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In 1985, the arcade industry began recovering from the video game crash of 1983,[1][2][3] while Japan's console market grew substantially due to the success of Nintendo's Famicom (NES). On the other hand, North America's home video game market was still suffering from the crash, before the market began showing signs of recovery with a limited release of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) towards the end of the year.

The year's highest-grossing video game worldwide was the arcade fighting game Karate Champ. The year's best‑selling home system was the NES (Famicom) for the second year in a row, while the best‑selling home video game was the NES release Super Mario Bros.

Financial performance[]

In the United States, annual home video game sales fell drastically in 1985 to a small fraction of its peak several years earlier.[4][5] The US home computer market also experienced a decline this year.[6][7] Meanwhile, the arcade game industry began recovering in 1985.[2][3][8]

The following table lists the annual sales and revenue generated by the electronic games industry in 1985, including video games and electro‑mechanical games. See sections below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Industry Products Market Unit sales Annual revenue (est.) Ref
Nominal Inflation
Electronic games United States 12,300,000+ $5,110,000,000 $15,000,000,000
Arcade games Worldwide $7,600,000,000 $22,000,000,000
Arcade Arcade games United States — $4,500,000,000 $13,000,000,000 [9]
Japan — $2,100,000,000 $6,100,000,000 [10][11]
United Kingdom 15,000+ $1,000,000,000 $2,900,000,000 [12][13]
Electro‑mechanical games United States — $2,150,000,000 $6,300,000,000
United Kingdom — $700,000,000 $2,000,000,000 [12][13]
Video games Worldwide 89,945,000+ $7,385,000,000 $22,000,000,000
Arcade Arcade video games United States — $2,350,000,000 $6,900,000,000 [5]
Japan — $2,100,000,000 $6,100,000,000 [10][11]
United Kingdom 15,000+ $330,000,000 $960,000,000 [12][13]
Worldwide — $4,780,000,000 $14,000,000,000
Console Video game consoles Japan 7,130,000 — — [14]
United States 1,000,000 $100,000,000 $290,000,000 [5][4]
United Kingdom — $10,000,000 $29,000,000 [15]
Worldwide 10,130,000 — —
Console game cartridges Japan 56,000,000 $1,200,000,000 $3,500,000,000 [16][17]
United States 8,000,000 $100,000,000 $290,000,000 [5][4]
United Kingdom — $10,000,000 $29,000,000 [15]
Console market Japan 63,130,000 $2,000,000,000 $5,800,000,000 [18][16]
United States 9,000,000 $200,000,000 $580,000,000 [5]
United Kingdom — $21,000,000 $61,000,000 [15]
Worldwide 72,130,000+ $2,221,000,000 $6,500,000,000
Computer Computer games United Kingdom 11,000,000 $135,000,000 $390,000,000 [15][19]
United States 3,300,000 $110,000,000 $320,000,000 [7][n 1]
Japan 3,000,000 $50,000,000 $150,000,000 [20][21][n 2]
Worldwide 17,300,000+ $295,000,000 $860,000,000
Handheld Handheld LCD games United Kingdom — $45,000,000 $130,000,000 [15]
Japan 500,000+ $44,000,000 $130,000,000 [22][23]
Eurasia 500,000+ $89,000,000 $260,000,000
Video games Japan 66,630,000 $4,194,000,000 $12,000,000,000
United States 12,300,000+ $2,760,000,000 $8,100,000,000
United Kingdom 11,015,000 $531,000,000 $1,600,000,000
Electronic games Worldwide 89,945,000+ $10,205,000,000 $30,000,000,000

Highest-grossing video games[]

The following titles were the highest-grossing video games worldwide in 1985, including arcade and home video games. See sections below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Rank Title Company Worldwide revenue (est.) Revenue breakdown (est.) Genre
Nominal Inflation Arcade Home
1 Karate Champ Technōs $390,000,000 $1,100,000,000 $380,000,000 $8,000,000 Fighting
2 Hang-On Sega $240,000,000 $700,000,000 $240,000,000 — Racing
3 Commando Capcom $130,000,000 $380,000,000 $130,000,000 $3,400,000 Run & gun
Kung-Fu Master (Spartan X) Irem $130,000,000 $380,000,000 $95,000,000 $33,000,000 Beat 'em up
5 TX-1 (TX-1 V8) Namco $120,000,000 $350,000,000 $120,000,000 — Racing
6 Pole Position II Namco $100,000,000 $290,000,000 $100,000,000 —
7 1942 Capcom $99,000,000 $290,000,000 $99,000,000 — Shmup
8 Super Mario Bros. Nintendo $92,000,000 $270,000,000 — $92,000,000 Platformer
9 Excitebike (VS. Excitebike) Nintendo $90,000,000 $260,000,000 $64,000,000 $26,000,000 Racing
10 Pole Position Namco $85,000,000 $250,000,000 $81,000,000 $4,000,000
11 Pac-Land Namco $78,000,000 $230,000,000 $78,000,000 — Platformer
12 Ice Climber (VS. Ice Climber) Nintendo $76,000,000 $220,000,000 $56,000,000 $20,000,000
13 VS. Baseball Nintendo $73,000,000 $210,000,000 $73,000,000 —
VS. Tennis Nintendo $73,000,000 $210,000,000 $73,000,000 — Sports
15 Yie Ar Kung-Fu Konami $70,000,000 $200,000,000 $67,000,000 $3,000,000 Fighting
16 Crowns Golf Sega $65,000,000 $190,000,000 $65,000,000 — Sports
17 Cobra Command Data East $62,000,000 $180,000,000 $62,000,000 — FPS
18 Paperboy Atari (Namco) $60,000,000 $180,000,000 $60,000,000 — Action
19 Marble Madness Namco $58,000,000 $170,000,000 $58,000,000 — Platformer
20 Track & Field Konami $56,000,000 $160,000,000 $52,000,000 $3,600,000 Sports

Highest-grossing arcade games[]

The following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games worldwide in 1985. See sub-sections below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Rank Title Company Worldwide revenue (est.) Genre
Nominal Inflation
1 Karate Champ Technōs $390,000,000 $1,100,000,000 Fighting
2 Hang-On Sega $240,000,000 $700,000,000 Racing
3 Commando (Senjō no Ōkami) Capcom $130,000,000 $380,000,000 Run & gun
4 TX-1 (TX-1 V8) Namco $120,000,000 $350,000,000 Racing
5 Pole Position II Namco $100,000,000 $290,000,000 Racing
6 1942 Capcom $99,000,000 $290,000,000 Shmup
7 Kung-Fu Master (Spartan X) Irem $95,000,000 $280,000,000 Beat 'em up
8 Pole Position Namco $81,000,000 $240,000,000 Racing
9 Pac-Land Namco $78,000,000 $230,000,000 Platformer
10 VS. Baseball Nintendo $73,000,000 $210,000,000 Sports
11 VS. Tennis Nintendo $73,000,000 $210,000,000
12 Yie Ar Kung-Fu Konami $67,000,000 $200,000,000 Fighting
13 Crowns Golf Sega $65,000,000 $190,000,000 Sports
14 VS. Excitebike Nintendo $64,000,000 $190,000,000 Racing
15 Cobra Command (Thunder Storm) Data East $62,000,000 $180,000,000 FPS
16 Paperboy Atari Games $60,000,000 $180,000,000 Action
17 Marble Madness Namco $58,000,000 $170,000,000 Platformer
18 VS. Ice Climber Nintendo $56,000,000 $160,000,000 Platformer
19 Night Gal Nichibutsu $54,000,000 $160,000,000 Mahjong
20 Track & Field (Hyper Olympic) Konami $52,000,000 $150,000,000 Sports
21 Hogan's Alley Nintendo $51,000,000 $150,000,000 FPS
Super Punch-Out! Nintendo $51,000,000 $150,000,000 Boxing
23 Spy Hunter Midway $50,000,000 $150,000,000 Driving
VS. Duck Hunt Nintendo $50,000,000 $150,000,000 FPS
VS. Golf Nintendo $50,000,000 $150,000,000 Sports

Japan[]

