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software_name = The Political Machine 2008| software_image = [[File:The Political Machine 2008 cover.jpg|300px]]|

#REDIRECT [[The Oregon Trail (2008 video game)]] {{DEFAULTSORT: Oregon Trail (2008 video game), The}}

...November 20, 2008<br />Oceania: December 4, 2008<br />Europe: December 5, 2008| ...in Japan, was a social simulation [[video game]] that was the third entry in the [[Animal Crossing|''Animal Crossing'' series]].

...ase = JP: March 25, 2008<br />AU/EU: May 20, 2008<br />NA: May 26, 2008| ...''' is an puzzle [[video game|game]] by [[Arika]]. It was the seventh game in the [[Dr. Mario|''Dr. Mario'' series]].

software_name = Viva Piñata: Trouble in Paradise| software_image = [[File:Viva Pinata Trouble in Paradise cover.jpg|300px]]|

release = January 8, 2008| added_to_museum = Wii: December 25, 2008|

[[Category:arcade games]] [[Category:arcade games published by Sega]]

[[Category:arcade games]] [[Category:arcade games published by Sega]]

release = WW: July 14, 2008| ...]], created with [[Adventure Game Studio]]. It was released on July 12, [[2008]].

software_name = 1½ Knights: In Search of the Ravishing Princess Herzelinde | release = Germany: December 12, 2008|

...h 25, 2008<br />'''Feature phones''' ('''[[BREW]]''')<br />JP: October 22, 2008<br />'''Android''' / '''PlayStation Vita''' ('''[[Appli Archives]]''')<br / ...''''' ('''''天使のソリティア''''', '''''Tenshi no Solitaire''''') is a solitaire [[video game]] by [[G-Mode]].

[[Category:Video games]] [[Category:role-playing video games]]

[[Category:Fighting video games]] [[Category:video games]]

...ut the 16-bit video game. For the 16-bit game, see [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (video game)]]. For the film, see [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)]].'' ...<br />NA: August 4, 2008<br />JP: August 5, 2008<br />AU/EU: September 19, 2008<br />'''3DS [[Virtual Console]] (Game Gear)'''<br />NA: June 13, 2013<br />

[[Category: Adventure games]] [[Category: Browser games developed with Flash]]

release = NA: October 15, 2008| ...iana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull''''', was an educational [[video game]] by [[Virtuos]] for the [[LeapFrog]] [[Didj]].

[[Category:Arcade games developed by Konami]] [[Category:Arcade games published by Konami]]

...July 26, 1991<br />'''Wii ([[Virtual Console]])'''<br />JP: September 24, 2008<br />'''Wii U ([[Virtual Console]])'''<br />JP: May 7, 2014<br />'''Nintend '''''Wagyan Land (エー・ジャックス)''''' is a platforming [[video game]] by [[Namco]].

...hone ([[J2ME]]) WW: June 2008<br />Feature phone ([[BREW]]) NA: October 7, 2008<br />Nintendo DSi NA: December 28, 2009<br />'''The Oregon Trail HD'''<br / ...nesota Educational Computing Consortium]]. It was the fifth graphical game in [[The Oregon Trail|''The Oregon Trail'' series]].

...ntermute]]): August 12, 2018<br />'''DOS'''<br />WW ([[SCUMM]]): April 12, 2008<br />'''Linux, macOS'''<br />WW ([[Wintermute Engine|Wintermute]]): August Two aliens land on Earth in search of a fabled artifact.

...Back''''' is an [[adventure game]] by [[Alcachofa Soft]] that was released in 1996. ''Drascula'' was released on [[floppy disk]] and [[Compact disc|CD-ROM]] for [[DOS]].

[[Category:beat 'em up video games]] [[Category:Items included in digital compilations owned by WEC Museum]]

[[Category: Items included in digital compilations not owned by WEC Museum]] [[Category: Japan-exclusive video games]]

developer = [[Grundislav Games]]| publisher = [[Grundislav Games]]|

...<br />NA: October 23, 2007<br />JP: November 8, 2007<br />EU: February 18, 2008<br />'''TurboGrafx-16/PC Engine/Core Grafx Mini'''<br />JP: March 19, 2020< ...Chi no Rondo, "Demon Castle Dracula X: Rondo of Blood)''' was a platform [[video game]] by [[Konami]].

