go on your own campaign, which lets you go multiple patrols until you die, get promoted, or survive the war. How well will you do when matched against history?
157	Nickelodeon: Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	null	1,995	6.2	Action	Platform	null	In this game, based on the popular Nickelodeon animated series, you control three monsters: Ickis, Oblina, and Krumm. The Gromble, a headmaster in monster school, needs you to perform the final test - monster Midterm Exam - in order to prove yourselves to be real monsters. You should collect trash, throw it on people, and scare them! This is a platform game, where you control three characters. Each one of them has a special move that is often used to solve puzzles and overcome obstacles: Ickis can fly for a short time, Oblina can reach high ledges, and Krumm can scan off-screen areas. They can also collect monster books, that will teach them to scare people. Help the three monsters to graduate!
162	Teleroboxer	null	1,995	7	Sports	null	Sci-fi / futuristic	In the 22nd century a special form of robotics known as Telerobotics allows robots to mimic human body movements, has become prevalent. Dr. Edward Maki Jr., a prominent scientist in the field, has brought new life to the sport of boxing using this technology. Robots that are remotely controlled by human controllers now duke it out in the ring. Similar to the boxing game Punch Out!! the player ducks to the left and right avoiding blows from the robotic competitor, getting jabs in when they’re off guard. Each of the 8 or so opponents has a different weakness for the player to exploit. A special variety of “Machine Gun” charge attacks can be utilized to help the player make it up to the top of the Teleroboxer circuit.
165	Harlequin	null	1,992	8.2	Action	Platform	null	Harlequin grew up living in Chimerica - paradise for any inquisitive child with its vast acres of surprise. When he left it to find a more challenging and mature world, it gradually withered away, and its many inhabiting creatures turned nasty. Harlequin must return to neutralise them. He does this by firing hearts of love at them, as contact with any of them is fatal. The gameplay is platform-based, with lots of vertical ascents to be made, and features lots of bonuses and hidden sections.
166	Paradroid 90	Paradroid 2000	1,990	7.7	Action, Strategy / tactics	Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	Paradroid 90 is a remake of the game Paradroid (released in 1985 for the Commodore 64) for slightly later systems. A fleet of space freighters carry a cargo of battle and security robots to help in the defence of Basmyth. Alien ships were bombarding the freighters with disorienting beams which drove the robots crazy. The human officers were eliminated, leaving the ships open for occupation by alien forces. At this point, the player's mission starts... You control a cybernetic influence device (ID) which has been teleported aboard the first freighter to eliminate all the droids and robots. Two ways are possible to clean the ship decks representing the action part and the more strategic part of the game: Shooting (action) to destroy the robots or connecting itself into another robot's brain (strategy) to temporarily take control of it. It's possible to play the game as a simple shoot-em-up game, but the main part of Paradroid 90 is the transfer game to take control of other droids.
169	Traitors Gate	Brama zdrajców, Colpo Grosso a London Tower	1,999	6.9	Adventure	Puzzle elements	null	No one has ever been able to pilfer the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London. Well, you're about to change that as you must break into the tower to steal it's precious cargo in this 1st person adventure game. The plot centres around stopping a rogue Pentagon director who is planning to steal the jewels. As Special Agent Raven you must enter the Tower before he does and replace the Crown Jewels with a bugged replica set. This would be a simple task, but British intelligence has not been informed of your visit. You will have to break in without anyone noticing and leave again just as silently. The format of the game is a 1st person adventure comprised of static 360-degree node clicking similar to Myst III linked by animations with occasional cut-scenes. Gameplay is very open ended, the developers mapped the entire Tower in detail (though some of necessarily fictitious, such as the security setup) and you are given complete freedom to explore it in any way you wish. It spans 4 discs with each disc given to an area of the tower, requiring a fair amount of disc swapping as you progress. To help you, you are given a PDA style device which allows access to a camera with e-mail system for communicating with base, and use of the various gadgets you acquire early in the game. It also helps keep track of time, an important factor in this game is that you only have about nine hours to play the game, which run in real time.
174	Timelapse	Timelapse: Ancient Civilizations...the Link to Atlantis, Timelapse: Civilisations anciennes...Le secret de l'Atlantide, Timelapse: Die Zivilisationen der Antike...die Verbindung mit Atlantis	1,996	7.3	Adventure	Puzzle elements	null	Timelapse is a puzzle-solving adventure game similar to Myst It starts with you receiving an urgent message from an archaeologist friend working in the Easter Islands on a ancient link to lost civilizations. You arrive at his dig site to find him missing. You are the only person who can find him and your search will eventually lead you to the ancient Egyptian, Mayan, Anasazi, and the lost city of Atlantis.
179	Monster World IV	null	1,994	8.3	Action	Metroidvania, Platform, RPG elements	Fantasy	Monster World IV is a sequel to Wonder Boy 5: Monster World 3 The player controls Asha, the green-haired girlfriend of Shion, the hero of the previous game. One day, Asha was standing on a cliff near her home village, and suddenly heard a mysterious voice calling for help. She decided to leave the village and to embark on an adventure to discover the identity of this mysterious person. The game is a side-scrolling action platformer with light RPG elements (treasure, equipment, etc.). Asha can jump, run, attack or defend (by pressing the "down" button). She can also use items and equip weapons and armor, talk to people, and open treasure chests. Later in the game, she will also be able to use magic, and a little blue pet animal will assist and help her on her journey. The combat system is quite similar to that of early Zelda games. Health and mana points are measured in little hearts; as the story advances, their amount increases.
