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The Ghost of RubangB on 09 March 2009

1988 was the year of awesome new IPs as well as amazing departure sequels that were nothing like their ancestors.

 



Altered Beast

Bad Dudes vs. Dragon Ninja (the original Japanese arcade title)

Battle Chess

Bionic Commando

Blaster Master

Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (U.S. release)

Double Dragon II: The Revenge

Dragon Warrior III

Famicom Wars

Final Fantasy II

Ghouls 'n Ghosts

Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode

Golvellius

Gradius II (NES port)

Ice Hockey

Iron Tank

Kenseiden

Mega Man 2

NARC

Ninja Gaiden

Nobunaga's Ambition

P.O.W.: Prisoners of War

Parodius

Phantasy Star

THE POWER PAD with World Class Track Meet (U.S. release)

Power Strike

R.C. Pro-Am

Rock Star Ate My Hamster

Shinobi

Splatterhouse

Super Contra (arcade version)

Super Mario Bros. 2

Super Mario Bros. 3 (Japanese release)

T&C Surf Designs

Track & Field II

Ultima V

Ys II

Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (U.S. release)

 



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SHMUPGurus on 09 March 2009

Thus why the NES succeeded in many ways Atari couldn't.



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d21lewis on 09 March 2009

I was going to say 2001, but damn. It's hard to argue with that list of awesome.



Pristine20 on 09 March 2009

no it wasn't



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler

The Ghost of RubangB on 09 March 2009
Pristine20 said:
no it wasn't

I dare you to name at least 50 good games that didn't come out in 1988.



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--OkeyDokey-- on 09 March 2009

I misread the title as 1998 and was going to come in here and agree with you. Oh well.



Squilliam on 09 March 2009

You forgot about 2008.



Tease.

SmokedHostage on 09 March 2009

It was a great year for sequels. 9 games with 2 or II.



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Kantor on 09 March 2009
The Ghost of RubangB said:
Pristine20 said:
no it wasn't

I dare you to name at least 50 good games that didn't come out in 1988.
1 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 98
2 LittleBigPlanet 2008 95
3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007 94
4 BioShock 2008 94
5 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008 94
6 Street Fighter IV 2009 94
7 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The 2007 93
8 Rock Band 2007 92
9 Killzone 2 2009 91
10 Fallout 3 2008 91
11 Rock Band 2 2008 91
12 Resident Evil 5 2009 89
13 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 2007 89
14 Orange Box, The 2007 89
15 MLB 09: The Show 2009 88
16 Dead Space 2008 88
17 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 2007 88
18 NHL 09 2008 88
19 Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2007 88
20 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix 2008 88
21 Flower 2009 88
22 Burnout Paradise 2008 87
23 GRID 2008 87
24 FIFA Soccer 09 2008 87
25 WipEout HD 2008 87
26 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2008 87
27 Resistance 2 2008 87
28 Valkyria Chronicles 2008 87
29 Unreal Tournament 3 2007 86
30 Resistance: Fall of Man 2006 86
31 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2007 86
32 NHL 08 2007 86
33 Madden NFL 09 2008 85
34 MLB 08: The Show 2008 85
35 Far Cry 2 2008 85
36 Soulcalibur IV 2008 85
37 Super Stardust HD 2007 85
38 Call of Duty: World at War 2008 85
39 Virtua Fighter 5 2007 85
40 Prince of Persia 2008 85
41 Civilization Revolution 2008 85
42 skate 2007 85
43 Battlefield: Bad Company 2008 84
44 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 2007 84
45 Devil May Cry 4 2008 84
46 MotorStorm (JPN Import Version) 2006 84
47 Guitar Hero World Tour 2008 84
48 Warhawk 2007 84
49 Skate 2 2009 84
50 Pure 2008 83

83 is still good.



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Pristine20 on 09 March 2009
Kantor said:
The Ghost of RubangB said:
Pristine20 said:
no it wasn't

I dare you to name at least 50 good games that didn't come out in 1988.
1 Grand Theft Auto IV 2008 98
2 LittleBigPlanet 2008 95
3 Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 2007 94
4 BioShock 2008 94
5 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots 2008 94
6 Street Fighter IV 2009 94
7 Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, The 2007 93
8 Rock Band 2007 92
9 Killzone 2 2009 91
10 Fallout 3 2008 91
11 Rock Band 2 2008 91
12 Resident Evil 5 2009 89
13 Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction 2007 89
14 Orange Box, The 2007 89
15 MLB 09: The Show 2009 88
16 Dead Space 2008 88
17 Uncharted: Drake's Fortune 2007 88
18 NHL 09 2008 88
19 Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2007 88
20 Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix 2008 88
21 Flower 2009 88
22 Burnout Paradise 2008 87
23 GRID 2008 87
24 FIFA Soccer 09 2008 87
25 WipEout HD 2008 87
26 Bionic Commando Rearmed 2008 87
27 Resistance 2 2008 87
28 Valkyria Chronicles 2008 87
29 Unreal Tournament 3 2007 86
30 Resistance: Fall of Man 2006 86
31 Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2007 86
32 NHL 08 2007 86
33 Madden NFL 09 2008 85
34 MLB 08: The Show 2008 85
35 Far Cry 2 2008 85
36 Soulcalibur IV 2008 85
37 Super Stardust HD 2007 85
38 Call of Duty: World at War 2008 85
39 Virtua Fighter 5 2007 85
40 Prince of Persia 2008 85
41 Civilization Revolution 2008 85
42 skate 2007 85
43 Battlefield: Bad Company 2008 84
44 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 2007 84
45 Devil May Cry 4 2008 84
46 MotorStorm (JPN Import Version) 2006 84
47 Guitar Hero World Tour 2008 84
48 Warhawk 2007 84
49 Skate 2 2009 84
50 Pure 2008 83

83 is still good.

I didn't bother. You know The Ghost of RubangB, if it isn't old school, it isn't good. he'll just respond that all those games suck.

 



"Dr. Tenma, according to you, lives are equal. That's why I live today. But you must have realised it by now...the only thing people are equal in is death"---Johann Liebert (MONSTER)

"WAR is a racket. It always has been.

It is possibly the oldest, easily the most profitable, surely the most vicious. It is the only one international in scope. It is the only one in which the profits are reckoned in dollars and the losses in lives"---Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler