I like the idea of people being able see what lies ahead. With that in mind, I’ve made a list of all the games we’ll be covering in this project. Please note that unlicensed games get their own category for the year since the documentation on their release is spotty at best. They’ll be looked at after the licensed game for that year unless I can find something that gives me a more exact release date.
1987 Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Unlicensed
1988 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Unlicensed
1989 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Unlicensed
1990 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Unlicensed
1991 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Unlicensed
1992 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Unlicensed
1993 Jan Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Unlicensed
1994 Feb Mar Jun Aug Dec Unlicensed
1985
Best Game – Super Mario Bros.
Hidden Gem – Wrecking Crew
Worst Game – Clu Clu Land
Honorable Mention – Hogan’s Alley
October (Launch Titles)
- 10-Yard Fight
- Baseball
- Clu Clu Land
- Donkey Kong Jr. Math
- Duck Hunt
- Excitebike
- Golf
- Gyromite
- Hogan’s Alley
- Ice Climber
- Kung Fu
- Mach Rider
- Pinball
- Stack-Up
- Super Mario Bros.
- Tennis
- Wild Gunman
- Wrecking Crew
1986
June
- Balloon Fight
- Donkey Kong
- Donkey Kong 3
- Donkey Kong Jr.
- Gumshoe
- Mario Brothers
- Popeye
- Urban Champion
October
November
December
1987
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
- 3D WorldRunner
- Deadly Towers
- Double Dribble
- Lode Runner
- Raid on Bungeling Bay
- Ring King
- Sky Kid
- Spelunker
- Spy Hunter
- Sqoon
- Stadium Events
- Star Voyager
- Stinger
- Tiger-Heli
- Winter Games
October
- Alpha Mission
- Lunar Pool
- Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
- Rad Racer
- Zanac
November
- Breakthru
- Goonies 2, The
- Gotcha!
- Jaws
- Karate Kid, The
- Kid Niki – Radical Ninja
- Star Force
- Super Pitfall
- Top Gun
December
- Mega Man
- Wizards and Warriors
Unlicensed
- R.B.I. Baseball
1988
January
- Karnov
- Renegade
February
- Contra
- Gun Smoke
- RC Pro-Am
- T&C Surf Design
March
- Dragon Power
- Ice Hockey
April
- Freedom Force
- Ikari Warriors II
- Major League Baseball
May
- City Connection
- Rambo
June
- Double Dragon
- Metal Gear
July
- Bases Loaded
- Defender 2
- Gauntlet (Licensed)
- Iron Tank
- Legendary Wings
- RBI Baseball (Licensed)
August
- Lifeforce
- World Class Track Meet
September
- Galaga
- Golgo 13
- Adventure Island
- Jackal
- Jeopardy!
- Lee Trevino’s Fighting Golf
- Milon’s Secret Castle
- Pac-Man (Licensed)
- Wheel of Fortune
- Xevious
October
- 1943
- Donkey Kong Classics
- Ghostbusters
- Joust
- Magmax
- Mickey Mousecapade
- Millipede
- Racket Attack
- Seicross
- Spy Vs Spy
- Super Mario Bros 2
November
- Anticipation
- Blaster Master
- Bubble Bobble
- Cobra Command
- Dr Chaos
- SMB/Duck Hunt
- Super Team Games
December
- Bionic Commando
- Blades of Steel
- Bump’n’Jump
- Castlevania 2
- Indiana Jones ToD
- Othello
- Paperboy
- Platoon
- Rampage
- Robo Warrior
- Skate or Die!