185	TrickStyle	null	1,999	7.2	Racing / Driving, Sports	null	Sci-fi / futuristic	In the year 2099, The Dominance War ravaged all humanity, and from their ashes, a new society arose. The Jugaku corporation was one of the companies that took over the world markets, developed a technology called Hover-Ride, which let people surf through the air. Eventually, a sport was created by using this technology in races filled with violence. In the future, nine contestants enter the TrickStyle competition in hopes of earning fame and money, and find more about their past along the way. They must race against each other and complete obstacle courses. Races are set in futuristic versions of cities such as London and Tokyo. Each character has its own 'special move', and in total there are 400 different tricks incorporated.
186	Die Kathedrale	null	1,991	7.2	Adventure	Interactive fiction / text adventure, Puzzle elements	null	Die Kathedrale is German interactive fiction with graphics. The second of three German text adventure games by developer Weltenschmiede Die Kathedrale ("The Cathedral") confronts you with a mystery centuries old and fiendishly dangerous -- located in a majestic cathedral. By bad luck, you have been locked in the fictional cathedral of St. Peter, an impressive architectural masterpiece that has a disturbing history of inquisition and dark secrets. Even worse, a set of ancient documents tells you that you have but three days to find and disarm 15 devilish mechanisms that the medieval architect Victor Paz has hidden throughout the ancient building. The parchments give one vague clue to each mystery, but many others are concealed within the church. Why does the great organ have one lever more than it has records? Why did Victor Paz have a well drilled in the catacombs? Could the rumor of a hidden spiral staircase in one of the big columns be true? With an eye for details and an alert mind, you will uncover secrets almost everywhere in the awe-inspiring building. Fortunately, you are not alone: the cheerful Dani accompanies you on your quest. As you travel back in time with every step into the cathedrals past, Dani is first replaced by the butler Jasper, then by the medieval monk Daniel. Your companions are vital for your progress; not only do they provide clues and carry surplus equipment, but you may also give them specific orders to help you solve puzzles: on your command, they will go to any location, operate machinery or help you move things that are too heavy for one person alone.
189	Gubble 2	null	1,999	7	Strategy / tactics	Arcade	Sci-fi / futuristic	Another alien enemy race has taken over Gubble D. Gleep's planet, and he has to be the hero again! In this sequel to Gubble, you have to break apart different mazes, with different tools. There are many new powerups, and Gubble is on his feet so you have to collect fuel to fly.
193	Rise 2: Resurrection	Resurrection: Rise 2, Rise of the Robots 2: Resurrection	1,996	5.9	Action	Fighting	Cyberpunk / dark sci-fi	In the sequel new troubles in ElectroCorp have begun. As we remember, this corporation made robots for civilian jobs, but one Supervisor decided to make robot-killers. Human brains were implanted on some of them. But this time, one hacker has infected the ElectroCorp's network with a virus, so Supervisor lost control over robots and they began to kill each other. You are one of them.
207	Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon	Tielu Daheng	1,990	8.2	Simulation, Strategy / tactics	Managerial / business simulation	null	With $100000 in the bank after taking out loans and selling stocks, it's time to start a railroad! Choose from 4 scenarios across two continents with randomly generated resources, and design your own railroad that moves people and goods across the country. Use the revenue to continue expanding, while keeping control of your company and appeasing your stock holders with growth and revenues. Play the stock market with company assets. Drive your competitors out of business with buyouts and rate wars. Multiple types of resources to carry (roughly grouped as slow freight, fast freight, passengers, mail) and convert, own facilities to maximize profit (buy a steel mill and the conversion from iron ore to steel makes money for YOU). Use the latest available technology to your advantage (new locomotives). Your objective is to retire with a huge bonus (based on your company's assets) and become the President or the Prime Minister (depending on which continent). The game is essentially a bird's-eye-view real-time strategy game with aspects of building and stock market manipulation. Each fiscal period is 2-years, which corresponds to 1-day of track time. Build different sizes of stations to take care of different local needs, create trains that switch consists at different stations and maximize throughput. Upgrade/retire/modify trains as times change. The faster the trains arrive, the more money they earn. Multiple options will keep you busy as each game is different.
216	Super Cycle	null	1,986	6.6	Racing / Driving	Arcade	null	A motorbike racing game strongly resembling Sega's Hang-On titles. The game is viewed from behind the bike, which tilts as you turn. You are racing against the clock, although there are lots of other bikes on track to avoid and ride around. There are 3 skill levels, which affect the amount of time you have to complete the level, and the bonus offered if you manage to (the amount of time left, divided by a set number, bigger on lower levels). Your bike has 3 gears and appears to have a top speed of around 120 MPH. After every 2 races there's a bonus round in which you must pick up as many tokens as possible in the time limit.
