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by Loren Pittack. Eye~Sun logo ©1996.
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It's a real joy to recall those electronic gaming memories during your
pre-adult years. As a result, this page focuses on the emulation of classic
video games. Emulators are programs that emulate (play) ROM's (video games)
from arcade or console systems such as Atari, NES, SNES, N64, PSX, et cetera.
One example of an arcade emulator is MAME
(Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator). ROM's are scattered around the internet...
one site called
MAME.dk
was once a heavy ROM source to arcade games, but now have discontinued
ROM access because of copyright infringement. Dedicated pages and some
ROM downloads are linked below. View selected
links
for related material. If there are any questions, comments, or suggestions, please
e-mail.
Updated 2003-04-17... added Metroid 3.
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Title | Machine | Developer Year
| Emulator | ROM |
Black Tiger | Arcade | Capcom 1987 | MAME | blktiger.zip
"Long long ago, three dragons descended from the skies above with a rolling
thunder and destroyed a kingdom into darkness. From lengthy suffering and
darkness of the kingdom came one brave fighter." Fantasy platform. 2 players
non concurrent. 2 buttons per player. Collect keys, potions, and gold Zenny
coins. Buy chain weapon upgrades, defensive armor, and vitality potions.
Boss at the end of each level.
Cadillacs and Dinosaurs (World, US 930201) | Arcade | Capcom
1993 | MAME | dino.zip
"400 years ago science had progressed to the verge of creating new life.
Perhaps they went to far by changing evolution. But nature takes care of
itself... thus "the great cataclysm." The past and future have collided
in a world gone mad..." Tales based upon the comic. SCIFI fighter platform.
3 players concurrent. 2 buttons per player. Jack Tenrec is a good ability
male mechanic and shaman (ht/wt = 182cm/78kg). Hannah Dundee is a item
skilled female diplomat and explorer (ht/wt = 170cm/53kg). Mustapha Cairo
is a flying kick ability male engineer (ht/wt = 198cm/68kg). Mess O'Bradovich
is a high powered male (ht/wt = 205cm/97kg). All four must stop the "Black
Marketeers" from hunting down and skinning dinosaurs. Bosses at the end
of each level. Collect food, items, and weapons.
Discs of Tron (Upright) | Arcade | Bally Midway 1983 | MAME
| dotron.zip 76kb
SCIFI platform of a futuristic sport deadlier than ping pong. 1 player.
8 buttons (throw, shield, left/right/up/down tracking and up/down movement
of platform). Tron must hit a Sark (opponent) with a disc twice to advance
in level. Joystick or keypads control movement. 1000 points for a Sark
hit, 200 for a Sark graze, 100 for a Sark disc hit, 200 for a energy pellet
hit, 400 for a chaser hit and 800 for a super chaser hit. Get 7 deflects
at each Sark and energy pellets or super chasers cannot be deflected.
Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom (US 940125) | Arcade
| Capcom 1993 | MAME | ddtod.zip
"The republic of Darokin, located at the heart of the known world, was
a peaceful and prosperous country. Then tribes of humanoids and other monsters,
swept in from the wilderness. Without mercy, they attacked and plundered.
Seeing how well organized the monsters were, Corwyn Linton of the Linton
merchant house, began an investigation. And became convinced that there
was a greater evil behind the attacks." Fantasy platform. 4 players concurrent.
4 buttons per player. Fighter Crassus is a "professional warrior who wields
the long sword, giving him great reach and power. Unable to cast spells,
he relies on his fighting skill." Level: 7, Sex: M, Age: 22, Alignment:
L, Hit Points (HP): 32, AC: 2, STR: 12, INT: 9, WIS: 10, DEX: 10, CON:
11, CHA: 14. Cleric Greldon is "defender of the faith, who uses the mace
and clerical spells to further the goals of his order." Casts spells Hold
Person that paralyzes his enemies, Cure Wounds that recovers his hit points
and can be used on partners, Continual Light that blinds nearby enemies
and Turning Undead that destroys undead creatures. Level: 7, Sex: M, Age:
29, Alignment: L, HP: 25, AC: 5, STR: 9, INT: 15, WIS: 12, DEX: 6, CON:
10, CHA: 17. Female elf Lucia is a "warrior mage of great power. Low hit
points but excellent agility. Uses the short sword. She can cast devastating
spells." Casts spells Fire Ball, Magic Missile that creates bolts of magic
energy that home in on opponents, Lightning Bolt that creates a jolt of
electricity, Polymorph that turns enemies into harmless animals, and Invisibility
that makes her invisible, until she makes an attack or takes some damage.
