Willow

Willow

Developer: Capcom     Publisher: Capcom     Released: 1989     Genre: Action RPG Capcom was one of the most prolific NES developers. Next to Konami, Sunsoft and Nintendo they also probably have the highest hit ratio in terms of their releases. And while...
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Star Soldier

Star Soldier

Developer: Hudson Soft     Publisher: Taxan     Released: 1989     Genre: Shooter The Star Soldier series was once an institution in Japan, with yearly installments to complement their shooting caravan competition. The fact that most of the games were...
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Hydlide

Hydlide

Developer: T & E Soft     Publisher: FCI     Released: 06/89     Genre: Action RPG Hydlide is one of the worst games of all time; I am going to put that out there now. Everyone who has played it knows this. But it...
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Guerilla War

Guerilla War

Developer: SNK     Publisher: SNK     Released:1989     Genre: Action SNK had a strange fascination with war games in the 80s. From Ikari Warriors to P.O.W. and Iron Tank the theme was pretty consistent. More than likely they were simply leveraging ...
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Predator

Predator

Developer: Pack-In-Video     Publisher: Activision     Released: 1989     Genre: Action We make fun of Acclaim and LJN for their history of terrible licensed games because they deserve it. But in my opinion Activision deserves their share of derisi...
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Juuouki

Juuouki

Developer: Team Shinobi    Publisher: NEC Avenue   Release: 09/29/89   Genre: Action How? How do you mess up Altered Beast? Somehow they found a way with the PC Engine version. By now everyone agrees that Altered Beast was not...
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Adventures of Dino Riki

Adventures of Dino Riki

Developer: Hudson Soft     Publisher: Hudson Soft     Released: 1989     Genre: Shooter The Adventures of Dino Riki is a game that I am completely apathetic toward. I do not dislike it like I do the old Wonder Boy games. But I also...
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Last Battle

Last Battle

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Released: 08/14/89    Genre: Beat em up The Sega Genesis launch featured great ports of Sega classics like Altered Beast, Golden Axe, and Ghouls ‘n Ghosts. It even had original titles like Thunder Force II and T...
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Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones

Keith Courage in the Alpha Zones

Developer: Hudson Soft     Publisher: NEC     Released: 1989     Genre: Platformer New system launches are always an exciting time for video game fans. The promise of new technology and what it may bring to the games you love is always exciting. Th...
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Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Developer: Sega    Publisher: Sega    Release: 12/89   Genre: Platformer I am kind of surprised Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle was not the pack-in game for the Sega Genesis. Altered Beast was an impressive technical showpiece for its time but...
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