Awesome 16 bit Games

• Awesome Amiga Games
• Awesome Arcade Games
• Awesome Mega Drive Games
• Awesome Mega CD Games
• Awesome Neo Geo Games
• Awesome PC Engine Games
• Awesome PC Engine CD Games
• Awesome Super Famicom Games

See also:

• Awesome NES Games
• Awesome Game Boy Advance Games
• Awesome Video Game Music

Most pictures come from the awesome Vanamo Online Game Museum.

†: Best version of a multi platform game.

‡: Exclusive game.

Awesome Amiga Games

See also: Good Amiga Games

Awesome Action Games

• Another World †
• First Samurai †
• The Chaos Engine †
• Flashback
• Gods †
• Moonstone ‡
• Prince of Persia
• Shadow of the Beast †
• Shadow of the Beast II †
• Shadow of the Beast III ‡
• Turrican †
• Turrican II †

Awesome Adventure Games

• Dune
• King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown
• Loom
• Lure of the Tempress
• The Secret of Monkey Island
• Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon

Awesome Arcade Ports

• Golden Axe
• Pang
• Rainbow Islands
• Rod Land
• R-Type

Awesome Dungeon Crawlers

• Black Crypt ‡
• Dungeon Master
• Eye of the Beholder

Awesome Platform Games

• BC Kid ~ PC Genjin
• Fire and Ice ‡
• Rick Dangerous †
• Rick Dangerous II †

Awesome Racing Games

• Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge †
• Lotus Turbo Challenge 2 †
• Road Rash
• Skidmarks
• Supercars II ‡
• Vroom

Awesome Pinball Games

• Pinball Dreams †
• Pinball Fantasies †

Awesome Puzzle / Strategy Games

• Lemmings †
• Lemmings 2
• The Settlers
• Syndicate

Awesome Shooting Games

• Apidya ‡
• Battle Squadron †
• Llamatron

Awesome Sport / Versus Games

• Dyna Blaster ~ Bomberman
• IK+ †
• Kick-off 2 †
• Sensible World of Soccer
• Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe †
• Worms

Awesome Arcade Games

Note: this section contains a few 32 bit games (the Taito F3, System-32, Jaleco Mega System 32, and CPS-3 games).

• 64th Street - A Detective Story
• Alien Storm
• Alien vs. Predator
• Aliens
• Arabian Magic
• Ashura Blaster
• Area 88 ~ U.N. Squadron
• Armored Warriors
• B. Rap Boys
• Bang Bang Busters
• Batsugun
• Batsugun Special Version
• Battle Circuit
• Battle Garegga
• Battletoads Arcade
• Bay Route
• Biomechanical Toy
• Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
• Blade Master
• Boogie Wings
• Cadillacs and Dinosaurs
• Captain America and the Avengers
• Captain Commando
• Carrier Airwing
• The Cliffhanger: Edward Randy
• The Combatribes
• Cosmic Cop
• Cosmo Gang
• Cotton
• Dai Makaimura ~ Ghouls'n Ghosts
• Daisenpuu ~ Twin Hawk
• Dark Seal ~ Gate of Doom
• Dark Seal II ~ Wizard Fire
• Demon Front
• Demon's World ~ Horror Story
• Diet Go Go
• Dimahoo
• Doggyun
• Don Doko Don
• Donpachi
• Dodonpachi
• Dodonpachi Daiōjō
• Dragon Breed
• Dungeon Magic ~ Light Bringer
• Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
• Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom
• Dyna Gear
• Elevator Action Returns
• Espgaluda
• Final Fight
• Flying Shark ~ Hishōzame, Sky Shark
• Fire Shark ~ Same! Same! Same!
• Fixed Eight
• Galmedes
• The Game Paradise
• Gaia Crusaders
• Gaiapolis
• GigaWing
• The Gladiator : Road of the Sword
• Golden Axe
• Golden Axe: The Revenge of Death Adder
• Gradius
• Gratia - Second Earth
• Guardians: Denjin Makai II
• Gunforce 2
• Gunnail
• Hangzo
• Hat Trick Hero ~ Football Champ
• Heavy Unit
• Hellfire
• Hook
• Hotdog Storm
• Hyper Duel
• Image Fight
• In the Hunt ~ Undersea War / Kaitei Daisensou
• Joe & Mac: Caveman Ninja
• Joe & Mac Return
• Karate Blazers (Tōshin Blazers)
• Karnov
• Ketsui - Kizuna Jigoku Tachi
• The King of Dragons
• Knights of the Round
• Kyuukyoku Tiger ~ Twin Cobra
• Liquid Kids
• Lucky & Wild
• Magical Crystals
• Mahou Daisakusen ~ Sorcer Striker
• Mars Matrix
• Martial Masters
• Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes
• Magic Sword: Heroic Fantasy
• Metamorphic Force
• Monster Maulers
• Mystic Riders
• Mystic Warriors
• Night Slashers
• Ninja Baseball Batman
• The Ninja Kids
• Ninja Spirit
• The Outfoxies
• Out Zone
• Outrun
• P-47 Aces
• P-47 The Phantom Fighter
• Parodius Da!
• Plus Alpha
• Progear
• The Punisher
• R-Type
• R-Type II
• Rabbit
• Rapid Hero ~ Arcadian
• Raiden
• Raiden DX
• Rainbow Islands: The Story of Bubble Bobble 2
• Rayforce (Gunlock / Layer Section)
• Riot
• Rod Land (Yousei Monogatari Rod Land)
• Rolling Thunder
• Saint Dragon
• Salamander
• Shadow Dancer
• Shinobi
• Sly Spy
• Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom
• Spectral vs. Generation
• Spider-Man: The Video Game
• Splatter House
• Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
• Street Fighter II Dash ~ Street Fighter II': Champion Edition
• Street Fighter II Dash Turbo ~ Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting
• Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike
• Street Fighter Zero 3 ~ Street Fighter Alpha 3
• Strider Hiryū
• Strikers 1945 II
• Sunset Riders
• Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
• Super Street Fighter II X ~ Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• Tatsujin ~ Truxton
• Tatsujin Ō ~ Truxton II
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Turtles in Time
• Tetris The Absolute - The Grand Master 2
• Thunder Cross
• Thunder Cross II
• Thunder Dragon 2
• Thunder Fox
• Toki ~ JuJu Densetsu
• Tumblepop
• Turbo Force
• Undercover Cops
• V・V ~ Grind Stormer
• Vampire Hunter ~ Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge
• Vampire Hunter II (modified Vampire Savior with Vampire Hunter characters)
• Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire ~ Vampire Savior: World of Darkness ~ Darkstalkers 3
• Vendetta
• Vimana
• Violent Storm
• Warrior Blade: Rastan Saga Episode III
• Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa
• Willow
• Wonder Boy in Monster Land
• Xexex
• X-Men
• X-Men vs. Street Fighter
• XMultiply
• Zero Team
• Zero Wing

