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Overview of the events of 1985 in video games
1985 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as Super Mario Bros. Kung Fu Commando Duck Hunt Gauntlet Ghosts 'n Goblins Gradius Hang-On Space Harrier Tetris The Way of the Exploding Fist arcade video games were Hang-On Karate Champ Commando in the United Kingdom. The year's best‑selling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the second year in a row, while the year's best‑selling home video game was Super Mario Bros.
Financial performance [ edit ]
In the United States , annual home video game sales fell to $100 million ($280 million adjusted for inflation) in 1985.[1] arcade game industry began recovering in 1985.[2] [3] [4]
Highest-grossing arcade games [ edit ]
In Japan , the following titles were the top-grossing arcade video games on the bi-weekly Game Machine
United Kingdom and United States [ edit ]
In the United Kingdom and United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1985.
Rank
United Kingdom
United States
Play Meter RePlay [29] AMOA[30] [31] [32]
Title
Type
Arcade
Route/Street
Video
1 Commando [33] Hang-On [4] Karate Champ Dedicated
Nintendo VS. System
Karate Champ Spy Hunter
2 Unknown
Unknown
Kung-Fu Master Dedicated
Kung-Fu Master Karate Champ Pac-Land Pole Position II English Mark Darts , Crowns Golf Yie Ar Kung-Fu Kung-Fu Master Kung-Fu Master Pole Position Trivia Master , Karate Champ
3 Unknown
Unknown
Commando
4 Unknown
Unknown
Yie Ar Kung-Fu Conversion
5 Unknown
Unknown
Hogan's Alley System
6 Unknown
Unknown
Excitebike System
Unknown
7 Unknown
Unknown
Pole Position Spy Hunter Dedicated
8
Best-selling home systems [ edit ]
Rank
System(s )
Manufacturer
Type
Generation
Sales
Japan
USA
UK [34] Worldwide
1 Nintendo Entertainment System / Famicom
Nintendo
Console
Third
6,500,000[35]
90,000[36]
—
6,590,000
2 Commodore 64 (C64)
Commodore
Computer
8-bit
Unknown
1,000,000[37]
Unknown
2,500,000[38]
3 IBM Personal Computer (PC ) / IBM PCjr
IBM
Computer
8-bit / 16-bit
—
—
—
1,400,000[39]
4 Atari 2600
Atari
Console
Second
—
—
—
1,000,000[37]
5 Apple II
Apple Inc.
Computer
8-bit
—
—
—
900,000[38]
6 Commodore 128
Commodore
Computer
8-bit
—
—
—
500,000[37]
7 NEC PC-88 / PC-98
NEC
Computer
8-bit / 16-bit
430,000[40] [41]
Unknown
Unknown
430,000+
8 ZX Spectrum
Sinclair
Computer
8-bit
—
Unknown
390,000
390,000+
9 Sega SG-1000 / Mark III (Master System)
Sega
Console
Third
280,000[42]
—
—
280,000+
10 Amstrad CPC / Amstrad PCW
Amstrad
Computer
8-bit
—
Unknown
250,000
250,000+
Best-selling home video games [ edit ]
The year's best-selling game was Super Mario Bros. Family Computer (Famicom), later known as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) outside Japan. The game sold 2.5 million copies and grossed more than ¥12.2 billion ($72 million at the time, or $204 million adjusted for inflation) within several months.[43] 3 million cartridges by the end of 1985.[44]
Game Machine magazine reported that more than ten Famicom games released between 1983 and 1985 had each sold over 1 million cartridges in Japan by the end of 1985.[45] The Magic Box lists fourteen Famicom games released between 1983 and 1985 that crossed 1 million lifetime sales in Japan.[46] 1 million sales in Japan by the end of 1985.
United Kingdom [ edit ]
In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1985, according to the annual Gallup software sales chart. The top ten titles were all home computer games .[47]
Fighting games topped the UK software sales charts for two years in a row in the mid-1980s, with The Way of the Exploding Fist in 1985 and then the home computer conversions of Yie Ar Kung-Fu in 1986 .[49]
United States [ edit ]
In the United States, the Software Publishers Association (SPA) began tracking home computer game sales in 1985. The following fourteen computer games received Gold Awards from the SPA for sales above 100,000 units in 1985 (but below the 250,000 units required for a Platinum Award).
Major awards [ edit ]
Business [ edit ]
Notable releases [ edit ]
Arcade
January – Konami releases Yie Ar Kung-Fu fighting games .[55]
March – Tehkan releases Gridiron Fight American football sports game featuring the use of dual trackball controls.
April – Atari Games releases Paperboy
May – Namco releases Metro-Cross
May – Konami releases Gradius Nemesis elsewhere).
May – Capcom releases Commando
July – Namco releases Baraduke Alien Sector in the US).
July – Sega releases Hang-On by Yu Suzuki and AM2 . It is the first of Sega's Super Scaler games.[56] [57] cabinet is controlled using the body, starting a "Taikan" ("to feel in the body") trend of motion controlled hydraulic cabinets in arcades some two decades before motion controls become popular on video game consoles .[58]
August – Atari Games releases Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
September 19 – Capcom releases Ghosts 'n Goblins Makaimura in Japan. It was one of the most popular arcade games of the year,[citation needed and went on to spawn a series of later games.
September 20 – Namco releases Motos
October – Atari Games releases Gauntlet Dandy Gauntlet is highly profitable, letting players insert additional quarters for more health.
December – Sega releases Space Harrier Hang-On and uses an analog flight stick for movement.
December – Namco releases Sky Kid side-scrolling shooter allowing two players simultaneously.
Tehkan releases Tehkan World Cup association football /soccer games with an above view of the field.[59]
Computer [ edit ]
Console [ edit ]
NES
Nintendo Entertainment System
SMS
Sega Master System
Int
Intellivision
PC Personal Computer
G&W
Game and Watch
Arc
Arcade
SG SG-1000
2600
Atari 2600
Hardware [ edit ]
North American release of the Nintendo Entertainment System
Arcade
Computer
Console
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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