Retro Games from 1988 Filter System DSiWare Virtual Console Arcade WiiWare Wii DS Triforce Arcade GameCube Game Boy Advance Game Boy Color Nintendo 64 Virtual Boy Super Nintendo Game Gear Neo Geo Game Boy TurboGrafx-16 Mega Drive Master System NES MSX Commodore 64 Release Date Coming Soon Out Now Cancelled Region North America UK/Europe Japan Subscription Nintendo Switch Online NSO + Expansion Pack Coming Soon Expired Players Single Player 2+ Players 3+ Players 4+ Players 6+ Players 8+ Players 10+ Players Genre Action 1016 Puzzle 396 Adventure 278 Sports 276 RPG 226 Platformer 190 Fighting 172 Shooter 150 Arcade 149 Simulation 145 Racing 123 Creative 107 Strategy 90 Board Game 71 Education 67 Other 67 Music 62 Driving 36 Party 26 Import 22 FPS 16 Apps 14 Relaxation 13 Dancing 11 Fitness 9 First Person 1 User Rating 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Review Score 10/10 9/10 8/10 7/10 6/10 5/10 4/10 3/10 2/10 1/10 Any Score Year 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 Accessibility Controls Invert Axis Remap Buttons Remap Sticks Single Stick Controls Dual Stick Controls Adjust Sensitivity Adjust Sensitivity and Deadzones Preset Control Mappings Swap Sticks Motion Aiming Motion Pointing Motion Tilting View Control Mapping Holding Down Buttons Optional Rapid Repeated Pressing Optional Optional Vibration No Simultaneous Buttons Assists Select Difficulty Level Customise Difficulty Adjust Difficulty Anytime Progress Hints Assisted Progress Practice Area Tutorials HUD Navigation Adjust Game Speed Visual Directional Cues Audible Directional Cues Sightless Onboarding Low Vision Onboarding Guaranteed Progress Visual Large Clear Text High Contrast Text Large Clear Navigation Large Clear Subtitles High Contrast Visuals Colour Blind Friendly Adjustable HUD No Flashes No Screen Shake No Busy Backgrounds Play Without Sight Gameplay Save Anytime Frequent Checkpoints No Reading Navigational Map Reaction-Time Not Critical Low Pressure Content Turn Off Blood Turn Off Dismemberment No Jump Scares Audio All Speech Subtitled (Or No Speech In Game) Balance Audio Levels Play Without Hearing Data by Family Gaming Database Popularity Release Date Review Score Title User Rating Cover Tile Table Games Contra NES Konami 8.4 Phantasy Star SMS SEGA 8.3 Bubble Bobble NES Taito 7.9 R.C. Pro-Am NES Nintendo / Rare 7.7 Super Mario Bros. 2 NES Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 7.7 Life Force NES Konami 7.5 Blaster Master NES Sunsoft 7.5 Bionic Commando NES Capcom 7.4 Zelda II: The Adventure of Link NES Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 7.3 Rampage NES Data East / Midway 7.2 Blades of Steel NES Konami 7.1 Pac-Man NES Bandai Namco / Namco 7.1 Mega Man NES Capcom 6.9 Double Dragon NES Aksys Games / Technōs Japan 6.8 Castlevania II: Simon's Quest NES Konami 6.7 Shinobi SMS SEGA 6.7 Adventure Island NES Hudson 6.7 Metal Gear NES Ultra Games / Konami 6.6 Ice Hockey NES Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 6.5 Mickey Mousecapade NES Capcom / Hudson 6.5 Xevious NES Bandai Namco / Namco 6 Mappy-Land NES Bandai Namco / Taxan 5.7 Final Fantasy II NES Square 5.7 Star Soldier NES Hudson 5.6 Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom NES Mindscape / Atari 5.1 Kung-Fu Heroes NES Culture Brain / Nihon Game 5.1 Anticipation NES Nintendo / Rare 4.3 Armalyte C64 Thalamus / Cyberdyne Systems Nov 1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Microprose Soccer C64 MicroProse / Sensible Software 1988 (UK/EU) Jordan vs. Bird: One on One C64 EA 1988 (NA) Megumi Rescue SMS SEGA / Aicom 30th Jul 1988 (JPN) Operation Wolf SMS SEGA / Taito 1988 (UK/EU) Rescue Mission SMS SEGA Apr 1988 (NA)1988 (UK/EU) Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijō MD SEGA 24th Dec 1988 (JPN) Romance of the Three Kingdoms NES Koei 1988 (NA) Golvellius: Valley Of Doom SMS SEGA / Compile 14th Aug 1988 (JPN)Dec 1988 (NA)1988 (UK/EU) Silkworm NES Tecmo 1988 (NA) Last Ninja 2: Back With A Vengeance C64 Activision / System 3 1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Rainbow Islands NES Taito 1988 (NA) Nobunaga's Ambition NES Koei 1988 (NA) R-Type SMS SEGA / Irem 1st Oct 1988 (JPN)1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Jackal NES Konami Oct 1988 (NA) R.B.I. Baseball NES Atari Jun 1988 (NA) Cabal NES Fabtek / TAD Sep 1988 (NA) Donkey Kong Classics NES Nintendo 9th Sep 1988 (NA)10th Aug 1989 (UK/EU) Paperboy NES Mindscape / Eastridge Technology Dec 1988 (NA) Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode NES Sep 1988 (NA) Jeopardy! NES GameTek / Rare 1988 (NA) Spy vs. Spy NES KEMCO / First Star Software Oct 1988 (NA) Wheel of Fortune NES GameTek / Rare Sep 1988 (NA) Ghostbusters NES Activision / Bits Laboratory 22nd Sep 1986 (JPN)Oct 1988 (NA) Fantasy Zone II: Opa-Opa no Namida NES Sunsoft / Sanritsu 20th Dec 1988 (JPN) Feedback MSX Technosoft Sep 1988 (JPN) Parodius - Tako Saves The Earth MSX Konami 28th Apr 1988 (JPN)