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Overview of the events of in video games

saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Super Mario Bros. and Kung Fu, along with new titles such as Commando, Duck Hunt, Gauntlet, Ghosts 'n Goblins, Gradius, Hang-On, Space Harrier, Tetris and The Way of the Exploding Fist.

The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were Hang-On and Karate Champ in the United States, and Commando in the United Kingdom.

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The year's best&#x;selling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for a consecutive year, while the year's best&#x;selling home video game was Super Mario Bros.

Financial performance

In the United States, annual home video game sales fell to $ million ($ million adjusted for inflation) in [1] Meanwhile, the arcade video game industry began recovering in [2][3][4]

Highest-grossing arcade games

Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the top-grossing arcade video games on the bi-weekly Game Machine charts in

United Kingdom and United States

In the United Kingdom and United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of

Rank United KingdomUnited States
Play MeterRePlay[29]AMOA[30][31][32]
Title Type Arcade Route/Street Video
1 Commando[33]Hang-On[4]Karate ChampDedicatedNintendo VS.

System

Karate ChampSpy Hunter
2 Un­known Un­known Kung-Fu MasterDedicated Kung-Fu Master,
Karate Champ,
Pac-Land,
Pole Position II		English Mark Darts,
Crowns Golf,
Yie Ar Kung-Fu,
Kung-Fu Master		Kung-Fu Master,
Pole Position,
Trivia Master,
Karate Champ
3 Un­known Un­known Commando
4 Un­known Un­known Yie Ar Kung-FuConversion
5 Un­known Un­known Hogan's AlleySystem
6 Un­known Un­known ExcitebikeSystem Un­known
7 Un­known Un­known Pole Position,
Spy Hunter		Dedicated
8

Best-selling home systems

Rank System(s) Manufacturer Type Generation Sales
JapanUSAUK[34]Worldwide
1 Nintendo Entertainment System / FamicomNintendoConsoleThird6,,[35]90,[36]— 6,,
2 Commodore 64 (C64) CommodoreComputer8-bitUn­known 1,,[37]Un­known 2,,[38]
3 IBM Personal Computer (PC) / IBM PCjrIBMComputer8-bit / bit— — — 1,,[39]
4 Atari AtariConsole Second— — — 1,,[37]
5 Apple IIApple Inc.Computer 8-bit — — — ,[38]
6 Commodore Commodore Computer 8-bit — — — ,[37]
7 NEC PC / PCNECComputer 8-bit / bit ,[40][41]Un­known Un­known ,+
8 ZX SpectrumSinclairComputer 8-bit — Un­known , ,+
9 Sega SG / Mark III (Master System) SegaConsole Third ,[42]— — ,+
10 Amstrad CPC / Amstrad PCWAmstradComputer 8-bit — Un­known , ,+

Best-selling home video games

Japan

The year's best-selling game was Super Mario Bros. for the Family Computer (Famicom), later known as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) outside Japan.

The game sold million copies and grossed more than ¥ billion ($72 million at the time, or $ million adjusted for inflation) within several months.[43] It eventually sold 3 million cartridges by the end of [44]

Game Machine magazine reported that more than ten Famicom games released between and had each sold over 1 million cartridges in Japan by the end of [45]The Magic Box lists fourteen Famicom games released between and that crossed 1 million lifetime sales in Japan.[46] At least 11 of the following 14 Famicom million-sellers released between and crossed 1 million sales in Japan by the end of

United Kingdom

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of , according to the annual Gallup software sales chart.

The top ten titles were all home computer games.[47]

Fighting games topped the UK software sales charts for two years in a row in the mids, with The Way of the Exploding Fist in and then the home computer conversions of Yie Ar Kung-Fu in [49]

United States

In the United States, the Software Publishers Association (SPA) began tracking home computer game sales in The following fourteen computer games received Gold Awards from the SPA for sales above , units in (but below the , units required for a Platinum Award).

