<s>
1983	O
has	O
seen	O
many	O
sequels	O
and	O
prequels	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Astron	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
,	O
Champion	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
,	O
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
,	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
and	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Major	O
events	O
include	O
the	O
video	O
game	O
crash	O
of	O
1983	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
beginning	O
with	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
and	O
Sega	O
's	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
Namco	O
's	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
,	O
while	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best-selling	O
home	O
system	O
was	O
Nintendo	O
's	O
Game	B-Device
&	I-Device
Watch	I-Device
for	O
the	O
third	B-Application
time	O
since	B-Application
1980	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
revenues	O
are	O
worth	O
$2.9	O
billion	O
(	O
equivalent	O
to	O
$	O
adjusted	O
for	O
inflation	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
,	O
a	O
racing	O
game	O
by	O
Namco	O
,	O
was	O
the	O
most	O
successful	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
of	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
Game	O
Machine	O
magazine	O
began	O
publishing	O
half-monthly	O
charts	O
of	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
from	O
June	O
1	O
,	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
following	O
titles	O
were	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Machine	O
charts	O
from	O
June	O
to	O
December	O
1983	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
titles	O
were	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
1983	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
RePlay	O
magazine	O
,	O
the	O
Amusement	O
&	O
Music	O
Operators	O
Association	O
(	O
AMOA	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Cash	O
Box	O
magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
RePlay	O
AMOA	O
Cash	O
Box	O
Play	O
Meter	O
1	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
2	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
,	O
Mr.	B-Application
Do	I-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Bump	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
 '	I-Application
Jump	I-Application
,	O
Galaga	B-Application
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
Mr.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
Title	O
Platform	O
Publisher	O
Licensor	O
Release	O
Year	O
Genre	O
Sales	O
1	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
Midway	O
1983	O
Maze	B-Application
1,963,078	O
Via	O
2	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
ColecoVision	B-Device
Coleco	O
Nintendo	O
1982	O
Platformer	O
1,500,000	O
3	O
Centipede	B-Application
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
1983	O
Shoot	O
'	O
em	O
up	O
1,475,240	O
4	O
Pitfall	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
+	O
Award	O
4th	O
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
(	O
US	O
)	O
"	O
1984	O
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
"	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
,	O
January	O
1984	O
,	O
pages	O
68	O
–	O
81	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Video	O
Games	O
Player	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
(	O
US	O
)	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
(	O
UK	O
)	O
Arcade	B-Application
Console	B-Application
Computer	O
Standalone	B-Device
Arcade	B-Application
Console	B-Application
ComputerComputerGame	O
of	O
the	O
YearPole	O
PositionLady	O
BugLode	O
RunnerQ*bertRobotron	O
:	O
2084Pitfall	O
!	O
ShamusJetpacMs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
–	O
Electronic	O
Games	O
labels	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Panic	I-Application
,	O
and	O
other	O
games	O
with	O
ladders	O
as	O
"	O
climbing	O
games.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fourth	O
Arcade	B-Application
Awards	O
are	O
held	O
,	O
for	O
games	O
released	O
during	O
1981	O
–	O
1982	O
,	O
with	O
Tron	B-Application
winning	O
best	O
arcade	B-Application
game	O
,	O
Demon	B-Application
Attack	I-Application
best	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
David	B-Application
's	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
best	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Galaxian	B-Application
best	O
standalone	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MCA	B-Application
Universal	I-Application
files	O
suit	O
against	O
Nintendo	O
,	O
claiming	O
that	O
the	O
latter	O
company	O
's	O
video	O
arcade	B-Application
hit	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
violated	O
Universal	O
's	O
copyright	O
on	O
King	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
case	O
was	O
dismissed	O
,	O
and	O
MCA	B-Application
Universal	I-Application
paid	O
US	O
$1.8	O
million	O
in	O
damages	O
to	O
Nintendo.	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
files	O
suit	O
against	O
Coleco	O
,	O
claiming	O
violation	O
of	O
Atari	O
's	O
patents	O
on	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
video	B-Application
game	I-Application
console	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
previous	O
year	O
,	O
Coleco	O
released	O
a	O
peripheral	B-Device
device	I-Device
that	O
made	O
it	O
possible	O
for	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
game	B-Protocol
cartridges	I-Protocol
to	O
be	O
run	O
on	O
the	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
