1982 in video games

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1982 was the peak year for the golden age of arcade video games as well as the second generation of video game consoles. Many games were released that would spawn franchises, or at least sequels, including Dig Dug, Pole Position, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Mr. Do!, Zaxxon, Q*bert, Time Pilot and Pitfall! The year's highest-grossing video game was Namco's arcade game Pac-Man, for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home system was the Atari 2600 (Atari VCS). Additional video game consoles added to a crowded market, notably the ColecoVision and Atari 5200. Troubles at Atari later in the year triggered the video game crash of 1983.

Financial performance

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Japan

In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1982, according to the annual Game Machine chart.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Rank Title Genre Manufacturer
1 Pole Position Racing Namco
2 Dig Dug Maze
3 Galaga Fixed shooter
4 Pengo Maze Sega
5 Time Pilot Shoot 'em up Konami
6 Donkey Kong Platform Nintendo
7 Front Line Shoot 'em up Taito
8 Donkey Kong Jr. Platform Nintendo
9 Burnin' Rubber (Bump 'n' Jump) Vehicular combat Data East
10 Mr. Do! Maze Universal

United States

In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1982, according to RePlay and Cash Box magazines and the Amusement & Music Operators Association (AMOA).

Rank RePlay Cash Box<ref name="cashbox">Template:Cite magazine</ref> AMOA<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref> Play Meter<ref name="PM82">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
1 Donkey Kong<ref name="RePlay">Template:Cite magazine</ref> Ms. Pac-Man
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The following table lists the top-grossing titles of each month in 1982, according to the RePlay and Play Meter charts.

Month RePlay Play Meter Template:Abbr
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Template:Dts Pac-Man / Ms. Pac-Man <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts Ms. Pac-Man Donkey Kong<ref name="Play-Meter">Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
Template:Dts Turbo <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="Play-Meter"/>
Template:Dts Zaxxon Template:Unknown rowspan="6" Template:Unknown <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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Best-selling home video games

The following titles were 1982's best-selling home video games.

Rank Title Platform(s) Developer Publisher(s) Release year Sales Revenue Inflation Template:Abbr
1 Pac-Man Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Nelsonic Game Watch Namco Atari, Coleco, Nelsonic 1982 9,271,844 $200,000,000+ $Template:Inflation+ Template:Efn
2 Donkey Kong ColecoVision, Atari 2600 Nintendo Coleco 1982 4,550,000 $100,000,000+ $Template:Inflation+ Template:Efn
3 Frogger Atari 2600 Konami Parker Brothers 1982 4,000,000 $80,000,000 $Template:Inflation <ref name="digitalpress">Template:Cite news</ref>
4 Defender Atari 2600 Williams Atari 1982 3,006,790 colspan="2" Template:Unknown <ref name="Atari">Template:Cite book Via Template:Cite episode</ref>
5 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari 2600 Universal Atari 1982 2,637,985 colspan="2" Template:Unknown <ref name="Atari"/>
6 Berzerk Atari 2600 Atari Atari, Inc. 1982 1,798,773 colspan="2" Template:Unknown <ref name="Atari"/>
7 Space Invaders Atari 2600 Taito Atari 1980 1,373,033 colspan="2" Template:Unknown <ref name="Atari"/>
8 Asteroids Atari 2600 Atari Atari 1981 1,331,956 colspan="2" Template:Unknown <ref name="Atari"/>
9 Pitfall! Atari 2600 Activision Activision 1982 1,000,000+ colspan="2" Template:Unknown <ref>Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite journal</ref>
10 Microsoft Flight Simulator IBM PC Sublogic Microsoft 1982 800,000+ colspan="2" Template:Unknown citation CitationClass=web

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Best-selling home systems

Rank System(s) Manufacturer Type Generation Sales Template:Abbr
1 Atari 2600 Atari, Inc. Console Second 5,100,000 <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
2 Game & Watch Nintendo Handheld Template:N/A 4,600,000+ <ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
3 Coleco Mini-Arcade Coleco Dedicated Template:N/A 3,000,000 <ref name="arcade_express_v1n13">Template:Cite news</ref>
4 Intellivision Mattel Console Second 1,100,000 <ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref>
5 Timex Sinclair 1000 Timex Sinclair Computer 8-bit 750,000 <ref name=":1">Template:Cite magazine</ref>
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TI-99/4 / TI-99/4A Texas Instruments Computer 16-bit 600,000 <ref name=":1" />
9 ColecoVision Coleco Console Second 550,000 <ref name="Carlisle">Template:Cite book</ref><ref name=":0" />
10 Nelsonic Game Watch Nelsonic Industries Handheld Template:N/A 500,000+ <ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>

Events

Major awards

Business

Notable releases

Games

Arcade

Console

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Hardware

Arcade

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Console

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Computer

  • July – Timex Sinclair releases a modified ZX81 in the US as the TS1000. It's the first sub-$100 home computer.
  • Commodore Business Machines releases the Commodore 64 home computer, which would become one of the best-selling computers of all time.
  • NEC releases the NEC PC-98, which would become the Japanese market leader and one of the best-selling computers of all time. It is released as the APC overseas.
  • Sharp releases the X1.
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See also

Notes

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References

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