Nintendo Entertainment System launched in North America. Here are five generation-defining games released for the console that year.

Aarzak kicks a sword out of a soldier's hands on the cover art for "Last Battle" (1989) - Sega As pivotal as the decade was for the industry, there are plenty of hit '80s video games that no one ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the most important consoles in gaming’s history. The market had just gone through a crash in North America, but the Japanese company introduced a new and ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System wasn’t the first home video game console, but it was arguably the most transformative in the industry. When it was released in North America in 1985, it saved the ...

1987 saw several video games that would cement the Nintendo Entertainment System as a powerhouse console and set the stage for Nintendo's industry dominance.