...ut the 16-bit video game. For the 16-bit game, see [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (video game)]]. For the film, see [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)]].'' ...r />NA: December 8, 2008<br />JP: August 5, 2008<br />AU/EU: September 19, 2008<br />'''3DS [[Virtual Console]] (Game Gear)'''<br />AU/EU/NA: June 27, 2013

[[Category:Arcade games]] [[Category:Arcade games developed by Leland Corporation]]

release = 2008| ...ution Software]], who provided [[Mindfactory]] with some art assets to use in the game.

software_name = Men in Black: Alien Assault | release = WW: February 23, 2008|

.../>'''Wii ([[Virtual Console]])'''<br />JP: April 3, 2007<br />NA: March 5, 2008<br />'''Wii U ([[Virtual Console]])'''<br />JP: February 19, 2014<br />'''3 '''''Elevator Action''''' was an action [[arcade]] [[video game]] by [[Taito]].

...ainment Europe|SCE Europe]] (PSOne Classics, PS3/PSP, EU)<br />[[MonkeyPaw Games]] (PSOne Classics, EU, NA)| ...br />'''PlayStation 3, PSP ([[PSOne Classics]])'''<br />Japan: January 16, 2008<br />North America: January 4, 2011<br />Europe: June 13, 2012<br />'''Play

...= '''Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque'''<br />Flash WW: December 1, 2008<br />'''Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triunglate'''<br />macOS, Windows: Augus ...desque''''', a freeware [[Flash]] adventure game released on December 1, [[2008]].

...ebruary 1, 2009<br >'''Wii ([[Virtual Console]], MSX2)'''<br />JP: May 27, 2008<br />'''Game Gear Micro/PS4/Switch'''<br />JP (''[[Aleste Collection]]''): ...n, was a shoot 'em up [[video game]] by [[Compile]]. It was the first game in the [[Aleste|''Aleste'' series]].

.../>'''PlayStation Portable ([[PSOne Classics]])'''<br />Japan: February 13, 2008<br />Hong Kong: August 10, 2010<br />'''PlayStation TV, PlayStation Vita''' ...oon Grand Prix 2''''' is a racing [[video game]] that is the second of two games the [[Motor Toon Grand Prix|''Motor Toon Grand Prix'' series]].

developer = [[Telltale|Telltale Games]]| ...lisher = Digital: [[Telltale|Telltale Games]]<br />US Retail: [[Bold Games]]<br />Germany Retail: [[Eclypse]]|

...se = NA: March 18, 2008<br />EU: March 20, 2008<br />AU: March 27, 2008<br />'''macOS'''<br />WW: October 17, 2013| '''''Sega Superstars Tennis''''' is a tennis [[video game]] that contains characters that cross over from various series owned b

...er 21, 1990<br />NA: 1991<br />'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br />JP: April 1, 2008<br />NA: January 19, 2009<br />AU/EU: July 17, 2009<br />'''Mega Drive Mini ..., was a shoot 'em up [[video game]] by [[Compile]]. It was the fourth game in the [[Aleste|''Aleste'' series]].

.../>2005<br />'''Mobile phone'''<br />JP: April 1, 2005<br />NA: August 19, 2008<br />'''3DS/PS4/Windows/Xbox One'''<br />2015<br />'''Retro-Bit Super Retro ...by [[Capcom]]. It is the third [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]] game in the [[Mega Man series|''Mega Man'' series]], and the fourth overall.

developer = [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai Games]]<br />[[M2]], [[Coke774]] ([[Namco Museum Archives|Archives]])| publisher = [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai Games]]<br />[[Bandai Namco Entertainment]] ([[Namco Museum Archives|Archives]])|

publisher = [[Jaleco]]<br />[[Kitcorp]] (Arcade in North America)<br />[[Hamster]] (Android, Vita)<br />[[Retro-Bit]] (Generta ...Mobile (DX, [[DoJa]])'''<br />JP: 2003<br />'''Wii Virtual Console'''<br />2008<br />'''PlayStation 4 ([[Arcade Archives]])'''<br />JP: October 2, 2014<br

developer = [[Telltale|Telltale Games]]<br />Remastered: [[Skunkape Games]]| ...lltale Games]]<br />US Retail: [[Atari, S.A.]]<br />Remastered: [[Skunkape Games]]|

...r Famicom: March 9, 1996<br />SNES: May 13, 1996<br />Wii VC: September 1, 2008<br />Wii U VC: June 30, 2016<br />SNES Classic: September 29, 2017<br />''' ...'', known in Japan simply as '''''Super Mario RPG''''', was the first game in the [[Mario RPG series|''Mario RPG'' series]].

