Home video games sell $464 million ($1.72 billion adjusted for inflation) in the United States, with the
Atari VCS leading the market with a 44% share.[2]
Highest-grossing arcade games
The following titles were the highest-grossing
arcade games worldwide in 1980.
October –
Nichibutsu releases the vertically scrolling Crazy Climber, the first video game with a climbing mechanic and an objective of climbing to the top of the level.
November 12 –
Stern Electronics releases Berzerk, with designer Alan McNeil's signature on the monitor glass of each cabinet.
^Kepos, Paula; Derdak, Thomas (1994).
"International Directory of Company Histories". International Directory of Company Histories. 9.
St. James Press: 45.
ISBN9781558623248. In 1980, the company introduced Asteroids to compete with the Space Invaders arcade game, which was produced by another company. Atari's version proved to be a popular alternative. By the end of the year, 70,000 of the units had been shipped.
^
abSullivan, George (1981).
Social Science.
Pi Gamma Mu. p. 210. Examination of the graphics of 10 video machines, selected from the list of the 20 most popular videos for 1980 as published by Play Meter, supported our initial observations. (...) The three most popular video games for 1980 were Asteroids, Galaxian, and Space Invaders in that order. All three video games involve shooting electronic projectiles at rocks in space or at alien invaders.
^
abCartridge Sales Since 1980.
Atari Corp. Via "The Agony & The Ecstasy". Once Upon Atari. Episode 4. Scott West Productions. August 10, 2003. 23 minutes in.
^"昔(1970年代)のテレビゲームは何台売れた?" [How many old (1970s) video games sold?]. Classic Videogame Station Odyssey (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
Home video games sell $464 million ($1.72 billion adjusted for inflation) in the United States, with the
Atari VCS leading the market with a 44% share.[2]
Highest-grossing arcade games
The following titles were the highest-grossing
arcade games worldwide in 1980.
October –
Nichibutsu releases the vertically scrolling Crazy Climber, the first video game with a climbing mechanic and an objective of climbing to the top of the level.
November 12 –
Stern Electronics releases Berzerk, with designer Alan McNeil's signature on the monitor glass of each cabinet.
^Kepos, Paula; Derdak, Thomas (1994).
"International Directory of Company Histories". International Directory of Company Histories. 9.
St. James Press: 45.
ISBN9781558623248. In 1980, the company introduced Asteroids to compete with the Space Invaders arcade game, which was produced by another company. Atari's version proved to be a popular alternative. By the end of the year, 70,000 of the units had been shipped.
^
abSullivan, George (1981).
Social Science.
Pi Gamma Mu. p. 210. Examination of the graphics of 10 video machines, selected from the list of the 20 most popular videos for 1980 as published by Play Meter, supported our initial observations. (...) The three most popular video games for 1980 were Asteroids, Galaxian, and Space Invaders in that order. All three video games involve shooting electronic projectiles at rocks in space or at alien invaders.
^
abCartridge Sales Since 1980.
Atari Corp. Via "The Agony & The Ecstasy". Once Upon Atari. Episode 4. Scott West Productions. August 10, 2003. 23 minutes in.
^"昔(1970年代)のテレビゲームは何台売れた?" [How many old (1970s) video games sold?]. Classic Videogame Station Odyssey (in Japanese).
Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved April 16, 2021.