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1982 was the peak year for the golden age of arcade games and the second generation of game consoles, prior to the crash of 1983.

The year's highest-grossing video game worldwide was Namco's blockbuster Pac-Man for the second year in a row. The best-selling home system was Nintendo's Game & Watch for the third year in a row.

Financial performance[]

The video game industry reached a new peak in 1982, especially in North America, before the industry crashed in 1983.[1] However, the arcade markets in Japan,[2][3] Spain[4] and the United Kingdom were already experiencing decline in 1982, foreshadowing the larger North American industry crash that followed in 1983.[5][6]

The following table lists the annual sales and revenue generated by the electronic games industry this year, including video games and electro‑mechanical games. See sections below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Industry Products Market Unit sales
(est.) 		Annual revenue (est.) Ref
Nominal Inflation
Electronic games United States 117,612,000+ $21,405,747,000 $70,000,000,000
Japan 18,160,000+ $4,057,700,000 $13,000,000,000
Arcade games Worldwide 673,000+ $19,404,000,000 $63,000,000,000
Arcade Arcade games United States 673,000 $16,964,000,000 $55,000,000,000
Japan — $2,300,000,000 $7,500,000,000
Arcade video games United Kingdom — $140,000,000 $460,000,000 [7][8]
Electro‑mechanical games Worldwide 673,000+ $764,000,000 $2,500,000,000
Arcade Electro‑mechanical games United States 33,000 $464,000,000 $1,500,000,000 [9]
Japan — $300,000,000 $980,000,000 [10]
Video games Worldwide 140,479,000+ $25,922,447,000 $84,000,000,000
Arcade Arcade video games United States 640,000[11] $16,500,000,000 $54,000,000,000 [12][13][14]
Japan — $2,000,000,000 $6,500,000,000 [15]
United Kingdom — $140,000,000 $460,000,000 [7][8]
Worldwide 640,000+ $18,640,000,000 $61,000,000,000 [16][17]
Console Video game consoles United States 10,356,000 $1,204,257,000 $3,900,000,000 [18]
Japan 160,000 — — [19]
United Kingdom — $52,000,000 $170,000,000 [8]
Worldwide 12,256,000 $1,256,257,000 $4,100,000,000 [18][20][8]
Console game cartridges United States 90,000,000+ $1,500,000,000 $4,900,000,000 [21][22][11]
United Kingdom 1,000,000+ $28,000,000 $91,000,000 [8][23]
Console market United States 100,356,000+ $3,800,000,000 $12,000,000,000
Japan 160,000+ $1,210,000,000 $3,900,000,000 [19][24]
Canada — $150,000,000 $520,000,000 [25]
Europe — $800,000,000 $2,600,000,000 [26]
United Kingdom 1,000,000+ $80,000,000 $260,000,000 [8]
Worldwide 101,516,000+ $6,040,000,000 $20,000,000,000
Handheld Handheld games Japan 16,000,000 $514,700,000 $1,700,000,000 [19][27]
United States 6,583,000 $371,000,000 $1,200,000,000 [18][11]
Handheld LCD games Japan 10,000,000 — — [19]
United Kingdom — $59,000,000 $190,000,000 [8]
Handheld games Worldwide 22,583,000+ $944,700,000 $3,100,000,000
Computer Computer games United States 10,000,000 $234,747,000 $760,000,000 [28][18]
Japan 2,000,000 $35,000,000 $110,000,000 [n 1]
United Kingdom 2,000,000 $28,000,000 $91,000,000 [29][30][31]
Worldwide 14,000,000+ $297,747,000 $1,000,000,000
Video games United States 117,579,000 $20,905,747,000 $68,000,000,000
Japan 18,160,000+ $3,759,700,000 $12,000,000,000
United Kingdom 3,000,000+ $307,000,000 $1,000,000,000
Electronic games Worldwide 141,152,000+ $26,686,447,000 $87,000,000,000

Video games[]

Highest-grossing video games[]

Pac-Man was the highest-grossing video game in 1982.[32][33] The following titles were the year's highest-grossing video games worldwide. See sections below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Rank Title Platform(s) Company Worldwide revenue (est.) Genre
Nominal Inflation
1 Pac-Man [32] Multi-platform Namco $6,000,000,000 $20,000,000,000 Maze
2 Donkey Kong Multi-platform Nintendo $2,300,000,000 $7,500,000,000 Platformer
3 Ms. Pac-Man Arcade Namco $1,500,000,000 $4,900,000,000 Maze
4 Frogger Multi-platform Konami / Sega $1,400,000,000 $4,600,000,000 Action
5 Galaga Arcade Namco $660,000,000 $2,200,000,000 Shmup
6 Space Invaders Multi-platform Taito $650,000,000 $2,100,000,000
7 Defender Arcade, Atari 2600 Williams $550,000,000 $1,800,000,000 Shmup
Dig Dug Arcade Namco $550,000,000 $1,800,000,000 Maze
9 Centipede Arcade, Atari 8-bit Atari $480,000,000 $1,600,000,000 Shmup
10 Donkey Kong Jr. Arcade, Game & Watch Nintendo $420,000,000 $1,400,000,000
11 Zaxxon Arcade, ColecoVision Sega $380,000,000 $1,200,000,000
12 Pole Position Arcade Namco $360,000,000 $1,200,000,000 Racing
13 Tron Arcade Midway $260,000,000 $850,000,000 Action
14 Asteroids Arcade, Atari 2600 Atari $250,000,000 $810,000,000 Shmup
15 Tempest Arcade Atari $220,000,000 $720,000,000
16 Turbo Arcade Sega $180,000,000 $590,000,000 Racing
17 Pengo Arcade Sega $152,000,000 $500,000,000 Puzzle
18 Jungle King Arcade Taito $150,000,000 $490,000,000 Platformer
Stargate Arcade Williams $150,000,000 $490,000,000 Shmup
20 Wizard of Wor Arcade Midway $140,000,000 $460,000,000 Maze
21 Grand Champion Arcade Taito $135,000,000 $440,000,000 Racing
22 Qix Arcade Taito $130,000,000 $420,000,000 Puzzle
Time Pilot Arcade Konami $130,000,000 $420,000,000 Shmup
24 Omega Race Arcade, VIC-20 Midway $120,000,000 $390,000,000 Shmup
Robotron: 2084 Arcade Williams $120,000,000 $390,000,000

Best-selling video games[]

The following titles were the year's best-selling video games worldwide in terms of unit sales, across arcade and home markets. See sections below for breakdown of sales estimates.

No. Title Platform Company Unit sales (est.) Genre
1 Pac-Man Multi-platform Namco 9,841,844 Maze
2 Donkey Kong Multi-platform Nintendo 6,870,477 Platformer
3 Frogger Multi-platform Konami / Sega 5,782,041 Action
4 Defender Arcade, Atari 2600 Williams / Atari 3,176,790 Shmup
5 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari 2600 Atari 2,637,985 Adventure
6 Berzerk Atari 2600 Atari 1,828,773 Maze
7 Asteroids Atari 2600 Atari 1,800,000 Shmup
8 Space Invaders Multi-platform Taito 1,513,033
9 Green House Game & Watch Nintendo 1,250,000 Action
Mickey & Donald Game & Watch Nintendo 1,250,000
Oil Panic Game & Watch Nintendo 1,250,000
12 Donkey Kong Jr. Multi-platform Nintendo 1,233,000 Platformer
13 Snoopy Tennis Game & Watch Nintendo 1,200,000 Action
14 Pitfall! Atari 2600 Activision 1,005,000 Platformer
15 Astrosmash Intellivision Mattel 1,000,000 Shmup
Fire Attack Game & Watch Nintendo 1,000,000 Action
Turtle Bridge Game & Watch Nintendo 1,000,000
18 Tron: Deadly Discs Intellivision Mattel 975,000 Action
19 Poker & Blackjack Intellivision Mattel 839,400 Card
20 Star Strike Intellivision Mattel 800,000 Shmup
21 Demon Attack Atari 2600 Imagic 720,000
22 Megamania Atari 2600 Activision 700,000
23 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Atari 2600 Parker Brothers 640,000
24 Lock 'n' Chase Intellivision Data East 619,000 Maze
25 Cosmic Avenger ColecoVision Universal 600,000 Shmup

Arcade games[]

Highest-grossing arcade games[]

The following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games worldwide in 1982. See sub-sections below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Rank Title Company Worldwide revenue (est.) Revenue breakdown (est.) Genre
Nominal Inflation Japan USA
1 Pac-Man [32] Namco $5,000,000,000 $16,000,000,000 $20,000,000 $3,000,000,000 Maze
2 Donkey Kong Nintendo $2,000,000,000 $6,500,000,000 $110,000,000 $1,900,000,000 Platformer
3 Ms. Pac-Man Namco $1,500,000,000 $4,900,000,000 — $1,500,000,000 Maze
4 Frogger Konami / Sega $1,300,000,000 $4,200,000,000 — $1,300,000,000 Action
5 Galaga Namco $660,000,000 $2,200,000,000 $150,000,000 $510,000,000 Shmup
6 Space Invaders Taito $600,000,000 $2,000,000,000 — $600,000,000
7 Dig Dug Namco $550,000,000 $1,800,000,000 $330,000,000 $220,000,000 Maze
8 Centipede Atari $480,000,000 $1,600,000,000 — $480,000,000 Shmup
9 Defender Williams $440,000,000 $1,400,000,000 — $440,000,000
10 Zaxxon Sega $380,000,000 $1,200,000,000 — $380,000,000
12 Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo $370,000,000 $1,200,000,000 $83,000,000 $290,000,000 Platformer
11 Pole Position Namco $360,000,000 $1,200,000,000 $360,000,000 $4,000,000 Racing
13 Tron Midway $260,000,000 $850,000,000 — $260,000,000 Action
14 Tempest Atari $220,000,000 $720,000,000 — $220,000,000 Shmup
15 Asteroids Atari $180,000,000 $590,000,000 — $180,000,000 Shmup
Turbo Sega $180,000,000 $590,000,000 $23,000,000 $160,000,000 Racing
17 Jungle King Taito $150,000,000 $490,000,000 — $150,000,000 Platformer
Pengo Sega $150,000,000 $490,000,000 $140,000,000 $12,000,000 Puzzle
Stargate Williams $150,000,000 $490,000,000 — $150,000,000 Shmup
20 Grand Champion Taito $140,000,000 $460,000,000 $5,000,000 $130,000,000 Racing
Wizard of Wor Midway $140,000,000 $460,000,000 — $140,000,000 Maze
22 Qix Taito $130,000,000 $420,000,000 — $130,000,000 Puzzle
Time Pilot Konami $130,000,000 $420,000,000 $130,000,000 — Shmup
24 Omega Race Midway $120,000,000 $390,000,000 — $120,000,000 Shmup
Robotron: 2084 Williams $120,000,000 $390,000,000 — $120,000,000

Best-selling arcade games[]

The following titles were the year's best-selling arcade games worldwide in terms of unit sales, including video games (VG) and electro-mechanical games (EM games). See sections below for breakdown of sales estimates.

