Twinbee 3: Poko Poko Daimaou

Twinbee 3: Poko Poko Daimaou

Developer: Konami    Publisher: Konami    Release: 09/29/89   Genre: Shooter Stinger was a game I was not particularly fond of. Maybe I was too young to appreciate the nuance of juggling bells while fighting enemies or maybe I found it too...
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Super Hang-On

Super Hang-On

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 11/89   Genre: Racing Hang-On was my first game for the Sega Master System and it left a strong impression. I immediately noticed it looked better than Mach Rider on the NES but I was...
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Truxton

Truxton

Developer: Toaplan    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/89   Genre: Shooter Truxton was a random rental back in the day before the Sega Genesis library exploded. What little I remember from my time with it is that it was brutally difficult and...
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Cybernoid

Cybernoid

Developer: Studio 12    Publisher: Acclaim   Release: 1989   Genre: Action Back in the day games were made more difficult when brought overseas. Sometimes this was a good thing as a little extra challenge would make an already solid...
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Marble Madness

Marble Madness

Developer: Rare   Publisher: Milton Bradley  Release: 03/89  Genre: Puzzle There is something to be said about preconceived notions. Once upon a time when I was young I considered myself a strictly action and platform game fan. Sports games? I...
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Flying Dragon – the Secret Scroll

Flying Dragon – the Secret Scroll

Developer: Culture Brain    Publisher: Culture Brain    Release: 08/89   Genre: Action Culture Brain is not the first name on my list of best NES publishers. But I will give them credit for coming up with some weirdly ambitious titles. The...
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Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Developer: Tose   Publisher: Bandai   Release: 02/15/89   Genre: RPG Weekly Shonen Jump is an institution in Japan. Although there are dozens of manga anthologies in Japan even to this day it still remains the most popular. Their list...
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Halley Wars

Halley Wars

Developer: Taito   Publisher: Taito   Release: 01/14/89   Genre: Shooter Even as early as the late 80s the shooter genre began to hit a rut. The biggest titles in the genre such as Gradius and R-Type cast a large...
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Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Adventures of Tom Sawyer

Developer: Winky Soft    Publisher: Seta   Release: 08/89   Genre: Platformer You really have to scrape the bottom of the barrel to license Tom Sawyer for a video game. Licensed titles of all stripes were nothing new for the...
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Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu

Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu

Developer: Joy Van    Publisher: Color Dreams    Release: 1989   Genre: Action I’ve made fun of it long enough, it is about time I explain why Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu is one of the worst games on...
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