Ghouls ‘N Ghosts
Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release: 09/89 Genre: Platformer Ghosts ‘N Goblins was among the first NES games I got to play. Back before I developed a sense of taste in video games I was too young to...
Tag: 1989
Gradius II
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 12/16/88 Genre: Shooter I am sure there are millions like myself who just assumed that Konami’s Life Force was the sequel to Gradius. Both shared similar ships and near identical power-up systems ...
Abadox: the Deadly Inner War
Developer: Natsume Publisher: Milton Bradley Released: 1990 Genre: Shooter Abadox is like an alternate reality version of Life Force by another publisher. At times it is so similar I wonder how Natsume avoided criminal charges. That fac...
Legendary Axe
Developer: Victor Musical Industries Publisher: NEC Released: 09/89 Genre: Action Back in the day with new console launches the pack-in title was usually the flagship game. In most cases it would show off a new system’s technical prowess first an...
Splatterhouse
Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Release: 1990 Genre: Beat em up Ah the innocent gaming years of the 80s. While everyone was busy pumping out bright and cheery platformers Namco said screw that and took inspiration from the horror...
Strider
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release: 07/89 Genre: Action Most gamers associate Strider with the incredibly popular arcade game or his turn in Marvel vs Capcom. For me however my first Strider experience was the NES title. It would be...
Journey to Silius
Developer: Sunsoft Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 09/90 Genre: Action Journey to Silius is an interesting game. This unassuming little title is an excellent gem in the NES library from the masters at Sunsoft. But what makes it so fascinating is ...
Rolling Thunder
Developer: Namco Publisher: Tengen Released: 10/89 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 back t...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games Release: 06/89 Release: Action It is 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 did not then sue...
Ninja Gaiden
Developer: Tecmo Publisher: Tecmo Release: 03/89 Genre: Action Ninja Gaiden is one of my favorite NES games of all time. It is certainly the one of the titles I haveve probably dedicated the most time to. That is due mostly...