1989 in video gaming

Events

• Bullfrog Productions releases Populous on June 5, 1989, which was one of the first commercially successful god games.
• Namco releases Winning Run; Rompers; Blast Off, which is the sequel to Bosconian; Valkyrie no Densetsu; Dirt Fox; World Stadium '89; Finest Hour; Burning Force; Winning Run Suzuka GP; Four Trax; Dangerous Seed and Marvel Land.
• Maxis releases Will Wright's SimCity, the first of the "Sim" games and a revolutionary real-time software toy.
• Tengen releases an unlicensed version of the Tetris video game, which is recalled after Nintendo sues Tengen.
• Wes Cherry writes Solitaire and Robert Donner writes Minesweeper, which are bundled with Microsoft Windows starting from version 3.
• Brøderbund releases the Prince of Persia game, the first in a series of games, noted for its advancements in animation.
• Nintendo of America introduces Enix's Dragon Quest franchise to North America under the name Dragon Warrior.
• Techno Soft releases Herzog Zwei (Mega Drive/Genesis) in Japan, marking an important development in the real-time strategy genre.
• Psygnosis release Shadow of the Beast, demonstrating the capabilities of the Amiga and helping sales of the computer.
• Strategic Studies Group releases Warlords on December 6, 1989, which was one of the first fantasy turn-based strategy game.
• Electronic Arts releases John Madden Football for the Apple II, starting its highly successful line of American football games. It is also the first major football game to feature full 11-man teams.

Hardware

• Atari Corp. releases the Lynx handheld console.
• Mattel, Inc. releases the Power Glove controller for the NES home console.
• Nintendo releases the Game Boy handheld console, first handheld with cartridges.
• NEC's PC-Engine released in North America as the TurboGrafx-16.
• SEGA's Mega Drive released in North America as the Genesis.

Business

• Hasbro, Inc. acquires elements of Coleco Industries, Inc.
• Trinity Acquisition Corporation founded (renamed THQ in 1990)
• Nintendo of America, Inc. vs. Tengen
  • Nintendo sues Tengen over the Tetris video game copyrights. Tengen loses and recalls all its Tetris games.
  • November - Nintendo sues Tengen over production of unlicensed Nintendo games. Tengen loses. (Tengen originally sued Nintendo on December 12, 1988 for antitrust violations.)
• Nintendo v. Camerica Ltd. Nintendo sues Camerica over patent violations related to the Game Genie for the NES console. Camerica wins the suit.
• Nintendo in business for 100 years.

