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Genre : Arcade
Publisher : Bandai
Released : September 1988
Galaga is a sequel to Galaxian and has similar gameplay. The player controls a spaceship (which can move only right or left) and shoots at swarms of incoming insect-like aliens that fly in formation above him and occasionally swoop down to bomb him in a k...
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Genre : Arcade
Publisher : Tengen
Released : 1988
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Gauntlet is a fantasy-themed arcade game port. A player may control either Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie or Questor the Elf. There is only one of each hero. Each hero has a unique specialty/advantage: The Warrior is strongest in ...
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Genre : Arcade
Publisher : Activision
Released : October 1988
The player sets up a ghost busting franchise in a city with a rising Psychokinetic (PK) Energy level and has the ability to purchase equipment such as traps, or to upgrade their vehicle. The player then negotiates a grid representing the city. They need t...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Vic Tokai
Released : September 1988
Based on a popular Japanese manga, the player takes on the role of Golgo 13 (also known as Duke Togo), an assassin whose objective is to destroy the leader of the Drek group. On the way, Golgo 13 must pass through several areas, including East Berlin, Ath...
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Genre : Adventure
Publisher : Broderbund
Released : April 1988
In The Guardian Legend, the player takes control of the guardian of Earth, a "highly sophisticated aerobot transformer". It is the guardian's mission to infiltrate Naju, a spaceship the size of a planet which is hurtling towards the Earth. W...
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Genre : Shooter
Publisher : Capcom
Released : February 1988
Gun.Smoke is very similar to Commando, another Capcom game. However, there are differences in Gun. Smoke. Whereas Commando is a run and gun game, this game is a scrolling shooter in which the screen scrolls upward automatically and players only have three...
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Genre : Sports
Publisher : Nintendo
Released : March 1988
Each game consists of two teams in 5v5 matches (one on each team being a goaltender). The four players on offense and defense may be in one of three different weight classes (determined pre-game): thin players, ordinary players, and stocky players. Thin p...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : SNK
Released : April 1988
When we last saw Paul and Vince, they had saved the Colonel and were about to head for home in a special plane given to them by the General. But then, while in flight over the ocean, the sky suddenly blackens - the ocean begins to churn - and the plane go...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : SNK
Released : July 1988
In 1944 the United Forces are preparing their final assault on the Normandy coast. The mission is to break through the front lines and destroy enemy headquarters. To spearhead the invasion, they have chosen Paul from Command Unit 88, also known as Iron Sn...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Konami
Released : October 1988
In Jackal, the player(s) controls an armed jeep, which must venture through several enemy strongholds(要塞) to rescue comrades imprisoned by the enemy. In each of the six levels, the goal is to rescue prisoners of war from various buildings and th...
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Genre : Game Show
Publisher : Gametek
Released : September 1988
A version for the Nintendo Entertainment System first appeared in 1987. The game supports up to three players, but does not support the NES Four Score accessory. Three modes of difficulty are available: Easy, Normal, and Hard, with the amount of time allo...
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Genre : Arcade
Publisher : HAL
Released : October 1988
The player takes the role of a knight with a lance, mounted on an ostrich, battling waves of computer-controlled enemy knights. The enemy knights have three different speed and agility levels and are mounted on large, vulture-like creatures of their own. ...
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Genre : Platform
Publisher : Data East
Released : January 1988
Karnov must travel through 9 different levels. He must walk, jump and shoot his way through these levels and find special items that will help him on his way. He can collect red orbs in which he can upgrade up to 3 fireballs at a time. Each level contains...
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Genre : Golf
Publisher : SNK
Released : September 1988
Lee Trevino's Fighting Golf is an alternating two-player arcade game released by SNK in 1988. A player can choose between four different golfers, each one having his or her own advantages and disadvantages. Lee Trevino is playable as a character named...
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Genre : Shooter
Publisher : Capcom
Released : July 1988
Legendary Wings takes place 20,000 years in the future in a Greek mythos-themed world. The player controls a soldier wearing mechanical wings who flies across the landscape while shooting various flying and stationary machines with a weapon that improves ...
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Genre : Shooter
Publisher : Konami
Released : August 1988
Life Force is a scrolling shooter arcade game developed and published by Konami in 1986 as the North American release of Salamander. Life Force in contrast is set in an organic setting where the player's mission is to eliminate a tumor within a gigant...
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Genre : Shooter
Publisher : FCI
Released : October 1988
In MagMax, embark on a mission to save humanity from Babylon, a computer run by a race of aliens that has taken over millions of human minds and has begun to exterminate them. You'll maneuver a giant robot called the MagMax through forest, desert, sea...
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Genre : Baseball
Publisher : LJN
Released : April 1988
Sure you've always wanted to be a professional ball player but have you ever thought about managing? Well, here's your chance to prove yourself both on and off the field. You choose your starting line-ups based on individual stats and playing situ...
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Genre : Action
Publisher : Ultra
Released : June 1988
The player must navigate the main character (codenamed "Solid Snake") through various locations, while avoiding visual contact and direct confrontation with patrolling guards. If the player is seen, the game enters the "Alert Mode." In...
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Genre : Platform
Publisher : Capcom
Released : October 1988
Mickey Mouse character travels through the Fun House, the Ocean, the Forest, the Pirate Ship, and the Castle in an effort to save a young girl that appears to be Alice from Alice in Wonderland. Minnie Mouse follows the character around, and occasionally g...
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