222	Missile Command 3D	null	1,995	6.5	Action	Arcade, Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	Missile Command 3D is an update to the classic Atari arcade game. The goal in Missile Command is to defend your cities against an onslaught of missiles coming from the sky. Your arsenal consists of three anti-missile flak cannons. You have to position the anti-missile clouds in the path of the incoming missiles to stop them from impacting. This Jaguar game has 3 modes. First, there is a port of the original arcade game. There are neat extras for this mode like graphic backdrops and the ability to resize or scale the screen. The second mode is Missile Command 3D. This mode retains the gameplay of the original, but adds 3D graphics to the mix. The final mode, Virtual Missile Command, changes things up quite a lot. Instead of anti-missile flak, your cannons shoot lasers. This means you don't need to lead your targets anymore. You play the game from a first-person perspective, and must switch between the three cannons via buttons on the keypad. There are nine levels in this mode, each with a boss at the end.
224	The Ultimate Ride	Superbike Simulator	1,990	5.9	Racing / Driving	null	null	The Ultimate Ride is a first-person motorcycle racing game featuring six Japanese bikes to choose from. The player participates in races (either with our without qualifying lap) and tries to win them. While not a simulation, the game's controls are more on the realistic side, requiring the player to drive carefully with the powerful machines given. The most important aspect of the game are the courses: there are six traditional courses modeled after real-life ones and six which lead over countrysides. On those the player also has to worry about obstacles like animals on the road or other vehicles (there is no oncoming traffic, though). The only customization options for the bikes are the choice between manual or automatic gears and three tires which should be chosen dependent on the course and weather conditions. There is also an editor to design new courses.
227	Alien Breed: Special Edition 92	Alien Breed: Special Edition	1,992	7.8	Action	Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	An interim between Alien Breed and its sequel Gameplay is the same as its predecessor - each level is a maze to be navigated through while fighting off hordes of aliens. The Special Edition 92 includes 12 new levels and a bunch of new features: "dark mission" in which only the glowing blue eyes of the aliens are visible, a level with no aliens but the destruction sequence already initiated, ability to access levels by means of a code (no need to cheat to start the game where you failed).
230	Racquetball	null	1,981	4.4	Action, Sports	Arcade	null	You have been challenged, or maybe you challenged, someone to a game of racquetball. To serve, press the red button. You hit the ball by moving your player to where the shadow of the ball is about level with your feet. The racquet will swing automatically. When you serve, the ball must hit the front wall before it hits the floor. Your opponent can then hit the ball before it lands on the floor or he can let it bounce but you can only let it bounce once. It cannot bounce twice. You serve every time until you miss. If you are serving and your opponent misses, you get one point. You can only get points on rounds where you serve. First player to twenty-one points, wins. Difficulty switches A=Shots accuracy is more difficult to control B=Shot accuracy is easier to control.
231	Mad Professor Mariarti	null	1,990	6.8	Action	Arcade, Platform, Puzzle elements	null	Professor Mariarti is, as the game title suggests, a mad scientist. Not all of his experiments worked out the way they should and now he needs to shut down the power in five of his labs (the first four can be tackled in any order). This plays out as a standard platformer: Mariarti jumps over gaps between platforms and dodges enemies (he can take a few hits before dying) until he reaches the end of the level, i.e. the off switch. At the start of the game, he only throws wrenches to defend himself, but as things progress he finds coins scattered around the labs. Those can be used to buy more advanced weapons like a laser cannon. However, killed enemies respawn after a short time. To proceed he also needs to solve a few puzzles by collecting items and bringing them to the correct place. There are also several switch puzzles.
241	Goldrunner	null	1,987	6.8	Action	Arcade, Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	In Goldrunner a vertically scrolling shooter, earth has to be evacuated because of the damage caused by environmental pollution. Unfortunately the space ships have to pass through the world of Triton - and the inhabitants are unfriendly. So the obvious solution is to destroy the rings, huge space stations. A full frontal attack is without a change of success because the rings have to be destroyed from within. So the player is chosen to man a small space ship to do the job. Every ring has a certain amount of energy which has to be reduced by destroying everything inside. Of course the Tritons won't give up without a fight, but touching the enemies won't hurt the space ship (it hurts them): the only way to die is by touching enemy mines (the ship can take up to five hits) or by flying against a high, indestructible building (instant death). The ship also has a turbo boost function and between levels there are bonus rounds which are used to rack up points for the high score list.
242	Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War	null	1,999	6.9	Strategy / tactics	RPG elements, Turn-based strategy (TBS)	Sci-fi / futuristic	Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War is the third of SSI's games set in the Warhammer 40,000 gaming universe from Games Workshop. The player takes control of the mighty Eldar to drive the humans from the Maiden World and reclaim the Eldar's long lost artifacts. Warhammer 40,000: Rites of War is a turn-based strategy game that uses the system from SSI's Panzer General II
245	X-Men: Children of the Atom	null	1,994	7.5	Action	Fighting	null	X-Men: Children of the Atom is a 2D fighting game and the first Capcom title to use licensed characters from the Marvel comic universe. It has six main characters and four of their enemies that are playable. The X-Men are Colossus, Cyclops, Iceman, Psylocke, Storm and Wolverine. The villains are Omega Red, Sentinel, Silver Samurai and Spiral. The two main bosses are Juggernaut and Magneto, and Akuma is available as a secret character. Fighting is done one-on-one with a traditional best-two-out-of-three match setup, with automatic or manual blocking. Similar to the Super Combo gauge in Super Street Fighter II Turbo there is an X-Power gauge of different levels, filled up when the player performs moves. When it is maxed out an X-Ability or Hyper X special move can be performed. Other general features are the abilities to super jump, roll away and aiming projectiles.
