Name
|
Release Date
|
Category
|
Region(s)
|
Platform(s)
|
1943: The Battle of Midway
|
October, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
32 in 1 Game Cartridge
|
1988
|
Bundle
|
Europe
|
Atari 2600
|
4th & Inches
|
January 1, 1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Microsoft Windows
|
Action Fighter
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
United Kingdom
|
Amiga
|
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Heroes of the Lance
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
DOS
|
Advanced Dungeons and Dragons: Pool of Radiance
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
DOS
|
Adventure Island
|
September, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
After Burner
|
March, 1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Master System
|
After Burner
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Commodore 64
|
After Burner
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Commodore 64
|
Ai Sensei no Oshiete: Watashi no Hoshi
|
March 26, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Aighina no Yogen: From the Legend of Balubalouk
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Commodore 64
|
Aighina no Yogen: From the Legend of Balubalouk
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Commodore 64
|
Akira
|
December 24, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Master System
|
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
|
March 10, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Master System
|
Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars
|
July, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Master System
|
Alien Crush
|
September 14, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Alien Fires: 2199 AD
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Alien Syndrome
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Atari ST, CPC, MSX, Master System
|
Alien Syndrome
|
March, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Amiga, Commodore 64, Master System, Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Alien Syndrome
|
December 2, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Altered Beast
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
MSX, ZX Spectrum
|
Altered Beast
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Arcade
|
Altered Beast
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Amagon
|
December 2, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Anacreon
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Anticipation
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Apache 3
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Appare! Gateball
|
December 22, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Area 51: Site 4
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Armed Formation F
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Arcade
|
Assault (1988)
|
April, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Athletic World
|
June 15, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Bad Dudes
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Amiga, Apple II, Commodore 64, Arcade, MS-DOS
|
Bad Dudes
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Amiga, Commodore 64
|
Bad Dudes
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
United Kingdom
|
ZX Spectrum
|
Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijou
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Bakutotsu Kijūtei
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Bases Loaded
|
July, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Bases Loaded II: Second Season
|
August 10, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Batman: The Caped Crusader
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Bionic Commando
|
December, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Bionic Commando
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Australia
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Bionic Commando
|
July 20, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Birdie Try
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Blades of Steel
|
July 22, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Blaster Master
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Blaster Master
|
June 17, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Bloody Wolf
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Body Slam: Super Pro Wrestling
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Intellivision
|
Bombuzal
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64
|
Bonze Adventure
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Bravoman
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Bubble Bobble
|
November, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Bubble Bobble
|
July 2, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Master System
|
Bump 'n' Jump
|
December, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Cabal
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Arcade
|
California Games
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Amiga, Master System
|
California Games
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 2600, Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Captain Comic
|
January 5, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
DOS
|
Castlevania
|
December 19, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest
|
December 1, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Chelnov
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Arcade
|
Chelnov
|
January, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Chopper I
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
City Connection
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Cobra Command (1988)
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Cobra Command (1988)
|
October 21, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Commando
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 2600
|
Contra
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Contra
|
February 9, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Crazy Climber 2
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Crime Buster
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Crossbow (1983)
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Atari 7800
|
Dark Chambers
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 2600
|
Defender II
|
July, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Déjà Vu
|
November 22, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Demon Sword
|
March 29, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Desert Commander
|
April 28, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Devastators
|
June 23, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Donkey Kong
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Atari 7800
|
Donkey Kong
|
April 8, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer Disk System
|
Donkey Kong Classics
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Donkey Kong Jr.
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 7800
|
Donkey Kong Jr.
|
July 19, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Famicom Disk System
|
Double Dragon
|
June, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Double Dragon
|
April 8, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Famicom
|
Double Dunk
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 2600
|
Dr. Chaos
|
November, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
|
April 8, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Dragon Power
|
March, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Dragon Power
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Dragon Quest III
|
February 10, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Dragon Spirit
|
December 16, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Dynamite Dux
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
EGA Trek: The Final Frontier
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
MS-DOS
|
Fantasy Zone
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
TurboGrafx-16
|
Final Blow
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Undefined
|
Final Fantasy II
|
December 17, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Fire Bam
|
February 1, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Famicom Disk System
|
First Expedition
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
First Queen
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
NEC PC-9801, Sharp X68000
|
Food Fight
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 8-bit
|
Freedom Force
|
April, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Friday the 13th
|
April, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Galaga '88
|
July 15, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Ghostbusters
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Godzilla: Monster of Monsters!