- Superman
- Xenophobe
- Legend of Zelda II – The Adventure of Link
Unlicensed
- Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
- Tetris
- Vindicators
1989
January
- Bomberman
- Sesame Street 123
- Star Soldier
- Tecmo Baseball
- WWF Wrestlemania
February
- Bandai Golf
- Friday the 13th
- Gyruss
- Q-bert
- Tecmo Bowl
- Ultima – Exodus
March
- Dance Aerobics
- John Elway’s Quarterback
- Kung-Fu Heroes
- Marble Madness
- Ninja Gaiden
- World Games
April
- Adventures of Lolo
- Amagon
- Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
- Fist of the North Star
- Guardian Legend, The
- Legacy of the Wizard
- Mappy-Land
- Mystery Quest
- Predator
- Taboo The 6th Sense
May
- Operation Wolf
June
- Airwolf
- California Games
- Desert Commander
- Guerrilla War
- Hoops
- Hydlide
- Mega Man 2
- Monster Party
- Nobunaga’s Ambition
- Shooting Range
- Street Cop
- Super Dodge Ball
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Track & Field 2
July
- Baseball Stars
- Cobra Triangle
- Defender of the Crown
- Strider
- Thundercade
August
- Adventures of Tom Sawyer
- Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle
- Dragon Warrior
- Faxanadu
- Flying Dragon
- Jordan Vs Bird
September
- Adventures of Dino Riki
- Air Fortress
- Back to the Future
- Bad Street Brawler
- Black Bass USA, The
- Castlequest
- Duck Tales
- Fester’s Quest
- Hollywood Squares
- King’s Knight
- NFL Football
- POW – Prisoners of War
- Sesame Street ABC
- Sky Shark
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
October
- Casino Kid
- Goal!
- Godzilla!
- Jeopardy! Jr Edition
- Romance of the 3 Kingdoms
- Stealth ATF
- Three Stooges
- Twin Eagle
- Wheel of Fortune Jr Ed
November
- 720
- Tetris
- To The Earth
December
- All-Pro Basketball
- Archon
- Battle of Olympus, The
- Championship Bowling
- Cybernoid -
- Dig Dug 2
- Ironsword – W&W 2
- Knight Rider
- Magic of Scheherazade
- Marvel’s X-Men
- Robocop
- Shadowgate
- Short Order – Eggsplode
- Silent Service
- Willow
Unlicensed
- The Adventures of Captain Comic
- After Burner
- Alien Syndrome
- Baby Boomer
- Crystal Mines
- Fantasy Zone
- Gauntlet
- Impossible Mission II (SEI)
- Impossible Mission II (AVE)
- Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu
- Metal Fighter
- Pac-Man
- Raid 2020
- Road Runner
- Rolling Thunder
- Shinobi
- Super Sprint
- Toobin’
1990
January
- 8 Eyes
- A Boy and His Blob
- Bases Loaded 2
- Chessmaster, The
- Clash At Demonhead
- Demon Sword
- Double Dragon II
- Evert & Lendl Tennis
- Genghis Khan
- Infiltrator
- Kings of the Beach
- Rescue Embassy Mission
- River City Ransom
- RoadBlasters
- Rock ‘n’ Ball
- Top Gun 2nd Mission
- Twin Cobra
February
- Batman
- Dash Galaxy Alien Asylum
- Destination Earthstar
- Rollerball
- Super Mario Bros 3
- Super Spike V’Ball
March
- Abadox
- Adventures of Lolo 2
- Al Unser Jr Turbo Racing
- Astyanax
- Baseball Simulator 1000
- Burai Fighter
- Code Name Viper
- Conflict
- Fisher Price I Can Remember