No. Title Company Unit sales (est.) Genre Type Generation
1 Ms. Pac-Man Namco 108,000 Maze Video 8-bit
2 Donkey Kong Nintendo 92,177 Platformer
3 Frogger Konami / Sega 72,041 Action
4 Galaga Namco 37,500 Shmup
5 Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo 33,000 Platformer
6 Dig Dug Namco 30,045 Maze
7 Centipede Atari 22,519 Shmup
8 Zaxxon Sega 22,000
9 Tron Midway 20,000 Action
10 Jungle King Taito 18,000 Platformer
11 Pengo Sega 12,000 Puzzle
12 Turbo Sega 11,000 Racing
13 Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man Bally 10,600 Pinball Electro-mechanical
14 Pole Position Namco 10,500 Racing Video 16-bit
15 Moon Patrol Irem 10,400 Driving Video 8-bit
16 Tutankham Konami 10,200 Action ADV
17 Defender Williams 10,000 Shmup
Grand Champion Taito 10,000 Racing
Joust Williams 10,000 Action
Robotron: 2084 Williams 10,000 Shmup
Stargate Williams 10,000
Time Pilot Konami 10,000
23 Kangaroo Sun Denshi 9,803 Platformer
24 Qix Taito 9,000 Puzzle
25 Omega Race Midway 6,700 Shmup

Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1982 in terms of coin drop earnings. The list includes video games (VG) and electro-mechanical games (EM games).[34][35]

No. Title Co. Rankings[35] Cabinets (est.)[n 2][37] Revenue (est.)[35][n 3] Genre Type Gen
1 2 3 Pt. Units Sales Pt. Gross
1 Pole Position Namco 40 11 3 54 10,000+ 10,000 145 $360,000,000 Racing VG 16-bit
2 Dig Dug Namco 31 14 10 55 10,000+ 10,000 131 $330,000,000 Maze VG 8-bit
3 Galaga Namco 9 10 11 30 10,000 5,000 58 $150,000,000 Shmup
4 Pengo Sega 7 10 15 32 10,000 10,000 56 $140,000,000 Puzzle
5 Time Pilot Konami 5 9 17 31 10,000 10,000 50 $130,000,000 Shmup
6 Donkey Kong Nintendo 4 11 8 23 65,000 — 42 $110,000,000 Platformer
7 Front Line Taito 5 6 7 18 4,000+ 4,000 34 $85,000,000 Shooter
8 Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo 5 7 4 16 3,000+ 3,000 33 $83,000,000 Platformer
9 Burnin' Rubber Data East 2 9 2 13 3,000+ 3,000 26 $65,000,000 Racing
10 Mr. Do! Universal 2 6 3 11 2,000+ 2,000 21 $53,000,000 Maze
11 Hamburger Data East 1 6 5 12 2,000+ 2,000 20 $50,000,000 Platformer
12 Janputer Sanritsu 1 5 5 11 20,000 — 18 $45,000,000 Mahjong
13 Taikyoku Mahjong Nichibutsu 3 2 4 9 2,000+ 2,000 17 $43,000,000
14 Hanaputer Nichibutsu 3 3 1 7 1,000+ 1,000 16 $40,000,000
15 Pro Tennis Data East 2 2 5 9 2,000+ 2,000 15 $38,000,000 Sports
16 Yama Nobori Game Komaya 13 13 3,000+ 1,000 13 $33,000,000 Action EM EM
17 Mahjong Ron II Sanritsu 2 3 1 6 1,000+ 1,000 13 $33,000,000 Mahjong VG 8-bit
18 Koi Koi Sanritsu 2 0 6 8 2,000+ 2,000 12 $30,000,000
19 Knock Down Namco 11 11 2,000+ 1,700 11 $28,000,000 Boxing EM EM
20 Rock'n Roll Komaya 10 10 2,000+ 2,000 10 $25,000,000 —
21 Hana Awase Seta 1 1 5 7 1,000+ 1,000 10 $25,000,000 Mahjong VG 8-bit
22 Zoom 909 Sega 0 4 1 5 1,000+ 1,000 9 $23,000,000 TPS
23 Monaco GP Sega 1 2 2 5 20,000 — 9 $23,000,000 Racing
24 Turbo Sega 1 2 2 5 1,000+ — 9 $23,000,000
25 Okashi Daisakusen Namco 8 8 2,000+ 2,000 8 $20,000,000 Mole EM EM
26 Pac-Man Namco 2 0 2 4 100,000+ — 8 $20,000,000 Maze VG 8-bit
27 Group Skill Diga Sega 7 7 2,000+ — 7 $18,000,000 Crane EM EM
28 Dōbutsu Land[n 4] Kato[n 5] 6 6 1,000+ 1,000 6 $15,000,000 —
29 Pooyan Konami 0 3 0 3 1,000+ 1,000 6 $15,000,000 Shooter VG 8-bit
30 SubRoc-3D Sega 0 1 3 4 1,000+ 1,000 5 $13,000,000 FPS VG 8-bit
31 Pro Golf Data East 0 2 1 3 10,000 — 5 $13,000,000 Sports
32 Oshaberi Ōmu[n 6] Kato 5 5 2,000+ — 5 $13,000,000 Prize EM EM
33 New Space Crane Sankyo 4 4 1,000+ 1,000 4 $10,000,000 Crane
34 Moon Patrol Irem 0 2 0 2 400+ 400 4 $10,000,000 Driving VG 8-bit
35 Jump Bug Coreland 1 0 1 2 1,000+ — 4 $10,000,000 Action
36 Biorhythm[n 7] Uni[n 8] 3 3 1,000+ 1,000 3 $8,000,000 — EM EM
Jupiter[n 9] Data East 3 3 1,000+ 1,000 3 $8,000,000
Kero Pakkun[n 10] Komaya 3 3 1,000+ 1,000 3 $8,000,000 Action
Mr. Mogura TOGO 3 3 1,000+ 1,000 3 $8,000,000 Mole
Oyama no Crane[n 11] Komaya 3 3 1,000+ 1,000 3 $8,000,000 Crane
Popeye Nintendo 0 0 3 3 1,000+ 1,000 3 $8,000,000 Platformer VG 8-bit
Zero Sen[n 12] Sammy 3 3 1,000+ 1,000 3 $8,000,000 — EM EM
43 Super Pac-Man Namco 1 0 0 1 200+ 200 3 $8,000,000 Maze VG 8-bit
Monster Bash Sega 1 0 0 1 200+ 200 3 $8,000,000 Horror
Tutankham Konami 1 0 0 1 200+ 200 3 $8,000,000 Action ADV
46 Mogura Taiji TOGO 3 3 1,000+ — 3 $8,000,000 Mole EM EM
Shoot Away Namco 3 3 1,000+ — 3 $8,000,000 FPS
48 Putting Mate Tehkan 2 2 400+ 400 2 $5,000,000 Sports
49 Alpine Ski Taito 0 1 0 1 200+ 200 2 $5,000,000 Sports VG 8-bit
50 Grand Champion Taito 0 0 2 2 2,000+ — 2 $5,000,000 Racing
KO Punch Sega 2 2 2,000+ — 2 $5,000,000 Boxing
52 Crane 77 Taito 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000 Crane EM EM
Frog Hunter Handa[n 13] 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000 FPS
Mahō Emi-chan[n 14] Kato 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000 —
Kōhaku Game[n 15] UA[n 16] 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000
Ponpoko Sigma 0 0 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000 Platformer VG 8-bit
Lady Bug Universal 0 0 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000 Maze
Robo-chan[n 17] UA 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000 — EM EM
Rock 'N Ban Ban Taito 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000 Mole
Strike Zone Taito 1 1 200+ 200 1 $3,000,000 Sports
61 Galaxian Namco 0 0 1 1 100,000 — 1 $3,000,000 Shmup VG 8-bit
62 Moon Cresta Nichibutsu 0 0 1 1 10,000 — 1 $3,000,000
63 Pitch In Namco 1 1 2,000+ — 1 $3,000,000 Sports EM EM
The Driver Kasco 1 1 2,000+ — 1 $3,000,000 Driving
Udezumō[n 18] Komaya 1 1 2,000+ — 1 $3,000,000 Sports
66 Space Invaders Bally 1 1 1,000+ — 1 $3,000,000 Pinball
The Karate Takara[n 19] 1 1 1,000+ — 1 $3,000,000 Strength
68 Batting Chance Namco 1 1 300+ — 1 $3,000,000 Sports
Total [38] 246 246 700,000+ 90,100 910 $2,300,000,000
Video games [15] 133 133 500,000 797 $2,000,000,000
EM games 113 113 100,000+ 113 $300,000,000

