Video Games of 1984
Let's celebrate the best video games of 1984, including PC and console games. Here’s a list of the most popular videogames released in 1984 organised by Genre, Platform and Publisher
![Barbie]( "Barbie")
Barbie
Platform: Commodore 64
Genre: 2D action
![H.E.R.O.]( "H.E.R.O.")
H.E.R.O.
Platform: Atari 2600, Apple II, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MSX, Sega SG-1000, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Action game
Publisher: Activision
![Karateka]( "Karateka")
Karateka
Platform: Apple II, Amstrad CPC, Atari 8-bit, Atari 7800, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Famicom, ZX Spectrum, MSX, Game Boy HD remake: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Wii U, Xbox 360, iOS
Genre: Action
Publisher: Brøderbund (original) D3Publisher (HD Remake)
![Full Throttle]( "Full Throttle")
Full Throttle
Platform: Sinclair Spectrum and MSX
Genre: Racing game
Publisher: Micromega
![Avalon The 3D Adventure Movie]( "Avalon The 3D Adventure Movie")
Avalon The 3D Adventure Movie
Platform: ZX Spectrum
Genre: Arcade adventure
Publisher: Hewson Consultants
![Balloon Fight]( "Balloon Fight")
Balloon Fight
Platform: Arcade, NES, PC-8801, X1, Sharp Zaurus, Game Boy Advance
Genre: Platform game
Publisher: Nintendo
![Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park]( "Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park")
Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park
Platform: ColecoVision, MSX
Genre: Action
Publisher: Coleco Industries, Inc.
![Mickey's Space Adventure]( "Mickey's Space Adventure")
Mickey's Space Adventure
Platform: MS-DOS, Apple Macintosh, Apple II, Commodore 64, TRS-80 Color Computer
Genre: Adventure game
Publisher: Walt Disney Personal Computer Software
![The Lords of Midnight]( "The Lords of Midnight")
The Lords of Midnight
Platform: ZX Spectrum; Commodore 64; Amstrad CPC; DOS; iOS; Android; OS X; Microsoft Windows; BlackBerry OS; Windows Phone
Genre: Adventure, Role-playing, Strategy
Publisher: Beyond Software (ZXS); Mindscape (C64); Amsoft (CPC); Domark Software (DOS)
![3-D Bomberman]( "3-D Bomberman")
3-D Bomberman
Platform: MSX, FM-7, NEC PC-6001, NEC PC-8801 mkII, Sharp X1
Genre: Arcade/Maze/Strategy
Publisher: Hudson Soft
![Kokotoni Wilf]( "Kokotoni Wilf")
Kokotoni Wilf
Platform: Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum
Genre: Arcade adventure, Platform game
Publisher: Elite Systems
![Devil World]( "Devil World")
Devil World
Platform: NES, Virtual Console (Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U)
Genre: Maze
Publisher: Nintendo
![The Dam Busters]( "The Dam Busters")
The Dam Busters
Platform: Amstrad CPC Apple II ColecoVision Commodore 64 DOS MSX NEC PC-9801 ZX Spectrum
Genre: Combat flight simulator
Publisher: U.S. Gold Accolade (USA) Coleco Industries (ColecoVision)
![Brain Strainers]( "Brain Strainers")
Brain Strainers
Platform: ColecoVision,[1] Coleco Adam
Genre: Music
Publisher: Coleco
![Impossible Mission]( "Impossible Mission")
Impossible Mission
Platform: Acorn Electron, Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 7800, BBC Micro, Commodore 64, Sega Master System, ZX Spectrum, PS2, PSP, NES, Nintendo DS, Oric Atmos
Genre: Platform/Adventure/Action
Publisher: Epyx
![Montezuma's Revenge]( "Montezuma's Revenge")
Montezuma's Revenge
Platform: Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, MS-DOS, Sega Master System As Panama Joe: ZX Spectrum
Genre: Platform game
Publisher: Parker Brothers
![Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!]( "Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!")
Frogger II: ThreeeDeep!
Platform: Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit, Commodore 64, ColecoVision, PC Booter
Genre: Action
Publisher: Parker Brothers, Sega
![Kentilla]( "Kentilla")
Kentilla
Platform: Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64
Genre: Text adventure
Publisher: Micromega
![Crypt of Medea]( "Crypt of Medea")
Crypt of Medea
Platform: Apple II
Genre: Adventure
Publisher: Sir-Tech
![Gremlins]( "Gremlins")
Gremlins
Platform: Atari 2600
Genre: Action
Publisher: Atari
What happened in 1984?
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