Level: 4, Sex: F, Age: 99, Alignment: L, HP: 15, AC: 5, STR: 7, INT: 15,
WIS: 13, DEX: 15, CON: 8, CHA: 14. Dwarf Dimsdale is a "sturdy formidable
fighter. Unable to cast spells, he is resistant to magic, and as strong
as mountain stone. He uses the hand axe." Level: 6, Sex: M, Age: 58, Alignment:
L, HP: 32, AC: 2, STR: 11, INT: 8, WIS: 10, DEX: 9, CON: 12, CHA: 10.
Escape from the Planet of the Killer Monsters (set 1) |
Arcade | Atari Games 1989 | MAME | eprom.zip
"You have been selected as a member of an interplanetary swat team! Planet
X, a synthetic industrial planetoid has been taken over by the evil Reptilons!
The Reptilons have enslaved the humans stationed there. They are being
forced to create an evil robot army destined to destroy earth! Your mission:
transport all hostages back to your ship, destroy all robots, rid planet
X of the evil Reptilons and find - rescue professor Sarah Bellum." SCIFI
platform. 2 players concurrent. 3 buttons per player. Collect gems to increase
ray gun power. Throwing switches turn on Electro-Stairs. Touch human hostages
to transport them back to the mothership. Don't shoot slaves! Tap jump
to speed up. Duck to avoid cyber guard shots. Break into food lockers for
more life. Break into bomb lockers to collect bombs. Keep moving so orb's
tracking sensors don't detect you! Duck to shoot killer tracking orbs.
Steer the cybersled through the canal mazes! Find the canal maze end before
time runs out to win bonus! Beware of low shots from drone carts. Duck
to shoot drome carts.
Final Fight (World) | Arcade | Capcom 1989 | MAME | ffight.zip
"Metro City, a well known crime capital, has been ruled by violence and
death for many years. A fact which the newly elected mayor and former Street
Fighter, Mike Hagger, plans to change. At the center of the problem is
the huge gang known as Mad Gear that controls all of the major criminal
activity in the city. When they learned of Haggar's plans, they took immediate
action to bring this new mayor under their control." Fighter platform.
2 players concurrent. 2 buttons per player. Guy b. 8-12-1965 (ht/wt = 5.87'/158lb)
has mastered the art of Ninjitsu and attacks with unequaled speed. He often
catches his opponents off guard with his special "Off-the-wall" jump. Cody
b. 4-18-1967 (ht/wt = 5.97'/187lb) is a martial arts expert. He is especially
good with knives. His girl friend, Jessica, was kidnapped by the Mad Gear
gang. Haggar b. 9-3-1943 (ht/wt = 6.64'/297lb) has mastered professional
wrestling skills and is a expert at the BACK DROP and the PILE DRIVER.
Galaga | Arcade | Namco 1981 | MAME | galaga.zip
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Shooter platform. 2 players non concurrent. 1 fire button per player. Blue
bee drones worth 50 points at rest, 100 mobile. Red fly drones worth 80
at rest, 160 mobile. Hit a mobile green fly worker twice with two red drones
is 1600 pts, with one red drone is 800, with none is 400 or when at rest
is 150. A fighter turns red when captured by a worker using a sonic field.
Shoot the worker to free fighter for an extra 1600 pts. and twice the fire
power. A captured fighter is destroyed when shot. Bonus fighters are earned
through a point total depending on difficulty level. After 3 stages, a
challenging stage opens. Insignia shields are given out after every 10
stages. When the game is over, results of shots fired, number of hits and
hit-miss ratio is calculated. 255 stages total. Different endings according
to difficulty level.
Ghouls'n Ghosts (World) | Arcade | Capcom 1988 | MAME |
ghouls.zip
Fantasy platform with vibrant eye catching colors throughout. Story is
about ghouls and ghosts taken over a kingdom. While villagers have fled,
a knight returns from a short journey to see the death of his lady companion.
