Imagination is an illustrated text-adventure published by British company Firebird Software. It was also released for Amstrad CPC and ZX Spectrum.
Imagination consists of four smaller text-adventures Each of them parodies a well-known movie or video game. The adventures are
2002 - A Very Odd Day in Space
The Lords of Half Past Nine
Panic Miner
Raid over Margate
Apparently, the games are not independent of each other and you need to take certain items from one game to use in another.
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg (Giant Egg: Billy Hatcher no Daibouken in Japan; "Billy Hatcher's Big Adventure")is a platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. It was also released for PC and Mac.
The "Morning Land", which is inhabited by chickens, is invaded by evil crows. The crows capture the elders of the chickens and bring eternal night over the land. One chick flees from the crows through the human world. When the crows finally catch up with it, it is saved by a boy called Billy Hatcher. Impressed my Billy's deed, the God of Chickens transfers Billy to the Morning Land. He gives Billy a legendary chicken suit and begs him to free the elders and defeat the crows, because otherwise not only the Morning Land, but also the human world will never see a morning again.
Note: They really blew the budget on the end.
Super Duper Sumos is a beat'em up developed by Handheld Games and published by Midway Home Entertainment. It was only released in North America. A European release was planned but got cancelled.
Super Duper Sumos is based on the animated series of the same name. It stars three sumo wrestlers - Booma, Kimo, and Mamoo - who live in Generic City and defend it against the vicious attempts of the evil corporation Bad Inc. to destroy the city. The game has not much of a plot. After thwarting another plan of Bad Inc., the company comes up with a series of plans to get rid of the sumos once and for all. Each level is called an episode and is dedicated to one of Ba Inc.'s plans.
You can choose to play either of the three sumos. Each of them has an individual special attack, but apart from that, they seem to play the same. You can punch, jump and dash, though you cannot change your direction while dashing. At one point in each level, the sumo will recall a technique their master has taught them, and you get told an additional attack which can be used from that point onward. Some enemies can be knocked out for a few seconds and picked up. Most enemies leave behind a drop of energy which can collect. This will fill a power meter. If the meter is full, you can perform your sumo's special attack. Sometimes you find objects that can be used as a weapon but wear off after too many hits. Picking up food restores health, except the red pepper which will give you a short time of invincibility. Some objects like a box of fireworks can be hit and will explode a few seconds later. After finishing a level, you can play a bonus where you need to eat as much food as possible to win extra lives.
Growl (known as Runark, ルナーク, in Japan) is a beat'em up developed and published by Taito. It was also released for the Mega Drive / Genesis.
The story takes place in the early 20th century. A group of four forest rangers is fighting against a gang of evil poachers. The poachers are after animals which are nearly extinct.
Depending on the machine, the game features either 2- or 4-player co-op. You can choose between the four rangers to play. Each character has different values in terms of attack, jumping ability and health. You can pick up objects like barrels or rocks to throw at enemies, and weapons can be picked up and used. Weapons are dropped by enemies or revealed by smashing barrels. Guns have limited ammo, but they can still be either thrown or used as a blunt object.
Super Ninja-kun is a platformer developed and published by Jaleco. It was only released in Japan, though an international was scheduled to be released as "Maru's Quest" (but cancelled).
Legionnaire is a beat'em up developed and published by Fabtek (in North America) and TAD Corporation (in Japan). It was only released in the arcades.
The story takes place in the city of Blood City. The city is being swept with crime, drugs and violence are everywhere. No-one dared to do something against this, but now the Legionnaire Force, a group of four vigilantes, has risen to bring down the Crimson Kings, a criminal gangs which are dominating the city. However, in an attempt to stop the force, one of their members - Judy - is kidnapped. But the others refuse to give in and set out to rescue Judy.
Legionnaire follows the Final Fight formula pretty closely. You can choose between the three remaining members of the Legionnaire Force, who differ in strength, speed and reach. You have have an attack and a jump button, and both commands can be combined with the directional buttons for combos. Pressing both buttons will trigger a health-draining special attack. Health is restored by collecting food items. Unlike many other games of the genre, you cannot grab enemies, and there are also no weapon in the game.
3D Xmas Adventure - Santa's Rescue is a first-person shooter developed and published by Pie in the Sky Software. It was made to promote their 3D Game Creation System and was released as shareware.
You play a snowman who needs to rescue Santa from an evil ice wizard.