Video Games of 1980
Let's celebrate the best video games of 1980, including PC and console games. Here’s a list of the most popular videogames released in 1980 organised by Genre, Platform and Publisher
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![Star Warrior]( "Star Warrior")
Star Warrior
Platform: Apple II, Atari 8-bit, TRS-80
Genre: Role-playing video game
Publisher: Epyx
![Red Baron]( "Red Baron")
Red Baron
Platform: Arcade, Xbox 360, Games for Windows LIVE (via Game Room)
Genre: Shooter
Publisher: Atari, Inc
![Dragster]( "Dragster")
Dragster
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Drag racing
Publisher: Activision
![Dodge 'Em]( "Dodge 'Em")
Dodge 'Em
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Action
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
![Musician]( "Musician")
Musician
Platform: Magnavox Odyssey² (US) Philips Videopac (Europe)
Genre: Music
Publisher: Philips
![Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure]( "Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure")
Odyssey: The Compleat Apventure
Platform: Apple ][
Genre: RPG
Publisher: Synergistic Software
![Cytron Masters]( "Cytron Masters")
Cytron Masters
Platform: Atari 400/800, Apple II
Genre: Real-time tactics
Publisher: SSI
![Armor Attack]( "Armor Attack")
Armor Attack
Platform: Arcade Game (original) Vectrex
Genre: Shooter
Publisher: Cinematronics Sega (Japan)
![Time Traveler]( "Time Traveler")
Time Traveler
Platform: TRS-80[citation needed], Apple II, Commodore PET
![Space Panic]( "Space Panic")
Space Panic
Platform: Arcade ColecoVision
Genre: Platformer
Publisher: Universal Entertainment Corporation
![Eamon]( "Eamon")
Eamon
Platform: Apple II, Atari
Genre: Adventure game / Role-playing video game / Interactive fiction
Publisher: non-commercial
![Skiing]( "Skiing")
Skiing
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Sport
Publisher: Activision
![Galactic Empire]( "Galactic Empire")
Galactic Empire
Platform: Apple II, Atari 8-bit family, TRS-80
Genre: Strategy
Publisher: Brøderbund
![B-1 Nuclear Bomber]( "B-1 Nuclear Bomber")
B-1 Nuclear Bomber
Platform: Apple II, VIC-20, Commodore 64, Atari 8-bit, DOS, TRS-80, CP/M, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A
Genre: Flight simulator
Publisher: Avalon Hill
![Star Castle]( "Star Castle")
Star Castle
Platform: Arcade, Vectrex
Genre: Multi-directional shooter
Publisher: Cinematronics
![Akalabeth: World of Doom]( "Akalabeth: World of Doom")
Akalabeth: World of Doom
Platform: Apple II, DOS
Genre: Role-playing video game
Publisher: California Pacific Computer Co.
![Carnival]( "Carnival")
Carnival
Platform: Arcade, Atari 2600, ColecoVision, Intellivision, Atari 8-bit
Genre: Fixed shooter
Publisher: Sega Gremlin Industries
![Warlords]( "Warlords")
Warlords
Platform: Arcade, Atari 2600, Xbox Live Arcade
Publisher: Atari
![Pelé's Soccer]( "Pelé's Soccer")
Pelé's Soccer
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Arcade football/soccer
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
![Voodoo Castle]( "Voodoo Castle")
Voodoo Castle
Platform: Apple II Plus, Commodore PET, TRS-80, Vic 20, TI 99/4a, Commodore 64, Macintosh, ZX Spectrum, BBC Micro, Acorn Electron, Dragon 32/64
Genre: text adventure
Publisher: Adventure International
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