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Release year

1988

mainly adventure video game / 214 titles

About this release year

A record of the Famicom titles released this year.

Titles
214 titles
Period
1988-1988
Formats
FC / NES / FDS
Main genre
adventure video game
Median price
5,500 yen
Median Famitsu score
25 points
Titles
214
Share released in Japan
91%
Share released overseas
36%
Share with a known price
87%
Share with a known score
36%

Titles per month

Covers the 194 titles with a known Japanese release date.

9 titles
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21 titles
15 titles
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21 titles
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12 titles
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17 titles
36 titles
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What genres they are

Breakdown of the 240 titles with a known genre. Press a slice to open that genre's page.

Which publishers released them

Breakdown of the 220 titles with a known publisher. Press a name to open that company's page.

Which developers made them

Breakdown of the 228 titles with a known developer.

1Konami6%14 titles
2Nintendo6%13 titles
3Tose Co.5%12 titles
4Data East4%9 titles
5Sunsoft4%8 titles
6Jaleco4%8 titles

Where they were released

1 titles were released in more than one region, so the total exceeds the number of titles.

1Japan194 titles
2North America78 titles
3Europe39 titles
Released in Japan too194 titlesOverseas only20 titles

How much they sold and what they cost

Copies sold and launch prices are listed side by side. No multiplied totals are shown.

18,000,000titles

The best-selling title, "Super Mario Bros. 3". Only 8 titles have known sales figures.

1Super Mario Bros. 3Worldwide18,000,000 titles
2TetrisWorldwide8,000,000 titles
3Dragon Warrior IIIWorldwide3,895,000 titles
4Ice HockeyWorldwide2,420,000 titles
5R.C. Pro-AmWorldwide2,140,000 titles
6Donkey Kong ClassicsWorldwide1,560,000 titles
Launch price (median)
5,500 yen
186 titles have a known price
1Under 1,000 yen5 titles
22,000 yen range7 titles
33,000 yen range38 titles
44,000 yen range9 titles
55,000 yen range115 titles
66,000 yen range7 titles
79,000 yen range5 titles

Famitsu score

Out of 40. Across the 76 titles with a known score, the median was 25.

4 titles
23 titles
37 titles
9 titles
3 titles
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20s
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Titles in this group (all 214)

Ordered by copies sold, then by score.Press a title to open the page for any of the 1.

