Tag: 1989

Bomberman
March 8, 2021 No Responses

Bomberman

Developer: Hudson Soft    Publisher: Hudson Soft     Released: February 1989     Genre: Action Every classic series has to start somewhere. While most everyone familiar with Bomberman remembers it for its legendary multiplayer it was not the party game in the beginning....
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Fantasy Zone
February 24, 2021 No Responses

Fantasy Zone

Developer: Bits Laboratory    Publisher: NEC    Released: 1989     Genre:: Shooter I’ve loved most of Sega’s major arcade games dating back to the late 80s but the two that I have the least attachment to are Hang-On and Fantasy Zone....
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The Guardian Legend
November 23, 2020 3 Responses

The Guardian Legend

Developer: Compile    Publisher: Broderbund    Released: 04/89    Genre: Action I am sure like legions of children growing up I was not the only one that looked forward to Christmas morning. The promise of a new game was unlike anything in the...
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Adventures of Lolo
November 16, 2020 one Response

Adventures of Lolo

Developer: Hal Laboratory    Publisher: Hal America    Released: 1989    Genre: Puzzle I miss the HAL Labs of the 8 and 16-bit days. Don’t get me wrong they are still a great developer but the diversity in their output is...
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Archon
November 2, 2020 one Response

Archon

Developer: Free Fall Associates    Publisher: Activision    Released: 1989    Genre: Action/Strategy Growing up everyone in my immediate circle loved Chess. I learned the rules but was never a fan; Checkers was more my speed. I liked the rapid...
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Shinobi
October 26, 2020 one Response

Shinobi

Developer: Team Shinobi    Publisher: Tengen     Released: 1989    Genre: Action Shinobi is a great arcade game that drained quarters around the world. I loved it even though I lost plenty of money to its ridiculous difficulty. But it was...
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Dragon Spirit
August 12, 2020 one Response

Dragon Spirit

Developer: Namco    Publisher NEC    Released: 11/89    Genre: Shooter Dragon’s Spirit is one of the earliest arcade games I ever played which is partly why I’m so fond of it. The game is also good to boot so it isn’t a...
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Operation Wolf
August 3, 2020 2 Responses

Operation Wolf

Developer: Taito     Publisher:Taito     Released: 1989     Genre: Action I’ve never been the biggest fan of light gun games. I was not enamored with Duck Hunt when the NES launched and outside of Gum Shoe found the NES Zapper useless.  I respec...
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Dungeon Explorer
July 13, 2020 No Responses

Dungeon Explorer

Developer: Atlus     Publisher: NEC     Released: 09/89    Genre: Action RPG The Turbo Grafx-16 released right when my love affair with RPGs began.  Dragon Warrior, Final Fantasy, and Phantasy Star all came out within the same time frame and I was ...
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China Warrior
June 8, 2020 No Responses

China Warrior

Developer: Hudson     Publisher: NEC    Released: October 1989     Genre: Beat ’em up China Warrior is a piss poor game and one of the worst in the Turbo Grafx-16 library. But you would not know that based on its marketing. When the...
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