|
December 9, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Gradius
|
November 30, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Gradius 2
|
March 24, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Undefined
|
Gun.Smoke
|
December 23, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Gun.Smoke
|
January 27, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Famicom Disk System
|
Haunted Castle
|
September 22, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Arcade
|
Haunted Castle
|
February, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Hot Rod
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Arcade
|
Ice Hockey
|
April 15, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Ice Hockey
|
March, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Ice Hockey
|
January 21, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road
|
April, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road
|
April 16, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Undefined
|
Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy
|
July, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
John Madden Football (1988)
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Jordan vs Bird: One on One
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
DOS
|
JTrek
|
June 23, 1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Java
|
Karate Champ
|
July 22, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Famicom
|
Karnov
|
January, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Keith Courage in Alpha Zones
|
August 30, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Kid Kool
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Konami '88
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Kung Fu Heroes
|
March, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Last Duel
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Legendary Axe
|
September 23, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Legendary Wings
|
July, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (In Several Wrong Places)
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Life and Death
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
DOS
|
Live and Let Die
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
MagMax
|
October, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Maniac Mansion
|
September 13, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Famicom
|
Marchen Maze
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Mega Man 2
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Metal Gear
|
June, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Metal Hawk
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Mirai Ninja
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Missing in Action
|
November 14, 1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Arcade
|
Mountain Madness: Super Pro Skiing
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Mugen Senshi Valis
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Sharp X1
|
NARC
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Netrek
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Unix
|
Ninja Gaiden
|
December 9, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Ninja Spirit
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Parodius
|
April 28, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
MSX
|
Pole Position
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Intellivision
|
Power Drift
|
August, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Pro Yakyuu World Stadium
|
May 20, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
R-Type
|
March 25, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine (Part 1)
|
R.C. Pro-Am
|
April 15, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
R.C. Pro-Am
|
February, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Rad Racer
|
January 15, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Rally Bike
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
International
|
Arcade
|
Rambo III
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Commodore 64
|
River Raid II
|
July 28, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 2600
|
Rygar
|
March 25, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Master System
|
Sadakichi Sebun: Hideyoshi no Ougon
|
November 18, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu Kanketsu Hen
|
May 30, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Salamander
|
August 1, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Undefined
|
Samurai Sword
|
November 15, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Famicom Disk System
|
Sengoku Mahjong
|
July 8, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Snatcher
|
November 13, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
NES PC-8801
|
Solomon's Key
|
April 17, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Master System
|
Solomon's Key
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
IBM PC
|
Space Harrier
|
July 25, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-8801
|
Space Harrier
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari ST
|
Space Harrier
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Atari ST
|
Splatterhouse
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Sprintmaster
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Stadium Mud Buggies
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Intellivision
|
Star Trek: First Contact
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
MS-DOS
|
Star Trek: The Last Generation
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
MS-DOS
|
Super Baseball
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 2600
|
Super Dodge Ball
|
July 26, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
Super Football
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Super Mario Bros. 2
|
October 9, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Super Thunder Blade
|
October 29, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Mega Drive
|
Superman (NES)
|
December, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Syvalion
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
T & C Surf Designs
|
February, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Taboo: The Sixth Sense
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Tetris: The Soviet Mind Game
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Arcade
|
The Adventures of Bayou Billy
|
August 12, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
The Battle of Olympus
|
March 28, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
The Black Bass
|
October 18, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
The Goonies II
|
December 19, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
The Guardian Legend
|
February 5, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
The Last Ninja 2: Back with a Vengeance
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Undefined
|
The Main Event
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
The New Zealand Story
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Undefined
|
Thunder Cross
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Thunder Force II
|
November, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
X68000
|
Tomcat: The F-14 Fighter Simulator
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Atari 2600
|
Toobin'
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
U.S. Championship V'Ball
|
October, 1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Arcade
|
Universal Chaos
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Vigilante
|
February, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Arcade
|
Vindicators
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Arcade
|
Wheel of Fortune
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Who Dunit
|
1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
Wild Gunman
|
February 15, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
World Class Baseball
|
June 24, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
World Class Track Meet
|
August, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Undefined
|
Undefined
|
World Court
|
1988
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Video Game
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Japan
|
Arcade
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World Court Tennis
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August 11, 1988
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Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Xevious
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1988
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Video Game
|
North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Xexyz
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August 26, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Family Computer
|
YouYou Jinsei
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April 22, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
PC-Engine
|
Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished
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1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Genesis
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Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished
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1988
|
Video Game
|
North America
|
Genesis
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Ys I: Ancient Ys Vanished
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August 26, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
Famicom
|
Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished – The Final Chapter
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June 24, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Japan
|
NEC PC-8801, NEC PC-9801
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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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September 26, 1988
|
Video Game
|
Europe
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
|
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
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December 1, 1988
|
Video Game
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North America
|
Nintendo Entertainment System
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