<s>
1980	O
saw	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
games	O
with	O
influential	O
concepts	O
,	O
including	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
Battlezone	B-Application
,	O
Crazy	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
,	O
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
,	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
Phoenix	B-Application
,	O
Rally-X	B-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
,	O
Stratovox	B-Application
,	O
Zork	B-Application
,	O
Adventure	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Olympic	B-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
Namco	O
's	O
arcade	O
game	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	O
system	O
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
(	O
later	O
called	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
)	O
also	O
grew	O
in	O
popularity	O
with	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
and	O
support	O
from	O
new	O
third-party	O
developer	O
Activision	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
market	O
in	O
the	O
US	O
generates	O
$2.81	O
billion	O
in	O
revenue	O
( $	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Home	O
video	O
games	O
sell	O
(	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
leading	O
the	O
market	O
with	O
a	O
44%	O
share	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
Title	O
Gross	O
revenue	O
Inflation	O
Cabinet	O
sales	O
Developer	O
Distributor(s )	O
Genre	O
1	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
$	O
1,000,000,000	O
100,000	O
Namco	O
Namco	O
/	O
Midway	O
Maze	B-Application
2	O
Asteroids	B-Application
$	O
700,000,000	O
70,000	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
titles	O
were	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
1980	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
Japan	O
(	O
Game	O
Machine	O
)	O
United	O
States	O
Title	O
#1	O
#2	O
#3	O
Points	O
Cash	O
Box	O
Play	O
Meter	O
RePlay	O
Cabinet	O
sales	O
1	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
62	O
46	O
17	O
Asteroids	B-Application
<	O
60,000	O
2	O
Galaxian	B-Application
44	O
25	O
18	O
Galaxian	B-Application
<	O
40,000	O
3	O
Crazy	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
14	O
19	O
30	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
<	O
4	O
Moon	B-Application
Cresta	I-Application
3	O
24	O
15	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
5	O
Monaco	B-Application
GP	I-Application
11	O
4	O
11	O
Rip	B-Application
Off	I-Application
6	O
Rally-X	B-Application
1	O
6	O
3	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
7	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
7	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
7	O
"	O
rowspan	O
=	O
"	O
7	O
"	O
7	O
Heiankyo	B-Application
Alien	I-Application
(	O
Digger	O
)	O
1	O
4	O
4	O
8	O
Pitch	O
In	O
0	O
1	O
5	O
9	O
Super	O
Speed	O
Race	O
0	O
2	O
2	O
10	O
Sasuke	O
vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
awards	O
games	O
released	O
during	O
1978	O
–	O
1979	O
,	O
with	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
winning	O
the	O
overall	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
award	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
creates	O
the	O
original	O
five-programmer	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
game	O
design	O
team	O
,	O
later	O
nicknamed	O
the	O
Blue	O
Sky	O
Rangers	O
in	O
1982	O
in	O
a	O
TV	O
Guide	O
interview	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
22	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Pac-Man	B-Application
(	O
originally	O
Puckman	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
becomes	O
the	O
highest-grossing	B-Application
game	I-Application
of	I-Application
all	I-Application
time	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
the	O
first	O
gaming	O
mascot	B-Application
character	O
,	O
established	O
the	O
maze	B-Application
chase	O
genre	O
,	O
opened	O
gaming	O
to	O
female	O
audiences	O
,	O
introduced	O
power-ups	O
,	O
and	O
told	O
a	O
story	O
through	O
cutscenes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
–	O
Stratovox	B-Application
from	O
Sun	O
Electronics	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
voice	O
synthesis	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
–	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
releases	O
the	O
cold-war-inspired	O
Missile	B-Application
Command	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Nichibutsu	O
releases	O
the	O
vertically	O
scrolling	O
Crazy	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
climbing	O
mechanic	O
and	O
an	O
objective	O
of	O
climbing	O
to	O
the	O
top	O
of	O
the	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
12	O
–	O
Stern	O
Electronics	O
releases	O
