Games from 1988 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 Contra NES Konami 2nd Feb 1988 (NA)28th Dec 1990 (UK/EU) Super Mario Bros. 2 NES Nintendo / Nintendo EAD Sep 1988 (NA)28th Apr 1989 (UK/EU) Zelda II: The Adventure of Link NES Nintendo / Nintendo EAD 14th Jan 1987 (JPN)26th Sep 1988 (UK/EU)1st Dec 1988 (NA) Mega Man NES Capcom 17th Dec 1987 (JPN)Mar 1988 (NA)13th Dec 1989 (UK/EU) Blaster Master NES Sunsoft Nov 1988 (NA)25th Apr 1991 (UK/EU) Bubble Bobble NES Taito Corporation Nov 1988 (UK/EU)Nov 1988 (NA) Adventure Island NES Hudson 1st Sep 1988 (NA) Castlevania II: Simon's Quest NES Konami 28th Aug 1987 (JPN)1st Dec 1988 (NA)27th Apr 1990 (UK/EU) Double Dragon NES Aksys Games / Technōs Japan 8th Apr 1988 (JPN)Jun 1988 (NA)1990 (UK/EU) Life Force NES Konami 25th Sep 1987 (JPN)Aug 1988 (NA)22nd Nov 1989 (UK/EU) Mappy-Land NES Bandai Namco / Taxan 1986 (JPN)1988 (NA) Last Ninja 2: Back With A Vengeance C64 Activision / System 3 1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Xevious NES Bandai Namco / Namco 8th Nov 1984 (JPN)Sep 1988 (NA) Metal Gear NES Ultra Games / Konami 22nd Dec 1987 (JPN)Jun 1988 (NA)1988 (UK/EU) Pac-Man NES Bandai Namco / Namco Oct 1988 (NA)1993 (UK/EU)28th Feb 2013 (UK/EU) Ice Hockey NES Nintendo / Nintendo EAD Mar 1988 (NA)15th Apr 1988 (UK/EU) Ghostbusters NES Activision / Bits Laboratory 22nd Sep 1986 (JPN)Oct 1988 (NA) Phantasy Star SMS SEGA 20th Dec 1987 (JPN)Nov 1988 (UK/EU)Nov 1988 (NA) Blades of Steel NES Konami Dec 1988 (NA)23rd Nov 1990 (UK/EU) Kung-Fu Heroes NES Culture Brain / Nihon Game 1986 (JPN)1988 (NA) Rampage NES Data East / Midway 12th Jan 1988 (UK/EU)12th Jan 1998 (NA) Star Soldier NES Hudson 1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Haunted Castle Arcade Konami Feb 1988 (JPN)Feb 1988 (NA)Nov 1988 (UK/EU) R.C. Pro-Am NES Nintendo / Rare Feb 1988 (NA)Apr 1988 (UK/EU) Spy vs. Spy NES KEMCO / First Star Software Oct 1988 (NA) Donkey Kong Classics NES Nintendo 9th Sep 1988 (NA)10th Aug 1989 (UK/EU) R.B.I. Baseball NES Atari Jun 1988 (NA) Paperboy NES Mindscape / Eastridge Technology Dec 1988 (NA) Mickey Mousecapade NES Capcom / Hudson 6th Mar 1987 (JPN)31st Dec 1988 (UK/EU)31st Dec 1988 (NA) Bionic Commando NES Capcom 20th Jul 1988 (JPN)Dec 1988 (NA)26th Oct 1990 (UK/EU) Romance of the Three Kingdoms NES Koei 1988 (NA) R-Type SMS SEGA / Irem 1st Oct 1988 (JPN)1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Fantasy Zone II: Opa-Opa no Namida NES Sunsoft / Sanritsu 20th Dec 1988 (JPN) Final Fantasy II NES Square 17th Dec 1988 (JPN) Jackal NES Konami Oct 1988 (NA) Cabal NES Fabtek / TAD Sep 1988 (NA) Microprose Soccer C64 MicroProse / Sensible Software 1988 (UK/EU) Operation Wolf SMS SEGA / Taito Corporation 1988 (UK/EU) Golvellius: Valley Of Doom SMS SEGA / Compile 14th Aug 1988 (JPN)Dec 1988 (NA)1988 (UK/EU) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom NES Mindscape / Atari Dec 1988 (NA)1989 (NA) Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair Arcade SEGA / Westone Nov 1988 (JPN)1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Ghouls 'n Ghosts Arcade Capcom 1988 (NA) RoboCop Arcade Data East 1988 (NA) Dynamite Dux Arcade SEGA 1988 (NA) Anticipation NES Nintendo / Rare Dec 1988 (NA)25th Oct 1989 (UK/EU) Jeopardy! NES GameTek / Rare 1988 (NA) Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode NES Sep 1988 (NA) Silkworm NES Tecmo 1988 (NA) Armalyte C64 Thalamus / Cyberdyne Systems Nov 1988 (UK/EU)1988 (NA) Jordan vs. Bird: One on One C64 EA 1988 (NA) Megumi Rescue SMS SEGA / Aicom 30th Jul 1988 (JPN) Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijō MD SEGA 24th Dec 1988 (JPN) Wonder Boy in Monster Land Arcade SEGA / Westone Jul 1987 (JPN)1988 (UK/EU) Feedback MSX Technosoft Sep 1988 (JPN) Parodius - Tako Saves The Earth MSX Konami 28th Apr 1988 (JPN) F-1 Dream Arcade Capcom 1988 (NA) Forgotten Worlds Arcade Capcom 1988 (NA) Atomic Runner Chelnov Arcade Data East 1988 (NA) The Final Round Arcade Konami 1988 (NA) Gang Busters Arcade Konami 1988 (NA) Page : 1 2
