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combined the two concepts into both the first scrolling platform game and the first platform shooter. Other arcade hits released in 1981 include
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display technology. It was also the first game to allow the player to choose their starting level (a system Atari dubbed "SkillStep").
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Introduced in the United States in 1981 as a coin-operated video game, Pac-Man swallowed in its first year an estimated
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for the Apple II is the first in a computer role-playing franchise that eventually spans eight games.
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was a major hit with the console. The best selling home system around the globe was
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2585:"Authoritative Industry Sources Acclaim: Pac-Man Top Video Game of the Year"
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genre. It is also one of the first video games with an integral storyline.
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2994:. Episode 4. Scott West Productions. August 10, 2003. 23 minutes in.
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The following titles were the best-selling home video games in 1981.
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Video Game Myth
Busters - Did the "Crash" of 1983/84 Affect Arcades?
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Machine's Survey Of "The Year's Best Three AM Machines"
3102:"Computerized games hit profits jackpot for Mattel company"
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Video Games: Past, Present and Future; An
Industry Overview
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3172:"Total Share: Personal Computer Market Share 1975-2010"
2550:. Vol. 20, no. 13. December 1994. p. 66.
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releases the vertically-scrolling isometric maze game
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2570:. Cash Box Pub. Co. October 31, 1981. p. C-18.
2286:$ 1,565, with 16K RAM, no disk drives, and 4-color
482:revenue, three times the box office revenue of the
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3008:[How many old (1970s) video games sold?].
2593:. Cash Box Pub. Co. December 26, 1981. p. 91.
3200:. Vol. 8, no. 4. April 1982. p. 6.
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2605:"Pac-Man leads video game invasion of Europe"
2090:Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
1859:which becomes more popular than the original.
448:generates $ 1 billion in sales revenue, with
411:Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord
120:Overview of the events of 1981 in video games
1941:one of the first games to use Atari's Color-
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1624:November – The British video game magazine
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2481:"Special Effects Are Revolutionizing Film"
1633:Winter – Arnie Katz and Bill Kunkel found
3192:"More Sinclair Computers Than Any Other!"
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108:Learn how and when to remove this message
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2445:"Videogames: the electronic big bang"
1981:, is distributed in North America by
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3016:from the original on January 9, 2014
2152:. APX also sells the source code to
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46:adding citations to reliable sources
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3100:Sklarewitz, Norman (May 24, 1982).
3073:"Gobbling up the home video market"
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1866:is distributed in North America by
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3170:Jeremy Reimer (December 7, 2012).
2726:"Top Coin-Op Video Game Earners".
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1615:January – Atari computer magazine
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3157:from the original on June 7, 2012
3010:Classic Videogame Station Odyssey
2562:"1981 Jukebox/Games Route Survey"
2162:releases turn-based monster game
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503:of 1981, according to the annual
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3035:Pollack, Andrew (June 9, 1982).
2853:The Winners' Book of Video Games
2807:The Winners' Book of Video Games
2761:The Winners' Book of Video Games
1823:, and sets the template for the
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2990:"The Agony & The Ecstasy".
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2918:"RePlay: The Players' Choice".
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2907:(2): 12–19 (13). November 1982.
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3743:History of video game consoles
3707:Video game history by platform
3071:Urschel, Joe (March 6, 1982).
2527:February 15, 1982. p. 30.
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2479:Culhane, John (July 4, 1982).
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2275:, an update to 1979's TI-99/4.
2195:Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz
1997:with multiple distinct stages.
455:The home video game market in
424:for the second year in a row.
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3726:History of arcade video games
2508:""Donkey Kong" No.1 Of '81 —
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1093:Best-selling home video games
464:Highest-grossing arcade games
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452:remaining the market leader.
133:List of years in video games
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2318:Commodore Business Machines
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1394:Atari Video Computer System
446:video game market in the US
327:in 1981 became much wider.
