<s>
1985	O
saw	O
many	O
sequels	O
and	O
prequels	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
and	O
Kung	B-Application
Fu	I-Application
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Commando	B-Application
,	O
Duck	B-Application
Hunt	I-Application
,	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
,	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
Hang-On	B-Application
,	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
,	O
Tetris	B-Device
and	O
The	B-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Exploding	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
video	I-Application
games	I-Application
were	O
Hang-On	B-Application
and	O
Karate	B-Device
Champ	I-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
Commando	B-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
bestselling	O
home	O
system	O
was	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
for	O
the	O
second	B-Application
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
bestselling	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
was	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
</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
on	O
the	O
bi-weekly	O
Game	O
Machine	O
charts	O
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
year	O
's	O
best-selling	O
game	O
was	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
,	O
later	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
outside	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fighting	O
games	O
topped	O
the	O
UK	O
software	O
sales	O
charts	O
for	O
two	O
years	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
in	O
the	O
mid-1980s	O
,	O
with	O
The	B-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Exploding	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
and	O
then	O
the	O
home	O
computer	O
conversions	O
of	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
in	O
1986	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Exploding	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
won	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
at	O
the	O
third	B-Application
Golden	O
Joystick	B-Device
Awards	O
(	O
for	O
best	O
home	O
computer	O
game	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
received	O
the	O
"	O
Voted	O
Best	O
Game	O
"	O
award	O
at	O
the	O
Saturday	O
Superstore	O
Viewer	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
sixth	O
Arcade	O
Awards	O
are	O
held	O
,	O
for	O
games	O
released	O
during	O
1983	O
–	O
1984	O
,	O
with	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
winning	O
best	O
arcade	O
game	O
,	O
Space	O
Shuttle	O
best	O
console	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
Ultima	B-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
Exodus	I-Application
best	O
computer	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
Zaxxon	B-Application
best	O
standalone	B-Device
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Computer	O
Gamer	O
magazine	O
's	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Awards	O
,	O
Elite	B-Application
won	O
best	O
home	O
computer	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
(	O
with	O
Way	B-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Exploding	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
as	O
runner-up	O
)	O
and	O
Commando	B-Application
won	O
best	O
coin-op	O
game	O
(	O
with	O
Paperboy	B-Device
as	O
runner-up	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
–	O
Konami	O
releases	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
,	O
which	O
lays	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
modern	O
fighting	O
games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
–	O
Tehkan	O
releases	O
Gridiron	B-Application
Fight	I-Application
,	O
an	O
American	B-Application
football	I-Application
sports	O
game	O
featuring	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
dual	O
trackball	B-Device
controls	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
–	O
Atari	O
Games	O
releases	O
Paperboy	B-Device
with	O
a	O
controller	O
modeled	O
after	O
bicycle	O
handlebars	O
,	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Metro-Cross	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
–	O
Konami	O
releases	O
Gradius	B-Application
in	O
Japan	O
(	O
called	O
Nemesis	B-Application
elsewhere	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
–	O
Capcom	O
releases	O
Commando	B-Application
,	O
a	O
vertically-scrolling	O
on-foot	O
shooter	O
which	O
inspires	O
many	O
games	O
with	O
similar	O
themes	O
and	O
gameplay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Baraduke	B-Application
(	O
Alien	B-Application
Sector	I-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
Hang-On	B-Application
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
AM2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
motorbike	O
cabinet	O
is	O
controlled	O
using	O
the	O
body	O
,	O
starting	O
a	O
"	O
Taikan	O
"	O
(	O
"	O
to	O
feel	O
in	O
the	O
body	O
"	O
)	O
trend	O
of	O
motion	O
controlled	O
hydraulic	O
cabinets	O
in	O
arcades	O
some	O
two	O
decades	O
before	O
motion	B-Algorithm
controls	I-Algorithm
become	O
popular	O
on	O
video	B-Device
game	I-Device
consoles	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
–	O
Atari	O
Games	O
releases	O
Indiana	B-Application
Jones	I-Application
and	I-Application
the	I-Application
Temple	I-Application
of	I-Application
Doom	I-Application
as	O
the	O
first	O
System	O
1	O
game	O
to	O
feature	O
digitized	O
speech	O
from	O
the	O
1984	O
movie	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
19	O
–	O
Capcom	O
releases	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
,	O
originally	O
titled	O
Makaimura	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
20	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Motos	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Atari	O
Games	O
releases	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Based	O
on	O
the	O
lesser	O
known	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
game	O
Dandy	B-Application
,	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
is	O
highly	O
profitable	O
,	O
letting	O
players	O
insert	O
additional	O
quarters	O
for	O
more	O
health	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
by	O
Yu	O
Suzuki	O
and	O
AM2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
further	O
develops	O
the	O
pseudo-3D	O
sprite-scaling	O
graphics	O
of	O
Hang-On	B-Application
and	O
uses	O
an	O
analog	B-Device
flight	B-Device
stick	I-Device
for	O
movement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
,	O
a	O
side-scrolling	O
shooter	O
allowing	O
two	O
players	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Tehkan	O
releases	O
Tehkan	B-Application
World	I-Application
Cup	I-Application
,	O
which	O
lays	O
the	O
foundations	O
for	O
association	O
football/soccer	O
games	O
with	O
an	O
above	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
field	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alexei	O
Pajitnov	O
creates	O
Tetris	B-Device
for	O
the	O
Electronika	B-Device
60	I-Device
in	O
the	O
Soviet	O
Union	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
the	O
Space	B-Application
Harrier	I-Application
arcade	O
hardware	O
(	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Sega	O
Hang-On	B-Application
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
Sega	O
's	O
"	O
Super	O
Scaler	O
"	O
arcade	O
system	O
boards	O
that	O
allow	O
pseudo-3D	O
sprite-scaling	O
at	O
high	O
frame	O
rates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
begins	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
Namco	B-Application
System	I-Application
21	I-Application
around	O
this	O
time	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
arcade	O
board	O
dedicated	O
to	O
3D	O
polygon	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
–	O
Commodore	O
releases	O
their	O
final	O
8-bit	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
Commodore	B-Device
128	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
–	O
Atari	O
Corporation	O
releases	O
the	O
520ST	B-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
personal	O
computer	O
with	O
a	O
bit-mapped	O
,	O
color	O
GUI	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
23	O
–	O
Commodore	O
releases	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
1000	I-Device
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Amiga	O
family	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
not	O
widely	O
available	O
until	O
1986	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Atari	O
replaces	O
previous	O
models	O
in	O
the	O
Atari	B-Device
8-bit	I-Device
family	I-Device
with	O
the	O
65XE	B-Device
and	O
130XE	B-Device
,	O
the	O
latter	O
of	O
which	O
has	O
128K	O
bank-switched	O
RAM	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
26	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
the	O
Family	O
Computer	O
Robot	O
,	O
a	O
peripheral	O
for	O
their	O
Family	O
Computer	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
18	O
–	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	O
)	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
,	O
the	O
export	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
is	O
launched	O
for	O
a	O
limited	O
test	O
market	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
the	O
R.O.B.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
20	O
–	O
the	O
Sega	O
Mark	O
III	O
home	B-Device
video	I-Device
game	I-Device
console	I-Device
is	O
launched	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
INTV	O
Corporation	O
releases	O
the	O
INTV	O
III	O
console	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telegames	O
releases	O
the	O
Dina	B-Device
,	O
a	O
ColecoVision	B-Device
clone	O
.	O
</s>
