Tag: 1989

Developer: Namco     Publisher: Tengen     Released: October 1989     Genre: Action Rolling Thunder may be a forgotten series now but looking at the current gaming landscape it was very influential. All cover based shooters can trace their heritage...

It’s no slight exaggeration to say that every kid across the country wanted a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game back in the 80s.  If you didn’t then sue your parents because your childhood was robbed.  Turtlemania swept the country...

Ninja Gaiden is one of my favorite NES games of all time.  It is certainly the one I’ve probably dedicated the most time to.  That is due mostly to the unrelenting difficulty in its later parts.  For any other game...

Developer: Capcom      Publisher: Capcom      Released: 1989      Genre: Platformer There have been many sequels that were better than their predecessor.  Not that it should come as a surprise because it is expected at the very least.  But som...

I think it is safe to say that the Turbo Grafx-16 did not make a great first impression in North America.  While the NES had Super Mario Brothers and the Genesis had Altered Beast the system was saddled with Keith...

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/89   Genre: Action The Revenge of Shinobi was probably one of the first killer apps for the Sega Genesis. That is a bold statement but completely true. In the early years of the system’s...

Developer: Infinity    Publisher: Broderbund    Release: 12/89    Genre: Action RPG Out of the entire NES library one of the games I spent the most time with was the Battle of Olympus. Not because it was difficult or exceptionally long but because...