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3037:"The Video Game Sales War"
2981:Cartridge Sales Since 1980
2082:computer role-playing game
1951:November – Namco releases
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3006:"昔(1970年代）のテレビゲームは何台売れた？"
2633:Sullivan, George (1983).
2464:: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
2423:Lindner, Richard (1990).
2409:January 29, 2015, at the
2165:Crush, Crumble and Chomp!
1923:is the first game with a
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1985:under license from Sega.
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1741:David 'mamehaze' Haywood
1627:Computer and Video Games
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4246:Roguelike deck-building
4154:Roguelike deck-building
3760:History of mobile games
2645:. pp. 38–47 (44).
2334:home computer in Japan.
1991:releases fixed-shooter
459:is worth $ 200 million.
4949:Video games by country
3248:History of video games
2134:Atari Program Exchange
1891:rear-view perspective.
1785:and multiple distinct
1779:side-scrolling shooter
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491:(1977) in five years.
4488:Tactical role-playing
4253:Tactical role-playing
3769:By console generation
3721:Early mainframe games
2850:Kubey, Craig (1982).
2804:Kubey, Craig (1982).
2758:Kubey, Craig (1982).
2525:Amusement Press, Inc.
2280:IBM Personal Computer
2215:Namco Warp & Warp
2150:Atari 8-bit computers
2113:, arguably the first
1641:video game journalism
484:highest-grossing film
428:Financial performance
57:"1981 in video games"
5240:1981 in video gaming
4868:Vertically scrolling
3226:. Arcade-history.com
2635:"The First Big Hits"
2145:Eastern Front (1941)
1896:Williams Electronics
1794:Williams Electronics
42:improve this article
5245:Video games by year
4498:Turn-based strategy
4403:Submarine simulator
4209:Action role-playing
4116:Interactive fiction
3806:Seventh (2005–2017)
3211:Game Genres: Shmups
2431:Nintendo of America
2308:Acorn Computers Ltd
2229:arcade system board
2218:arcade system board
367:. The lesser known
323:, the audience for
4899:Video game modding
4841:Nonlinear gameplay
4503:Turn-based tactics
4471:Real-time strategy
3791:Fourth (1987–2003)
3781:Second (1976–1992)
3197:Creative Computing
3042:The New York Times
2948:"Equipment Poll".
2486:The New York Times
2452:2600connection.com
2126:Castle Wolfenstein
1710:. You can help by
1630:(C&VG) starts.
501:arcade video games
365:scrolling shooters
325:arcade video games
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4381:Flight simulation
4111:Graphic adventure
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3858:Video game genres
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3801:Sixth (1998–2013)
3796:Fifth (1993–2005)
3786:Third (1983–2003)
3776:First (1972–1980)
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2885:. September 1981.
2867:978-0-446-37115-5
2821:978-0-446-37115-5
2775:978-0-446-37115-5
2652:978-0-7232-6251-0
2429:. United States:
2269:Texas Instruments
2259:Sinclair Research
2129:for the Apple II.
2115:IBM PC compatible
2103:include the game
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1508:Tandy Corporation
1482:Sinclair Research
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4141:Digital tabletop
4121:Interactive film
4081:Grand Theft Auto
4072:Action-adventure
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3901:Platform fighter
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2435:
2434:
2420:
2414:
2401:
2395:
2389:
2362:is discontinued.
2350:Game & Watch
2282:is released for
2278:August 12 – the
1925:continue feature
1904:, the sequel to
1853:, the sequel to
1752:Notable releases
1723:
1720:
1702:
1695:
1679:Synapse Software
1663:Gebelli Software
1636:Electronic Games
1618:ANALOG Computing
1366:Game & Watch
1357:
1343:Manufacturer(s)
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799:$ 1,000,000,000
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4863:Twitch gameplay
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4553:Survival horror
4526:
4476:Time management
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4408:Train simulator
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3989:Survival horror
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3012:(in Japanese).
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2992:Once Upon Atari
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2922:. October 1981.
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2860:. p. 121.
2848:
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2776:
2768:. p. 118.
