3-D WorldRunner

System: NES | Genre: Arcade | Published by: Acclaim | Release Date: 1987
Fully titled The 3-D Battles of WorldRunner (Buy on eBay), the game finds the player in Solar System #517, which is being terrorized by a gang of Alien Serpentbeasts. The perspective of the game scrolls forward, leading towards a three dimensional horizon. By pressing the select button, the game can also be switched to 3-D mode viewable with included 3-D glasses.

A total of eight different worlds are included. The player must jump over bottomless canyons and shoot or avoid enemies. You can pick up laser missiles, power potions, atomic power, clocks, warp balloons, jumpers, hearts, or stars by running directly into columns. However, don’t pick up the mushrooms, which will kill you instantly.