Video Games 1987 - 80s Part IX

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Published on January 31, 2021 2:00:13 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooucIvBelGg

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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (1987)

Duration: 17:39

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Finally, another episode is ready! I hope to continue on regular basis from now on! In couple of months I plan to upload videos until the 90s.

Video Games 1987

Nintendo continues to dominate the home console market. Despite offering more powerful hardware, Master System is nowhere near with the game library. Put on your leisure suit and land on a carry, 1987 is here.

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Games featured in this video:

Shinobi (Arcade)
Double Dragon (Arcade)
Street Fighter (Arcade)
Karnov (Arcade)
Contra (Arcade)
Rygar (Famicom / NES)
Mega Man (Famicom / NES)
Final Fantasy (NES)
Zelda 2 (Famicom)
Phantasy Star (Sega Master System)
Rocky (Sega Master System)
Maniac Mansion (Commodore 64)
California Games (Commodore 64)
Sid Meier's Pirates (Commodore 64)
Dungeon Master (Atari ST)
Roadwar 2000 (Amiga)
Metal Gear (MSX)
Rastan (Arcade)
Alien Syndrome (Arcade)
Blades of Steel (Arcade)
Continental Circus (Arcade)
Final Lap (Arcade)
Dragon Spirit (Arcade)
Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! (NES / Famicom)
Castlevania 2 (NES / Famicom)
Gauntlet (NES)
Rush'n Attack (NES)
Kato-Chan & Ken-Chan (PC Engine)
Victory Run (PC Engine)
Bard's Tale (Amiga)
Aaargh! (Amiga)
Test Drive (Amiga)
Alien Fires: 2199 AD (Amiga)
Barbarian (Amiga)
Xybots (Arcade)
The Ninja Warriors (Arcade)
Xenophobe (Arcade)
Black Tiger (Arcade)
Super Hang-On (Arcade)
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Arcade)
Double Dribble (Nintendo / Famicom)
Doki Doki Panic (Famicom)
Zombie Hunter (Famicom)
Getsu Fuuma Den (Famicom)
The Maze of Galious: Knightmare II (Famicom)
Bio Senshi Dan (Famicom)
Dragon Scroll (Famicom)
Breach (Amiga)
Crown of Ardania (Amiga)
Phantasie III (Amiga)

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Gaming innovations of 1987

New point-and-click interface for the adventure game genre

New Hardware of 1987

IBM launches the PS/2 line of computers which introduces VGA graphics and 3.5 inch floppy drives to PCs. Sega Master System was released in Europe and Japan. NEC releases the PC-Engine console in Japan.

Commodore releases the lower-cost Amiga 500 which became a significant gaming machine, particularly in Europe, and becomes the best-selling model. Atari Corporation however releases the XE Game System, or Atari XEGS, a repackaged 65XE computer, the last in the Atari 8-bit family.

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Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards adventure is released by Sierra Entertainment. Sierra On-Line releases Space Quest II: Vohaul’s Revenge, the second game in the Space Quest series.

Namco releases Wonder Momo, which is their last 8-bit game, Yokai Dochuki, which is their first 16-bit game, Dragon Spirit, Blazer, Quester, Pac-Mania, Galaga ’88 and Final Lap.

Atari Games releases RoadBlasters, Xybots, and APB.

Konami releases Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest, It is the second Castlevania title released for the NES, following the original Castlevania.

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