Events

Major awards

Business

Notable releases

Games

Arcade
  • January – Konami releases Yie Ar Kung-Fu, which lays the foundations for modern fighting games.[55]
  • March – Tehkan releases Gridiron Fight, an American footballsports game featuring the use of dual trackball controls.
  • April – Atari Games releases Paperboy with a controller modeled after bicycle handlebars,
  • May – Namco releases Metro-Cross.
  • May – Konami releases Gradius in Japan (called Nemesis elsewhere).
  • May – Capcom releases Commando, a vertically-scrolling on-foot shooter which inspires many games with similar themes and gameplay.
  • July – Namco releases Baraduke (Alien Sector in the US).
  • July – Sega releases Hang-On by Yu Suzuki and AM2.

    It is the first of Sega's Super Scaler games.[56][57] Its motorbike cabinet is controlled using the body, starting a "Taikan" ("to feel in the body") trend of motion controlled hydraulic cabinets in arcades some two decades before motion controls become popular on video game consoles.[58]

  • August – Atari Games releases Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom as the first System 1 game to feature digitized speech from the movie.

    Gameplay involves Indy freeing children from cages, whipping thugee guards and bats, an exciting minecar chase, a temple scene and a drawbridge scene.

  • September 19 – Capcom releases Ghosts 'n Goblins, originally titled Makaimura in Japan. It was one of the most popular arcade games of the year,[citation needed] and went on to spawn a series of later games.
  • September 20 – Namco releases Motos.
  • October – Atari Games releases Gauntlet.

    Based on the lesser known Atari 8-bit game Dandy, Gauntlet is highly profitable, letting players insert additional quarters for more health.

  • December – Sega releases Space Harrier by Yu Suzuki and AM2. It further develops the pseudo-3D sprite-scaling graphics of Hang-On and uses an analogflight stick for movement.
  • December – Namco releases Sky Kid, a side-scrolling shooter allowing two players simultaneously.
  • Tehkan releases Tehkan World Cup, which lays the foundations for association football/soccer games with an above view of the field.[59]

Computer

Console

NES Nintendo Entertainment System SMS Sega Master System Int Intellivision
PC Personal Computer G&W Game and Watch Arc Arcade
SG SG Atari
Release Title [60]Consoles
NES

JP: February 4

NA: October 18

Arcade:

PC: October

Ice ClimberNES, Arc, PC
March Excitebike (NA Release)Arc
Arcade:

JP: March 1

NA: April

EU: August

NES NA:

October 18

Hogan's AlleyNES, Arc
Arcade:

EU: Q1

NES:

JP: June 21

NA: October 18

PC:

December

Kung FuNES, Arc, PC
PC:

April

NES:

December 19

ThexderPC, Famicom (Japan only)
NES:

JP: April 9

NA: October 18

SoccerNES
April 23 Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?PC
NES:

JP: June 18

NA: October 18

Arcade:

Wrecking CrewNES, Arc
September 9 Battle CityFamicom (Japan only)
NES:

JP: September 13

NA: October 18

Super Mario Bros.NES
September 16 Ultima IV: Quest of the AvatarPC
October 18 Wild GunmanNES (US release)
October 18 TennisNES (NA release)
October 18 Stack-UpNES
October 18 PinballNES (NA release)
October 18 GyromiteNES
October 18 GolfNES (NA release), Arc (EU release)
October 18 Excitebike (NA Release)NES
October 18 Duck Hunt (NA release)NES
October 18 Clu Clu LandNES, Arc
October 18 BaseballNES
October 18 Yard FightNES
October 27 Dragon Slayer II: XanaduPC
November Hydlide II: Shine of DarknessPC
Racing Destruction SetPC
Roller CoasterPC
StarquakePC
Tau CetiPC
The Oregon TrailPC
MercenaryPC
Clues'o'PC

Hardware

Arcade
Computer
Console

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