2756:
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2732:. May 20, 1981.
2725:
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2670:. January 1981.
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2411:Wayback Machine
2402:
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2390:
2386:
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2369:
2352:is released in
2205:
2148:, both for the
2139:Caverns of Mars
2018:Treasure Island
1973:, developed by
1759:
1754:
1733:
1724:
1718:
1715:
1708:needs expansion
1693:
1685:APF Electronics
1659:Games by Apollo
1653:New companies:
1650:
1612:
1607:
1593:8-bit / 16-bit
1332:
1095:
858:arcade charts.
753:arcade charts.
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4214:Looter shooter
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3896:Endless runner
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2839:. August 1981.
2827:
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2814:. p. 34.
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2324:home computer.
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2245:
2244:
2223:October – the
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2187:
2177:Raster Blaster
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53:Find sources:
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31:This article
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4977:South Africa
4889:Toys-to-life
4829:
4822:
4774:
4719:Player modes
4683:Personalized
4668:
4657:
4625:
4531:Other genres
4461:Auto battler
4429:Falling-sand
4391:Lunar Lander
4201:Role-playing
4184:
4126:Visual novel
4088:Metroidvania
4080:
4034:
3966:Third-person
3939:Shoot 'em up
3924:First-person
3387:
3230:February 28,
3228:. Retrieved
3218:
3206:
3195:
3186:
3175:
3161:November 27,
3159:. Retrieved
3150:Ars Technica
3148:
3117:. Retrieved
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3083:. Retrieved
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3054:. Retrieved
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3018:. Retrieved
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2858:Warner Books
2856:. New York:
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2830:
2812:Warner Books
2810:. New York:
2806:
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2793:. July 1981.
2790:
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2766:Warner Books
2764:. New York:
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2615:: 26. 1982.
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2492:February 28,
2490:. Retrieved
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2087:September –
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2016:
2004:
1992:
1979:Alpha Denshi
1966:, the first
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1899:
1889:third-person
1885:racing game
1878:
1868:Sega-Gremlin
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1843:September –
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1781:with forced
1777:, the first
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1743:: Legendary
1716:
1712:adding to it
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1634:
1625:
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1455:Atari, Inc.
1305:Atari, Inc.
1295:
1286:Shoot 'em up
1277:Atari, Inc.
1267:
1246:Atari, Inc.
1238:Night Driver
1236:
1215:Atari, Inc.
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1160:Shoot 'em up
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40:Please help
35:verification
32:
15:
5213:New Zealand
5177:Switzerland
5147:Netherlands
5071:Philippines
5061:South Korea
4805:Hypercasual
4726:Multiplayer
4642:Educational
4592:Programming
4587:Photography
4560:Incremental
4356:Kart racing
4300:Virtual pet
4131:Walking sim
4106:Escape room
4005:Beat 'em up
3944:Bullet hell
3753:Console war
3714:By platform
3665:Near future
3085:December 1,
3056:December 2,
2985:Atari Corp.
2747:. May 1981.
2619:$ 1 billion
2611:. 217–234.
2360:Microvision
2344:November –
2294:Astrovision
2213:July – the
2034:'s port of
2032:Atari, Inc.
1960:December –
1932:Atari, Inc.
1817:Donkey Kong
1812:Donkey Kong
1792:February –
1767:February –
1440:1,000,000+
1400:Atari, Inc.
1383:4,000,000+
1349:Generation
1183:Atari, Inc.
1150:Atari, Inc.
1033:Donkey Kong
534:Donkey Kong
480:arcade game
346:Donkey Kong
331:influenced
277:Archaeology
5234:Categories
5031:Bangladesh
4846:Open world
4757:Production
4678:Nonviolent
4361:Sim racing
4328:Government
4263:Simulation
3954:Twin-stick
3888:Platformer
3731:Golden age
2951:Play Meter
2729:Play Meter
2547:Play Meter
2379:References
2253:March 5 –
2225:VCO Object
2136:publishes
2106:DONKEY.BAS
1943:QuadraScan
1930:October –
1913:October –
1862:October –
1747:programmer
1719:April 2024
1655:DK'Tronics
1534:Apple Inc.
