NES games of 1989

We covered 96 NES games from 1989, from episode 155 (BOMBERMAN) to episode 250 (Willow). 10 made the Essential Games List, 17 are a Play it and 69 are a Skip it.

Read our Top 10 of 1989

Essential NES games of 1989

TECMO BOWL Ninja Gaiden The Adventures of Lolo The Guardian Legend MEGA MAN 2 Faxanadu DuckTales Archon Shadowgate Willow

Every NES game of 1989 we covered

Each game links to its episode, with our review, the full verdict and the Essential Games List vote.

#	Game	Genre	Developer	Verdict
155	BOMBERMAN	Arcade	Hudson Soft	Skip it
156	Sesame Street 123	Education	Rare, Zippo Games	Skip it
157	STAR SOLDIER	SHMUP	Hudson Soft	Skip it
158	Tecmo Baseball	Sports	Tecmo	Skip it
159	WWF Wrestlemania	Sports	Rare	Skip it
160	Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach	Sports	TOSE	Skip it
161	Friday the 13th	Adventure	Atlus	Play it
162	GYRUSS	Arcade	Konami	Play it
163	Q*Bert	Arcade	Konami	Skip it
164	TECMO BOWL	Sports	Tecmo	Essential
165	Ultima Exodus	RPG	Newtopia Planning	Skip it
166	DANCE AEROBICS	Sports	Human Entertainment	Skip it
167	John Elway's Quarterback	Sports	Rare	Skip it
168	Kung-Fu Heroes	Arcade	Culture Brain	Skip it
169	Marble Madness	Puzzle	Rare	Play it
170	Ninja Gaiden	Action	Tecmo	Essential
171	World Games	Sports	Rare	Skip it
172	The Adventures of Lolo	Puzzle	HAL Laboratory	Essential
173	Amagon	Action	Aicom	Skip it
174	Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	Action	Advance Communication Company	Skip it
175	Fist of the North Star	Beat Em Up	Shouei System	Skip it
176	The Guardian Legend	Adventure	Compile	Essential
177	Legacy of the Wizard	Adventure	Nihon Falcom	Skip it
178	Mappy Land	Arcade	TOSE	Skip it
179	Mystery Quest	Adventure	Carry Lab	Skip it
180	Predator	Action	Pack-In-Video	Skip it
181	Taboo: The Sixth Sense	Tabletop	Rare	Skip it
182	Operation Wolf	Zapper	Taito	Play it
183	The Adventures of Bayou Billy	Beat Em Up	Konami	Skip it
184	Airwolf	Action	Beam Software	Skip it
185	California Games	Sports	Rare	Skip it
186	Desert Commander	Strategy	Kemco	Play it
187	Guerilla War	Action	SNK	Play it
188	HOOPS	Sports	Aicom	Skip it
189	Hydlide	RPG	T&E Soft	Skip it
190	MEGA MAN 2	Platformer	Capcom	Essential
191	MONSTER PARTY	Platformer	Human Entertainment	Play it
192	Nobunaga's Ambition	Strategy	Koei	Skip it
193	Shooting Range	Zapper	TOSE	Skip it
194	Street Cop	Action	Human Entertainment	Skip it
195	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Adventure	Konami	Skip it
196	Track and Field II	Sports	Konami	Skip it
197	Baseball Stars	Sports	SNK	Play it
198	Cobra Triangle	Racing	Rare	Play it
199	Defender of the Crown	Strategy	Beam Software	Skip it
200	Strider	Adventure	Capcom	Play it
201	Super Dodge Ball	Sports	Technōs Japan	Play it
202	Thundercade	SHMUP	Micronics	Skip it
203	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer	Platformer	Winkysoft	Skip it
204	Bad Dudes	Beat Em Up	Data East	Skip it
205	The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle	Puzzle	Kemco	Skip it
206	Dragon Warrior	RPG	Chunsoft	Play it
207	Faxanadu	Adventure	Hudson Soft	Essential
208	Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll	Action	Culture Brain	Skip it
209	Jordan VS Bird: One on One	Sports	Rare	Skip it
210	The Adventures of Dino Riki	SHMUP	Hudson Soft	Skip it
211	Air Fortress	Action	HAL Laboratory	Play it
212	Back to the Future	Action	Beam Software	Skip it
213	Bad Street Brawler	Beat Em Up	Beam Software	Skip it
214	The Black Bass	Sports	Another	Skip it
215	Castlequest	Platformer	ASCII	Skip it
216	DuckTales	Platformer	Capcom	Essential
217	Fester's Quest	Adventure	Sunsoft	Skip it
218	Hollywood Squares	Game Show	Rare	Skip it
219	King's Knight	SHMUP	Square, Works	Skip it
220	NFL	Sports	Atlus	Skip it
221	Prisoners of War	Beat Em Up	SNK	Play it
222	SESAME STREET ABC	Education	Rare, Zippo Games	Skip it
223	SKY SHARK	SHMUP	Software Creations	Skip it
224	Who Framed Roger Rabbit?	Adventure	Rare	Skip it
225	Casino Kid	Sports	SOFEL	Play it
226	Goal!	Sports	TOSE	Skip it
227	Godzilla: Monster of Monsters	Action	Compile	Skip it
228	Jeopardy Junior Edition	Game Show	Rare	Skip it
229	Romance of the Three Kingdoms	Strategy	Koei	Skip it
230	Stealth ATF	Shooter	Imagineering	Skip it
231	The Three Stooges	Action	Beam Software	Skip it
232	Twin Eagle	SHMUP	SETA	Skip it
233	Wheel of Fortune Junior Edition	Game Show	Rare	Skip it
234	720 Degrees	Sports	Beam Software	Skip it
235	Tetris	Arcade	Nintendo Research & Development 1	Play it
236	To The Earth	Zapper	Cirque Verte	Skip it
237	All-Pro Basketball	Sports	Aicom	Skip it
238	Archon	Strategy	Bullet-Proof Software	Essential
239	The Battle of Olympus	RPG	Infinity	Play it
240	Championship Bowling	Sports	Athena	Skip it
241	Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine	SHMUP	Studio 12 productions	Skip it
242	Dig Dug II: Trouble in Paradise	Arcade	Namco	Skip it
243	Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II	Platformer	Rare, Zippo Games	Skip it
244	Knight Rider	Action	Pack-In-Video	Skip it
245	RoboCop	Action	Data East, Sakata SAS	Skip it
246	Shadowgate	Adventure	Kemco	Essential
247	Short Order / Eggsplode	Arcade	TOSE	Skip it
248	Silent Service	Simulation	Rare	Skip it
249	The Uncanny X-Men	Action	Atlus	Skip it
250	Willow	RPG	Capcom	Essential

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