Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Aaargh!

Title	Aaargh!
First release	1988
Developer	Arcadia Systems
Publisher	Arcadia Systems
Platforms	Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Arcade ADB
Genres	fighting game, hack and slash, beat 'em up, arcade
Players	1 player
Co-op	No
ESRB rating	T Teen
Releases	Amiga: 1988-04-11 Commodore 64: 1989-01-01

Control either an ogre or a dragon to smash through buildings in search of a large bird's egg. Use horns or tails to demolish structures and consume food to restore energy while fending off hornets and human catapults. Finding the egg triggers a one-on-one fight against a rival creature.

Description: REG-Vault, CC BY-SA 4.0

Facts from REG-Vault, which aggregates several community databases; they may contain errors; gaps filled from TheGamesDB. Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed.

Sources

REG-Vault (c64/aaargh) · last updated 2026-09-29 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (amiga/aaargh) · last updated 2026-09-27 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

REG-Vault (zxspectrum/aaargh) · last updated 2026-10-02 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (9045) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

TheGamesDB (51108) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Arcade Database (ADB) (ar_argh) · last updated 2026-10-02 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only

Arcade Database ADB

MAME romset	`ar_argh`
Title at ADB	Aaargh (Arcadia)
Manufacturer	Arcadia Systems
Year	1988
Genre	Platform / Fighter
Players	2
MAME driver status	GOOD

Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Arcadia Systems); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).

Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (title+year) · fetched 2026-10-02 16:11 UTC · filled here: platform

Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Arcadia Systems · internal use only

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Image credits

Box art, Screenshots, Logos (13): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Arcadia Systems · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art, Screenshots (4): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Arcadia Systems · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Screenshots, Logos (3): Source: libretro-thumbnails (upstream libretro-thumbnails (art by developers/publishers; see repo README)) · © Arcadia Systems · internal use only.

Sprites

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Videos

Amiga 500 Longplay [085] AAARGH!

World-of-Longplays · Amiga version · longplay · 22:03auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:channel-harvest, checked 2026-10-25 18:41 UTC

Aaargh - Commodore Amiga Gameplay

Retro Hawk · Amiga version · gameplay · 5:06auto-matched
Watch on YouTube ↗ · auto:search, checked 2026-10-25 18:42 UTC

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