Berzerk	B-Application
,	O
with	O
designer	O
Alan	O
McNeil	O
's	O
signature	O
on	O
the	O
monitor	O
glass	O
of	O
each	O
cabinet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Rally-X	B-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
a	O
bonus	O
round	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Universal	O
releases	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
with	O
platforms	O
and	O
ladders	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
releases	O
first-person	O
3D	O
tank	O
shooter	O
Battlezone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cinematronics	O
releases	O
Star	B-Application
Castle	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1982	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
port	O
ends	O
up	O
as	O
Yars	B-Application
 '	I-Application
Revenge	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Midway	O
's	O
Wizard	B-Application
of	I-Application
Wor	I-Application
is	O
released	O
,	O
allowing	O
two	O
players	O
to	O
fight	O
simultaneously	O
in	O
monster-filled	O
mazes	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multi-stage	O
Phoenix	B-Application
sports	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video-game	O
bosses	O
:	O
a	O
purple	O
alien	O
in	O
a	O
mothership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
port	O
of	O
Space	B-Application
Invaders	I-Application
becomes	O
the	O
killer	O
app	O
for	O
the	O
VCS	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
console	B-Device
title	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
batch	O
of	O
games	O
from	O
Activision	O
,	O
all	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
VCS	I-General_Concept
,	O
hits	O
stores	O
:	O
Dragster	B-Application
,	O
Fishing	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
,	O
Boxing	B-Application
,	O
Bridge	O
,	O
and	O
Checkers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Infocom	O
releases	O
its	O
first	O
game	O
,	O
Zork	B-Application
(	O
later	O
called	O
Zork	B-Application
I	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
begins	O
the	O
Zork	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
mainframe	O
game	O
Rogue	B-Application
is	O
written	O
by	O
Michael	B-Application
Toy	I-Application
,	O
Glenn	O
Wichman	O
,	O
and	O
Ken	O
Arnold	O
,	O
eventually	O
spawning	O
a	O
crowded	O
genre	O
of	O
Roguelike	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Edu-Ware	O
releases	O
The	B-Device
Prisoner	I-Device
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
loosely	O
based	O
upon	O
the	O
1960s	B-Device
TV	I-Device
series	I-Device
of	I-Device
the	I-Device
same	I-Device
name	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Strategic	O
Simulations	O
releases	O
its	O
first	O
game	O
:	O
Computer	B-Application
Bismarck	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	O
publishes	O
Olympic	B-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
for	O
the	O
TRS-80	B-Device
,	O
a	O
track	B-Application
and	I-Application
field	I-Application
video	O
game	O
which	O
precedes	O
Konami	O
's	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
and	O
The	B-Application
Activision	I-Application
Decathlon	I-Application
by	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On-Line	O
Systems	O
publishes	O
its	O
first	O
title	O
,	O
the	O
graphic	O
adventure	B-Application
Mystery	B-Application
House	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
releases	O
the	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
series	I-Device
of	O
LCD	B-Device
handheld	B-Application
electronic	I-Application
games	I-Application
by	O
Gunpei	O
Yokoi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Data	O
East	O
releases	O
the	O
DECO	B-Application
Cassette	I-Application
System	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
standardized	O
arcade	O
platform	O
,	O
for	O
which	O
many	O
games	O
are	O
developed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
releases	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
PPZ	O
Ameprod	O
releases	O
the	O
Ameprod	B-Device
TVG-10	I-Device
dedicated	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
in	O
Poland	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
BSS	B-Application
01	I-Application
dedicated	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
is	O
released	O
only	O
in	O
Germany	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Sinclair	B-Operating_System
ZX80	I-Operating_System
and	O
Acorn	B-Device
Atom	I-Device
are	O
the	O
first	O
home	O
computers	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
in	O
the	O
UK	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tandy	O
releases	O
the	O
first	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Tandy	B-Device
Color	I-Device
Computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
