Block Hole is a hybrid puzzle game/shoot 'em up developed by Konami which was released in 1989 as an arcade game, known as Quarth in Japan. Besides the arcade version, there were also ports of the game to the MSX2 (with a built-in SCC chip), Famicom, and Game Boy—home releases used the Quarth name worldwide (with the exception of the …

In the darkest reaches of infinite space, pure evil lies in wait ... The Dark Forces led by the god of destruction, Bacterian, prepare to launch a massive onslaught against the planet Gradius. Possessing unstoppable power, the Dark Forces threaten to plunge the Universe into total war and complete annihilation. Their invasion force smashes the Gradius defenses, and the surrounding …

Punk Shot was produced by Konami in 1990. Two-on-two ghetto basketball game for one to four people. Players can pass or shoot when they have the ball, or punch and kick when the opposition does. Various obstacles (manholes, etc.) also add to gameplay. There are two teams in the game: The Ramblers and The Slammers. Each team has two different …

The Main Event, known in Japan as Ringu no Ōja (リングの王者, "King of the Ring"), is a professional wrestling arcade game released by Konami in 1988. A player selects two different wrestlers as their tag team, and they wrestle another tag team. If the player wins, his team moves on to another match. If he loses, he gets an immediate …

A classic horizontal shooter where up to four options can be added to your ship by collecting the bonus items released from special destroyed enemies. These items also provide speed-ups and different weaponry. The second button lets the player determine the proximity of the options to the ship as well as access to the other options.