In Japan, the following titles were the year's highest-grossing arcade games. See tables below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Rank Title Company Date
[24][25] 		Points Units (est.)
[n 3][26] 		Coin drop (est.)
[n 4][10][11] 		Genre
1 TX-1 / TX-1 V8 Namco 1984-09 323.95 20,000 $120,000,000 Racing
2 Hang-On [27][28][29] Sega 1985-07 182.17 10,000 $86,000,000
3 1942 Capcom 1984-11 152.55 10,000 $59,000,000 Shmup
4 Night Gal Nichibutsu 1984-08 139.85 10,000 $54,000,000 Mahjong
5 Pole Position II Namco 1983-06 138.37 10,000 $53,000,000 Racing
6 Crowns Golf in Hawaii Sega 1985-04 118.42 8,000 $46,000,000 Sports
7 GP World Sega 1984-11 113.4 8,000 $44,000,000 Racing
8 Jan Oh (Jang-Oh) Toaplan 1984 112.86 8,000 $43,000,000 Mahjong
9 Ultra Quiz Taito 1983-09 111.59 10,000 $43,000,000 Quiz
10 Thunder Storm (Cobra Command) Data East 1984-02 99.96 7,000 $38,000,000 FPS
11 Sweet Gal Nichibutsu 1985-05 89.77 6,000 $35,000,000 Mahjong
12 TwinBee Konami 1985-02 88.72 6,000 $34,000,000 Shmup
13 Gradius Konami 1985-02 86.76 6,000 $33,000,000
14 Lode Runner II Irem 1985-01 83.17 6,000 $32,000,000 Platformer
15 Spartan X (Kung-Fu Master) Irem 1984-11 80.94 6,000 $31,000,000 Beat 'em up
Star Wars Atari (Namco) 1983-05 80.94 6,000 $31,000,000 Shooter
17 Pole Position Namco 1982-09 80.01 10,000 $31,000,000 Racing
18 Monaco GP Sega 1979-11 75.16 20,000 $29,000,000
19 Marble Madness Namco 1985-04 73.34 5,000 $28,000,000 Platformer
20 Ninja Hayate Taito 1984-11 73.24 5,000 $28,000,000 FMV
21 Pac-Land Namco 1984-08 73.17 5,000 $28,000,000 Platformer
22 Buggy Boy Tatsumi 1985-07 71.38 5,000 $27,000,000 Racing
23 Wyvern F-0 Taito 1985-06 67.06 5,000 $26,000,000 Shmup
24 Kusa Yakyū (Sandlot Baseball) Taito 1985-10 64.89 5,000 $25,000,000 Sports
25 VS. Tennis Nintendo 1984-01 64.46 10,000 $25,000,000
26 Uchū Senkan Yamato Taito 1985-07 59.55 4,000 $23,000,000 FPS
27 Super Don Quix-ote Universal 1984-11 59.33 4,000 $23,000,000 FMV
28 VS. Baseball Nintendo 1984-03 58.85 5,000 $23,000,000 Sports
29 Jangou Lady Nichibutsu 1984-08 57.57 4,000 $22,000,000 Mahjong
30 Othello Fujiwara 1984-09 55.4 4,000 $21,000,000 Othello
31 Ikki (Farmers Rebellion) Sun Denshi 1985-07 55.24 4,000 $21,000,000 Hack & slash
32 Super Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-09 54.49 4,000 $21,000,000 Boxing
33 Xevious Namco 1982-12 53.53 10,000 $21,000,000 Shmup
34 Return of the Jedi Atari (Namco) 1984-09 50.84 4,000 $20,000,000
35 Liberation Data East 1984-12 48.23 3,000 $19,000,000
36 Star Blazer Sega 1983-09 47.58 3,000 $18,000,000 TPS
37 The Tower of Druaga Namco 1984-06 47.49 3,000 $18,000,000 Action RPG
38 Teddy Boy Blues Sega 1985-05 47.07 3,000 $18,000,000 Platformer
39 Senjō no Ōkami (Commando) Capcom 1985-04 44.91 3,000 $17,000,000 Run & gun
40 Road Fighter Konami 1984-12 44.61 3,000 $17,000,000 Racing
41 The Kōkō Yakyū Alpha 1985-03 43.66 3,000 $17,000,000 Sports
42 Night Gal Summer Nichibutsu 1985-10 43 3,000 $17,000,000 Mahjong
43 Pitfall II Sega 1985-02 41.61 3,000 $16,000,000 Platformer
44 Galaga Namco 1981-07 41.37 10,000 $16,000,000 Shmup
45 I'm Sorry Sega 1985-04 41.37 3,000 $16,000,000 Maze
46 Makaimura (Ghosts 'n Goblins) Capcom 1985-07 41.01 3,000 $16,000,000 Platformer
47 Tiger-Heli Taito 1985-07 40.23 3,000 $15,000,000 Shmup
48 Crowns Golf Sega 1984-06 39.43 5,000 $15,000,000 Sports
49 Terra Cresta Nichibutsu 1985-09 38.97 3,000 $15,000,000 Shmup
50 Return of the Invaders Taito 1984-09 38.63 3,000 $15,000,000
51 Lode Runner Irem 1984-07 38.36 5,000 $15,000,000 Platformer
52 Dragon Buster Namco 1984-12 38.27 3,000 $15,000,000 Action RPG
53 Exciting Hour (Mat Mania) Taito 1985-09 38.17 3,000 $15,000,000 Wrestling
54 T.A.N.K. (TNK III) SNK 1985-07 37.62 3,000 $14,000,000 Shooter
55 Equites Sega 1984-09 37.27 3,000 $14,000,000 Run & gun
56 Ninja-kun Taito 1984-10 36.48 3,000 $14,000,000 Platformer
57 Choplifter Sega 1985-09 35.95 3,000 $14,000,000 Shmup
58 Badlands Konami 1984-03 35.87 4,000 $14,000,000 FPS
59 VS. Excitebike Nintendo 1984-12 35.05 2,000 $13,000,000 Racing
60 Ninja Princess Sega 1985-03 34.72 2,000 $13,000,000 Run & gun
61 Yie Ar Kung-Fu Konami 1984-10 33.35 2,000 $13,000,000 Fighting
62 Star Force Tehkan 1984-09 32.46 2,000 $12,000,000 Shmup
63 Grobda Namco 1984-10 31.34 2,000 $12,000,000
64 Seishun Scandal (My Hero) Sega 1985-07 31.2 2,000 $12,000,000 Beat 'em up
65 Samurai Nipponichi (Samurai) Taito 1984[30] 30.8 2,000 $12,000,000 Hack & slash
66 Paperboy Namco 1985-10 30.66 2,000 $12,000,000 Action
67 Hiryū no Ken (Shanghai Kid) Taito 1985-06 30.01 2,000 $12,000,000 Fighting
68 Ping Pong King Taito 1985-06 29.89 2,000 $12,000,000 Sports
69 N.Y. Captor Taito 1985-07 28.7 2,000 $11,000,000 FPS
70 King of Boxer (Ring King) Woodplace 1987-06 28.47 2,000 $11,000,000 Boxing
71 Super Basketball Konami 1984-09 28.07 2,000 $11,000,000 Sports
72 Konami RF2 (Konami GT) Konami 1985-10 27.1 2,000 $10,000,000 Racing
73 The Legend of Kage Taito 1985-08 26.71 2,000 $10,000,000 Hack & slash
74 Jangou Night Nichibutsu 1983-10 26.62 10,000 $10,000,000 Mahjong
75 B-Wings Data East 1984-10 25.62 2,000 $10,000,000 Shmup
76 Green Beret (Rush'n Attack) Konami 1985-09 24.94 2,000 $10,000,000 Run & gun
77 Mysterious Stones Data East 1984-11 23.6 2,000 $9,000,000 Action ADV
78 Repulse ('99: The Last War) Sega 1985-06 23.05 2,000 $9,000,000 Shmup
79 MagMax Nichibutsu 1985-03 22.47 2,000 $9,000,000
80 Pro Baseball Skill Tryout Data East 1985-04 22.35 2,000 $9,000,000 Sports
81 Cosmos Circuit Taito 1984-11 21.67 2,000 $8,000,000 Racing
82 ASO: Armored Scrum Object Namco 1985-11 21.35 1,000 $8,000,000 Shmup
83 Field Combat Jaleco 1985-04 20.85 1,000 $8,000,000
84 Baraduke Namco 1985-05 20.29 1,000 $8,000,000 Run & gun
85 VS. Ice Climber Nintendo 1985-02 19.75 1,000 $8,000,000 Platformer
86 Metro-Cross Namco 1985-02 19.75 1,000 $8,000,000
87 Gyrodine Taito 1984-07 18.86 3,000 $7,000,000 Shmup
88 Heavy Metal Sega 1985-09 18.57 1,000 $7,000,000
89 Buggy Challenge Taito 1984-07 17.17 4,000 $7,000,000 Racing
90 Motos Namco 1985-07 16.29 1,000 $6,000,000 Action
91 Shoot Out Data East 1985-07 16.13 1,000 $6,000,000 TPS
92 40-0 (Forty-Love) Taito 1984-12 15.93 1,000 $6,000,000 Sports
93 Shooting Master Sega 1985-10 15.71 1,000 $6,000,000 FPS
94 Metal Soldier Isaac II Taito 1985-02 15.42 1,000 $6,000,000 Shmup
95 Pengin-kun Wars UPL 1985-06 15.05 1,000 $6,000,000 Sports
96 Exed Exes Capcom 1985-02 14.75 1,000 $6,000,000 Shmup
97 VS. Karate Champ Technōs 1984-09 14.21 1,000 $5,000,000 Fighting
98 Lode Runner: Majin no Fukkatsu Irem 1985-11 13.91 1,000 $5,000,000 Platformer
99 Pinbo Jaleco 1984-08 13.77 1,000 $5,000,000 Pinball
100 Indiana Jones & Temple of Doom Namco 1985-11 13.75 1,000 $5,000,000 Action
101 M.A.C.H. 3 Taito 1984-02 13.58 7,000 $5,000,000 Shmup
102 Yuke Yuke Yamaguchi-kun Taito 1985-03 13.6 1,000 $5,000,000 Run & gun
103 Sky Destroyer Taito 1985 12.57 1,000 $5,000,000 TPS
104 Dig Dug II Sega 1985-03 12.11 1,000 $5,000,000 Action
105 Main Event SNK 1984-11 11.67 1,000 $4,000,000 Boxing
106 Pinball Action Tehkan 1985-07 11.53 1,000 $4,000,000 Pinball
107 City Connection Jaleco 1985-07 10.99 1,000 $4,000,000 Driving
108 Konami's Ping Pong Konami 1985-03 10.27 1,000 $4,000,000 Sports
109 Atama no Taisō Unienter 1983-04 9.85 6,000 $4,000,000 Puzzle
110 Photo Finish Jaleco 1984 9.78 1,000 $4,000,000 Racing
111 Knuckle Joe Taito 1985 9.72 1,000 $4,000,000 Beat 'em up
112 Chinese Hero (Kung Fu Heroes) Taito 1984-10 9.64 2,000 $4,000,000
113 Bank Panic Sega 1984-09 9.45 2,000 $4,000,000 FPS
114 Ben Bero Beh Taito 1984-11 9.38 2,000 $4,000,000 Platformer
115 Laser Grand Prix Taito 1983-07 8.5 10,000 $3,000,000 Racing
116 Real Mahjong Hai Hai Alba 1985-11 8.36 1,000 $3,000,000 Mahjong
117 Super Dead Heat Taito 1985-10 8 1,000 $3,000,000 Racing
118 Gun.Smoke Capcom 1985-10 7.53 1,000 $3,000,000 Run & gun
119 Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-02 7.5 6,000 $3,000,000 Boxing
120 Turbo Sega 1981-10 7.5 4,000 $3,000,000 Racing
121 Pastel Gal Nichibutsu 1985-12 6.86 500 $3,000,000 Mahjong
122 Tank Busters Tehkan 1985-04 5.5 400 $2,000,000 Shmup
123 Birdie King 2 Taito 1983-04 5.17 10,000 $2,000,000 Sports
124 Bogey Manor Technōs 1985-06 5 400 $2,000,000 Horror
125 Vulgus Capcom 1984-05 5 3,000 $2,000,000 Shmup
126 Exciting Soccer Alpha 1983-10 4.8 4,000 $2,000,000 Sports
127 Exerion Jaleco 1983-09 4.75 6,000 $2,000,000 TPS
128 Geki-Tsui-Oh (Zero Target) Data East 1985-09 4.75 300 $2,000,000 FPS
129 Raiders 5 Taito 1985-04 4.7 300 $2,000,000 Maze
130 Mappy Namco 1983-03 4.67 7,000 $2,000,000 Platformer
131 Cycle Mābō Taito 1984-12 4.6 300 $2,000,000 Racing
132 Sanrin San-chan (Spatter) Sega 1984-12 4.6 300 $2,000,000 Action
133 Performan Data East 1985-04 4.6 300 $2,000,000
134 Itazura Tenshi Nichibutsu 1984-11 4.5 1,000 $2,000,000 Puzzle
135 Shōgi Alpha 1980-09 4.5 4,000 $2,000,000 Shogi
136 SonSon Capcom 1984-07 4.5 3,000 $2,000,000 Platformer
137 Shinnyū Shain Tōru-kun (Mikie) Konami 1984-09 4.47 1,000 $2,000,000 Maze
138 VS. Pinball Nintendo 1984-07 4.5 1,000 $2,000,000 Pinball
139 Champion Baseball II Sega 1983-08 4.33 4,000 $2,000,000 Sports
140 Great Swordsman Taito 1984-08 4.33 3,000 $2,000,000 Fighting
141 Shao-lin's Road (Kicker) Konami 1985-03 4.15 300 $2,000,000 Beat 'em up
142 Zoom 909 Sega 1982-11 3.5 6,000 $1,300,000 TPS
Total 5,413.76 700,000+[31] $2,100,000,000

The Game Machine charts provided the following earning figures in terms of points.