- Fisher Price Perfect Fit
- Heavy Barrel
- Jack Nicklaus’ Golf
- Kid Kool
- Magic Johnson’s Fast Break
- Target Renegade
- Terra Cresta
- Vegas Dream
- Wheel of Fortune Family Ed
- Win, Lose or Draw
April
- Double Dare
- Dynowarz
- Ghostbusters 2
- Super Offroad
- Phantom Fighter
- Pinbot
- Snake’s Revenge
- Snoopy’s Sports Spectacular
- Super C
- Tecmo World Wrestling
- WCW Wrestling
- Wrath of the Black Manta
- Xexyz
May
- Final Fantasy
- Ninja Gaiden II
- Remote Control
June
- Adventures in Magic Kingdom
- Arkista’s Ring
- Bad News Baseball
- Boulder Dash
- Cabal
- Captain Sky Hawk
- Castle of Dragon
- Chip ‘n Dale Rescue Rangers
- Dragon Spirit New Legend
- Heavy Shreddin’
- Jeopardy! 25th Ann Ed
- Last Starfighter, The
- Mafat Conspiracy
- Mechanized Attack
- M Andretti’s Grand Prix
- Pinball Quest
- Puss ‘n Boots
- Rad Racer 2
- Rocket Ranger
- Shingen The Ruler
- Silk Worm
- Solstice
- Starship Hector
- Wall Street Kid
July
- Bad Dudes
- Battle Chess
- Bigfoot
- Circus Caper
- Crystalis
- Dungeon Magic
- Dusty Diamond’s Softball
- Gilligan’s Island
- Image Fight
- Little League Baseball
- Mad Max
- Pictionary
- Snake Rattle’n Roll
- Wizardry
August
- Barker Bill’s Trick Shooting
- Dick Tracy
- NARC
- Swords And Serpents
- Total Recall
September
- Back to the Future 2 & 3
- Battle Tank
- Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout
- Castlevania 3 Dracula’s Curse
- Classic Concentration
- Destiny of an Emperor
- Dragon Warrior 2
- Gauntlet 2
- Journey to Silius
- Kickle Cubicle
- Little Nemo Dream Master
- Low G Man
- Maniac Mansion
- Mission Impossible
- MULE
- NES Play Action Football
- Pipe Dream
- Rally Bike
- Rollergames
- Skate or Die 2
- Solar Jetman
- Spot
- Street Fighter 2010
- Thunderbirds
- Time Lord
- Ultimate Basketball
October
- A Nightmare On Elm Street
- Big Bird’s Hide And Speak
- Caveman Games
- Days of Thunder
- Dr Mario
- Gremlins 2
- Loopz
- Mendel Palace
- Orb 3D
- Super Glove Ball
November
- Arch Rivals
- Conquest of the Crystal Palace
- Formula One Built To Win
- Immortal, The
- Mega Man 3
- Muppet Adventure
- Palamedes
- Punisher, The
- Puzznic
- Silver Surfer
- Werewolf
- WWF Wrestlemania Challenge
- Yo! Noid
December
- Adventures of Rad Gravity
- Bandit Kings Ancient China
- Deja Vu
- Digger T Rock
- Dirty Harry
- Dragon’s Lair
- Jackie Chan’s Action Kung Fu
- Little Ninja Brothers
- Ninja Crusaders
- Nintendo World Cup
- North & South
- Punch-Out!!
- Shadow of the Ninja
- Startropics
- SMB/Duck Hunt/Track Meet
- Super Spike V’Ball / World Cup
- TMNT 2
- Thunder & Lightning
- Ultima – Quest of the Avatar
Unlicensed
- Castle of Deceit
- Challenge of the Dragon
- Chiller
- Death Race
- Deathbots
- Double Strike
- Dudes with Attitude
- F-15 City War
- Galactic Crusader
- King Neptune’s Adventure
- Klax
- Krazy Kreatures
- Menace Beach
- Mission Cobra
- Moon Ranger
- Ms. Pac-Man
- Pac-Mania
- Pesterminator – The Western Exterminator
