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Taito, Romstar

Arkanoid is an arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. It expanded upon Atari's Breakout games of the 1970s by adding power-ups, different types of bricks, and a variety of level layouts. The title refers to a doomed "mothership" from which the player's ship, the Vaus, escapes.

Taito, Nidecom Soft, Quicksilva

Elevator Action is a 1983 arcade game by Taito. It debuted during the "Golden Age of Arcade Games". Innovative in gameplay, the game was very popular for many years. In the game, the player assumes the role of a spy who infiltrates a building filled with elevators. He must collect secret documents from the building and traverse the 30 floors of the building using an increasingly complex series of elevators. The player is pursued by enemy agents who appear from behind closed doors. These agents must be dealt with via force or evasion. Successful completion of a level involves collecting all the secret documents and traversing the building from top to bottom. In the lower floors of the building, the elevator systems are so complex that some puzzle-solving skills are needed. The game was available as a standard upright cabinet The controls consist of a 4-way joystick and two buttons, one for "shoot" and the other for jumping and kicking. The maximum number of players is two, alternating turns. The graphics are extremely simple, 2D color graphics and in-game music was composed by musician Yoshio Imamura. The game was followed by a sequel, Elevator Action II (also known as Elevator Action Returns).

Taito, EON Digital Entertainment, Square Enix

Chaos Break is a third-person shooting game, with echoes of survival horror such as Resident Evil. Set in an abandoned biochemical laboratory on an isolated island, the two player characters, Mitsuki and Rick, are part of an investigatory and cleansing force sent to find out the cause of an 'anomalous thermal reaction'. This game is a spin-off, set in the same universe as the arcade game Chaos Heat.

Williams Electronics Games, Taito

This radical hockey game pits you and your team against some of the toughest skaters ever to burn a hole in the ice! Victory goes to the team that kicks, punches, and high-sticks its opponent into slush. Standard hockey rules apply, plus a few surprises to stir things up. So lace on your skates and fasten your face mask - hockey is about to break loose!

Taito, Tec Toy

Space Invaders '91 is a port of the the coin-op Space Invaders '91, just like Super Space Invaders for other platforms, but still different from those. This version differs from Super Space Invaders in that there are no cutscenes, there is only one mode of play as opposed to SSI's two, and there is no stage select.

Taito

Maneuver a skier through a downhill ski course, a slalom course, and a ski jumping competition.

Taito

In Plump Pop, players control two animals with a trampoline, which is used to launch a baby of that animal species into balloons.

Taito

A once peaceful city has been turned into a complete nightmare by an extremely violent gang who call themselves "Hoppers". The officers of the Special Police are called in to mow down the Hoppers and save the city from certain doom! There are six rounds of pure mayhem as you mow down enemies in quick succession, as well as having to avoid innocent bystanders. Unlike many gun arcade games during this time period, Under Fire uses an infrared sensor to track gun movements instead of the timing of a CRT monitor, eliminating the need of screen flashes.

Taito

Collect items while avoiding deadly skulls.

Taito

The classic shooting game returns with the original gameplay and newly updated graphics in RAYSTORM HD. You control the R-GRAY, a fighter plane equipped with a lock-on laser system, and battle your way through eight stages. A variety of game modes includes Arcade Mode and Extra Mode, with four selectable planes including the untested new R-GEAR. Rankings can be registered, and replay data can be uploaded and downloaded online.

Taito, Natsume Inc., Zoo Digital

Freedom Wings, known in Japan as Ore no Sentouki (オレのせんとうき?), is a flight simulator developed by Taito and published by Natsume in the US and Zoo Digital Publishing in Europe. The game combined elements of flight simulators and RPGs as players earned experience points for combat, earn money and maintain other statuses.

Taito, Natsume Co., Ltd., Nintendo

22nd CENTURY WARRIOR! When New Earth's Master Computer is attacked by aliens, only NOVA, lord of the ancient Power Blade, can hope to battle through to Control Center and restore the Database!

Taito, Ocean

When Wally the Walrus kidnaps 20 of your your kiwi pals, you rush to the rescue. As Tiki the kiwi bird, that's not so easy - you can't fly and you wouldn't hurt a flea. But Wally's stashed your friends in dangerous spots all over New Zealand and it's up to you to save them. Beak up, Tiki! Just rely on your quick wit and fast footsies. And keep your bow and arrow on the draw, because every Kiwi Kraze creature you meet will try to do you in - from playful penguins to ornery octopi. Hurry up! Better find your birdie buddies in time. Wally's got himself a kiwi cookbook, and your friends are the main ingredient!

