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Data East Games List

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List of Data East games, including any Data East made games for any platform and console. This Data East games list features photos or box covers, and the release date of each game when available. This Data East video games library is sorted by popularity, so the most well-known releases are at the top of the list. The games on this list may have different publishers, but they were all developed by Data East.

This list answers the questions, "What games were made by Data East?" and "Which games were developed by Data East?"

List ranges from RoboCop to Captain America and The Avengers, plus much more.

There are a lot of great Data East games, so use this list to find a few that you haven't played before.
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RoboCop is listed (or ranked) 1 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1988 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Shoot 'em up, Platform game, Action game, Side-scrolling, + more
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Captain America and The ... is listed (or ranked) 2 on the list Data East Games List
Captain America and The Avengers Released: 1991 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Platform game, Action game, Beat 'em up, Superhero movie

Captain America and the Avengers is an arcade game developed and released by Data East in 1991. It features the Marvel Comics characters The Avengers in a side-scrolling brawling and shooting ...more

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Joe & Mac is listed (or ranked) 3 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1991 (New World Computing)

Genres (Video game): Platform game, Action game, Adventure

Joe & Mac, also known as Caveman Ninja, is a 1991 platform game released for the arcades by Data East. It was later adapted for the Super NES, Mega Drive/Genesis, Nintendo Entertainment ...more
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Side Pocket is listed (or ranked) 4 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1987 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Sports game

Side Pocket is a pocket billiards video game originally released into arcades by Data East in 1986. The arcade version was eventually ported to six home console platforms and two sequels to the ...more
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Bloody Wolf is listed (or ranked) 5 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1988 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Shoot 'em up, Action game, Run and gun

Bloody Wolf, released in Europe as Battle Rangers, is a run and gun arcade game released by Data East in 1988. Two commandos take on an entire army with many weapons, and defeat bosses to ...more
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BurgerTime is listed (or ranked) 6 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1982 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Puzzle game, Platform game, Action game

BurgerTime is a 1982 arcade game created by Data East for its DECO Cassette System. The game's original title, Hamburger, was changed to BurgerTime before its introduction to the US. The player ...more

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Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinj... is listed (or ranked) 7 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1988 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Action game, Beat 'em up, Side-scrolling

Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja, often referred to simply as Bad Dudes, and known in Japan simply as DragonNinja, is a 1988 arcade game developed and published by Data East. It was also ported to many ...more

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BreakThru is listed (or ranked) 8 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1986 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Shoot 'em up, Action game, Racing video game, Vehicular combat game

BreakThru is a Data East vehicular combat arcade game that was later made available for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The goal is to drive a dune buggy to "breakthru" the enemy ...more
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Chelnov is listed (or ranked) 9 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1988 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Shoot 'em up, Platform game, Action game, Run and gun, + more

Chelnov, also known as Atomic Runner or fully titled as Atomic Runner Chelnov - Nuclear Man, the Fighter, is a Japanese infinite runner arcade game developed and published by Data East in 1988.
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SRD: Super Real Darwin ... is listed (or ranked) 10 on the list Data East Games List

Genres (Video game): Shoot 'em up, Scrolling shooter

SRD: Super Real Darwin is a 1987 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Data East. It is the sequel to Data East's 1986 arcade game, Darwin 4078. The player takes ...more
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Midnight Resistance is listed (or ranked) 11 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1990 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Shoot 'em up, Platform game, Action game, Run and gun

Midnight Resistance is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Data East for the arcades in 1989. The game was ported by Data East to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and by Ocean Software ...more
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Road Blaster is listed (or ranked) 12 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1992 (Wolf Team)

Genres (Video game): Driving, Interactive movie, Action game, Racing video game, Vehicular combat game

Road Blaster is a 1985 interactive movie arcade game developed and published by Data East, with the help from Toei Animation in illustrating the animation. After Data East became defunct due to ...more
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Heavy Barrel is listed (or ranked) 13 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1987 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Shoot 'em up, Action game, Run and gun

Heavy Barrel is a 1987 overhead run and gun arcade game by Data East.

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Karnov is listed (or ranked) 14 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1987 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Platform game, Action game

Karnov is a 1987 platform arcade game. It is the debut of Data East's mascot of the same name. After Data East became defunct due to bankruptcy in 2003, Paon, a company comprising former Data ...more
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Cobra Command is listed (or ranked) 15 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1984 (Wolf Team)

Genres (Video game): Action game, Vehicular combat game

Cobra Command, known as Thunder Storm in Japan, is an interactive movie game originally released by Data East in 1984 as a LaserDisc-based coin operated arcade game.
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Crude Buster is listed (or ranked) 16 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1991 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Platform game, Beat 'em up

Crude Buster, released in the US as Two Crude, is a 1991 beat 'em up arcade game produced by Data East. The game was later ported to the Sega Genesis in 1992. Outside of Japan, the port was ...more
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Sly Spy is listed (or ranked) 17 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1989 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Action-adventure game, Shoot 'em up, Action game, Adventure, Beat 'em up, + more

Sly Spy, known in Japan as Secret Agent and known in Europe as Sly Spy: Secret Agent, is an arcade game developed and published by Data East in 1989. After Data East became defunct due to their ...more
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Astro Fighter is listed (or ranked) 18 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1980 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Shooter game, Shoot 'em up

Astro Fighter is a two-dimensional, space shoot 'em up arcade game released in 1980. It was developed and published by Data East in Japan and was published outside of Japan by Gremlin/Sega.
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Bump 'n' Jump is listed (or ranked) 19 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1982 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Action game, Racing video game

Bump 'n' Jump, known in Japan as Burnin' Rubber, is a 1982 Japanese arcade game created by Data East Corporation, released as both a dedicated board and as part of their DECO Cassette System. ...more
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Minnesota Fats: Pool Leg... is listed (or ranked) 20 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1994 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Simulation video game, Sports game, Billiards

Minnesota Fats: Pool Legend is a pocket billiards video game for the Sega Genesis and Sega Saturn, featuring famed billiards player Minnesota Fats. It was released as a sequel to Data East's ...more
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Wolf Fang is listed (or ranked) 21 on the list Data East Games List

Genres (Video game): Shoot 'em up, Platform game

Wolf Fang: Kuhga 2001, released outside of Japan as Rohga: Armor Force, is a 1991 run and gun/platform hybrid arcade game developed and published by Data East. It is related to Kuhga and was ...more
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Drop Off is listed (or ranked) 22 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1989 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Puzzle game, Action game, Strategy video game

Drop Off is a puzzle video game developed by Data East.
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Fighter's History is listed (or ranked) 23 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1993 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Action game, Fighting game

Fighter's History is a series of competitive fighting games that were produced by Data East during the 1990s. The original Fighter's History was first released for the arcades in 1993 and then ...more
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Night Slashers is listed (or ranked) 24 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1994 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Sports game, Beat 'em up, Fighting game

Night Slashers is a 1993 beat'em up arcade game developed and published by Data East.
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Act-Fancer: Cybernetick ... is listed (or ranked) 25 on the list Data East Games List
Released: 1989 (Data East)

Genres (Video game): Shoot 'em up, Run and gun

Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon is a 1989 horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game developed and published by Data East. It features a cyborg battling against alien creatures, while ...more