Retro Games
I più famosi Arcade dal 1978 al 1988
I cabinati a gettone comparirono in America negli anni 70, ma solo dal ’78 in poi con Space Invaders ebbero la loro massima diffusione.
Il successo è andato crescendo fino alla fine degli anni 80, quando le console domestiche iniziarono ad avere una qualità grafica pari a quella dei Coin-Op (videogioco da sala giochi). E quindi gli appassionati persero l’interesse a frequentare le sale giochi, potendo divertirsi comodamente a casa e senza spendere soldi.
Oggi gli spazi che una volta occupavano questi cabinati sono purtroppo destinati alle videolottery (che nulla hanno a che vedere con i video giochi).
Questa lista è l’indice della rubrica (ad ognuno di questo sarà dedicato un articolo) dedicata ai video giochi da sala, che hanno segnato profondamente un’intera decade del ‘900:
1. Space Invaders (Taito – 1978)
2. Asteroids (Atari – 1979)
3. Galaxian (Namco – 1979)
4. Battlezone (Atari – 1980)
5. Carnival (Sega – 1980)
6. Centipede (Atari – 1980)
7. Defender (Williams Electronics – 1980)
8. Missile Command (Atari – 1980)
9. Pac Man (Namco – 1980)
10. Rally-X (Namco – 1980)
11. Tempest (Atari – 1980)
12. Bosconian (Namco – 1981)
13. Donkey Kong (Nintendo – 1981)
14. Frogger (Konami – 1981)
15. Galaga (Namco – 1981)
16. Kick (Midway – 1981)
17. Ms. Pac-Man (Namco/Midway – 1981)
18. Qix (Taito – 1981)
19. Scramble (Konami – 1981)
20. Turbo (Sega – 1981)
21. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (Sega – 1982)
22. Burger Time (Data East – 1982)
23. Dig Dug (Namco – 1982)
24. Mr. Do! (Universal – 1982)
25. Nibbler (Rock-Ola – 1982)
26. Pengo (Sega – 1982)
27. Pole Position (Namco – 1982)
28. Pooyan (Konami – 1982)
29. Popeye (Nintendo – 1982)
30. Super Pac-Man (Namco – 1982)
31. Time Pilot (Konami – 1982)
32. Tron (Bally Midway – 1982)
33. Xevious (Namco – 1982)
34. Zaxxon (Sega – 1982)
35. Congo Bongo (Sega – 1983)
36. Donkey Kong 3 (Nintendo – 1983)
37. Dragon’s Lair (Cinematronics – 1983)
38. Elevator Action (Taito – 1983)
39. Gyruss (Konami – 1983)
40. I, Robot (Atari – 1983)
41. Major Havoc (Atari – 1983)
42. Mappy (Namco – 1983)
43. Mario Bros. (Nintendo – 1983)
44. Pole Position II (Namco – 1983)
45. Spy Hunter (Bally Midway – 1983)
46. Star Wars (Atari – 1983)
47. Tapper (Bally Midway – 1983)
48. Track & Field (Konami – 1983)
49. 1942 (Capcom – 1984)
50. Bomb Jack (Tehkan – 1984)
51. Circus Charlie (Konami – 1984)
52. Dragon Buster (Namco – 1984)
53. Flicky (Sega – 1984)
54. Gaplus (Namco – 1984)
55. Hyper Sports (Konami – 1984)
56. Kung-fu Master (Irem – 1984)
57. Lode Runner (Broderbund/Irem – 1984)
58. Marble Madness (Atari – 1984)
59. Mikie (Konami – 1984)
60. Pac-Land (Namco – 1984)
61. Paperboy (Atari – 1984)
62. Return of The Jedi (Atari – 1984)
63. Road Fighter (Konami – 1984)
64. The Tower of Druaga (Namco – 1984)
65. Commando (Capcom – 1985)
66. Dig Dug II (Namco – 1985)
67. The Empire Strikes Back (Atari – 1985)
68. Gauntlet (Atari – 1985)
69. Ghosts’n Goblins (Capcom – 1985)
70. Gradius (Konami – 1985)
71. Green Beret (Konami – 1985)
72. Hang-On (Sega – 1985)
73. Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom (Atari – 1985)
74. Metro-Cross (Namco – 1985)
75. Road Runner (Atari – 1985)
76. Section Z (Capcom – 1985)
77. Sky Kid (Namco – 1985)
78. Space Harrier (Sega – 1985)
79. Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo – 1985)
80. Yie Ar Kung-Fu (Konami – 1985)
81. Arkanoid (Taito – 1986)
82. Bubble Bobble (Taito – 1986)
83. Buggy Boy (Tatsumi – 1986)
84. Championship Sprint (Atari – 1986)
85. Darius (Taito – 1986)
86. Kick and Run (Taito – 1986)
87. Out Run (Sega – 1986)
88. Rampage (Bally Midway – 1986)
89. Rolling Thunder (Namco – 1986)
90. Salamander (Konami – 1986)
91. Solomon’s Key (Tecmo – 1986)
92. Wonderboy (Sega/Escape – 1986)
93. After Burner (Sega – 1987)
94. Alien Syndrome (Sega – 1987)
95. Arkanoid – Revenge of DOH (Taito – 1987)
96. Contra (Konami – 1987)
97. Double Dragon (Technos – 1987)
98. Dragon Spirit (Namco – 1987)
99. Final Lap (Namco – 1987)
100. Operation Wolf (Taito – 1987)
101. Pac-Mania (Namco – 1987)
102. Psychic 5 (Jaleco – 1987)
103. R-Type (Irem – 1987)
104. Rainbow Islands (Taito – 1987)
105. Rastan (Taito – 1987)
106. Shinobi (Sega – 1987)
107. Street Fighter (Capcom – 1987)
108. Super Hang-On (Sega – 1987)
109. Wonderboy in Monster Land (Sega/Westone – 1987)
110. ’88 Games (Konami – 1988)
111. Altered Beast (Sega – 1988)
112. Chase H.Q. (Taito – 1988)
113. Combat School (Konami – 1988)
114. Galaxy Force (Sega – 1988)
115. Ghouls’n Ghosts (Capcom – 1988)
116. Hard Drivin’ (Atari – 1988)
117. Haunted Castle (Konami – 1988)
118. Narc (Williams – 1988)
119. The NewZealand Story (Taito – 1988)
120. Phelios (Namco – 1988)
121. Power Drift (Sega – 1988)
122. Splatter House (Namco – 1988)
123. Superman (Taito – 1988)
124. Tetris (Atari/Academysoft Elorg – 1988)
125. Twin Eagle (Seta/Taito – 1988)
126. Vulcan Venture – Gradius II (Konami – 1988)