Gaming in the 80's

More of a list of what personally sticks out to me; either culturally (lots of people talked about/played the game), financially (the game sold lots), or maybe just creativity (very unique idea for the time). Suggestions very welcomed, but I can't guarantee an entry!! Just because, and let's keep it a secret between us, these are mostly just games I personally like playing or reading about LMAO. No matter what though, I would love to hear people's perspectives on 80's gaming and how varied it was depending on where we all grew up. The 80's was big with pretty much everything (arcade, PC, and console... even the beginning of more mainstream handheld stuff!) so it's neat seeing how how our perspectives change how we view things. I'm also just going to focus on games that came out in the 80's just because it makes things less complicated. I knowwww Space Invaders was very influentional to 80's gaming, but it came out in 1978, sorry!

I made this while bored at work, not meant to be too serious - but look! I tried to shittily color sort it! Sorry for ALREADY blabbing way too much lol. Hope you enjoy my nonsense.

Adventure
Adventure
Was released commercially to the public in 1980
Ball
Ball
Pac-Man
Pac-Man
Missile Command
Missile Command
Berzerk
Berzerk
Phoenix
Phoenix
Rogue
Rogue
Space Panic
Space Panic
Defender
Defender
Ultima
Ultima
Centipede
Centipede
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
Frogger
Frogger
Galaga
Galaga
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Qix
Qix
Tempest
Tempest
Freeway
Freeway
Kaboom!
Kaboom!
Ms. Pac-Man
Ms. Pac-Man
Dig Dug
Dig Dug
Yars' Revenge
Yars' Revenge
Moon Patrol
Moon Patrol
Joust
Joust
Tron
Tron
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
Pitfall!
Pitfall!
Pole Position
Pole Position
Q*bert
Q*bert
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Soko-Ban
Soko-Ban
Xevious
Xevious
Choplifter
Choplifter
Demon Attack
Demon Attack
Popeye
Popeye
Door Door
Door Door
Mappy
Mappy
Star Wars
Star Wars
Elevator Action
Elevator Action
The Portopia Serial Murder Case
The Portopia Serial Murder Case
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
Crystal Castles
Crystal Castles
Mario Bros.
Mario Bros.
Ultima III: Exodus
Ultima III: Exodus
Tapper
Tapper
Track & Field
Track & Field
Lode Runner
Lode Runner
M.U.L.E.
M.U.L.E.
Baseball
Baseball
Chuckie Egg
Chuckie Egg
Duck Hunt
Duck Hunt
Golf
Golf
Karate Champ
Karate Champ
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
King's Quest: Quest for the Crown
I, Robot
I, Robot
The Tower of Druaga
The Tower of Druaga
Super Punch-Out!!
Super Punch-Out!!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Bank Panic
Bank Panic
Deus Ex Machina
Deus Ex Machina
Ninja-Kid
Ninja-Kid
4-nin Uchi Mahjong
4-nin Uchi Mahjong
Excitebike
Excitebike
1942
1942
Hydlide
Hydlide
Spartan X
Spartan X
Marble Madness
Marble Madness
Flicky
Flicky
Jet Set Willy
Jet Set Willy
Gauntlet
Gauntlet
Paperboy
Paperboy
Tetris
Tetris
The original Tetris that was pre-installed into the majority of computers sent out in the Soviet Union.
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Gradius
Gradius
Ghosts 'n Goblins
Ghosts 'n Goblins
A Mind Forever Voyaging
A Mind Forever Voyaging
The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail
Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario Bros.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Ikki
Ikki
Ballblazer
Ballblazer
The Legend of Zelda
The Legend of Zelda
Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy
Original arcade Wonder Boy
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun
Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble
Salamander
Salamander
Ganbare Goemon!: Karakuri Douchuu
Ganbare Goemon!: Karakuri Douchuu
Metroid
Metroid
Hudson's Adventure Island
Hudson's Adventure Island
Famicom Wonder Boy - which got fairly popular independently from the original Sega Wonder Boy
KiKi KaiKai
KiKi KaiKai
OutRun
OutRun
Castlevania
Castlevania
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
720 Degrees
720 Degrees
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
Zork Trilogy
Zork Trilogy
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Rygar
Rygar

3 Comments


2 months ago

Just wanted to say that I appreciate the color sorting

Shadowgate (specifically the NES port) was one of my first introductions to adventure games and is a fun little play if you've never had the chance to try it

You might also like to look into Project Firestart, it's a little rough around the edges but is pretty cool for being a prototypical example of what most would consider survival horror

2 months ago

Thanks so much!! @doctorQuark im gonna add them once im home!

2 months ago

"California Games" has literally not entered my head since the actual 80s; thank you for the unlock.


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