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The best games of 1989.

22 games compete in this selection. Tetris tops it with 1,858 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,858
  2. 2 Mega Man 2 1989 · Platformer 1,793
  3. 3 Super Mario Land 1989 · Platformer 1,751
  4. 4 Prince of Persia 1989 · Platformer 1,623
  5. 5 Golden Axe 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,584
  6. 6 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,553
  7. 7 Disney's DuckTales 1989 · Platformer 1,547
  8. 8 The Revenge of Shinobi 1989 · Platformer 1,516
  9. 9 Castlevania: The Adventure 1989 · Platformer 1,502
  10. 10 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure 1989 · Point-and-click 1,499
  11. 11 SimCity 1989 · Sandbox 1,498
  12. 12 Populous 1989 · Strategy 1,482
  13. 13 Tetris 1989 · Puzzle 1,475
  14. 14 Strider 1989 · Platformer 1,462
  15. 15 Final Fight 1989 · Beat 'em up 1,445
  16. 16 Buster Bros. 1989 · Shoot 'em up 1,438
  17. 17 Adventures of Lolo 1989 · Puzzle 1,419
  18. 18 Shadow of the Beast 1989 · Platformer 1,393
  19. 19 Batman 1989 · Platformer 1,379
  20. 20 Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle 1989 · Platformer 1,348
  21. 21 North & South 1989 · Strategy 1,342
  22. 22 Batman: The Video Game 1989 · Platformer 1,319

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