Ranking by year

The best games of 1988.

16 games compete in this selection. Super Mario Bros. 3 tops it with 1,872 points: the ranking comes from player votes alone, and moves with every duel settled.

  1. 1 Super Mario Bros. 3 1988 · Platformer 1,872
  2. 2 Ghouls 'n Ghosts 1988 · Platformer 1,614
  3. 3 Ice Hockey 1988 · Sports 1,584
  4. 4 Ninja Gaiden 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,541
  5. 5 Final Fantasy II 1988 · JRPG 1,539
  6. 6 Battle Chess 1988 · Card & Board 1,513
  7. 7 Double Dragon II: The Revenge 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,508
  8. 8 Super Contra 1988 · Platformer 1,488
  9. 9 RoboCop 1988 · Platformer 1,458
  10. 10 Cabal 1988 · TPS 1,443
  11. 11 Altered Beast 1988 · Beat 'em up 1,431
  12. 12 R.C. Pro-Am 1988 · Racing 1,418
  13. 13 Silk Worm 1988 · Shoot 'em up 1,415
  14. 14 Blaster Master 1988 · Metroidvania 1,403
  15. 15 Leisure Suit Larry 2: Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) 1988 · Point-and-click 1,392
  16. 16 Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders 1988 · Point-and-click 1,385

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