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Most Acclaimed Games of 1989
1 to 10 of 10 results
Platforms
Arcade
Atari 2600 / Atari 5200 / Atari 7800
DOS
Mega Drive / Genesis
Nintendo Entertainment System
PC
Retro PC
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
Genres
Action
Adventure
Arcade
Fighting
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Platform
Puzzle
Racing
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
Role-playing (RPG)
Sandbox
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1989 rank
1
1
Mega Man 2
All time rank:
72
Developer:
Capcom
Platform:
NES
Genres:
Action
,
Adventure
,
Platform
Year:
1989
2
2
SimCity
All time rank:
155
Developer:
Maxis
Platforms:
DOS
,
Retro
Genres:
Sandbox
,
Simulator
,
Strategy
Year:
1989
3
3
Prince of Persia
All time rank:
276
Developer:
Brøderbund Software
Platforms:
DOS
,
Retro
Genres:
Action
,
Adventure
,
Platform
,
Puzzle
Year:
1989
4
4
Populous
All time rank:
412
Developer:
Bullfrog Productions
Platforms:
DOS
,
GEN
,
Retro
,
SNES
Genres:
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
,
Role-playing (RPG)
,
Simulator
,
Strategy
Year:
1989
5
5
Herzog Zwei
All time rank:
487
Developer:
Technosoft
Platform:
GEN
Genres:
Real Time Strategy (RTS)
,
Strategy
Year:
1989
6
6
Final Fight
All time rank:
573
Developers:
Capcom
,
U.S. Gold
Platforms:
ARC
,
Atari
,
Retro
Genres:
Action
,
Adventure
,
Arcade
,
Fighting
,
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Year:
1989
7
7
DuckTales
All time rank:
592
Developer:
Capcom
Platforms:
NES
,
PC
Genre:
Platform
Year:
1989
8
8
Stunt Car Racer / Stunt Track Racer
All time rank:
604
Developer:
MicroStyle
Platforms:
Atari
,
DOS
,
Retro
Genres:
Action
,
Racing
Year:
1989
9
9
Phantasy Star II
All time rank:
608
Developer:
Sega R&D 2
Platform:
GEN
Genres:
Action
,
Role-playing (RPG)
Year:
1989
10
10
Golden Axe
All time rank:
690
Developer:
Team Shinobi
Platforms:
ARC
,
GEN
Genres:
Action
,
Arcade
,
Hack and slash/Beat 'em up
Year:
1989