Natsume Co., Ltd., Taito

Time to sharpen the blade! NOVA is suddenly called to take action against a cyborg army. The Delta Foundation has developed a line of fighting robots that pose a threat to national security. NOVA has been picked to eliminate the danger by destroying the Delta Foundation - all five locations. Fortunately, he will be using different suits which give him the ability to walk on ceilings, swim long distances, and fly - not to mention the latest top secret suit. And of course, NOVA will be wielding the ancient Power Blade, a weapon of art and science. He must draw on all his skills and cunning to defeat these near-perfect fighting machines!

Taito, Ocean

A port of "Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II" (also known as Bubble Bobble 3) for the NES was published by Ocean in 1992. Get ready for some finger-searing action as Bub and Bob blast their way onto your computer screen. Use four kinds of elements - Fire, Water, Lightning and Star - to overcome wave upon wave of nasties bent on ending your quest to rid the universe of the evil mastermind Chaostikahn! Whether you play alone or with a friend, stay alert! Your only hope of reaching the final showdown is to unlock the secret of Parasol Stars!

Taito

Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium is a baseball game developed by Taito Corporation. It was published in Japan for the Famicom in 1988. It is the first of the series of baseball games that was informally known as "Harisuta", which saw four games published for the Famicom, and two more for the Super Famicom. The starting entry contains 13 teams, 12 of which are modeled after real Japanese teams, while a 13th team (the I team) consists of a team of women players who represent various idols or models who were popular at the time. The game features a single player mode against the computer, a head-to-head mode for two players, or a home run mode where you compete to see who can hit the most home runs. Before the end of 1988, a version of the same game was released with an updated player roster, under the title Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium '88 Senshuu Shin Data.

Taito

Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium III is a Sports game, developed and published by Taito Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1991.

Taito

The first game in the Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijoh series and is a four-player NES board game simulation that plays like Milton Bradley's The Game of Life. It was only released in Japan on March 17th 1989. Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijoh ("Burst of Laughter!! Theater of Life") is the first game in a long-running series developed and published by Taito for the Nintendo Entertainment System in Japan that allows players to live an entire lifetime, moving through various stages of life and accruing as much wealth as possible. It is based on the Jinsei Game, or The Game of Life as it is known in the west. Up to four human players take turns moving around a board by a number of squares as indicated by dice rolls and make various life decisions, or are passively shown events happening to them, which determine their success. The game was followed by two sequels for the NES and four for the SNES.

Taito

Musashi no Ken: Tadaima Shugyou-chuu is a 1986 video game software developed and published by Taito exclusively in Japan. It is based on a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami that focuses on kendo, simply titled Musashi no Ken. The gameplay and design in the one-on-one fighting parts resemble Taito's other fighting game, Great Swordsman, especially its kendo mode. The game's plot is about the son of two Kendo champions named Musashi. He strives to become as great at Kendo as his parents. The entire story centers around the world of Kendo and its up and coming competitors. The anime is broken up in to two parts. The first part follows Musashi's early years in grade school while the second part follows his high school years. In the first episode, Musashi befriends an Akita puppy who is by his side throughout the series.

Taito

The player controls Mike Chen floating on a cloud, maneuvering around the screen and shooting balls of energy at flying enemies. Powerups can be collected for stronger and faster firepower. Some parts of the game stage have doors that give the player the opportunity to buy special bomb types with collectible credits. Each stage has its own mini-boss and big boss. Throughout the stages, the player restarts at certain checkpoints after losing a life.

Taito, Natsume Co., Ltd.

The player takes control of Steve Treiber, a highly trained soldier on a lone mission behind enemy lines. He is the only one capable of taking Brain Master offline and to save the world. Our young hero is armed with a powerful combat-boomerang called the 'Power Blazer'. The game was later westernized as Power Blade.

Taito

The fastest, most thrilling, 3D driving game yet! Take the wheel of your turbo-charged Porsche as you and your partner go in pursuit of dangerous criminals all driving an evil array of souped-up roadsters. TURBO BOOST! Need to catch up in a hurry? Well, just one press of your Turbo Button will leave your eyes in the back of your head! Barrelling through the city streets, along the roughest of dirt tracks and through busy tunnels - if you can hold the line!

Taito

Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijoh 3 ("Burst of Laughter!! Theater of Life 3") is a virtual life board game developed and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Taito on December 20th, 1991 in Japan. It is the third installment in the Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou series and follows in the same tradition by allowing up to four players to take part and travel around a virtual board through chance rolls, playing out a virtual life in its entirety from childhood to senior citizenship making important decisions along the way.

Taito

Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijoh 2 ("Burst of Laughter!! Theater of Life 2") is a virtual life board game developed and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Taito on May 22nd, 1991 in Japan. It is the second installment in the Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou series and similarly follows the previous game by allowing up to four players to take part and travel around a virtual board through chance rolls, playing out a virtual life in its entirety from childhood to senior citizenship making important decisions along the way. Introduced in this version was the concept of going to prison for crimes, and gambling in a casino.