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1988 Game of the Year!

Superman (arcade) 4 5.56%
 
Ghouls n' Ghosts (arcade) 2 2.78%
 
Altered Beasts (arcade) 5 6.94%
 
Phantasy Star (Master System) 6 8.33%
 
Bionic Commando (nes) 0 0%
 
Contra (nes) 14 19.44%
 
Double Dragon (nes) 6 8.33%
 
Zelda II (nes) 11 15.28%
 
Super Mario Bros. 2 (nes) 13 18.06%
 
See Results 10 13.89%
 
Total:71
snyps on 26 July 2013
archbrix said:

Damn, the mid-late '80s were such a great time for gaming. Aside from the Superman arcade game, which I never played, I absolutely love every game in the poll except for Double Dragon and Altered Beast, which were just ok (still loved them at the time, though).

Ugh... really, really hard for me to choose but it would probably be between Phantasy Star, Bionic Commando or the arcade of Ghouls 'n Ghosts. Just to show my love for home consoles, the Sega Master System, and the fact that it was a technical marvel for its day I'll go ahead and vote for Phantasy Star... but man it's close.

Also, that picture for Ghouls in the OP isn't from the arcade of Ghouls 'n Ghosts (nor the Genesis or Supergrafx ports, either). It might be from the GBA version of Super GnG, which had added levels but I'm not sure.



I was wondering about that image of GnG. I never seen it either. Has a nice background, looks genuinely real like hot coals. The superman game was one I rarely came across. Pretty excellent imo. We may have had to wait decades for the games we have now, but nothing can top those awesome memories.



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HoloDust on 26 July 2013

Wasteland, Zak McKracken, King's Quest IV



winston000smith on 27 July 2013

I choose Contra, it was called Probotector in the UK but it was the same incredible game. The graphics were amazing for the time.

So many classics in that list though, not an easy choice.



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