Hydlide
Developer: T & E Soft Publisher: FCI Released: June 1989 Genre: Action RPG Hydlide is one of the worst games of all time; I’m going to put that out there now. Everyone who has played it knows this. But it...
Tag: 1989
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 leverag...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Thunder Force II
Developer: Technosoft Publisher: Sega Release: 09/89 Genre: Shooter I remember the Sega Genesis launch fondly but will admit to viewing it through rose tinted glasses. Of the six or seven launch titles only two of them have really held...
Kaizō Choujin Shubibinman
Developer: Winds Publisher: NCS Release: 03/18/89 Genre: Platformer I’ve always been interested in the Shubibinman series since seeing import screenshots in EGM. The early days of the Turbo Grafx had a lot of promise before reality came cru...