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This page contains Sega-related events that occurred in 1988.
Events[]
- Out Run wins Game of the Year and Arcade Game of the Year at the Golden Joystick awards for 1987.
- October 29: The Mega Drive is released in Japan.
- The Master System becomes the second best selling console worldwide, overtaking the Commodore 64.
- First entry in the Altered Beast series.
- After Burner and After Burner II are the top arcade cabinets in Japan.
Sega console games[]
Sega Mark III/Master System[]
Please select a region.
?? games were released in Japan.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Maze Walker | Sega | January 31, 1988 |
| Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | January 31, 1988 |
| Galactic Protector | Sega | February 21, 1988 |
| Space Harrier 3-D | Sega | February 29, 1988 |
| Aleste | Sega | February 29, 1988 |
| Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars | Sega | March 10, 1988 |
| Argos no Juujiken | Salio | March 25, 1988 |
| Blade Eagle 3-D | Sega | March 26, 1988 |
| Hoshi wo Sagashite... | Sega | April 2, 1988 |
| Solomon no Kagi: Oujo Rihita no Namida | Salio | April 17, 1988 |
| Tensai Bakabon | Sega | June 2, 1988 |
| Kenseiden | Sega | June 2, 1988 |
| Lord of Sword | Sega | June 2, 1988 |
| Shinobi | Sega | June 19, 1988 |
| Captain Silver | Sega | July 2, 1988 |
| Super Racing | Sega | July 2, 1988 |
| Final Bubble Bobble | Sega | July 2, 1988 |
| Megumi Rescue | Sega | July 30, 1988 |
| Thunder Blade | Sega | July 30, 1988 |
| Golvellius: Valley of Doom | Sega | August 14, 1988 |
| Nekyuu Kousien | Sega | September 9, 1988 |
| Kujakuu Ou | Sega | September 23, 1988 |
| R-Type | Sega | October 1, 1988 |
| Double Dragon | Sega | October 1, 1988 |
| Ys | Sega | October 15, 1988 |
| Sports Pad Soccer | Sega | October 29, 1988 |
| Chouon Senshi Borgman | Sega | December 1, 1988 |
?? games were released in North America.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Penguin Land | Sega | January 1988 |
| After Burner | Sega | March 1988 |
| Alien Syndrome | Sega | March 1988 |
| Aztec Adventure: The Golden Road to Paradise | Sega | March 1988 |
| SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative | Sega | March 1988 |
| Zaxxon 3D | Sega | March 1988 |
| Rescue Mission | Sega | April 1988 |
| Maze Hunter 3D | Sega | May 1988 |
| Parlour Games | Sega | May 1988 |
| Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars | Sega | July 1988 |
| Fantasy Zone: The Maze | Sega | July 1988 |
| Space Harrier 3D | Sega | July 1988 |
| Zillion II: The Tri Formation | Sega | July 1988 |
| Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | August 1988 |
| Blade Eagle | Sega | September 1988 |
| Monopoly | Sega | September 1988 |
| Shinobi | Sega | September 1988 |
| Shanghai | Sega | October 1988 |
| Spy vs Spy | Sega | October 1988 |
| Thunder Blade | Sega | October 1988 |
| Double Dragon | Sega | November 1988 |
| Kenseiden | Sega | November 1988 |
| Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord | Sega | November 1988 |
| Golvellius | Sega | December 1988 |
| Power Strike | Sega | December 1988 |
| R-Type | Sega | December 1988 |
| Rambo III | Sega | December 1988 |
| Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? | Parker Brothers | December 1988 |
?? games were released in PAL Regions.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars | Sega | 1988 |
| Blade Eagle | Sega | 1988 |
| Captain Silver | Sega | 1988 |
| Double Dragon | Sega | 1988 |
| Golvellius | Sega | 1988 |
| Kenseiden | Sega | 1988 |
| Lord of the Sword | Sega | 1988 |
| Maze Hunter 3D | Sega | 1988 |
| Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord | Sega | 1988 |
| Monopoly | Sega | 1988 |
| Penguin Land | Sega | 1988 |
| Phantasy Star | Sega | 1988 |
| Power Strike | Sega | 1988 |
| R-Type | Sega | 1988 |
| Rambo III | Sega | 1988 |
| Shanghai | Sega | 1988 |
| Shinobi | Sega | 1988 |
| Space Harrier 3D | Sega | 1988 |
| Spy vs Spy | Sega | 1988 |
| Wonder Boy in Monster Land | Sega | 1988 |
| Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa | Sega | January, 1988 |
| Kung Fu Kid | Sega | January, 1988 |
| After Burner | Sega | March, 1988 |
| Alien Syndrome | Sega | March, 1988 |
| Rescue Mission | Sega | March, 1988 |
| SDI: Strategic Defense Initiative | Activision | March, 1988 |
| Zillion II: The Tri Formation | Sega | March, 1988 |
| Aztec Adventure: The Golden Road to Paradise | Sega | September, 1988 |
| Thunder Blade | Sega | November 5th, 1988 |
Mega Drive[]
Please select a region.
4 games were released in Japan.
| Title | Publisher | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Space Harrier II | Sega | October 29, 1988 |
| Super Thunder Blade | Sega | October 29, 1988 |
| Juuouki | Sega | November 27, 1988 |
| Osomatsu-kun: Hachamecha Gekijō | Sega | December 24, 1988 |