<s>
1984	O
saw	O
many	O
sequels	O
and	O
prequels	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
1942	B-Application
,	O
Boulder	O
Dash	O
,	O
Cobra	B-Application
Command	I-Application
,	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Willy	I-Application
,	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
,	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
,	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
and	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	O
games	O
were	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
for	O
the	O
second	O
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
and	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
titles	O
were	O
the	O
top-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
of	O
each	O
month	O
on	O
the	O
Game	O
Machine	O
charts	O
in	O
1984	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Month	O
Table	O
arcade	O
cabinet	O
Upright/cockpit	O
cabinet	O
Title	O
Points	O
Title	O
Points	O
Hyper	B-Application
Olympic	I-Application
(	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
)	O
TX-1	B-Application
10-Yard	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
Vs.	B-Device
Tennis	I-Device
Gaplus	B-Application
Thunder	B-Application
Storm	I-Application
(	O
Cobra	B-Application
Command	I-Application
)	O
Vs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
United	O
StatesTitleManufacturer	O
RePlay	O
AMOAPlay	O
Meter	O
Arcade	O
Route/Street	O
Video	O
Title	O
Points	O
1	O
Track	O
&	O
FieldKonami	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
's	I-Application
Lair	I-Application
2	O
colspan	O
=	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
M.A.C.H.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
,	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Elevator	B-Application
Action	I-Application
,	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
,	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
,	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
3	O
colspan	O
=	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
Track	B-Application
&	I-Application
Field	I-Application
4	O
colspan	O
=	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
M.A.C.H.	O
</s>
<s>
3	O
5	O
colspan	O
=	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
Spy	B-Application
Hunter	I-Application
6	O
colspan	O
=	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
colspan	O
="3	O
"	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
7	O
colspan	O
=	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
colspan	O
="3	O
"	O
Space	B-Device
Ace	I-Device
8	O
colspan	O
=	O
"	O
2	O
"	O
colspan	O
="3	O
"	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Pole	B-Application
Position	I-Application
wins	O
Coin-Op	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Ms.	B-Application
Pac-Man	I-Application
and	O
Lady	B-Application
Bug	I-Application
win	O
console	B-Application
Videogames	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
Lode	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
wins	O
Computer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
,	O
and	O
Q*bert	B-Application
wins	O
dedicated	B-Device
Stand-Alone	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
second	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
(	O
held	O
in	O
1985	O
)	O
for	O
best	O
home	O
computer	O
games	O
,	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
takes	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Defunct	O
companies	O
:	O
Astrocade	B-Device
,	O
Human	O
Engineered	O
Software	O
,	O
Imagine	O
,	O
Sirius	O
,	O
Starpath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
shuts	O
down	O
the	O
Atari	B-Application
Program	I-Application
Exchange	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
notable	O
"	O
user	O
written	O
"	O
games	O
such	O
as	O
Eastern	B-Application
Front	I-Application
(	O
1941	O
)	O
and	O
Dandy	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	O
sells	O
it	O
's	O
video	O
game	O
assets	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
M	O
Network	O
and	O
Intellivision	B-Operating_System
hardware	O
and	O
software	O
intellectual	O
property	O
,	O
to	O
a	O
group	O
led	O
by	O
a	O
former	O
Mattel	B-Operating_System
Electronics	I-Operating_System
executive	O
that	O
becomes	O
INTV	B-Operating_System
Corporation	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mattel	B-Operating_System
Electronics	I-Operating_System
closes	O
their	O
game	O
development	O
offices	O
in	O
California	O
and	O
Taiwan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
17	O
-	O
Nintendo	O
launches	O
the	O
initial	O
version	O
of	O
boxing	O
game	O
Punch-Out	B-Application
!	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Gaplus	B-Application
,	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Galaga	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
–	O
Data	O
East	O
releases	O
Technōs	O
Japan	O
's	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
,	O
laying	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
the	O
one-one-one	O
fighting	O
game	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
20	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Tower	B-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Pac-Land	B-Application
and	O
lays	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
horizontally-scrolling	O
platform	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
1	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Grobda	B-Application
,	O
a	O
spin-off	O
from	O
Xevious	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Super	B-Application
Xevious	I-Application
and	O
Dragon	B-Application
Buster	I-Application
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
to	O
feature	O
a	O
life	O
bar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Capcom	O
releases	O
1942	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Irem	O
releases	O
Kung-Fu	B-Application
Master	I-Application
and	O
lays	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
the	O
beat	B-Application
'	I-Application
em	I-Application
up	I-Application
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Atari	O
