Our year-by-year countdown takes us to the height of the 8-bit era - a time when the NES and Sega Master System were hitting their strides and producing many of their finest games. Although home systems were hot in 1988, the arcade and computer scenes were not to be outdone either. We do our best to cover it all while also discussing the latest retro news.

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Retromags
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Virtually Retro
AirFox and River Raid on iPhone


News
Artificial intelligence takes on Ms. Pac-Man
Virtual Boy Arcade Cabinet
Nintendo is at least thinking about including virtual boy games on the 3ds eshop
Hideo Kojima Hates Metal Gear On the NES
Mario Marathon for Child's Play
The Five Things I'd Love to See in a Modern CRPG
Sonic the Hedgehog 20th Anniversary Figurine
Game Center CX is coming to Kotaku


Games of the Week
Phantasy Star (Sega Master System)
Super Contra (Arcade)
RC ProAM (NES)
Forum Picks - Favorite Games of 1988

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