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'88 Games '88 Games - Japanese Logo - Katakana / Kanji

'88 Games - Cabinet - Video Game Marquee

Description

This is an Olympic sporting event game that was released just in time for the 1988 Olympics.

'88 Games was produced by Konami in 1988.

Konami released 433 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Konami during the time period '88 Games was produced include: Hyper Crash, Vs. Top Gun, Typhoon, Trick Trap, Track & Field (PlayChoice), Akumajou Dracula, Chequered Flag, Contra (PlayChoice), Crazy Cop, and Devastators

'88 Games - Cabinet - Machine
Cabinet

Specs

Name '88 Games
Developer Konami (Japan)
Year 1988
Type Videogame
KLOV/MOG # 6757
Class Wide Release
Genre Sports
Monitor
Conversion Class JAMMA
# Simultaneous Players 2
# Maximum Players 4
Gameplay Competitive
Control Panel Layout Multiple Player
Controls
  • Buttons: 3 [Run 1|Jump/Action|Run 2]
Sound Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles
  • Upright/Standard
Control Panel '88 Games Control Panel Image

'88 Games KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.01 (3 votes)

Fun Factor: 2.93

Overall Like 4.00
Fun (Social) 3.00
Fun (Solo) 4.00
Collector Desire 3.50

Technical Rating: 4.13

Gameplay 4.00
Graphics 4.50
Originality 4.00
Sound/Music 4.00

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

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Miscellaneous

COPY OF: Konami '88

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op '88 Games Census

There are 14,717 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,455 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 164,291 machines (6,886 unique titles).

Uncommon - There are 14 known instances of this machine owned by '88 Games collectors who are active members. Of these, 3 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 11 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There is one active VAPS member with an extra '88 Games circuit board for sale.

Wanted - No active members have added this machine to their wish list. There is one active VAPS member looking for a '88 Games circuit board set.

This game ranks a 3 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Legacy

  1. Track & Field
  2. Hyper Sports
  3. '88 Games

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88 Games Konami Arcade Marquee 26" x 8"

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'88 GAMES ARCADE MACHINE by KONAMI 1988 (Excellent Condition) *RARE*

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Splatterhouse Arcade Marquee/Sign (26" x 8")

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Galaga 88 Arcade Marquee/Sign (Dedicated (23" x 9")

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Flyer ATARI, GALAGA 88 Arcade Video Game advertisement original see pic

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$14.98

Original 1988 ad 2 sided 11- 8.5'' chase hq taito H.Q. ARCADE VIDEO GAME FLYER

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