console	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Milton	O
Bradley	O
takes	O
over	O
distribution	O
of	O
the	O
Vectrex	B-Operating_System
console	B-Application
after	O
purchasing	O
General	O
Consumer	O
Electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Xevious	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
Astron	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
market	O
,	O
the	O
second	B-Application
laserdisc	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
–	O
Atari	O
releases	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
,	O
a	O
color	O
vector	O
graphics	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
popular	O
film	B-Application
franchise	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Konami	O
releases	O
Gyruss	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
14	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
Mario	B-Application
Bros.	O
,	O
which	O
features	O
the	O
first	O
appearance	O
of	O
Mario	B-Application
's	O
brother	O
,	O
Luigi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
19	O
–	O
Cinematronics	O
releases	O
Advanced	O
Microcomputer	O
Systems	O
's	O
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
,	O
the	O
third	B-Application
laserdisc	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
American	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
–	O
Data	O
East	O
releases	O
Bega	B-Application
's	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
,	O
a	O
laserdisc	O
video	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
uses	O
anime	O
FMV	B-Application
cut	O
scenes	O
to	O
develop	O
a	O
story	O
between	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
shooting	O
stages	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
later	O
become	O
the	O
standard	O
approach	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
storytelling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
Astron	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
in	O
Europe	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
laserdisc	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
region	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
–	O
Konami	O
releases	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
Astron	B-Application
Belt	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
adding	O
three	O
additional	O
tracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
releases	O
the	O
trackball-controlled	O
Crystal	B-Application
Castles	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bally/Midway	O
releases	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
also	O
release	O
Jr.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
quiz	O
game	O
Professor	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
without	O
Namco	O
's	O
authorization	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
is	O
an	O
immediate	O
flop	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
releases	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Williams	O
releases	O
Blaster	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
originally	O
programmed	O
on	O
an	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
computer	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Parker	O
Brothers	O
releases	O
James	B-Application
Bond	I-Application
007	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
–	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
releases	O
The	B-Application
Portopia	I-Application
Serial	I-Application
Murder	I-Application
Case	I-Application
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-6001	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
8	O
–	O
Infocom	O
releases	O
Planetfall	B-Application
,	O
which	O
becomes	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
top	O
sellers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
23	O
–	O
Origin	O
Systems	O
publishes	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
role-playing	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
tactical	O
,	O
turn-based	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
,	O
Commodore	O
64	O
,	O
and	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
ASCII	O
releases	O
Bokosuka	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Sharp	B-Device
X1	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Koei	O
releases	O
Nobunaga	B-Application
's	I-Application
Ambition	I-Application
for	O
Japanese	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
combination	O
of	O
role-playing	O
,	O
turn-based	O
grand	O
strategy	O
and	O
management	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
elements	O
sets	O
a	O
standard	O
for	O
the	O
historical	O
simulation	O
and	O
strategy	O
RPG	O
genres	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
publishes	O
its	O
first	O
five	O
titles	O
:	O
Hard	B-Application
Hat	I-Application
Mack	I-Application
,	O
Pinball	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
,	O
Archon	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Light	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
,	O
M.U.L.E.	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Worms	B-Application
?	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bug-Byte	O
releases	O
Matthew	O
Smith	O
's	O
Manic	B-Application
Miner	I-Application
,	O
a	O
platform	O
game	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
,	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
Rare	O
,	O
releases	O
its	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
Jetpac	B-Application
and	O
Atic	B-Application
Atac	I-Application