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games in 1982. See tables below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Rank Title Company Gross revenue (est.) Revenue breakdown (est.) Genre
Cabinet sales Coin drop
1 Pac-Man [32][39] Namco $3,000,000,000 — $3,000,000,000 Maze
2 Donkey Kong [40] Nintendo $1,900,000,000 $320,000,000 $1,600,000,000 Platformer
3 Ms. Pac-Man [39][41][42] Namco $1,500,000,000 $380,000,000 $1,100,000,000 Maze
4 Frogger Konami / Sega $1,300,000,000 $250,000,000 $1,000,000,000 Action
5 Space Invaders Taito $600,000,000 — $600,000,000 Shmup
6 Galaga Namco $510,000,000 $110,000,000 $400,000,000
7 Centipede [39] Atari $480,000,000 $79,000,000 $400,000,000
8 Defender [41] Williams $440,000,000 $35,000,000 $400,000,000
9 Zaxxon [41] Sega $380,000,000 $77,000,000 $300,000,000
10 Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo $290,000,000 $110,000,000 $180,000,000 Platformer
11 Tron Midway $260,000,000 $70,000,000 $190,000,000 Action
12 Dig Dug Namco $220,000,000 $70,000,000 $150,000,000 Maze
Tempest Atari $220,000,000 $23,000,000 $200,000,000 Shmup
14 Asteroids Atari $180,000,000 — $180,000,000 Shmup
15 Turbo Sega $160,000,000 $39,000,000 $120,000,000 Racing
16 Jungle King Taito $150,000,000 $63,000,000 $83,000,000 Platformer
17 Stargate Williams $150,000,000 $35,000,000 $110,000,000 Shmup
18 Wizard of Wor Midway $140,000,000 — $140,000,000 Maze
19 Grand Champion Taito $130,000,000 $35,000,000 $97,000,000 Racing
20 Qix Taito $130,000,000 $32,000,000 $100,000,000 Puzzle
21 Omega Race Midway $120,000,000 $23,000,000 $93,000,000 Shmup
22 Robotron: 2084 Williams $120,000,000 $35,000,000 $83,000,000 Maze
23 Vanguard Tose / SNK $94,000,000 — $94,000,000 Shmup
24 Mr. & Mrs. Pac-Man Bally $93,000,000 $37,000,000 $56,000,000 Pinball
25 Kangaroo Sun Denshi $89,000,000 $34,000,000 $55,000,000 Platformer
26 Tutankham Konami $89,000,000 $35,000,000 $54,000,000 Action ADV
27 Make Trax ADK $77,000,000 $21,000,000 $56,000,000 Maze
28 Moon Patrol Irem $77,000,000 $35,000,000 $42,000,000 Driving
29 Eliminator Sega $76,000,000 $21,000,000 $55,000,000 Shmup
30 Kick-Man Midway $74,000,000 $21,000,000 $53,000,000
31 Space Fury Sega $73,000,000 $18,000,000 $55,000,000
32 Space Duel Atari $70,000,000 $21,000,000 $49,000,000
33 Venture Exidy $65,000,000 $11,000,000 $54,000,000 Action
34 Joust Williams $61,000,000 $35,000,000 $26,000,000
35 Mouse Trap Exidy $53,000,000 — $53,000,000 Maze
36 Naughty Boy Jaleco $49,000,000 $18,000,000 $31,000,000 Action
37 Gravitar Atari $41,000,000 $19,000,000 $22,000,000 Shmup
38 Lady Bug Universal $27,000,000 $7,000,000 $20,000,000 Maze
39 Alpine Ski Taito $26,000,000 $7,000,000 $19,000,000 Sports
Bosconian Namco $26,000,000 $7,000,000 $19,000,000 Shmup
41 Amidar Konami $25,000,000 $7,000,000 $18,000,000 Maze
Red Alert Irem $25,000,000 $7,000,000 $18,000,000 Shmup
Eyes Rock-Ola $25,000,000 $11,000,000 $14,000,000 Maze
The Pit Zilec $25,000,000 $8,000,000 $17,000,000
45 005 Sega $24,000,000 $7,000,000 $17,000,000 Stealth
46 Space Dungeon Taito $23,000,000 $7,000,000 $16,000,000 Shooter
47 Looping Venture $22,000,000 $7,000,000 $15,000,000 Action
SubRoc-3D Sega $22,000,000 $7,000,000 $15,000,000 FPS
49 Lil' Hustler Konami $21,000,000 $7,000,000 $14,000,000 Sports
Thief Pacific $21,000,000 $7,000,000 $14,000,000 Maze
51 Wild Western Taito $20,000,000 $7,000,000 $13,000,000 Shooter
52 Victory Exidy $19,000,000 $7,000,000 $12,000,000 Shmup
53 Solar Quest Cinematronics $18,000,000 — $18,000,000 Shmup
Turtles / 600 Konami $18,000,000 — $18,000,000 Maze
55 Reactor Gottlieb $16,000,000 $7,000,000 $9,200,000 Action
56 Solar Fox Midway $15,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,600,000
57 Pengo Sega $12,000,000 $7,000,000 $4,600,000 Puzzle
58 Blue Print Zilec $10,000,000 $7,000,000 $3,000,000 Maze
59 Frenzy Stern $8,000,000 $3,000,000 $5,000,000 Shmup
60 Slither GDI $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,400,000
61 Pole Position Namco $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 Racing
62 Mr. Do! Universal $3,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 Maze

Unit sales[]

The following titles were the year's best-selling arcade games in terms of US hardware unit sales.

Title Company Unit sales[43] Sales revenue (est.) Genre
Gross[n 20][44][1] Ref
Ms. Pac-Man Namco 108,000[45] $380,000,000 Maze
Donkey Kong Nintendo 92,177[46][47] $320,000,000 [48] Platformer
Frogger Konami / Sega 72,041[49][47] $250,000,000 Action
Galaga Namco 32,500[50][47] $110,000,000 Shmup
Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo 30,000[51] $110,000,000 Platformer
Centipede Atari 22,519[52][47] $79,000,000 [53] Shmup
Zaxxon Sega 22,000[49] $77,000,000 [54] Shmup
Dig Dug Namco 20,045[52] $70,000,000 [53] Maze
Tron Midway 20,000[45] $70,000,000 [55] Action
Jungle King Taito 18,000[52] $63,000,000 Platformer
Turbo Sega 11,000[46] $39,000,000 Racing
Mr & Mrs Pac-Man Bally 10,600[56] $37,000,000 [57] Pinball
Joust Williams 10,000+[58] $35,000,000 Action
Robotron: 2084 Williams 10,000+[59] $35,000,000 Shmup
Stargate Williams 10,000+[60] $35,000,000
Defender Williams 10,000[61][47] $35,000,000 Shmup
Grand Champion Taito 10,000[62] $35,000,000 Racing
Tutankham Konami 10,000[63] $35,000,000 Action ADV
Moon Patrol Irem 10,000[64][65] $35,000,000 Driving
Kangaroo Sun Denshi 9,803[53] $34,000,000 Platformer
Qix Taito 9,000[66][47] $32,000,000 Puzzle
Omega Race Midway 6,700[49][47] $23,000,000 Shmup
Tempest Atari 6,590[52][47] $23,000,000 [53]
Space Duel Atari 6,000+[53] $21,000,000 [53] Shmup
Make Trax ADK 6,000+[66] $21,000,000 Maze
Eliminator Sega 6,000+[66] $21,000,000 Shmup
Kick-Man Midway 6,000+[67] $21,000,000
Gravitar Atari 5,427[68] $19,000,000 Shmup
Space Fury Sega 5,000+[69][47] $18,000,000
Naughty Boy Jaleco 5,000[50] $18,000,000 Action
Venture Exidy 3,000+[69][47] $11,000,000
Eyes Rock-Ola 3,000[46] $11,000,000 Maze
The Pit Zilec 2,193[70] $8,000,000
Alpine Ski Taito 2,000+[62] $7,000,000 Sports
Lady Bug Universal 2,000+[67] $7,000,000 Maze
Bosconian Namco 2,000+[67] $7,000,000 Shmup
Lil' Hustler Konami 2,000+[67] $7,000,000 Sports
Amidar Konami 2,000+[67] $7,000,000 Maze
Red Alert Irem 2,000+[71] $7,000,000 Shmup
Thief Pacific 2,000+[67] $7,000,000 Maze
005 Sega 2,000+[67] $7,000,000 Stealth
Looping Venture 2,000+[72] $7,000,000 Action
Wild Western Taito 2,000+[73] $7,000,000 Shooter
Reactor Gottlieb 2,000+[74] $7,000,000 Action
Victory Exidy 2,000+[74] $7,000,000 Shmup
Solar Fox Midway 2,000+[63] $7,000,000 Action
Space Dungeon Taito 2,000+[63] $7,000,000 Shooter
SubRoc-3D Sega 2,000+[65] $7,000,000 FPS
Blue Print Zilec 2,000+[65] $7,000,000 Maze
Pengo Sega 2,000[52] $7,000,000 Puzzle
Frenzy Stern 800[49] $3,000,000 Shmup
Pole Position Namco 500[75] $2,000,000 [76] Racing
Slither GDI 500[77] $2,000,000 Shmup
Mr. Do! Universal 500[78][79] $1,000,000 [80] Maze
Total 640,000[11] $4,500,000,000 [13]

Coin drop[]

The following titles were the year's highest-earning arcade games in terms of US coin drop earnings.