Awesome Mega Drive Games

See also: Good Mega Drive Games

Awesome Action Games

• Alien Soldier ‡
• Alisia Dragoon ‡
• Castlevania Bloodlines ~ Vampire Killer ‡
• Chaos Engine
• Contra: The Hard Corps ‡
• Cyber Police ESWAT ‡
• El. Viento ‡
• Gunstar Heroes ‡
• Mega Turrican †
• Shadow Dancer ‡
• The Super Shinobi ~ The Revenge of Shinobi ‡
• The Super Shinobi II ~ Shinobi III ‡

Awesome Arcade Ports

• Alien Storm
• Fire Shark ~ Same! Same! Same!
• Gain Ground
• Ghouls'n Ghosts
• Golden Axe
• Hellfire
• Mortal Kombat II
• Ms. Pac-Man
• Outrun
• Puyo Puyo Tsuu
• Rainbow Islands Extra
• Rolling Thunder 2
• Snow Bros.: Nick & Tom
• Street Fighter II Champion Edition
• Strider Hiryū
• Super Hang-On
• Super Street Fighter II
• Tatsujin ~ Truxton
• Twin Cobra ~ Kyuukyoku Tiger
• Zero Wing

Awesome Exclusive Shmups

• Eliminate Down
• Gaiares
• Gley Lancer ~ Advanced Busterhawk Gley Lancer
• Gynoug ~ Wings of Wor
• Musha Aleste
• Thunderforce III
• Thunderforce IV ~ Lightening Force: Quest for the Darkstar

Awesome Exclusive Fighting Games

• Bare Knuckles ~ Streets of Rage ‡
• Bare Knuckles II ~ Streets of Rage II ‡
• Splatter House Part 2 ‡
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Hyper Stone Heist ‡

Awesome Racing Games

• Micro Machines 2
• Road Rash †
• Road Rash II ‡

Awesome Pinball Game

• Devil Crash MD ~ Dragon's Fury †

Awesome Platform Games

• Castle of Illusion ‡
• Dynamite Headdy ‡
• Earthworm Jim †
• Mega Man: The Wily Wars ~ Rockman Mega World
• Quackshot ‡
• Ristar ‡
• Rocket Knight Adventure ‡
• Sonic the Hedgehog ‡
• Sonic the Hedgehog 2 ‡
• Wonderboy in Monster World †

Awesome RPGs

• Phantasy Star IV ‡
• Shining Force ‡
• Shining Force II ‡

Awesome Other European Games

• Another World ~ Out of this World
• Flashback †
• Gods
• Lemmings
• Sensible Soccer International

