1983_in_video_gaming

1983
1983 in games

1982 in video gaming

1984 in video gaming

Notable events of 1983 in video gaming. See also history of computer and video games.

Events

• A major shakeout of the video game industry begins. By 1986, total video games sales will decrease from US$3.2 billion to US$100 million.Liedholm, Marcus and Mattias. The Famicom rules the world! – (1983–89). Nintendo Land. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
• MCA Universal files suit against Nintendo, claiming that the latter company\'s video arcade hit Donkey Kong violated Universal\'s copyright on King Kong. After a brief trial, the judge determined that the rights to the original Kong had passed into the public domain. The case was dismissed, and MCA Universal paid $1.8 million USD in damages to Nintendo.25 Dumbest Moments in Gaming / Universal Goes Ape. GameSpy.com (2003). Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
• Atari files suit against Coleco, claiming violation of Atari\'s patents on the Atari 2600 video game console. The previous year, Coleco released a peripheral device that made it possible for Atari 2600 game cartridges to be run on the ColecoVision console.Atari and Coleco. New York Times (1983). Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
• Infogrames Entertainment SA is established by Bruno Bonnell and Christophe Sapet in Lyon, France.Atari – 1972–2004. Atari – Official Corporate Site. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
• Origin Systems is founded by Robert, Richard, and Owen K. Garriott and Chuck Bueche in Austin, Texas; Richard will become better known by the name of his fictional character, Lord British.GameSpot Staff (2000). 15 Most Influential Games of All Time / Ultima III: Exodus. GameSpot. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Interplay Productions is founded by Brian Fargo in southern California.Ackerman, Kyle (2002). The Saga Behind the Sagas: Interplay and the Business of Gaming. Frictionless Insight. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Navarre Corporation is founded.Navarre Corporation Completes $12.5 Million Private Placement. Navarre Corporation (2003). Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Amusement Developing Section 8 (later known as Sega-AM2), a research and development department of Sega, is established under the supervision of Yu Suzuki in Tokyo, Japan.SEGA-AM2 Co., LTD.. MobyGames. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• According to Nintendo, total video game sales for 1983 are $3.2 billion USD.

Notable releases

Arcade games

• Bally/Midway releases Spy Hunter, an action/racing game.Spy Hunter. KLOV.com. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Cinematronics releases Advanced Microcomputer Systems\'s Dragon\'s Lair, the first laserdisc video game.Dragon\'s Lair. KLOV.com. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Atari releases Star Wars, a vector graphics-based game based on the popular film franchise.Star Wars. KLOV.com. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Konami releases Gyruss, one of the first arcade games with non-vector 3D graphics, in Japan. Centuri distributes the game in North America.Gyruss. KLOV.com. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Namco releases Mappy, Jr. Pac-Man, Pac & Pal, Phozon, Libble Rabble and Pole Position II.

Personal computer and console games

• Mattel Electronics publishes World Series Baseball by Don Daglow and Eddie Dombrower, the first video game to use multiple camera angles, for the Intellivision.Classic Gaming Expo - Don Daglow. Classic Gaming Expo (2005). Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Origin Systems publishes Ultima III: Exodus by Richard Garriott, better known as Lord British. Ultima III was the first computer role-playing game to feature tactical, turn-based combat, for the Apple II, Atari 800, Commodore 64, and IBM PC.
• Electronic Arts publishes Dan Bunten\'s M.U.L.E., an influential multiplayer strategy game, for the Commodore 64.Underdogs. M.U.L.E.. Home of the Underdogs. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Electronic Arts publishes Bill Budge\'s Pinball Construction Set, the first example of the "builder" (or "construction set") computer and video game genre, for the Apple II, Atari 800, and IBM PC.Cassidy, William (2002). Hall of Fame / Pinball Construction Set. GameSpy.com. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Bug-Byte releases Matthew Smith\'s Manic Miner, an influential early platform game, for the ZX Spectrum.Broad, Andrew (2006). Manic Miner/Jet Set Willy. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Ultimate Play The Game, later known as Rare, releases its first video games, Jetpac and Atic Atac, for the ZX Spectrum.GAMES / timeline. Welcome to Rare. Retrieved on 3 April, 2006.
• Atari releases E.T., one of the most infamous commercial failures in video game history, for the Atari 2600. Many have seen the failure of E.T. as one of the major catalysts for the video game crash of this year.Fragmaster. Game of the Week / E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. ClassicGaming.com. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.

Hardware

• Sega releases the SC-3000 personal computer and the SG-1000 console in Japan.Sega SC-3000 / SG-1000. Obscure Pixels. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Nintendo releases the Family Computer console in Japan. Shortly after its release, complaints begin to surface about rampant system instability, prompting Nintendo to issue a product recall and to rerelease the machine with a new motherboard.
• Coleco releases the Adam home computer.Klein, Eric S.. Coleco Adam. Eric Klein\'s Vintage Computers. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.
• Mattel Electronics releases the Aquarius home computer, originally designed by Radofin Electronics Far East.Player 3 Stage 3: Contender to the Throne. The Dot Eaters. Retrieved on 14 February, 2006.

References

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