Title Company Date
[24][25] 		Points
1/1
[32] 		1/15
[33] 		2/1
[34] 		2/15
[35] 		3/1
[36] 		3/15
[37] 		4/1
[38] 		4/15
[39] 		5/1
[40] 		5/15
[41] 		6/1
[42] 		6/15
[43] 		7/1
[44] 		7/15
[45] 		8/1
[46] 		8/15
[47] 		9/1
[48] 		9/15
[49] 		10/1
[50] 		10/15
[51] 		11/1
[52] 		11/15
[53] 		12/1
[54] 		12/15
[55] 		1/1
[56] 		Total
Table
1942 Capcom 1984-11 7.00 6.88 7.10 6.91 6.43 6.54 6.00 6.36 5.93 6.08 6.21 5.83 6.27 6.00 6.07 6.00 6.00 5.87 5.79 5.87 5.92 5.53 5.63 5.25 5.08 152.55
40-0 Taito 1984-12 — — 5.43 5.75 4.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 15.93
ASO Namco 1985-11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.25 7.17 6.93 21.35
Bank Panic Sega 1984-09 4.85 4.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.45
Baraduke Namco 1985-05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.36 5.00 4.93 5.00 — — — — — 20.29
Ben Bero Beh Taito 1984-11 4.67 — — 4.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.38
Birdie King 2 Taito 1983-04 — — — — 5.17 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.17
Bogey Manor Technōs 1985-06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.00 — — — — — — — — — — 5
B-Wings Data East 1984-10 5.64 5.36 5.23 4.77 4.62 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 25.62
Champion Baseball II Sega 1983-08 — — — — — — — — — 4.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.33
Chinese Hero Taito 1984-10 4.64 — — — — — — 5.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.64
City Connection Jaleco 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.86 5.13 — — — — — — — — 10.99
Choplifter Sega 1985-09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.00 8.18 7.41 6.47 5.89 35.95
Crowns Golf Sega 1984-06 5.16 5.26 5.06 6.10 4.67 4.45 — — — — — — — — 4.33 — — — — — — — 4.40 — 39.43
Crowns Golf in Hawaii Sega 1985-04 — 6.50 6.36 — 6.44 5.85 5.39 4.79 5.00 4.75 5.00 5.00 5.20 5.07 4.93 5.07 5.21 4.86 5.00 4.79 4.69 4.53 4.58 4.86 4.55 118.42
Cycle Mābō Taito 1984-12 — — — 4.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.6
Dig Dug II Sega 1985-03 — — — — — — — 7.00 5.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 12.11
The Tower of Druaga Namco 1984-06 — 4.56 4.88 4.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.67 5.00 4.67 5.00 4.75 4.75 4.50 — 47.49
Dragon Buster Namco 1984-12 — — — — 7.36 7.00 5.25 5.00 4.76 — — — — — — — — — 4.50 — — — — 4.40 — 38.27
Equites Sega 1984-09 4.92 4.93 4.79 5.00 4.46 4.09 — 4.58 4.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 37.27
Exed Exes Capcom 1985-02 — — — — — 4.71 5.27 4.77 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 14.75
VS. Excitebike Nintendo 1984-12 — 6.50 6.75 6.90 5.93 4.77 4.20 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 35.05
Exciting Hour Taito 1985-09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.83 7.56 6.56 6.17 5.16 4.89 38.17
Exciting Soccer Alpha 1983-10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.80 — — — — — — 4.8
Exerion Jaleco 1983-09 — — 4.75 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.75
Ikki (Rebellion) Sun 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6.00 6.00 6.33 5.80 5.56 5.50 4.88 4.86 4.88 5.43 55.24
Field Combat Jaleco 1985-04 — — — — — — — 5.86 5.69 5.00 4.30 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 20.85
Galaga Namco 1981-07 5.00 4.88 4.89 4.71 — 4.19 4.00 4.65 — 4.67 — — — 4.38 — — — — — — — — — — — 41.37
Gradius Konami 1985-02 — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.50 7.29 7.82 4.91 7.45 6.92 6.50 6.79 7.15 6.71 6.29 6.29 4.14 86.76
Geki-Tsui-Oh Data East 1985-09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.75 — — 4.75
Great Swordsman Taito 1984-08 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.33
Green Beret Konami 1985-09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.00 6.50 5.63 4.81 24.94
Gyrodine Taito 1984-07 4.70 — 4.88 5.17 — 4.11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 18.86
Go Go Mr. Kawaguchi Taito 1985-03 — — — — — — — — — — 5.00 4.17 4.43 — — — — — — — — — — — — 13.6
Heavy Metal Sega 1985-09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.00 5.57 5.00 — — — 18.57
Hiryū no Ken Taito 1985-06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.80 6.42 6.09 5.10 4.60 — — — — — 30.01
VS. Ice Climber Nintendo 1985-02 — — — — — — 5.40 5.09 4.90 4.36 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 19.75
I'm Sorry Sega 1985-04 — — — — — — — — — 8.33 6.25 6.50 5.89 5.00 5.11 — — — — 4.29 — — — — — 41.37
Itazura Tenshi Nichibutsu 1984-11 4.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.5
Jangou Night Nichibutsu 1983-10 4.58 4.67 — — — — 4.11 4.43 — — — 4.33 — — — — — — — — — 4.50 — — — 26.62
Jangou Lady Nichibutsu 1984-08 — — — — — 5.60 6.17 6.10 5.58 5.58 5.15 5.25 4.62 4.64 4.38 — — 4.50 — — — — — — — 57.57
Jan Oh (Jang-Oh) Toaplan 1984 5.67 5.36 6.08 5.30 5.45 4.22 4.50 5.25 5.00 4.58 4.70 4.55 5.00 4.44 4.78 5.11 4.89 5.00 4.63 4.67 4.80 4.44 — — 4.44 112.86
The Legend of Kage Taito 1985-08 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.75 6.63 6.05 5.28 26.71
King of Boxer Woodplace 1987-06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6.64 6.40 5.53 5.27 4.63 — — — — — — 28.47
Knuckle Joe Taito 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.86 4.86 — 9.72
Konami's Ping Pong Konami 1985-03 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.00 5.27 — — — — — — — 10.27
Kusa Yakyū (Sandlot) Taito 1985-10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.00 7.56 7.11 6.80 6.22 6.20 6.00 5.50 5.00 5.50 64.89
Liberation Data East 1984-12 — — 8.00 7.20 6.83 5.83 5.40 5.40 4.86 — 4.71 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 48.23
Lode Runner Irem 1984-07 5.24 5.28 5.13 4.64 5.00 4.57 4.17 — — — — 4.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 38.36
Lode Runner II Irem 1985-01 — — — — 6.77 7.20 6.44 6.32 5.94 5.45 5.48 5.40 5.14 5.00 5.13 5.00 — — 4.85 4.50 4.55 — — — — 83.17
Lode Runner: Majin Irem 1985-11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.33 6.58 13.91
MagMax Nichibutsu 1985-03 — — — — — — — 7.00 5.67 5.13 4.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 22.47
Main Event SNK 1984-11 6.67 5.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 11.67
Makaimura Capcom 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.15 6.86 6.17 5.95 5.58 4.70 4.60 41.01
Mappy Namco 1983-03 — — 4.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.67
Metal Soldier Isaac II Taito 1985-02 — — — — — — — — 5.50 5.25 4.67 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 15.42
Metro-Cross Namco 1985-02 — — — — — — — — — — — 5.50 5.08 4.57 — — — — — 4.60 — — — — — 19.75
Motos Namco 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.00 5.00 4.29 — — — 16.29
Mysterious Stones Data East 1984-11 7.33 6.00 5.17 5.10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 23.6
Ninja-kun Taito 1984-10 6.00 5.60 5.73 5.15 5.00 4.54 4.46 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 36.48
Ninja Princess Sega 1985-03 — — — — — — — — 8.00 6.54 6.07 4.83 4.64 4.64 — — — — — — — — — — — 34.72
Night Gal Nichibutsu 1984-08 7.19 7.00 7.12 7.27 7.06 6.73 6.00 6.13 6.00 5.69 5.76 5.54 5.55 5.42 — 5.77 5.64 5.33 5.62 5.08 5.23 5.08 4.92 4.36 4.36 139.85
Night Gal Summer Nichibutsu 1985-10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6.50 6.75 6.83 6.14 6.33 5.20 5.25 43
Othello Fujiwara 1984-09 4.71 — — — — 4.71 — — — — — 4.14 — 4.50 4.67 4.71 4.71 4.86 4.86 4.43 — 4.30 4.80 — 55.4
Pac-Land Namco 1984-08 6.06 5.75 5.50 5.77 5.43 4.77 4.57 4.57 4.62 4.46 — 4.15 4.46 4.23 — — — — — — — — — 4.33 4.50 73.17
Pengin-kun Wars UPL 1985-06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.00 5.30 4.75 — — — — — — — — 15.05
Performan Data East 1985-04 — — — — — — — — — — 4.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.6
Photo Finish Jaleco 1984 5.00 4.78 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.78
Pinball Action Tehkan 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.75 5.78 11.53
Pinbo Jaleco 1984-08 — — — — 4.60 4.67 — — — 4.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 13.77
Ping Pong King Taito 1985-06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.00 7.22 7.11 6.56 — — — — — — — — 29.89
Pitfall II Sega 1985-02 — — — — 9.20 6.56 5.93 5.53 5.21 4.64 4.54 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 41.61
