Games released on August 22

Two games that still hold up, from Nemesis 2 in 1987 to Asphalt 8: Airborne in 2013

  1. Nemesis 2 1987

    Turned 39 this year MSX

    James Burton flies the Metalion against Dr. Venom's Bacterian forces in a Gradius made for the MSX rather than ported to it, and a boss's core can be flown into for a bonus stage.

  2. Asphalt 8: Airborne 2013

    Turned 13 this year

    An arcade racer made for phones and later brought to Windows, steered by tilting, by an on screen wheel or by tapping the side of the screen, with objectives worth up to five stars on every race.