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The Triathron
1988
The Triathron
1988
The Triathron allows players to compete in the three consecutive events of the triathlon: Swimming, Cycling and Running. In each stage of the race, the player must mash the B button, similar to Track & Field, in order to reach the end of each course before their opponents. After winning a triathlon, the player can invest some points into their chosen competitor's stats and move onto the next.Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium '88 Senshuu Shin Data
1988
Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium '88 Senshuu Shin Data (Ultimate Harikiri Stadium '88 Players Updated Data Version) is a baseball game developed by Taito Corporation for the Famicom and NES. It is an updated version of Taito's original Kyuukyoku Harikiri Stadium. Like its predecessor, it is a straightforward baseball simulation game for the Famicom which was never released outside of Japan. Besides a roster update and a few graphical improvements there is little difference between this and the previous game in the series. This process of having minor incremental improvements between annual releases would eventually become common practice in console sports games.Face Off
1988
Face Off
1988
This game features eight hockey teams from the Soviet Union, Canada, Sweden, the Czech Republic, the United States, Finland, France, and its home country of Japan; one (or two) player(s) can face four CPU-controlled teams in succession for the Tournament mode, and up to three or four players can face off against each other (two on each side) in the Versus mode. At the start of the game, the players can choose how many players their team has (three or five) - and in both modes, they will have to insert another coin at the end of each period to continue. This was also the first Namco game to feature Greek text; on the continuing screen, one of the players on the losing team says "ODCH" (ΟΔΧ) as the ten-second timer counts down for another coin.Country Club
1988
Speedball
1988
Speedball
1988
DOS Commodore C64/128/MAX Amiga Nintendo Entertainment System Atari ST/STE Sega Master System/Mark IIIstar 7.4Speedball is a futuristic football-like game which takes place on a steel walled floored pitch, 160 feet long by 90 feet wide. There are two teams, and the team scoring the most goals wins. There is a goal at each end of the pitch and a ball warp tunnel in each side of the wall. The warp tunnels can warp a ball from one tunnel to another. The ball is launched from the center of the pit by the automatic launcher in a random direction. There also bounce domes, off of which the ball will be deflected, but over which players are free to move.Exciting Soccer: Konami Cup
1988
The true feeling of Arcade quality soccer is only achievable from Konami. Play a match with several selectable teams, and go against a friend! A soccer game from Konami and part of their Exciting sports series for the Famicom Disk System. Exciting Soccer is the fifth and final game in the Exciting sports series developed by Konami. It allows players to select (and rename, if they wish) a soccer team, each having their own set of strengths of weaknesses, and enter a tournament known as the Konami Cup. Exciting Soccer uses a top-down perspective with both goals on the vertical axis. This would be a perspective popularized by later soccer games such as Kick Off and Sensible Soccer. Pentarou the penguin makes a cameo during half-time shows.Pete Rose Pennant Fever
1988
This baseball game licenses former Cincinnati Reds player Pete Rose. It allows the player to play every position on the field. Different batting and pitching styles are available. It has digitized voice and sound, and provides a variety of play options including One or Two-player action, season play or exhibition. In a somewhat ahead-of-its-time move, eight different perspectives are offered. There are also some team management capabilities, as you select and order your team, and hire new players. This can run over ten seasons, making for one of the first Career modes.Super Dyna'mix Badminton
1988
Super Dyna'mix Badminton is the first game for the Famicom to cover the sport of badminton. It was created by the developer/publisher team Pax Softnica and Vap Inc., previously behind Super Real Baseball '88. The game is depicted by a side-view, more commonly associated with volleyball video games than tennis video games, the latter favoring a viewpoint from behind one of the competitors. This comparison is also true for the sport of badminton itself, which has a similar focus on performing hard-to-counter spike attacks close to the net in order to score points. Because of the irregular flight path of a shuttlecock, the player needs to focus more on its shadow than the projectile itself in order to play effectively. Though the game has options for both male and female characters every character sprite is the same androgynous black-haired person. The only real change is that games are shorter for female competitors as they would be in real life. The game also allows for four different "coats" on the main menu - asTrack & Field II
