1988 · Konami · Athletic · Olympic

Konami '88

Konami '88 (also known as '88 Games or Hyper Sports Special) is the third in the Track & Field game series by Konami, where you test your Olympic skills against other world-class athletes. As the name implies, it is loosely based on (and not licensed by) the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Bronze or silver medals are not good enough - you have to go for the gold to get to the next event. However, you must at least qualify in each event in order to compete in the next event:

Released: 1 July 1988
Platforms: Arcade
Genres: Athletic Olympic Sports
Developers: Konami
Publishers: Konami
Country: Japan

About

Konami '88, released as '88 Games in North America and as Hyper Sports Special in Japan, is a 1988 Olympic-themed arcade sports video game developed and published by Konami. It is the third game in the Track & Field series by Konami, where players test their Olympic skills against other world-class athletes. As the title implies, it is loosely based on (but not licensed by) the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea.

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Gameplay

The objective of the game is to compete in a series of Olympic events and beat the other players. The player must achieve the gold medal in each event in order to qualify for the next or the game will end. The events are played in the following order:

100m Dash: Players race against other athletes as well as the clock. This is just a warm-up compared to the events to come.