THE 8-BIT ERA

1980s action games

956 action games released between 1980 and 1989 on 19 systems. 955 of them play right in your browser. Best known: Castlevania (1987), Donkey Kong (1982) and Pac-Man (1981).

  • 956 games
  • 955 playable online
  • 19 systems
  • 1980–1989
Chase the ChuckwagonAtari 26001983
China SyndromeAtari 26001982
Cross ForceAtari 26001983
Gangster AlleyAtari 26001983
Gas HogAtari 26001983
Mangia'Atari 26001983
Master BuilderAtari 26001983
Planet PatrolAtari 26001982
TapewormAtari 26001982
AquattackColeco1984
Blockade RunnerColeco1984
Boing!Atari 26001983
Bomber RaidMaster System1989
Bull Fight: Ring no HashaPC Engine1989
HighlanderAmstrad CPC1986
Hikari no Senshi Photon: The Ultimate Game on Planet EarthNES1987
ISS - Incredible Shrinking SphereAmstrad CPC1989
Jet Boot JackAmstrad CPC1984
Koneko Monogatari: The Adventures of ChatranFamicom Disk1986
Moving TargetAmstrad CPC1989
Ninja MassacreAmstrad CPC1989
Sewer SamColeco1984
Tatsunoko FighterPC Engine1989
The DeepAmiga1988
Criminal PersuitAtari 26001983
GopherAtari 26001982
LochjawAtari 26001981
Lost LuggageAtari 26001982
Miracle Ropit's: 2100 Nen no DaiboukenNES1987
Name This GameAtari 26001982
Onyanko TownNES1985
Piece o' CakeAtari 26001982
Raft RiderAtari 26001982
Skeet ShootAtari 26001981
Space CavernAtari 26001982
Space JockeyAtari 26001982
SpacechaseAtari 26001982
Squeeze BoxAtari 26001982
WabbitAtari 26001982
Word ZapperAtari 26001982
Flappy LimitedMSX1985
LaylaNES1986
Lost Word of Jenny: Ushinawareta MessageNES1987
PicnicAtari 26001982
Towering InfernoAtari 26001982
AndorogynusMSX21988
Mission 3,000 A.D.Atari 26001983
Mugen Senshi ValisNES1987
Phantom TankAtari 26001982
Sea MonsterAtari 26001983
Spike's PeakAtari 26001983
Universal ChaosAtari 26001988
2112 ADAmstrad CPC1986
ActivatorAmstrad CPC1986
AirlockAtari 26001982
Ball CrazyAmstrad CPC1987
Bermuda TriangleAtari 26001982
BugsAtari 26001983
Buster BlockAmstrad CPC1986
Door DoorNES1985
Encounter at L5Atari 26001982
Fighting WarriorAmstrad CPC1985
Frankenstein's MonsterAtari 26001983
Fruity FrankAmstrad CPC1984
GyroscopeAmstrad CPC1985
Journey EscapeAtari 26001982
Killer SatellitesAtari 26001983
Makyou DensetsuPC Engine1988
Mashou no Yakata GabalinMSX1987
Project FutureAmstrad CPC1985
Purple Saturn DayAmstrad CPC1989
Rabbit TransitAtari 26001983
Raid Over MoscowC641984
Secret QuestAtari 26001989
Shockway RiderAmstrad CPC1987
SssnakeAtari 26001982
Subway VigilanteC641989
Super PipelineC641983
Tank BustersAmstrad CPC1985
The Dreadnaught FactorAtari 52001983
TrashmanAmstrad CPC1986
WarplockAtari 26001982
Gekitotsu Yonku BattleNES1989
Maxwell Manor - Skull of DoomC641984
Micro MouseC641989
Bachelor PartyAtari 26001983
Bachelorette Party - Burning DesireAtari 26001982
Beat 'Em & Eat 'EmAtari 26001982
CakewalkAtari 26001983
Coco NutsAtari 26001982
Cosmic CreepsAtari 26001982
Cosmic SwarmAtari 26001982
Custer's RevengeAtari 26001983
Demolition HerbyAtari 26001982
Dough BoyNES1985
Fast FoodAtari 26001982
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