<s>
1986	O
saw	O
many	O
sequels	O
and	O
prequels	O
in	O
video	O
games	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
,	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
titles	O
such	O
as	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
,	O
Castlevania	B-Application
,	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
,	O
Metroid	B-Device
,	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
and	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-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
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
Hang-On	B-Application
and	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
and	O
Nemesis	B-Application
(	O
Gradius	B-Application
)	O
in	O
London	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
third	O
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
year	O
's	O
best-selling	O
home	O
video	O
games	O
in	O
Western	O
markets	O
were	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
in	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
the	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
industry	O
recovered	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
the	O
third	B-Application
generation	I-Application
of	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
consoles	I-Application
led	O
by	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
titles	O
were	O
the	O
highest-grossing	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
of	O
1986	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
Game	O
Machine	O
charts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
and	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
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
home	O
video	O
games	O
that	O
sold	O
at	O
least	O
one	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
1986	O
include	O
The	B-Application
Hyrule	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
(	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
)	O
,	O
which	O
sold	O
copies	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
(	O
FDS	B-Device
)	O
on	O
its	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
release	O
in	O
February	O
;	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
over	O
cartridges	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
(	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
)	O
within	O
six	O
months	O
between	O
May	O
and	O
November	O
;	O
and	O
Gradius	B-Application
,	O
which	O
sold	O
over	O
between	O
April	O
and	O
December	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Rank	O
Title	O
Developer	O
Publisher	O
Genre	O
Platform	O
Sales	O
1	O
Pro	B-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
(	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Baseball	B-Application
)	O
Namco	O
Namco	O
Sports	O
(	O
baseball	B-Application
)	O
Famicom	O
<	O
2,050,000	O
2Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
.	O
Nintendo	O
Nintendo	O
Platformer	O
Famicom	O
3	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
The	B-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
)	O
Nintendo	O
Nintendo	O
Platformer	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
<	O
1,380,000	O
4	O
Ganbare	B-Device
Goemon	I-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Month	O
Weeks	O
1-2	O
Weeks	O
3-4	O
Gegege	B-Application
no	I-Application
Kitaro	I-Application
:	I-Application
Youkai	I-Application
Daimakyou	I-Application
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
FDS	B-Device
)	O
Makaimura	B-Application
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Volleyball	B-Device
(	O
FDS	B-Device
)	O
Ganbare	B-Device
Goemon	I-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
Karakuri	O
Dōchū	O
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Ganbare	B-Device
Goemon	I-Device
!	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
best-selling	O
game	O
was	O
Yie	B-Application
Ar	I-Application
Kung-Fu	I-Application
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
year	O
in	O
a	O
row	O
that	O
a	O
fighting	O
game	O
topped	O
the	O
annual	O
charts	O
,	O
after	O
The	B-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Exploding	I-Application
Fist	I-Application
in	O
1985	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Entertainment	O
System	O
(	O
NES	B-Language
)	O
was	O
the	O
best-selling	O
home	O
video	O
game	O
of	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Award	O
Amusement	O
Players	O
Association	O
Awards	O
(	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
January	O
1987	O
)	O
Famitsu	O
Best	O
Hit	O
Game	O
Awards	O
(	O
Japan	O
,	O
February	O
1987	O
)	O
5th	O
Golden	O
Joystick	O
Awards	O
(	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
,	O
March	O
1987	O
)	O
ArcadeConsoleComputer	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
Super	B-Application
Mario	I-Application
Bros	I-Application
.	I-Application
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
Critics	O
 '	O
Choice	O
Awards	O
Meikyuu	B-Application
Kumikyoku	I-Application
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Nazo	B-Device
no	I-Device
Kabe	I-Device
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Volleyball	B-Device
