what was 1989 Game Of The Year?
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MightyHedgehog
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Lots of cool shit that year.
Populous (Amiga)...Prince of Persia (Apple ][)...Batman (NES)...Legendary Axe (TG-16)...
Forgot about Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES). Seriously, a great year for games.
Populous (Amiga)...Prince of Persia (Apple ][)...Batman (NES)...Legendary Axe (TG-16)...
Forgot about Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES). Seriously, a great year for games.
SonicMegaDrive
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Mario 3 came out Feburary 12th, 1990 in the US, as I recall.
For me, Mega Man 2 was the 1989 game of the year.
Revenge of Shinobi, Phantasy Star 2, The Guardian Legend, Duck Tales, The Adventures of Lolo, Ninja Gaiden, Strider, Tetris, the TMNT coin-up and Ghouls and Ghosts are all excellent candidates.
For me, Mega Man 2 was the 1989 game of the year.
Revenge of Shinobi, Phantasy Star 2, The Guardian Legend, Duck Tales, The Adventures of Lolo, Ninja Gaiden, Strider, Tetris, the TMNT coin-up and Ghouls and Ghosts are all excellent candidates.
SonicMegaDrive
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Toejam and Earl was 1991.
SonicMegaDrive
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Some other 1989 greats:
Baseball Stars(The greatest baseball, no, the greatest sports game of all time!)
Blazing Lazers
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link(2 years too late
)
Military Madness
Herzog Zwei
Gradius III
Baseball Stars(The greatest baseball, no, the greatest sports game of all time!)
Blazing Lazers
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link(2 years too late
)Military Madness
Herzog Zwei
Gradius III
Phantasy Star II and Herzog Zwei were 1989 releases in Japan, 1990 releases in the U.S.
Strider on MD/Genesis was 1990 in both countries.
Ghouls N Ghosts was game of the year in EGM
Thunder Force II (Genesis) was one of VG&CE's favorite games, if not their GOTY.
Legendary Axe and Military Madness were the best TurboGrafx had to offer, oh wait, R-TYPE also but that might have been a 1990 release in the U.S. even though it was released in 2 parts in 1988 in Japan.
Strider on MD/Genesis was 1990 in both countries.
Ghouls N Ghosts was game of the year in EGM
Thunder Force II (Genesis) was one of VG&CE's favorite games, if not their GOTY.
Legendary Axe and Military Madness were the best TurboGrafx had to offer, oh wait, R-TYPE also but that might have been a 1990 release in the U.S. even though it was released in 2 parts in 1988 in Japan.
^Gradius III arcade version yeah. alone with R-Type 2SonicMegaDrive said:Some other 1989 greats:
Baseball Stars(The greatest baseball, no, the greatest sports game of all time!)
Blazing Lazers
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link(2 years too late
Military Madness
Herzog Zwei
Gradius III
Broshnat said:
release was no later than late 1988 in Japan
http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/525245.html
Famicom got SMB3 around the same time NES got the American SMB2 - 1988
SonicMegaDrive
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Nope.
1988.
Aren't you glad it doesn't take 2 years to domesticate the latest video games anymore?
1988.
Aren't you glad it doesn't take 2 years to domesticate the latest video games anymore?
SonicMegaDrive
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The Strider arcade was a 1989 release. That's the one I meant.
And maybe my memory is off, but I remember buying Phantasy Star II right before Christmas in 1989. I remember because it was like, my third game for the system that year.
And maybe my memory is off, but I remember buying Phantasy Star II right before Christmas in 1989. I remember because it was like, my third game for the system that year.
SonicMegaDrive
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No, I got it for the American Genesis. It was a gift, though. I could've sworn it was a Christmas present.
soundwave05
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Mega Man 2 would get my vote.
For that time, it was pretty crazy to have all those bosses and IIRC you had to fight them all in a row at the end.
Also being able to beat a boss and then use his weapons/powers was insanely cool. I know the first Mega Man did this, but MM2 was much more polished and it was really hard to track down a copy of Mega Man 1, so MM2 was the first Mega Man most people played. Awesome soundtrack too.
I think Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also come out that year, so that's my runner up
Super Mario Bros. 3 came out in late 1988 in Japan and was released in Feburary/March 1990 in North America. Still the best selling console video game (standalone) of all time worldwide.
For that time, it was pretty crazy to have all those bosses and IIRC you had to fight them all in a row at the end.
Also being able to beat a boss and then use his weapons/powers was insanely cool. I know the first Mega Man did this, but MM2 was much more polished and it was really hard to track down a copy of Mega Man 1, so MM2 was the first Mega Man most people played. Awesome soundtrack too.
