/vr/ - Retro Games

Best Characters of 1989
1. Valkyrie
2. Artemis (Phelios)
3. Hiryu (Strider)
4. Sandra (Valkyrie)
5. Monkey (Tetris)
6. Red Block (Tetris)
7. Rick (Splatterhouse)
8. Silver Hawk (Darius II)
9. Inter-Gray (Night Striker)
10. Little Devil Boy (Valkyrie)
10. Jennifer (Splatterhouse)
12. Mickey Simon (U.N. Squadron)
13. Tong Poo (Strider)
14. Selia (Plus Alpha)
15. Knight Arthur (Ghouls 'n Ghosts)
15. Tyris Flare (Golden Axe)
17. Pretty (no idea)
17. Shin Kazama (U.N. Squadron)
17. Mobi-chan (recurring Capcom mascot)
20. Signas (Quarth)
21. Zhao Yun (Dynasty Wars)
21. Mushroom Droid (Strider)
23. Yamato (Darius II)
23. Zhang Fei (Dynasty Wars)
25. Grand Master (Strider)
25. Hiyoko Manju (no idea. which 1989 game had a steambum shaped like a baby chick?)
25. Robo Kid (Atomic Robo Kid)
25. RoboCop
25. Bahamut (Dragon Breed)
30. Chap (Rompers)
30. Gilius Thunderhead (Golden Axe)
30. Uroboros (Strider)
30. Light Blue Block (Tetris)
30. The X-002's Tentacles (X-Multiply)
35. Ninja (no idea, the guy from Ninja Gaiden I'm guessing)
35. Piggy Man (Splatterhouse)
35. Shiranui (Mirai Ninja)
35. Mother Hawk (Darius II)
39. Helper (Twin Hawk)
39. Strobaya (Strider)
41. Killer Higia (Darius II)
41. Soulful Old Lady (no idea)
41. Tonma (Legend of Hero Tonma)
41. Familiars (Rompers)
45. Colonel Cloud (Sky Adventure)
45. Piggy Man (no idea why he's on the list twice)
45. Ferrari F-189 (Super Monaco GP)
45. Cyber (no idea)
49. Guan Yu and Liu Bei (Dynasty Wars)
49. Greg Gates (U.N. Squadron)
49. Water Knight (Gain Ground)
52. Tomcat (U.N. Squadron)
52. Willow
52. Demon Kogure (D.J. Boy)
52. Queen (no idea. Willow and X-Multiply both have a queen)
52. Crazy (no idea)
57. Rumina (Rompers)

Wish they had disambiguated some of the characters a bit better.