1988-10-23 / 2D platform game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 35 /Nintendo
Game titleTetris
1988-12-22 / puzzle video game/ 4,900 yen /BPS
1988-02-10 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 38 /Enix
Game titleIce Hockey
1988-01-21 / ice hockey video game/ 2,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /Nintendo
Game titleMega Man 2
1988-12-24 / action game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 28 /Capcom
1988-12-17 / role-playing video game/ 6,500 yen / Famitsu 35 /Square
Game titleBlaster Master
1988-06-17 / platformer/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 32 /Sunsoft
Game titleDouble Dragon
1988-04-08 / beat 'em up/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 31 /Technos Japan
Game titleGradius II
1988-12-16 / shoot 'em up/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 31 /Konami
1988-01-14 / Metroidvania/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Konami
1988-02-05 / action-adventure game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 30 /Irem
1988-06-24 / platformer/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 30 /Namco
1988-06-27 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 30 /Kemco
Game titleDéjà Vu
1988-11-22 / adventure video game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 30 /Kemco
Game titleKing of Kings
1988-12-09 / strategy video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 30 /Namco
1988-04-27 / adventure video game/ 2,600 yen / Famitsu 29 /Nintendo
1988-05-27 / adventure video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 29 /Hudson Soft
Game titleNapoleon Senki
1988-03-04 / strategy video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Irem
Game titleRolling Thunder
1988-03-17 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /Namco
1988-03-18 / strategy video game/ Famitsu 28 /Koei
1988-04-22 / platformer/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
Game titleJackal
1988-05-02 / shoot 'em up/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 28 /Konami
1988-07-29 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 28 /SNK
Game titleContra
1988-02-09 / shoot 'em up/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Konami
Game titleDemon Sword
1988-03-29 / action game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /Taito
1988-06-20 / shoot 'em up/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 27 /Capcom
1988-08-12 / role-playing video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 27 /Bandai
Game titleManiac Mansion
1988-09-13 / adventure video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 27 /Jaleco
1988-10-21 / action game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 27 /Namco
1988-11-10 / adventure video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 27 /Natsume
Game titleGun.Smoke
1988-01-27 / shoot 'em up/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /Capcom
1988-02-16 / association football video game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 26 /Konami
1988-04-14 / racing video game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Nintendo
1988-07-15 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Jaleco
Game titleFinal Lap
1988-08-12 / racing video game/ 5,200 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco
1988-11-18 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 26 /Namco
1988-12-02 / board video game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 26 /Hudson Soft
Game titleRipple Island
1988-01-23 / adventure video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Sunsoft
Game titleDonald Land
1988-01-29 / action game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Data East
Game title19: Neunzehn
1988-03-04 / war simulation game/ 2,980 yen / Famitsu 25 /Soft Pro International
1988-06-21 / action-adventure game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1988-07-14 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /BPS
1988-07-22 / platformer/ 3,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Namco
Game titleRainbow Islands
1988-07-26 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Taito
1988-07-29 / strategy video game/ 3,200 yen / Famitsu 25 /Jaleco
1988-08-03 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Tokyo Shoseki
1988-08-12 / beat 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Konami
1988-09-27 / adventure video game/ 4,900 yen / Famitsu 25 /Namco
Game titleSaiyūki World
1988-11-11 / action role-playing game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 25 /Jaleco
Game titleWardner no Mori
1988-03-25 / platformer/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 24 /Taito
1988-05-13 / role-playing video game/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 24 /Square
Game titleAlien Syndrome
1988-12-02 / run and gun/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 24 /Sunsoft
1988-02-03 / action role-playing game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Bandai
Game titleReplicart
1988-02-26 / action game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Taito
Game titleAspic
1988-03-31 / action role-playing game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 23 /Bothtec
1988-04-28 / strategy video game/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Kemco
Game titleXexyz
1988-08-26 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Hudson Soft
Game titleKujaku Ō
1988-09-21 / command-selection adventure game/ 5,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Pony Canyon
1988-10-28 / government simulation game/ 9,800 yen / Famitsu 23 /Hect
Game titleYū Maze
1988-10-28 / action game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 23 /Taito
Game titleGyruss
1988-11-18 / tube shooter/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 23 /Konami
1988-12-20 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 23 /Sunsoft
Game titleMoon Ball Magic
