Saiyuuki World
Developer: Westone Publisher: Jaleco Release: 11/11/88 Genre: Platformer I was not a fan of Wonder Boy, both in the arcade and on the Master System. I did not like it when it was ported to the NES as...
Tag: 1988
Ys – The Vanished Omens
Developer: Advance Communication Publisher: Victor Release: 08/26/88 Genre: Action RPG Even though RPGs had a low profile until the 16-bit and PlayStation there was still a decent selection available for the NES and the Sega Master System....
Dragon Power
Developer: Tose Publisher: Bandai Release: 03/88 Genre: Action The NES is host to a litany of strange titles. With its rapid success, everyone wanted to cash in on it. How else would you explain a Christian game producer...
Ripple Island
Developer: Tokai Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 01/23/88 Genre: Adventure Kemco’s NES ports of the MacVenture point and click games sparked my love of adventure games. But while the pickings were slim for the NES in the West in Japan...
Robo Warrior
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Jaleco Release: 12/88 Genre: Action I am a fan of Bomberman. But I was not always a fan of the little fellow. His first NES adventure had the spark of a good idea but was...
Platoon
Developer: Ocean Publisher: Sunsoft Release: 12/88 Genre: Action Platoon was one of the most impenetrable games I tried to play back in the day. In the days where it was common to borrow games without the instruction manual I had...
City Connection
Developer: Nihon Micom Kaihatsu Publisher: Jaleco Release: 05/88 Genre: arcade I was never fond of City Connection growing up. The core premise is sound but for some reason it never clicked with me. It was also not a popular...
Superman
Developer: Kotobuki System Co. Publisher: Kemco Release: 12/88 Genre: Action I have been a comic book fan my entire life. With that in mind any video game based on a comic book would get my attention. Unfortunately my...
Wai Wai World
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 01/14/88 Genre: Action Captain N might have been a cheesy cartoon and not very good (I still love it) but it did show cool a crossover between video game characters could be. While Capcom...
Milon’s Secret Castle
Developer: Hudson Soft Publisher: Hudson Soft Released: September 1988 Genre: Platformer The things we put up with for entertainment. Once upon a time Milon’s Secret Castle was one of a few NES games that I owned. Having finished all my...