In 1981, video games were all the rage, with arcades popping up all over the country. While the video game market had been saturated with rip-offs and clones of previous hits like Pong and Space Invaders, the release of Pac-Man in 1980 broke the market out of the doldrums, propelling video games from a niche fad to a major industry.
Top 10 Arcade Games of 1981
As audiences demanded new, more elaborate games, developers and manufacturers needed content that would differentiate themselves from the competition and keep players putting quarters into the machines. This gave game developers the freedom to explore and experiment with new ideas, designs, and concepts.
The result was 1981, one of the most innovative and prosperous years in the arcades, with huge hit games the likes of which had never been seen before.
These are the best arcade games of 1981!
