1986 in video gaming

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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.
February 21 — Nintendo also releases The Legend of Zelda (designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for the Nintendo Famicom Disk System), the first in The Legend of Zelda series
August 6 — Nintendo releases Metroid by Makoto Kano, the first in the Metroid series.
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 Japanese role-playing video game, the first in a series that has been phenomenally successful in Japan

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