He vows for revenge. 2 players non concurrent. 2 buttons per player. Knight
has a choice of weaponry: throwing axe, spear or blue fireballs and golden
sword. Obtain a gold paladin armor from chest to charge up for a holy blast
in various ways depending on type of weapon held.
Joust (White/Green Label) | Arcade | Williams 1982 | MAME
|
joust.zip 37kb
Fantasy sport platform of jousting. Players ride ostriches. Enemies ride
vultures. 2 players concurrent. 1 button per player. To fly, repeatedly
press the 'flap' button. To survive a joust, the highest lance wins in
a collision. Pick up the eggs before they hatch into the next hardest rider.
Eggs of a bounder is 500 points, a hunter is 750 and a shadow lord is 1500.
After a player is killed, there is temporary safety at the regenerator
platform until a control is pressed. Beware of the "unbeatable?" pierdactyl
and lava troll. Advance in level after all enemies and eggs are dead.
Knights of the Round Table (World, US 911127) | Arcade |
Capcom 1991 | MAME | knights.zip
"It has been said that only the man who is destined to be the king can
pull out the sacred sword "Excalibur" from the rock. But one day, Arthur,
who had been training himself to be a knight, pulled out the sword and
so this story begins..." Merlin: "Only the holy grail can release this
world from attaining the chaos. You should be able to find it because you
were able to pull out the sacred sword. Help each other and find it, brave
men!" Fantasy platform. 3 players concurrent. 2 buttons per player. Lancelot
is talented in swordsmanship, traveling all over the world looking for
a king whom he should serve. His specialty is a kick attack. Arthur is
training himself to be a great knight, understanding his mission when he
pulled out Excalibur. His specialty is a powerful attack. Percival is a
gentle hearted fighter with a giant swing and has never been defeated thanks
to his strength. The power-speed of Lancelot is 3-5, Percival is 5-3 and
Arthur is 4-4.
Maelstrom | Macintosh/Apple/Mac) | Ambrosia Software 1992
| None | Maelstrom-3.0.6-Windows.zip
The story... "First the food synthesizer started putting forth a pasty
green muck in place of the good terran java I asked for; then before I
even got a chance to dump the stuff into the recycling unit and give the
machine a good whack, all hell broke loose. ¶ Now we border patrol
recon pilots are used to dealing with crisis situations; comes with the
territory. Heck, I remember one time during the Shenobi uprising, I was
on a routine fly-by of Sector 5 and walked right into a whole squadron
of the Shenobi vanguard forces. I was just coming out of the shadow of
Jupiter, and I see scads of the 'nobs sitting there just as pretty as you
please. I slammed the ACME XQJ-37 retro-thrusters on full barrel and managed
to duck back behind Jupiter before they took notice of me, but I darn near
soiled my space suit. ¶ But this time I'd really blown it. I must
have been sniffing space-dust the night before, because I somehow managed
to end up not on the lovely Stratocaster R&R facility orbiting the
Albuquerqutory star system, but right smack in the middle of the Maelstrom.
The ear-piercing whine of the collision sensors made this painfully clear,
not to mention the fact that the command console was lit up like a Christmas
tree. ¶ The Maelstrom is border patrol lingo for the expansive Hormel
asteroid belt that stretches all the way from Alpha Centuri to Beta Carotene,
and acts as a buffer between United Planet space and Shenobi space. Nobody
in their right mind enters the Maelstrom; we learned that lesson the hard
way. Way back in '63 when we were selling weapons to the Shenobi to help
pay for the interest on the interest on the inter-planetary debt, we lost
hundreds of supply freighters in the Maelstrom. ¶ And now here I am,
smack-dab in the middle of it with just my luck to see me through." Shooter
platform. 1 player. 3 buttons. This game is said
to be Asteroids on steroids. "You are stuck between a rock and a
hard place literally. Hope lady luck smiles on you." The good: Your ship,
equipped with plasma cannons and a force shield. Run over ACME Supply canisters
containing shield power, retro-thrusters, long shots, triple shots, machine
gun shots, or luck. Shoot a comet for more bonus points and multipliers
to multply your bonus points. Run a stranded border patrol recon pilot
for a extra life. The bad: Shoot all asteroids to finish levels. Avoid
steel asteroids. Destroy devastating nova stars before they explode. Avoid
or destroy Shenobi autonominous mines and fleet ships. Don't get sucked
into vortexes or die.