Raiders 5 Taito 1985-04 — — — — — — — — — 4.70 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.7
Real Mahjong Hai Hai Alba 1985-11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.36 8.36
Repulse Sega 1985-06 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6.75 5.50 5.60 5.20 — — — — — — — 23.05
Return of the Invaders Taito 1984-09 — — — — — — — 7.20 6.06 5.88 5.47 5.00 4.63 4.39 — — — — — — — — — — — 38.63
Road Fighter Konami 1984-12 7.33 7.65 7.25 6.53 5.81 5.17 4.87 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 44.61
Samurai Nipponichi Taito 1984[30] — — — — — 9.00 7.22 5.36 4.82 — — — 4.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — 30.8
Sanrin San-chan Sega 1984-12 — — — — 4.60 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.6
Senjō no Ōkami Capcom 1985-04 — — — — — — — — — — 9.50 8.00 6.55 5.57 5.33 5.05 4.91 — — — — — — — — 44.91
Gun.Smoke Capcom 1985-10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.53 7.53
Shōgi Alpha 1980-09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.50 — 4.5
Shoot Out Data East 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6.00 5.63 4.50 — — — — — — — 16.13
Sky Destroyer Taito 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.00 5.57 12.57
SonSon Capcom 1984-07 — — — — 4.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.5
Spartan X Irem 1984-11 — 8.94 8.45 7.70 6.91 6.15 5.29 5.29 5.14 4.55 4.32 — — 4.22 4.68 — 4.87 4.43 — — — — — — — 80.94
Seishun Scandal Sega 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.60 6.80 6.00 5.13 — — — — 4.67 — — 31.2
Star Force Tehkan 1984-09 4.50 5.00 — 4.88 4.45 — — — — — — — — — 4.67 — — — 4.56 — 4.40 — — — — 32.46
Super Basketball Konami 1984-09 — — — — — — — — — — 4.40 — — — — 5.00 — 4.67 4.67 — 4.33 — — — 5.00 28.07
Sweet Gal Nichibutsu 1985-05 — — — — — — — — — — 5.88 6.64 6.46 6.00 6.29 6.31 6.23 6.08 6.20 6.10 6.13 6.00 5.09 5.09 5.27 89.77
Pastel Gal Nichibutsu 1985-12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6.86 6.86
T.A.N.K. SNK 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 6.67 6.00 5.43 5.64 4.93 4.64 4.31 — — — 37.62
Tank Busters Tehkan 1985-04 — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — 5.5
Teddy Boy Blues Sega 1985-05 — — — — — — — — — — 8.25 7.00 6.33 5.55 5.57 5.21 4.83 — — — 4.33 — — — — 47.07
Terra Cresta Nichibutsu 1985-09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.14 7.11 6.87 6.43 5.73 5.69 38.97
The Kōkō Yakyū Alpha 1985-03 — — — — — — — — 6.20 6.27 6.07 5.46 5.47 5.13 4.64 — — 4.42 — — — — — — — 43.66
Tiger-Heli Taito 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.67 — 7.31 6.53 6.73 6.13 5.86 40.23
Tōru-kun Konami 1984-09 4.47 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.47
Tryout Data East 1985-04 — — — — — — — — — — 6.63 5.75 5.64 4.33 — — — — — — — — — — — 22.35
TwinBee Konami 1985-02 — — — — — — 6.33 6.60 6.62 6.00 5.87 5.27 5.20 5.42 4.80 5.18 5.86 6.14 4.56 5.00 5.20 4.67 — — — 88.72
VS. Karate Champ Data East 1984-09 — 4.78 4.89 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.54 — — 14.21
VS. Tennis Nintendo 1984-01 4.94 5.11 — 4.56 — — — — — — — — 4.29 4.07 4.50 4.93 5.00 4.57 4.86 — 4.38 4.46 4.43 4.36 — 64.46
VS. Baseball Nintendo 1984-03 — — — — — — — — 4.50 4.50 — 6.00 5.50 4.75 5.17 4.75 — 4.57 4.57 4.57 5.17 4.80 — — — 58.85
VS. Pinball Nintendo 1984-07 — — — — — — 4.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.5
Vulgus Capcom 1984-05 — — — — — — — — — — — 5.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 5
Xevious Namco 1982-12 — 4.53 4.88 4.93 — 4.21 4.27 4.53 4.43 4.43 4.29 4.07 4.29 4.67 — — — — — — — — — — — 53.53
Grobda Namco 1984-10 6.56 5.82 5.18 5.00 4.45 — 4.33 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 31.34
Yie Ar Kung-Fu Konami 1984-10 — — — — 7.75 6.61 5.11 4.83 4.68 4.37 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 33.35
Shao-lin's Road Konami 1985-03 — — — — — — — — — — — 4.15 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.15
Upright / Cockpit
Atama no Taisō Unienter 1983-04 — — — — — 2.75 — — — — — — — — 3.50 3.60 — — — — — — — — — 9.85
Badlands Konami 1984-03 5.50 5.13 4.57 3.75 4.25 3.13 3.25 3.29 — — — 3.00 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 35.87
Buggy Challenge Taito 1984-07 — — — 3.25 4.17 3.25 3.00 — 3.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 17.17
Buggy Boy Tatsumi 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.00 8.40 8.17 8.33 8.33 7.80 7.75 7.20 7.40 71.38
Laser Grand Prix Taito 1983-07 4.00 4.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.5
Cosmos Circuit Taito 1984-11 5.20 4.60 4.14 3.40 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.33 — — — — — — — 21.67
Hang-On (Ride On) Sega 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.50 9.70 9.58 9.69 9.47 9.29 9.18 9.07 8.23 8.67 8.46 100.84
Hang-On (Sit Down) Sega 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.00 9.40 9.40 9.33 9.25 9.14 9.14 8.38 8.29 81.33
Indiana Jones Namco 1985-11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.25 6.50 13.75
Konami RF2 Konami 1985-10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.00 7.22 6.33 6.55 27.1
M.A.C.H. 3 Taito 1984-02 — — — 3.33 — — — 3.20 — 3.67 3.38 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 13.58
Marble Madness Namco 1985-04 — — — — — — — — 6.50 5.25 5.86 5.50 5.14 — 4.33 4.40 4.80 4.40 4.50 4.50 4.50 4.33 4.33 5.00 — 73.34
Monaco GP Sega 1979-11 3.67 4.00 5.00 — — 3.50 — 4.33 4.00 3.50 4.00 4.00 4.00 4.33 — 4.67 4.33 4.33 4.67 4.00 4.50 — 4.33 — — 75.16
GP World Sega 1984-11 8.00 4.67 6.67 6.20 5.64 — 5.00 5.09 5.40 5.63 4.80 5.11 5.00 4.88 4.50 4.75 4.89 4.89 4.63 4.38 4.33 4.14 — — 4.80 113.4
Ninja Hayate Taito 1984-11 — 7.43 4.63 7.17 5.89 5.25 5.89 5.67 5.14 4.67 4.78 4.67 3.80 3.75 — — — 4.50 — — — — — — — 73.24
N.Y. Captor Taito 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.50 7.57 6.80 6.83 28.7
Paperboy Namco 1985-10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.00 6.33 6.00 5.33 5.00 30.66
Pole Position Namco 1982-09 4.50 5.50 — 4.50 4.00 3.50 4.00 4.67 5.00 5.50 5.00 3.67 4.00 4.00 4.00 5.00 4.67 — 4.50 4.00 — — — — — 80.01
Pole Position II Namco 1983-06 6.13 6.38 5.57 6.42 5.82 5.30 5.27 5.92 5.75 5.46 5.00 4.82 5.45 5.55 5.42 5.55 5.17 5.64 5.50 5.83 5.45 5.20 5.14 5.38 5.25 138.37
Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-02 — 7.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 7.5
Shooting Master Sega 1985-10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.00 7.71 15.71
Super Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-09 6.00 5.07 4.80 5.17 4.42 3.82 3.23 3.50 3.54 3.18 3.38 — — — 3.78 — — — — — — — — — 4.60 54.49
Star Blazer Sega 1983-09 3.66 4.00 3.67 — 3.75 — 3.67 3.00 — — 4.00 — 4.50 4.00 — 4.50 4.33 4.50 — — — — — — — 47.58
Star Wars Atari 1983-05 4.75 4.00 3.67 4.25 3.50 4.00 3.75 3.75 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.67 3.75 3.50 3.50 — — — — 4.50 4.67 4.33 4.60 — 4.75 80.94
Return of the Jedi Atari 1984-09 — — — 6.00 5.75 5.67 4.50 4.67 3.75 4.00 — 4.50 4.50 3.50 4.00 — — — — — — — — — — 50.84
Super Dead Heat Taito 1985-10 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 8.00 8
Super Don Quix-ote Universal 1984-11 8.00 7.00 6.50 — 5.33 — 5.00 — 5.00 4.50 — 4.50 4.00 5.00 — — — — 4.50 — — — — — — 59.33
Thunder Storm Data East 1984-02 5.70 5..60 5.70 5.22 5.13 4.88 — 4.80 4.70 4.00 4.20 4.00 4.63 4.67 4.71 4.50 5.57 5.00 4.83 4.75 4.50 4.14 4.33 — — 99.96
Turbo Sega 1981-10 — — 3.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — 4.00 — — — — — — — — — 7.5
TX-1 Namco 1983-10 6.92 6.58 6.38 6.17 5.93 5.67 5.18 5.55 5.33 5.64 5.18 5.17 5.30 5.44 5.40 5.78 7.13 5.25 5.75 4.63 5.56 5.00 5.63 4.75 5.00 140.32
TX-1 V8 Namco 1984-09 7.75 8.50 7.60 8.00 7.00 6.80 6.33  7.67 7.17 7.00 7.43 6.83 7.57 7.29 7.67 7.71 6.25 7.60 7.00 7.83 8.00 7.00 7.20 6.83 7.60 183.63
Uchū Senkan Yamato Taito 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 9.00 7.57 7.57 7.71 6.63 5.57 5.75 5.00 — 4.75 — 59.55
Ultra Quiz Taito 1983-09 5.00 — 5.00 5.67 4.33 5.00 4.67 5.67 5.00 5.00 4.67 4.00 4.25 4.75 4.50 4.75 4.75 5.00 5.00 5.00 5.33 5.00 4.75 4.50 — 111.59
Wyvern F-0 Taito 1985-06 — — — — — — — — — — — 8.50 7.25 6.63 5.88 6.14 — 5.33 5.00 4.50 4.33 4.33 4.50 4.67 — 67.06
Zoom 909 Sega 1982-11 — — — — — — — — — — 3.50 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3.5

