| Reminiscing the 80s would never be complete without | | | | that they won't reach the bottom of the screen or |
| mentioning about 80s arcade games. An arcade game | | | | else, he or she will lose in the game. |
| is a coin-operated gaming machine that you would | | | | Pac-Man - This was created by Namco and was first |
| usually find in entertainment centers, video arcades, | | | | distributed in 1980. It game remains to be popular today |
| and even in restaurants. Popular arcade games are | | | | though it has already taken new forms. Compared to |
| redemption games that give players rewards based | | | | many 80s arcade games, Pac-Man was not violent, |
| on their score in the game; computer-controlled video | | | | was easy to play and was enjoyable, which explains |
| games; and pinball games wherein the player | | | | why it clicked both to young and old, girls and boys |
| manipulates one or more metal balls on a playfield. | | | | alike. |
| Flashback | | | | The yellow circle with a mouth called Pac-Man makes |
| Arcade games began to be so popular in the early | | | | people remember this game so well through the years. |
| 70s. Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney made Atari that | | | | The game is played by maneuvering Pac-Man through |
| released the Pong video game (based on ping-pong or | | | | the maze, letting him eat small dots and different item |
| table tennis) that became almost everyone's favorite. | | | | prizes along the way. Ghosts named Blinky, Inky, Pinky |
| The success of the Pong video game spawned lots | | | | and Clyde on the other hand chase Pac-Man. |
| of imitations and created more and more avid video | | | | Donkey Kong - Another video game that emerged so |
| players. Eventually video game arcades abounded | | | | popular among other 80s arcade games was the |
| through the 80s. They can be found in the malls, | | | | Donkey Kong. It was made by Nintendo and was |
| department stores, bars and even in restaurants and | | | | introduced in 1981. Basically the game is played by |
| movie houses. They're everywhere in the United | | | | maneuvering the chief character, Mario (formerly |
| States | | | | Jumpman),across a series of platforms. As Mario goes |
| Popular 80s Arcade Games | | | | through the platforms, he has to get rid of obstacles |
| In the 80s, arcade games became even more popular. | | | | that prevent him from rescuing a damsel in distress |
| Some of the most influential 80s arcade games were | | | | from the hands of Donkey Kong. |
| the following: | | | | The abovementioned are only some of the most |
| Space Invaders - This game, one of the predecessors | | | | popular 80s arcade games. There were also the |
| of modern video games, was created by the | | | | Battlezone, Pengo, Tron, Tetris, Rubik's cube and many |
| Japanese Toshihiro Nishikado. It was first released in | | | | others. The craze for 80s arcade games only began |
| 1978 in Japan. This arcade game mimics a shooting | | | | to subside in the late 80s when newer forms of |
| gallery with a movable laser (resembling a cannon) | | | | entertainment were being introduced such as |
| placed below the video screen. There were video | | | | advanced home video game consoles but 80s arcade |
| aliens that were designed to disrupt the game by | | | | games didn't totally die out until the coming of fighting |
| passing across the screen and by raining bombs and | | | | games like the Street Fighter ll that required two |
| rays that are deadly. The goal of the player is to avoid | | | | players. |
| those deadly rays and bombs and shoot the aliens so | | | | |