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EVENTS

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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