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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 versions add...

August 7, 2024 No Responses

Big Challenge! Gun Fighter

Developer: Jaleco Publisher: Jaleco Release: 03/28/89 Genre: Action I love Sunset Riders. It was one of the few arcade games that was able to take my attention away from TMNT. And the superb SNES port remains one...

June 12, 2024 No Responses

Curse

Developer: Micronet Publisher: Micronet Release: 12/23/89 Genre: Shooter By all respects Curse should be a game that is instantly forgettable. The Sega Genesis did not suffer from a lack of shooters even early on. And yet this...

May 27, 2024 No Responses

Ganbare Goemon 2

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 01/04/89 Genre: Action-Adventure My history with the Goemon series like many is random as hell. Legend of the Mystical Ninja was my introduction as it was the first to be localized. Like nearly...

February 5, 2024 No Responses

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...

January 17, 2024 No Responses

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...

January 10, 2024 No Responses

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...

January 8, 2024 No Responses

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...

January 1, 2024 No Responses

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...

December 11, 2023 No Responses

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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