,	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hudson	O
Soft	O
releases	O
Bomberman	B-Device
for	O
the	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
and	O
FM-7	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Psion	B-Application
releases	O
Chequered	B-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
driving	O
game	O
published	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
computer	O
car	B-Application
simulators	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	O
first	O
driving	O
game	O
with	O
selectable	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
4-player	O
simultaneous	O
Dandy	B-Application
is	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
directly	O
inspires	O
1985	O
's	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
arcade	B-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Muse	O
Software	O
releases	O
a	O
port	O
of	O
Castle	B-Application
Wolfenstein	I-Application
for	O
the	O
MS-DOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
12	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
publishes	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
Jr.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Mattel	B-Operating_System
Electronics	I-Operating_System
publishes	O
World	B-Application
Series	I-Application
Baseball	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
to	O
use	O
multiple	O
camera	O
angles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
's	O
final	O
big	O
year	O
of	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
releases	O
includes	O
Enduro	B-Application
,	O
Decathlon	B-Application
,	O
Keystone	B-Application
Kapers	I-Application
,	O
Robot	B-Application
Tank	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Space	B-Device
Shuttle	I-Device
:	I-Device
A	I-Device
Journey	I-Device
into	I-Device
Space	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
–	O
Sega	B-Application
Laserdisc	I-Application
hardware	O
releases	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
laserdisc	O
video	O
game	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
graphics	B-Architecture
chips	I-Architecture
are	O
later	O
used	O
in	O
the	O
Sega	O
System	O
16	O
and	O
Sega	B-Application
Space	I-Application
Harrier	I-Application
boards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Namco	O
Libble	O
Rabble	O
(	O
System	O
16	O
Universal	O
)	O
releases	O
,	O
as	O
Namco	O
's	O
second	B-Application
arcade	B-Application
system	B-Device
board	I-Device
to	O
use	O
a	O
16-bit	B-Device
microprocessor	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
15	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
console	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
day	O
as	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
15	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
console	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Shortly	O
after	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
complaints	O
begin	O
to	O
surface	O
about	O
rampant	O
system	O
instability	O
,	O
prompting	O
Nintendo	O
to	O
issue	O
a	O
product	O
recall	O
and	O
to	O
rerelease	O
the	O
machine	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
motherboard	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Casio	O
launches	O
the	O
Casio	B-Operating_System
PV-1000	I-Operating_System
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Gakken	O
launches	O
the	O
Compact	B-Device
Vision	I-Device
TV	I-Device
Boy	I-Device
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
the	O
last	O
second	B-Application
generation	I-Application
console	B-Application
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameLine	B-Application
,	O
a	O
combination	O
modem	O
and	O
dialup	O
game	O
distribution	O
service	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
,	O
is	O
announced	O
but	O
never	O
ships	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
–	O
Apple	O
Computer	O
releases	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
IIe	I-Device
,	O
which	O
becomes	O
their	O
most	O
popular	O
8-bit	O
machine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
16	O
–	O
Microsoft	O
Japan	O
releases	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
an	O
early	O
standardized	O
home	O
computer	O
architecture	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
–	O
Atari	O
releases	O
the	O
poorly	O
received	O
1200XL	B-Device
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Late	O
in	O
the	O
year	O
it	O
and	O
the	O
rest	O
of	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
are	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
600XL	B-Device
and	O
800XL	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
–	O
Mattel	B-Operating_System
Electronics	I-Operating_System
releases	O
the	O
Aquarius	B-Device
home	O
computer	O
,	O
originally	O
designed	O
by	O
Radofin	O
Electronics	O
Far	O
East	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Coleco	O
releases	O
the	O
Adam	B-Device
home	O
computer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Mattel	O
discontinues	O
the	O
Aquarius	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Acorn	O
Computers	O
release	O
the	O
Acorn	B-Device
Electron	I-Device
,	O
a	O
cut	O
down	O
version	O
of	O
their	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
to	O
compete	O
in	O
the	O
under	O
£200	O
home	O
computer	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
releases	O
the	O
SC-3000	O
,	O
a	O
personal	B-Device
computer	I-Device
version	O
of	O
the	O
SG-1000	B-Operating_System
console	B-Application
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