I think Konami's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles also come out that year, so that's my runner up
Super Mario Bros. 3 came out in late 1988 in Japan and was released in Feburary/March 1990 in North America. Still the best selling console video game (standalone) of all time worldwide.
Zelda 2 was 1988 in America, not 1989. The only NES games Nintendo released in 1989 were...
-Cobra Triangle (Rare)
-Dragon Warrior (Enix/ChunSoft)
-Faxanadu (Hudson)
-Tetris
-To the Earth
-Short Order + Eggsplode
...and for GameBoy...
-Tetris
-Super Mario Land
-Alleyway (Intelligent Systems)
-Baseball (Intelligent Systems)
-Tennis
-Cobra Triangle (Rare)
-Dragon Warrior (Enix/ChunSoft)
-Faxanadu (Hudson)
-Tetris
-To the Earth
-Short Order + Eggsplode
...and for GameBoy...
-Tetris
-Super Mario Land
-Alleyway (Intelligent Systems)
-Baseball (Intelligent Systems)
-Tennis
Mad props for Mega Man 2.
I was the only person I knew that had Mega Man. I still remember getting the Nintendo Power in the mail and being all HOLY SHIT at the MM2 preview, and nobody else knew what Mega Man was =(
Now you can't take a shit without your turd landing on a Mega Man game.
I was the only person I knew that had Mega Man. I still remember getting the Nintendo Power in the mail and being all HOLY SHIT at the MM2 preview, and nobody else knew what Mega Man was =(
Now you can't take a shit without your turd landing on a Mega Man game.
Doc Holliday
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Uhm Ninja Gaiden!!!
No question about it.
No question about it.
1989 > 2004 for gaming.
IM JUST SAYING!
Consoles:
NES is at its peak, Genesis comes to NA, Gameboy comes out, the Lynx came out. Don't forget the Amiga/C-64 are still doing well. Also the TG-16 was released.
Notable games:
SimCity
Herzog Zwei
NES Tetris
Dragon Warrior (NA)
Ultima VI
IM JUST SAYING!
Consoles:
NES is at its peak, Genesis comes to NA, Gameboy comes out, the Lynx came out. Don't forget the Amiga/C-64 are still doing well. Also the TG-16 was released.
Notable games:
SimCity
Herzog Zwei
NES Tetris
Dragon Warrior (NA)
Ultima VI
soundwave05
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Anyone remember Nintendo's promotion where if you subscribed to Nintendo Power, you got Dragon Warrior for free? That was crazy back in the day.
Also I think Mega Man 2 has the best music of any 8-bit game.
Also I think Mega Man 2 has the best music of any 8-bit game.
Too bad I'd already had DW for months... As I recall, that promo started well after the game came out.soundwave05 said:
And yes, Mega Man 2's tunes are awesome. At the 2002 Classic Game Expo, they had a rock band jamming on classic videogame music. They did a whole mini-set of themes from MM2, and it rocked surprisingly hard.
hooded pitohui
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As already metioned:
Yeah, I think Wonder Boy III was released in '89. I still need to play this game...I absolutely loved Wonder Boy in Monster Land on the Master System.
My favourite games from 1989 are pretty easy...Test Drive 2 almost melted my Amiga from hours of use, and Vette provided similiar thrills when I got a PC a few years later. For console, Revenge of Shinobi wins by a country mile...still one of the greatest platformers I've ever played. And for arcade, how could it be anything else but TMNT? Just a bad ass game. For reference, here are some of the notable arcade releases from '89.
Final Fight
Golden Axe
Gradius 3
Klax
Line of Fire
R-Type II
Race Drivin'
Shadow Dancer
Special Criminal Investigation
Strider
Super Monaco GP
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Turbo OutRun
My favourite games from 1989 are pretty easy...Test Drive 2 almost melted my Amiga from hours of use, and Vette provided similiar thrills when I got a PC a few years later. For console, Revenge of Shinobi wins by a country mile...still one of the greatest platformers I've ever played. And for arcade, how could it be anything else but TMNT? Just a bad ass game. For reference, here are some of the notable arcade releases from '89.
Final Fight
Golden Axe
Gradius 3
Klax
Line of Fire
R-Type II
Race Drivin'
Shadow Dancer
Special Criminal Investigation
Strider
Super Monaco GP
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Turbo OutRun
unless i'm mistaken, American Herzog Zwei on Genesis wasn't out until early 1990 or spring 1990. i didn't see it until March or April. i shopped for games in Niles, IL. the Chicago market. Toys R' Us and Babbages. so one of them would have had it in late 1989 if it had been released then. although it was copyright 1989. Japanese MegaDrive release was 1989.
no big deal really. Herzog Zwei was *made* in 1989 regardless.
no big deal really. Herzog Zwei was *made* in 1989 regardless.