'''''Sonic the Hedgehog 2''''' is a ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' platform [[video game]] by [[Aspect]]. [[Category: Items included in digital compilations owned by WEC Museum]]

foundation = September 15, 2008 (early access)<br />November 8, 2008 (launch)| industry = video game distribution|

release = '''UFO Catcher 8'''<br />JP: 2008<br />'''UFO Catcher 8 Second'''<br />JP: 2011| ...>PS3 ([[Yakuza 4]]+[[Yakuza 5|5]]): October 26, 2018<br />PS4 ([[Judgment (video game)|Judgment]]): May 4, 2019<br />PS4 ([[Yakuza 4]]+[[Yakuza 5|5]]): Augu

...m Jim 1&2: The Whole Can 'O Worms|1 & 2]]'')'''<br />Worldwide: October 7, 2008<br />'''Wii ([[Virtual Console]])'''<br />Japan: September 1, 2009<br />Eur [[Category: Items in physical compilations owned by WEC Museum]]

foundation = 2008| industry = Video games |

...tual Console'''<br />NES NA: December 10, 2007<br />NES EU/AU: October 31, 2008<br />Arcade JP: November 16, 2010<br />Arcade EU/AU: January 7, 2011<br />A ...(魔界村, "Demon World Village", Makaimura)''''' is a side scrolling platform video game by [[Capcom]].

...987<br />NES NA: June 1989<br />Wii ([[Virtual Console]] NA: September 22, 2008<br />3DS ([[Virtual Console]]) AU/EU: June 5, 2014<br />3DS ([[Virtual Cons ...Media|Leland Corporation]] as ''Super Dodge Ball''. It is the second game in the [[Kunio-kun|''Kunio-kun'' series]].

...Windows'''<br />United Kingdom: 2002<br />Worldwide (GOG.com): December 9, 2008<br />Worldwide (''25th Anniversary''): April 3, 2018<br />'''iOS'''<br />Wo ...ick comedic [[adventure game]] by [[Adventure Soft]]. It is the first game in the [[Simon the Sorcerer|''Simon the Sorcerer'' series]].

...me]] developed by [[Metropolis Software House]]. It was released in Poland in 1994. It was released in Poland on [[floppy disk]] in [[1994]].

developer = [[Bandai Namco Games]]| publisher = [[Bandai Namco Games]]|

...April 24, 2007<br />North America ([[Sega Genesis|Mega Drive]]): March 10, 2008<br />'''Nintendo 3DS [[Virtual Console]]'''<br />Japan ([[Game Gear]]): Dec '''''Puyo Puyo 2''''' was a puzzle [[video game]] by [[Compile]].

...0 (''[[Namco Museum Virtual Arcade]]'')'''<br />North America: November 4, 2008<br />Europe: May 15, 2009<br />Oceania: June 3, 2009<br />Japan: November 5 ...box 360 (''[[Namco Museum Virtual Arcade|Virtual Arcade]]''): December 25, 2008<br />Pocket Player: October 20, 2021|

...undation = November 18, 1957 (Fuji Network Television)<br />October 1, 2008 (Fuji Media Holdings)| Fuji Media Holdings was founded on October 1, [[2008]], taking over the assets of Fuji Network Television, Inc.

...the first magazine dedicated entirely to retro gaming when it was released in January 2004. It often included cover discs with retro games contained within.

...orth America ([[Namco Museum Virtual Arcade|Virtual Arcade]]): November 4, 2008<br />Europe ([[Namco Museum Virtual Arcade|Virtual Arcade]]): May 15, 2009< ...= Xbox 360 ([[Namco Museum Virtual Arcade|Virtual Arcade]]): December 25, 2008<br />Windows ([[Namco Museum Archives|Archives Vol. 1]]): November 2, 2020<

...ade game. For the [[Game & Watch]] game, see [[Donkey Kong 3 (Game & Watch video game)]]. For the [[Hudson Soft]] game, see [[Donkey Kong 3: The Great Count ...Animal Forest]] HK: June 1, 2006<br />Wii [[Virtual Console]] NA: July 14, 2008<br />Wii [[Virtual Console]] EU: January 9, 2009<br />Switch [[Arcade Archi

...11, 2007<br />JP ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|Famicom]]): December 24, 2008<br />NA ([[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]]): February 16, 2009<br />''' ...ase and as '''''Life Force: Salamander''''' in Europe, is a shoot 'em up [[video game]] by [[Konami]].

