Retronauts Flashback: February 1990
Join us in our continuing examination of the state of the North American game industry as it was 20 years ago.
Join us in our continuing examination of the state of the North American game industry as it was 20 years ago.
This month, we look back 20 years to February 1990. Nintendo was still dominating the industry, launching no less than two landmark titles this month alone. The toy industry tried desperately to win back some of the revenue being lost to the resurgance in videogames. Sega and NEC were slowly but surely worming their way into the market, and getting some crucial major media coverage by way of Popular Mechanics. And finally, the pool of “unlicensed” NES publishers — companies producing games for Nintendo’s system without its approval — became a little more crowded with the introduction of ShareData to the market.
The Plumber Has Landed
