Video Games of 1982
Let's celebrate the best video games of 1982, including PC and console games. Here’s a list of the most popular videogames released in 1982 organised by Genre, Platform and Publisher
![The Hobbit]( "The Hobbit")
The Hobbit
Platform: ZX Spectrum Commodore 64 Amstrad CPC BBC Micro Model B cassette (no graphics) BBC Micro Model B disc (incl. graphics) Dragon 32 Oric Atmos MSX Apple II PC Macintosh
Genre: Text adventure
Publisher: Melbourne House
![Demons to Diamonds]( "Demons to Diamonds")
Demons to Diamonds
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Fixed shooter
Publisher: Atari
![Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle]( "Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle")
Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel's Castle
Platform: Atari 2600, ColecoVision
Genre: Platform
Publisher: Coleco
![Cosmic Ark]( "Cosmic Ark")
Cosmic Ark
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Action-adventure
Publisher: Imagic
![Bump 'n' Jump]( "Bump 'n' Jump")
Bump 'n' Jump
Platform: Arcade
Genre: Driving game
Publisher: Data East, Bally Midway, Vic Tokai (NES)
![Haunted House]( "Haunted House")
Haunted House
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Action-adventure, Survival horror
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
![Fort Apocalypse]( "Fort Apocalypse")
Fort Apocalypse
Platform: Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64
Genre: action
Publisher: Synapse Software
![Gravitar]( "Gravitar")
Gravitar
Platform: Arcade, Atari 2600
Genre: Multi-directional shooter
Publisher: Atari, Inc.
![Space Spartans]( "Space Spartans")
Space Spartans
Platform: Intellivision
Genre: Space simulation
Publisher: Mattel / Sears
![Demon Attack]( "Demon Attack")
Demon Attack
Platform: Atari 2600, Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, Intellivision, Odyssey², PC Booter, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, TRS-80.
Genre: Fixed shooter
Publisher: Imagic
![Atari Video Cube]( "Atari Video Cube")
Atari Video Cube
Platform: Atari 2600
Publisher: Atari
![Barnstorming]( "Barnstorming")
Barnstorming
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Action
Publisher: Activision
![Miner 2049er]( "Miner 2049er")
Miner 2049er
Platform: Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore VIC-20, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, DOS, Fujitsu FM-7, NEC PC-8801, PC Booter, Sharp X1, Sony SMC-777, Thomson MO5, Thomson TO7, TI-99/4A, Supe
Genre: Platform
Publisher: Big Five Software
![River Raid]( "River Raid")
River Raid
Platform: Atari 2600, Windows, MSX
Genre: Scrolling shooter
Publisher: Activision
![Microsurgeon]( "Microsurgeon")
Microsurgeon
Platform: Intellivision, Texas Instruments TI-99/4A, IBM PCjr
Genre: Educational
Publisher: Imagic
![Deadline]( "Deadline")
Deadline
Platform: Amiga, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 8-bit, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Osborne 1
Genre: Interactive fiction
Publisher: Infocom
![RealSports Volleyball]( "RealSports Volleyball")
RealSports Volleyball
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Sports
Publisher: Atari
![Entombed]( "Entombed")
Entombed
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Maze game
Publisher: US Games
![Air Raid]( "Air Raid")
Air Raid
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Shoot 'em up
Publisher: Men-A-Vision
![Shamus]( "Shamus")
Shamus
Platform: Atari 8-bit, VIC-20, Commodore 64, IBM PC, TI-99 4A, TRS-80 Color Computer, Game Boy Color
Genre: action
Publisher: Synapse Software
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