Video game releases

Name	Release Date	Category	Region(s)	Platform(s)
17.11.1989	November, 1989	interactive video game	Europe	ZX Spectrum
1943: The Battle of Midway	June 20, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
720°	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Nightmare on Elm Street	October, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System, DOS
A-10 Tank Killer	1989	Video Game	International	Amiga, DOS
Abadox: The Deadly Inner War	December 15, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Act-Fancer: Cybernetick Hyper Weapon	May, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Action Fighter	1989	Video Game	Europe	Atari ST
Action Fighter	1989	Video Game	United Kingdom	Amiga, Atari ST
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Hillsfar	1989	Video Game	North America	DOS
Adventures of Dino Riki	September, 1989	Video Game	North America	NES
Adventures of Lolo	April, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Adventures of Tom Sawyer	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Adventures of Tom Sawyer	February 6, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
After Burner	1989	Video Game	International	MS-DOS
After Burner	1989	Video Game	Europe	Amiga
After Burner	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System, Amiga
After Burner	March 30, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Air Fortress	1989	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo Entertainment System
Air Fortress	September, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Airwolf	1989	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo Entertainment System
Airwolf	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Al Unser Jr.'s Turbo Racing	January 31, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle	August 14, 1989	Video Game	North America	Genesis
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle	February 10, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Mega Drive
Alien Crush	August 29, 1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Alien Syndrome	1989	Video Game	North America	Microsoft Windows
Alien Syndrome	1989	Video Game	Japan	ZX Spectrum
All American Football	1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
All-Pro Basketball	December, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
All-Pro Basketball	July 21, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Altered Beast	1989	Video Game	Europe	Atari ST, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Master System
Altered Beast	August 14, 1989	Video Game	North America	Genesis
Altered Beast	September 29, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Altered Beast	1989	Video Game	South Africa	Master System
Amagon	April, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
AmeriDarts	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Anticipation	October 25, 1989	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo Entertainment System
APB	1989	Video Game	International	Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Arbalester	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Archon	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Artist Tool	September 29, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
At the Carnival	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Baby Boomer	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Back to the Future	September, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Bad Dudes	1989	Video Game	Europe	Amstrad CPC, Atari ST
Bad Dudes	July 14, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Bad News Baseball	December 15, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Bad Street Brawler	August, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach	February, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Bari Bari Densetsu	November 29, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Baseball (1983)	August, 1989	Video Game	North America	Game Boy
Baseball (1983)	April 21, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Game Boy
Baseball Simulator 1.000	October 27, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Baseball Stars	July, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Baseball Stars	May 19, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Batman Returns	1989	Video Game	Europe	Master System
Batman: The Video Game	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Batman: The Video Game	December 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Battle Ace	November 30, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine SuperGrafx
Battle Shark	July 19, 1989	Video Game	International	Arcade
Benkei Gaiden	July 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Blast Off	1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Blazing Lazers	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Blazing Lazers	July 7, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Blockout	October, 1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Bloody Wolf	September 1, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Blue Lightning	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
BMX Airmaster	1989	Video Game	North America	Atari 2600
Bomberman	January, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Bombuzal	1989	Video Game	North America	MS-DOS
Bonk's Adventure	December 16, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Break In	August 10, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Bubble Bobble	1989	Video Game	North America	Commodore 64, Microsoft Windows
Bullfight Ring no Hasha	December 8, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Burning Force	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Cadash	1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
California Games	May, 1989	Video Game	North America	Master System
Captain Comic	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Casino Kid	June, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Casino Kid	January 6, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Castle of the Winds: Part One - A Question of Vengeance	1989	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Castle of the Winds: Part Two - Lifthransir's Bane	1989	Video Game	International	Microsoft Windows
Castlequest	September, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse	December 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Castlevania: The Adventure	December 15, 1989	Video Game	North America	Game Boy
Castlevania: The Adventure	October 27, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Game Boy
Championship Bowling	December, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Chase H.Q.	1989	Video Game	North America	ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, Amiga, Atari ST, Nintendo Entertainment System
China Warrior	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx 16
Clash at Demonhead	January 27, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Cobra Triangle	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Cobra: Kokuryuoh no Densetsu	March 4, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC Engine-CD
Conflict	December 1, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Cower, Hounds!	1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Crack Down	1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Cratermaze	October 31, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Crystal Mines	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Cyber Cross	June 23, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine	December, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Daichikun Crisis	November 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Dance Aerobics	March, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Dangerous Seed	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Dead Moon	February 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Death Bringer	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Deep Blue	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Deep Blue	March 31, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Defender of the Crown	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Desert Commander	June, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Destiny of an Emperor	May 19, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Dig Dug II	December, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Digital Champ: Battle Boxing	October 13, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Dominator	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Don Doko Don	1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Donkey Kong Classics	August 10, 1989	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo Entertainment System
Double Dragon	July 23, 1989	Video Game	North America	Atari 2600