Title Company Release Units[43] Coin drop earnings (est.)
Earnings per unit Annual earnings[n 21]
Pac-Man [32] Namco 1980-10[81] 100,000[82][83] $30,000 $3,000,000,000
Donkey Kong Nintendo 1981-07[84] 133,177[46] $12,000 $1,600,000,000
Ms. Pac-Man Namco 1982-02[85] 108,000[45] $10,000 $1,100,000,000
Frogger Konami / Sega 1981-09[86] 97,041[49] $10,000 $1,000,000,000
Space Invaders [87] Taito 1978-10[88] 72,000[89] $9,000 $600,000,000
Galaga Namco 1981-10[90] 42,500[50] $11,000 $400,000,000
Centipede Atari 1981-06[91] 40,000[52] $10,000 $400,000,000
Defender Williams 1981-03[92] 40,000[61] $11,000 $400,000,000
Zaxxon Sega 1982-01[93] 22,000[49] $9,400 $300,000,000
Tempest Atari 1981-10[52] 20,000[52] $10,000 $200,000,000
Tron Midway 1982-08[94] 20,000[45] $9,500 $190,000,000
Donkey Kong Jr. Nintendo 1982-06[95] 30,000[51] $6,100 $180,000,000
Asteroids Atari 1979-11[96] 20,000[68] $9,000 $180,000,000
Dig Dug Namco 1982-04[94] 20,045[52] $7,300 $150,000,000
Turbo Sega 1982-01[94] 11,000[46] $11,000 $120,000,000
Stargate Williams 1981-11[52] 10,000+[97] $11,000 $110,000,000
Wizard of Wor Midway 1981-06[98] 15,000[99] $9,000 $140,000,000
Qix Taito 1981-09[100] 10,000[66] $10,000 $100,000,000
Grand Champion Taito 1981-12[94] 10,000[62] $9,700 $97,000,000
Jungle King Taito 1982-08[101] 18,000[52] $4,600 $83,000,000
Omega Race Midway 1981-08[94] 9,700[49] $9,600 $93,000,000
Robotron: 2084 Williams 1982-03[52] 10,000+[102] $8,300 $83,000,000
Vanguard Tose / SNK 1981-08[103] 10,360[104] $9,100 $94,000,000
Tutankham Konami 1982-07[105] 10,000[63] $5,400 $54,000,000
Kangaroo Sun Denshi 1982-06[53] 9,803[53] $5,600 $55,000,000
Mr & Mrs Pac-Man Bally 1982-04[56] 10,600[56] $5,300 $56,000,000
Make Trax ADK 1981-10[94] 6,000+[66] $9,300 $56,000,000
Eliminator Sega 1981-12[94] 6,000+[66] $9,200 $55,000,000
Space Fury Sega 1981-06[106] 6,000+[69] $9,100 $55,000,000
Kick-Man Midway 1982-01[94] 6,000+[67] $8,800 $53,000,000
Space Duel Atari 1982-02[53] 6,000+[53] $8,200 $49,000,000
Moon Patrol Irem 1982-08[94] 10,000[64][65] $4,200 $42,000,000
Venture Exidy 1981-08[107] 6,000+[69] $9,000 $54,000,000
Mouse Trap Exidy 1981-12[94] 6,000+[67] $8,900 $53,000,000
Joust Williams 1982-10[94] 10,000+[58] $2,600 $26,000,000
Naughty Boy Jaleco 1982-05[94] 5,000[50] $6,200 $31,000,000
Gravitar Atari 1982-08[53] 5,427[68] $4,000 $22,000,000
Alpine Ski Taito 1982-01[108] 2,000+[62] $9,600 $19,000,000
Lady Bug Universal 1981-12[109] 2,000+[67] $9,800 $20,000,000
Bosconian Namco 1981-12[110] 2,000+[67] $9,400 $19,000,000
Amidar Konami 1982-01[111] 2,000+[67] $9,000 $18,000,000
Red Alert Irem 1981-10[94] 2,000+[71] $9,000 $18,000,000
005 Sega 1982-01[94] 2,000+[67] $8,700 $17,000,000
The Pit Zilec 1982-03[94] 2,193[70] $7,600 $17,000,000
Space Dungeon Taito 1982-02[112] 2,000+[63] $8,000 $16,000,000
Eyes Rock-Ola 1982-07[94] 3,000[46] $4,800 $14,000,000
SubRoc-3D Sega 1982-03[113] 2,000+[65] $7,700 $15,000,000
Looping Venture 1982-04[114] 2,000+[72] $7,700 $15,000,000
Lil' Hustler Konami 1981-12[94] 2,000+[67] $7,000 $14,000,000
Thief Pacific 1982-04[94] 2,000+[67] $7,000 $14,000,000
Victory Exidy 1982-02[94] 2,000+[74] $6,000 $12,000,000
Pengo Sega 1982-10[115] 2,000[52] $2,300 $4,600,000
Solar Quest Cinematron 1981-10[94] 2,000+[116] $9,200 $18,000,000
Turtles (600) Konami 1981-10[117] 2,014[118] $8,700 $18,000,000
Wild Western Taito 1982-05[94] 2,000+[73] $6,400 $13,000,000
Reactor Gottlieb 1982-07[94] 2,000+[74] $4,600 $9,200,000
Solar Fox Midway 1982-08[94] 2,000+[63] $3,800 $7,600,000
Frenzy Stern 1982-05[94] 800[49] $6,200 $5,000,000
Blue Print Zilec 1982-11[94] 2,000+[65] $1,500 $3,000,000
Slither GDI 1982-08[94] 500[77] $4,700 $2,400,000
Pole Position [76] Namco 1982-11[75] 500[75] $4,200 $2,000,000
Mr. Do! Universal 1982-11[119] 500[78][79] $3,000 $2,000,000
Annual 1,400,000[11] $12,000,000,000[12]

Play Meter provided the following average weekly coin drop earnings per arcade hardware unit.

Title Release Average weekly coin drop earnings per unit
1/1
[116] 		1/15
[71] 		2/1
[69] 		2/15
[66] 		3/1
[120] 		3/15
[121] 		4/1
[67] 		4/15
[67] 		5/1
[62] 		5/15
[122] 		6/1
[123] 		6/15
[72] 		7/1
[73] 		7/15
[73] 		8/1
[73] 		8/15
[74] 		9/1
[124] 		9/15
[125] 		10/1
[63] 		10/15
[63] 		11/1
[64] 		11/15
[126] 		12/1
[126] 		12/15
[65] 		1/1
[127] 		Annual
Pac-Man [32] 1980-10[81] $220 $216 $213 $218 $209 $209 $203 $206 $216 $214 $210 $209 $194 $193 $180 $199 $216 $216 $188 $191 $202 $181 $168 $178 $170 $20,000
Donkey Kong 1981-07[84] $288 $285 $268 $260 $255 $250 $255 $250 $241 $243 $245 $231 $226 $215 $196 $204 $194 $199 $198 $183 $197 $181 $168 $173 $170 $12,000
Ms. Pac-Man 1982-02[85] — — — $163 $155 $256 $234 $243 $240 $243 $246 $239 $235 $243 $223 $224 $228 $230 $220 $217 $227 $213 $187 $186 $197 $10,000
Space Invaders 1978-10[88] $171 $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,000
Centipede 1981-06[91] $221 $228 $227 $225 $214 $204 $203 $202 $205 $199 $193 $201 $179 $184 $176 $184 $208 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $10,000
Defender 1981-03[92] $218 $216 $213 $215 $197 $198 $193 $179 $187 $182 $175 $190 $265 $253 $236 $241 $219 $219 $207 $194 $191 $181 $168 $173 $170 $11,000
Galaga 1981-10[90] $238 $256 $256 $243 $229 $239 $221 $205 $215 $212 $209 $201 $186 $210 $184 $218 $217 $221 $205 $195 $207 $203 $196 $198 $186 $11,000
Frogger 1981-09[86] $264 $243 $241 $228 $218 $216 $201 $196 $192 $187 $179 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $10,000
Tempest 1981-10[52] $266 $259 $264 $254 $228 $217 $214 $199 $206 $198 $189 $197 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $10,000
Zaxxon 1982-01[93] — $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $326 $296 $279 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,400
Tron 1982-08[94] — $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $219 $240 $262 $231 $231 $238 $216 $193 $186 $179 $9,500
Asteroids 1979-11[96] $171 $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,000
Donkey Kong Jr. 1982-06[95] — — — — — — — — — — — $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $253 $281 $243 $229 $226 $208 $6,100
Dig Dug 1982-04[94] — — — — — — — $161 $162 $161 $217 $219 $250 $243 $209 $202 $202 $203 $201 $188 $187 $193 $170 $179 $170 $7,300
Wizard of Wor 1981-06[98] $175 $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,000
Turbo 1982-01[94] — $171 $166 $163 $250 $278 $231 $225 $257 $262 $269 $253 $230 $231 $202 $219 $214 $207 $204 $190 $198 $181 $181 $181 $170 $11,000
Stargate 1981-11[52] $171 $295 $265 $259 $235 $202 $236 $232 $220 $224 $216 $211 $197 $207 $188 $184 $197 $206 $195 $190 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $11,000
Qix 1981-09[100] $287 $267 $250 $241 $230 $207 $199 $205 $172 $177 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $10,000
Grand Champion 1981-12[94] $171 $171 $166 $163 $155 $213 $160 $228 $229 $298 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,700
Vanguard 1981-08[103] $191 $193 $167 $164 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,100
Omega Race 1981-08[94] $240 $233 $216 $214 $188 $181 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,600
Robotron: 2084 1982-03[52] — — — — — $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $266 $246 $231 $237 $230 $222 $203 $229 $215 $193 $198 $202 $176 $168 $170 $8,300
Jungle King 1982-08[101] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $187 $192 $188 $188 $228 $267 $267 $236 $230 $214 $4,600
Mr & Mrs Pac-Man 1982-04[56] — — — — — — — $161 $162 $183 $174 $179 $161 $161 $129 $145 $141 $130 $117 $125 $114 $116 $109 $101 $122 $5,300
Make Trax 1981-10[94] $250 $190 $185 $182 $164 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,300
Eliminator 1981-12[94] — $260 $220 $184 $181 $151 $160 $161 $218 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,200
Space Fury 1981-06[106] $171 $187 $175 $171 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,100
Kangaroo 1982-06[53] — — — — — — — — — — — $190 $179 $184 $176 $217 $233 $229 $197 $193 $194 $181 $166 $173 $170 $5,600
Tutankham 1982-07[105] — — — — — — — — — — — — — $184 $176 $184 $187 $300 $273 $254 $224 $200 $226 $202 $192 $5,400
Venture 1981-08[107] $171 $171 $173 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,000
Mouse Trap 1981-12[94] — — $288 $224 $206 $198 $179 $164 $165 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $8,900
Kick-Man 1982-01[94] — $171 $166 $163 $155 $194 $184 $172 $163 $162 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $8,800
Space Duel 1982-02[53] — — — $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $209 $219 $203 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $8,200
Moon Patrol 1982-08[94] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $190 $240 $227 $229 $215 $4,200
Naughty Boy 1982-05[94] — — — — — — — — — $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $207 $192 $188 $251 $194 $181 $168 $173 $170 $6,200
Joust 1982-10[94] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $179 $187 $181 $168 $288 $242 $2,600
Gravitar 1982-08[53] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $212 $211 $196 $192 $170 $4,000
Lady Bug 1981-12[109] $171 $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $200 $265 $245 $230 $233 $198 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,800
Alpine Ski 1982-01[108] — $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $306 $281 $239 $206 $220 $211 $179 $205 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,600
Bosconian 1981-12[110] $171 $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $258 $196 $224 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,400
Solar Quest 1981-10[94] $203 $208 $200 $163 $160 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,200
Amidar 1982-01[111] — $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $230 $224 $204 $182 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,000
Red Alert 1981-10[94] $171 $186 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $9,000
Turtles (600) 1981-10[117] $194 — $172 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $8,700
005 1982-01[94] — $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $168 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $8,700
Space Dungeon 1982-02[112] — — — $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $195 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $8,000
The Pit 1982-03[94] — — — — — $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $238 $206 $196 $192 $206 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $7,600
SubRoc-3D 1982-03[113] — — — — — $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $278 $263 $7,700
Looping 1982-04[114] — — — — — $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $193 $217 $217 $222 $238 $194 $220 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $7,700
Lil' Hustler 1981-12[94] — — — — — — — $232 $194 $206 $176 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $7,000
Thief 1982-04[94] — — — — — — — $228 $162 $226 $196 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $7,000
Eyes 1982-07[94] — — — — — — — — — — — — — $184 $176 $184 $210 $192 $188 $213 $187 $181 $196 $206 $170 $4,800
Victory 1982-02[94] — — — — — — — — — $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $217 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $6,000
Wild Western 1982-05[94] — — — — — — — — — $177 $174 $190 $179 $250 $195 $257 $218 $192 $188 $179 $190 $181 $168 $173 $170 $6,400
Reactor 1982-07[94] — — — — — — — — — — — — — $184 $176 $250 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $4,600
Solar Fox 1982-08[94] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $184 $187 $192 $188 $219 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $3,800
Frenzy 1982-05[94] — — — — — — — — — $161 $194 $202 $179 $184 $202 $184 $200 $192 $188 $200 $187 $181 $170 $205 $170 $6,200
Pengo 1982-10[115] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $213 $2,300
Blue Print 1982-11[94] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $181 $168 $198 $188 $1,500
Slither 1982-08[94] — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — $184 $187 $192 $188 $285 $226 $280 $223 $261 $230 $4,700
Video games $171 $171 $166 $163 $155 $151 $160 $161 $162 $161 $174 $190 $179 $184 $176 $184 $187 $192 $188 $179 $187 $181 $168 $173 $170 $6,000[128]

United Kingdom[]

In the United Kingdom, the following were the highest-grossing arcade games during the year.

