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Wipeout cover
Wipeout
1995 • PC • PS1 • Saturn
Pixel8Games 89% Users
Speed with teeth
Descent cover
Descent
1995 • PC
Pixel8Games 90% Users
Six degrees of panic
Sorcery cover
Sorcery
1984 • Amstrad • Commodore 64 • MSX
Pixel8Games 81% Users
It's a kind of magic
Blood cover
Blood
1997 • PC
Pixel8Games 91% Users
Horror with attitude
Gryzor (aka Contra) cover
Gryzor (aka Contra)
1987 • Amstrad • Arcade • Commodore 64 +1 more
Pixel8Games 83% Users
Run. Gun. Regret.
Metal Gear Solid cover
Metal Gear Solid
1998 • PS1
Pixel8Games 92% Users
Stealth with swagger
Impossible Mission cover
Impossible Mission
1984 • Amiga • Amstrad • Commodore 64
Pixel8Games 90% Users
Timing is everything
Super Mario Bros. cover
Super Mario Bros.
1985 • NES
Pixel8Games 93% Users
One plumber. Endless legacy.
Ghostbusters cover
Ghostbusters
1984 • Amstrad • Apple II • Atari 8-bit +6 more
Pixel8Games 76% Users
Busting makes you feel good
Pyjamarama cover
Pyjamarama
1984 • Amstrad • Commodore 64 • Spectrum
Pixel8Games 68% Users
Sleepwalking chaos
Rise of the Triad cover
Rise of the Triad
1994 • PC
Pixel8Games 86% Users
Ludicrous gibs!
Kick Off 2 cover
Kick Off 2
1990 • Amiga
Pixel8Games 78% Users
There's only one Dino Dini!
Tetris cover
Tetris
1984 • Amstrad • Commodore 64 • PC
Pixel8Games 80% Users
One more piece
Maniac Mansion cover
Maniac Mansion
1987 • Amiga • Apple II • Atari ST +3 more
Pixel8Games 79% Users
Break in, think
The 7th Guest cover
The 7th Guest
1993 • PC
Pixel8Games 89% Users
Puzzles, phantoms, bad decisions
Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker cover
Jimmy White's Whirlwind Snooker
1991 • Amiga • Atari ST • Mega Drive +1 more
Pixel8Games 84% Users
Right on cue
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