It’s 1989 and even though it hasn’t hit the start of the next decade, you might consider this year to be 90s as hell. 1989 is when a lot of cornerstones of the era got their start as they continued into the next decade. Tim Burton’s Batman movie changed the way people looked at comic book movies and a few years later lead to the creation of Batman: The Animated Series.
Disney’s The Little Mermaid hit theaters, leading to what is called the Disney Renaissance with several more iconic animated movies from the company in the following years. In gaming, one of the games I’ll be looking at, Final Fight, also set a standard for beat-em-ups of the 90s. It was the transitionary period to the new decade and both Capcom and SNK brought both their A-games and B-games. Let’s see who comes out on top!