1988-07-12 / pinball video game/ 500 yen / Famitsu 22 /DOG
1988-08-10 / action role-playing game/ 3,500 yen / Famitsu 22 /Pack-In-Video
Game titleKick and Run
1988-09-13 / association football video game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 22 /Taito
Game titleDaisenryaku
1988-10-11 / computer wargame/ 5,900 yen / Famitsu 22 /Bothtec
Game titleSamurai Sword
1988-11-15 / adventure video game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 22 /Capcom
Game titleFire Bam
1988-02-01 / action role-playing game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 21 /HAL Laboratory
1988-03-26 / action-adventure game/ 5,700 yen / Famitsu 21 /Vic Tokai
Game titleKarate Champ
1988-07-22 / karate video game/ 3,300 yen / Famitsu 21 /Data East
Game titleKid Kool
1988-07-22 / platformer/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 21 /Vic Tokai
1988-04-08 / action game/ 5,300 yen / Famitsu 19 /Toho
1988-07-12 / shoot 'em up/ 500 yen / Famitsu 19 /DOG
Game titleAmagon
1988-12-02 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 19 /Vic Tokai
Game titleCaptain Silver
1988-12-16 / platformer/ 5,500 yen / Famitsu 19 /Tokuma Shoten
Game titleFamily Circuit
1988-01-06 / racing video game/ 3,900 yen /Namco
1988-01-22 / action anime and manga/ 5,300 yen /Toei Animation
1988-02-18 / 3,980 yen /Bandai
Game titleTetsuwan Atom
1988-02-26 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Konami
1988-03-03 / puzzle video game/ 3,200 yen /Jaleco
Game titleBallblazer
1988-03-04 / action game/ 5,500 yen /Pony Canyon
1988-03-08 / Breakout clone/ 5,900 yen /Taito
Game titlePredator
1988-03-10 / action game/ 5,500 yen /Pack-In-Video
1988-03-11 / 2,980 yen /Sunsoft
1988-03-24 / sports video game/ 5,500 yen /SNK
Game titleTakeda Shingen
1988-03-28 / strategy video game/ 5,800 yen /Hot-B
1988-03-28 / action role-playing game/ 5,300 yen /Imagineer
Game titleFleet Commander
1988-03-29 / strategy video game/ 5,500 yen /ASCII Corporation
1988-04-05 / historical video game/ 5,500 yen /Namco
Game titleRacket Attack
1988-04-15 / tennis video game/ 5,500 yen /Jaleco
Game titleFuun Shorinken
1988-04-22 / fighting game/ 3,200 yen /Jaleco
1988-04-22 / fighting game/ 3,200 yen /Jaleco
Game titleElysion
1988-04-28 / role-playing video game/ 5,500 yen /Tokyo Shoseki
1988-05-20 / action game/ 5,300 yen /Toei Animation
Game titleNamco Classic
1988-05-27 / sports video game/ 5,900 yen /Namco
Game titleNinja-Kid II
1988-05-27 / platformer/ 5,300 yen /UPL
Game titleShogun
1988-05-27 / tactical role-playing game/ 5,800 yen /Hect
1988-06-03 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen /Nichibutsu
Game titleFire Rock
1988-06-20 / action game/ 3,400 yen /Use Corporation
Game titleBionic Commando
1988-07-20 / Metroidvania/ 5,900 yen /Capcom
Game titleMaison Ikkoku
1988-07-21 / adventure video game/ 5,900 yen /Bothtec
Game titleBlades of Steel
1988-07-22 / ice hockey video game/ 3,300 yen /Konami
1988-07-26 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Technos Japan
1988-07-29 / historical video game/ 6,900 yen /Namco
1988-07-30 / baseball video game/ 5,500 yen /VAP Inc.
1988-08-05 / action game/ 2,980 yen /Soft Pro International
1988-08-10 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Jaleco
1988-08-10 / sports video game/ 3,200 yen /Jaleco
Game titleThe Money Game
1988-08-10 / strategy video game/ 5,900 yen /SOFEL
Game titleFamicom Wars
1988-08-12 / turn-based tactics/ 5,500 yen /Nintendo
1988-08-12 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Data East
Game titleHototogisu
1988-08-19 / strategy video game/ 6,500 yen /Irem
Game titleKonamic Tennis
1988-08-19 / sports video game/ 3,300 yen /Konami
Game titleSuper Pinball
1988-08-23 / pinball video game/ 5,800 yen /Coconuts Japan
1988-08-26 / sports video game/ 4,900 yen /VAP Inc.
1988-09-02 / board video game/ 5,900 yen /SNK
Game titlePhantom Fighter
1988-09-16 / beat 'em up/ 5,900 yen /Pony Canyon
1988-09-16 / athletics video game/ 5,500 yen /Konami
Game title8 Eyes
1988-09-27 / adventure video game/ 5,800 yen /SETA Corporation
Game titleKnight Rider
1988-09-30 / racing video game/ 5,500 yen /Pack-In-Video
Game titleVegas Dream
1988-09-30 / casino game/ 5,900 yen /Epic/Sony
Game titleThe Black Bass
1988-10-18 / sports video game/ 5,800 yen /Hot-B
1988-10-21 / shoot 'em up/ 3,200 yen /Jaleco
Game titleCobra Command
1988-10-21 / shoot 'em up/ 5,800 yen /Data East
Game titleDandy
1988-11-11 / comedy anime and manga/ 5,900 yen /Asmik
Game titlePachinko GP
1988-11-18 / eroge/ 3,300 yen /Data East
Game titleHoops
1988-11-22 / sports video game/ 5,500 yen /Jaleco
1988-11-25 / board video game/ 5,800 yen /Taito
1988-11-29 / simulation video game/ 5,900 yen /Jaleco
1988-11-29 / adventure video game/ 3,300 yen /Bandai
1988-11-30 / action anime and manga/ 400 yen /Nintendo
Game titleHanjuku Hero
1988-12-02 / real-time strategy/ 5,800 yen /Square
1988-12-09 / action game/ 5,800 yen /Toho
1988-12-09 / adventure video game/ 3,200 yen /Sunsoft
Game titleNinja Gaiden
1988-12-09 / platformer/ 5,500 yen /Tecmo
Game titleVs. Excitebike
1988-12-09 / racing video game/ 2,500 yen /Nintendo
Game titleFighting Road
1988-12-13 / fighting game/ 6,200 yen /Toei Animation
1988-12-16 / sports video game/ 5,500 yen /Taito
Game titleThe Triathron
1988-12-17 / racing video game/ 5,500 yen /Tokyo Shoseki
Game titleTop Rider
1988-12-17 / sports video game/ 9,800 yen /Varie
1988-12-20 / game show/ 4,900 yen /Bandai
Game titleRollerball
1988-12-20 / pinball machine game/ 5,600 yen /HAL Laboratory
1988-12-21 / simulation video game/ 5,900 yen /Kemco
Game titleGoal!
1988-12-23 / association football video game/ 5,800 yen /Jaleco
Game titleTarot Uranai
1988-12-23 / 2,980 yen /Scorpion Soft
Game titleAkira
1988-12-24 / adventure video game/ 6,800 yen /Taito
Game titleShokoshi Cedie
1988-12-24 / drama anime and manga/ 5,900 yen /Fuji Television
Game titleGuerrilla War
1988-12-26 / shoot 'em up/ 5,500 yen /SNK

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