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100 Defining Video Games of the 1980s

A list of one hundred iconic video games that are remembered as defining the decade of the 1980s (Q*Bert, Super Mario Bros., Pac-Man).
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1942
1942
1
720°
720°
2
Adventure
Adventure
3
After Burner
After Burner
4
Altered Beast
Altered Beast
5
Archon: The Light and the Dark
Archon: The Light and the Dark
6
Baseball
Baseball
7
Batman
Batman
8
Battlezone
Battlezone
9
Berzerk
Berzerk
10
Bionic Commando
Bionic Commando
11
Blades of Steel
Blades of Steel
12
Bomberman
Bomberman
13
Bubble Bobble
Bubble Bobble
14
Castlevania
Castlevania
15
Centipede
Centipede
16
Contra
Contra
17
Defender
Defender
18
Dig Dug
Dig Dug
19
Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong
20
Double Dragon
Double Dragon
21
Dragon Warrior
Dragon Warrior
22
Dragon's Lair
Dragon's Lair
23
Duck Hunt
Duck Hunt
24
Ducktales
Ducktales
25
Dungeon Master
Dungeon Master
26
E.T.
E.T.
27
Elite
Elite
28
Excitebike
Excitebike
29
Final Fantasy
Final Fantasy
30
Final Fight
Final Fight
31
Frogger
Frogger
32
Galaga
Galaga
33
Game & Watch
Game & Watch
34
Gauntlet
Gauntlet
35
Ghosts 'N Goblins
Ghosts 'N Goblins
36
Golden Axe
Golden Axe
37
Golf
Golf
38
Gradius
Gradius
39
Hogan's Alley
Hogan's Alley
40
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