250	Robo Aleste	Dennin Aleste, Dennin Aleste: Nobunaga and His Ninja Force	1,992	7.9	Action	Arcade, Shooter	Fantasy, Sci-fi / futuristic	Overhead Shooter based in Japan. The bloodthirsty Chugoko Warlords of the west have ruled and ravaged the once-supreme Oda Clan. Time to get your revenge. This is an overhead shooter with large bosses and massive power-ups.
256	Kabuki Klash	Kabuki Klash: Far East of Eden, Tengai Makyou Shinden	1,995	7.4	Action	Arcade, Fighting	Fantasy	Kabuki Klash is a 2D fighting game that features characters from the Japanese role-playing series Tengai Makyō also known as Far East of Eden The heroes of the three first Tengai Makyō games must participate in a tournament and find out who is the most skillful fighter in the magical land of Jipang (which is very similar to the medieval Japan). The characters include well-known Far East of Eden heroes such as Ziria, Manjimaru, Kabuki, Orochimaru, and others - a total of eight playable characters. During the fights, the player may either punch, kick, or use special attacks, that require a precise usage of buttons and also deplete the magic gauge. There are random items (such as healing potions) thrown on the battlefield while fighting, which the player may pick up.
262	Timequest	null	1,991	8.1	Adventure	Interactive fiction / text adventure, Puzzle elements	Sci-fi / futuristic	By the year 2090 AD, the usage of time machines (also known as "interkrons") became restricted. Temporal Corps strictly forbade traveling to the past due to potential unforeseen consequences of the traveler's actions. However, Zeke S. Vettenmyer, a Lieutenant in the Temporal Corps, has illegally acquired an interkron, traveled to various time periods and altered well-known historical events. As a result, the temporal disruption caused by his actions is threatening to destroy reality as we known it. A Temporal Corps private is sent to the past in an attempt to pursue Vettenmyer and reverse the changes he made to the world's history. Timequest is a text adventure with graphics utilizing the same interface as Legend's first game: it provides a long list of verbs to interact with still first-person screens displaying locations and people, but also allows and encourages typing commands for the same purpose. The player travels to six geographical locations within nine different time periods from 1361 BC to 1940 AD. It is possible to access any location at any time as the game begins. The player can opt to work on one location continuously, but often it is necessary to acquire items from different areas to solve puzzles. The famous events Vettenmyer has tampered with include the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC, the attempted overthrow of the Caliph of Baghdad in 800 AD, Genghis Khan's siege of Peking in 1215, Napoleon's attack on Egypt in 1798, etc. Among the illustrious people the player encounters are baby Moses, Pope Leo I, William Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, and others.
264	Shamus	null	1,982	6.7	Action	Arcade	Sci-fi / futuristic	Infiltrate the lair of the elusive Shadow, shoot and sneak your way through his army of robotic minions, and hunt him down before he does the same to you. Starring in the titular role of Shamus, you will have to find your way through over 120 rooms in this cross between Berzerk 's "robots in a maze" action and Adventure 's exploration of a predefined game world. The elusive villain's henchmen will express their disapproval of your plans in rather strong terms, namely with showers of bullets. What's more, once they're dead they don't necessarily stay that way: each time a room is re-entered, a random selection of them will respawn. The Shadow has also arranged for electrified walls throughout his compound, so bumping into them will prove quite lethal. The labyrinth of chambers is divided into four levels, with multiple locked doors that'll have you wandering around in search of the right keys. If you tarry too long in the same room, a bulletproof Shadow (taking a page from Evil Otto's book) will drop by to discourage loitering. The C64 port features a slightly altered map and has four bonus maps and the enemies stay at the same speed where as in the original they would get faster as the levels increased. The VIC-20 version has many redesigned due the walls being drawn larger than in the other versions, It has also been reduced to only having 32 screens. The much later released Game Boy Color version adds in story cutscenes and the four levels now each feature a distinct theme. The camera view is also now zoomed in so only a portion of a room can be seen at once.
270	Uprising: Join or Die	Uprising: Unisciti o muori	1,997	8.1	Action, Strategy / tactics	Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	You control the most advanced combat vehicle in the galaxy, which is able to teleport units directly onto the battlefield. You fight on the side of a rebellion against an evil military empire. You fight yourself, but you also have to manage your base and allied units.
271	The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends	null	1,992	5.6	Action	Platform	null	The Game Boy version of The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle shares the story with the SNES/Genesis title by the same developer. Boris and Natasha have managed to steal some priceless artifacts from Frostbite Falls museum and it is up to Rocky and Bullwinkle to get them back. It is a 2D platformer in which both Rocky and Bullwinkle are playable characters at some points of the game. This version features a different set of locations (the players will visit Frostbite Falls, Football Field, and even the Moon) and two different mini-games: a football and a card game.
274	Goal Storm '97	International Superstar Soccer Pro, Winning Eleven 97	1,997	7.6	Sports	null	null	The first ISS Pro game for the Playstation, with 32 international teams, a choice of 4 stadia, 21 formations & strategies. With a choice of Exhibition Mode, International League, International Cup, and a Penalty Kick mode.
