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The original Game Boy was released.
In April of 1989, the original Game Boy (gray) was released in Japan. It quickly became an international phenomenon, setting the stage for Nintendo's dominance of the handheld market, which continues to this date.
Timeline
- April 21 - Game Boy is released in Japan.
- August - Game Boy is released in North America.
- September 4 - The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! premieres in syndication
- September 9 - Captain N: The Game Master premieres on NBC
- December 15 - The film The Wizard is released in theaters.
Games released in 1989
Nintendo Entertainment System
Please select a region.
147 games were released in Japan.
112 games were released in North America.
23 games were released in Europe.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | Source |
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| A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia | Absolute Entertainment | 1989 |  [260]
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| Air Fortress | HAL Laboratory | 1989 | [261]
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| Anticipation | Nintendo | October 1989 | [262]
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| Cobra Triangle | Nintendo | 1989 | [263]
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| Donkey Kong Classics | Nintendo | August 1989 | [264]
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| Double Dribble | Konami | December 1989 | [265]
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| Ghosts'n Goblins | Capcom | March 1989 | [266]
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| Goal! | Jaleco | 1993 | [267]
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| Guerrilla War | SNK | 1989 | [268]
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| Gun.Smoke | Capcom | February 1989 | [269]
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| Hoops | Jaleco | 1989 | [270]
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| Ikari Warriors | SNK | August 1989 | [271]
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| Life Force Salamander | Konami | November 1989 | [272]
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| Marble Madness | Milton Bradley | 1989 | [273]
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| Mega Man | Capcom | December 1989 | [274]
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| Operation Wolf | Taito | 1989 | [275]
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| Robo Warrior | Jaleco | September 1989 | [276]
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| Rush'n Attack | Konami | June 1989 | [277]
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| Section-Z | Capcom | September 1989 | [278]
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| Super Mario Bros. 2 | Nintendo | April 1989 | [279]
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| Track & Field II | Konami | November 1989 | [280]
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| Trojan | Capcom | March 1989 | [281]
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| Xevious | Bandai | October 1989 | [282]
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Game Boy
Please select a region.
25 games were released in Japan.
6 games were released in North America.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | Source |
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| Alleyway | Nintendo | August 1989 | [308]
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| Baseball | Nintendo | August 1989 | [309]
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| Castlevania: The Adventure | Konami | December 1989 | [310]
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| Super Mario Land | Nintendo | August 1989 | [311]
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| Tennis | Nintendo | August 1989 | [312]
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| Tetris | Nintendo | June 1989 | [313]
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3 games were released in Europe.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date | Source |
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| DuckTales | Capcom | 1989 | [314]
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| Ghostbusters II | Activision | 1989 | [315]
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| Tetris | Nintendo | 1989 | [316]
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Trivia
- Super Mario Land, released alongside the Game Boy, was the first Mario game to be directed by someone other than Miyamoto.
- The Game Boy version of Tetris was the first handheld version of the game.
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