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games in 1985. See tables below for breakdown of revenue estimates.

Rank Title Company Release Units
(est.)[9] 		Points Annual revenue (est.)
Nominal[n 5][5] Inflation
1 Karate Champ [57][58][59] Technōs / Data East 1984-09 30,000[60] 2,000 $380,000,000[61] $1,100,000,000
2 Hang-On [8] Sega 1985-07 10,000[62] 1,950 $100,000,000[63] $290,000,000
3 Kung-Fu Master [57][64] Irem / Data East 1984-12 5,000+[60] 1,900 $64,000,000[61] $190,000,000
4 Commando [57] Capcom 1985-05 4,000[65] 1,898 $60,000,000 $170,000,000
5 Yie Ar Kung-Fu [57][64] Konami 1985-03 4,000[66] 1,800 $54,000,000 $160,000,000
6 Hogan's Alley [57] Nintendo 1985-03 5,000[66] 1,700 $51,000,000 $150,000,000
7 VS. Excitebike [57][64] Nintendo 1985-02 4,000[66] 1,690 $51,000,000 $150,000,000
8 Pole Position [57] Namco 1982-11[67] 21,000[68] 1,680 $50,000,000 $150,000,000
9 Spy Hunter [57][58][59] Bally Midway 1984-01[69] 4,000[65] 1,675 $50,000,000 $150,000,000
10 Pole Position II [64] Namco 1983-10 7,000[67][66] 1,650 $50,000,000 $150,000,000
11 VS. Duck Hunt [58][59] Nintendo 1984-04 4,000[66] 1,630 $50,000,000 $150,000,000
12 VS. Baseball [58][59] Nintendo 1984-04 3,000[66] 1,620 $50,000,000 $150,000,000
13 Pac-Land [64] Namco 1984-12[70] 2,000[66] 1,610 $50,000,000 $150,000,000
Crowns Golf [64] Sega 1984 2,000[66] 1,610 $50,000,000 $150,000,000
VS. Golf [58][59] Nintendo 1984-10 2,000[65] 1,610 $50,000,000 $150,000,000
16 VS. Ice Climber [58][59] Nintendo 1985-01 300+[71] 1,600 $48,000,000 $150,000,000
VS. Tennis [58][59] Nintendo 1984-03[69] 1,000[72][73] 1,600 $48,000,000 $150,000,000
Trivia Master [64] PGD 1985 — 1,600 $48,000,000 $150,000,000
19 Paperboy Atari (Namco) 1985-04 3,442[67] 1,594 $48,000,000 $140,000,000
20 Trivia Whiz Merit 1985-02[74] 3,000[65] 1,545 $46,000,000 $140,000,000
21 Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-03[69] 5,000[65] 1,351 $41,000,000 $120,000,000
22 Cheyenne Gun Exidy 1984-09[75] 2,000[66] 1,342 $40,000,000 $120,000,000
23 1942 Capcom 1985-06 3,000[65] 1,341 $40,000,000 $120,000,000
24 Demolition Derby Bally Midway 1985-04[76] 3,000[65] 1,333 $40,000,000 $120,000,000
25 Crossbow Exidy 1983-11[69] 2,000[66] 1,252 $38,000,000 $110,000,000
26 Video Trivia Greyhound 1985-02[77] 2,000[65] 1,220 $37,000,000 $110,000,000
27 10-Yard Fight Irem / Taito 1983-12 8,000[66][65] 1,051 $32,000,000 $96,000,000
28 Marble Madness Atari (Namco) 1984-12[67] 3,270[67] 1,006 $30,000,000 $91,000,000
29 Two Tigers Bally Midway 1984-07[69] 3,000[65] 991 $30,000,000 $91,000,000
30 Gaplus (Galaga 3) Namco 1984-09 2,000[66] 928 $30,000,000 $85,000,000
31 Super Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-10 2,000[66] 878 $30,000,000 $79,000,000
32 Temple of Doom Atari (Namco) 1985-07[67] 2,825[67] 877 $26,000,000 $79,000,000
33 Bomb Jack Tehkan 1984-10 1,000[72][73] 847 $25,000,000 $76,000,000
34 Cobra Command Data East 1984-04 1,000[72][73] 795 $24,000,000 $73,000,000
35 MagMax Nichibutsu 1985-05[78] 1,000[66] 776 $23,000,000 $70,000,000
36 Elevator Action Taito 1983-07[69] 4,000[66] 767 $23,000,000 $70,000,000
37 Samurai Taito 1985-05[79] 300+[80] 690 $21,000,000 $61,000,000
38 Road Fighter Konami 1984-11 300+[71] 603 $20,000,000 $56,000,000
39 Birdie King 2 Taito 1983-09[81] 2,000[66] 585 $20,000,000 $53,000,000
40 Hat Trick Bally Sente 1984-05 2,000[65] 579 $17,000,000 $53,000,000
41 Gauntlet Atari (Namco) 1985-11 2,000[65] 502 $15,000,000 $47,000,000
42 Trivia Quiz Status Game 1984-07[82] 1,000[66] 496 $15,000,000 $44,000,000
43 Galaga Namco 1981-10[83] 42,500[84] 465 $14,000,000 $41,000,000
44 Birdie King 3 Taito 1984-06 2,000[65] 452 $14,000,000 $41,000,000
45 Major Havoc Atari (Namco) 1984-01[69] 300[67] 448 $13,000,000 $41,000,000
46 Star Rider Williams 1983-11 1,000[72][73] 416 $12,000,000 $38,000,000
47 Empire Strikes Back Atari (Namco) 1985-03[67] 544[67] 397 $12,000,000 $35,000,000
48 Return of the Jedi Atari (Namco) 1984-09[67] 800[67] 372 $11,000,000 $35,000,000
49 Super Basketball Konami 1984-10[85] 300+[71] 354 $11,000,000 $32,000,000
50 Special Forces Magic 1985-08[86] 300+[80] 345 $10,000,000 $32,000,000
51 Buggy Challenge Taito 1984-12[87] 1,000[65] 319 $10,000,000 $29,000,000
52 Champion Baseball Sega 1983-06 1,000[72][73] 316 $10,000,000 $29,000,000
53 Trivia Quiz 2 Status Game 1984-11[82] 300+[71] 312 $9,000,000 $29,000,000
54 Dragon's Lair Cinematronics 1983-07[69] 16,000[88] 302 $9,000,000 $26,000,000
55 Tapper Bally Midway 1984-02[69] 1,000[72][73] 276 $8,000,000 $26,000,000
56 Shanghai Kid Taito 1985-11 1,000[65] 274 $8,000,000 $23,000,000
57 Do! Run Run Universal 1984-11[89] 1,000[72][73] 263 $8,000,000 $23,000,000
58 Time Pilot '84 Konami 1984-05[90] 1,000[72][73] 257 $8,000,000 $23,000,000
59 Up'n Down Sega 1984-03[91] 1,000[72][73] 256 $8,000,000 $23,000,000
60 Rush'n Attack Konami 1985-12 3,000[65] 251 $8,000,000 $23,000,000
61 Sex Trivia Merit 1985[92] 300+[93] 246 $7,000,000 $23,000,000
62 Millipede Atari (Namco) 1982-11[67] 9,990[67] 241 $7,000,000 $20,000,000
63 Great Swordsman Taito 1985-06 1,000[66] 235 $7,000,000 $20,000,000
64 Jr. Pac-Man Namco 1983-08 1,000[72][73] 232 $7,000,000 $20,000,000
65 Ms. Pac-Man Namco 1982-02[94] 125,000[95] 222 $7,000,000 $20,000,000
66 Trivia Whiz II Merit 1985-04[74] 300+[93] 213 $6,000,000 $20,000,000
67 Kicker (Shao-lin's Road) Konami 1985-04 2,000[65] 203 $6,000,000 $18,000,000
68 Trivial Pursuit Bally Sente 1985-03[96] 1,000[66] 196 $6,000,000 $18,000,000
69 Monaco GP Sega 1980-01 2,000+[65] 181 $5,000,000 $18,000,000
70 Vulgus Capcom 1984-07 300+[80] 181 $5,000,000 $18,000,000
71 MotoRace USA Irem 1983-07[69] 1,000[72][73] 178 $5,000,000 $18,000,000
72 Lode Runner Irem 1984-11[97] 1,000[72][73] 154 $5,000,000 $15,000,000
73 Mega Zone Konami 1983-10 1,000[72][73] 152 $5,000,000 $15,000,000
74 I, Robot Atari (Namco) 1984-06[67] 750[67] 150 $5,000,000 $15,000,000
75 Choplifter Sega 1985-12 300+[93] 137 $4,000,000 $12,000,000
76 Mat Mania Taito 1985-10[98] 300+[93] 135 $4,000,000 $12,000,000
77 M.A.C.H. 3 Mylstar 1983-10[69] 1,000[72][73] 134 $4,000,000 $12,000,000
78 Stocker Bally Sente 1984-12[99] 1,000[65] 127 $4,000,000 $12,000,000
79 Astron Belt Sega 1983-10[69] 1,000[72][73] 117 $4,000,000 $12,000,000
80 Seicross Nichibutsu 1984-06 300+[71] 103 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
81 Hyper Sports Konami 1984-05[69] 20,833[100] 101 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
82 Ring King Data East 1985-12 300+[93] 101 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
83 Firefox Atari (Namco) 1984-01[67] 2,115[67] 100 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
84 Gimme A Break Bally Sente 1985-07 1,000[65] 100 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
85 Little Casino III Digital Controls 1985 300+[80] 94 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
86 Combat Exidy 1985-03[101] 2,000[65] 91 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
87 Space Ace Cinematronics 1983-12[102] 1,500[103] 86 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
88 Track & Field Konami 1983-10[104] 27,138[100] 80 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
89 Donkey Kong 3 Nintendo 1983-10 5,000[105] 80 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
90 Mr. Do's Wild Ride Universal 1984-03[106] 1,000[72][73] 73 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
Street Heat Epos / Cardinal 1985-03[107] 300+[93] 73 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
92 Tag Team Wrestling Data East 1984-01[108] 1,000[72][73] 69 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
93 Nova 2001 Universal 1984-03[106] 1,000[72][73] 64 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
94 Exerion Jaleco / Taito 1983-11 1,000[72][73] 55 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
95 Ghosts 'n Goblins Capcom 1985-09 1,000[65] 53 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
96 Power Play Cinematronics 1985-09 1,000[65] 51 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
97 H.B’s Olympics Magic 1984-10[109] 1,000[72][73] 46 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
98 Superbike Crown 1983 1,000[72][73] 44 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
99 Gridiron Fight Tehkan 1985-05 1,000[65] 43 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
100 Peter Pack Rat Atari (Namco) 1985-07 698[67] 43 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
101 Circus Charlie Konami 1984-03[69] 1,000[72][73] 40 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
Video games 1,095,400 65,271 $2,350,000,000 $6,900,000,000
1 English Mark Darts [64] Arachnid 1984 1,000[72][73] 658 $20,000,000 $58,000,000
2 Triple Strike Williams 1975 3,376[110] 193 $6,000,000 $18,000,000
3 Shoot Away Namco 1978 300+[71] 178 $6,000,000 $18,000,000
4 Pub Time Darts Nomac 1984 300+[71] 177 $5,000,000 $15,000,000
5 Skee-Ball Skee-Ball — 10,022+[111] 100 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
6 All-American Dartes Wico / IDEA 1984-01[112] 300+[113] 90 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
7 Face-Off Entertainment 1983[114] 300+[71] 88 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
8 Big Strike Williams 1966 3,600[115] 87 $3,000,000 $9,000,000
9 Big Bat Bally Midway 1984 1,000[72][73] 59 $2,000,000 $6,000,000
10 Mr. Muscle Zamperia 1984 1,000[72][73] 35 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
11 Whirly Bucket Exidy 1983 1,000[72][73] 31 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
12 Fire Escape ICE 1984[116] 1,000[72][73] 29 $1,000,000 $3,000,000
Electro-mechanical $2,150,000,000 $6,300,000,000

Play Meter provided the following earning figures in terms of points. Wherever Play Meter points are unavailable, RePlay points are converted to Play Meter points.