Rank Title Company Gross revenue (est.) Genre Ref
1 Pac-Man Namco $50,000,000 Maze [32]
2 Donkey Kong Nintendo $30,000,000 Platformer
3 Tutankham Konami $10,000,000 Action-adventure [129]
Annual $140,000,000 [7][8]

Home market[]

Best-selling home systems[]

Rank System(s) Manufacturer Type Generation Sales Ref
USA Worldwide
1 Game & Watch Nintendo Handheld 4-bit — 9,400,000 [130][131]
2 Atari 2600 / Atari VCS Atari Console Gen 2 5,100,000 6,200,000 [132][20]
3 Coleco Mini-Arcade Coleco Handheld N/A 3,000,000 3,000,000 [133]
4 Intellivision Mattel Console Gen 2 1,300,000 1,800,000 [20]
5 Timex Sinclair 1000 Timex Sinclair Computer 8-bit 750,000 800,000 [134][135]
6 Atari 400 / Atari 800 Atari Computer 8-bit — 600,000 [136]
7 ColecoVision Coleco Console Gen 2 550,000 550,000 [137][138]
8 Commodore VIC-20 Commodore Computer 8-bit — 550,000 [135]
9 TI-99/4A TI Computer 8-bit / 16-bit — 425,000 [135]
10 Nelsonic Game Watch Nelsonic Handheld N/A 500,000+ 500,000+ [139]
11 Magnavox Odyssey² Magnavox Console Gen 2 300,000 500,000 [20]
12 Apple II Apple Computer 8-bit — 300,000 [140]
TRS-80 Tandy Computer 8-bit — 300,000 [136]
14 Commodore 64 Commodore Computer 8-bit — 200,000 [136]
15 IBM PC IBM Computer 8-bit / 16-bit — 200,000 [141]
16 Epoch Cassette Vision Epoch Console Gen 2 — 100,000 [142]
17 Tomy Tutor Tomy / Matsushita Computer 16-bit — 90,000 [143][144]
18 Apple II Plus Apple Computer 8-bit — 45,000 [140]
19 IBM PC clones Various Computer 8-bit / 16-bit — 40,000 [136][141]
20 Commodore PET Commodore Computer 8-bit — 10,000 [136]
Annual sales
Video game consoles Console 10,356,000 12,256,000 [18][20][8]
Handheld games Handheld 6,583,000 22,583,000+
Personal computers Computer 2,015,000 3,560,000 [135][136]

Best-selling home video games[]

The following titles were the best-selling home video games worldwide in 1982. See sub-sections below for breakdown of sales and revenue estimates.

Rank Title Platform Company Sales
(est.) 		Gross revenue (est.) Genre Ref
Nominal Inflation
1 Pac-Man Multi-platform Namco 9,841,844 $390,000,000 $1,300,000,000 Maze [145]
2 Donkey Kong Multi-platform Nintendo 6,778,300 $230,000,000 $750,000,000 Platformer [131]
3 Frogger Multi-platform Konami / Sega 5,710,000 $140,000,000 $460,000,000 Action
4 Defender Atari 2600 Williams 3,166,790 $110,000,000 $360,000,000 Shmup [146][147]
5 E.T. Atari 2600 Atari 2,637,985 $98,000,000 $320,000,000 Adventure [146][148]
6 Berzerk Atari 2600 Atari 1,828,773 $58,000,000 $190,000,000 Maze [146][147]
7 Asteroids Atari 2600 Atari 1,800,000 $68,000,000 $220,000,000 Shmup [149][147]
8 Space Invaders Atari 2600 Taito 1,513,033 $46,000,000 $150,000,000 Shmup
9 Oil Panic Game & Watch Nintendo 1,250,000 $59,000,000 $190,000,000 Action [130]
Mickey & Donald Game & Watch Nintendo 1,250,000 $59,000,000 $190,000,000
Green House Game & Watch Nintendo 1,250,000 $59,000,000 $190,000,000

Console games[]

The following titles were the best-selling home console games worldwide in 1982. See sections below for breakdown of sales and revenue estimates.

No. Title Platform(s) Company Sales (est.) Gross (est.) Genre
1 Pac-Man Atari 2600 Namco 7,381,844 $257,000,000 Maze
2 Frogger Consoles Konami / Sega 5,050,000 $101,000,000 Action
3 Donkey Kong Consoles Nintendo 5,000,000 $165,000,000 Platformer
4 Defender Atari 2600 Williams 3,166,790 $105,000,000 Shmup
5 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari 2600 Atari 2,637,985 $98,000,000 Adventure
6 Berzerk Atari 2600 Atari 1,828,773 $58,000,000 Maze
7 Asteroids Atari 2600 Atari 1,800,000 $68,000,000 Shmup
8 Space Invaders Atari 2600 Taito 1,413,033 $45,000,000
9 Pitfall! Atari 2600 Activision 1,005,000 $39,100,000 Platformer
10 Astrosmash Intellivision Mattel 1,000,000 $30,000,000 Shmup
11 Tron: Deadly Discs Intellivision Mattel 975,000 $28,000,000 Action
12 Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack Intellivision Mattel 839,400 $25,000,000 Card
13 Star Strike Intellivision Mattel 800,000 $31,000,000 Shmup
14 Demon Attack Atari 2600 Imagic 720,000 $21,000,000
15 Megamania Atari 2600 Activision 700,000 $20,000,000
16 Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Atari 2600 Parker Bros. 640,000 $21,000,000
17 Lock 'n' Chase Intellivision Data East 619,000 $23,000,000 Maze
18 Cosmic Avenger ColecoVision Universal 600,000 $18,000,000 Shmup
19 Kaboom! Atari 2600 Activision 500,000 $11,000,000 Action
20 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Intellivision Mattel 490,000 $13,000,000 Action-ADV
21 Space Hawk Intellivision Mattel 467,900 $13,000,000 Shmup
22 Night Driver Atari 2600 Atari 457,058 $12,000,000 Racing
23 Star Raiders Atari 2600 Atari 440,000 $11,000,000 Shmup
24 Warlords Atari 2600 Atari 420,924 $13,000,000 Block
25 Adventure Atari 2600 Atari 400,000 $10,000,000 Action-ADV
Missile Command Atari 2600 Atari 400,000 $10,000,000 Shmup
Vanguard Atari 2600 SNK 400,000 $10,000,000

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the best-selling home console game cartridges in 1982. See tables below for breakdown of sales and revenue estimates.

No. Title Platform Company Sales
(est.) 		Gross revenue (est.) Genre Ref
Nominal Inflation
1 Pac-Man Atari 2600 Namco 7,271,844 $254,000,000 $830,000,000 Maze [145]
2 Donkey Kong Consoles Nintendo 5,000,000 $165,000,000 $540,000,000 Platformer [131][150]
3 Frogger Consoles Sega 5,000,000 $100,000,000 $330,000,000 Action [151][152]
— Frogger Atari 2600 Sega 4,000,000 $80,000,000 $260,000,000 Action [152]
4 Defender Atari 2600 Williams 3,006,790 $100,000,000 $330,000,000 Shmup [146][147]
5 E.T. Atari 2600 Atari 2,637,985 $98,000,000 $320,000,000 Adventure [146][148]
6 Asteroids Atari 2600 Atari 1,800,000 $68,000,000 $220,000,000 Shmup [149][147]
7 Berzerk Atari 2600 Atari 1,798,773 $57,000,000 $190,000,000 Maze [146][147]
8 Space Invaders Atari 2600 Taito 1,373,033 $44,000,000 $140,000,000 Shmup [146][147]
9 Pitfall! Atari 2600 Activision 1,000,000 $39,000,000 $130,000,000 Platformer [153][154]
10 Astrosmash Intellivision Mattel 1,000,000 $30,000,000 $98,000,000 Shmup [155][156]
11 Tron: Deadly Discs Intellivision Mattel 975,000 $28,000,000 $91,000,000 Action [157][142][158]
12 Poker & Blackjack Intellivision Mattel 839,400 $25,000,000 $81,000,000 Card [159][160]
13 Star Strike Intellivision Mattel 800,000 $31,000,000 $101,000,000 Shmup [161][162][156]
14 Demon Attack Atari 2600 Imagic 700,000 $20,000,000 $65,000,000 Shmup
15 Megamania Atari 2600 Activision 700,000 $20,000,000 $65,000,000
16 Cosmic Avenger ColecoVision Universal 600,000+ $18,000,000 $59,000,000 Shmup [163][142][156]
17 Empire Strikes Back Atari 2600 Parker 600,000 $20,000,000 $65,000,000 Shmup [164][165]
18 Lock 'n' Chase Intellivision Data East 539,000 $21,000,000 $68,000,000 Maze [166][156]
19 Kaboom! Atari VCS Activision 500,000 $11,000,000 $36,000,000 Action [167][147]
20 Space Hawk Intellivision Mattel 467,900 $13,000,000 $42,000,000 Shmup [168][169]
21 Night Driver Atari 2600 Atari 457,058 $12,000,000 $39,000,000 Racing [146][147]
22 Warlords Atari 2600 Atari 420,924 $13,000,000 $42,000,000 Block
23 Vanguard Atari 2600 SNK 400,000 $10,000,000 $33,000,000 Shmup [146][170]
24 Missile Command Atari 2600 Atari 400,000 $10,000,000 $33,000,000
25 Adventure Atari 2600 Atari 400,000 $10,000,000 $33,000,000 Adventure [171]
Advanced AD&D Intellivision Mattel 400,000 $10,000,000 $33,000,000 Adventure [166][172]
Star Raiders Atari 2600 Atari 400,000 $10,000,000 $33,000,000 Shmup

The following titles were the best-selling game cartridges for home consoles in the United States between September and December 1982. Points are calculated from Billboard chart rankings.