1988
Track & Field II
1988
star 8A sequel to Konami's Track & Field based on the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. The game features three different playing modes and 15 different sporting events.Pro Tennis: World Court
1988
Pro Tennis: World Court (プロテニスワールドコート Puro Tenisu: Wārudo Kōto?) is a tennis sports arcade game that was released by Namco in 1988 only in Japan; it runs upon Namco System 1 hardware, and was inspired by the 1987 Famicom game Family Tennis. In August 1988, the game was ported to the PC Engine console, in which a new tennis-based role-playing quest mode was added, and was later ported to the North American TurboGrafx-16 console by NEC under the title of World Court Tennis in 1989 and a sequel named Super World Court was released in 1992, which ran on Namco NA-1 hardware and allowed up to four players to play simultaneously.Nekkyuu Koushien
1988
Nekkyuu Koushien
1988
Nekkyuu Koushien is a baseball game for the Sega Master System. It was only released in Japan.Penguin-kun Wars 2
1988
Penguin-kun Wars 2
1988
Penguin-kun and his friend Penpi-chan are playing a game, when suddenly Penpi-chani is kidnapped. Penguin-kun must challenge the world's finest in order to save her, but a greater evil lurks in the unknown.Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu
1988
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu is the Sharp X68000 port of the Arcade game under the same title.Super Real Baseball '88
1988
Super Real Baseball '88 is a baseball game developed by Pax Softonica for the Famicom and published in Japan by Vap in 1988. After Namco excited the market for baseball games with the release of Pro Yakyuu Family Stadium, many other companies attempted to meet the demand for more baseball games. This title differentiated itself from other baseball games by obtaining permission from the Professional Baseball Organization of Japan to use the official names of the 12 Japanese baseball teams and their players. This was a groundbreaking feature at the time. It was also the first game to depict an existing stadium with it's actual name, the Tokyo Dome, which had just opened shortly before the game's release. Outfielder and first baseman Warren Cromartie, formerly with the Montreal Expos, and playing for the Yomiuri Giants at the time, was chosen to help promote the game. To further distinguish the game, the developers chose to use a more realistic approach when depicting the players on the field, as opposed to the moreKonami Tennis
1988
Konami Tennis
1988
Real tennis rallying, with fierce serves, powerful smashes and fast volleys! This is the real thing!! Three challenging styles of play; Play a singles game against the computer, two players can play singles against each other, or they can play doubles against the computer!Soccer League: Winner's Cup
1988
Soccer League - Winner's Cup is a soccer game developed by SAS Sakata for the Famicom, and published by Data East in 1988. During game play, field scrolls horizontally across the screen. Players select one of eight international teams and attempt to win the World Cup. The teams that the player can select include: Japan, Germany, Brazil, France, South Korea, England, Argentina, and the USA. Players may choose to play solo against the computer, or compete head to head with another player. Although the game was never released outside of Japan, most of the options are written in English.Bases Loaded II: Second Season
1988
Bases Loaded II: Second Season was released by Jaleco in 1988 as the second in the Bases Loaded series. It was only ever released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and continued where Bases Loaded had finished as a successful baseball game on the NES console.Passing Shot
1988
Passing Shot
1988
This is a conversion of the SEGA coin-op game of the same name, playing lawn tennis around the world. The player travels from France, to Australia, to the US and end up in England and get to listen to the national anthem of each country. There are four difficulty levels to select the skill of the computer controlled player. One or two players may play but always against the computer. In a two player game, both players play as a doubles team. The game starts off looking behind the player as the style of serve is chosen (top spin, curve, etc) and then it switches to a top down view for the rally.Nekketsu High School Dodgeball Club
1988
47th National High School dodgeball tournament. Spring, Mount Fuji blossoms with the cherry tree park in Shizuoka Prefecture. The fight has begun. Nekketsu High takes on Hanazono High in a dodge ball battle. If they are victorious nationally, the world is next.Blades of Steel
1988