278	Diablo II (Collector's Edition)	Diablo II (Coffret Edition Limitée), Diablo II (Edycja Kolekcjonerska Końca Tysiąclecia)	2,000	6.9	Special edition	null	null	This special edition of Diablo II includes the following items, according to the region in which it was sold: English (USA) version: Spanish (Spain and Latin America) version: French version:
285	Global Domination	null	1,998	6.1	Action, Strategy / tactics	Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	Global Domination is an action-based strategical wargame that is based on the fictional game James Bond plays against Maximillian Largo in the 1983 film Never Say Never again. Elements of this game are combined with the classical board game Risk. In this game you play as an agent for a secret agency called ULTRA. You are hired by countries all over the world to protect them from their enemies. Each of the twenty missions begins with a full motion video briefing. After that you are presented with a spinning hologram globe representing the earth. The world is divided into different countries, similar to risk. It is your job to defend your country from incoming attacks and strike against enemies. With your keyboard you can switch between weapons and you can aim with your mouse for a target location for your rockets, aircraft and naval vessels. More and more weapons come available as you progress in the game.
287	Deadly Moves	Power Athlete, Power Moves	1,992	6	Action	Fighting	null	You are Joe, a young American who has been secretly training to become a powerful fighter. One day, he meets an old martial artist who tells him he should travel all over the world to meet other teachers and to learn from them. During his travels, Joe encounters many other fighters, and has to become more and more skillful in order to prove that he is the greatest fighter in the world. Unlike most other fighting games, you can control only one character (Joe) in single-player mode. In two-player mode, you can choose to fight as any of the seven available fighters, and also choose a scenery. The game plays like a standard 2D fighter: you can punch, kick, and jump on you opponents, but the fights are not entirely 2D, since you can also take a few steps vertically.
294	Temple of Apshai Trilogy	The Temple of Apshai Trilogy	1,985	6.7	Compilation	null	null	The Temple of Apshai Trilogy includes updated graphical versions of three classic Apshai games:
296	Traffic Department 2192	T.D. 2192	1,994	7.1	Action	Arcade, Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	Traffic Department 2192 is a top-down shooter focused around an original sci-fi storyline and dialogues, combined with fierce action sequences. You are Lt. Velasquez, a pilot in the Seche Traffic Department, an organization which now serves as the people's army in repelling the invading Vultures. Velasquez has a personal grudge against the Vultures because, when she was a small child, they destroyed her father's hoverskid as he was returning from a long mission. The game progresses through a complex storyline with many twists and turns with well-rounded action sequences in the middle. The game comprises three distinct episodes. Episode Alpha was initially released as shareware, though it was later released commercially, with the remaining episodes being available for purchase.
297	Privateer 2: The Darkening	null	1,996	7.6	Action, Simulation	null	Cyberpunk / dark sci-fi, Sci-fi / futuristic	Privateer 2: The Darkening is a follow-up to Wing Commander: Privateer The player takes control of Ser Lev Arris, who is searching to regain his identity and memory. Like its predecessors, the game combines space combat simulation with exploration and trading. Along the way, the player can trade commodities, go on missions, attack strange mutants, rescue damsels in distress, meet weird characters, and visit unusual planets. It is possible to hire wingmen and cargo ships, as well as upgrade the current ship or buy new ones. Live-action movies advance the story.
298	Venus the Flytrap	null	1,990	7.1	Action	Shooter	Post-apocalyptic	After humanity destroys the earth through over-population and excess pollution, it becomes essential to send a robotic fly through to clean it up. You take control of the fly, shooting out the mutated creatures and plants. You must get through 8 worlds, including Frozen Wastes, Caverns and Death Valley. Most sentient creatures release a ball when killed; shoot this to release one of many features such as enhanced weaponry, faster movement, an extra life, or negative ones like losing a life or having your controls reversed. As the game progresses the levels become more intricate and platform-based.
299	Universe 3	Omnitrend's Universe 3, Universe III	1,989	6.7	Adventure	Puzzle elements	Sci-fi / futuristic	Unlike the first two games in the series, which fell into the roleplaying and resource-management category, Universe 3 poses true logic-based puzzles for you to solve. Your characters move about in much the same way as their counterparts in Breach Omnitrend's tactical combat RPG. You set out to escort a diplomat on a trip to the hyperspace booster (a key element of Universe 2 ) to investigate the disappearance of shipments from Earth to this remote corner of the star map. The story takes a quick twist when you and your crew are captured, forcing you to rack up some criminal charges during your escape. You'll spend the rest of your time looking for evidence about the missing shipments, which will clear you of the charges as well as wrap up the mystery.
330	Toxic Crusaders	null	1,992	5.9	Action	Beat 'em up / brawler	Sci-fi / futuristic	The alien race of Smogulans, led by Czar Zoster, is invading the Earth, namely the town of Tromaville. The only force that can stop the invasion are the Toxic Crusaders. Toxic Crusaders for Genesis, based on the animated TV series, is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up. The player can choose to play as either Toxie, NoZone or Junkyard, with no actual difference for the gameplay, which consists of running around beating aliens with melee or distance attacks and sometimes jumping over or evading deadly gaps or pools of water. As the action moves from the streets of Tromaville through the Toxic Park, Smogulan space ship and other locations, leading up to the palace of Czar Zoster on Smogula planet, the traps get progressively harder to avoid. In certain levels the protagonist can use a motorized skateboard, helicopter or a motor boat. There are a number of power-ups to be found, including limited invincibility and speed-up.
