Akumajou Densetsu

Fri 22-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The year is 1476, and Count Dracula has started to ravage Europe with an army of monsters. The Belmont family of vampire hunters, once exiled from Wallachia, are called into action by the Church. They...

Famista ’90

Tue 19-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Famista ’90 is a Sports game, developed and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1989.

Abadox: The Deadly Inner War

Fri 15-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

In the year 5012, the planet known as Abadox is soon eaten by a giant alien organism known as Parasitis. Once the planet has been consumed, the alien takes the form of the entire planet...

Famicom Doubutsu Seitai Zukan! Katte ni Shirokuma: Mori o Sukue no Maki!

Fri 15-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Famicom Doubutsu Seitai Zukan! Katte ni Shirokuma: Mori o Sukue no Maki! is an Adventure game, published by CBS Sony Group, which was released in Japan in 1989.

Famicom Yakyuuban

Fri 15-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Famicom Yakyuuban is a Sports game, developed by SAS Sakata and published by Epoch, which was released in Japan in 1989.

Flipull: An Exciting Cube Game

Fri 15-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Flipull: An Exciting Cube Game is a Puzzle game, developed by Daiei Seisakusho and published by Taito Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1989.

A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia

Fri 01-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Blob has come from the distant planet Blobolonia in search of an earth boy to help him save his world. Join him on this fantastic adventure in mysterious caverns beneath the earth searching for treasure....

All-Pro Basketball

Fri 01-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The crowd is roaring and the pressure is on… You’re just a basket away from victory. There are only seconds remaining in the game, and you’ve got the ball. But you’re facing a tough zone...

Archon

Fri 01-12-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

A chess board is lined with trolls, wizards, knights and other magical beings. Just another strategy game? Don’t count on it. When you challenge a square held by the enemy, the board explodes into a...

American Dream

Sat 23-09-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The player must earn money in order to become the wealthiest gambler in the world. The game, set in New York City, is considered a spin-off from the Pachio-kun franchise. Al Capone has a cameo...

DuckTales

Thu 14-09-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Bless me bagpipes! When will that thrillseeker, Scrooge McDuck, ever quit? Never one to turn away from adventure, Uncle Scrooge has taken on his greatest challenge – to discover the legendary Five Lost Treasures and...

Fester’s Quest

Wed 13-09-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

It’s just a kidnapping. Of an entire day. By an alien UFO! Will Fester sit still for this? The quest begins. For starters, take on slime replicators, skeeters, globules and giant scorpions. Your health is...

Air Fortress

Fri 01-09-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The Federation of Intergalactic Powers is under threat by gigantic fortress spaceships which have suddenly appeared and destroyed nearby civilization. When conventional defense tactics fail, the Federation looks to find a specially selected person, Hal...

Back to the Future

Fri 01-09-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

You are Marty McFly, just a typical senior at Hill Valley High. But after getting behind the wheel of a nuclear-powered sports car turned time machine, you find yourself in the year 1955 where you’ve...

Dragon Warrior

Tue 01-08-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Dragon Warrior uses console role-playing game mechanics which were described by Kurt Kalata of Gamasutra as archaic in 2008. The player takes the role of a namable Hero. The Hero’s name has an effect on...

Famista ’89 Kaimaku Ban!!

Fri 28-07-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Famista ’89: Kaimaku Han!! is a Sports game, developed and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1989.

Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger!

Fri 21-07-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The player controls a female character throughout most of the game. A male character is played towards the end of the game. The game uses “Levels”, HP, items, and upgrades. Three game saving slots are...

Bad Dudes

Fri 14-07-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The game starts in New York City, where President Ronnie (based on former U.S. President Ronald Reagan) has been kidnapped by the nefarious DragonNinja. The intro says: “Rampant ninja related crimes these days… Whitehouse is...

