These five games were integral parts of some major home console launches during the 1980s, but they are barely remembered now.

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Nintendo put the industry on its back in the '80s, leading to many great games, and these six are still worth playing.

A new retro-inspired 2D game, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: Dragon Pearl of Destruction launches April 28 on consoles and PC. Battle Skeletor across 12 stages in this ’80s-inspired brawler.

Every game with "Disgaea" in the title has been in one specific genre, but that changes with the announcement of the ...

With designs that would become standard, these are the NES Games That Shaped Modern Gaming More Than Players Realized.

City Hunter was developed by SUNSOFT, and originally released for the Japanese-only PC Engine console in 1990.

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Gaming’s not just for kids anymore. The majority of Baby Boomers play video games every week, too, and Candy Crushing grandparents also contribute to the $60 billion-plus industry.