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An early shooter platformer originally developed for European home computers, best known for its heavy metal soundtrack by Chris Huelsbeck.
Burai Fighter is a side-scrolling/top-down shooter released for the NES, Game Boy and later the Game Boy Color adopting different names with each release. Featuring upgradable weapons and the ability to shoot in eight directions, the player must destroy the Burai and their seven bases.
Manhunter 2: San Francisco is the sequel to the post-apocalyptic adventure game, Manhunter: New York, first released in 1989.
Developed for 16-bit machines this is the first game in a series of horror adventures from Horror Soft.
Future Wars is a third-person sci-fi point and click game released in 1989 for the PC, Amiga, and Atari ST. It is known as Time Travelers in Europe and Time Travelers: The Menace (Les Voyageurs du Temps: La Menace) in it's native France.
A full conversion of the arcade shoot'em up Darius for the Atari ST, the Amiga, and the ZX Spectrum. Ported by Softek International Ltd. and published by The Edge.
A classic, side-scrolling hack and slash game, Golden Axe was ported to many platforms, including the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.
A licensed platformer based on the massively-successful 1989 superhero film. Sunsoft developed several different versions of the game which were released for both home and portable consoles.
Set over 200 years before the original game, the third installment of the Castlevania series tells the tale of Simon Belmont's ancestor Trevor, who seeks to destroy Dracula with the help of one of three possible companions.
Released in 1989, Sweet Home is quite possibly the first survival horror, or console horror RPG. A small team enters a haunted house to study the deceased owner's frescoes, only to become trapped by the angered spirits within. It inspired Resident Evil, the game that established the survival horror genre. Sweet Home can also be considered an early immersive sim.
The third installment of the Gradius series, pitting the Vic Viper against Bacterian forces yet again. It introduces the "Edit Mode" system, allowing players to fully-customize their weapon loadout.
Often considered the franchise's pinnacle, The Revenge of Shinobi features a wide variety of locations, and a soundtrack by Yuzo Koshiro of Streets of Rage fame. In early versions, it also featured bosses who bore a striking resemblance to characters not owned by Sega.
Final Fight is a classic beat-em-up game developed by Capcom featuring a memorable cast of characters, including Guy, Cody, and the first and only mustachioed ex-pro-wrestler turned mayor, Mike Haggar. Released for the CPS arcade system in 1989 and then ported to the SNES and other home systems.
Set a century before Simon Belmont's adventure, Castlevania: The Adventure entrusts the Vampire Killer whip to Christopher Belmont in the first handheld Castlevania game.
Prince of Persia is the original Persian adventure by Jordan Mechner and the first game in a multi-million dollar franchise.
A mech real-time combat game that allowed the player, as an eponymous MechWarrior, to fight other mechs from a first-person perspective. It is based on the Battletech wargaming franchise and was followed by many sequels.
The world's richest duck sets off on a globe-trotting adventure to uncover several lost treasures with the help of his family and friends. Explore five exotic locations across the world and pogo-jump to victory as Scrooge McDuck in this NES classic.
S.T.U.N. Runner is a high-speed racing game in which players take control of a speed bike and must navigate a series of tunnels and other environments while encountering various types of enemies.
A bizarrely light-hearted "super-deformed" version of the ultra-gory Splatterhouse series beat-em-ups.
Tengai Makyou: Ziria is an RPG released by Hudson Soft for the PC Engine in 1989.
A light-hearted horror-themed NES platformer from Bandai.
Psycho Fox is a 2D platformer released for the Sega Master System in 1989. The game allows the titular Psycho Fox to transform into other animals in order to take advantage of their skills.
The action-rpg sequel to Kung-Fu Heroes.
Scrolling brawler with RPG attributes. Fight through street gangs as Alex and Ryan in search of Ryan's kidnapped girlfriend. This game was basically an early proto-GTA sandbox brawler, where the player can explore the city, beat up or steal from random people, and shop around.
Battle the infamous Pirates of Pestulon as Roger Wilco continues his career as space-hero and part-time janitor. Help Roger survive the most bizarre dangers yet!
16-bit sci-fi RPG originally released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1989.
A side-scrolling platformer with RPG elements. Ported to the NES from the arcade.
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