Baseball Stars

Sat 01-07-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Baseball Stars, released in Japan as Baseball Star Mezase Sankan ?, is a baseball video game developed by SNK. It was released for the NES in 1989. It became a major hit in many countries...

Airwolf

Mon 19-06-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Deep within enemy territory, your fellow countrymen are imprisoned. Only one man in the free world would dare attempt to save them. You, Stringfellow Hawke, commander of Airwolf. And yet, as you strap yourself into...

Big TV Mary Bar

Mon 01-05-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Big TV Mary Bar is a Famicom game based on the Taiwanese “Xiao Ma Li” gambling machines in 1989. It is well-known for featuring Fortran (who is based strongly on Mario) and the phrase “Push...

Dragon Buster II: Yami no Fuuin

Thu 27-04-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Centuries ago, Dragons and Demons roamed the country and brought terror into the lives of all people. However, a local legend states that the Sword of Thruth can restore peace to the land. It turns...

Super Mario Land

Fri 21-04-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Game Boy Releases

Journey with Mario to a land of giant crabs, Koopa Troopas, flying stone heads and hungry sharks! Travel over land, in the air, and underwater. Mario makes his way through four treacherous worlds on his...

Adventures of Lolo

Thu 20-04-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Prince Lolo of Gentryland visited Eden, a country of love and peace, and enjoyed many pleasant days with Princess Lala of Eden. But one day, Egger, the King of Darkness, who had an evil plot...

Garfield no Isshukan: A Week of Garfield

Fri 07-04-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

A Week of Garfield (ガーフィールドの一週間 Gāfirudo no Isshukan?) is a 1989 Family Computer title based on the comic character Garfield. It was only released in Japan due to issues with using the Garfield license in...

Dynowarz: Destruction of Spondylus

Sat 01-04-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Something was terribly wrong in the distant man-made Spondylus Solar System. One by one the planet’s central life support computers had been infected with a life threatening virus while the planet surfaces had been overrun...

After Burner II

Thu 30-03-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

You scream off the carrier, there’s no time to think! You’re caught in a swarm of enemy aircraft and more are dead ahead. They’re closing at Mach 5, as your machine guns start blasting. Burn...

Ankoku Shinwa: Yamato Takeru Densetsu

Fri 24-03-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The game is based on old Japanese legends about Yamato Takeru, a legendary hero of ancient Japan. The game starts when Yamato Takeru is a thirteen-year-old boy. His father was killed under mysterious circumstances. Searching...

Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou

Fri 17-03-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The first game in the Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou series and is a four-player NES board game simulation that plays like Milton Bradley’s The Game of Life. It was only released in Japan on March 17th...

Ganbare Pennant Race!

Tue 28-02-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The ultimate showdown in baseball! Take to the field and batter up, and direct your team to Pennant glory. This is Konami’s greatest sports event! Become the worlds greatest!

Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach

Wed 15-02-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

One or Two players can play a round on this video course modeled after the real Pebble Beach. Each player can select their own handicap. Every one of the 18 holes has familiar golf hazards...

Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden

Wed 15-02-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Famicom Jump: Hero Retsuden (ファミコンジャンプ英雄列伝 Famikon Janpu Hīrō Retsuden?, the subtitle translates to “History of Heroes”) is a 1989 role-playing video game for the Family Computer published by Bandai. The game commemorates the 20th...

Friday the 13th

Fri 10-02-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

It all takes place out at Crystal Lake. That pleasant little camp where happy children of all ages go to spend a fun-filled summer… but this summer will be different. The fun will have to...

Family Trainer 10: Rai Rai Kyonshis: Baby Kyonshi no Amida Daibouken

Thu 26-01-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The tenth and final Bandai game to use the Family Trainer/Power Pad accesssory for the NES. The player helps a baby kyonshi (jiang shi) find its parents. Family Trainer: Rairai Kyonshizu is the final game...

Ganbare Goemon 2

Wed 04-01-1989 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Ganbare Goemon 2 is an Action game, developed and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 1989.