Games Released in April 1989

44 new games released in April 1989, with Nintendo Entertainment System being the most active platform. April 1 was the busiest day, with 9 new releases.

Top Platform

Nintendo Entertainment System

New Releases

44

Busiest Day

April 1

Super Mario Land

What was the most popular game of April 1989?

Super Mario Land

Super Mario Land is the first Mario's outing on the Game Boy. It is a side-scrolling platformer much in the vein of the previous Super Mario Bros. This time, Mario must save Princess Daisy, rather than Princess Toadstool, from her kidnapper Tatanga, a mysterious spaceman. The game follows largely the same formula of its aforementioned predecessor, with Mario defeating enemies by jumping on them and collecting coins and power ups by hitting floating blocks, with each world leading up to a boss fight which is defeated using by collapsing the floor. A unique feature of this installment is two scrolling shoot-'em-up levels, the first of which Mario pilots a submarine, and the second an aeroplane.

Which days had the most releases?

April 1 saw the most activity with 9 releases.

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9 releases

April 1

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6 releases

April 21

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4 releases

April 14

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4 releases

April 20

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Apr 1

9 releases

Sun, Apr 2

1 release

Mon, Apr 3

No releases

Tue, Apr 4

No releases

Wed, Apr 5

No releases

Thu, Apr 6

No releases

Fri, Apr 7

1 release

Sat, Apr 8

1 release

Sun, Apr 9

No releases

Mon, Apr 10

No releases

Tue, Apr 11

No releases

Wed, Apr 12

No releases

Thu, Apr 13

No releases

Fri, Apr 14

4 releases

Sat, Apr 15

1 release

Sun, Apr 16

No releases

Mon, Apr 17

No releases

Tue, Apr 18

1 release

Wed, Apr 19

1 release

Thu, Apr 20

4 releases

Fri, Apr 21

6 releases

Sat, Apr 22

1 release

Sun, Apr 23

2 releases

Mon, Apr 24

2 releases

Tue, Apr 25

2 releases

Wed, Apr 26

4 releases

Thu, Apr 27

No releases

Fri, Apr 28

3 releases

Sat, Apr 29

1 release

Sun, Apr 30

1 release

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of April was the busiest with 14 releases.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Nintendo Entertainment System received 8 new titles in April 1989. The runner up was Arcade with 6 new titles.

Nintendo Entertainment System8 releases
Arcade6 releases
Family Computer6 releases
TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine5 releases
Game Boy4 releases
Apple II3 releases
Sharp X680003 releases
Amiga2 releases
MSX2 releases
PC-9800 Series2 releases

What genres were most popular?

Platform was the dominant genre in April 1989 with 7 titles. Adventure followed closely with 7.

Platform7
Adventure7
Shooter7
Sport7
Role-playing7
Arcade6
Strategy5
Hack and slash5
Simulator3
Turn-based strategy3
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