The following table lists the top 20 best-selling home systems in the 1980s, including home video game consoles, handheld game consoles, handheld electronic games, and personal computers.

Jul 31, 2025 · Step back into the '80s with iconic video games that started it all. Discover the classics that shaped the gaming world and defined a generation.

Jun 12, 2025 · The 1980s were a golden age for video games, with arcades buzzing and home consoles beginning to change the way we played. This decade introduced some of the most …

Mar 11, 2023 · 15 PC Games From the 1980s That Were Way Ahead of Their Time From early MMOs to the first-person shooters that emphasized "first," these were the PC games of the …

Nov 2, 2025 · Atari became the first company to register a Copyright for two computer games: "Asteroids" and "Lunar Lander" on June 17, 1980. Namco released Pac-Man as an arcade …

Apr 30, 2025 · Early 1980s genres included arcade classics like space shooters (e.g., Space Invaders, Galaxian), maze games (e.g., Pac-Man), and platformers (e.g., Donkey Kong), as …

Jan 12, 2024 · From the sheer ingenuity of The Legend of Zelda to the unbridled scope of Elite, our pick of the 50 best games of the '80s reflect just how unbelievable the era was for the …

Apr 18, 2025 · The first genuine PC games would emerge during the decade of the 1980s, during which IBM PCs were prevalent. Microsoft began its Flight Simulator game series in 1982 with …

Mar 7, 2025 · Games from the 1980's are known for their high difficulty. As game media could not easily store information for detailed long stories and campaigns, many developers instead …

The first major video game publishers arose during the 1980s, primarily supporting personal computer games on both IBM PC compatible games and the popular earlier systems along …