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Action 52 features 52 different games in a single cartridge. Some of them are the same as those included with the identically entitled NES compilation, though most are unique to this release. The games are selected from a colored menu and are mostly side scrolling, platform or shooter action games. Each game is written in one color, yellow meaning "expert", purple "intermediate", green "beginner", blue "two players" and white "special". The games included are:

1 Go Bonkers
2 Darksyne
3 Dyno Tennis
4 Ooze
5 Star Ball
6 Sidewinder
7 Daytona
8 15 Puzzle
9 Sketch
10 Star Duel
11 Haunted Hills
12 Alfredo
13 The Cheetahmen
14 Skirmish
15 Depth Charge
16 Minds Eye
17 Alien Attack
18 Billy Bob
19 Sharks
20 Knockout
21 Intruder
22 Echo
23 Freeway
24 Mousetrap
25 Ninja
26 Slalom
27 Dauntless
28 Force One
29 Spidey
30 Appleseed
31 Skater
32 Sunday Drive
33 Star Evil
34 Air Command
35 Shootout
36 Bombs Away
37 Speedboat
38 Dedant
39 G Fighter
40 Man At Arms
41 Norman
42 Armor Battle
43 Magic Bean
44 Apache
45 Paratrooper
46 Sky Avenger
47 Sharpshooter
48 Meteor
49 Black Hole
50 The Boss
51 First Video Game (Pong)
52 Challenge (the most difficult levels of each previous game)

The game also offers a music demo screen and a randomizer, which picks a game at random.