timeline - year 1981
Published games per platform
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Year 1981, the best ranking games
The Quest for the Rings   | Odyssey2 |  |
|---|---|---|
| Voodoo Castle | VIC-20 |  |
| Radar Rat Race | VIC-20 | |
| Amidar | Arcade | |
| Crush Roller | Arcade | |
| New Rally-X | Arcade | |
| Scramble | Arcade | |
| Galaga | Arcade | |
| Bosconian | Arcade | |
| Kaboom! | Atari 2600 | |
| Donkey Kong | Arcade |  |
| Defender | Atari 2600 | |
| Ice Hockey | Atari 2600 | |
| Asteroids | Atari 2600 | |
| Blue Meanies From Outer Space | VIC-20 | |
Platforms released
| name | country | Date | video games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BBC |  |
1981 | 1608 | |
| Cassette Vision | Epoch | 1981 | 30 | |
| Epson HX-20 | Epson | 1981 | 50 | |
| MS-DOS |  |
1981 | 7958 | |
| NEC PC6001 |  |
1981 | 78 | |
| NEC PC8801 | |
1981 | 876 | |
| VIC-20 |  |
1981 | 884 | |
| ZX 81 | Sinclair Research | 1981 | 245 |