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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.
By the time the U.S. video game market recovered in the late 1980s, the NES was by far the dominant console in the United States, leaving only a fraction of the market to Atari. By 1989, home video game sales in the United States had reached $5 billion, surpassing the 1982 peak of $3 billion during the previous generation.
The arcade video game market in the US generates $2.81 billion in revenue [1] ($10.4 billion adjusted for inflation). Home video games sell $464 million ( $1.72 billion adjusted for inflation) in the United States, with the Atari VCS leading the market with a 44% share.
The number of video game arcades in North America was doubled between 1980 and 1982; [6] reaching a peak of 10,000 video game arcades across the region (compared to 4,000 as of 1998). [7] Beginning with Space Invaders , video arcade games also started to appear in supermarkets, restaurants, liquor stores , gas stations , and many other retail ...
The video games industry experienced its first major growing pains in the early 1980s; the lure of the market brought many companies with little experience to try to capitalize on video games, and contributors towards the industry's crash in 1983, decimating the North American market.
Pages in category "1980 video games" The following 124 pages are in this category, out of 124 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ABM (video game)
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1980 – Pac-Man is released, and Nintendo enters the handheld market with the Game & Watch series. Rogue inspires the Roguelike genre.; 1981 – Donkey Kong, Frogger, Bosconian, Centipede and 005 are among the notable releases that were introduced.