1984 in video gaming
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| 1984 in games |
Notable events of 1984 in computer and video games. See also history of computer and video games.
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Events
Notable releases
- King's Quest (Sierra, IBM PC), the first animated adventure game, the first in the King's Quest series, and the first to use the AGI engine
- The Ancient Art of War (Broderbund), a precursor to the later real-time strategy genre
- Paperboy (Atari, arcade game), later ported to many platforms, featured innovative bike handle steering controller
Hardware
- Milton Bradley Company distributes the Vectrex home console.
- RDI Systems releases the Halcyon laserdisc home console.
Business
- New companies: Kemco, Accolade
- Defunct companies: Astrocade Inc.
- Hasbro, Inc. acquires Milton Bradley Company
- Warner Communications Inc. sells Atari, Inc.; creates an entirely new division Atari Games Corp
- Sega and CSK merge to form Sega Enterprises Ltd.
Categories: 1984 computer and video games