Magic Sword - Heroic Fantasy (World, US 900725) | Arcade
| Capcom 1990 | MAME | msword.zip
"Once again, the sky darkens under evil's threat. At Drokmar Keep, the
dragon's tower glows red, the black orb has been reawakened. Destroy it
and bring light back to our world." Fantasy platform. 2 players concurrent.
2 buttons per player. Allies - Big Man is strong and has great endurance.
His boomerang axe is powerful but slow. Ninja throws 2 to 5 stars which
rebound from walls and ceiling. Fast but not so powerful. Amazon fires
her crossbow continuously. Her attack is swift but lacking in power. Thief
is able to locate hidden treasure chests and traps. His bomb packs quite
a wallop, too. Knight is incredibly adept with his spear and is the strongest
ally. He's held in the upper level of the tower. Priest is lacking in physical
strength and speed but his holy bullets can do grave damage to undead monsters.
Wizard shoots magic missiles and has the most powerful attack but is slow
and not much to speak of physically. Lizardman becomes an ally only when
bribed with a diamond ring. He's a brute with great physical strength,
speed and attacking power. Collect magic items - king's crown (magical
protection), gauntlet (increase power), golden pot (healing magic), crystal
ball (detect treasure boxes), pendant (double score), magic potion (increase
magic skill), and scroll (good luck).
Metroid 3 (Super Metroid) | SNES
(Super Nintendo) | Nintendo 1994 | ZSNES
"The last Metroid is in captivity. The galaxy is at peace... I first
battled the Metroids on planet Zebes. It was there that I foiled
the plans of the space pirate leader Mother Brain to use the creatures
to attack galactic civilization... I next fought the Metroids on their
homeworld, SR388. I completely eradicated them except for a larva,
which after hatching followed me like a confused child... I personally
delivered it to the galactic research station at Ceres so scientists
could study its energy producing qualities... the scientists' findings
were astounding! They discovered that the powers of the Metroid might be
harnessed for the good of civilization! Satisfied that all was well, I
left the station to seek a new bounty to hunt. But, I had hardly gone beyond
the asteroid belt when I picked up a distress signal! Ceres Station was
under attack!!" SCIFI side scroll platform. 1 player. Collect missiles,
weapons, items, and energy tanks. Find secret areas, learn secret moves,
and defeat big bosses.
Ms. Pac-Man | Arcade | Midway (bootleg) 1981 | MAME | mspacman.zip
Maze. 2 players non concurrent. No buttons. Collect all the pellets (10
points each) in each level without being caught by the ghosts Blinky, Pinky,
Inky, and Sue. 4 Power pellets (50 pts.. each) in the corners help by turning
ghosts into food. Consequently eating the first ghost is 400 points, 2nd
is 800, 3rd is 1200, and 4th is 1600.
Ogre Battle Saga Episode 5: the March of the Black Queen (Ogre
Battle 3) | SNES | Quest 1994 | ZSNES
"The sage Rashidi, perhaps driven by madness, assassinated his former
friend King Gran Zenobia and joined with Empress Endora,
leader of the Northern Highlands, to wage war on four kingdoms.
The overpowering military of the highland regions took but a year to subdue
the whole continent and the Zeteginean Empire was born. The rule
of the empire was a pure regime of terror. Merciless persecution was directed
against the loyal suvivors of the old kingdoms and those who would escape
tyranny. The hearts of the people where troubled by secrets and betrayals
and much blood was spilt upon the land." Imperial Year 24: Here on the
frontiers of Sharom the last survivors of the knights of Zenobia
were planning the final challenge..." Fantasy RPG. 1 player. Edit screen
lets you change formations, leaders, and classes. You can buy items and
recruit in towns, and find buried treasure and hidden towns/temples.
Punisher (World, US 930422) | Arcade | Capcom 1993 | MAME
| punisher.zip
Based upon characters appearing in magazines published by Marvel Comics
Inc. "New York, a jungle of steel and concrete. Where predators of all
kinds mercilessly prey on all. Anytime, anywhere. Central Park, an oasis
of green offering respite from the grey. Here U.S. Marine captain Frank
Castle enjoys a picnic with his family. On that day, the Castle family
accidentally discovered a brutal mob killing. Fearing any witnesses, the
killers gunned down the hapless family. On that day Frank Castle's family
died. On that day Frank Castle died. On that day I was born. To avenge
them and all others like them. I am, the Punisher! If your guilty, you're
dead." Platform. 2 player concurrent. 2 buttons per player. 2nd player
is Nick Fury, a SHIELD agent. Collect weapons, food, and other items.