...mobile phone#Feature phone|feature phone]] [[video game]]s licensed by and released by [[Hamster]]. ...rchives games were available on [[Android]] and [[PlayStation Vita]], only in Japan.

...([[Yakuza: Like a Dragon|Yakuza 7]]): March 2, 2021<br />WW (''[[Judgment (video game)|Judgment]]''): April 23, 2021<br />WW (''[[Lost Judgment]]''): Octobe ..._museum = PS4 (''[[Yakuza 0]]''): October 24, 2018<br />PS4 (''[[Judgment (video game)|Judgment]]'') May 4, 2019<br />Windows (''[[Yakuza 0]]''): October 30

developer = [[G-Mode]] (games)<br />[[Hamster]] (app)| ...ー・モード 空手魂''''', '''''Apuri Ākaibusu: Jī Mōdo - Karate Tamashī''''') is a [[video game]] compilation.

...e 16-bit video game. For the 8-bit game, see [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (8-bit video game)]]. For the film, see [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (film)]]''. publisher = [[Sega]]<Br />[[Tec Toy]] (Mega Drive in Brazil)|

...game#text adventures|text adventure game]] that is the original first game in the ''Zork'' series. ...k I]]'', ''[[Zork II|II]]'', and ''[[Zork III|III]]'') so that it could be released commercially on the personal computer hardware of the time.

...ve-action film. For the video game it is based on, see [[Yakuza]]. For the video game with the same name see [[Yakuza: Like a Dragon]]. For the series, see ...= Film JP: March 3, 2007<br />Film New York Premiere: June 23, 2008<br />DVD, Blu-ray: February 23, 2010|

...>'''Xbox 360 (''[[Namco Museum Virtual Arcade]]'')'''<br />NA: November 4, 2008<br />EU: May 15, 2009<br />AU: June 3, 2009<br />JP: November 5, 2009 <br / ...m = 360 ([[Arcade]], [[Namco Museum Virtual Arcade|Museum]]): December 25, 2008<br />Arcade1UP ([[Arcade]]): July 10, 2019<br />Flashback Blast! ([[Nintend

industry = Video games| products = Video games|

..., 2003, in Australia on April 24, 2008, and in North America on October 2, 2008. It ended in North America on June 30, 2015, and in Europe and Japan on September 30, 2015.

...d_to_museum = December 2006 (''[[Yakuza 2]]''): August 15, 2022<br />March 2008 (''[[Like a Dragon: Kenzan!|Kenzan!]]''): June 20, 2023<br />February 2009 ...was released with preorders of ''[[Like a Dragon]]'' [[video game]]s, only in Japan.

release = '''Nintendo DSi'''<br />JP: November 1, 2008<br />AU: April 2, 2009<br />EU: April 3, 2009<br />NA: April 5, 2009<br />C ...a on April 5, 2009. It was released in China by [[iQue]] as '''iQue DSi''' in December 2009.

ram = Main RAM: 4 MB<br />Video RAM: 656 kB| ...h handheld video game console released by [[Nintendo]], was first released in 2004.

industry = Toys, video games| products = Toys, video games|

...2012''''' was a government simulation video game released by [[Stardock]] in 2012. ...[Sarah Palin]] (Alaska) - was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2008

...stems with region-locking, it also worked as an import boot disc, allowing games from other regions to be booted via the menu. ...[GameShark]] brand name. After 2001, Datel published Action Replay devices in North America directly.

...6]]'') Worldwide: March 25, 2021<br />PS5, Stadia, Xbox X/S (''[[Judgment (video game)|J1]]'') Worldwide: April 23, 2021<br />PS4, PS5, XOne, X/S (''[[Lost ...a 6: The Song of Life|Yakuza 6]]''): July 17, 2018<br />PS4 (''[[Judgment (video game)|Judgment]]''): May 4, 2019<br />PS4 (''[[Yakuza: Like a Dragon]]''):

...mmed with a content-reduced subset of [[Java]] that runs on mobile devices in a Java [[virtual machine]]. On December 22, 2006, [[Sun Microsystems]] released an open source version of Java ME known as '''phoneME'''.

