Flashback session | 1988

#Articles | What was most interesting in the field of games, cinema and music in 1988
Renatitoem

To remember is to live, to relive all that was good again ...

Recalling the past is usually a pleasant thing to do. Reactivate in memory the good times, the people who marked us and why not the games, movies and music that were part of a generation. It is for this purpose that I bring this new series of articles to GameVicio, to remember the great works launched each year in a succinct way and with good images. And why start in 1988? No, it was not the year I was born, I am from 1991. It is actually for two reasons: 1) it was the year that Mega Drive was launched, a very important console for the fourth generation of video games, which was the generation that introduced me in the world of games and 2) for being a year that will cover a good part of the age range of users here at GameVicio.

As I said before, don't expect long texts, the goal is to bring images of the main events in the world of games, cinema and music, with brief descriptions and a lot of nostalgic work involved. Also do not wait for dates, the purpose here is not to be a calendar, the important thing is that you know that the events took place in 1988. Of course, I am not going to bring everything that happened on these three themes, not least because there would be a very long article, and I apologize in advance if I forgot something very important. Hope you like it.

[notice] GAMES [/ notice]

Capcom launches Ghouls 'n Ghosts, the sequel to Ghosts' n Goblins. The game was marked by its difficulty and it certainly made many players mad with rage.

Technōs Japan releases Double Dragon II: The Revenge, the first sequel to Double Dragon, released the previous year. The beat 'em up start to become feverish.

Nintendo launches the first edition of Nintendo Power magazine, organized by Nintendo of America.

The magazine was published until December 2012, when its activities were closed. Nintendo Power returned in 2017 in podcast format.

Nintendo renews the Doki Doki Panic brand and launches it as Super Mario Bros. 2 for the Nintendo Entertainment System for the United States. The story that is told is that the version of Super Mario Bros. 2 Japanese was very difficult by Western standards, so Nintendo changed the sprites and other elements of the Doki Doki Panic game and released it as Super Mario Bros. 2 to the west. In 1992 this western version of Mario Bros. 2 was released in Japan as Super Mario USA." alt="Clique para ver a imagem em tamanho original" title="Clique para ver a imagem em tamanho original" layout="responsive" width="500" height="500">
The Great White Dragon (Bloodsport) was one of the films that made many kids want to learn the art of punching. It was there that Jean-Claude Van Damme took his first steps in American cinema. To this day it is considered one of the best fighting films and with an incredible soundtrack." alt="Clique para ver a imagem em tamanho original" title="Clique para ver a imagem em tamanho original" layout="responsive" width="500" height="500">The Last Emperor receives the award for Best Picture at the 1988 Oscars. At that same award Michael Douglas receives the Oscar for Best Actor for Wall Street, and Cher receives the award for Best Actress for Moonstruck.

[warning] MUSIC [/ warning]

Megadeth releases their third album So Far, So Good ... So What!

English heavy metal band Iron Maiden releases the album Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.

The group A-ha releases the album Stay On These Roads.

Marisa Monte releases her first album, entitled MM.

The presenter Xuxa launches the Xou da Xuxa 3 by the Som Livre label, which becomes a sales champion with more than 3 million copies sold and is taken to the Guinness Book.

Heavy metal band Slayer releases the album South of Heaven.

The band Guns N 'Roses releases the award-winning album G N' R Lies, winning some Grammy statuettes, and selling over 500,000 copies on the first day of release.

... And Justice for All , the fourth album by the American thrash metal / heavy metal band Metallica, is released. It is considered one of the best albums of Metallica, having as main highlight the song "One".

Michael Jackson made history by becoming the first artist to reach number five on the Billboard singles chart with songs from the same album (Bad).

British singer-songwriter Freddie Mercury and Spanish singer Montserrat Caballé release the album Barcelona, a classical music project, being the musician's last studio album in his solo career.

The Swedish duo Roxette releases their second album Look Sharp!. Launched worldwide in 1989, it was responsible for exposing the duo's songs internationally. Among the singles on the album are "The Look", "Dressed for Success", "Listen to Your Heart" and "Dangerous". In 1990, the album was certified platinum by the RIAA.

In August 1988, the album Ideologia by the singer Cazuza is released by the Polygram label. It's cconsidered the best album by the singer and sold 2.5 million copies receiving the double diamond certificate by ABPD. Contains the songs of the singer's greatest hits: Ideologia, Brasil and It is part of my show.

Paul Simon won the 30th Annual Grammy Awards for Graceland, as Record of the Year; U2 by The Joshua Tree, as Album of the Year; Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram for Somewhere Out There, as Song of the Year; and Jody Watley, as Best New Artist.

That's it, guys. I end here the first article with the main things that happened in 1988 in the field of games, cinema and music. It was a lot of work and I hope you enjoyed it. Soon we will have the edition about 1989. Big hug to all and see you there!

Veja Também:
Ver comentários