1981 in video gaming
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| List of years in video gaming (table) |
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| … 1971 . 1972 . 1973 . 1974 . 1975 . 1976 . 1977 … 1978 1979 1980 -1981- 1982 1983 1984 … 1985 . 1986 . 1987 . 1988 . 1989 . 1990 . 1991 … |
| Related time period or subjects |
| … 1978 . 1979 . 1980 - 1981 - 1982 . 1983 . 1984 … … 1950s . 1960s . 1970s -1980s- 1990s . 2000s . 2010s |
| Art . Archaeology . Architecture . Literature . Music . Science +... |
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[edit] Events
[edit] Magazines
- November - The British video game magazine Computer and Video Games (C&VG) starts.
- Arnie Katz and Bill Kunkel found Electronic Games, the first magazine on video games and generally recognized as the beginning of video game journalism.
[edit] Notable releases
[edit] Games
- Midway releases Gorf, Wizard of Wor, and Ms. Pac-Man
- Sega releases the Turbo and the Frogger video game, which was developed by Konami
- Namco releases New Rally-X, Warp and Warp, Galaga, and Bosconian, which is the first game to have a continue feature.
- Nelsonic releases the Space Attacker watch LCD game
- Nintendo releases Shigeru Miyamoto's Donkey Kong
- Williams Electronics releases Eugene Jarvis's Stargate
- IBM and Microsoft include the game DONKEY.BAS with the IBM PC, arguably the first IBM PC compatible game.
- Ultima and Wizardry are released, starting two of the most successful lines of role-playing video games
- President Elect, the first commercially published political simulation game, was released by Strategic Simulations.
- Muse Software releases Silas Warner's Castle Wolfenstein
[edit] Hardware
- Astrovision Inc. distributes the Bally Computer System after buying the rights from Bally/Midway
- Acorn Computers Ltd releases the BBC Micro home computer, which brought the game Elite to prominence
- Coleco Industries releases the Total Control 4 home console
- Commodore Business Machines releases the Commodore VIC-20 home computer
- SEGA test markets the SG-1000 home console in Japan
- Sinclair Research releases the ZX81 home computer in the UK. Shortly, J. K. Greye Software publishes 3D Monster Maze written by Malcolm Evans – the first video game featuring real-time 3D graphics without using specialized vector graphics hardware
- November - Nintendo´s Game & Watch is released in Sweden.
[edit] Business
- APF Electronics, Inc. goes defunct
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