Game Year: 1980

The player controls an explorer who is being pursued by an army of strange monsters in a maze-like canyon. Dig a hole to trap a monster and then fill up a hole after a monster falls into it.

A baseball game from Midway.

Now, you’ll never have to wait for a court again. With Tennis by ACTIVISION (TM), you can enjoy the challenge and excitement of tennis right on your home TV. But before you start, take a minute and read these important instructions. They’ll help you to really enjoy all the special features of the game. In … Read more

Star Battle is a fixed-screen shoot’em-up based on Galaxian. The player controls a ship at the bottom of the screen that can be moved left or right while shooting aliens near the top of the screen. There are four types of alien ships (blue, purple, red and yellow) each with different advance (movement) speed and … Read more

Zeller’s release of Flash Gordon

King & Balloon is a 1980 arcade fixed shooter video game developed by Namco and released by Game Plan Inc. in the USA on December 30, 1980. King & Balloon plays like Galaxian, but trades the outer space theme for a pseudo-medieval setting. In the game, the player controls two green men who carry a … Read more

Hunt & Score is similar to the game Memory. The player is presented with a numbered grid; behind each grid section is a picture. On each turn, the player chooses two grid sections in an attempt to find two matching pictures. Points are earned for finding matching pictures, and the player with the most points … Read more

NASL Soccer is an action soccer game for two players. The game follows typical soccer rules; attempt to score more goals than your opponent in the two 45 minute periods (this is in simulated time). You control one player on your team at a time while the computer takes control of the rest. The game … Read more

A clone of the arcade title Head-On, Car Chase has players collecting dots while driving a car and avoiding collisions.

Checkers is a conversion of the board game. Two players can challenge each other, or one player can go against the computer. The game features multiple skill levels, a “bail out” option which lets the computer suggest a move, the ability to take back a move, and the option to allow yourself or the computer … Read more