Awesome Mega CD Games

• Bari-Arm
• Dennin Aleste ~ Robo Aleste
• Dune
• Final Fight
• Keiou Yuugekitai ~ Keio Flying Squadron
• Lords of Thunder
• Lunar - Eternal Blue
• Lunar - The Silver Star
• Magical Popful Mail Fantasy Adventure ~ Popful Mail
• The Secret of Monkey Island
• Shadow of the Beast II
• Snatcher
• Sonic the Hedgehog CD
• Vay

Awesome Neo Geo Games

See also: Good Neo Geo Games

Awesome Fighting Games

• Breakers Revenge
• Garou - Mark of the Wolves
• The King of Fighters '98 - Dream Match Never Ends
• Samurai Showdown II ~ Shin Samurai Spirits Haōmaru Jigokuhen

Awesome Beat Them All

• Sengoku 3

Awesome Run'n'Guns

• Metal Slug - Super Vehicle-001
• Metal Slug 2
• Metal Slug X - Super Vehicle-001
• Metal Slug 3
• Shock Troopers

Awesome Shmups

• Blazing Star
• Last Resort
• Pulstar
• Strikers 1945 Plus
• Viewpoint

Awesome Sport Games

• Neo Turf Masters
• Windjammers

Awesome PC Engine Games

• Adventure Island ~ Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap †
• Aero Blasters
• Air Zonk ‡
• Alien Crush
• Bikkuriman World ~ Wonder Boy in Monster Land
• Coryoon - Child of Dragon ‡
• Cyber Core ‡
• Dead Moon ‡
• Detana!! TwinBee
• Devil Crash - Naxat Pinball
• Don Doko Don!
• Download ‡
• Dragon Saber
• Dragon Spirit
• Final Match Tennis ‡
• Final Soldier ‡
• Gunhed ~ Blazing Lazers ‡
• Gradius
• Hana Taaka Daka! ~ Super Long Nosed Goblin ‡
• Image Fight
• Jigoku Meguri
• Kyuukyoku Tiger ~ Twin Cobra
• Magical Chase ‡
• Neutopia ‡
• Neutopia II ‡
• The New Zealand Story
• Ordyne ‡
• Override ‡
• Paranoia ~ Psychosis
• Parasol Stars - The Story of Bubble Bobble 3 †
• Parodius Da! - Shinwa kara Owarai e
• PC Denjin - Punkic Cyborgs ‡
• PC Genjin - Pithecanthropus Computerurus †
• PC Genjin 2 - Pithecanthropus Computerurus ‡
• PC Genjin 3 - Pithecanthropus Computerurus ‡
• R-Type
• Rabio Lepus Special
• Raiden
• Saigo no Nindou ~ Ninja Spirit
• Salamander
• Shinobi
• Soldier Blade ‡
• Splatterhouse
• Street Fighter II' - Champion Edition
• Super Star Soldier
• Tatsujin
• Vigilante
• Violent Soldier

Awesome PC Engine CD Games

• Akumajou Dracula X - Chi no Rondo ‡
• Bonanza Brothers
• Cotton - Fantastic Night Dreams
• Download II ‡
• Dragon Slayer - The Legend of Heroes
• Dynastic Hero
• Gate of Thunder ‡
• Ginga Fukei Densetsu Sapphire ‡
• Gradius II - Gofer no Yabou
• Hellfire S
• Kaze Kiri Ninja Action ‡
• L-Dis
• Loom
• Nexzr ‡
• R-Type Complete
• Rainbow Islands
• Rayxanber II ‡
• Rayxanber III ‡
• Seirei Senshi Spriggan ‡
• Shadow of the Beast
• Star Parodier ‡
• Summer Carnival '93 - Nexzr Special ‡
• Valis III
• Winds of Thunder ~ Lords of Thunder †
• Ys Book I & II †

