Remembering the 80s would never be complete without mentioning the arcade games of the 80s. An arcade game is a coin-operated gaming machine that is typically found in entertainment centers, arcade rooms, and even restaurants. Popular arcade games are redemption games that award players rewards based on their in-game score; computer controlled video games; and pinball games in which the player manipulates one or more metal balls on a playing field.
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Arcade games became so popular in the early 1970s. Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney made Atari which released the video game Pong (based on ping pong or table tennis) that it became a favorite with almost everyone. The success of the Pong video game spawned many knockoffs and created more and more avid video players. Finally, video arcade rooms abounded during the 80s. They can be found in shopping malls, department stores, bars, and even in restaurants and cinemas. They are everywhere in the United States
Popular arcade games from the 80s
In the 1980s, arcade games became even more popular. Some of the most influential arcade games of the 80s were the following:
Space Invaders – This game, one of the predecessors of modern video games, was created by the Japanese Toshihiro Nishikado. It was first released in 1978 in Japan. This arcade game mimics a shooting gallery with a moving laser (similar to a cannon) positioned below the video screen. There were video aliens that were designed to interrupt the game by flashing across the screen and raining down deadly bombs and lightning bolts. The goal of the player is to avoid those deadly rays and bombs and shoot the aliens so that they do not reach the end of the screen or else they will lose in the game.
Pac-Man: It was created by Namco and was first released in 1980. The game is still popular today, although it has already taken on new forms. Compared to many arcade games from the ’80s, Pac-Man was non-violent, easy to play, and fun, which explains why it suited young and old alike, girls and boys alike.
The yellow circle with a mouth called Pac-Man makes people remember this game so well over the years. The game is played by maneuvering Pac-Man through the maze, allowing him to eat small dots and different item prizes along the way. Ghosts named Blinky, Inky, Pinky, and Clyde, on the other hand, haunt Pac-Man.
Donkey Kong – Another video game that emerged so popular among other 80s arcade games was Donkey Kong. It was created by Nintendo and introduced in 1981. Basically, the game is played by maneuvering the main character, Mario (formerly Jumpman), through a series of platforms. As Mario traverses the platforms, he has to get rid of obstacles preventing him from rescuing a damsel in distress from Donkey Kong.
Those mentioned above are just some of the most popular arcade games from the 80s. There were also Battlezone, Pengo, Tron, Tetris, Rubik’s cube, and many others. The ’80s arcade game craze only began to be subsidized in the late’ 80s when new forms of entertainment were introduced, such as advanced home video game consoles, but the arcade games of the ’80s did not completely die out until the 1980s. arrival of fighting games like Street Fighter II. that required two players.
