Pac-Land (TG-16)
Pac-Land System: TG-16 Release Date: January 1990 Developer: Namco Publisher: NEC Genre: Platformer We finally get to something new from the TG-16 with Pac-Land. There’s […]
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A Boy and His Blob (NES)
A Boy and His Blob System: NES Release Date: January 1990 Developer: Imagineering Publisher: Absolute Entertainment Genre: Platformer David Crane takes top billing in A […]
The Battle Of Olympus (NES)
The Battle of Olympus System: NES Release Date: December 1989 Developer: Infinity Publisher: Brøderbund Genre: Action The Battle of Olympus comes in as a surprising […]
Monster Lair (TG16)
Monster Lair System: TG-16 CD Release Date: December 1989 Developer: NEC/Westone Publisher: NEC Genre: Platformer Monster Lair is a port of the Wonder Boy III […]
Mystic Defender (Genesis)
Mystic Defender System: Genesis Release Date: December 1989 Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Genre: Action Mystic Defender is the sequel to Spellcaster and makes its debut […]
The Adventures of Captain Comic (NES)
The Adventures of Captain Comic System: NES Release Date: 1989 Developer: Color Dreams Publisher: Color Dreams Genre: Action Platformer Color Dreams shows up again with […]
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap (SMS)
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap System: SMS Release Date: September 1988 Developer: Westone Publisher: Sega Genre: Metroidvania In a direct sequel to 1988’s Monster […]
DuckTales (NES)
DuckTales System: NES Release Date: September 1989 Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Genre: Platformer Fan favorite DuckTales is Capcom’s follow up to what I assume is […]
Captain Silver (SMS)
Captain Silver System: SMS Release Date: September 1989 Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Genre: Action I can’t begin to express how disappointed I would have been […]
The Legendary Axe (TG-16)
The Legendary Axe System: TurboGrafx-16 Release Date: August 29, 1989 Developer: Victor Musical Industries Publisher: NEC Genre: Action I’m pretty sure side-scrolling action platformers are […]