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Zanac	B-Device
(	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
)	O
Best	O
Scenario	O
/	O
Story	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
Yuji	O
Horii	O
)	O
Best	O
Graphics	O
/	O
Visuals	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
Akumajō	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
(	O
Castlevania	B-Application
)	O
Best	O
Music	O
/	O
Soundtrack	O
The	B-Application
Hyrule	I-Application
Fantasy	I-Application
:	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
no	I-Application
Densetsu	I-Application
(	O
Koji	O
Kondo	O
)	O
Sanxion	B-Application
Best	O
Audio	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
Best	O
Character	O
Design	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
Akira	O
Toriyama	O
)	O
Best	O
Port	O
Ghosts	B-Application
'	I-Application
n	I-Application
Goblins	I-Application
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Original	O
/	O
Innovative	O
Gauntlet	B-Device
The	B-Application
Sentinel	I-Application
Best	O
Hardware	O
Family	B-Application
Trainer	I-Application
(	O
Power	B-Application
Pad	I-Application
)	O
Best	O
Software	O
House	O
Elite	O
Systems	O
Best	O
Programmer	O
Koichi	O
Nakamura	O
(	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
)	O
Andrew	O
Braybrook	O
Best	O
Arcade-Style	O
Game	O
Uridium	B-Device
Best	O
Action	B-Application
Game	I-Application
Metroid	B-Device
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Best	O
Platform	O
Game	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros	I-Device
.	I-Device
2	I-Device
(	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
)	O
Best	O
Shooting	O
Game	O
Gradius	B-Application
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Best	O
Adventure	O
Game	O
The	B-Application
Pawn	I-Application
Best	O
RPG	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
(	O
Famicom	O
)	O
Best	O
Sports	O
Game	O
Pro	B-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
(	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
Title	O
Platform	O
Score	O
(	O
out	O
of	O
40	O
)	O
Developer	O
Publisher	O
Genre	O
Pro	B-Application
Yakyū	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
(	O
R.B.I.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Sky	B-Application
Kid	I-Application
Deluxe	I-Application
,	O
their	O
first	O
game	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
Yamaha	O
YM2151	O
FM	B-Application
sound	O
chip	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
–	O
SNK	O
releases	O
Ikari	B-Application
Warriors	I-Application
,	O
which	O
shares	O
many	O
elements	O
with	O
Taito	O
's	O
Front	B-Application
Line	I-Application
from	O
1982	O
,	O
but	O
adds	O
two-player	O
simultaneous	O
play	O
and	O
visuals	O
closer	O
to	O
1985	O
's	O
Commando	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
April	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
Wonder	B-Application
Boy	I-Application
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
–	O
Taito	O
releases	O
Bubble	B-Application
Bobble	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
8	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
The	B-Application
Return	I-Application
of	I-Application
Ishtar	I-Application
,	O
which	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
The	B-Application
Tower	I-Application
of	I-Application
Druaga	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
–	O
Ten	O
years	O
after	O
Atari	O
's	O
Breakout	B-Application
,	O
Taito	O
releases	O
Arkanoid	B-Device
,	O
which	O
adds	O
power-ups	O
and	O
unique	O
levels	O
and	O
generally	O
reinvigorates	O
the	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
20	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
the	O
Out	B-Application
Run	I-Application
racing	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
1	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Genpei	B-Application
Tōma	I-Application
Den	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Rolling	B-Application
Thunder	I-Application
,	O
distributed	O
outside	O
Japan	O
by	O
Atari	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
February	O
21	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
(	O
designed	O
by	O
Shigeru	O
Miyamoto	O
for	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
)	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Legend	I-Application
of	I-Application
Zelda	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
27	O
–	O
Enix	O
releases	O
Dragon	B-Application
Quest	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
usually	O
considered	O
the	O
foremost	O
Japanese	O
role-playing	O
video	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
a	O
series	O
that	O
has	O
been	O
phenomenally	O
successful	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
June	O
3	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
Super	B-Device
Mario	I-Device
Bros.	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Lost	I-Device
Levels	I-Device
as	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
the	O
Super	O
Mario	O
Bros	O
..	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
6	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
