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1990 in video gaming

Index 1990 in video gaming

1990 has seen many sequels and prequels in video games and several new titles such as Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Dr. Mario. [1]

83 relations: Alpha Waves, Amstrad, Atari, SA, Blitz Games, Bonk (series), Bonk's Adventure, Boxy Boy, Bravoman, Camerica, Capcom, Captain Falcon, Captive (video game), Codemasters, Color Dreams, Commander Keen, Dr. Mario, Dragon Saber, F-Zero (video game), Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy (video game), Final Lap 2, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light, G-LOC: Air Battle, Galoob, Game Gear, Game Genie, Glossary of video game terms, Golly! Ghost!, Hideo Kojima, King's Quest V, Konami, Kyūkai Dōchūki, List of Mega Man characters, LucasArts, Mega Man 3, Metal Gear (video game), Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, MicroProse, Mindscape, Namco, Natsume (company), NEC, Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment System, Nintendo World Championships, Nintendomagasinet, Origin Systems, Personal computer, Pistol Daimyo no Bōken, Pit-Fighter, ..., Platform game, Proto Man, R-360, Railroad Tycoon, Revolution Software, Rolling Thunder 2, Sega, Sega Genesis, Shareware, Sid Meier, Sierra Entertainment, Smash TV, Snake's Revenge, SNK, Square (company), Square Enix Europe, Steel Gunner, Super Mario Bros. 3, Super Mario World, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Swedish language, Tactical role-playing game, Team17, The Secret of Monkey Island, THQ, TurboExpress, TurboGrafx-16, Tynesoft, Ultima VI: The False Prophet, Wing Commander (video game), World Stadium, Yoshi, ZX Spectrum. Expand index (33 more) »

Alpha Waves

Alpha Waves is an early 3D game that combines labyrinthine exploration with platform gameplay.

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Amstrad

Amstrad is a British electronics company.

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Atari, SA

Atari, SA (formerly Infogrames Entertainment, SA) is a French holding company headquartered in Paris.

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Blitz Games

Blitz Games (formerly known as Interactive Studios) was a division of Blitz Games Studios and was responsible for producing its family titles, which were often licensed games based on popular characters.

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Bonk (series)

Bonk is a video game character from NEC's TurboGrafx-16 console.

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Bonk's Adventure

Bonk's Adventure is a 2D platform video game developed by Red Company and Atlus as the first game in the Bonk series that was released in 1989 in Japan and 1990 in North America for the TurboGrafx-16.

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Boxy Boy

, known as Boxy Boy in the United States is a puzzle arcade game released by Namco in 1990; it runs on Namco System 1 hardware, and is based on the Sokoban game series, by Thinking Rabbit.

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Bravoman

, which has also been known as Bioboxer and Brabo-Man, is a 1988 beat 'em up/horizontal scrolling shooter hybrid arcade game, developed and released by Namco for the arcades, only in Japan.

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Camerica

Camerica was a Canadian video game company founded in 1988.

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Capcom

is a Japanese video game developer and publisher known for creating numerous multi-million selling game franchises, including Street Fighter, Mega Man, Resident Evil, Devil May Cry, Ace Attorney, Monster Hunter, and Dead Rising, as well as games based on the Disney animated properties.

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Captain Falcon

, also known as Falcon or C. Falcon, is a fictional character in the racing video game series F-Zero.

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Captive (video game)

Captive is a science fiction role-playing video game released by Mindscape in 1990.

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Codemasters

The Codemasters Software Company Limited (formerly Electric Games Company Limited), doing business as Codemasters, is a British video game developer and publisher founded by David Darling and his brother Richard in 1986.

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Color Dreams

Color Dreams (d/b/a StarDot Technologies) is an American company formerly known for developing and publishing unlicensed video games for the 8-bit Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).

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Commander Keen

Commander Keen is a series of side-scrolling platform video games developed primarily by id Software.

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Dr. Mario

is a 1990 action puzzle video game produced by Gunpei Yokoi and designed by Takahiro Harada.

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Dragon Saber

, complete name: Dragon Saber: After Story of Dragon Spirit is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game, released by Namco in 1990; it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and as its complete title suggests, it is the sequel to Dragon Spirit which had been released three years earlier.

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F-Zero (video game)

F-Zero is a futuristic racing video game developed by Nintendo EAD and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

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Final Fantasy

Final Fantasy is a science fiction and fantasy media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and developed and owned by Square Enix (formerly Square).

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Final Fantasy (video game)

Final Fantasy is a fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1987.

