Notable events of 1982 in video gaming. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) see also 1981 in games, 1983 in games This page lists board and Card games Wargames miniatures games Events November - The British video game magazine Computer and Video Games (C&VG starts Events A major shakeout of the video game industry begins By 1986, total video games sales will decrease from US$ 3200 million to US$100 million See also history of computer and video games. Video games were introduced as a commercial entertainment medium in 1971, becoming the basis for an important entertainment industry in the late 1970s/early 1980s in the United
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Events
- December 27 - Starcade, a video game television game show, debuts on TBS in the United States. Events 537 - The Hagia Sophia is completed 1512 - The Spanish Crown issues the Laws of Burgos, governing the Starcade was a Game show where contestants competed against one another by playing Video games Starcade was produced by JM A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic TBS is an American Cable television network that shows sports and a variety of programming with a focus on comedy The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
Notable releases
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- October 13 - Mystique releases the Custer's Revenge adult video game for the Atari 2600 home console. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Custer's Revenge (also known as Westward Ho and The White Man Came) is a pornographic video game made for the Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 is a Video game console released in October 1977
- Activision releases Barnstorming and Megamania by Steve Cartwright for the Atari 2600. Activision Inc is an American Video game developer and publisher. Barnstorming is an Atari 2600 Video game designed by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision in 1982. Megamania is an Atari 2600 game designed by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision in 1982 Steve Cartwright is an American computer and video game designer.
- Bally/Midway releases the Tron arcade game before the movie
- Gottlieb releases the Q-Bert arcade game. This article is about the Bally company a manufacturer of slot machines and pinball machines Midway Games ( (formerly Midway Manufacturing) is an American Video game publisher. Tron is a coin-operated arcade video game manufactured and distributed by Bally Midway in 1982. Gottlieb (formerly D Gottlieb & Co) was an Arcade game Corporation, which was established by David Gottlieb in 1927 and first produced Pinball
- Atari releases E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, possibly the biggest flop in video game history and one of two major video game releases (along with the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man) that helped spark the video game crash of 1983. Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. The Atari 2600 is a Video game console released in October 1977 Pac-Man was a port of the Arcade game of the same name for the Atari 2600. The North American video game crash of 1983 (sometimes known as the video game crash of 1984 because it was in that year that the full effects of the crash became apparent
- Mattel releases Utopia by Don Daglow for Intellivision; Utopia was the first sim game. Mattel Inc ( is the world's largest Toy importing company based on revenue Utopia, released on Intellivision in 1982, is often regarded as among the first sim game and God game, as well as setting the scene Don Daglow (born circa 1953 is an American Computer game and Video game designer, programmer and producer. The Intellivision is a Video game console released by Mattel in 1979. Construction and management simulation games (or CMS s are a type of Simulation game which task players to build expand or manage fictional communities or projects
- Namco releases Dig Dug, Pole Position, Super Pac-Man, Pac-Man Plus and Xevious. is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for Video games development Dig Dug is an Arcade game released by Namco in 1982 for Namco Galaga hardware Pole Position is a racing Video game released in 1982 by Namco. Super Pac-Man, released in 1982 and taking a slant on the legendary Comic book hero Superman, is the third installment of the Pac-Man Plus is an Arcade game released by Bally Midway in 1982, and it is the 4th title in the Pac-Man series of games is a vertical Scrolling shooter Arcade game by Namco, released in 1982.
- SEGA releases the Zaxxon arcade game. is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer Zaxxon is a 1982 Arcade game developed by Ikegami Tsushinki and released by Sega.
- Starpath releases Dragonstomper by Stephen Landrum (the first and only RPG for the Atari 2600) and Escape From The Mindmaster also for the Atari 2600. Starpath was a US company known for creating the Starpath Supercharger in 1982. Dragonstomper is a role-playing video game programmed by Stephen Landrum and published in 1982 by Starpath. Escape from the MindMaster was a Video game for the Starpath Supercharger addon for the Atari 2600 published in 1982 by Starpath
- Warner Communications' Atari releases the Quantum arcade game. Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972.
