Elysion

Elysion

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...
Thu 28-04-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

Bio Miracle Bokutte Upa

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...
Fri 22-04-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu

Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu

Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu is an Adventure game, developed and published by Data East, which was released in Japan in 1988.
Wed 30-03-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Fleet Commander

Fleet Commander

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

Arkanoid II

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

Ballblazer

Ballblazer is a simple one-on-one sports-style game bearing similarities to basketball and soccer. Each side is represented by a craft called a “rotofoil”, which can be controlled by either a human player or a computer-controlled...
Fri 04-03-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Dragon Power

Dragon Power

Dragon Power is an action-adventure game developed and published by Bandai for the Nintendo Entertainment System on March 3, 1988. It is a heavily localized version of the Japanese game Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo...
Tue 01-03-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance

While Heroes of the Lance is a faithful representation of the books it is based on, it was a departure from the usual RPG style of most Dungeons & Dragons games, and many players lamented...
Sun 10-01-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Family Circuit

Family Circuit

Family Circuit is a Racing game, developed by Game Studio and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1988.
Wed 06-01-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Amagon

Amagon

Amagon, the most decorated Marine, was assigned a mission by his commander to investigate a strange, monster-infested South Pacific island, from which no man has ever returned alive. With a machine gun as his only...
Fri 01-01-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue

Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue

In Fisher-Price: Firehouse Rescue, the player controls a fireman driving a firetruck. Both the fireman and the firetruck bear the familiar style of the popular Fisher-Price toy line. The object of the game is to...
Fri 01-01-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Freedom Force

Freedom Force

Players assume the role of an anti-terrorist gunman who must kill terrorists without shooting any of their hostages. The game has different levels, including an airport that has been taken over by the terrorists and...
Fri 01-01-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Galaga

Galaga

The objective of Galaga is to score as many points as possible by destroying insect-like enemies. The player controls a starfighter that can move left and right along the bottom of the playfield. Enemies swarm...
Fri 01-01-1988 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Family Trainer 8: Totsugeki! Fuuun Takeshi Jou

Family Trainer 8: Totsugeki! Fuuun Takeshi Jou

The eighth Family Trainer game produced by Bandai for the NES, Totsugeki! Fuun Takeshijou is based on the obstacle course TV show Takeshi’s Castle. Family Trainer: Totsugeki! Fuun Takeshijou is based on the popular TV...
Mon 28-12-1987 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Attack Animal Gakuen

Attack Animal Gakuen

Attack Animal Gakuen is an Action game, developed by Scitron & Art and published by Pony Canyon, which was released in Japan in 1987.
Sat 26-12-1987 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Exciting Boxing

Exciting Boxing

Exciting Boxing is a Sports game, developed by Human Entertainment and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 1987.
Wed 16-12-1987 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Family Tennis

Family Tennis

Family Tennis released December 11, 1987 exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System. The fourth of Namco’s lengthy “Family” series of sports games and the first to concentrate on tennis, Family Tennis plays much...
Fri 11-12-1987 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu

Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu

Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu (ドラゴンスクロール 甦りし魔竜? lit. Dragon Scroll: Resurrection of the Demon Dragon) is an adventure game developed by Konami in 1987 for the Famicom. It is often compared to The Legend of Zelda...
Fri 04-12-1987 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Faxanadu

Faxanadu

Unlock doors of legend on your journey through Faxanadu! You are the elves’ last hope. Outside the town walls lurk monsters with the power to destroy anything in their path. Inside the walls, water and...
Tue 17-11-1987 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases
Artelius

Artelius

Artelius is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by Nihon Bussan, which was released in Japan in 1987. An advanced civilization once flourished in a fictional solar system. One day, a black hole appeared and...
Fri 13-11-1987 12:00 | Nintendo Entertainment System Releases