332	Gunbird 2	Gunbird 2 for Nintendo Switch	1,998	7.3	Action	Arcade, Shooter	null	Gunbird 2 is the sequel to the arcade sleeper Gunbird Take flight as one of seven crazy characters as you battle the Queen Pirates in search of the world's biggest treasure hoard! This Dreamcast version features a guest appearance by Capcom's Morrigan Aenslaed as a playable character, who never appeared in the arcade version.
334	Nightmare Creatures	null	1,997	7.3	Action	null	Fantasy	Adam Crowley, a once-respected scientist, now turned to black magic, has released a demonic contagion onto the streets of 1834 London. Based on the long-lost work of the Brotherhood of Hecate, it mutates its victim's bodies into grotesque nightmare creatures, and changes their minds into those of murderous brutes. When Dr. Jean F. began investigating, he was murdered. Now, as either his friend Ignatius Blackward, a priest and expert on the occult, or his daughter Nadia, a biologist and gymnast, fight against the creatures that roam the streets of London, the revived Brotherhood of Hectate, and the man behind it all, Adam Crowley. Gameplay is 3rd-person action, with an emphasis on melee combat. Ignatius and Nadia have different fighting styles and special moves. To keep things moving, an adrenaline meter depletes, killing the hero if it ever runs out. Kill monsters to top it up again. Gather special items to use on enemies, or just kill them using basic weapons.
335	Rugby	EA Sports Rugby, Rugby 2001	2,000	7.1	Sports	null	null	As the first Rugby title on the PlayStation 2, EA Sports Rugby is a full on simulation of the sport (played mainly in Europe, Australasia and Africa). All of the major nations of rugby are represented, including Australia (the current World Cup champions), New Zealand, England, France and South Africa. The game is also fully licensed with every player of every team rendered into the game. There are many trophies to be won, here's a quick run down:
336	Elvira: The Arcade Game	null	1,991	6.6	Action	Platform	null	A platform game starring the well-known Mistress of the dark popularized by Horror Soft's RPGs, Elvira: The Arcade Game consists of two selectable worlds: fire and ice. After completing them, the player gets access to the third one - the castle. All the levels are huge and have much in common. There are many weapons and power-ups that Elvira can pick up. Elvira will have to kill many different enemies.
347	No Fear Downhill Mountain Bike Racing	No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking	1,999	7.1	Racing / Driving, Sports	null	null	No Fear Downhill Mountain Biking is the first dedicated video game of the sport downhill mountain biking. Compete in eleven locations all over the world against computer opponents or against a friend. Upgrade your bike in the shop between the races.
350	I-War	null	1,995	5.6	Action	null	Sci-fi / futuristic	The giant supercomputer that controls the world's information has been infected with viruses. You must enter the virtual world known as the I-Way, and clear them out with your anti-virus tank. I-War is a 3D virtual reality tank game. In each of the 21 levels, you must find all the data pods and make your way to the exit. Enemy tanks, turrets, and bombers stand in your way, as well as occasional traps or locked doors controlled by hidden switches. Levels are divided into simple, enclosed rooms, linearly connected by one-way teleporters. You can select a fast, medium, or heavy tank at the beginning of the game, with its abilities reflected in the strength of its guns or the amount of punishment it can absorb. Throughout the game, you will also find weapon power-ups and tank upgrades (such as shields, radar, and auto-targeting) to help you stay effective against the increasing numbers of enemy defenders. You can save your progress to the cart at the end of each level. Between levels are bonus rounds where you pilot your tank through a corridor and try to collect a set percentage of data pods. Meeting that percentage earns you an extra life.
353	Disney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers	Disney's Donald Duck: "Qu@ck Att@ck"?*!	2,000	7.6	Action	Platform	null	Released in conjunction with 3D versions on consoles Donald Duck's adventure on the Game Boy Color is a traditional side-scrolling platformer. The evil magician Merlock has kidnapped Duckburg Times reporter Daisy Duck. Donald Duck turns to Gyro Gearloose for help, who suggests using his latest invention: a powerful teleporter. Unfortunately, Merlock learns of their plans and steals the blueprints to the device. Now Gyro uses the unfinished machine to teleport Donald to various locations, where he is to find the parts of the blueprints, so he may confront Merlock and rescue Daisy. Donald has to face four different worlds, including the forests near Duckie Mountain, the rooftops of Duckburg, and a haunted house. His abilities include jumping on top of enemies to defeat or stun them and double-jumping in mid-air to get to hard-to-reach places. Donald can only take one hit from an enemy (which puts him in a visibly grumpy mood), a second one means losing a life and having to start over the level. Goodies to be collected include various orbs that gain extra lives, restore Donald's health or put him into Hyper mode. In this mode, he can simply run over enemies to defeat them and also break down barriers to get to new locations.
363	Checkmate	Chess Champion 2175	1,990	7.3	Strategy / tactics	Chess	null	Checkmate (or Chess Champion 2175 ) is the successor of Chess Player 2150 Most basic options and displaying are the same like in the predecessor. Improvements are done in the strength of the chess engine (the authors claim over 2000 ELO for the program), the usage of extra RAM for additional deep searching, a bigger opening library, the possibility to extend the opening library by the user and some improvements to the user interface. Otherwise this is a traditional full-featured chess game with all of the standard chess features. Difficulty is chosen by selecting one of four levels and then assigning a time limit for the computer to choose a move. The idea is to allow infinite degrees of difficulty. The board is rendered in 3D, and the player is able to rotate the board through any angle. The game offers options to rate the approximately ELO rating of the player by showing different board situations and judging the user's solutions. This can also be used to judge the ranking of the program. During play, the program can give you tips, you can change the sides or force the computer to stop thinking and take the best move found until then.