Title[173] Platform Company Points[n 22] Sep—Dec (est.)[n 23][173]
9/11
[174] 		9/25
[175] 		10/16
[176] 		10/23
[177] 		11/6
[178] 		11/20
[179] 		12/4
[180] 		12/18
[181] 		12/25
[182] 		1/1
[183] 		Points Unit sales Gross
Donkey Kong Consoles Nintendo 13 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14 145 2,700,000 $100,000,000
Frogger Atari 2600 Konami / Sega 10 12 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 145 2,700,000 $100,000,000
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Atari 2600 Atari — — — — — — 7 13 13 12 145 2,637,985 $98,000,000
Pitfall! Atari 2600 Activision — 10 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 127 1,000,000 $39,000,000
Pac-Man Atari 2600 Namco 12 11 11 4 8 11 10 10 10 10 114 1,000,000 $30,000,000
Berzerk Atari 2600 Atari 15 14 13 12 12 12 12 8 8 8 114 1,000,000 $30,000,000
Demon Attack Atari 2600 Imagic 5 5 3 2 2 8 8 6 6 7 70 700,000 $20,000,000
Defender Atari 2600 Williams 14 13 10 8 7 6 — — — — 69 700,000 $20,000,000
Megamania Atari 2600 Activision — — — 6 11 10 11 11 11 9 69 700,000 $20,000,000
The Empire Strikes Back Atari 2600 Parker Bros. 7 6 7 11 6 2 2 3 3 4 55 600,000 $20,000,000
Vanguard Atari 2600 Tose / SNK — — — — — — — — — — 38 400,000 $10,000,000
Star Raiders Atari 2600 Atari — — 9 10 10 9 — — — — 38 400,000 $10,000,000
RealSports Baseball Atari 2600 Atari — — — — — 1 1 7 7 6 33 300,000 $10,000,000
Chopper Command Atari 2600 Activision 8 8 8 7 1 — — — — — 33 300,000 $10,000,000
Star Master Atari 2600 Activision 11 9 6 — 4 — — — — — 33 300,000 $10,000,000
Raiders of the Lost Ark Atari 2600 Atari — — — — — — 4 9 9 11 33 300,000 $10,000,000
Venture Atari 2600 Coleco — — 4 5 5 5 5 2 2 1 29 300,000 $10,000,000
SwordQuest: EarthWorld Atari 2600 Atari — — — — — 7 9 5 5 3 29 300,000 $10,000,000
Yar's Revenge Atari 2600 Atari 9 7 5 — — — — — — — 21 300,000 $10,000,000
Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Intellivision Mattel — — — — — — 3 4 4 5 20 300,000 $10,000,000
Dragon Fire Consoles Imagic — — — — — — — — — — 20 300,000 $10,000,000
Lock 'n' Chase [184][185] Intellivision Data East — — — 9 9 — — 1 1 — 20 300,000 $10,000,000
Atlantis Atari 2600 Imagic 3 4 1 1 — 4 6 — — — 19 200,000 $6,000,000
Zaxxon [186] ColecoVision Sega — — — — — — — — 6 2 8 100,000 $2,400,000
Space Invaders Atari 2600 Taito 6 — — — — — — — — — 6 60,000 $2,000,000
B-17 Bomber Intellivision Mattel — — — — 3 3 — — — — 6 60,000 $2,000,000
Night Stalker Intellivision Mattel 2 1 2 — — — — — — — 5 50,000 $2,000,000
Cosmic Ark Atari 2600 Imagic 4 — — — — — — — — — 4 40,000 $1,000,000
Kaboom! Atari 2600 Activision 3 — — — — — — — — — 3 30,000 $1,000,000
Star Strike Intellivision Mattel 2 — — — — — — — — — 2 20,000 $600,000
Freeway Atari 2600 Activision 1 — — — — — — — — — 1 10,000 $300,000

United Kingdom[]

In the United Kingdom, Computer & Video Games (CVG) magazine began tracking monthly sales from September 1982.[187] The following titles were the year's best-selling console game cartridges in the UK. Points are calculated from CVG chart rankings.

Rank Title Platform Company Points
[n 24] 		Sales
(est.)[n 25] 		Gross revenue (est.)[n 26] Ref
Nominal Inflation
1 Defender Atari VCS Atari 36 160,000 $5,000,000 $16,000,000
2 Pac-Man Atari VCS Namco 25 110,000 $3,000,000 $10,000,000
3 Dungeons & Dragons Intellivision Mattel 20 90,000 $3,000,000 $10,000,000
4 Starmaster Atari VCS Activision 19 85,000 $2,000,000 $7,000,000
5 Lock 'n' Chase Intellivision Data East 18 80,000 $2,000,000 $7,000,000
6 Night Stalker Intellivision Mattel 16 70,000 $2,000,000 $7,000,000
7 Sub Hunt Intellivision Mattel 14 60,000 $2,000,000 $7,000,000
8 B-17 Bomber Intellivision Mattel 11 50,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
9 Utopia Intellivision Mattel 10 50,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
Frogger Atari VCS Konami / Sega 10 50,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
11 Empire Strikes Back Atari VCS Parker Brothers 9 40,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
Star Raiders Atari VCS Atari 9 40,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
13 Space Invaders Atari VCS Taito 8 40,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
14 Berzerk Atari VCS Atari 6 30,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
15 Demon Attack Atari VCS Imagic 5 20,000 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
16 Space Hunt Intellivision Mattel 2 10,000 $300,000 $1,000,000
17 Trickshot Atari VCS Imagic 1 5,000 $100,000 $300,000
Pitfall! Atari VCS Activision 1 5,000 $100,000 $300,000
Annual 220 1,000,000+ $28,000,000 $91,000,000 [8][23]

Computer games[]

The following titles were the best-selling home computer games worldwide in 1982. See sections below for breakdown of sales and revenue estimates.

Rank Title Platform(s) Company Sales (est.) Revenue (est.) Genre
1 Pac-Man Computers Namco 370,000 $7,000,000 Maze
2 Frogger Computers Konami / Sega 160,000 $4,000,000 Arcade
3 Shiri Mahjong Computers Tsukumo 160,000 $2,400,000 Mahjong
4 Golf Simulation Computers ASCII 140,000 $2,000,000 Sports
5 Choplifter Apple II, Atari 8-bit Broderbund 126,000 $4,100,000 Action
6 AX-1 (Arabian Rhapsody) PC-6001 ASCII 110,000 $2,000,000
7 Sokoban Computers Thinking 100,000 $2,000,000 Puzzle
8 Scramble / Airstrike Atari 8-bit, VIC-20 Konami 100,000 $1,100,000 Shmup
9 3D Defender ZX81 JK Greye 100,000 $1,000,000
Space Invaders Computers Taito 100,000 $1,000,000
11 AX-5 (Orion / Quest) PC-6001 ASCII 90,000 $1,100,000 FPS
AX-6 / Head On PC-6001 Sega 90,000 $1,100,000 Driving
13 Flight Simulation ZX81, ZX Spectrum Sinclair 90,000 $1,000,000 Simulation
Gridrunner VIC-20 Llamasoft 90,000 $1,000,000 Shmup
15 Wizardry Apple II Sir Tech 87,000 $2,400,000 RPG
16 Flight/Drive Simulation PC-8001 ASCII 80,000 $1,200,000 Simulation
17 AX-4 (Car Race) PC-6001 ASCII 80,000 $1,000,000 Racing
18 Black Crystal ZX Spectrum, ZX81 Carnell Software 70,000 $1,000,000 Action-adventure
Escape ZX Spectrum New Generation 70,000 $1,000,000 Maze
Gulp 2 ZX81 Campbell Systems 70,000 $1,000,000

Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the year's best-selling home computer game software.

Rank Title Platform Developer Points
[n 27][191] 		Sales (est.)
[n 28][192] 		Price
[191] 		Revenue
(est.)[n 29] 		Genre
1 Shiri Mahjong Computers Tsukumo 96 160,000 ¥3,500 $2,400,000 Mahjong
2 Golf Simulation Computers ASCII 80 140,000 ¥2,800 $2,000,000 Sports
3 AX-1 (Arabian Rhapsody) PC-6001 ASCII 66 110,000 ¥3,800 $2,000,000 Action
4 Sokoban [193] Computers Thinking — 100,000 — $2,000,000 Puzzle
5 AX-6 (Head On) PC-6001 Sega 51 90,000 ¥2,800 $1,100,000 Driving
6 AX-5 (Orion / Quest) PC-6001 ASCII 50 90,000 ¥2,800 $1,100,000 FPS
7 Flight/Drive Simulation PC-8001 ASCII 46 80,000 ¥3,500 $1,200,000 Sim
8 AX-4 (Car Race) PC-6001 ASCII 45 80,000 ¥2,800 $1,000,000 Racing
9 Graphic Mahjong Computers Compac 35 60,000 ¥3,000 $1,000,000 Mahjong
10 Pac-Man PC-8001 Namco 34 60,000 ¥3,000 $1,000,000 Maze
11 Midway Kaisen NEC PC CSK 31 50,000 ¥3,000 $1,000,000 Strategy
Star Trek Part II PC-8001 Tsukumo 31 50,000 ¥4,200 $1,000,000 Shooter
13 Country Golf PC-8001 Fuji Onkyo 28 50,000 ¥3,000 $1,000,000 Sports
14 Program Library No. 1 Computers ASCII 24 40,000 ¥3,800 $1,000,000 —
15 Mystery House MZ-2000 Micro Cabin 18 30,000 ¥5,200 $1,000,000 ADV
Heiankyo Alien FM-8 TSG 18 30,000 ¥3,800 $500,000 Maze
Midway NEC PC Hudson 18 30,000 ¥3,000 $400,000 Strategy
Morita / Koyama Othello PC-8801 ASCII 18 30,000 ¥3,500 $400,000 Othello
19 Choplifter Apple II Broderbund 17 30,000 ¥8,500 $1,000,000 Action
Normandy PC-8801 Koei 17 30,000 ¥3,000 $400,000 Strategy
Real Golf Game PC-6001 Compac 17 30,000 ¥4,000 $1,000,000 Sports
22 Mahjong 88 PC-8801 SystemSoft 16 30,000 ¥4,500 $1,000,000 Mahjong
Combat PC-8001 Koei 16 30,000 ¥4,500 $1,000,000 Strategy
24 Golf Game PC-6001 ASCII 15 30,000 ¥3,000 $400,000 Sports
Super Baseball PC-8801 Tiny Soft 15 30,000 ¥4,200 $1,000,000
Back Man PC-8001 Tsukumo 15 30,000 ¥3,200 $400,000 Action
Tsume Shogi PC-8001 Basic 15 30,000 ¥4,000 $1,000,000 Shogi
28 Battleship Bismarck Computers CSK 13 20,000 ¥4,200 $400,000 Strategy
29 Othello FM-8 Hudson 12 20,000 ¥3,000 $300,000 Othello
Computer MG PC-8001 ASCII 12 20,000 ¥3,500 $300,000 —
Night Mission Pinball Apple II SubLogic 12 20,000 ¥10,800 $1,000,000 Pinball
Vivid Graphic Mahjong PC-8801 Compac 12 20,000 ¥3,000 $300,000 Mahjong
33 Zenith Apple II Nasir Gebelli 11 20,000 ¥10,000 $1,000,000 FPS
Mystery House II Sharp MZ Micro Cabin 11 20,000 ¥9,800 $1,000,000 ADV
35 Mahjong PC-8801 Compac 9 20,000 ¥3,500 $300,000 Strategy
Balloon Game PC-6001 Hudson 9 20,000 ¥5,000 $400,000 Action
37 Way Out Apple II Sirius 7 10,000 ¥10,000 $400,000 Strategy
All Cast Star Trek FM-8 Compac 7 10,000 ¥3,000 $100,000
Mahjong A Type PC-8801 Fuji Onkyo 7 10,000 ¥3,500 $100,000 Mahjong
40 Kō Bunkai Hanafuda PC-8801 Symphonic 6 10,000 ¥3,500 $100,000 Card
41 Wakusei Kōmyaku PC-6001 CSK 5 9,000 ¥4,200 $200,000 Strategy
42 Wizardry Apple II Sir Tech 4 7,000 ¥15,000 $400,000 RPG
43 Mahjong Game G60-5 PC-6001 SystemSoft 3 5,000 ¥3,000 $100,000 Mahjong
44 Omotesando Adventure PC-8001 ASCII 2 3,000 ¥3,500 $40,000 ADV
45 Load Over PC-8801 ASCII 1 2,000 ¥3,500 $30,000 Strategy
Polaris MZ-2000 Carry Lab 1 2,000 ¥4,000 $30,000 Action
Annual 976 2,000,000 ¥4,500 $35,000,000

United States[]

The following titles were the year's best-selling computer games. Points represent Apple II software sales on the Softalk charts.

Rank Title Platform Developer Points
[194] 		Sales (est.)
[n 30][195][196] 		Gross (est.)
[n 31][197][198] 		Genre
[199] 		Ref
1 Pac-Man Computers Namco 1,055.16 130,000 $4,000,000 Arcade [145][200]
— Snack Attack (Pac-Man) Apple II Namco / DataMost 713.68 60,000 $2,000,000 Arcade [201]
Taxman (Pac-Man) Apple II Namco / DataMost 131.66 10,000 $300,000
Jawbreaker (Pac-Man) Apple II Namco / On-Line 41.39 3,000 $100,000
Ghost Hunter (Pac-Man) Atari 8-bit Namco / Arcade + — 8,000 $200,000 Arcade [195][201]
2 Frogger Computers Konami / Sega 199.07 100,000 $3,000,000 Arcade [151][152]
3 Choplifter Apple II Broderbund 1,175.96 90,000 $3,000,000 Arcade [200]
4 Wizardry Apple II Sir-Tech 950.52 80,000 $2,000,000 RPG [202][203]
5 Zork Computers Infocom 67.81 38,405 $1,500,000 Adventure [204][205]
6 K-Razy Shoot-Out Computers K-Byte — 35,000 $1,000,000 Arcade [195]
7 Wizardry II: Knight of Diamonds Apple II Sir-Tech 415.46 30,000 $900,000 RPG
8 Castle Wolfenstein Apple II MUSE 407.82 30,000 $900,000 Arcade
9 Star Blazer Apple II Tony Suzuki 407.77 30,000 $900,000
10 Deadline Computers Infocom 82.73 23,388 $1,000,000 Adventure [204][205]
11 MasterType Apple II Lightning Software 258.32 20,000 $600,000 Education
12 Cannonball Blitz Apple II On-Line Systems 243.59 20,000 $600,000 Arcade
13 David's Midnight Magic Apple II Broderbund 209.50 20,000 $600,000
14 Apple Panic (Space Panic) Apple II Universal 202.87 20,000 $600,000
15 A2-PB1 Pinball: Night Mission Apple II SubLogic 197.55 20,000 $600,000
16 Temple of Apshai Computers Automated — 20,000 $600,000 RPG [206][207]
17 Zork II Computers Infocom 75.64 16,118 $600,000 Adventure [204][205]
18 Ultima Apple II Lord British 49.47 13,000 $100,000 RPG [195][47]
19 Starcross Apple II Infocom 49.24 10,784 $300,000 Adventure [204]
20 Zork III Computers Infocom 39.14 10,653 $500,000
21 The Arcade Machine Apple II Broderbund 184.71 10,000 $300,000 Arcade
22 Swashbuckler Apple II DataMost 149.87 10,000 $300,000
23 Gorgon Apple II Nasir Gebelli 132.20 10,000 $300,000
24 Canyon Climber (Donkey Kong) Computers Nintendo/DataSoft 28.24 8,300 $200,000 Arcade [195]
25 Serpentine (Jungler) Apple II Konami 95.18 8,000 $200,000 Arcade
26 Bandits Apple II Sirius Software 83.89 7,000 $200,000
27 Raster Blaster Apple II BudgeCo 82.69 7,000 $200,000
28 Photar Computers Softape — 6,000+ $200,000 Arcade [195]
29 Sneakers Apple II Sirius Software 78.83 6,000 $200,000 Arcade
30 DOS Boss Apple II Beagle Brothers 72.24 6,000 $200,000 Education
31 Ultima II Apple II Sierra On-Line 71.79 6,000 $200,000 RPG
32 Marauder Apple II On-Line Systems 70.52 6,000 $200,000 Arcade
33 Miner 2049er Apple II Micro Fun 62.03 5,000 $200,000
34 Flight Simulator Apple II SubLogic 61.87 5,000 $200,000 Flight sim
35 Aztec Apple II DataMost 60.68 5,000 $200,000 Arcade
36 Olympic Decathlon Apple II Microsoft 56.84 5,000 $200,000
37 Twerps Apple II Sirius Software 56.27 5,000 $200,000
38 Horizon V Apple II Nasir Gebelli 27.88 5,000 $200,000 Arcade [195]
39 Pool 1.5 Computers Innovative Design — 5,000 $200,000 Arcade [208]
40 Wizard and the Princess Computers On-Line Systems — 5,000 $200,000 Adventure
41 Bug Attack Apple II Cavalier Software 54.97 4,000 $100,000 Arcade
42 Track Attack Apple II Broderbund 54.02 4,000 $100,000
43 The Mask of the Sun Apple II Ultrasoft 48.49 4,000 $100,000 Adventure
44 Akalabeth: World of Doom Apple II California Pacific — 4,000 $100,000 RPG [209][210]
45 Crossfire Apple II On-Line Systems 43.74 3,000 $100,000 Arcade
46 Time Zone Apple II On-Line Systems 42.08 3,000 $100,000 Adventure
47 Escape from Rungistan Apple II Sirius Software 39.35 3,000 $90,000
48 Kabul Spy Apple II Sirius Software 38.48 3,000 $90,000
49 Ulysses and the Golden Fleece Apple II On-Line Systems 33.16 3,000 $90,000
50 Falcons Apple II Picadilly Software 28.77 2,000 $60,000 Arcade
51 Early Games Apple II Early Game 27.53 2,000 $60,000 Education
52 Beer Run Apple II Sirius Software 27.31 2,000 $60,000 Arcade
53 Microwave Apple II Cavalier Computer 25.69 2,000 $60,000
54 Ernie's Quiz Apple II Apple Computer 24.05 2,000 $60,000 Education
55 Mix & Match Apple II Apple Computer 19.51 2,000 $60,000
56 Seafox Apple II Broderbund 18.29 1,000 $30,000 Arcade
57 Tubeway Apple II DataMost 16.53 1,000 $30,000

United Kingdom[]

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the year's best-selling home computer games.