- Williams Electronics releases the arcade games Joust (designed by Barry Oursler, art by Constantino Mitchell) and Robotron: 2084 (designed by Eugene Jarvis). WMS Industries Inc ( is a long-standing American electronic gaming and amusement company based in Waukegan Illinois. Joust is an Arcade game produced by Williams Electronics in 1982 Robotron 2084 (often called simply Robotron) is an Arcade game created in 1982 by the company Vid Kidz ( Eugene Jarvis Eugene Peyton Jarvis (born 1955 is a Game designer and programmer, producing Pinball machines for Atari and Video games for Williams
- Parker Brothers releases Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari 2600 and Intellivision), the first Star Wars video game. Parker Brothers is a Toy and Game Manufacturer and Brand. Over nearly 115 years the company published more than 1800 games among their Star Wars Empire Strikes Back is a Scrolling shooter Video game published by Parker Brothers in 1982 for the Atari 2600 The Atari 2600 is a Video game console released in October 1977 The Intellivision is a Video game console released by Mattel in 1979. Star Wars is an epic Space opera franchise initially conceived by George Lucas during the 1970s and significantly expanded
- Edu-Ware releases Prisoner 2 for the Apple II, Atari, and IBM PC. Edu-Ware Services Inc was an educational and entertainment Software publisher established in 1979 by Sherwin Steffin and Steven The Prisoner is a 1980 Apple II Computer game produced by Edu-Ware. The Atari 8-bit family is a series of 8-bit Home computers manufactured from 1979 to 1992 IBM PC compatible computers are those generally similar to the original IBM PC, XT, and AT.
- Sir-tech Software, Inc. releases Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds, the second scenario in the Wizardry series
Hardware
- Atari releases the Atari 5200 home console. Sir-Tech Software Inc was a United States Computer game developer and publisher founded by Robert Woodhead and Norman Sirotek Wizardry II The Knight of Diamonds is the second scenario in the Wizardry series of Computer role-playing games It was published in 1982 Wizardry is a series of Computer role-playing games developed by Sir-Tech, that were popular in the 1980s The Atari 5200 SuperSystem, or simply the Atari 5200, is a Video game console that was introduced in 1982 by Atari Inc
- Astrocade Inc. The Astrocade is an early video game console and simple computer system designed by a team at Midway, the Videogame division of Bally. (formerly Astrovision) releases the Astrocade console. The Astrocade is an early video game console and simple computer system designed by a team at Midway, the Videogame division of Bally.
- Coleco Industries releases the Gemini home console, an Atari 2600 clone. Coleco was a company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as " Co nnecticut Le ather Co mpany " The Atari 2600 is a Video game console released in October 1977
- Commodore Business Machines releases the Commodore 64 home computer. Commodore, the commonly used name for Commodore International, was a US-American Electronics company based in West Chester Pennsylvania
- Emerson releases the Arcadia 2001 home console. The Arcadia 2001 is a second-generation 8-bit console released by Emerson Radio Corp.
- Entrex releases the Adventure Vision home console. The Adventure Vision is a self-contained (no external monitor is required cartridge-based Video game console released by Entex
- General Consumer Electronics releases the Vectrex home console. The Vectrex is an 8-bit Video game console that was developed by Western Technologies/Smith Engineering.
- Sinclair Research releases the ZX Spectrum home computer, which would become the most popular gaming computer of its generation in the UK. Sinclair Research Ltd is a consumer electronics company founded by Sir Clive Sinclair in Cambridge, England (originally as Sinclair Radionics in 1961 to The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- Coleco releases the ColecoVision home console. Coleco was a company founded in 1932 by Maurice Greenberg as " Co nnecticut Le ather Co mpany " The ColecoVision is Coleco Industries ' second generation home Video game console and was released in August.
Business
- New companies: Electronic Arts Inc. , Lucasfilm Games, MicroProse Software, Inc. Lucasfilm Limited' is an American Film production company founded by George Lucas in 1971, based in San Francisco California MicroProse, as a corporation and brand name has been owned by several entities since its original founding by Sid Meier and Bill Stealey in 1982 , Enix Corporation. The was a company that produced Japanese Video games and Manga.
- Ultimate Play The Game (later to be known as Rare) is founded. Ultimate Play The Game (often shortened to just Ultimate) was a Video game developer of the early Home computer era Rare Ltd (formerly known as Rareware) is a United Kingdom -based video game development company.
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