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Pac-Man (1980). The 1980s was the second decade in the industry's history.It was a decade of highs and lows for video games.The decade began amidst a boom in the arcade video game business with the golden age of arcade video games, the Atari 2600's dominance of the home console market during the second generation of video game consoles, and the rising influence of home computers.
Pages in category "1980 video games" ... Micro-80 Pinball Machine; Midway Campaign; Missile Command; Mission Asteroid; Mission Escape! Money Madness (video game)
Strategic Simulations releases its first game: Computer Bismarck for the TRS-80. Microsoft publishes Olympic Decathlon for the TRS-80, a track and field video game which precedes Konami's Track & Field and The Activision Decathlon by three years. On-Line Systems publishes its first title, the graphic adventure Mystery House for the Apple II ...
By 1982, video games accounted for 87% of the $8.9 billion in commercial games sales in the United States. [18] In 1982, the arcade video game industry's revenue in quarters was estimated at $8 billion [19] surpassing the annual gross revenue of both pop music ($4 billion) and Hollywood films ($3 billion) combined that year.
Atari, Inc. was an American video game developer and video game console and home computer development company which operated between 1972 and 1984. During its years of operation, it developed and produced over 350 arcade, console, and computer games for its own systems, and almost 100 ports of games for home computers such as the Commodore 64.
This category is for video games with a significant portion set in the 1980s. 1930s; 1940s; 1950s; 1960s; ... Retro Game Challenge; Rocky Legends; S. Sea Power (video ...
The Encyclopedia of Arcade Video Games, by Bill Kurtz; The First Quarter: A 25 Year History of Video Games, by Steven L. Kent; Gamester's Guide to Arcade Video Games, by Paul Kordestani; Game Over, by David Sheff; Playing the Past: History and Nostalgia in Video Games, edited by Zach Whalen, and Laurie N. Taylor
The highest selling arcade game of the year is F-1. 1977 – The Atari Video Computer System (later the Atari 2600) is released as the first widely popular home video game console. [5] 1978 – Space Invaders is released, popularizing the medium and beginning the golden age of arcade video games. [6]