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!

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...

Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach