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Video games released in 1981

Following Pac-Man’s success, the audience for arcade games in 1981 became much wider. Pac-Man was again the year’s highest-grossing video game for the second year in a row. Nintendo released the arcade game Donkey Kong, which defined the platformer genre. The year’s best-selling home system was Nintendo’s Game & Watch.

StarQuest: Rescue at Rigel

Hi-Res Adventure #4: Ulysses and the Golden Fleece

Crossfire

Hi-Res Adventure #3: Cranston Manor

Pac-Man

Castle Wolfenstein (DOS 1981)

Rally-X

Wizardry: Proving Grounds of the Mad Overlord

Zork II: The Wizard of Frobozz

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