Airwolf (Kyugo)

Sat 24-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Deep within enemy territory, your fellow countrymen are imprisoned. Only one man in the free world would dare attempt to save them. You, Stringfellow Hawke, commander of Airwolf. And yet, as you strap yourself into...

Akira

Sat 24-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

In the 21st Century, 30 years after a devastating global nuclear war, mankind is once again on the brink of total annihilation. In a world populated by rival motorcycle gangs and petty politicians, a powerful...

Family Trainer 9: Fuuun Takeshi Jou 2

Tue 20-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The sequel to Family Trainer: Totsugeki! Fuun Takeshi Shiro and the ninth game to be made for the NES Power Pad/Family Trainer by Bandai and Human Entertainment. Like its predecessor, it is based on Japanese...

Fantasy Zone 2: Opa-Opa no Namida

Tue 20-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Opa-Opa is at it again in this zany return to his original homeland some ten years later. Welcome to Fantasy Zone II where perils are great and rewards even greater. During your visit you’ll discover...

Final Fantasy II

Sat 17-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

THE BIRTH OF A GENERATION A long lived peace…Is at an end. The Emperor of Palamecia has called forth monsters from the Underworld..and has begun his campaign for world conquest. A rebel army arose in...

Fighting Road

Tue 13-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Fighting Road is an Action game, developed and published by Toei Animation, which was released in Japan in 1988.

’89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai

Sat 10-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

’89 Dennou Kyuusei Uranai is one of those horoscope sims that used to be very popular in Japan in the early days of home consoles. They still exist today, but they tend to be extended...

Bionic Commando

Tue 06-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Bionic Commando takes place ten years after an unspecified World War between two warring factions. The game follows a commando who must infiltrate an enemy base and foil the enemy’s plot to launch missiles.

Blades of Steel

Thu 01-12-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

against either the computer or another player. Tournament matches are similar to the NHL playoffs. It starts out as one team of the player’s choice going against other teams in a playoff style tournament. The...

Family Mahjong II: Shanghai he no Michi

Fri 25-11-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Family Mahjong II: Shanghai e no Michi is a Mahjong game released only in Japan for the Nintendo Famicom. Family Mahjong II: Shanghai e no Michi is a Mahjong game and the direct sequel to...

Family Quiz 4-nin wa Rival

Wed 16-11-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Family Quiz 4-nin wa Rival (ファミリークイズ 4人はライバル? lit. Family Quiz 4 Man Rivalry) is a Japanese trivia game devloped by Athena for the Famicom, and published in Japan in November of 1988. This game was...

Gambler Jiko Chuushinha

Fri 11-11-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

A Mahjong game based on a manga license, published by Asmik for the NES and MSX in Japan only. Gambler Jiko Chuushinha is a mahjong gambling game based on a manga with the same name....

Anticipation

Tue 01-11-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Bored with board games? Tired of pursuing trivia? Had your fill of ethical questions? Then you’re ready for ANTICIPATION. This zany, unpredictable, totally wacked-out video board game begins with a giant connect-the-dots puzzle. Suddenly, a...

Blaster Master

Tue 01-11-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

You’ve fallen down a hidden manhole into a world of creatures so terrifying they’d scare the rats away. You can panic and perish, or blast your way through an endless maze of tunnels, searching for...

America Daitouryou Senkyo: United State Presidental Race

Fri 28-10-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

America Daitouryou Senkyo: United State Presidental Race is a Strategy game, developed and published by Hect, which was released in Japan in 1988.

Dragon Quest III: Soshite Densetsu e…

Sun 02-10-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The Legacy of Erdrick Continues… On your 16th birthday, you wake to the sound of your mother’s voice. “This is the day you are to see the King of Aliahan.” Your mother has raised you...

Erika to Satoru no Yume Bōken

Tue 27-09-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Erika to Satoru no Yume Bōken (えりかとさとるの夢冒険? lit. “Erika and Satoru’s Dream Adventure”) is a 1988 Japan-exclusive adventure video game for the Famicom. It is a fairytale-inspired menu-driven adventure game. Players use the menu commands...

Famicom Meijinsen

Fri 02-09-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Famicom Meijinsen is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Alpha Denshi and published by SNK, which was released in Japan in 1988.

Dragon Ball: Daimaou Fukkatsu

Fri 12-08-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

The story is set right after The 22nd Tenkaichi Boudouki and everyone finding Kurirun dead, along with a note with the Demon symbol on it. Master Roshi explains that Piccolo Daimaou, an ancient evil being,...

Famicom Wars

Fri 12-08-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Players take control of one of two warring nations, Red Star and Blue Moon, as they seek to establish turn-based dominance over each other. After selecting which stage to start the game and setting which,...

Final Lap

Fri 12-08-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Final Lap is a Racing game, developed by Arc System Works and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1988.

Eggerland: Meikyuu no Fukkatsu

Tue 09-08-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Eggerland: Meikyū no Fukkatsu (エッガーランド迷宮の復活 Eggerland: Revival of the Labyrinth?) is a puzzle video game developed by HAL Laboratory for the Family Computer. It was released in 1988 in Japan as the fourth game...

Best Play Pro Yakyuu

Fri 15-07-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Best Play Pro Yakyuu is a Sports game, developed and published by ASCII Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1988.

Elysion

Thu 28-04-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Elysion, though a fairly traditional 8-bit JRPG in many respects (the first thing the player does is talk to the local King for exposition, for example), draws its influences from a lot of very different...

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

Fri 22-04-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Upa is the prince of a magical kingdom and the most recent in a line of brave fighters. One day, though, he broke an urn containing the spirit of Zai, an incredibly evil goatish demon...

Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu

Wed 30-03-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu is an Adventure game, developed and published by Data East, which was released in Japan in 1988.

Fleet Commander

Tue 29-03-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Fleet Commander is a strategy game developed and published by ASCII Entertainment for the Famicom in 1988. It is the first naval battle game ever released for the system. While it supposedly depicts a battle...

Arkanoid II

Tue 08-03-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases

Eons have passed… yet despite apparent annihilation in the original ARKANOID game, Dimension-controlling force DOH has come back to life, and occupying the huge spacecraft ZARG, has entered our universe. ARKANOID-type spacefighter MIXTEC runs through...