Konami Games

The only mainline Castlevania on Genesis — Bloodlines introduces two playable protagonists (John Morris and Eric Lecarde) and a globe-trotting adventure through six European countries in a darker, more violent Castlevania than its SNES counterparts.

Konami's 1993 SNES western run-and-gun — Sunset Riders follows bounty hunters Steve, Billy, Bob, and Cormano across the American frontier hunting wanted outlaws, with run-and-gun shooting, two-player co-op, and a wild west aesthetic that no other SNES action game captured. Arcade-faithful port with some exclusive SNES content.

Konami's NES port of the beloved 1989 TMNT arcade game — controlling Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, or Raphael through eight stages of Foot Soldier combat, boss encounters including Bebop, Rocksteady, and Shredder, and two exclusive NES stages not in the original arcade. The definitive NES Turtles game and one of the best beat-em-ups on the platform.

The original Suikoden — a 108-character JRPG based on the Chinese novel Water Margin, featuring strategic warfare battles, a castle to develop, and one of the earliest JRPG narratives to explore political revolution.

Konami's 1997 PS1 tactical RPG — Vandal Hearts follows Ash Lambert leading a party of soldiers through isometric grid-based battles in a medieval fantasy world, with a political narrative about a kingdom's collapse and the Blood Tear that influenced the power struggle. Accessible tactical RPG design that introduced many Western players to the strategy genre.

The SNES launch Konami shooter and one of the most demanding horizontal shoot-em-ups ever made. Gradius III's weapon selection screen, power-up capsule system, and devastating final stages — plus the famous continue code NEMESIS that immediately destroys the player — made it the SNES's definitive hardcore shooter.

Konami's 1988 Famicom sequel to the NES classic — Gradius II: Gofer no Yabou introduces four selectable power-up configurations (each offering a different weapon load-out for the Vic Viper), adds Moai head stone formations as bosses, and delivers the series' expanded stage variety with Konami's characteristic scrolling-shooter technical mastery — a Japan-exclusive NES release that became a prized collector's cart.

Konami's 1988 NES top-down military vehicle shooter — Jackal puts players in a jeep rescuing POWs from enemy installations across six missions. Two-player simultaneous co-op, upgradeable rocket launchers, and frantic top-down vehicle combat make it one of the NES's finest overhead shooters.

Konami's 1991 NES platformer based on the Warner Bros. animated series — Tiny Toon Adventures follows Buster Bunny and three selectable friends through six worlds rescuing Babs Bunny from Montana Max. Konami's characteristic platformer polish applied to the Looney Tunes-adjacent cast, with switchable character abilities and two-player alternating co-op.

The second GBA Castlevania — Harmony of Dissonance follows Juste Belmont through two parallel castle sub-dimensions simultaneously, with a furniture decoration system, boss rush mode, and spell book combinations adding depth.

Konami's SNES beat-em-up adaptation of Tim Burton's Batman Returns, featuring cooperative two-player combat against a Halloween carnival of villains. Batman Returns SNES offered significantly different gameplay from other platform versions — a slower, heavier brawler with grapple mechanics that matched the film's dark aesthetic.

Konami's 1992 NES beat-em-up and the second side-scrolling TMNT NES game — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project improves on TMNT II: The Arcade Game with Super Jump moves unique to each turtle, a longer eight-stage campaign with Manhattan transported to Florida by Shredder's flying island, and a larger budget presentation that made it one of the NES's finest late-era beat-em-ups.

Konami's 2001 PS1 package and the Western debut of the Sharp X68000 Castlevania — Castlevania Chronicles includes the 1993 X68000 computer original plus a redrawn 'Arranged Mode' with enhanced graphics and Simon Belmont with updated sprites, providing the most faithfully arcade-accurate classic Castlevania port alongside the most demanding difficulty of any entry in the franchise.

Konami's 1995 SNES adaptation of Rondo of Blood — Castlevania: Dracula X is a re-imagining rather than a direct port, with redesigned stages, Richter Belmont as protagonist, the whip-combat and sub-weapon system of the classic Castlevania formula, and the rescue of Annette across eight stages of 16-bit gothic horror.

The bizarre feudal Japan-meets-robots platformer starring Goemon, Ebisumaru, Sasuke, and Yae blends non-linear overworld exploration, town-based puzzle solving, and giant mech battles against boss fortresses into a package of cheerful, confident absurdism that N64 owners largely overlooked. Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon is one of the N64's most overlooked gems — a game that trusts the player's tolerance for the ridiculous and rewards that trust with genuine mechanical variety and charm.

Konami's 1993 SNES fighting game spinoff for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Tournament Fighters gives TMNT the Street Fighter II treatment with all four turtles plus Shredder, April, Armageddon, Wingnut, and Rat King as playable characters in one-on-one fighting across a well-received 16-bit TMNT fighting game.

Konami's 1993 Game Boy spinoff of the Castlevania franchise — Kid Dracula (Akumajo Special: Boku Dracula-kun in Japan) puts players in control of a chibi young Dracula platforming through eight comedy-horror stages with growing magical powers, a parody aesthetic, and the humor that distinguished the NES Famicom original. A charming, high-quality alternative to straight Castlevania action.

Konami's 1987 NES military infiltration game — Rush'n Attack (Green Beret in Japan) follows a US Special Forces soldier infiltrating Soviet bases with a combat knife, grabbing enemy weapons on the fly. Two-player alternating co-op, six stages of increasing difficulty, and the defining knife-combat mechanic of the NES action genre.

Konami's 1987 NES stealth action game and the beginning of one of gaming's most influential franchises — Metal Gear follows Solid Snake infiltrating the Outer Heaven fortress to destroy the walking battle tank Metal Gear, using stealth and radio communications to complete the mission without being detected.

The enhanced version of Castlevania 64 with two new characters — Cornell the werewolf and Henry the Crusader — plus additional stages, improved engine performance, and the complete content of the original game. Legacy of Darkness is the definitive N64 Castlevania experience for players willing to engage with early 3D adventure design.

Konami's inventive hybrid blends roguelike dungeon-crawling with a town-building simulation, tasking the son of a legendary monster tamer to explore a procedurally generated tower while cultivating relationships and developing the village that surrounds it. Azure Dreams rewards patience and repeated runs with genuine progression in both the combat and social systems, creating a compelling loop that anticipates the structure of many beloved games that followed years later.

Konami's divisive attempt to bring Castlevania into 3D. Castlevania 64's gothic atmosphere, memorable boss designs, and dual-protagonist structure offered genuinely compelling moments despite its rough controls and dated visuals — and Reinhardt Schneider's vampire hunting quest captured the series' atmosphere better than the camera system deserved.

The first TMNT console game that sold millions despite its infamously difficult underwater dam level. The NES TMNT lets players switch between all four turtles — each with different reach and speed — across six areas of New York City, establishing the franchise as a major video game property.

Cross the road, hop the logs, avoid the cars — Frogger's deceptively simple concept became one of the most addictive arcade games of the early 1980s.