- The P’radikus Conflict
- R.B.I. Baseball 2
- Robodemons
- Shockwave
- Silent Assault
- Skulls & Crossbones
- Taggin’ Dragon
- Tiles of Fate
- Wally Bear and the No! Gang
1991
January
- AD&D Heroes of the Lance
- Fun House
- GI Joe
- Hunt For Red October, The
- Kabuki – Quantum Fighter
- Krion Conquest, The
- Peter Pan & The Pirates
- Qix
- Untouchables, The
- Wayne Gretzky Hockey
February
- Conan
- Double Dragon III
- Flying Warriors
- Galaxy 5000
- Adventure Island 2
- Ikari 3 – The Rescue
- Isolated Warrior
- Last Ninja, The
- Magician
- Metal Storm
- Princess Tomato
- Bart Vs the Space Mutants
- Ski or Die
- Super Cars
- Touchdown Fever
March
- Harlem Globetrotters
- In.Jones Last Crusade (Taito)
- Kiwi Kraze
- Metal Mech
- Power Blade
- Totally Rad
- Whomp’Em
April
- Bill Elliott’s NASCAR
- Nobunaga’s Ambition 2
- Robocop 2
- World Champ
May
- Beetlejuice
- Family Feud
- Flight of the Intruder
- Monopoly
- The Rocketeer
- Times of Lore
June
- Base Wars
- Battletoads
- Castelian
- Faria
- Laser Invasion
- Rainbow Islands
- SCAT
- Tombs and Treasure
- Uninvited
- Videomation
July
- Frankenstein
- High Speed
- Klash Ball
- The Little Mermaid
August
- Bill & Ted’s Adventure
- Lone Ranger, The
- Ninja Gaiden 3
September
- Adventures of Lolo 3
- Bases Loaded 3
- Captain Planet
- Gun Nac
- Magic Darts
- Monster Truck Rally
- NES Open Golf
- Rockin’ Kats
- Romance Three Kingdoms 2
- Smash TV
- Super Jeopardy!
- Where’s Waldo
- Zombie Nation
October
- American Gladiators
- Bo Jackson Baseball
- Darkman
- Home Alone
- Pirates!
- Roger Clemens Baseball
- Trog
- Where Is Carmen Sandiego ?
- Wolverine
November
- Bard’s Tale
- Eliminator Boat Duel
- L’Empereur
- Robin Hood
- Sesame Street ABC – 123
- Snow Bros
- Space Shuttle Project
- Star Wars
- Uncharted Waters
- Vice – Project Doom
- Wurm
December
- Barbie
- Batman Return of the Joker
- Captain America
- Flintstones Rescue
- Golf Grand Slam
- Shatterhand
- Bart Vs the World
- TaleSpin
- Tecmo Super Bowl
- Tiny Toon Adventures
- Toki
- Tom & Jerry (and Tuffy)
- Treasure Master
Unlicensed
- Action 52
- Bible Adventures
- Big Nose the Caveman
- Bubble Bath Babes
- Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land
- The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy
- Hot Slots
- King og Kings, The Early Years
- Mermaids of Atlantis
- Micro Machines
- Operation Secret Storm
- Peek A Boo Poker
- Quattro Adventure
- R.B.I. Baseball 3
- Rad Rocker – Deluxe Tennis II
- Secret Scout
- Ultimate League Soccer
- The Ultimate Stuntman
- Venice Beach Volleyball
1992
January
- Cyberball
- Addams Family, The
- Attack Killer Tomatoes
- Bucky O’Hare
- Cowboy Kid
- Die Hard
- Dragon Fighter
- Kick Master
- Legends of the Diamond
- Mega Man 4
- Monster in my Pocket
- Motor City Patrol
- Nightshade
- Rampart
- Sword Master
- Wheel of Fortune Vanna White
February
- F-15 Strike Eagle
- Godzilla
- Hudson Hawk
- MC Kids
- Sesame Street Countdown
- Star Trek 25th Ann.
