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148: Year in Gaming; 1990

In this episode we continue our recurring segment where we discuss the most important and interesting games of a particular year. In episode 139 we covered 1989. This episode we take a look at the games of 1989.

Games we discuss:
  • Super Mario World & F-Zero, for the SNES launch
  • Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light
  • Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake
  • Wing Commander
  • Commander Keen

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