Introduction Baseball Stars was developed and published by SNK, released for the NES in 1989 as a home console entry in the same series behind the arcade original and its Baseball Stars 2 sequel, bringing SNK’s team-building take on baseball to a wider console audience. Players can create and customize a team, allocating stat points…
Introduction 8 Eyes was developed by Thinking Rabbit and published by Taxan, released for the NES in 1990 as an action-platformer following a knight named Orin traveling to eight castles across Europe to recover jeweled orbs stolen by a corrupt duke, accompanied by a trained falcon that assists in combat. Players wield a sword for…
Introduction Adventures of Lolo 2 was developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo, released for the NES in 1990 as a sequel to the original Adventures of Lolo, continuing its single-screen puzzle format where Lolo must collect all heart framers on a stage while avoiding or manipulating monsters to open a path to the…
Introduction Arkanoid II: Revenge of DOH was developed and published by Taito, released for the NES in 1988 as a direct sequel to the original Arkanoid, continuing the Vaus spacecraft’s brick-breaking mission against the resurgent alien force DOH. It expands on the original’s formula with new stage layouts, additional power-up capsules, and boss encounters against…
Introduction A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia was developed by Absolute Entertainment and published by Konami’s overseas arm INTV, released for the NES in 1989 as a puzzle-platformer built around a unique companion mechanic rather than combat. Players control a young boy who can feed different flavored jellybeans to his shapeshifting alien companion,…
Introduction A Nightmare on Elm Street was published by LJN and developed by Rare, released for the NES in 1990 as a licensed adaptation of Wes Craven’s horror franchise, tasking players with controlling a group of Elm Street teenagers who must find and destroy Freddy Krueger’s bones before he can kill them in their dreams….
Introduction Donkey Kong Classics was developed and published by Nintendo, released for the NES in 1988 as a two-in-one compilation bundling faithful home ports of the original 1981 arcade Donkey Kong alongside its 1982 sequel Donkey Kong Jr. Rather than adding new content, the compilation’s value was in preserving both arcade classics accurately on a…
Introduction Super Robot Wars 2 was developed and published by Banpresto, released for the Famicom in 1991 as the second entry in the long-running tactical RPG series that crosses over mecha anime franchises like Mobile Suit Gundam, Mazinger, and Getter Robo into a single strategic battle system. Players command a roster of iconic robots and…
Introduction Nekketsu Fighting Legend was developed and published by Technos Japan, released for the Famicom as part of the Kunio-kun series, the long-running franchise of delinquent-themed sports and action games that would later be localized abroad under names like River City Ransom and Renegade. This entry frames its action as a martial arts tournament, with…
Introduction Kunio-kun no Nekketsu Soccer League was developed and published by Technos Japan, released for the Famicom as a soccer entry in the Kunio-kun series, the same delinquent-school franchise behind River City Ransom and Nekketsu Fighting Legend. True to the series’ exaggerated style, matches favor chaotic, arcade-style soccer over simulation, with players able to pull…
Introduction Final Fantasy III was developed and published by Square, released for the Famicom in Japan in 1990 as the third entry in the series, notable for introducing the Job Change system that let party members switch freely between classes like Knight, Black Mage, and Dragoon rather than being locked into a single role for…
Introduction Arkanoid was developed and published by Taito, released for the NES in 1987 as a home conversion of the 1986 arcade original that helped define the breakout-style genre. Players control the Vaus, a small spacecraft acting as a paddle, bouncing a ball upward to destroy grids of colored bricks across increasingly elaborate stages, with…