- Super Spy Hunter
- TMNT 3
- Terminator 2
March
- Dragon Warrior 3
- Fisher Price Firehouse Rescue
- Gemfire
- Ghoul School
- GI Joe Atlantis Factor
- Star Wars Empire Strikes Back
- T&C 2 Thrilla’s Surfari
- Wizards & Warriors 3
April
- AD&D Pool of Radiance
- Hatris
- Hook
- Mutant Virus, The
- Paperboy 2
- Toxic Crusaders
- Ultimate Air Combat
- Wizardry Knight of Diamonds
May
- Race America
- Roundball 2-on-2
- Wacky Races
June
- Darkwing Duck
- Day Dreamin’ Davey
- Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge
- King’s Quest V
- Power Punch 2
- Yoshi
July
- AD&D Dragon Strike
- Baseball Stars 2
- Blue Marlin, The
- Defenders of Dynatron City
August
- Danny Sullivan’s Indy Heat
- Gold Medal Challenge ‘92
- Greg Norman’s Golf Power
- Might and Magic
- Robocop 3
September
- Blues Brothers
- Contra Force
- Adventure Island 3
- Krusty’s Fun House
- Tecmo Cup Soccer Game
- WWF Steel Cage Challenge
October
- Crash’n Boys Street Challenge
- Dragon Warrior 4
- Felix the Cat
- Gargoyle’s Quest 2
- Home Alone 2
- Legend of the Ghost Lion
- Panic Restaurant
- Power Blade 2
- Spider-Man
- Stanley – Livingston
November
- Goal! Two
- James Bond Jr
- Lemmings
- Little Samson
- Prince of Persia
- Tecmo NBA Basketball
- Widget
December
- Rocky and Bullwinkle
- Best of the Best
- Caesar’s Palace
- F-117a Stealth Fighter
- George Foreman’s KO Boxing
- Great Waldo Search, The
- Jetsons – Cogswell’s Caper
- Joe & Mac
- Mega Man 5
- RC Pro-Am 2
- Bartman Radioactive Man
- Swamp Thing
- Terminator, The
- Tiny Toon Cartoon Workshop
- Young Indy Jones Chronicles
Unlicensed
- 6 in 1 (Caltron)
- 6 in 1 (Myriad)
- Bee 52
- Big Nose Freaks Out
- Blackjack
- Fire Hakw
- Joshua and the Battle of Jericho
- Linus Spacehead’s “Cosmic Crusade”
- Maxi 15
- Mig 29 Soviet Fighter
- Quattro Arcade
- Solitaire
- Spiritual Warfare
- Stunt Kids
- Trolls on Treasure Island
1993
January
- Batman Returns
- Break Time
- Overlord
- Ultima Warriors Destiny
March
- AD&D Hillsfar
- Bomberman 2
- Rollerblade Racer
April
- Alien 3
- Fire ‘n Ice
- Mickey’s Safari Letterland
- Zen Intergalactic Ninja
May
- Bases Loaded 4
- Casino Kid 2
- Kid Klown
- Kirby’s Adventure
- Lethal Weapon
- Tiny Toon Adventures 2
- Yoshi’s Cookie
June
- Battletoads Double Dragon
- Cool World
- Duck Tales 2
- Jurassic Park
July
- Color A Dinosaur
- Mario Is Missing!
- Mighty Final Fight
August
- Addams Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt
- Bubble Bobble Part 2
September
- Battleship
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula
- Star Trek – TNG
October
- Championship Pool
- Last Action Hero
- Nigel Mansell’s WCC
- Tetris 2
November
- Jimmy Connor’s Tennis
- Ms Pac-Man (Namco)
- Pac-Man (Namco)
- Pro Sport Hockey
- Ren & Stimpy Show, The
- Wayne’s World
- WWF King of the Ring
December
- Cliffhanger
- Indy Jones Crusade (UBI Soft)
Unlicensed
- Bible Buffet
- Dizzy the Adventurer
- Quattro Sports
1994
February
- Alfred Chicken
- Bonk’s Adventure
- Chip ‘n Dale Rangers 2
- TMNT Tournament Fighters
March
- Mega Man 6
- Mickey’s Advs in Numberland
- Startropics 2 – Zoda’s Revenge
June
- Mario’s Time Machine!
August
- Flintstones 2 Surprise
- Incredible Crash Dummies
- Jungle Book, The
December
- Wario’s Woods
1995
Unlicensed
- Sunday Funday
