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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.
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 ...
This category is for video games first published in the year 1980 ... Micro-80 Pinball Machine; Midway Campaign; Missile Command; Mission Asteroid; Mission Escape!
“Vintage arcades from the '80s and '90s were art installations themselves,” says James Deighan, founder of gaming agency Mega Cat Studios. “You can’t help but look at the side of an Atari ...
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.
The simple controls, tight design, and challenging-but-rewarding gameplay reminds players why video games are fun in the first place. If you've ever had trouble putting down a controller because ...