No. Title Platform(s) Company Points
[n 32][211] 		Sales
(est.)[n 33] 		Gross (est.)
[n 34][31]
1 Pac-Man / Mazeman ZX, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit Namco / Abersoft 301 180,000 $2,000,000
2 3D Defender ZX81 JK Greye 176 100,000 $1,000,000
3 Space Invaders / Martian Raider VIC-20, ZX Spectrum Taito / Romik 167 100,000 $1,000,000
4 Airstrike Atari 8-bit English Software 156 90,000 $1,000,000
5 Gridrunner VIC-20 Llamasoft / Quicksilva 154 90,000 $1,000,000
6 Flight Simulation ZX81, ZX Spectrum Sinclair 146 90,000 $1,000,000
7 Escape ZX Spectrum New Generation 120 70,000 $1,000,000
8 The Hobbit ZX Spectrum Melbourne House 120 70,000 $1,000,000
9 Gulp 2 ZX81 Campbell Systems 118 70,000 $1,000,000
10 Black Crystal ZX Spectrum, ZX81 Carnell Software 116 70,000 $1,000,000
11 Adventure 1 ZX Spectrum, ZX81 Abersoft 98 60,000 $1,000,000
12 Defenda VIC-20 Llamasoft 96 60,000 $1,000,000
13 Frogger / Froggy ZX81, VIC-20, Atari 8-bit Konami / Sega 95 60,000 $1,000,000
14 Football Manager ZX Spectrum, ZX81 Addictive Games 84 50,000 $700,000
15 Preppie Atari 8-bit Adventure International 73 40,000 $600,000
16 The Gauntlet ZX81 Colourmatic 72 40,000 $600,000
17 Mazogs ZX81 Bug-Byte 68 40,000 $600,000
18 Jumbo Jet Pilot Atari 8-bit Thorn EMI 58 30,000 $500,000
19 Submarine Commander Atari 8-bit Thorn EMI 55 30,000 $500,000
20 Penetrator ZX Spectrum Melbourne House 53 30,000 $400,000
21 Traxxx VIC-20 Llamasoft 51 30,000 $400,000
22 Adventureland VIC-20 Commodore 48 30,000 $400,000
23 Astro Chase Atari 8-bit First Star 48 30,000 $400,000
24 Orbiter ZX Spectrum Silversoft 47 30,000 $400,000
25 Time-Gate ZX Spectrum Quicksilva 42 20,000 $300,000
26 Adventure D: Espionage Island ZX Spectrum, ZX81 Sinclair 40 20,000 $300,000
27 Blitz VIC-20 Commodore 38 20,000 $300,000
28 Andes Attack VIC-20 Llamasoft 36 20,000 $300,000
29 Sargon II Chess VIC-20 Commodore 36 20,000 $300,000
30 Soccer Atari 8-bit Thorn EMI 35 20,000 $300,000
31 Galaxian Atari 8-bit Namco / Atari 34 20,000 $300,000
32 Myriad VIC-20 Rabbit 34 20,000 $300,000
33 Arcadia ZX Spectrum Imagine 30 20,000 $200,000
34 Canyon Climber Atari 8-bit Datasoft 28 20,000 $200,000
35 Hellcat Ace Atari 8-bit Microprose 22 10,000 $200,000
36 Gorf VIC-20 Commodore / Midway 21 10,000 $200,000
37 Meteor Storm ZX Spectrum Quicksilva 21 10,000 $200,000
38 Snooker & Billiards Atari 8-bit Thorn EMI 20 10,000 $200,000
39 Sea Dragon Atari 8-bit Adventure International 19 10,000 $200,000
40 Sea War ZX81 Panda 19 10,000 $200,000
41 Omega Race VIC-20 Commodore 18 10,000 $100,000
42 3D Monster Maze ZX81 JK Greye 17 10,000 $100,000
43 Star Trek ZX Spectrum Chromasoft 17 10,000 $100,000
44 Shamus Atari 8-bit Synapse 16 10,000 $100,000
45 Scramble / Skramble VIC-20 Konami / Rabbit 16 10,000 $100,000
46 Nightflite ZX Spectrum Hewson 15 9,000 $100,000
47 3D Tunnel ZX Spectrum New Generation 14 8,000 $100,000
48 Alien Swarm Atari 8-bit Inhome Software 14 8,000 $100,000
49 Darts Atari 8-bit Thorn EMI 14 8,000 $100,000
50 Star Raiders Atari 8-bit Atari 14 8,000 $100,000
51 Avenger ZX Spectrum, ZX81 Abacus 13 8,000 $100,000
52 Rear Guard Atari 8-bit Adventure International 13 8,000 $100,000
53 ZX Chess I ZX81 Artic Computing 13 8,000 $100,000
54 Claim Jumper Atari 8-bit Synapse 12 7,000 $100,000
55 Stratos Atari 8-bit Adventure International 12 7,000 $100,000
56 Arcade Pack ZX Spectrum, ZX81 Control Technology 11 6,000 $100,000
57 Masterfile ZX Spectrum Campbell Systems 11 6,000 $100,000
58 Spectrum Chess ZX Spectrum Artic Computing 11 6,000 $100,000
59 3D-Tanx ZX Spectrum DK Tronics 10 6,000 $100,000
60 Centipede Atari 8-bit Atari 10 6,000 $100,000
61 Choplifter Atari 8-bit Broderbund 10 6,000 $100,000
62 Dragon's Eye Atari 8-bit Epyx 10 6,000 $100,000
63 Moons Of Jupiter VIC-20 Romik 9 5,000 $100,000
64 Diskey Atari 8-bit Adventure International 8 5,000 $100,000
65 Rally-X / Radar Ratrace VIC-20 Namco / Commodore 8 5,000 $100,000
66 Spiders of Mars VIC-20 Audiogenic 8 5,000 $70,000
67 Star Battle VIC-20 Commodore 8 5,000 $70,000
68 Super Expander VIC-20 Commodore 8 5,000 $70,000
69 Temple of Apshai Atari 8-bit Epyx 8 5,000 $70,000
70 Caves of Death Atari 8-bit Channel 8 6 4,000 $50,000
71 Winged Avenger ZX81 Workforce 6 4,000 $50,000
72 Action Quest Atari 8-bit JV Software 5 3,000 $40,000
73 Night-crawler VIC-20 Rabbit 5 3,000 $40,000
74 Pirate Cove VIC-20 Commodore 5 3,000 $40,000
75 Subspace Striker ZX81 Quicksilva / Pixel 4 2,000 $30,000
76 ZX AS Assembler ZX81 Bug-Byte 4 2,000 $30,000
77 The Trader Trilogy ZX81 Quicksilva / Pixel 3 2,000 $20,000
78 Voodoo Castle VIC-20 Commodore 3 2,000 $20,000
79 War Atari 8-bit Adventure International 3 2,000 $20,000
80 Ghost Hunter Atari 8-bit Arcade Plus 2 1,000 $20,000
81 Missile Command Atari 8-bit Atari 2 1,000 $20,000
82 Personal Banking System ZX Spectrum Hilton 1 1,000 $10,000
83 Snooper Troops I Atari 8-bit Spinnaker 1 1,000 $10,000
84 The Fast One ZX81 Campbell Systems 1 1,000 $10,000
Total [29][30][31] 3,394 2,000,000 $28,000,000

Handheld games[]

No. Title Sales
(est.) 		Gross revenue (est.) Company Genre Series Ref
Nominal Inflation
1 Pac-Man 2,090,000 $123,000,000 $400,000,000 Namco Maze —
— Pac-Man 1,500,000 $98,000,000 $320,000,000 Coleco Maze Coleco Mini-Arcade [212][213][214]
500,000 $20,000,000 $65,000,000 Nelsonic Maze Nelsonic Game Watch [215]
90,000 $5,000,000 $16,000,000 Bandai Maze Packri Monster [216]
2 Donkey Kong 1,750,000 $63,000,000 $210,000,000 Nintendo Platformer —
— Donkey Kong 1,250,000 $30,000,000 $98,000,000 Nintendo Platformer Game & Watch [131]
500,000 $33,000,000 $110,000,000 Coleco Platformer Coleco Mini-Arcade [212][213][214]
3 Oil Panic 1,250,000 $59,000,000 $190,000,000 Nintendo Action Game & Watch [130]
Mickey & Donald 1,250,000 $59,000,000 $190,000,000
Green House 1,250,000 $59,000,000 $190,000,000
6 Snoopy Tennis 1,200,000 $56,000,000 $180,000,000 Nintendo Action Game & Watch [130]
7 Donkey Kong Jr. 1,200,000 $45,000,000 $150,000,000 Nintendo Platformer Game & Watch
8 Turtle Bridge 1,000,000 $47,000,000 $150,000,000 Nintendo Action Game & Watch [130]
Fire Attack 1,000,000 $47,000,000 $150,000,000
10 Frogger 500,000 $33,000,000 $110,000,000 Sega Action Coleco Mini-Arcade [212][213][214]
Galaxian 500,000 $33,000,000 $110,000,000 Namco Shmup

Notes[]

  1. ↑ See Computer games section
  2. ↑ Number of arcades in Japan[36] X top three distribution percentage in surveyed arcades[35] = number of arcade cabinets on location (est.)
  3. ↑ 797 points equivalent to $2 billion = $2.5 million per point (est.)
  4. ↑ ゆかいなどうぶつランド Yukaina Dōbutsu Rando, "Fun Animal Land"
  5. ↑ カトウ製作所 Kato Seisakusho
  6. ↑ おしゃべりオーム, "Chatting Ohm"
  7. ↑ バイオリズムマシン Baiorizumu Mashin, "Biorhythm Machine"
  8. ↑ ユニエンタープライズ Yuni Entāpuraizu, "Uni Enterprise"
  9. ↑ ジュピター Jupitā
  10. ↑ ケロケロパックン Kero Kero Pakkun
  11. ↑ ケロケロパックン Oyama no Kurēn, "Mountain Crane"
  12. ↑ ゼロ戦, "Zero Fighter"
  13. ↑ 半田機械器具 Handa Kikaikigu, "Handa Machinery"
  14. ↑ まほうつかいエミちゃん Mahō Tsukai Emi-chan, "Magician Emi-chan"
  15. ↑ 紅白ゲーム Kōhaku Gēmu, "Red & White Game"
  16. ↑ 友栄 Tomoei
  17. ↑ ロボちゃん綿菓子機 Robo-chan Wata Kashi-ki, "Robo-chan Cotton Candy Machine"
  18. ↑ 腕ずもう, "Arm Wrestling"
  19. ↑ 宝化学 Takara Kagaku, "Takara Chemical"
  20. ↑ Average price: $3500
  21. ↑ Annual earnings = units X earnings per unit
  22. ↑ Rank #1 = 15 points
    Rank #15 = 1 point
  23. ↑ 127 points (Pitfall) equivalent to 1 million+ units ($39 million+) = 10,000+ units ($300,000+) per point (est.)
  24. ↑ Points calculated from CVG chart rankings for September,[187] October,[188] November[189] and December 1982.[190]
    • Rank #1 = 10 points
    • Rank #10 = 1 point
  25. ↑ 220 points equivalent to 1 million units = 4,500 units per point (est.)
  26. ↑ 220 points equivalent to $28 million = $130,000 per point (est.)
  27. ↑ Points based on monthly SoftLog chart rankings from LOGiN magazine (May 1982 and December 1982 issues).
    • Rank #1 = 20 points
    • Rank #10 = 11 points
    • Rank #20 = 1 point
  28. ↑ 18 points equivalent to 30,000 units (Mystery House) = 1,700 units per point (est.)
  29. ↑ Exchange rate: ¥234 per US$
  30. ↑ 80 units per point (est. average)
    • 27.88 points equivalent to 5,000 units (Horizon V up until June 1982)
    • 81.42 points equivalent to 3,600 units (Taxman up until June 1982)
  31. ↑ Average price: $30
  32. ↑ Points calculated from 1982 chart rankings on Computer Hits database.
    • Rank #1 = 11 points
    • Rank #10 = 1 point
  33. ↑ 3,394 points equivalent to 2 million units = 600 units per point (est.)
  34. ↑ 2,167 points equivalent to $28 million = $8,000 units per point (est.)

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