Video Games of 1989
Let's celebrate the best video games of 1989, including PC and console games. Here’s a list of the most popular videogames released in 1989 organised by Genre, Platform and Publisher
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![Baby Boomer]( "Baby Boomer")
Baby Boomer
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
Genre: Light-gun game
Publisher: Color Dreams
![DJ Boy]( "DJ Boy")
DJ Boy
Platform: Arcade, Sega Genesis
Genre: Beat 'em up
Publisher: Kaneko, Sammy
![Blue Lightning]( "Blue Lightning")
Blue Lightning
Platform: Atari Lynx, Atari Jaguar CD
Genre: Flight simulator
Publisher: Atari
![Crack Down]( "Crack Down")
Crack Down
Platform: Arcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, Atari ST, Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Run and gun
Publisher: Sega U.S. Gold (home computer versions)
![Hellfire]( "Hellfire")
Hellfire
Platform: Arcade, Mega Drive/Genesis, PC Engine
Genre: Scrolling shooter
Publisher: Taito (Arcade) Masaya (Mega Drive) Seismic Software Inc. (Genesis) NEC Avenue (PC Engine CD-ROM²)
![Avoid the Noid]( "Avoid the Noid")
Avoid the Noid
Platform: Commodore 64, MS-DOS
Genre: Platform
Publisher: ShareData
![Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes]( "Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes")
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes
Platform: NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801, FM-7, MSX 2, TurboGrafx-CD, Super Famicom, Sharp X68000, Mega Drive, Satellaview, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Virtual Console
Genre: Role-playing game
Publisher: Nihon Falcom, Hudson Soft (TCD)
![Chip's Challenge]( "Chip's Challenge")
Chip's Challenge
Platform: Windows, MS-DOS, Atari Lynx, Atari ST, Amiga, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC
Genre: Puzzle
Publisher: Atari (Atari Lynx); U.S. Gold (Atari ST, Amiga, ZX Spectrum); Epyx (MS-DOS); Microsoft Home (Windows)
![Black Gold]( "Black Gold")
Black Gold
Platform: Amiga, Atari ST, DOS, Commodore 64
Genre: Business simulation game
Publisher: reLINE Software Rainbow Arts
![Dungeon Explorer]( "Dungeon Explorer")
Dungeon Explorer
Platform: PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, PlayStation Network
Genre: Action role-playing, hack and slash
Publisher: Hudson Soft
![Harpoon]( "Harpoon")
Harpoon
Platform: Amiga, DOS, Macintosh
Genre: Real-time tactics[citation needed], Wargame
Publisher: Three-Sixty Pacific, PSS
![Bruce Lee Lives]( "Bruce Lee Lives")
Bruce Lee Lives
Platform: MS-DOS
Genre: Fighting
Publisher: The Software Toolworks
![Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]( "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure")
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
Platform: Commodore 64 Amiga DOS
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Capstone
![Bloodwych]( "Bloodwych")
Bloodwych
Platform: Atari ST, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad CPC Plus, Commodore 64, MS-DOS
Genre: Role-playing video game
Publisher: Image Works, Konami
![Eye of Horus]( "Eye of Horus")
Eye of Horus
Platform: Amiga, Atari ST, PC (MS-DOS), Commodore 64
Publisher: Logotron
![Blazing Lazers]( "Blazing Lazers")
Blazing Lazers
Platform: TurboGrafx-16, Virtual Console, PlayStation Network
Genre: Shoot 'em up
Publisher: Hudson Soft, NEC
![Bandit Kings of Ancient China]( "Bandit Kings of Ancient China")
Bandit Kings of Ancient China
Platform: MSX, NES, DOS, Amiga, Apple Macintosh, Sega Saturn, PlayStation
Genre: Turn-Based Strategy Simulation/Strategy RPG Turn-Based Tactics
![Budokan: The Martial Spirit]( "Budokan: The Martial Spirit")
Budokan: The Martial Spirit
Platform: Amiga, DOS, Sega Mega Drive, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Fighting
Publisher: EA
![Chicago 90]( "Chicago 90")
Chicago 90
Platform: Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga 500/600 (OCS/ECS), IBM PC (DOS)
Genre: Action, racing game
Publisher: Microïds
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