| List of years in video gaming (table) |
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| … 1976 . 1977 . 1978 . 1979 . 1980 . 1981 . 1982 … 1983 1984 1985 -1986- 1987 1988 1989 … 1990 . 1991 . 1992 . 1993 . 1994 . 1995 . 1996 … |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1983 . 1984 . 1985 - 1986 - 1987 . 1988 . 1989 … … 1950s . 1960s . 1970s -1980s- 1990s . 2000s . 2010s |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... |
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Events
Notable releases
- Namco releases Sky Kid Deluxe, Hopping Mappy, Toy Pop, The Return of Ishtar, which is the sequel to Tower of Druaga, Genpei Tōma Den, and Rolling Thunder.
- August 6 — Metroid by Makoto Kanoh, the first in the Metroid series.
- February 21 —
The Legend of Zelda (designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for the Nintendo Famicom Disk System), the first in The Legend of Zelda series, a spiritual forerunner of console role-playing games - Sega releases the Out Run arcade game
- Arkanoid (Taito, arcade), spawned many sequels and remakes
- Bubble Bobble (Taito, arcade), spawned many sequels
- Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter was released in October
- Dragon Quest (Enix, Famicom), usually considered the foremost console role-playing game, the first in a series that has been phenomenally successful in Japan
Hardware
- Namco releases the Namco System '86 arcade system board
- Atari releases the Atari 7800 home console two years after its original test market date
- Sega releases the Sega Master System home console in the United States
- Sharp releases the Twin Famicom home console
- Nintendo releases the Famicom Disk System (an add-on for the Famicom) in Japan only
Business
- New companies: Acclaim, Majesco, Ubi Soft
- June 13 - Activision merges with Infocom Inc.
- Activision acquires Gamestar Software
- Sinclair Research Ltd. is acquired by Amstrad
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