December 1988

45 video games came out in December 1988, among them Final Fantasy II (17 Dec), Mega Man 2 (24 Dec) and Ninja Gaiden (9 Dec). Every game by day, with its platforms and studio.

Thursday, 1 December · 6

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  Might and Magic II: Gates to Another WorldDOS, Apple II, PC-88 +8 · New World Computing
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  Rambo IIIC64, DOS, Amiga +5 · Ocean Software
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  Nobunaga's Ambition IIIBM Personal Computer, PC-88, DOS +5 · Koei
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  Cyborg HunterSMS · Sega
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  Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomNES · Atari Games
• VENOM Strikes BackCPC, MSX, ZX +1 · Gremlin Interactive

Friday, 2 December · 3

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  AmagonNES · Aicom
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  Hanjuku HeroNES, SNES, Wii +4 · Square Enix, Square
• Momotaro DentetsuNES · Hudson Soft

Friday, 9 December · 5

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  Ninja GaidenC64, NES, PCE +5 · Tecmo
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  Godzilla: Monster of MonstersNES · Compile
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  Michael Andretti's World GPNES · Human Entertainment
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  King of KingsNES · Atlus
• Nankin no AdventureFDS · Sun Corporation

Saturday, 10 December · 1

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  '89 Dennou Kyuusei UranaiNES · Micronics

Tuesday, 13 December · 1

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  Fighting RoadNES · Toei Animation

Friday, 16 December · 1

• The TriathronNES · K. Amusement Leasing Co.

Saturday, 17 December · 3

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  Final Fantasy IINES, SNES, Wii +5 · Square
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  Cycle Race: Road ManNES · Advance Communication
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  Top RiderNES · Varie (pub.)

Tuesday, 20 December · 1

• Pro Baseball: Family Stadium '88Arcade, NES · Namco

Thursday, 22 December · 3

• TetrisNES · Nintendo Research & Development 1
• Appare! GateballPCE · Hudson Soft
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  TetrisMSX, NES · Bullet-Proof Software (pub.)

Friday, 23 December · 2

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  Xevious: Fardraut SagaMSX, PCE · Compile
• Tarot UranaiFDS · Scorpion Software

Saturday, 24 December · 3

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  Mega Man 2NES, Wii, 3DS +4 · Capcom
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  Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha GekijōGenesis · Sega
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  AkiraNES · Taito, Tose Co.

Saturday, 31 December · 9

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  Winning RunArcade · Namco
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  Rock Star Ate My HamsterAtari ST, C64, CPC +2 · Codemasters (pub.)
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  PopCornDOS
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  Pink PantherMSX, Amiga, C64 +3
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  FrightmareZX, C64, DOS
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  Galaxia 7C64
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  AstroballSAM Coupé, CPC, ZX
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  Peter Beardsley's International FootballAtari ST, ZX, C64 +3 · Grandslam Entertainments
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  Sword SlayerZX, C64, Amiga +1

Sometime in December 1988 · 7

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  U.S. Championship V'BallArcade, X68000, NES · Technōs Japan
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  Psychic WorldMSX 2, MSX, GG +1 · Sanritsu Denki
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  Treasure Island DizzyNES, ZX, C64 +5 · Oliver Twins
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  TetrisGenesis, Arcade · Sanritsu Denki
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  Face OffArcade, Wii · Namco
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  The Game of RobotDOS
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  PheliosArcade, Mobile, Genesis +3 · Namco, Hamster Corporation