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February 23, 2026 No Responses

Toobin’

Developer: Tengen Publisher: Tengen Release: 12/89 Genre: Action Toobin’ was an interesting experience in the arcade. The concept of a man floating down a river on an inflatable tube is ridiculous but so is the rest of...

February 18, 2026 No Responses

Knight Rider Special

Developer: Pack-In-Video Publisher: Pack-In-Video Release: 12/22/89 Genre: Action I was never a fan of Knight Rider. I get that KITT was cool but in my opinion that is all the show had going for it. It says...

February 9, 2026 No Responses

Mappy-Land

Developer: Tose Publisher: Taxan Release: 04/89 Genre: Platformer Mappy-Land is a game I ignored growing up for no good reason. I played the original in the arcade briefly but did not think much of it. But by...

August 25, 2025 No Responses

Tetяis

Developer: Atari Publisher: Tengen Release: 05/89 Genre: Puzzle History is written by the victor. Atari under their Tengen brand were the first to bring Tetris to home consoles. But legal trouble with Nintendo took it off the...

August 11, 2025 No Responses

Seirei Gari

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Release: 12/08/89 Genre: Adventure One of my biggest regrets with the NES library is that point and click adventure games were sparse. Back in the 80s the genre was still largely...

July 9, 2025 No Responses

Super Sprint

Developer: Atari Publisher: Tengen Release: 07/89 Genre: Racing I did not like Super Sprint when I was young. I found the controls twitchy and did not like the experience overall. But my friends loved it and insisted...

April 7, 2025 No Responses

Victory Run

Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: NEC Release: 09/89 Genre: Racing I love Outrun. Next to Rad Racer and Hang-On it is one of the first racing games that made me a fan of the genre. There were not...

December 23, 2024 No Responses

Casino Kid

Developer: Sofel Publisher: Sofel Release: 10/89 Genre: Simulation This has to be one of the most pleasant surprises I have come across on the NES. Casino Kid is a game that I am sure I passed over multiple times...

November 25, 2024 No Responses

Thundercade

Developer: Micronics Publisher:American Sammy Release: 08/89 Genre: Shooter I like shooters. Be it fantasy shooters, space shooters, or even the weird supernatural ones like Castle of Shikigami. I will even dabble with the occasional bullet h...

November 11, 2024 No Responses

Tetris

Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release: 11/89 Genre: Puzzle Tetris is in the pantheon alongside titles like Super Mario Brothers and the Legend of Zelda as perfect. Everyone has played Tetris in one form or another. While newer versio...

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