Title Company Release Points[n 6]
1/15
[72] 		6/1
[71] 		6/15
[71][113] 		7/1
[113] 		7/15
[113] 		8/15
[80] 		9/1
[80] 		9/15
[80] 		10/1
[80][117] 		10/15
[117] 		11/1
[117] 		11/15
[117] 		12/1
[93] 		12/15
[93] 		12/31
[93] 		Total
Video games
10-Yard Fight Irem / Taito 1983-12 112.3 — — — — — — — — — — 156 152 420
10-Yard Fight '85 Irem / Taito 1985-05[118] — — — — — — — 82 68 77 60 82 113 81 68 631
1942 Capcom 1985-06 — — 69 48 115 93 114 203 129 97 99 85 95 104 90 1,341
Astron Belt Sega 1983-10[69] 116.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 117
Birdie King 2 Taito 1983-09[81] 94.2 73 73 60 79 — — — — — — 103 103 585
Birdie King 3 Taito 1984-06 — — 105 — 90 — — 67 70 — — 57 63 452
Bomb Jack Tehkan 1984-10 60.0 76 79 73 80 65 78 110 90 — — — 64 72 — 847
Buggy Challenge Taito 1984-12[87] — — — 109 210 — — — — — — 33 59 319
Champion Baseball Sega 1983-06 117.2 — — — — — — — 50 52 47 50 — — — 316
Cheyenne Exidy 1984-09[75] — 108 91 88 130 109 130 99 133 101 94 85 — 95 79 1,342
Choplifter Sega 1985-12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 137 137
Circus Charlie Konami 1984-03[69] 40.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 40
Cloak & Dagger Atari (Namco) 1984-03 39.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 39
Cobra Command Data East 1984-04 100.0 — — — 123 104 87 — 95 134 88 64 — — — 795
Commando Capcom 1985-05 — — — 200 231 197 155 206 143 174 126 114 126 110 116 1,898
Crackshot Exidy 1985-12[101] — — — — — — — — — — — — — 29 29
Crossbow Exidy 1983-11[69] 56.6 115 74 91 105 83 98 78 99 66 103 69 64 76 74 1,252
Crowns Golf Sega 1984 — — 52 — 80 87 72 — 78 — 88 51 — — — 508
Demolition Derby Bally Midway 1985-04[76] — — — — — 233 — 183 183 155 134 140 185 120 — 1,333
Discs of Tron Bally Midway 1983-09[69] 33.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 34
Donkey Kong 3 Nintendo 1983-10 79.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 80
Dragon's Lair Cinematronics 1983-07[69] 122.4 — — — — — — — 43 42 46 49 — — — 302
Duck Hunt Nintendo 1984-04 — — — — 229 133 140 122 108 113 102 93 96 94 67 1,297
Elevator Action Taito 1983-07[69] 141.5 51 61 — — — — — 58 53 52 167 183 767
Exerion Jaleco / Taito 1983-11 54.9 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 55
Empire Strikes Back Atari (Namco) 1985-03[67] — 87 66 — 105 — — — — — 62 77 — — — 397
Return of the Jedi Atari (Namco) 1984-09[67] — 76 69 — — — — — 55 54 57 61 — — — 372
Firefox Atari (Namco) 1984-01[67] 100.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 100
Galaga Namco 1981-10[83] — — — — — — — — — — — 237 228 465
Gaplus (Galaga 3) Namco 1984-09 70.9 — 74 — 83 — — — — — — 92 — — 320
Galaga 3 Namco 1984-09 — 32 74 — — 64 67 72 95 — — — 71 62 71 608
Gauntlet Atari (Namco) 1985-11 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 273 229 502
Ghosts 'n Goblins Capcom 1985-09 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 53 53
Gimme A Break Bally Sente 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — 39 61 100
Great Swordsman Taito 1985-06 — — — — — 92 — — 69 — — 31 43 235
Gridiron Fight Tehkan 1985-05 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 43 43
Hang-On Sega 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — 235 — 248 302 317 241 1,343
Hat Trick Bally Sente 1984-05 — — 148 — — 92 107 57 105 — — — — 70 579
H.B’s Olympics Magic 1984-10[109] 45.7 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 46
Hogan's Alley Nintendo 1985-03 — — — — 195 143 117 135 129 121 103 99 95 99 80 1,316
Ice Climber Nintendo 1985-01 — — 79 — — 87 — — 71 50 54 54 — — — 395
I, Robot Atari (Namco) 1984-06[67] — — — — — 32 55 — 63 — — — — — — 150
Karate Champ Data East 1984-09 200 132 113 125 117 114 104 112 102 112 92 72 96 85 79 1,655
Kung-Fu Master Irem / Data East 1984-12 — 188 146 162 156 140 125 134 119 141 114 100 125 89 100 1,839
Kicker Konami 1985-04 — — — — — — — — — — — 98 105 203
LA Trivia Kramer 1985 — — — — — — — — — — — 7 — — 7
Little Casino III Digital Controls 1985 — — — — — — — — 40 — — 54 — — — 94
Lode Runner Irem 1981-11 — — — — — 82 — — 72 — — — — — — 154
Mr. Do's Wild Ride Universal 1984-03[106] 73.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 73
Do! Run Run Universal 1984-11[89] 81.6 — — — — — — — 44 42 46 49 — — — 263
M.A.C.H. 3 Mylstar 1983-10[69] 134.4 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 134
MagMax Nichibutsu 1985-05[78] — — — — — — 133 — 156 83 107 96 100 53 48 776
Major Havoc Atari (Namco) 1984-01[69] 74.7 66 63 — — — — — — — — — 118 53 73 448
Marble Madness Atari (Namco) 1984-12[67] — 138 128 107 95 97 74 52 69 86 87 73 — — — 1,006
Mat Mania Taito 1985-10[98] — — — — — — — — — — — — — 135 — 135
Mega Zone Konami 1983-10 151.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 152
Millipede Atari (Namco) 1982-11[67] 116.5 60 64 — — — — — — — — — — — — 241
Monaco GP Sega 1980-01 — — — — — — — — — — — 82 99 181
MotoRace USA Irem 1983-07[69] 28.8 — — — — — — — — — — — 46 60 43 178
Nova 2001 Universal 1984-03[106] 64.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 64
Ms. Pac-Man Namco 1982-02[94] — — — — — — — — — — — 222 — — 222
Jr. Pac-Man Namco 1983-08 95.8 — — — — — — — — — — — 40 46 50 232
Pac-Land Namco 1984-12[70] — — — — — — — — — — — 64 — — 64
Paperboy Atari (Namco) 1985-04 — — — — — 183 234 190 138 151 196 119 87 151 145 1,594
Peter Pack Rat Atari (Namco) 1985-07 — — — — — — — — — — — 43 — — 43
Pole Position Namco 1982-11[67] 105.2 85 82 86 81 85 75 90 89 79 76 63 73 82 73 1,224
Pole Position II Namco 1983-10 193.7 93 85 97 82 95 84 113 88 100 81 82 88 85 94 1,461
Power Play Cinematronics 1985-09 — — — — — — — — — — — 18 33 51
Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-03[69] 135.5 86 69 77 75 96 85 95 83 76 71 185 217 1,351
Super Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-10 — 75 125 119 115 103 60 — 151 — — 82 48 878
Ring King Data East 1985-12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 101 101
Road Fighter Konami 1984-11 — 101 74 103 76 69 40 64 76 — — — — — — 603
Rush'n Attack Konami 1985-12 — — — — — — — — — — — — — 129 122 251
Samurai Taito 1985-05[79] — — — — — 90 96 114 65 53 71 68 63 70 — 690
Seicross Nichibutsu 1984-06 — 43 60 — — — — — — — — — — — — 103
Sex Trivia Merit 1985[92] — — — — — — — — — — — — — 91 155 246
Shanghai Kid Taito 1985-11 — — — — — — — — — — — — 135 86 53 274
Space Ace Cinematronics 1983-12[102] 86.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 86
Special Forces Magic 1985-08[86] — — — — — — 102 164 79 — — — — — — 345
Spy Hunter Bally Midway 1984-01[69] 171.8 128 104 113 102 116 136 114 105 96 100 86 107 85 111 1,675
Star Rider Williams 1983-11 107.5 — — — — 69 110 43 86 — — — — — — 416
Stocker Bally Sente 1984-12[99] — — — — — — — — — — — 63 64 127
Street Heat Epos / Cardinal 1985-03[107] — — — — — — — — — — — — — 73 — 73
Super Basketball Konami 1984-10[85] — 68 67 — — — — — 58 54 50 57 — — — 354
Superbike Crown 1983 44.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 44
Track & Field Konami 1983-10[104] 79.5 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 80
Hyper Sports Konami 1984-05[69] 101.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 101
Tapper Bally Midway 1984-02[69] 62.2 — — — — — — — 46 48 43 55 — — — 254
Root Beer Tapper Bally Midway 1984 22.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 22
Tag Team Wrestling Data East 1984-01[108] 69.2 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 69
Temple of Doom Atari (Namco) 1985-07[67] — — — — — — — — — 180 239 141 165 — 152 877
Time Pilot '84 Konami 1984-05[90] 149.9 47 60 — — — — — — — — — — — — 257
Trivia Quiz Status Game 1984-07[82] — 72 83 103 75 — — — 52 — — 53 — 58 — 496
Trivia Quiz 2 Status Game 1984-11[82] — — 70 — — — — — 61 50 75 56 — — — 312
Trivia Whiz Merit 1985-02[74] — 152 128 136 148 149 130 120 114 104 118 119 — 127 1,545
Trivia Whiz II Merit 1985-04[74] — — — — — — — — — — — — — 73 140 213
Trivial Pursuit Bally Sente 1985-03[96] — — — — — — 73 — 65 — — 58 — — 196
Two Tigers Bally Midway 1984-07[69] 60.0 87 64 75 87 74 68 46 72 68 94 63 — 133 991
Up'n Down Sega 1984-03[91] 135.6 59 61 — — — — — — — — — — — — 256
Vertigo Exidy 1985-01[101] — — — — — — — — — — — 13 18 31
Video Trivia Greyhound 1985-02[77] — 135 106 92 89 99 77 98 75 99 63 49 67 74 97 1,220
VS. Tennis Nintendo 1984-03[69] 159.6 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 160
VS. Baseball Nintendo 1984-04 194.8 67 84 — — 67 73 112 95 — — 152 123 968
VS. Golf Nintendo 1984-10 — — 140 — — 83 — 64 72 95 79 62 — 70 665
VS. Excitebike Nintendo 1985-02 — 117 108 97 96 89 100 86 78 70 72 199 169 1,281
Vulgus Capcom 1984-07 — — — — — — — — 37 36 59 49 — — — 181
Yie Ar Kung-Fu Konami 1985-03 — 137 92 105 113 117 125 114 88 76 86 76 83 78 61 1,351
Electro-mechanical
All-American Dartes Wico / IDEA 1984-01[112] — — — — 90 — — — — — — — — — — 90
Big Bat Bally Midway 1984 59.1 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 59
Big Strike Williams 1966 87.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 87
English Mark Darts Arachnid 1984 48.5 61 76 — — — — — 59 45 68 74 85 76 65 658
Face-Off Entertainment 1983[114] — — 88 — — — — — — — — — — — — 88
Fire Escape ICE 1984[116] 29.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 29
Mr. Muscle Zamperia 1984 34.8 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 35
Pub Time Darts Nomac 1984 — 62 115 — — — — — — — — — — — — 177
Shoot Away Namco 1978 — 99 79 — — — — — — — — — — — — 178
Skee-Ball Skee-Ball — 100.0 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 100
Triple Strike Williams 1975 73.0 — 120 — — — — — — — — — — — — 193
Whirly Bucket Exidy 1983 31.3 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 31

November–December[]

RePlay provided the following earning figures in terms of points during November to December 1985. For reference, RePlay points are converted to equivalent Play Meter points in separate columns.

