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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.
1980 saw the release of a number of games with influential concepts, including Pac-Man, Battlezone, Crazy Climber, Mystery House, Missile Command, Phoenix, Rally-X, Space Panic, Stratovox, Zork, Adventure, and Olympic Decathlon.
1980 Brandon Rigney III The Alternate Source Meteor Mission II: Big Five Software: Lunar Rescue clone Microchess 1.5: Peter R. Jennings: Midway Campaign: Avalon Hill Software: Module Man: Monster Mash & Battleship: 1980 Micro-80 Inc. Monty Plays Monopoly: Motorcycle Jump: Mystery Fun House Scott Adams Adventure International Text Based ...
1980 (NA) Rogue: Michael Toy, et al. Various: Fantasy: UNIX: Roguelike: This was the beginning of roguelike computer games. For further developments see Chronology of roguelike video games. US 1980 (NA) Dunjonquest: Hellfire Warrior: Epyx: Epyx: Fantasy: APPII TRS80 PET: Dungeon crawl: Sequel to Temple of Apshai: US 1980 (NA) Odyssey: The ...
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This page lists board and card games, wargames, miniatures games, and tabletop role-playing games published in 1980. For video games, see 1980 in video gaming . Games released or invented in 1980
The 1980s was a time of big hair, neon colors, and some seriously valuable collectibles. ... Games from the ’80s, especially those in their original packaging and in good condition, can be worth ...
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. Vanguard pioneers the scrolling shooter genre. Jump Bug further innovates scrolling shooters.