Awesome Super Famicom Games

• Actraiser ‡
• Actraiser 2 ‡
• The Addams Family †
• The Adventures of Batman & Robin ‡
• Aero the Acro-Bat 2
• Akumajo Dracula ~ Super Castlevania IV ‡
• Akumajo Dracula XX ~ Castlevania: Dracula X ‡
• Aladdin ‡
• Alien 3
• Area 88 ~ U.N. Squadron
• Axelay ‡
• Batman Returns ‡
• Biker Mice from Mars ‡
• BioMetal
• Blackthorne
• BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge
• Bonkers
• Breath of Fire
• Breath of Fire II
• Cacoma Knight in Bizyland
• Captain Commando
• The Chaos Engine
• Chō Makaimura ~ Super Ghouls'n Ghosts ‡
• Chrono Trigger ‡
• The Combatribes
• Contra Spirit ~ Contra III ‡
• Cosmo Gang the Video
• Cybernator ‡
• Death and Return of Superman
• Demon's Crest ‡
• Donkey Kong Country ~ Super Donkey Kong ‡
• Donkey Kong Country 2 ~ Super Donkey Kong 2 ‡
• DoReMi Fantasy ‡
• Dragon Quest V
• Dragon Quest VI
• Dragon View
• Earth Defence Force
• Earthworm Jim
• Earthbound ‡
• F-Zero ‡
• Final Fantasy IV †
• Final Fantasy V †
• Final Fantasy VI †
• Final Fight
• Final Fight Guy
• Final Fight 2 ‡
• Final Fight Tough ~ Final Fight 3 ‡
• First Samurai
• Front Mission: Gun Hazard ‡
• Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki ~ The Legend of the Mystical Ninja ‡
• Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu shōgun Magginesu ‡
• Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame ‡
• Ghost Chaser Densei ~ Denjin Makai ‡
• Ghost Sweeper Mikami Joreishi wa Nice Body ‡
• Gods
• Gokujou Parodius
• Gradius III
• The Great Battle V ‡
• Gunforce
• Hagane ‡
• Hamelin no Violin Hiki ‡
• Hook
• The Ignition Factor
• Illusion of Gaia ~ Illusion of Time ‡
• Incantation
• International Superstar Soccer Deluxe ~ Jikkyou World Soccer 2: Fighting Eleven
• Iron Commando: Koutetsu no Senshi
• James Pond II - Robocod
• Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius ‡
• Joe & Mac
• Kendo Rage
• KiKi KaiKai ~ Pocky & Rocky
• The King of Dragons
• Kirby's Dream Land 3 ‡
• Kirby Super Star †
• Knights of the Round
• Legend
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past ‡
• Lucky Luke
• Lufia II
• Magical Drop 2
• The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse ‡
• The Magical Quest 2 Starring Mickey and Minnie ~ The Great Circus Mystery starring Mickey and Minnie Mouse †
• The Magical Quest 3 Starring Mickey and Donald ~ Mickey to Donald: Magical Adventure 3
• Magic Sword
• Magical Pop'n
• Majyuuou
• Märchen Adventure Cotton 100% ‡
• Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow
• Mega Man & Bass ~ Rockman & Forte
• Mega Man 7 ~ Rockman 7
• Mega Man X ~ Rockman X †
• Metal Warriors
• Mortal Kombat II
• Mr. Nutz
• Nightmare Busters ‡
• The Ninja Warriors Again ‡
• Nosferatu
• Ogre Battle: March of the Black Queen
• Operation Logic Bomb
• Out to Lunch
• Parodius Da!
• Phalanx
• Pinball Dreams
• Pinball Fantasies
• Pirates of Darkwater
• Pop'n TwinBee
• Popful Mail
• Prince of Persia †
• Puzzle Bobble
• R-Type III: The Third Lightning ‡
• Raiden Trad
• Realm
• Rendering Ranger R2 ‡
• Rock'n'Roll Racing †
• Run Saber ‡
• Rushing Beat ~ Rival Turf ‡
• Rushing Beat Ran ~ Brawl Brothers ‡
• Rushing Beat Shura ~ The Peace Keepers ‡
• Secret of Mana ~ Seiken densetsu 2 ‡
• The Shadow
• Shin Kidō Senki Gundam Wing: Endless Duel ‡
• Skyblazer ‡
• Soccer Kid
• Sonic Blastman II ‡
• Sonic Wings ~ Aero Fighters
• Soul Blazer
• Sparkster †
• Spider-Man: Maximum Carnage
• Star Fox ~ Starwing ‡
• Street Fighter II: The World Warrior
• Street Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting
• Street Fighter Zero 2
• Street Racer
• Strike Gunner STG
• Sunset Riders
• Super Aleste ~ Space Megaforce ‡
• Super Dimension Fortress Macross: Scrambled Valkyrie ‡
• Super Bomberman 3
• Super Bonk
• Super Buster Bros
• Super Double Dragon
• Super Mario All Stars ‡
• Super Mario Kart ‡
• Super Mario RPG ‡
• Super Mario World ‡
• Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island ‡
• Super Metroid ‡
• Super Ninja Kun
• Super Punchout ‡
• Super Puyo Puyo
• Super R-Type
• Super Street Fighter II: The New Challengers
• Super Soccer ‡
• Super Tennis ‡
• Super SWIV
• Super Turrican ‡
• Super Turrican 2 ‡
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV - Turtles in Time †
• Terranigma
• Thunder Spirits
• Top Gear ‡
• Top Gear 2 †
• Troddlers
• The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang ‡
• Umihara Kawase
• Undercover Cops
• Wild Guns ‡
• X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse
• Ys III: Wanderers From Ys
• Zombies Ate my Neighbors †