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.

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Splatterhouse
Splatterhouse

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Star Wars
Star Wars

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Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels

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Super Mario Land
Super Mario Land

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Tempest
Tempest

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The Ancient Land of Ys
The Ancient Land of Ys

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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The Portopia Serial Murder Case
The Portopia Serial Murder Case

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The Tower of Druaga
The Tower of Druaga

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The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi
The Ultimate Challenge from Beat Takeshi

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Track & Field
Track & Field

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Tron
Tron

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Ultima
Ultima

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Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar

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Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?

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Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

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Wizball
Wizball

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Wonder Boy
Wonder Boy
Original arcade Wonder Boy

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Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
Sega's continuation of the successful Wonder Boy arcade game. Unlike Nintendo, the Mark III/Master System was able to keep using the name Wonder Boy because it was always a Sega property!

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Xevious
Xevious

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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link

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4-nin Uchi Mahjong
4-nin Uchi Mahjong

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Ball
Ball

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Baseball
Baseball

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Contra
Contra

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Demon Attack
Demon Attack

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Dig Dug
Dig Dug

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Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure
Dizzy: The Ultimate Cartoon Adventure

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Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha
Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha

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Freeway
Freeway

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Golf
Golf

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King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella
King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella

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Marble Madness
Marble Madness

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Momotaro Dentetsu
Momotaro Dentetsu

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Ninja-Kid
Ninja-Kid

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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Tetris
Tetris
The original Tetris that was pre-installed into the majority of computers sent out in the Soviet Union.

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Tetris
Tetris
The arcade cabinet that introduced Japan to the craze of Tetris!

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The Oregon Trail
The Oregon Trail

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Treasure Island Dizzy
Treasure Island Dizzy

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Ultima III: Exodus
Ultima III: Exodus

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Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress

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Zork Trilogy
Zork Trilogy

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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