Metroid	B-Device
by	O
Makoto	O
Kano	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Metroid	B-Device
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
12	O
–	O
Hudson	O
Soft	O
releases	O
Adventure	B-Application
Island	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
26	O
–	O
Konami	O
releases	O
Akumajō	B-Application
Dracula	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Castlevania	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
November	O
1	O
–	O
Sega	O
releases	O
Alex	B-Application
Kidd	I-Application
in	I-Application
Miracle	I-Application
World	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
10	O
–	O
Namco	O
releases	O
Pro	B-Application
Baseball	I-Application
:	I-Application
Family	I-Application
Stadium	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
Famista	B-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
December	O
19	O
–	O
Nintendo	O
releases	O
Kid	B-Application
Icarus	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
January	O
1	O
–	O
Commodore	O
releases	O
Mind	B-Application
Walker	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
keeps	O
running	O
,	O
unmodified	O
,	O
on	O
all	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
Amiga	B-Device
hardware	O
and	O
OS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
May	O
6	O
–	O
Infocom	O
releases	O
the	O
highly	O
regarded	O
Trinity	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
August	O
15	O
–	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
releases	O
open-ended	O
space	O
exploration	O
adventure	O
game	O
Starflight	B-Application
,	O
which	O
goes	O
on	O
to	O
sell	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
October	O
–	O
Sierra	O
On-Line	O
expands	O
their	O
"	O
Quest	O
"	O
line	O
with	O
King	B-Application
's	I-Application
Quest	I-Application
III	I-Application
:	I-Application
To	I-Application
Heir	I-Application
Is	I-Application
Human	I-Application
and	O
Space	B-Device
Quest	I-Device
I	I-Device
:	I-Device
The	I-Device
Sarien	I-Device
Encounter	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
World	O
Computing	O
releases	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
Book	I-Application
One	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Secret	I-Application
of	I-Application
the	I-Application
Inner	I-Application
Sanctum	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
,	O
the	O
first	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Might	B-Application
and	I-Application
Magic	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Activision	O
releases	O
Labyrinth	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Computer	I-Application
Game	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Lucasfilm	O
Games	O
,	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
LucasArts	B-Application
adventure	I-Application
games	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Froggy	O
Software	O
releases	O
La	B-Device
femme	I-Device
qui	I-Device
ne	I-Device
supportait	I-Device
pas	I-Device
les	I-Device
ordinateurs	I-Device
,	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
video	O
games	O
about	O
cyber	O
harassment	O
and	O
female	O
experience	O
on	O
the	O
internet	O
,	O
and	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
games	O
with	O
an	O
overtly	O
feminist	O
message	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
September	O
,	O
Apple	O
releases	O
the	O
final	O
computer	O
in	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
line	O
,	O
the	O
16-bit	B-Device
Apple	B-Device
IIGS	I-Device
with	O
professional	O
synthesizer-quality	O
audio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Namco	O
releases	O
the	O
Namco	O
System	O
86	O
arcade	B-Application
system	O
board	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1040ST	B-Device
personal	O
computer	O
,	O
the	O
second	O
in	O
the	O
ST	O
line	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
7800	I-General_Concept
console	B-Application
two	O
years	O
after	O
its	O
original	O
test	O
market	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
smaller	O
model	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
2600	I-General_Concept
for	O
under	O
US$50	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sega	O
releases	O
the	O
Master	O
System	O
console	B-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sharp	O
releases	O
the	O
Twin	B-Device
Famicom	I-Device
home	B-Device
console	I-Device
only	O
in	O
Japan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nintendo	O
releases	O
the	O
Family	B-Device
Computer	I-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
(	O
an	O
add-on	O
for	O
the	O
Famicom	O
)	O
in	O
Japan	O
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Texas	O
Instruments	O
releases	O
the	O
TMS34010	B-General_Concept
,	O
a	O
CPU	O
with	O
graphics-oriented	O
instructions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eventually	O
it	O
powers	O
arcade	B-Application
games	O
such	O
as	O
Hard	B-Application
Drivin	I-Application
 '	I-Application
,	O
Smash	B-Application
TV	I-Application
,	O
Mortal	B-Application
Kombat	I-Application
,	O
and	O
NBA	B-Application
Jam	I-Application
.	O
</s>