Title Company Release November[66][n 7] December[65][n 7] Play Meter points (est.)[n 6]
Rating % Points Rating % Points November December
10-Yard Fight Irem / Taito 1983-12 6.75 60 405 6.83 58 396 156 152
10-Yard Fight '85 Irem / Taito 1985-05[118] 8.25 13 107 7.57 15 114 41 44
1942 Capcom 1985-06 8.07 46 371 8.00 51 408 143 157
Birdie King 2 Taito 1983-09[81] 6.57 41 269 6.47 41 265 103 102
Birdie King 3 Taito 1984-06 7.46 20 149 6.29 26 164 57 63
Buggy Challenge Taito 1984-12[87] 7.69 11 85 6.95 22 153 33 59
Cheyenne Gun Exidy 1984-09[75] 8.21 40 328 7.76 40 310 126 119
Combat Exidy 1985-03[101] 7.80 21 164 7.67 26 199 63 77
Commando Capcom 1985-05 8.91 67 597 8.58 71 609 230 234
Crackshot Exidy 1985-12[101] — — — 6.86 11 76 — 29
Crossbow Exidy 1983-11[69] 7.13 40 285 6.86 39 268 110 103
Crowns Golf Sega 1984 7.00 33 231 — — — 89 —
Demolition Derby Bally Midway 1985-04[76] 7.86 37 291 7.11 47 334 112 128
Elevator Action Taito 1983-07[69] 6.03 72 434 6.52 73 476 167 183
Return of the Jedi Atari (Namco) 1984-09[67] 5.60 25 140 — — — 54 —
Galaga Namco 1981-10[83] 6.93 89 617 6.88 86 592 237 228
Gaplus (Galaga 3) Namco 1984-09 6.29 38 239 — — — 92 —
Gauntlet Atari (Namco) 1985-11 — — — 9.06 36 326 — 125
Ghosts 'n Goblins Capcom 1985-09 — — — 7.65 18 138 — 53
Gimme A Break Bally Sente 1985-07 7.75 13 101 6.90 23 159 39 61
Great Swordsman Taito 1985-06 7.30 11 80 7.00 16 112 31 43
Gridiron Fight Tehkan 1985-05 — — — 7.00 16 112 — 43
Hang-On Sega 1985-07 9.17 10 92 8.68 33 286 35 110
Hat Trick Bally Sente 1984-05 — — — 6.54 28 183 — 70
Indiana Jones Atari (Namco) 1985-07[67] 8.00 22 176 8.10 33 267 68 103
Karate Champ Data East 1984-09 8.22 80 658 7.90 83 656 253 252
Kung-Fu Master Irem / Data East 1984-12 8.68 58 503 8.51 59 502 193 193
Kicker (Shao-lin's Road) Konami 1985-04 6.68 38 254 6.66 41 273 98 105
LA Trivia Kramer 1985 6.00 3 18 — — — 7 —
MagMax Nichibutsu 1985-05[78] 7.20 17 122 — — — 47 —
Monaco GP Sega 1980-01 6.46 33 213 6.43 40 257 82 99
Ms. Pac-Man Namco 1982-02[94] 5.95 97 577 — — — 222 —
Pac-Land Namco 1984-12[70] 6.39 26 166 — — — 64 —
Paperboy Atari (Namco) 1985-04 8.51 51 434 8.67 48 416 167 160
Peter Pack Rat Atari (Namco) 1985-07 6.60 17 112 — — — 43 —
Pole Position Namco 1982-11[67] 8.01 83 665 7.99 84 671 256 258
Pole Position II Namco 1983-10 8.23 72 593 7.77 61 474 228 182
Power Play Cinematronics 1985-09 6.63 7 46 6.06 14 85 18 33
Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-03[69] 6.88 70 482 6.73 84 565 185 217
Super Punch-Out! Nintendo 1984-10 7.38 29 214 6.61 19 126 82 48
Rush'n Attack Konami 1985-12 — — — 8.03 43 345 — 133
Shanghai Kid Taito 1985-11 8.10 11 89 7.21 15 108 34 42
Spy Hunter Bally Midway 1984-01[69] 8.34 73 609 8.32 74 616 234 237
Stocker Bally Sente 1984-12[99] 7.74 21 163 6.95 24 167 63 64
Trivia Quiz Status Game 1984-07[82] 6.08 22 134 — — — 52 —
Trivia Whiz Merit 1985-02[74] 8.09 39 316 7.68 43 330 122 127
Trivia Whiz III Merit 1985 — — — 7.65 22 168 — 65
Trivial Pursuit Bally Sente 1985-03[96] 6.80 22 150 — — — 58 —
Turbo Sega 1982-01[119] 6.46 62 401 6.59 66 435 154 167
Two Tigers Bally Midway 1984-07[69] 6.78 46 312 6.67 52 347 120 133
Vertigo Exidy 1985-01[101] 6.67 5 33 6.00 8 48 13 18
Video Trivia Greyhound 1985-02[77] 6.97 27 188 6.78 29 197 72 76
VS. Baseball Nintendo 1984-04 7.33 54 396 7.45 43 320 152 123
VS. Duck Hunt Nintendo 1984-04 8.29 65 539 7.98 58 463 207 178
VS. Golf Nintendo 1984-10 — — — 6.51 28 182 — 70
VS. Excitebike Nintendo 1985-02 6.98 74 517 7.19 61 439 199 169
VS. Hogan's Alley Nintendo 1985-03 8.69 83 721 8.47 75 635 277 244
Yie Ar Kung-Fu Konami 1985-03 7.82 70 547 7.97 66 526 210 202

United Kingdom[]

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games in 1985.

Rank United Kingdom Company Units
(est.) 		Annual revenue (est.) Ref
Nominal Inflation
1 Commando Capcom 15,000 $50,000,000 $150,000,000 [120][121][13]
2 Track & Field (Hyper Olympic) Konami 1,000+ $50,000,000 $150,000,000 [120]
3 Hang-On Sega 1,000+ $50,000,000 $150,000,000 [28][122][123]
4 Ghosts 'n Goblins Capcom 1,000+ $14,000,000 $41,000,000 [124]
Green Beret (Rush'n Attack) Konami 1,000+ $14,000,000 $41,000,000 [125]
6 Space Harrier Sega 1,000+ $14,000,000 $41,000,000 [126][28][122]
Arcade video games 100,000 $330,000,000 $960,000,000 [12][13]

Best-selling home systems[]

Rank System(s) Company Type Generation Sales Ref
Japan USA UK Worldwide
1 NES (Famicom) Nintendo Console Gen 3 6,500,000 90,000 — 6,590,000 [127][128]
2 Commodore 64 Commodore Computer 8-bit — 1,000,000 — 2,500,000 [129][130]
3 IBM PC IBM Computer 8-bit / 16-bit — 1,400,000 — 2,000,000 [129][131][132]
4 IBM PC clones Various Computer 8-bit / 16-bit — 1,200,000 — 1,700,000 [129][131]
— Deskpro / Portable Compaq Computer 8-bit / 16-bit — 190,000 — 190,000+ [131]
AT&T PC AT&T Computer 16-bit — 120,000 — 120,000+
5 Atari 2600 Atari Console Gen 2 — — — 1,000,000 [130]
6 Apple II Apple Inc. Computer 8-bit — — — 900,000 [129]
7 CPC / PCW Amstrad Computer 8-bit — — 700,000 700,000+ [133][134]
8 Game & Watch Nintendo Handheld 4-bit 500,000 — — 500,000 [135]
9 Commodore 128 Commodore Computer 8-bit — — — 500,000 [130]
10 PC-88 / PC-98 NEC Computer 8-bit / 16-bit 430,000 — — 430,000+ [136][137]
11 ZX Spectrum Sinclair Computer 8-bit — — 400,000 400,000+ [133][134]
12 Sega Mark III Sega Console Gen 3 370,000 — — 370,000 [138]
13 Sega SG-1000 Sega Console Gen 3 260,000 — — 260,000+ [138]
14 Apple Macintosh Apple Computer 16-bit — — — 200,000 [129]
15 Tandy 1000 Tandy Computer 8-bit / 16-bit — 110,000 — 125,000 [132]
16 Sharp X1 / MZ Sharp Computer 8-bit 110,000 — — 110,000+ [136][137]
17 Amiga Commodore Computer 16-bit — — — 100,000 [129]
Atari ST Atari Computer 16-bit — — — 100,000 [129]
19 Atari 8-bit Atari Computer 8-bit — — — 100,000 [129]
20 Tandy 1200 Tandy Computer 8-bit / 16-bit — 60,000 — 75,000 [131][132]
21 TRS-80 Tandy Computer 8-bit — — — 10,000 [129]
Annual sales
Video game consoles Console 7,130,000 3,000,000 — 10,130,000 [5]
Personal computers Computer 1,200,000 3,300,000 1,100,000 7,610,000 [129][139][140]

Best-selling home video games[]

Worldwide[]

The following titles were the best-selling home video games worldwide in 1985. See sections below for breakdown of sales figures and revenue estimates.

Rank Title Platform Company Sales
(est.) 		Gross revenue (est.) Genre Ref
Nominal Inflation
1 Super Mario Bros. Famicom Nintendo 3,090,000 $92,000,000 $270,000,000 Platformer
2 Soccer Famicom Nintendo 1,530,000 $35,000,000 $100,000,000 Sports [141][17]
3 Spartan X (Kung Fu) Famicom Irem 1,420,000 $33,000,000 $96,000,000 Beat 'em up [141][142]
4 Excitebike Famicom Nintendo 1,070,000 $26,000,000 $76,000,000 Racing [141][143]
5 Kinnikuman Famicom Nintendo 1,050,000 $24,000,000 $70,000,000 Wrestling [141][144]
6 Ice Climber Famicom Nintendo 1,000,000 $20,000,000 $58,000,000 Platformer [141][145]
7 Lode Runner Multi-plat Hudson Soft 930,000 $18,000,000 $53,000,000 Platformer [141][146]
8 Hydlide Computers T&E Soft 800,000 $20,000,000 $58,000,000 Action RPG
9 Ikki (Farmers Rebellion) Famicom Sun Denshi 800,000 $18,000,000 $53,000,000 H&S [141][147]
10 Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Famicom Enix 700,000 $18,000,000 $53,000,000 VN / ADV [141][148]
11 Pitfall II Consoles Activision 700,000 $9,000,000 $26,000,000 Platformer
12 F1 Race Famicom Nintendo 520,000 $11,000,000 $32,000,000 Racing [141][149]
13 Bomberman Famicom Nintendo 500,000 $12,000,000 $35,000,000 Maze [141]
14 Ninja JaJaMaru-kun Famicom Jaleco 500,000 $11,000,000 $32,000,000 Platformer [150][151]
15 Frogger Consoles Konami / Sega 500,000 $5,700,000 $17,000,000 Action
16 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong Famicom Nintendo 450,000 $9,500,000 $28,000,000 Mahjong [141][152]
17 Q*bert Atari 2600 Parker Bros. 440,000 $5,500,000 $16,000,000 Puzzle
18 Jungle Hunt Consoles Taito 410,000 $5,100,000 $15,000,000 Platformer
19 Tarzan ColecoVision Coleco 410,000 $5,100,000 $15,000,000
20 Karate Champ / Fist Computers Data East 400,000 $8,000,000 $23,000,000 Fighting
21 Star Trek ColecoVision Sega 400,000 $4,400,000 $13,000,000 FPS
22 Hyper Sports / Super Test Computers Konami 400,000 $4,300,000 $13,000,000 Sports
23 Ghostbusters Computers Activision 370,000 $8,500,000 $25,000,000 Action
24 Donkey Kong Consoles Nintendo 330,000 $4,100,000 $12,000,000 Platformer
25 Mario Bros. Multi-plat Nintendo 310,000 $4,600,000 $13,000,000

