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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...

December 1, 2023 No Responses

Famicom Jump – Hero Retsuden

Developer: Tose Publisher: Bandai Release: 02/15/89 Genre: RPG Weekly Shonen Jump is an institution in Japan. Although there are dozens of manga anthologies in Japan even to this day it still remains the most popular. Their list...

March 27, 2023 No Responses

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...

February 8, 2023 No Responses

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...

February 6, 2023 No Responses

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...

December 19, 2022 No Responses

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...

November 21, 2022 No Responses

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...

September 19, 2022 No Responses

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...

July 18, 2022 No Responses

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...

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