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Arcade games. Titles from this category require particularly good manual skills. Main purpose of the gameplay is to reach a specific point or defeat enemies while controlling a character or a vehicle. Arcade games usually don’t have any story or have it in a very simple form. This category contains e.g. popular platformers.

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Dedale
Dedale

Arcade 11 December 1986

The main character in Dédale is a little man who wants to regain his desired freedom. However, before he succeeds in this art, he must first pass through a complex of nine labyrinths. Of course, you, the player, will help him to find the right way to the exit.

PC

London Taxi
London Taxi

Arcade 19 August 2005

London Taxi is a car arcade game produced by Data Design Interactive. Players have the chance to sit behind the wheel of a characteristic black taxi (FX4 London Black) and try their hand at crossing the crowded streets of the English capital. The game map is modelled on London's real plan, and during the game you can see a number of characteristic places and buildings.

PC

Hugo: Runamukka
Hugo: Runamukka

Arcade 04 March 2003

Hugo: The Great Escape is another virtual game where a friendly troll named after Hugo, a friend of all children and adults, known mainly from various TV programmes, plays the role of the superior character. This time the fearless hero has to get out of the captivity served to him by the Kawa tribe.

PC

Ugh!
Ugh!

Arcade 08 August 1992

Arcade game in which we play the role of a prehistoric taxi driver, carrying passengers from one cave to another. Our task is to go through 69 boards and earn enough money for our beloved.

PC

The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree
The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree

Arcade 20 September 2005

The Berenstain Bears and the Spooky Old Tree is a game for children. It was created on the basis of a series of books for the youngest, which has been published continuously since 1961. The protagonists of this simple platformer with adventure elements are three small teddy bears that got lost in the forest during a storm.

GBA

The Trojan War, The Quest for the Golden Flece
The Trojan War, The Quest for the Golden Flece

Arcade 13 October 2004

Another set of two games, based on the most famous mythical stories - this time about: The Trojan War and the expedition for the Golden Fleece.

PC

Night Raid
Night Raid

Arcade 23 April 1992

Night Raid is an arcade clone of the popular programme called Paratrooper in the eighties. The player will play the role of an artiller serving an anti-aircraft cannon, which was suddenly attacked by numerous enemy units.

PC

Entity
Entity

Arcade 20 July 1994

In Entity - a platformer from Loriciel company - the player will play the role of Anthemis, a woman generously endowed by nature, who, against her will, will decide about the future of the universe.

PC

Eye of Horus
Eye of Horus

Arcade 11 September 1989

Eye of Horus is a platformer whose plot refers to the legends about the mighty deities of ancient Egypt. The player plays Horus, the son of the deceitful king Osiris, whose corpses, divided into seven parts, fight on a huge tomb.

PC

Doofus
Doofus

Arcade 23 January 1993

As a result of inattention, a small dog named Doofus got lost in a huge forest. The player who takes on the role of his master must lead the pet through three vast lands to the house. The task is not easy, mainly due to the fact that there are many unpleasant creatures lurking on the road, which can threaten both the boy and his dog at any time.

PC

AirBlade
AirBlade

Arcade 11 September 2001

A game for skateboarding fans who are fed up with classic skateboarding. In this production we ride on an antigravitational board. The gameplay itself resembles hits from the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series. On each level we have to perform several clearly defined tasks - destroy elements of the environment, perform the appropriate tricks and race against time.

PS2

Chibi-Robo
Chibi-Robo

Arcade 06 February 2006

Chibi-Robo is a somewhat strange action-adventure game, telling the story of a dime-sized robot with a plug attached to his back, whose main goal is... making people happy. Chibi is a birthday present for Jenny, a young and crazy resident of Sanderson's house. The girl's slight imbalance is manifested by the fact that she dresses in "frog clothes" and often giggles. Jenny's behaviour is caused by her parents' problems - mainly her father's lack of work.

GCN

Activision Anthology
Activision Anthology

Arcade 19 November 2002

A set of classic Activision games. It consists of more than 40 items (e.g. Pitfall, River Raid, etc.) that debuted on the Atari 2600. The productions have been adapted to PlayStation 2, but have not been graphically refreshed. So we get archaic-looking hits from years ago - some of them will only appeal to real veterans.

PS2

Impossible Mission II
Impossible Mission II

Arcade 21 April 1988

Impossible Mission 2 is a platformer, which is a continuation of the famous hit from 1984. Although the original was released on several hardware platforms (including Apple II), the game eventually did not hit the PeCet screens. Only four years later, Epyx thought about the owners of these machines and presented them with the second installment of the series.

PC

Castle Wolfenstein
Castle Wolfenstein

Arcade 11 April 1984

Castle Wolfenstein is an action game designed entirely by Silas Warner, the late programmer. The player, playing the role of an intelligence agent, will be able to visit Wolfenstein Castle and kill all Nazis standing in its path.

PC

Silpheed
Silpheed

Arcade 01 August 1988

Classic shooting in a pseudo-three-dimensional environment, which will allow you to take on the role of the pilot of a space fighter called Silpheed. Your task is to destroy an alien Xacalite being who wants to conquer the United Universe.

PC

Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf

Arcade 03 December 1994

The first of a series of arcade games popular in the nineties, in which we fly a helicopter and destroy the goals set by the U.S. command in the Middle East.

PC

Rampage
Rampage

Arcade 21 May 1988

You remember the final scene from King Kong, when a giant monkey climbed to the top of a skyscraper and from there attacked flying units coming from all over the world. If so, and what's more, you would like to repeat these themes on your computer screen, Rampage is the perfect game for you.

PC

Star Monkey
Star Monkey

Arcade 10 September 2001

Star Monkey is a game that draws all the best from the genre of shoot-em up. The game is simple: we direct a spacecraft armed to the teeth with various types of weapons, rockets, lasers, plasma weapons and shields, and we must literally annihilate the swarms of enemy flying and ground units.

PC

Panzer Dragoon (1996)
Panzer Dragoon (1996)

Arcade 15 June 1996

In the distant future, a handful of people must use ancient weapons and armoured dragons to defend themselves against bio-weapons.

PC

Red Shark 2
Red Shark 2

Arcade 04 April 2005

The second part of the arcade game, in which by piloting a modern KA50 helicopter we changed the course of the Second World War. Red Shark 2 is ideologically no different from its predecessor and is still a dynamic shooter that is supposed to be fun first and foremost.

PC

Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Arcade 20 November 1990

Gremlins 2: The Elite New Batch is one of two arcade games, based on the story of a fantasy comedy popular in the early nineties. The action of the program throws us to New York, where, due to an unfortunate coincidence, extremely malicious creatures hatch.

PC

Maximo vs Army of Zin
Maximo vs Army of Zin

Arcade 20 January 2004

The second part of the famous platformer with a brave knight in the lead role. This time, while wandering through 20 levels, Maximo fights an army of Zin robots, frees imprisoned villagers and, as usual, collects a ton of gadgets and bonuses.

PS2

Hostage: Rescue Mission
Hostage: Rescue Mission

Arcade 23 January 1988

One of the embassies in a more unidentified country was captured by terrorists. The threat of an international scandal and the worsening situation of hostages from hour to hour require the rapid intervention of a special unit. Who will lead it? Of course you, the player....

PC