Games	O
releases	O
Marble	B-Device
Madness	I-Device
,	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
written	O
in	O
the	O
C	B-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
and	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
68000-family	O
microprocessor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bally/Midway	O
releases	O
Demolition	B-Application
Derby	I-Application
,	O
which	O
features	O
a	O
damage	O
bar	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
join	O
a	O
game	O
in	O
progress	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
-	O
Bullet-Proof	O
Software	O
releases	O
The	B-Application
Black	I-Application
Onyx	I-Application
on	O
the	O
PC-8801	B-Device
,	O
which	O
helps	O
popularize	O
turn-based	O
role-playing	O
games	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
-	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
releases	O
Sabre	B-Application
Wulf	I-Application
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
20	O
–	O
Elite	B-Application
,	O
an	O
influential	O
wireframe	O
3D	O
space	O
trading	O
game	O
offering	O
a	O
then-unique	O
open-ended	O
design	O
,	O
is	O
published	O
by	O
Acornsoft	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Nihon	O
Falcom	O
releases	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
Slayer	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
-	O
Automata	O
UK	O
releases	O
Deus	B-Application
Ex	I-Application
Machina	I-Application
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
T&E	O
Soft	O
releases	O
Hydlide	B-Application
,	O
an	O
early	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
that	O
features	O
a	O
health	O
regeneration	O
mechanic	O
and	O
anticipates	O
elements	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
and	O
Ys	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
7	O
–	O
Knight	B-Application
Lore	I-Application
by	O
Ultimate	O
Play	O
the	O
Game	O
is	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
(	O
and	O
later	O
ported	O
to	O
the	O
BBC	B-Device
Micro	I-Device
,	O
Amstrad	B-Device
CPC	I-Device
,	O
MSX	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
third	B-Application
title	O
in	O
the	O
Sabreman	O
series	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
first	O
to	O
use	O
the	O
isometric	O
Filmation	B-Application
engine	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broderbund	O
releases	O
The	B-Device
Ancient	I-Device
Art	I-Device
of	I-Device
War	I-Device
by	O
Dave	O
and	O
Barry	O
Murry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
a	O
real-time	B-Application
tactics	I-Application
game	O
and	O
a	O
precursor	O
to	O
the	O
real-time	O
strategy	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Broderbund	O
releases	O
Karateka	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Lords	I-Application
of	I-Application
Midnight	I-Application
,	O
a	O
strategy	O
adventure	O
game	O
by	O
Mike	O
Singleton	O
,	O
is	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Infocom	O
releases	O
The	B-Application
Hitchhiker	I-Application
's	I-Application
Guide	I-Application
to	I-Application
the	I-Application
Galaxy	I-Application
,	O
Sorcerer	B-Application
,	O
Cutthroats	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Seastalker	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Epyx	O
releases	O
Impossible	B-Application
Mission	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Electronic	O
Arts	O
releases	O
Adventure	B-Application
Construction	I-Application
Set	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
releases	O
King	B-Device
's	I-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
for	O
the	O
PCjr	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synapse	O
releases	O
the	O
Atari	O
8-bit	O
game	O
Dimension	B-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
over	O
9	O
months	O
after	O
running	O
magazine	O
ads	O
showing	O
features	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
present	O
in	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
Projects	O
releases	O
the	O
seminal	O
platformer	O
Jet	B-Application
Set	I-Application
Willy	I-Application
on	O
the	O
ZX	B-Operating_System
Spectrum	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
First	O
Star	O
Software	O
releases	O
Spy	B-Application
vs.	I-Application
Spy	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Commodore	O
64	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
30	O
-	O
Activision	O
releases	O
H.E.R.O.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
June	O
4	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
a	O
conversion	O
of	O
their	O
own	O
Donkey	B-Application
Kong	I-Application
3	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
5	O
-	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
Devil	B-Application
World	I-Application
on	O
the	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
17	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
Ice	B-Application
Climber	I-Application
and	O
Balloon	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
releases	O
Pitfall	B-Application
II	I-Application
:	I-Application
Lost	I-Application
Caverns	I-Application
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
last	O
major	O
titles	O
for	O
the	O
Atari	O
2600	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
24	O
–	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
announces	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
128K	O
,	O
floppy	O
disc-only	O
,	O
Macintosh	B-Device
128K	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
–	O
IBM	O
releases	O
the	O
IBM	B-Device
PCjr	I-Device
in	O
an	O
attempt	O
to	O
enter	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
improved	O
sound	O
and	O
graphics	O
over	O
the	O
original	O
,	O
business-oriented	O
IBM	B-Device
PC	I-Device
,	O
but	O
is	O
a	O
commercial	O
failure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
announces	O
the	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
next-gen	O
console	B-Application
that	O
's	O
compatible	O
with	O
Atari	O
2600	O
cartridges	O
,	O
but	O
capable	O
of	O
greatly	O
improved	O
visuals	O
.	O
</s>