1414:3,600,000
1340:System(s)
1302:Atari VCS
1274:Atari VCS
1243:Atari VCS
1212:Atari VCS
1179:Atari VCS
1164:2,964,137
1115:Publisher
1112:Developer
869:Play Meter
851:Play Meter
764:Play Meter
684:Nichibutsu
385:, and the
333:maze games
297:Philosophy
287:Literature
98:March 2015
68:newspapers
5208:Australia
5142:Lithuania
5046:Indonesia
4632:Christian
4620:Advergame
4508:Artillery
4241:Roguelike
4219:Soulslike
4098:Adventure
3934:Light gun
3302:1947–1972
3119:March 16,
3114:0882-7729
3051:0362-4331
3020:April 16,
2312:BBC Micro
2290:graphics.
2233:pseudo-3D
2192:releases
2109:with the
2101:Microsoft
2050:releases
2037:Asteroids
2013:Data East
1968:scrolling
1954:Bosconian
1934:releases
1898:releases
1877:releases
1847:releases
1834:releases
1830:August –
1809:releases
1805:July 9 –
1783:scrolling
1771:releases
1683:Defunct:
1610:Magazines
1590:Computer
1564:Computer
1560:Commodore
1538:Computer
1512:Computer
1492:250,000+
1486:Computer
1458:Computer
1323:Unknown
1269:Asteroids
1140:Atari VCS
1109:Platform
1047:Unknown
1011:September
973:Unknown
900:Asteroids
842:Unknown
837:Asteroids
832:Unknown
819:Unknown
666:Bosconian
584:Data East
488:Star Wars
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417:Asteroids
5081:Thailand
5066:Malaysia
5003:Colombia
4986:Americas
4884:Minigame
4836:Masocore
4782:Fan game
4652:Licensed
4577:Non-game
4448:Strategy
4318:Business
4017:Fighting
3976:Survival
3961:Tactical
3736:Timeline
3155:Archived
3014:Archived
2643:F. Warne
2590:Cash Box
2567:Cash Box
2460:cite web
2407:Archived
2367:See also
2346:Nintendo
2339:Handheld
2273:TI-99/4A
2248:Computer
2203:Hardware
2069:Computer
2062:sim game
1983:Rock-Ola
1963:Jump Bug
1915:Rock-Ola
1907:Defender
1901:Stargate
1856:Galaxian
1807:Nintendo
1799:Defender
1774:Scramble
1675:Starpath
1648:Business
1544:210,000
1529:Apple II
1518:250,000
1466:300,000
1434:Console
1376:Handheld
1371:Nintendo
1297:Football
1290:407,090
1259:779,547
1228:838,635
1207:Breakout
1197:936,861
1174:Warlords
1061:Vanguard
1055:December
1043:November
1001:Defender
994:Defender
959:Scramble
934:Defender
910:February
814:Defender
781:Revenue
771:Cash Box
746:Cash Box
689:Climbing
578:Pro Golf
562:Sanritsu
556:Janputer
545:Platform
540:Nintendo
405:Ultima I
400:Apple II
387:Galaxian
376:Defender
370:Jump Bug
360:Scramble
341:Nintendo
5201:Oceania
5187:Ukraine
5132:Ireland
5122:Germany
5112:Finland
5102:Belgium
4972:Nigeria
4851:Sandbox
4693:Serious
4626:Bishōjo
4543:Fitness
4515:Wargame
4373:Vehicle
4346:Fishing
4285:Farming
4185:Sokoban
4049:Stealth
4035:Pac-Man
3911:Shooter
3078:The Day
2901:Joystik
2332:PC-8801
2267:June –
2190:Infocom
2172:BudgeCo
2084:series.
