Games from 1988 Out Now Filter System Nintendo Switch 2 Nintendo Switch Switch eShop Nintendo Mobile New Nintendo 3DS Wii U eShop Wii U 3DS eShop 3DS 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 Arcade Upgrades Switch 2 Edition Switch 2 Enhanced 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 9023 Adventure 8174 Puzzle 5896 Arcade 5388 Simulation 4067 Platformer 3112 RPG 2987 Strategy 2726 Other 2427 Party 1564 Shooter 1510 Sports 1491 Education 1431 Racing 1289 Board Game 1216 Fighting 1150 Music 511 Creative 170 FPS 135 Apps 90 Relaxation 87 Driving 77 First Person 52 Fitness 34 Import 28 Dancing 24 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 2026 2025 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 Last Ninja 2: Back With A Vengeance C64 Activision / System 3 1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Star Soldier NES Hudson 1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) R-Type SMS SEGA / Irem 1st Oct 1988 (JPN)1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Mappy-Land NES Bandai Namco / Taxan 1986 (JPN)1988 (NA) Kung-Fu Heroes NES Culture Brain / Nihon Game 1986 (JPN)1988 (NA) Rainbow Islands NES Taito Corporation 1988 (NA) Silkworm NES Tecmo 1988 (NA) Romance of the Three Kingdoms NES Koei 1988 (NA) Altered Beast Arcade SEGA 1988 (NA) Ghouls 'n Ghosts Arcade Capcom 1988 (NA) Fighting Golf Arcade SNK 1988 (NA) Wonder Boy in Monster Land Arcade SEGA / Westone Jul 1987 (JPN)1988 (UK/EU) Jeopardy! NES GameTek / Rare 1988 (NA) Splatterhouse Arcade Namco 1988 (NA) Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja Arcade Data East 1988 (NA) RoboCop Arcade Data East 1988 (NA) Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair Arcade SEGA / Westone Nov 1988 (JPN)1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Atomic Runner Chelnov Arcade Data East 1988 (NA) Operation Wolf SMS SEGA / Taito Corporation 1988 (UK/EU) Vigilante Arcade Irem 1988 (NA) Dynamite Dux Arcade SEGA 1988 (NA) Microprose Soccer C64 MicroProse / Sensible Software 1988 (UK/EU) F-1 Dream Arcade Capcom 1988 (NA) Jordan vs. Bird: One on One C64 EA 1988 (NA) Super Contra Arcade Konami 1988 (NA) Vindicators Part II Arcade Atari 1988 (NA) Excite League Arcade SEGA 1988 (NA) Double Dragon II: The Revenge Arcade Technōs Japan 1988 (NA) Thunder Cross Arcade Konami 1988 (NA) Face Off Arcade Namco 1988 (NA) NARC Arcade Williams Entertainment 1988 (NA) Forgotten Worlds Arcade Capcom 1988 (NA) Formation Armed F Arcade Nichibutsu 1988 (NA) Bakutotsu Kijuutei: Baraduke II Arcade Namco 1988 (JPN) Pro Tennis: World Court Arcade Namco 1988 (NA) Birdie Try Arcade Data East 1988 (NA) The Final Round Arcade Konami 1988 (NA) Silkworm Arcade Tecmo 1988 (NA) Passing Shot Arcade SEGA 1988 (NA) World Stadium Arcade Namco 1988 (NA) Gang Busters Arcade Konami 1988 (NA) Ace Attacker Arcade SEGA 1988 (NA) Blades of Steel NES Konami Dec 1988 (NA)23rd Nov 1990 (UK/EU) Bionic Commando NES Capcom 20th Jul 1988 (JPN)Dec 1988 (NA)26th Oct 1990 (UK/EU) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom NES Mindscape / Atari Dec 1988 (NA)1989 (NA) Paperboy NES Mindscape / Eastridge Technology Dec 1988 (NA) Anticipation NES Nintendo / Rare Dec 1988 (NA)25th Oct 1989 (UK/EU) Golvellius: Valley Of Doom SMS SEGA / Compile 14th Aug 1988 (JPN)Dec 1988 (NA)1988 (UK/EU) Mickey Mousecapade NES Capcom / Hudson 6th Mar 1987 (JPN)31st Dec 1988 (UK/EU)31st Dec 1988 (NA) Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijō MD SEGA 24th Dec 1988 (JPN) Tetris (Famicom) NES Bullet-Proof Software 22nd Dec 1988 (JPN) Fantasy Zone II: Opa-Opa no Namida NES Sunsoft / Sanritsu 20th Dec 1988 (JPN) Final Fantasy II NES Square 17th Dec 1988 (JPN) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest NES Konami 28th Aug 1987 (JPN)1st Dec 1988 (NA)27th Apr 1990 (UK/EU) Phantasy Star SMS SEGA 20th Dec 1987 (JPN)Nov 1988 (UK/EU)Nov 1988 (NA) Bubble Bobble NES Taito Corporation Nov 1988 (UK/EU)Nov 1988 (NA) Blaster Master NES Sunsoft Nov 1988 (NA)25th Apr 1991 (UK/EU) Armalyte C64 Thalamus / Cyberdyne Systems Nov 1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Pac-Man NES Bandai Namco / Namco Oct 1988 (NA)1993 (UK/EU)28th Feb 2013 (UK/EU) Jackal NES Konami Oct 1988 (NA) Page : 1 2
