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Genre : Platform
Publisher : Capcom
Released : June 1989
In the year 200X, the robot Rock, a project by Dr. Thomas Light, was created. What followed in the series was a close sister named Roll, along with eight (six in the original) industrial brothers. It was an age where humans live side-by-side with robots. ...
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Genre : Shooter
Publisher : Color Dreams
Released : 1989
Unlicensed
Metal Fighter is an arcade style shooter for one player. You control an MCS-920 in an attempt to free planet H17 from alien invaders. Along the way you can improve your fighters weapons and speed by shooting certain enemies and collecting the power ups le...
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Genre : Platform
Publisher : Bandai
Released : June 1989
The story centers on a child named Mark who is accosted on his way home from a baseball game by a winged, gargoyle-like alien monster named Bert who requests his assistance in ridding "evil monsters" from his home planet. Mark is reluctant to he...
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Genre : Platform
Publisher : Taxan
Released : April 1989
In Mystery Quest you play as Hao, an apprentice wizard who finally has a chance to prove himself. The Great Wizard has challenged you to seek out his four hidden talismans which he has placed in four different castles. Your character has only one type of ...
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Genre : Football
Publisher : LJN
Released : September 1989
All of the action of professional football comes to the Nintendo Entertainment System with NFL FOOTBALL. You can play with any of the 28 NFL teams. When you hit the field, there are two playbooks to choose from: a standard NFL playbook and one suited to y...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Tecmo
Released : March 1989
Ryu Hayabusa of the Dragon Ninja Clan finds a letter from his father, Ken Hayabusa, explaining that he was leaving for a duel with some unknown warrior. The letter claimed that, should he not return, Ryu was to take the Dragon Sword, a mystical weapon and...
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Genre : Strategy
Publisher : Koei
Released : June 1989
The game deals with the Sengoku period of the history of Japan. The player's goal is to repeat the feat of Oda Nobunaga, the unification of Japan under one flag, whether by playing Oda Nobunaga or any of the other daimyos present. The game has four pr...
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Genre : Light Gun
Publisher : Taito
Released : May 1989
A group of desperate terrorists is keeping hostages in their jungle fortress. As a member of the elite tactical squad Operation Wolf, you must invade their hideout, destroy their operations, and get the hostages out alive! Maneuver through a series of mis...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : SNK
Released : September 1989
The main characters are a couple of nameless, captured, P.O.W. commandos who must bomb their way out of a P.O.W. prison cell and escape. They must escape through four levels of gameplay where the mission is not only to escape, but to infiltrate the enemy ...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Activision
Released : April 1989
Predator is a side-scrolling platformer which uses the imagery and characters from the classic Arnie movie of the same name. The game is not a faithfully conversion of the movie however - your unit has already been killed off when the game starts and you ...
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Genre : Arcade
Publisher : Ultra
Released : February 1989
Designed with a nod to M. C. Escher, Q*bert's playing field is an isometric projection of a pyramid-like structure of tri-colored cubes. Q*bert's purpose is to hop around the tops of these cubes, changing every square to a specific color (e.g., fr...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Color Dreams
Released : 1989
Unlicensed
Raid 2020 is a NES action game that takes place in the year 2020. The object is to defeat all the drug dealers and eradicate drugs from the streets of America. However, the game is badly programmed and did not receive a wide release. In an unusual turn, e...
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Genre : Arcade
Publisher : Tengen
Released : 1989
Unlicensed
Road Runner is an interesting variant of the platformer genre, based on the Road Runner cartoon. The gameplay is very simple: the player controls Road Runner, who is chased by Wile E. Coyote. In order to escape, Road Runner runs endlessly to the left whil...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Data East
Released : December 1989
The game captures the spirit of the RoboCop film to some degree, as it involves killing generic criminals and enemy bosses, like the dangerous ED-209. Being quite popular, RoboCop was followed by several sequels including RoboCop 2, RoboCop 3, and RoboCop...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Tengen
Released : 1989
Unlicensed
The player takes control of Albatross, a member of Interpol's "Rolling Thunder" espionage unit. Albatross' mission is to save a missing female agent named Leila Blitz from a secret society named Geldra located in New York. Albatross must...
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Genre : Strategy
Publisher : Koei
Released : October 1989
Gameplay mainly revolves around managing numerical statistics, each representing an attribute of a city or character. For example, a city will have statistics indicating the amount of food stored within its walls, its vulnerability to disasters such as fl...
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Publisher : Hi-Tech Expressions
Released : January 1989
This math learning title includes 2 games: Astro-Grover: Children play with Grover and the Zips from planet Zap by counting, adding, and subtracting Zips to help improve basic math skills. Ernie's Magic Shapes: Children work with Ernie to practice mat...
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Publisher : Hi-Tech Expressions
Released : September 1989
This game is divided into two parts: Letter-Go-Round: By catching and matching letters on a spinning ferris wheel children practice letter recognition and matching, simple spelling and word formation. Ernie's Big Splash: Children can help Ernie find h...
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Genre : Role Playing
Publisher : Kemco
Released : December 1989
The player must solve a series of puzzles throughout the castle in order to proceed to the Warlock Lord's chamber. Due to the castle's perilous nature, at least one lit torch must be in the player's possession at all times; if the torch is ext...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Tengen
Released : 1989
Unlicensed
The five missions in the game are each three or four stages long. Anywhere from 2-9 hostages are being held in each stage; Joe must rescue all of them before he is allowed to finish the stage. The last stage in each mission has no hostages, but instead fe...
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