1988 in computing, games and technology
66 milestones from 1988: 10 computers and hardware, 9 peripherals, 6 software, 1 games, 23 games, 7 movies, 9 events, 1 legal milestones.
Open 1988 in the interactive timeline The 1980s
Computers and hardware
- Intel 80386SX
- HP DeskJet
- Sony Hi-Band Mavica MVC-C1
- Fujifilm FUJIX DS-1P
- Compaq Deskpro 386/25
- Macintosh IIx
- NeXT Computer unveiled
- Compaq SLT/286
- Sega Mega Drive (Japan)
- TurboGrafx-CD
Peripherals
- Hayes V-series Smartmodem 9600
- ThrustMaster Flight Control System (FCS)
- Trident TVGA8800
- Apple SuperDrive
- Novell NE2000
- Nintendo Power Pad
- Commodore A590
- NES Max
- Colorado Jumbo tape backup
Software
Games
Games
- F-19 Stealth Fighter
- Strike Fleet
- California Games
- Battle Chess
- Gold Rush!
- The Adventures of Captain Comic
- Dragon Quest III
- Ultima V: Warriors of Destiny
- Wasteland
- Pool of Radiance
- Altered Beast
- Bionic Commando (NES)
- King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
- Manhunter: New York
- Battlehawks 1942
- Leisure Suit Larry Goes Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places)
- Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders
- Super Mario Bros. 2
- Police Quest II: The Vengeance
- Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- Ninja Gaiden (NES)
- Final Fantasy II
- Mega Man 2
Movies
- Red Dwarf
- Beetlejuice
- Big
- Who Framed Roger Rabbit
- Short Circuit 2
- Die Hard
- Akira
Events
- Activision renamed Mediagenic
- ISO 9660 CD-ROM file system standard published
- Apple sues Microsoft and HP over Windows and NewWave
- First Computer Game Developers Conference
- Dell goes public on NASDAQ
- Nintendo Power magazine launches
- Coleco files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
- EISA bus announced by the Gang of Nine
- Morris worm released
Legal milestones
- George H. W. Bush elected