'''''Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom''''' was the second film in the [[Indiana Jones|''Indiana Jones'' series]]. It premiered in Westwood, Los Angeles, U.S. on May 8, [[1984]]. It then received a wide rel

'''''Rare Replay''''' was a compilation of [[video game]]s created by [[Rare]] and its predecessor, [[Rare#Ultimate Play the G ==Included games==

...ssia: February 11, 2007<br />Peru: February 25, 2008<br />UAE: October 28, 2008<br />Nigeria/Turkey: 2009<br />Seychelles: Early 2010<br />'''Xbox 360 S''' added_to_museum = Xbox 360: September 13, 2008 |

...the [[GameCube]]. It was first released in 2006 and was later re-released in several updated models. The [[Wii U]], released in 2012, succeeded the Wii.

...r />'''Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Worldwide'''<br />2008<br />'''Disney Games and Interactive Experiences'''<br />2014<br />'''Walt Disney Parks, Experie industry = Theme parks, toys, video games |

...Games)<br />August 1972 (Waddington House of Games)<br />1982 (Waddingtons Games Limited)<br />1989 (Waddingtons Limited)| ...]] and the playwright [[Wilson Barrett]] as a theatrical printing company. In 1905 the business was renamed '''John Waddington Limited'''.

...out an unreleased Shenmue video game. For information on released products in the series, see [[Shenmue]].'' release = Never released|

...ainly appears in a series of puzzle [[video game]]s by [[Nintendo]]. These games are spun-off from the [[Super Mario series|''Super Mario'' series]]. ==Other doctors in Dr. Mario games==

...open to the general public. The Midwest Gaming Classic is held each year in Wisconsin. ...games for the first time at the convention or sell their recently released games there.

publisher = [[Technōs]]<br />[[Tec Toy]] (Master System in Brazil)<br />[[Arc System Works]]<br />[[Hamster]] ([[Arcade Archives]])<br ...1993<br />SMS AU/Brazil: 19xx<br />Wii ([[Virtual Console]]) NA: March 18, 2008<br />3DS ([[Virtual Console]]) AU/EU: February 20, 2014<br />3DS/Wii U ([[V

...mber 1986 (Square Co., Ltd.)<br />April 1, 2003 (Square Enix)<br />October 2008 (Square Enix Co., Ltd.)| industry = Video games |

ram = 32 MB Main RAM<br />4 MB Video RAM| '''PlayStation 2''' was the second home video game console by [[Sony]].

ram = 64 kB Main RAM<br />64 KB Video RAM| media = built-in media, [[Secure Digital|SD card]]|

fate = staff members reassigned in 2015| industry = Video games |

...8<br />JP: October 16, 2008<br />EU: October 17, 2008<br />AU: October 23, 2008<br />'''PSP Go (N1000)'''<br /> NA/EU: October 1, 2009<br />JP: November 1, '''PlayStation Portable (PSP)''' was the first portable video game console by [[Sony]].

...video game console]] line by [[Nintendo]]. Each device contains a single [[video game|game]] that is played on a simple [[liquid crystal display]] screen. ...e a hit in Japan and North America, leading to Game & Watch consoles being released over the course of eleven years from [[1980]] to [[1991]], plus a short rev

industry = Video games | products = Video games|

'''''The House of the Dead''''' is a Japanese horror [[video game]] series. ...e of the Dead]]'' [[light gun]] shooter game, which was initially released in [[arcade]]s.

'''''Fist of the North Star''''' is a series known in Japan as '''''Hokoto no Ken (北斗の拳, Fist of the Big Dipper)'''''. It was created by [[Buronson]] and consists of comics, television shows, [[video game]]s, films, and music.

publisher = [[Capcom]]<br />[[Tec Toy]] (Sega consoles in Brazil)| ...HD Remix'''<br />PS3 NA: November 25, 2008<br />Xbox 360 NA: November 26, 2008<br />PS3 EU: February 19, 2009<br />'''Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final C

...21, 2000 (Amusement Vision)<br />April 1, 2005 (NE R&D Dept.)<br />May 1, 2008 (Sega CS1)<br />August 31, 2011 (Ryu ga Gotoku Studio)| industry = Video games |

...sisting of books, comics, films, magazines, music, television shows, and [[video game]]s. ...cheologist and university professor named Henry Jones, Jr. has an interest in ancient relics.

...ese multimedia series consisting of comics, films, magazines, music, and [[video game]]s. ...mes since his debut in the original ''[[Star Fox (video game)|Star Fox]]'' in [[1993]].