1981 concerned videos

Events

the magazine of video game Britannique Computer and Video Ranges (C&VG) is launched.
the Range & Watch leaves in Sweden.

Arnie Katz and Bill Kunkel bases Electronic Games , the first magazine on the video game generally recognized like the beginning of journalism videoludic.
the company APF Electronics Inc. fact bankruptcy
Creation of the company Softdisk

Bally and Midway develops the play Gorf on terminal of arcade;
Sega leaves the video game Frogger , which was developed by Konami;
Namco leaves the play Galaga on terminal arcade;
Nelsonic leaves the electronic play Space Attacker on screen LCD;
Nintendo leaves the play Donkey Kong on terminal arcade, developed by Shigeru Miyamoto signing the first appearance of Mario and Donkey Kong;
Williams Electronics leaves the play Stargate on terminal arcade, developed by Eugene Jarvis;
IBM and Microsoft introduces DONKEY.BAS on the IBM PC, which can be regarded as the first play PC compatible;
Ultima and Wizardry leaves, starting two of most popular the series of roleplay on computer.

Astrovision Inc. distribute the Bally Computer System after having bought the right to Bally and Midway;
Coleco Industries leaves its console Total Control 4;
Commodore International leaves the computer Commodore VIC-20;
Sega makes market a research of the console SG-1000 with the Japan;
Sinclair Research leaves the computer ZX81, the first home computer with the the United Kingdom making it possible to play. Little time after, J.K. Greye Software leaves 3D Monster Maze written by Malcolm Evans - the first returned video game providing one in 3 dimensions in real-time without using of material dedicated to vectorial posting.

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