Notable events of 1986 in video gaming. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) see also 1985 in games, 1987 in games This page lists board and Card games Wargames miniatures games Events Notable releases Brøderbund releases Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?, the first game of the prolific Events Notable releases Capcom releases the Street Fighter arcade game the first in a long series of games 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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Notable releases
- Namco releases Sky Kid Deluxe, Hopping Mappy, Toy Pop, The Return of Ishtar, which is the sequel to Tower of Druaga, Genpei Tōma Den, and Rolling Thunder. is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for Video games development Sky Kid Deluxe is a horizontal Scrolling shooter Arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. Hopping Mappy is an Arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. Toypop (the title should be one word is a Multi-directional shooter Arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. The Return of Ishtar is an Arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986. The Tower of Druaga (ja ドルアーガの塔 Druaga no Tō) is the name of an Arcade game released by Namco in 1984 as well is a Beat 'em up Arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986 in Japan. Rolling Thunder is a side-scrolling military action Arcade game that was released by Namco in 1986
- August 6 — Metroid by Makoto Kanoh, the first in the Metroid series. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. is the first game in the ''Metroid'' series of video games It was released first for the Famicom Disk System on August 6, 1986 is a series of Science fiction adventure Video games conceived by designer Gunpei Yokoi and produced by Nintendo.
- February 21 — The Legend of Zelda (designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for the Nintendo Famicom Disk System), the first in The Legend of Zelda series, a spiritual forerunner of console role-playing games
- Arkanoid (Taito, arcade), spawned many sequels and remakes
- Bubble Bobble (Taito, arcade), spawned many sequels
- Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter was released in October
- Dragon Quest (Enix, Famicom), usually considered the foremost console role-playing game, the first in a series that has been phenomenally successful in Japan
Hardware
- Namco releases the Namco System '86 arcade system board
- Atari releases the Atari 7800 home console two years after its original test market date
- Sega releases the Sega Master System home console in the United States; releases the Out Run arcade game
- Sharp releases the Twin Famicom home console
- Nintendo releases the Famicom Disk System (an add-on for the Famicom) in Japan only
Business
- New companies: Acclaim, Majesco, Ubi Soft
- Activision acquires Gamestar Software
- Sinclair Research Ltd. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland is a Video game designed by Shigeru Miyamoto and developed and published by Nintendo. is a Japanese Video game designer. He is the creator of the Mario, Donkey Kong, The Legend of Zelda, is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on The was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer ("Famicom" console in Japan. is a High fantasy action-adventure Video game series created by Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto and developed and published A console role-playing game is a video game genre that has its origin rooted in Video game consoles and includes game mechanics and frequently settings derived Arkanoid is an Arcade game developed by Taito in 1986 It is based upon Atari 's Breakout games of the 1970s The is a Japanese developer of Video game software and arcade hardware wholly-owned by RPG publisher Square Enix. is an Arcade game by Taito, first released in 1986 It was ported soon for numerous Home computers and Game consoles The game features twin Bubble Space Quest or more formally Space Quest The Sarien Encounter was a Video game released in October of 1986 and quickly became Dragon Warrior, also known as in Japan is a role-playing Video game developed by Chunsoft and originally published in Japan by Enix The was a company that produced Japanese Video games and Manga. is an amusement company based in Japan, best known overseas for Video games development The Namco System 86 Arcade system board was first used by Namco in 1986 Atari is a corporate and brand name owned by several entities since its inception in 1972. The Atari 7800 ProSystem, or simply the Atari 7800, is a Video game console released by Atari Corporation in June 1986 is a multinational Video game Software and Hardware development company and a former Home computer The Sega Master System is an 8-bit cartridge-based Video game console that was manufactured by Sega and was first released in 1986. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the (also spelled OutRun and Outrun) is a 1986 Arcade game designed by Yu Suzuki and Sega-AM2. () is a Japanese Electronics manufacturer founded in 1912 It takes its name from one of its founder's first inventions the Ever-Sharp Mechanical pencil, which The was Produced by Sharp Corporation in 1986, and was released only within Japan. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on The was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral for the Family Computer ("Famicom" console in Japan. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by Acclaim Entertainment was an American Video game developer and publisher. Majesco Entertainment is a Japanese / American Video game publisher founded in 1986. Ubisoft Entertainment (formerly Ubi Soft) ( is a French computer and Video game publisher and developer with headquarters in Activision Inc is an American Video game developer and publisher. Sinclair Research Ltd is a consumer electronics company founded by Sir Clive Sinclair in Cambridge, England (originally as Sinclair Radionics in 1961 to is acquired by Amstrad
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