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Final Lap 2

is a sequel to Final Lap (released by Namco in 1990); it runs upon Namco System 2 hardware, and much like the original title (and Four Trax), it allows up to eight players to play simultaneously when four two-player sit-down cabinets are connected together, but this one features four different tracks which are set in the game's home country of Japan (the Suzuka Circuit from the original), Italy, Monaco, and the United States (which resembles the Test track that was featured in Pole Position II).

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Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light is a tactical role-playing video game co-developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo Research & Development 1, and published by Nintendo for the Family Computer home video game console in 1990.

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G-LOC: Air Battle

G-LOC: Air Battle is a 1990 air combat arcade game by Sega.

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Galoob

Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc. was a toy company headquartered in South San Francisco, California.

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Game Gear

The is an 8-bit fourth generation handheld game console released by Sega on October 6, 1990 in Japan, in April throughout North America and Europe, and during 1992 in Australia.

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Game Genie

Game Genie is the name of a line of video game cheat cartridges originally designed by Codemasters and sold by Camerica and Galoob.

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Glossary of video game terms

This is a glossary of video game terms which lists the general terms as commonly used in Wikipedia articles related to video games and its industry.

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Golly! Ghost!

is an electro-mechanical/video game hybrid released by Namco in 1990; it runs upon Namco System 2 hardware, and employs a diorama which is controlled by the game's driver board to open and close mechanical doors which are connected to solenoids, much like the moveable items on a pinball table.

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Hideo Kojima

is a Japanese video game designer, screenwriter, director, and game producer.

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King's Quest V

King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (also known simply as King's Quest V) is a 1990 graphic adventure game by Sierra On-Line.

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Konami

, commonly referred to as Konami, is a Japanese entertainment and gaming conglomerate.

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Kyūkai Dōchūki

is a baseball arcade game that was released by Namco in 1990 only in Japan; it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and is a spin-off of Yokai Dochuki (Namco's first 16-bit arcade game).

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List of Mega Man characters

This is a list of characters from the Mega Man series.

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LucasArts

LucasArts Entertainment Company, LLC is an American video game publisher and licensor.

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Mega Man 3

Mega Man 3, known as in Japan and Mega Man III in game, is an action-platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

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Metal Gear (video game)

Metal Gear is an overhead military action-adventure stealth video game originally released in by Konami for the MSX2 computer in Japan and parts of Europe.

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Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake

Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake is an overhead action-adventure stealth video game, with the tagline "Tactical Espionage Game", that was originally released by Konami in for the MSX2 computer platform.

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MicroProse

MicroProse Software Inc. was an American video game publisher and developer founded by "Wild" Bill Stealey and Sid Meier in 1982.

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Mindscape

Mindscape, Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher based in Novato, California.

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Namco

is a Japanese corporation that operates game centers and theme parks, but is best known for its previous identity as a video game developer and publisher.

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Natsume (company)

Natsume is the name of two video games publishers, Natsume-Atari and Natsume Inc, that were once the same company but are now completely separated.

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NEC

is a Japanese multinational provider of information technology (IT) services and products, headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

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Nintendo

Nintendo Co., Ltd. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics and video game company headquartered in Kyoto.

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Nintendo Entertainment System

The Nintendo Entertainment System (commonly abbreviated as NES) is an 8-bit home video game console that was developed and manufactured by Nintendo.

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Nintendo World Championships

The Nintendo World Championships (NWC) is a video game competition series, organized by Nintendo of America.

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Nintendomagasinet

Nintendomagasinet (NM) was a Swedish video game magazine, published between the years of 1990 and 1994.

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Origin Systems

Origin Systems, Inc. (sometimes abbreviated as OSI) was an American video game developer based in Austin, Texas, which was active from 1983 to 2004.

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Personal computer

A personal computer (PC) is a multi-purpose computer whose size, capabilities, and price make it feasible for individual use.

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Pistol Daimyo no Bōken

is a horizontal scrolling shooter arcade game, which was released by Namco in 1990 only in Japan; it runs on Namco System 1 hardware, and was the last game from the company to have two players alternating turns at the controls except for the carbon copies of Pac-Man, Rally-X, Galaga, Dig Dug, Xevious and Mappy which were a part of the compilation arcade games Namco Classic Collection Vol. 1 and 2.

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Pit-Fighter

Pit-Fighter is a 1990 arcade fighting game by Atari Games, notable for its early use of digitized live actors.

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Platform game

A platform game, or platformer, is a video game genre and subgenre of action game.

