80's video games by description

Year

Hint

Answer

1980

Round yellow creature gobbles up pellets and avoids ghosts

1981

Ape throws barrels at a man while he climbs girders and ladders

1981

Help an amphibian try to cross the road and avoid dangerous traffic

1982

A knight riding an ostrich defeats enemies to progress to the next level

1982

Poorly-received movie tie-in game about an alien trying to go home

1983

Bartender serves drinks and tries not to drop any glasses

1984

Try to shoot an annoying dog, and also some birds

1985

Plumber tries to rescue a princess from a castle, but keeps finding mushroom people

Year

Hint

Answer

1985

Kid on bike breaks neighborhood windows with newspapers

1986

Man with a whip fights Dracula

1986

Boy in a green tunic is given a sword by an old man in a cave, and heads off to rescue a princess.

1987

Little person boxes against ethnic stereotypes and a famous real-life boxer

1987

Two soldiers stop baddies from taking over the world, and use the Konami Code for more lives

1987

Blue robot defeats other Robot Masters and gains their powers

1989

Falling pieces get arranged to complete lines in this game designed by a Soviet programmer