December 2010
62 posts
Dec 29th
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Dec 16th
Dec 15th
Dec 9th
Veigues Tactical Gladiator :: June 29, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
TV Sports Football :: September 10, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Timeball (aka Blodia) :: February 23, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Tiger Road :: February 23, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Super Volleyball :: February 7, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Splatterhouse :: April 3, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
1 note
Sonic Spike (aka World Beach Volley) :: July 27,...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Psychosis (aka Paranoia) :: March 1, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Pac-Land :: June 1, 1989
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Ninja Spirit (aka Saigo no Nindō) :: July 6, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Neutopia :: November 17, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Legendary Axe II (aka Ankoku Densetsu) ::...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Klax :: August 10, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
King of Casino :: March 27, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Jack Nicklaus Turbo Golf (aka Jack Nicklaus'...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Final Lap Twin :: July 7, 1989
Japanese release. American release. My brother laughed so hard at the character portraits and dialogue in Final Lap Twin’s quest mode that he ended up vomiting on the game’s case and manual. He was eight years old at the time. To be fair, that quest mode has really grown on me since then, in part because it is ridiculous.
Dec 8th
Drop Off (aka Drop Rock Hora Hora) :: March 30,...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Dragon's Curse (aka Adventure Island) :: December...
Japanese release. American release. Another odd instance of a game coming out first in America, although that’s mitigated somewhat by Dragon’s Curse being a port of Wonder Boy III: The Dragon’s Trap. The name “Adventure Island” is not at all inappropriate, though, considering that Hudson Soft first used the name for its own Wonder Boy-alike on the NES.
Dec 8th
2 notes
Double Dungeons :: September 29, 1989
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Devil's Crush (aka Devil Crash) :: July 20, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
1 note
Cyber Core :: March 9, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 8th
Cratermaze (aka Doraemon: Meikyu Daisakusen) ::...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Chew-Man-Fu (aka Be Ball) :: March 30, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Bravoman (aka Chozetsu Rinjin Berabo Man) :: July...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Boxyboy (aka Sokoban World) :: March 16, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Bonk's Adventure (aka PC Genjin) :: December 16,...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Bloody Wolf (aka Narazumono Sentō Bloody Wolf) ::...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
André Panza Kick Boxing (aka The Kick Boxing) ::...
Japanese release. American release. In a weird reversal, the American version came out first in the HuCard format; the Japanese release came out about a year later (July 31, 1992) on CD-ROM.
Dec 7th
Aero Blasters :: February 11, 1990
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
World Court Tennis (aka World Court) :: August 11,...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
World Class Baseball (aka Power League) :: June...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Vigilante :: January 14, 1989
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
1 note
Victory Run :: December 28, 1987
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Takin' It To The Hoop (aka USA Pro Basketball) ::...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Space Harrier :: December 9, 1988
Japanese release. American release. Of the TurboGrafx-16 games released in America in 1989, only Space Harrier would retain its original cover art.
Dec 7th
Side Arms :: July 14, 1989
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
R-Type :: March 25, 1988
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Power Golf :: May 25, 1989
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Ordyne :: September 8, 1989
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Moto Roader :: February 23, 1989
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Military Madness (aka Nectaris) :: February 9,...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
The Legendary Axe (aka Makyō Densetsu) ::...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Keith Courage in Alpha Zones (aka Mashin Eiyūden...
Japanese release. American release. Keith Courage in Alpha Zones was never released in a box in America.
Dec 7th
J.J. & Jeff (aka Kato-chan & Ken-chan) :: November...
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
Blazing Lazers (aka Gunhed) :: July 7, 1989
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th
1 note
Galaga '90 (aka Galaga '88) :: July 15, 1988
Japanese release. American release.
Dec 7th