Xevious was one of the earliest vertical scrolling shooters, and greatly influenced games in this genre. The graphics were revolutionary for their time, and characters were rendered with remarkable clarity and effect through careful use of shades of gray (more...)

Zanac is notable for its unique AI programming. Player actions (including, but not limited to: firing weapons, gaining power-ups, and destroying enemy fortresses) would increase or decrease the number and difficulty of the enemies on-screen. The AI was re (more...)

While meteorites of all shapes and sizes crash into the Earth every day, it was one meteor in particular that crashed into the Nevada desert that would put these seemingly harmless masses of rock in a whole new light. After turning the population of the U (more...)