365	Action Man: Raid on Island X	Action Man : Raid sur l'Ile du Docteur X	1,999	5.3	Action	Shooter	null	Action Man was originally a popular toy action figure, the U.K.'s version of G.I. Joe before becoming a more generic action/extreme sports hero on a 3D animated television show. The goal of this kid's action-adventure game is to raid your arch nemesis Dr. X’s island, rescue your sidekick who has been kidnapped and prevent Dr. X from destroying the world by polluting the environment and doing terrible experiments on plants and animals. You start in your base and create your own hero choosing different faces, shirts, pants, etc. Training missions will improve your skills on a firing range, bungee jumping, scuba diving, taking photographs, and street luge. Then other areas will open up and Action Man will journey through varied locales such as urban cities, tropical forests, and the frozen arctic. You'll swim, jump, and climb your way through levels battling criminals and avoiding dangers of all sorts. From your secret headquarters, you can use the monitor to see a map and choose which adventure you want to play. You can access various equipment, weapons and tools. Other features include a print function giving hard copies of colourful maps, missions, stickers and secret documents.
366	Bobsleigh	null	1,987	6.8	Action, Sports	Arcade, Managerial / business simulation	null	Ever wanted to go to the Winter Olympics? If you've always wanted to operate a bobsleigh team and even participate in the races, then this is the game for you. The game starts off with the management side of things including training the team, buying equipment, and keeping those finances from the red. If you go bankrupt then it's game over. Going bankrupt can happen from spending too much money, crashing, or poor finishes. When you start the race or season then it's time to start racing. The game is viewed from inside the bob behind the driver and brakeman. You steer the bob left and right (gravity controls the speed) as you watch the track hurtling towards you. You can see your speed and times as well. Do well and you receive more money. This can go towards more training and better equipment. Good luck for the season and hopefully you can get to the Olympics. Your gonna need all the luck in the world.
368	Spherical	null	1,989	7.3	Action, Puzzle	Arcade, Platform	null	Solomon's Key is a clear conceptual influence for this action puzzler. Our hero must guide a ball through a level to the spot marked 'In', by creating and removing blocks to alter its path. The game is prevented from being a pure clone due to the ball, which moves automatically once activated, and can be controlled by using strategically-placed blocks. Simply reaching the ball usually involves modifying the level layout using these bricks. There are enemies moving on fixed paths which must be avoided, and bonus items to collect. Also watch for bonuses such as invincibility, gravity-alteration and teleporting. You take time to rotate, so the controls aren't truly immediate. The ball takes 20 seconds to start moving, so use this time to plan ahead.
374	Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master	3D Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Shinobi 3, The Super Shinobi 2	1,993	8.4	Action	Platform	null	This is the sequel to The Revenge of Shinobi and the last installment of the series on the Genesis/Mega Drive. After defeating the Neo Zeed organization, the ninja Joe Musashi returns to Japan to recover from the battle. But while he's training, he senses that the Neo Zeed leaders are secretly rebuilding the organization, so he make his way back to defeat them once again The gameplay is very similar to the previous game, a side scrolling game with platform elements. Musashi uses kunai (throwing knives) and a sword as weapons and can upgrade their power by picking up power-ups inside crates. Inside those crates he will also find extra lives, health, kunai (5 or 20), ninjitsu, and time bombs that will explode in 5 seconds or immediately if touched. As in the previous game, he can jump or double jump, and while double jumping he can throw a burst of kunai in several directions. However, this game adds new movements to Musashi's repertoire: he can block enemy projectiles after shooting a kunai, he can drop-kick enemies while jumping (after which he will bounce, allowing for connecting more drop kicks), he can dash and slash enemies with his sword, and he can perform wall jumps (or kabekeri). Besides the physical attacks, four ninjitsu are available: Ikazuchi (temporary invincibility), Kariu (whole screen fire attack), Fushin (higher jumps) and Mijin (self-destruction that costs one life but deals high damage to all enemies on screen). The game is divided seven rounds, each subdivided in 2 parts with a boss at the end of each part (except for the last round, with only one final boss). Most levels feature horizontal scrolling from left to right, but some levels will also feature vertical scrolling. There are three forced scrolling levels: two horizontal (one in which Musashi rides a horse, one where he rides a surfboard) and one vertical (where he must keep climbing falling rocks). While most levels are straightforward (go from left to right and find the exit), many will feature hidden items in less obvious paths, and one entire part of a round is a maze divided in several smaller sections separated by doors; entering the wrong door leads you back to a previous section. The game features four difficulty levels. In normal difficulty, the player has 3 lives and 3 continues. The game rewards the player for different playing styles. Beating a level without using kunai or ninjitsu, for instance, grants extra points. An extra life is gained for each 50.000 points scored.
