January 1988

19 video games came out in January 1988, among them Super Contra (8 Jan), Wasteland (2 Jan) and Ice Hockey (21 Jan). Every game by day, with its platforms and studio.

Friday, 1 January · 9

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  ChelnovArcade, X68000, Genesis · Data East
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  XenonAmiga, Atari ST, Arcade +5 · The Bitmap Brothers
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  Fright NightAmiga
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  Blade Eagle 3-DSMS · Sega
• Amadeus RevengeC64
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  CrackAmiga · Linel
• Bop'N WrestlePC · Ziggurat Interactive (pub.)
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  Armorik the Viking: The Eight ConquestsDOS, PC, Linux · Ziggurat Interactive (pub.)
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  Falcon A.T.DOS, PC · Spectrum HoloByte

Saturday, 2 January · 1

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  WastelandC64, DOS, Apple II +3 · Interplay Entertainment
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Tuesday, 5 January · 1

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  Captain ComicDOS, NES · Michael Denio

Friday, 8 January · 1

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  Super ContraArcade, Amiga, NES +5 · Konami
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Thursday, 14 January · 1

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  Konami Wai Wai WorldNES · Konami

Thursday, 21 January · 1

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  Ice HockeyFDS, NES, Wii +2 · Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development, Nintendo Research & Development 2
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Friday, 22 January · 1

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  Jaseiken NecromancerPCE, Wii, PS3 +3 · Hudson Soft

Saturday, 23 January · 1

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  Ripple IslandNES · Sun Corporation

Friday, 29 January · 1

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  Donald LandNES · Data East

Sometime in January 1988 · 2

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  Heroes of the LancePC-98, NEC PC-8800 series, Amiga +9 · U.S. Gold
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  F-19 Stealth FighterDOS, C64, Atari ST +4 · MicroProse