Top 25 80s Video Games
by AnorakTheGeek42 | created - 30 May 2019 | updated - 30 May 2019 | Public- Genres
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1. Super Mario Bros. 3 (1988 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Family
King Koopa has kidnapped Princess Toadstool, taken over all seven kingdoms in the Mushroom World, and put his seven kids in charge of all of them. It's the Mario Brothers to the rescue.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 5,830
2. Ms. Pac-Man (1982 Video Game)
Action, Family, Fantasy
This update to Pac-Man (1980) changed the character to a lady, added moving fruit, smarter monsters, cut scenes and more mazes.
Votes: 648
4. Super Mario Bros. (1985 Video Game)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A plumber named Mario and his brother Luigi travel through the Mushroom Kingdom to save the princess from the evil Bowser.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 7,151
5. Contra (1987 Video Game)
E10+ | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
A terrorist organization named Red Falcon declares war on humanity and tries to take over the Earth. Two soldiers, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, are sent to stop the Earth's destruction.
Director: Koji Hiroshita
Votes: 1,618
6. Mega Man 2 (1988 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Dr. Wily escapes from prison and plans revenge on Mega Man.
Director: Akira Kitamura
Votes: 1,285
7. Centipede (1980 Video Game)
Action, Family
The player controls a gun that can only move in the bottom fifth of the screen. The object is to shoot a centipede that works its way down to the player area through a field of mushrooms. ... See full summary »
Votes: 276
8. Frogger (1981 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Adventure, Family
In this arcade game, you must help a frog cross a highway and a river while avoiding obstacles so he can get to his home safely.
Votes: 940
9. Dig Dug (1982 Video Game)
E | Action, Family
In the video game DigDug you are the character Doug who has been sent to clear this underground area of all the enemies.
Director: Masahisa Ikegami
Votes: 447
10. Dragon's Lair (1983 Video Game)
E | Adventure, Fantasy
A valiant knight, Dirk the Daring is on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon.
Directors: Don Bluth, Tony Bozek | Stars: Dan Molina, Vera Pacheco, Michael Rye, Dave Spafford
Votes: 739
11. Robotron: 2084 (1982 Video Game)
E | Action, Sci-Fi
It is the year 2084, the world we all once knew is now overrun by robots. The majority of mankind was eliminated by the robots during a cybernetic revolt. As the player, you must rescue the... See full summary »
Votes: 105
12. Joust (1982 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Fantasy
As a joust wielding yellow armored knight riding a flying ostrich. You must navigate through a series of floating rock platforms above molten hot lava. With a berserk of enemy knights, many... See full summary »
Votes: 176
13. Tetris (1984 Video Game)
E
Differently shaped blocks descend into a 2D container. The blocks can be moved and rotated, and must be sorted into the rest of the blocks on the fly.
Director: Alexey Pazhitnov
Votes: 3,512
14. Castlevania (I) (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In the late 15th century, vampire slayer Simon Belmont must destroy Count Dracula by infiltrating his sanctuary, Castlevania.
Director: Hitoshi Akamatsu
Votes: 1,404
15. The Legend of Zelda (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Follows the story of a young boy named Link that must save a kidnapped princess from the evil, demonic Ganon, who put a spell on his lair which can only be removed with the 3 pieces of the Triforce, a golden triangle with mystical powers.
Directors: Shigeru Miyamoto, Takashi Tezuka
Votes: 3,206
16. Prince of Persia (1989 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
In ancient Persia, the sultan's vizier, Jaffar, seizes power. With his only obstacle to the throne being the sultan's daughter, he locks her up. In order to free her, you must escape dungeons, get to the palace tower and defeat Jaffar.
Directors: Jordan Mechner, Keisuke Yasaka
Votes: 1,298
17. Defender (1981 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Defend the human population from swarms of attacking aliens.
Votes: 192
18. Donkey Kong (1981 Video Game)
E | Action
Arcade video game and the first in the "Donkey Kong" series in which Jumpman (later retconned to be Mario) runs and jumps on platforms and climbs ladders to ascend a construction site and rescue Pauline from a giant gorilla, Donkey Kong.
Director: Shigeru Miyamoto
Votes: 2,161
19. Tempest (1981 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Sci-Fi
You control a yellow crab-shaped shooter that travels along the outside rim of a 3-dimensional tunnel, shooting enemies down the alleys of the tunnel while avoiding any coming down the ... See full summary »
Votes: 83
20. Metroid (1986 Video Game)
E | Action, Adventure, Mystery
Bounty hunter Samus Aran descends below the planet Zebes to infiltrate the labyrinthine Space Pirate base and hunt down the deadly, life-sucking species known as the Metroids.
Directors: Yoshio Sakamoto, Satoru Okada
Votes: 1,522
21. Pac-Man (1980 Video Game)
E | Family, Fantasy
Navigate Pac-Man through a maze escaping ghosts and eating Pac-Dots.
Votes: 2,410
22. Ikari Warriors (1986 Video Game)
Not Rated | 80 min | Action, Adventure
Play as Ralf Jones and Clark Steel and battle through hordes of enemies to reach the jungle village of Ikari.
Director: Dustin Hawkins
Votes: 119
23. Final Fantasy (1987 Video Game)
Unrated | Adventure, Fantasy
The four "Light Warriors" must fulfill a 2000 year old prophecy, traversing the land in order to restore light to the four elemental orbs and defeat an ancient evil to save their world.
Director: Hironobu Sakaguchi
Votes: 1,968
24. Missile Command (1980 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Fantasy
Missiles from the sky are attacking the cities, you, as the player, must defend the 6 cities as long as you can.
Votes: 181
25. Gauntlet (1985 Video Game)
Unrated | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A nice game with up to four cooperative players exploring dungeons and fighting monsters from a top-view perspective. The four characters that could be played included: - Thyla the Valkarie... See full summary »
Votes: 234
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