Double Dragon II: The Revenge	December 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Double Dribble	December 13, 1989	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo Entertainment System
Double Dungeons	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx 16
Double Dungeons	September 29, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde	April, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Dragon Breed	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Dragon Quest	August, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes	December 10, 1989	Video Game	Japan	NEC PC-8801
Dragon Spirit	April 14, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Dragon Spirit	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Drakkhen	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Dungeon Explorer	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx 16
Dungeon Explorer	March 4, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Dungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements	November 10, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Dusty Diamond's All-Star Softball	October 27, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Dynasty Wars	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Escape from the Planet of the Robot Monsters	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
ESWAT Cyber Police	September, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Evert & Lendl Top Players' Tennis	October 13, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
F-1 Dream	August 25, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
F-1 Pilot	March 23, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
F1 Triple Battle	December 23, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Famista '89 - Kaimaku Han‼	July 29, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Famista '90	December 19, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Fantasy Zone	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System, Sharp X68000
Faria: A World of Mystery and Danger	July 21, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Faxanadu	November 16, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Fester's Quest	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Final Fantasy (1987) (MSX2) (Japan)	June 1, 1989	Video Game	Japan	MSX2, MSX2+
Final Fight	December, 1989	Video Game	International	Arcade
Final Lap Twin	July 7, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Finest Hour	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Fire Pro Wrestling 2nd Bout	June 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Fire Pro Wrestling Combination Tag	June 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Fire Shark	1989	Video Game	International	Arcade
Fist of the North Star	April, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Flipull	1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Flying Dragon: The Secret Scroll	August, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Four Trax	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Fun School 2 for 6 to 8 Year Olds	1989	Video Game	United Kingdom	Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS
Fun School 2 for the Over 8s	1989	Video Game	United Kingdom	Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS
Fun School 2 for the Under 6s	1989	Video Game	United Kingdom	Acorn Electron, BBC Micro, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Amiga, MS-DOS
Galaga '88	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Ganbare! Golf Boys	March 28, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Gang Wars	July, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Garfield: A Week of Garfield	April 7, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Ghouls 'n Ghosts	1989	Video Game	Europe	Commodore 64
Ghouls 'n Ghosts	1989	Video Game	North America	Commodore 64
Ghouls 'n Ghosts	October 29, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Mega Drive
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!	October, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Golden Axe	December 22, 1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade, Genesis
Golden Axe	December 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade, Mega Drive
Golf (1985)	November 28, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Game Boy
Hanii Inza Sukai	March 1, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Hard Drivin'	1989	Video Game	International	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64
Hard Drivin'	February, 1989	Video Game	Europe	Arcade
Hard Drivin'	February, 1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Hard Drivin'	September, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Hellfire	1989	Video Game	International	Arcade
Hoops	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Hydlide	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Ikari Warriors	1989	Video Game	North America	Atari 2600
Insector X	August, 1989	Video Game	United States	Arcade
Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf	November 24, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
James Bond 007: Licence to Kill	1989	Video Game	International	Commodore 64, Commodore 128, Amiga, ZX Spectrum, MSX, DOS
Jinmu Denshou Yaksa	June 28, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Jordan vs Bird: One on One	August, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Kaizou Chounin Shubibinman	March 18, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Keith Courage in Alpha Zones	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Kick Off	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
King's Knight	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Knight Rider Special	July 22, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Kore ga Pro Yakyuu '89	December 8, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Laplace no Ma	April 14, 1989	Video Game	Japan	MSX
Legendary Axe	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Little Ninja Brothers	1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Mahjong Gakuen	November 24, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Maison Ikkoku	August 4, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Makai Hakkenden Shada	April 1, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Marvel Land	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Mashou Denki La Valeur	December, 1989	Video Game	Japan	NEC PC-8801
Master Chu And The Drunkard Hu	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Mega Man 2	1989	Video Game	North America	Undefined
Megablast	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Metal Fighter	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Midwinter	1989	Video Game	International	Atari ST, MS-DOS
Mig 29 Soviet Fighter	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Military Madness	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Military Madness	February 9, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Mindseeker	April 18, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Monster Party	June, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Mother	July 27, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Moto Roader	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Mr. Heli	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Mr. Heli no Daibouken	December 1, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Naxat Open	May 30, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Neutopia	November 17, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
NFL Football	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Ninja Warriors	June 30, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Off the Wall	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Oliver & Company	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Omega Fighter	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Onslaught	1989	Video Game	Europe	Amiga
Ordyne	September 8, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Out Live	March 17, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
P-47	March 20, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Pac-Land	June 1, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Personal Nightmare	January 2, 1989	Video Game	North America	Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
Pete Rose Baseball	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Pinball (1984)	May 30, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Famicom Disk System
Pipe Mania	1989	Video Game	International	Amiga, Atari ST, MS-DOS
Plotting	December 15, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Famicom
Populous	June 5, 1989	Video Game	North America	PC-Engine