R-Type (Japan) | Arcade | Irem 1987 | MAME | rtype.zip
"Blast off and strike the evil Bydo empire!" SCIFI futuristic shooter
platform. In space fighting biomechanical alien creatures. 2 player non
concurrent. 4 buttons per player. Hold down fire button to charge weapon.
Other button releases the indestructible orb shield that connects to front/back
of craft. Collect items to protect and change weapon. Missiles home in
on enemies.
Raiden | Arcade | Seibu Kaithatsu 1990 | MAME | raiden.zip
Shooter platform. 2 players concurrent. 2 buttons per player. Aerial combat
jets over land, water, and space. Collect weapon upgrade, missiles and
bombs. Choose between two weapons that spreads red ammo or fire blue linear
concentrated lasers and between heat seeking missiles or rockets.
Rastan (World) | Arcade | Taito Corp Japan 1987 | MAME |
rastan.zip
"I used to be a thief and murderer. Otherwise, I could not survive in such
difficult times. Sit before me and listen to my story of days full of adventure."
Hmmm... I wonder where that line came from. Answer: Conan the Barbarian.
Fantasy platform. 2 players non concurrent. 2 buttons per player. Collect
items - axe (increases offensive power), hammer (extends offensive range),
fire sword (increases offensive power by shooting fire balls), shield (reduces
damage from enemy attacks), mantle (reduces enemy damage by ½),
armature (reduces all damage from enemy), medicine (power increase), poison
(power decrease), gold sheep (maximum power increase), jewel (bonus points),
ring (weapon speed up), rod (?), and necklace (double point value).
Rygar (US set 1) | Arcade | Tecmo 1986 | MAME | rygar.zip
"4.5 billion years have passed since earth's creation. Many dominators
have ruled in all their glory, but time was their greatest enemy and it
defeated their reign. And now, a new dominator's reign begins..." Fantasy
platform. 2 players non concurrent. 2 buttons per player. Collect weapon
upgrades and items.
Street Fighter II': Championship Edition (World, US 920313)
| Arcade | Capcom 1992 | MAME | sf2ce.zip
Action fighter about martial artists around the world entering a tournament
to see who's the best. 2 players concurrent. 6 buttons per player. Punch
or kick at low, medium or high strength. Choose between 12 characters:
Ryu, Ken, Chun Li, Guile, Blanka, E. Honda, Dhalsim, Zangief, Balrog, Vega,
Sagat and M. Bison. Each character with at least 2 special abilities. Ryu
and Ken use same abilities. Last 4 opponents are in the order of Balrog,
Vega, Sagat, and M. Bison.
Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past | SNES | Nintendo 1991
| ZSNES
"Long ago, in the beautiful kingdom of Hyrule surrounded by mountains
and forests... legends told of omnipotent and omniscient Golden Power
that resided in a hidden land. Many people aggressively sought to enter
the hidden Golden Land... but no one ever returned. One day evil
power began to flow from the Golden Land... so the king commanded seven
wise men to seal the gate to the land of the Golden Power. That seal should
have remained for all time... but, when these events were obscured by the
mists of time and became legend... a mysterious wizard known as Agahnim
came to Hyrule to release the seal. He eliminated the good king of Hyrule...
Through evil magic, he began to make descendants of the seven wise men
vanish, one after another. And the time of destiny for Princess Zelda
is drawing near." Adventure Role Playing Game (RPG). 1 player.
Chrono Trigger (US) | SNES | Square 1995 | ZSNES
Final Fantasy 7 (FF7) | PSX | Squaresoft
Final Fantasy Tactics (FFT) | PSX | Square 1997
Flashback | SNES | Sony 1993 | ZSNES
Harvest Moon | SNES | Natsume 1996 | ZSNES
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time | N64 | Nintendo
Metroid | NES | Nintendo 1986 | NESticle
Prince of Persia | SNES | Jordan Mechner 1989 | ZSNES
Secret of Mana | SNES | Square 1993 | ZSNES