2074:June –
2026:Console
1937:Tempest
1920:Fantasy
1887:with a
1864:Frogger
1837:Frogger
1596:35,000
1570:40,000
1437:Second
1405:Console
1082:Pac-Man
1068:Pac-Man
1027:October
978:Pac-Man
893:Pac-Man
887:January
794:Pac-Man
600:Pac-Man
567:Mahjong
509:chart.
471:Pac-Man
437:market
398:On the
389:sequel
382:Frogger
337:Pac-Man
329:Pac-Man
320:Pac-Man
302:Science
82:scholar
5182:Turkey
5172:Sweden
5162:Russia
5157:Poland
5152:Norway
5127:Greece
5117:France
5095:Europe
5086:Turkey
5076:Russia
5010:Canada
4998:Brazil
4955:Africa
4800:Casual
4793:Design
4775:Doujin
4688:Sci-fi
4664:Sexual
4637:Comedy
4613:Themes
4597:Typing
4570:Rhythm
4548:Horror
4386:Combat
4351:Racing
4338:Sports
4295:Social
4280:Dating
4231:MMORPG
4171:Puzzle
3879:Action
3112:
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2967:RePlay
2935:RePlay
2920:RePlay
2883:RePlay
2864:
2837:RePlay
2818:
2791:RePlay
2772:
2745:RePlay
2713:RePlay
2698:RePlay
2683:RePlay
2668:RePlay
2649:
2609:Europe
2542:"1981"
2354:Sweden
2322:VIC-20
2302:Midway
2237:sprite
2208:Arcade
2111:IBM PC
2077:Ultima
2053:Utopia
2048:Mattel
1989:Midway
1946:vector
1850:Galaga
1832:Konami
1787:levels
1769:Konami
1762:Arcade
1691:Births
1667:Imagic
1605:Events
1581:IBM PC
1567:8-bit
1541:8-bit
1515:8-bit
1503:TRS-80
1489:8-bit
1430:Mattel
1410:Second
1396:(VCS)
1352:Sales
1314:Sports
1255:Racing
1224:Action
1193:Action
1124:Sales
1121:Genre
1106:Title
988:August
875:RePlay
864:Month
856:RePlay
784:Genre
777:RePlay
751:RePlay
731:Racing
705:Kural
644:Galaga
633:Puzzle
589:Sports
524:Genre
518:Title
457:Europe
392:Galaga
355:Konami
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5167:Spain
5137:Italy
5056:Japan
5041:India
5036:China
4967:Kenya
4962:Ghana
4877:Other
4830:Kaizo
4823:Gacha
4769:Indie
4731:Co-op
4670:Eroge
4658:Otome
4647:Girls
4582:Party
4565:Music
4422:Other
4396:Space
4083:clone
4044:Snake
4037:clone
3998:Other
3919:Arena
3627:2020s
3564:2010s
3501:2000s
3438:1990s
3375:1980s
3312:1970s
2515:(PDF)
2448:(PDF)
2298:Bally
2255:Timex
2241:Turbo
2117:game.
2001:Taito
1880:Turbo
1845:Namco
1821:Mario
1757:Games
1737:May 6
1462:8-bit
1346:Type
1337:Rank
1145:Taito
1103:Rank
1077:1981
928:April
919:March
759:Rank
726:Taito
650:Namco
628:Taito
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474:with
450:Atari
292:Music
89:JSTOR
75:books
5051:Iran
5024:Asia
4777:soft
4708:News
4538:Cozy
4466:MOBA
4272:Life
4029:Maze
3949:Rail
3929:Hero
3660:2025
3655:2024
3650:2023
3645:2022
3640:2021
3635:2020
3617:2019
3612:2018
3607:2017
3602:2016
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3232:2013
3163:2021
3121:2019
3110:ISSN
3087:2021
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3022:2021
2988:Via
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2770:ISBN
2647:ISBN
2494:2021
2466:link
2262:ZX81
2160:Epyx
2132:The
2099:and
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1994:Gorf
1977:and
1883:, a
1875:Sega
1819:and
1745:MAME
1477:ZX81
1309:1979
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