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Notable releases
Namco
releases ''
Dig Dug II
'', ''
Metro-Cross
'', ''
Baraduke
'', ''
Motos
'' and ''
Sky Kid
''.
Alexey Pajitnov
creates the ''
Tetris
'' video game in the
USSR
.
Nintendo
released its most popular versions (for the
NES
and
Game Boy
) in
1989
.
Atari
releases ''
Gauntlet
'' (by
Ed Logg
), the first
Dungeon Crawl
arcade game.
Nintendo
releases ''
Super Mario Bros.
'' (designed by
Shigeru Miyamoto
), one of the most popular games of all time.
''
Ghosts 'n Goblins
'' (
Capcom
, arcade), one of the most popular arcade games of the year, spawned a series of later games
Elite Systems UK
releases ''
Roller Coaster
'', a
Platformer
in the mould of the previous year's
Best Seller
, ''
Jet Set Willy
''. ''Roller Coaster'' was the first game to ever simulate
Fairgound Rides
.
Bubble Bus software release the popular
Arcade Adventure
''
Starquake
'' for several 8-bit computers. In later years, it is ported to 16-bit platforms.
Pete Cooke
's ambitious, sprawling science-fiction game ''
Tau Ceti
'' is published in the
United Kingdom
.
Hardware
Commodore Business Machines
releases the
Amiga 1000
personal computer
Atari
releases the
520ST
personal computer
INTV
Corp. releases the
INTV III
home console
Telegames
releases the
Dina
home console, a
Colecovision
clone
Nintendo
releases the
NES
video game console in the
United States
and the
Robotic Operating Buddy
(ROB) robot and video game for the NES home console
Sega
's
SG-1000 Mark III
released in
Japan
Business
New companies:
Titus
Interactive,
Code Masters
,
Westwood Studios
, Inc.,
Square Co., Ltd.
Defunct companies: RDI Systems