1986 in video gaming

Categories: 1986 computer and video games

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1986 in games

Notable events of 1986 in computer and video games. See also history of computer and video games.

Contents 1 Events 1.1 Notable releases 1.2 Hardware 1.3 Business

Events

Notable releases

• The Legend of Zelda (designed by Shigeru Miyamoto for Nintendo, Famicom), the first in The Legend of Zelda series, a spiritual forerunner of console role-playing games
• Metroid, the first in the Metroid series
• Arkanoid (Taito, arcade), spawned many sequels and remakes
• Bubble Bobble (Taito, arcade), spawned many sequels
• Dragon Quest (Enix, Famicom), usually considered the foremost console role-playing game, the first in a series that has been phenomenally successful in Japan

Hardware

• Atari releases the Atari 7800 home console two years after its original release date
• Sega releases the Sega Master System home console in the United States; releases the Out Run arcade game
• Sharp releases the Twin Famicom home console
• Nintendo releases the Famicom Disk System (an add-on for the [[Famicom]) in Japan only

Business

• New companies: Acclaim, Majesco Sales Inc., Ubi Soft Entertainment, Inc., Bethesda Softworks Inc.
• Activision acquires Gamestar Software
• Sinclair Research Ltd. is acquired by the British government