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1988

Title: Bonze Adventure

Year: 1988

bonze-10.jpg (26699 bytes)

Main Processor: MC68000
Title: Chase H.Q.

Year: 1988

Player controls an unmarked police car, and must engage in a pursuit of the criminal car, after the target has been sighted, the player has to smash the enemy vehicle.

A new concept was introduced by Taito here, instead of simply racing, the player was involved in a high-speed police chase.

Taito Z System

Main Processors: 2xMC68000

Sprite Zooming

Title: Chuka Taisen

Year: 1988

Shoot'em up.

chukatai.JPG (14880 bytes)

Main Processors: 2xZ80
Title: Continental Circus

Year: 1988

This is probably the first arcade driving game to feature dynamic weather and pitstops.

It is believed that this game was incorrectly named "Continental Circus" due to a bad Japanese translation to English, and that it should have been named "Continental Circuit".

circus03.gif (19363 bytes) Taito Z System

Main Processors: 2xMC68000

Sprite Zooming

Title: Dr. Toppel's Adventure

Year: 1988

Shoot 'em up.

drtoppel-01.png (6276 bytes)

Main Processors: 2xZ80
Title: Heavy Unit

Year: 1988

Shoot'em up.

hunit2.JPG (11516 bytes)

Main Processors: 2xZ80*

*To be confirmed

Title: Kuri Kinton

Year: 1988

Beat 'em up.

kurik-02.gif (14085 bytes)

Taito L System

Main Processors: 2xZ80

Title: New Zealand Story, The

Year: 1988

A kiwi* bird sets on a quest to rescue his girlfriend Phee-Phee, on this colorful platform game.

*rare nocturnal bird from New Zealand

tnzs-02.png (16104 bytes)

Main Processors: 2xZ80
Title: Operation Thunderbolt

Year: 1988

Shooting game. Sequel to Operation Wolf.

otb-08.GIF (17765 bytes)

Main Processor: MC68000
Title: Plump Pop

Year: 1988

plumppop-04.png (9024 bytes)

Main Processors: 2xZ80
Title: Raimais

Year: 1988

Maze eating/shooting.

raimais-02.GIF (13262 bytes)

Taito L System

Main Processors: 2xZ80

Title: Rainbow Islands Extra

Year: 1988

A second release of Rainbow Islands with modified graphics and music.

rainbe.gif (5804 bytes)

Main Processor: MC68000
Title: Rastan Saga II

Year: 1988

Side-view beat'em up.

The second title in the Rastan series.

rastan2-08.GIF (23821 bytes)

Taito B System

Main Processor: MC68000

Title: Record Breaker

Year: 1988

Sports.

recordb-05.GIF (14269 bytes)

Main Processor: MC68000

Sprite Zooming

Title: Superman

Year: 1988

superman-11.GIF (14424 bytes)

Main Processor: MC68000
Title: Syvalion

Year: 1988

syvalion-01.JPG (26991 bytes)

Taito H System

Main Processor: MC68000

Sprite Zooming

Title: Top Landing

Year: 1988

Commercial Airplane simulator. Game had analog controller and thrust lever, featured very realistic graphics for the time. The player was given control of an aircraft in final approach and had to land, the game recreated many well known international airports and featured weather and turbulence.

topland.jpg (15149 bytes) Taito Air System

Main Processor: MC68000

3D Processor: TMS320C25

Title: Twin Eagle

Year: 1988

Vertical shoot'em up.

This game was developed by Seta.

twineagle-03.png (30442 bytes)

Seta Hardware

Main Processor: MC68000