The Train: Escape to Normandy Electronic Arts, 1988 August 1944. Occupied France is soon to be liberated by the advancing Allies. The German grip on Europe is crumbling and an evacuation of men, materials and plunder is underway. The prize and pride of France, its entire art collection, is to be expropriated and shipped by […]
Total Eclipse Incentive Software, 1988 It is written that, in the heart of ancient Egypt hundreds of years ago, the High Priest of the day had become annoyed. His people were revolting and refused to continue the sacrifices to Re the God of the Sun. His anger had erupted so he set an ominous curse […]
Rolling Thunder U.S. Gold, 1988 In New York City around the year 1960, the elusive Maboo is plotting to conquer the world. Rolling Thunder, the undercover arm of the WCPO (World Crime Police Organisation) has sent the female secret agent Leila on a special assignment into Geldro's underground headquarters. Her mission was to expose the […]
Pac-Mania Grandslam Entertainments, 1988 Armed with unique BOUNCE power, Pac faces new challenges as he enters the worlds of Block Town, Pac-Man's Park, Sandbox Land and Jungly Steps. Your objective is to eat all the dots and power pills in the mazes whilst at the same time avoiding those pesky ghosts. Boss ghost Clyde has […]
Marauder Hewson Consultants, 1988 In aeons past a cruel and despotic civilisation stole the Jewels of Ozymandias and buried them deep beneath the multiple defences on the planet Mergatron where they have remained pulsating strangely to the present day. Now with the crude civilisation long decayed and cracked the creaking auto-defences of Mergatron swept low […]
Rex Martech Games, 1988 Rex, the thick-skinned mercenary, is here to do a job. He's come to Zenith to do away with the humans that have built their fortunes around the Great Tower. Armed with the greatest weapon system yet seen, with it array of cannons, lasers, multiple spray guns and smart bombs, Rex leaps […]
Vixen Martech Games, 1988 The planet Granath has been under seige for as long as the sky has met with the horizon, and for as long as the mountains have rolled into the distance. For Granath, a world in a parallel universe many eons away, has been at the mercy of the dinosaurs. For millions […]
La Abadia del Crimen Opera Soft, 1988 "Do not follow false doctrines that spread pestilent seeds", wrote His Holiness Clement VI in the year 1346, to teachers and pupils of the university of Paris. The Pontiff was referring in that letter to the doctrines of a Franciscan monk of English origin called Guillermo of Occam, […]
Rambo III Ocean Software, 1988 You are John Rambo, a veteran with a mission to fulfill in Afghanistan. The Russians have captured your friend, Colonel Trauntman, who is being tortured somewhere in the fort where they are holding him prisoner. Rambo's first mission will be to locate and free him.
1943 Go!, 1988 It was over 40 years ago, at the height of World War II, that the Japanese main squadron tasted defeat off the west coast of the Midway Islands. Some say that this battle greatly changed the outcome of the war, some say under different direction we may now all be living our […]
Platoon Ocean Software, 1988 You are a raw young recruit in a Platoon of five, deep in enemy territory. Unprepared for the challenges that lie ahead, realisation dawns that you must not only survive the physical ordeals but retain your sanity amidst the horrors and injustices of war. As the game progresses, you must overcome […]
Vampire's Empire Gremlin Graphics, 1988 Vampire's Empire casts you as Doctor Van Helsing, making another attempt to rid the world of Dracula. The world consists of 160 side-view screens, with others accessed via push-scrolling, but must be freed of vampires within a time limit. Van Helsing's method of killing is to use mirrors to reflect […]
Garfield - Big, Fat, Hairy Deal The Edge, 1988 I wonder what day it is? Hum... "Garfield!" What's that?? "Garfield... Arlene's been taken to the City Pound!!" Hellooo Monday... it must be Monday. Nothing good happens to me on a Monday. Well, I suppose... yawn... that it's time to get started. Where's Odie? Where is […]
Dark Side Incentive Software, 1988 The game is set on the alien moon Tricuspid orbiting the planet Evath. Terrorists (the Ketars, the villains of the previous game Driller) hijacked the moon's facilities and built Zephyr One, an immense beam weapon on the moon's dark side with the purpose of destroying Evath. The player is a […]
Phantom Club Ocean Software, 1988 The Phantom Club is a collection of super heroes possessed with strange and deadly powers. Unfortunately the Overlord, Zarg developed an evil streak and managed to influence most of the other members of the club to practice his evil ways. Your character, Plutus stands alone against this evil band. Formerly […]
LED Storm Go!, 1988 The road race game of the year puts you in control of high powered futeristic vehicle through 9 fast, furious and hazardous stages designed to stop you dead in your tracks.
Impossible Mission II US Gold, 1988 You as the Agency's Field Agent must reach several objectives to prevent the world from being destroyed. Firstly, you must assemble the 3-digit pass code for each tower while at the same time avoiding and fighting off Elvin's robots, using his own security system to help you. Then you […]