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...
Tag: 1989
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...
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...
WWF Wrestlemania
Developer: Rare Publisher: Acclaim Release: 02/89 Genre: Sports As an early adopter of the NES you eventually became use to disappointment. While the early years were full of wide eyed promise as games began to explore new genres eventually...
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters
Developer: Compile Publisher: Toho Release: 10/89 Genre: Action Godzilla and the various other Tokusatsu shows that were brought to America in the 70s and 80s is an indelible part of my childhood. Sure I eventually learned that it...
The Uncanny X-Men
Developer: Unknown Publisher: LJN Release: 12/89 Genre: Action Take a trip down memory lane with me. Imagine being 10 years old in 1990 with a cool $50 in Birthday money burning in your pocket. The video game aisle in Toys...
Legacy of the Wizard
Developer: Falcom Publisher: Broderbund Release: 04/89 Genre: Action Like many I looked forward to Birthdays and Christmas for potential new video games. I was a little more fortunate in that I had older brothers who bought games year round...
SonSon II
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 01/27/89 Genre: Action Konami graced the PC Engine with excellent support in Japan. Everyone is aware of Rondo of Blood’s legendary status but they had more to offer with fantastic arcade ports such as...
Tecmo Bowl
Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 02/89 Genre: Sports Sports games on the NES were usually of the arcade variety early on. That is probably the reason I was into them, the quick pick up and play aspect. I am...
Fighting Street
Developer: Capcom Publisher: NEC Release: 11/89 Genre: Action Street Fighter II revolutionized the arcade industry and is still celebrated to this day, especially by Capcom. While the various re-releases do seem a bit indulgent the game more...