375	Scooby-Doo Mystery	null	1,995	6.7	Adventure	Puzzle elements	null	This version is different from it's Genesis counterpart While the gameplay is similar (exploring levels to collect clues and solve the mystery), there are four different episodes for this version. While visiting the Drabwell Ranch, ghost's interrupt the festivities and the gang must find out who is behind the hauntings and why. Another adventure takes the gang to Deadman's Cove where a ghostly pirate has been scaring off tourists and it is up to Scooby and the Gang to bring it to a halt. The other two mysteries take place at a fun fair and a haunted mansion. Players can use Scooby's unique sniffing ability to find clues. Scooby also consume Scooby Snacks to reduce the fright meter. Additionally there are a series of mini-games that player can participate in such as "Wac-A-Monster" or "Make a Scooby Sandwich". The graphics are faithfully recreated to resemble the long-running Hanna Barbara series.
376	New Rally-X	Arcade Archives: New Rally-X	1,981	5.7	Action, Racing / Driving	Arcade	null	New Rally-X is a sequel to Rally-X Offering a easier experience than the original (for example you only get chased by one car, instead of three on the first level), the player again controls a blue racing car in a maze using a top-down perspective. While avoiding red enemy cars and rocks in Pac-Man fashion, there are flags to collect in each stage, with an increasing number of points per flag as a reward. When chased, the car can leave behind smoke to confuse opponents. Only a limited amount of fuel is available, which is consumed with time, and leaving behind smoke also depletes the meter. There is a lucky flag that awards points for your remaining fuel and a special flag to double the points of all remaining flags. This remake features new courses, adjustments to enemy cars, new graphics and new background music.
383	Intelligent Qube	I.Q., I.Q: Intelligent Qube, Kurushi	1,997	7.3	Action, Puzzle	null	null	Put your brain to work! A squadron of Qubes are coming at you, and if you're not quick enough to get rid of them, you're toast! Capture them, contain them, and confine them...score points for capturing big groups of Qubes! Just don't touch the black Qubes, because...well...you're dead if you do. And the rules are very simple. If you lose, you die. So you know what to do, right? That's right...don't die.
391	Ram It	null	1,983	7.1	Action	Arcade, Shooter	null	The player takes on the role of the Ramroid, which is on a track in the center of the screen. The Ramroid can fire to the left and right. On both sides are colored bars that begin to randomly advance towards the center. The player must shoot these bars to drive them back, preferably off the screen. If a bar starts flashing, it is a bonus bar and shooting it gets the player larger points as well as clearing it from the screen completely. Be warned, though, that sometimes the bar will reappear on the opposite side of the screen. A round ends when one of the following occurs:1. The player cleared all the colored bars from the screen. 2. The timer at the bottom, which starts at five thousand, reaches zero. 3. The colored bars have blocked off part of the screen and the player cleared the rods where they still can. After three rounds, the game is over.
398	Out of this World	null	1,987	6.1	Action	Shooter	Sci-fi / futuristic	You are a test pilot of the experimental RP2-16 fighter and while flying the ship, strange flashing lights appear and before you knew it, you were flying over a strange world. Your mission now is to fly over eight levels blasting as many aliens as you can to escape this strange world. The game is a horizontal side view scrolling game that scrolls to the left or the right. You must shoot waves of aliens and when you have shot enough then an E floats around and when collected you move to the next level. Touch an alien ship and you lose one of six lives. As you shoot the aliens some will drop a disc and these go towards better weapons, collect enough of the same colour and you can fire the better weapon for a limited time. Between each level is an interval where you must blast or avoid objects flying towards you for a period of time and if you survive you move to the next level.
400	Donkey Kong Land	Super Donkey Kong GB	1,995	7.6	Action	Platform, Puzzle elements	null	In a modification of Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong teams up with his buddy Diddy for new adventures and gorilla antics. Facing high-flying pigs, killer bees, and reptilian Kremlings, the simian duo swings back into action on the Game Boy. The two Kongs each have similar abilities when compared to the SNES game. This game isn't exactly a remake of DKC; for instance, there are new levels and enemies, and Candy Kong does not save your game: instead you must collect all four Kong letters.
401	Harvest Moon 2 GBC	Bokujō Monogatari GB2	1,999	7.7	Simulation	Managerial / business simulation	null	Harvest Moon 2 GBC is a farming simulation game and the sequel to Harvest Moon GB The mayor gives the player a free farm. However, the player must become a successful farmer, as the mayor will come to check on the player at the end of the year. If the farm is successful, he allows the play to keep farming a few more years. If not, he gives the player a second chance, because if they don't get their act together, he'll reclaim the land and develop it into an amusement park. The player chooses to play as either a boy or a girl, and then chooses if they want a dog or a cat as a pet (the pet choice slightly effects gameplay). The dog keeps other dogs from invading your farm at night, and the cat will occasionally bring items to the player's house. Livestock includes cows (for milk), chickens (for eggs) and sheep (for wool). A horse may also be eventually obtained for riding and work. The player's income primarily comes from crops. They are raised from seeds and must be watered every day until the harvest. The player can then sell them. Sometimes plants will produce more than one harvest. Crops can be grown all year long, but a greenhouse must be built in order to grow flowers and herbs during all seasons. Tools can be used to help with work, and include axes, hoes, hammers, watering cans, sickles, fishing rods, pickaxes and umbrellas. Unlike the previous game, there is no dating/romance feature.

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