What is the ULTIMATE 80s game?

[Arcade Antics]

What game screams "I am the 80s" to you? Let's hear 'em, and WHY!

[Tempest]

Probably Pac-Man just because it was one of the main symbols of the Video Game revolution. Donkey Kong and Galaga would come in a close second and third.

Tempest

[Raedon]

Nothing says 80's to me more then Bard's Tale.. For the most part when I think of pacman or centepede i think of the 70's for some reason..

[autobotracing]

actually I would say pac man

or stuff like keystone kapers and missle command

[IntvGene]

My vote goes to Break Dance by Epyx (C64).

Of course, Pac-Man is up there too..

[hamburgler]

Galaga

[NE146]

Yep.. for the 80's and as far as what typifies gaming then.. it's gotta be Pacman:

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[Raccoon Lad]

GORF! It's part Space Invaders, part Galaxian, part original, and has bad 80's synthesized speech. What more could you ask for?!!

[Tempest]

How about Rubik's Cube for the 2600? An 80's game simulating an 80's game. Can't get more 80's than that!

Tempest

[mauigamer]

I would actually say Ms. Pac Man. Ms. Pac man was more popular than pac man. I believe Ms. Pacman and Galaga are the highest earning or most produced arcade games of all time. I read that in KLOV.com i think.

[retrogmr]

Oh come on guys... Hello, Q*Bert?? He even had a Saturday Morning Cartoon, the pre-req to be a part of 80's Pop Culture (tm) :D

[molnars]

The Goonies II for the NES

[gamingguy]

California Games - hacky sack is definitely an 80's phenomenon

[CrazyImpmon]

Oh come on guys... Hello, Q*Bert?? He even had a Saturday Morning Cartoon, the pre-req to be a part of 80's Pop Culture (tm) :D

So did Pole Position, Pac Man, and Dragon Lair. But I would have to go with Pac Man as the most recognizeable and most iconic game of the 80's

Too bad no one did a Lava Lamp program for 2600. ;)

[furor]

ROBOTRON (arcade, of course)!!!! Its still the most addicting game ever...even after 20+ years

[Arqueologia_Digital]

Maybe Pac man, but i prefer a lot Ms. Pac man and...BURGER TIME!!!!, i love this game!!!

[Cheese]

Journey Escape

[Arcade Antics]

California Games - hacky sack is definitely an 80's phenomenon

???

Pac-Man? Yes. Break dancing? Yes. Rubik's Cube? Yes.

But hacky sack? I dunno, that doesn't really SCREAM "80s" to me. I need more convincing. Maybe Michael Jackson hacky sacking with one beaded boot while wearing a Sergeant Pepper's uniform.

[slapdash]

Too bad no one did a Lava Lamp program for 2600. ;)

Well, sure, but those things are more 70s than 80s, and in fact go back well into the 60s (I think it was invented in 1964, IIRC).

You couldn't do anything so organic looking with the pixellated view, but you could probably make something like a lava lamp display...

[Syclone]

What the hell is wrong with you people?!!?!? @_@

SUPER MARIO BROS.!!!!!

I mean come on, its Mario. It came out mid 1985, right in the middle of the 80's!!! SUPER MARIO BROTHERS = 1980's!!!!

[kevates]

Another vote for Journey Escape!

Runner-ups --> Centipede, Missle Command, Frogger, Galaga, Ms. Pac Man