Notable events of 1986 in computer and video games. See also history of computer and video games. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... see also: 1985 in games, 1987 in games Games Released or Invented in 1986 Blood Bowl Federation and Empire GURPS Samurai Swords Game awards given in 1986 Spiel des Jahres: Top Secret Spies (German title is ) - Wolfgang Kramer, Ravensburger See also 1986 in video gaming Categories: | ... 1985 1985 in games 1984 in video gaming 1986 in video gaming Notable events of 1985 in computer and video games. ... Notable events of 1987 in computer and video games. ... Although the history of computer and video games spans almost five decades, computer and video games themselves did not become part of the popular culture until the late 1970s. ...

Events

Notable releases

• August 6 - Metroid, the first in the Metroid series.

• February 21 - 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

• 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

August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... This article is about the first game in the series. ... Box art of the first Metroid game The Metroid games are a series of video games produced by Nintendo. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Legend of Zelda (Japanese: ゼルダの伝説: The Hyrule Fantasy, Zeruda no Densetsu) is the first game in the Legend of Zelda series of videogames, made by Nintendo under the direction of game creator Shigeru Miyamoto, who also created Mario. ... Shigeru Miyamoto with his creations- Mario, Luigi, Wario, Yoshi, and Donkey Kong stuffed toys Shigeru Miyamoto (Japanese: 宮本茂, Miyamoto Shigeru, born November 16, 1952) is a Japanese electronic game designer. ... Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂, ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 ) is an international company originally founded in Japan on November 6, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ... The Legend of Zelda series (often shortened to just Zelda or LoZ) is a series of video games, created for Nintendo by industry legend Shigeru Miyamoto, and first published in February 1986. ... Computer role-playing games (CRPGs), often shortened to simply role-playing games (RPGs), are a type of video or computer game that traditionally use gameplay elements found in paper-and-pencil role-playing games. ... Arkanoid is a simple yet addictive arcade game developed by Taito in 1986. ... Taitos current logo The Taito Corporation (タイトー株式会社, taitō kabushikigaisha) TYO: 9646 is a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware. ... Bubble Bobble is an arcade game by Taito, first released in 1986. ... The box art of the recent release, Dragon Quest VIII. Dragon Quest (Japanese: ドラゴンクエスト), formerly known as Dragon Warrior in North America, is a series of role playing games created by Enix, now Square Enix. ... Enix Co. ...

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

For the concept Atari (当たり) in the board game of Go, see Atari (go term). ... Atari 7800 System The Atari 7800 is a video game console released by Atari. ... Sega (セガ) (pronounced seh-gah (IPA: seɪ.gə) in the U.S, see-gah (IPA: siː.gə) elsewhere) is an international video game software and hardware developing company, and a former home computer and console manufacturer. ... The Sega Master System (SMS for short), is an 8-bit cartridge-based gaming console that was manufactured by Sega. ... Out Run (also spelled OutRun and Outrun) is a racing game by Sega released to arcades in 1986. ... This article is about the musical notation. ... Nintendo (Japanese: 任天堂, ニンテンドー Nintendō; NASDAQ: NTDOY, TYO: 7974 ) is an international company originally founded in Japan on November 6, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi to produce handmade hanafuda cards, for use in a Japanese playing card game of the same name. ... The Famicom Disk System, attached to a late-model AV Famicom The Family Computer Disk System (FCD) was released on February 21, 1986 by Nintendo as a peripheral to their overwhelmingly popular Family Computer (Famicom) console in Japan. ... The Nintendo Entertainment System (U.S., Europe, and Australia) NES redirects here. ...

Business

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