Power Drift	1989	Video Game	Europe	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Power Drift	1989	Video Game	North America	Commodore 64
Power Golf	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Power Golf	May 25, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Power League II	August 18, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Predator	April, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Prince of Persia	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Q*Bert	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System, Game Boy
Quarth	November, 1989	Video Game	International	Arcade
R-Type	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx 16
R-Type II	December, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Racing Hero	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Radar Lock	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Rambo III	1989	Video Game	United States	Amiga
Rambo III	1989	Video Game	United Kingdom	Amiga
Rampage	1989	Video Game	North America	Atari 2600
Rastan Saga II	1989	Video Game	International	Arcade
River City Ransom	April 24, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Road Runner	1989	Video Game	North America	Atari 2600
Rock On	August 25, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Rocket Ranger	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Romance of the Three Kingdoms II	1989	Video Game	North America	PC-88, PC-98
Rompers	1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Secret Quest	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Shadow Dancer	November, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Shadowgate	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Shinobi	December 8, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Shiryou Sensen	March 24, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
SimCity	1989	Video Game	North America	DOS, Mac OS, Super Nintendo Entertainment System
SonSon II	January 14, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Space Harrier	January 6, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
Space Harrier	1989	Video Game	North America	Amiga
Space Harrier	1989	Video Game	Europe	Amiga
Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon	1989	Video Game	North America	MS-DOS
Spider-Man and Captain America in Doctor Doom's Revenge	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Splatterhouse	1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier	1989	Video Game	North America	Amiga, MS-DOS
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Transinium Challenge	1989	Video Game	North America	MS-DOS
Stealth ATF	October, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Strider	July, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Strider Hiryū	March, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Arcade
Super Dodge Ball	June, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. 2	April 28, 1989	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Bros. 2	May 4, 1989	Video Game	Australia	Nintendo Entertainment System
Super Mario Land	August 1, 1989	Video Game	North America	Game Boy
Super Mario Land	April 21, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Game Boy
Super Momotaro Dentetsu	September 15, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Super Thunder Blade	August 14, 1989	Video Game	North America	Genesis
Susano-O Densetsu	April 27, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Tagin Dragon	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Takeda Shingen	July 28, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Takin' It to the Hoop	December 1, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Tatsu No Ko Fighter	October 20, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Tecmo Baseball	January, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Tecmo Bowl	February, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Tecmo Knight	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	June, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Tengai Makyou Ziria	June 30, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC Engine-CD
Tetris	August, 1989	Video Game	North America	Game Boy
Tetris	June 14, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Game Boy
Tetris	November, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
TETЯIS	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
The Adventures of Bayou Billy	July, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
The Astyanax	December 21, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
The Astyanax	1989	Video Game	International	Arcade
The Astyanax	1989	Video Game	Europe	Nintendo Entertainment System
The Black Bass	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle	July, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
The Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle	February 16, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
The Chessmaster (series)	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
The Duel: Test Drive II	1989	Video Game	International	Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, MSX, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Genesis, Mega Drive, ZX Spectrum
The Final Fantasy Legend	December 15, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Game Boy
The Guardian Legend	April, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
The Hunt for Red October (1987)	1989	Video Game	North America	Apple IIGS
The Uncanny X-Men	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Thunder Force II	August 14, 1989	Video Game	North America	Genesis
Thunder Force II	June 15, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Mega Drive
To the Earth	November, 1989	Video Game	North America	NES
Tombs & Treasure	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Tommy Lasorda Baseball	April, 1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
Track & Field II	June, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Tsuru Teruto no Jissen Kabushiki Bi-Game	November 10, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Twin Eagle	October, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Twin Hawk	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
U.N. Squadron	August, 1989	Video Game	North America	Arcade
U.S. Championship V'Ball	November 10, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Famicom
Ultima III: Exodus	February, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Vapor Trail: Hyper Offence Formation	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Victory Run	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
Vigilante	January 14, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Volfied	December 27, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Wai Wai Mahjong	June 19, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Wheel of Fortune: Junior Edition	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego?	1989	Video Game	North America	Apple II
Who Framed Roger Rabbit?	September, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Willow	December, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Winning Shot	March 3, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Wonder Boy III: The Dragon's Trap	1989	Video Game	North America	Master System
Wonder Momo	April 21, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC Engine
World Class Baseball	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx 16
World Court Tennis	1989	Video Game	North America	TurboGrafx-16
World Games	March, 1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
Wrath of the Black Manta	November 17, 1989	Video Game	Japan	Family Computer
WWF Superstars	May, 1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
WWF WrestleMania	1989	Video Game	North America	Nintendo Entertainment System
X-Men: Madness in Murderworld	1989	Video Game	North America	Undefined
Xak: The Art of Visual Stage	June, 1989	Video Game	International	NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801
Xak: The Art of Visual Stage	November, 1989	Video Game	Japan	MSX2
Xevious	June 29, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Ys I & II	December 21, 1989	Video Game	Japan	PC-Engine
Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished	1989	Video Game	North America	MS-DOS, Apple IIGS
Ys III: Wanderers from Ys	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined
Zero Wing	1989	Video Game	Undefined	Undefined

Hardware releases

Name	Release Date	Category	Region(s)
Game Boy	August, 1989	Handheld	United States
Game Boy	April 21, 1989	Handheld	Japan
Genesis	August 14, 1989	Home Console	North America
Genesis Controller	August 14, 1989	Controller	North America
Lynx	1989	Handheld	North America
PC-Engine	1989	Home Console	Asia
PC-Engine CD-ROM²	1989	Peripheral	Asia
PC-Engine Controller	1989	Controller	Asia
TurboGrafx-16	August 29, 1989	Home Console	North America