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Proto Man

Proto Man, known in Japan as, Mega.

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R-360

The R-360 is an arcade cabinet produced by Sega.

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Railroad Tycoon

Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon is a business simulation designed by Sid Meier.

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Revolution Software

Revolution Software Ltd is a British video game developer, based in York, United Kingdom.

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Rolling Thunder 2

is a run and gun arcade game developed and released by Namco for the Namco System 2 hardware in 1990.

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Sega

Sega Games Co., Ltd., originally short for Service Games and officially styled as SEGA, is a Japanese multinational video game developer and publisher headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, with offices around the world.

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Sega Genesis

The Sega Genesis, known as the in regions outside of North America, is a 16-bit home video game console developed and sold by Sega.

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Shareware

Shareware is a type of proprietary software which is initially provided free of charge to users, who are allowed and encouraged to make and share copies of the program.

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Sid Meier

Sidney K. Meier (born February 24, 1954) is a Canadian-American programmer, designer, and producer of several strategy video games and simulation video games, including the Civilization series.

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Sierra Entertainment

Sierra Entertainment, Inc. (formerly On-Line Systems and later Sierra On-Line, Inc.) was an American video game developer and publisher based in Bellevue, Washington.

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Smash TV

Smash TV is a 1990 arcade game created by Eugene Jarvis and Mark Turmell for Williams.

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Snake's Revenge

Snake's Revenge is a stealth action-adventure video game produced by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.

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SNK

is a Japanese video game hardware and software company, successor to the Shin Nihon Kikaku and current owner of the SNK video game brand and Neo Geo video game platform.

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Square (company)

was a Japanese video game company founded in September 1986 by Masafumi Miyamoto.

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Square Enix Europe

Square Enix Limited (formerly Domark Limited and Eidos Interactive Limited), doing business as Square Enix Europe, is a British video game publisher, acting as the European subsidiary of Square Enix.

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Steel Gunner

is a first-person shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1990; it runs on Namco System 2 hardware, and was the second game from the company to utilize lightguns (the first was Golly! Ghost!, which was released earlier in 1990 and it was also their fourth game to allow scores not ending in "0").

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Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros.

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Super Mario World

Super Mario World is a 1990 side-scrolling platform game developed and published by Nintendo for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES).

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System

The Super Nintendo Entertainment System (officially abbreviated the Super NES or SNES, and colloquially shortened to Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Australasia (Oceania), and 1993 in South America.

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Swedish language

Swedish is a North Germanic language spoken natively by 9.6 million people, predominantly in Sweden (as the sole official language), and in parts of Finland, where it has equal legal standing with Finnish.

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Tactical role-playing game

Tactical role-playing games (abbreviated as TRPG) are a genre of video game which incorporates elements of traditional role-playing video games with that of tactical games, emphasizing tactics rather than high-level strategy.

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Team17

Team17 Group plc is a British video game developer based in Wakefield, England.

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The Secret of Monkey Island

The Secret of Monkey Island is a point-and-click graphic adventure game developed and published by Lucasfilm Games.

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THQ

THQ Inc. was an American video game developer and publisher.

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TurboExpress

The TurboExpress is a handheld video game console by NEC Home Electronics, released in late 1990 in Japan and the United States as the TurboExpress Handheld Entertainment System.

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TurboGrafx-16

The TurboGrafx-16 Entertainment SuperSystem, known in Japan and France as the, is a home video game console jointly developed by Hudson Soft and NEC Home Electronics, released in Japan on October 30, 1987 and in the United States on August 29, 1989.

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Tynesoft

Tynesoft Computer Software was a software developer and publisher in the 1980s and early 1990s.

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Ultima VI: The False Prophet

Ultima VI: The False Prophet, released by Origin Systems Inc. in 1990, is the sixth part in the role-playing video game series of Ultima.

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Wing Commander (video game)

Wing Commander is the eponymous first game in Chris Roberts' science fiction space flight simulation franchise Wing Commander by Origin Systems.

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World Stadium

World Stadium (full title: Pro Yakyū World Stadium), is a series of baseball arcade games that were released by Namco in the late 1980s and 1990s exclusively in Japan; they were inspired by the 1986 Famicom game Pro Yakyū Family Stadium, and its sequel game, Pro Yakyū Family Stadium '87.

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Yoshi

(), once romanized as Yossy, is a fictional anthropomorphic dinosaur who appears in video games published by Nintendo.

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ZX Spectrum

The ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research.

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References

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