Handheld games[]

Rank Title Platform Company Sales
(est.) 		Gross revenue (est.) Genre Ref
Nominal Inflation
1 Black Jack Game & Watch Nintendo 250,000 $12,000,000 $35,000,000 Action [153]
2 Tropical Fish Game & Watch Nintendo 250,000 $9,400,000 $27,000,000

Japan[]

In Japan, the year's best-selling home video game was Super Mario Bros. for the Family Computer (Famicom), later known as the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) outside Japan.[154][155] The game's success significantly increased the Famicom's user base.[156] By the end of 1985, more than 50 million Famicom game cartridges had been sold in Japan,[16] including more than a dozen Famicom titles that crossed 1 million sales each.[157][158]

The following titles were the year's best-selling home video games in Japan, excluding dedicated handheld games. 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 Super Mario Bros. Famicom Nintendo 3,000,000 $90,000,000 $260,000,000 Platformer [155][154]
2 Soccer Famicom Nintendo 1,530,000 $35,000,000 $100,000,000 Sports [141][17]
3 Spartan X (Kung Fu) Famicom Irem 1,420,000 $33,000,000 $96,000,000 Beat 'em up [141][142]
4 Excitebike Famicom Nintendo 1,070,000 $26,000,000 $76,000,000 Racing [141][143]
5 Kinnikuman Famicom Nintendo 1,050,000 $24,000,000 $70,000,000 Wrestling [141][144]
6 Ice Climber Famicom Nintendo 1,000,000 $20,000,000 $58,000,000 Platformer [141][145]
7 Lode Runner Multi-plat Broderbund 930,000 $19,000,000 $56,000,000 Platformer
8 Hydlide Computers T&E Soft 800,000 $20,000,000 $58,000,000 Action RPG
9 Ikki (Farmers Rebellion) Famicom Sun Denshi 800,000 $18,000,000 $53,000,000 Hack & slash [141][147]
10 Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Famicom Enix 700,000 $18,000,000 $53,000,000 VN / ADV [141][148]
11 F1 Race Famicom Nintendo 520,000 $11,000,000 $32,000,000 Racing [141][149]
12 Bomberman Famicom Nintendo 500,000 $12,000,000 $35,000,000 Maze [141][159]
13 Ninja JaJaMaru-kun Famicom Jaleco 500,000 $11,000,000 $32,000,000 Platformer [150][151]
14 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong Famicom Nintendo 450,000 $9,500,000 $28,000,000 Mahjong [141][152]
15 Hyper Olympic MSX Konami 270,000 $5,000,000 $15,000,000 Sports [160][161]
16 Thexder PC-88 / FC Game Arts 200,000 $7,000,000 $20,000,000 Run & gun
17 Door Door Famicom Enix 200,000 $4,000,000 $12,000,000 Puzzle [162][163]
18 The Death Trap Computers Squaresoft 200,000 $4,000,000 $12,000,000 VN / ADV
19 Yakyū Kyō Computers Hudson Soft 140,000 $3,000,000 $3,000,000 Sports
20 The Black Onyx Computers BPS 100,000 $2,000,000 $6,000,000 RPG

Console games[]

The following titles were the year's best-selling home console game cartridges in Japan.

Rank Title Platform Company Sales Gross revenue (est.) Genre Ref
Nominal Inflation
1 Super Mario Bros. Famicom Nintendo 3,000,000 $90,000,000 $260,000,000 Platformer [155][154]
2 Soccer Famicom Nintendo 1,530,000 $35,000,000 $100,000,000 Sports [141][17]
3 Spartan X (Kung Fu) Famicom Irem 1,420,000 $33,000,000 $96,000,000 Beat 'em up [141][142]
4 Excitebike Famicom Nintendo 1,070,000 $26,000,000 $76,000,000 Racing [141][143]
5 Kinnikuman Famicom Nintendo 1,050,000 $24,000,000 $70,000,000 Wrestling [141][144]
6 Ice Climber Famicom Nintendo 1,000,000 $20,000,000 $58,000,000 Platformer [141][145]
7 Ikki (Farmers Rebellion) Famicom Sun Denshi 800,000 $18,000,000 $53,000,000 Hack & slash [141][147]
8 Lode Runner Famicom Hudson Soft 800,000 $16,000,000 $48,000,000 Platformer [141][146]
9 Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Famicom Enix 700,000 $18,000,000 $53,000,000 Visual novel [141][148]
10 F1 Race Famicom Nintendo 520,000 $11,000,000 $32,000,000 Racing [141][149]
11 Bomberman Famicom Nintendo 500,000 $12,000,000 $35,000,000 Maze [141][159]
12 Ninja JaJaMaru-kun Famicom Jaleco 500,000 $11,000,000 $32,000,000 Platformer [150][151]
13 4 Nin Uchi Mahjong Famicom Nintendo 450,000 $9,500,000 $28,000,000 Mahjong [141][152]
14 Door Door Famicom Enix 200,000 $4,000,000 $12,000,000 Puzzle [162][163]
15 Thexder Famicom Game Arts 100,000 $2,000,000 $6,000,000 Run & gun [164][165]

Computer games[]

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

Rank Title Platform(s) Company Points
[n 8][166] 		Sales (est.)
[n 9][166] 		Revenue
(est.)[n 10] 		Genre
1 Hydlide [167][166][168] Computers T&E Soft 186 800,000 $20,000,000 Action RPG
2 Hyper Olympic [160][161] MSX Konami — 270,000 $5,000,000 Sports
3 The Death Trap [169][170][166] Computers Squaresoft — 200,000 $5,000,000 VN / ADV
4 Yakyū Kyō / Baseball Craze PC-60/88, X1 Hudson Soft 169 100,000 $2,000,000 Sports
5 Lode Runner FM-7, X1 Soft Pro 161 100,000 $1,000,000 Platformer
6 The Black Onyx [171] NEC, FM-7, X1 BPS 119 90,000 $1,000,000 RPG
7 Yie Ar Kung-Fu MSX Konami 116 90,000 $1,000,000 Fighting
8 The Castle FM-7, X1 ASCII 97 90,000 $900,000 Platformer
9 Professional Mahjong NEC, FM-7/11 Chatnoir 90 90,000 $800,000 Mahjong
10 Thexder [164] PC-8801 Game Arts 87 90,000 $800,000 Run & gun
11 Wing-Man NEC, FM-7, X1 Enix 80 70,000 $700,000 VN / ADV
12 The Cockpit Computers Compac 70 70,000 $600,000 Flight sim
13 Will: The Death Trap II [172] Computers Squaresoft 67 70,000 $600,000 VN / ADV
14 The Fire Crystal PC-8801 BPS 64 30,000 $600,000 RPG
15 Plazma Line Computers Technosoft 64 30,000 $600,000 Racing
16 Fantasian PC-8801, X1 Xtal Soft 59 30,000 $500,000 RPG
17 Hyper Rally MSX Konami 55 20,000 $400,000 Racing
18 Volguard Computers dB-Soft 53 30,000 $500,000 Shmup
19 Champion Soccer MSX Pony Canyon 50 30,000 $500,000 Sports
20 Flappy Computers dB-Soft 50 30,000 $500,000 Puzzle
21 Dragon Slayer NEC, FM-7, X1 Nihon Falcom 49 20,000 $400,000 Action RPG
22 American Truck Computers Nihon Telenet 42 20,000 $400,000 Racing
23 Ghostbusters MSX Pony Canyon 34 20,000 $300,000 Action
24 King's Valley MSX Konami 34 20,000 $300,000 Platformer
25 Chack'n Pop Computers Taito 33 20,000 $300,000
26 F-16 Fighting Falcon MSX ASCII 32 20,000 $300,000 Flight sim
27 Macadam PC-8801, X1 dB-Soft 31 20,000 $300,000 Eroge
28 Sky Jaguar MSX Konami 29 20,000 $300,000 Shmup
29 Karuizawa Yūkai Annai Computers Enix 28 20,000 $300,000 VN / ADV
30 Dimensional Fighter Epsilon3 PC-8801 BPS 26 10,000 $200,000 FPS / ARPG
31 Dai Dassō Computers Carry Lab 26 10,000 $200,000 Action
32 Star Arthur III: Terra 4001 Computers T&E Soft 25 10,000 $200,000 VN / ADV
33 Macross Countdown Sharp X1 Bothtec 24 10,000 $200,000 Shmup
34 F2 Grand Prix Computers Carry Lab 23 10,000 $200,000 Racing
35 Tokyo Nampa Street PC-88, FM-7 Enix 23 10,000 $200,000 Dating / VN
36 The Screamer PC-8801 MagicalZoo 19 10,000 $200,000 ARPG / RPS
37 Asteka Computers Nihon Falcom 17 10,000 $200,000 VN / ADV
38 Lizard Computers Xtal Soft 16 10,000 $100,000 RPG
39 Hokkaidō Rensa Satsujin NEC PC, FM-7 ASCII 16 10,000 $100,000 VN / ADV
40 Mario Bros. Computers Hudson Soft 16 10,000 $100,000 Platformer
41 Road Fighter MSX Konami 16 10,000 $100,000 Racing
42 Jankyō Computers Hudson Soft 15 10,000 $100,000 Mahjong
43 Raid on Bungeling Bay MSX Sony 14 10,000 $100,000 Shmup
44 Fairie's Residence PC-88, FM-7 ChampionSoft 14 10,000 $100,000 Bishōjo / VN
45 Xevious FM-7, X1 Namco 13 10,000 $100,000 Shmup
46 Bokosuka Wars X1, MSX ASCII 13 10,000 $100,000 SRPG / RTS
47 Yūgeki-ō PC-9801 SystemSoft 13 10,000 $100,000 FPS / Flight
48 Door Door mkII Computers Enix 11 10,000 $100,000 Platformer
49 Hole in One MSX HAL Laboratory 11 10,000 $100,000 Sports
50 Zarth NEC PC, FM7 Enix 10 5,000 $100,000 VN / ADV
51 Mappy MSX Namco 10 5,000 $100,000 Platformer
52 Märchen Veil I PC-9801 System Sacom 10 5,000 $100,000 ARPG / RPS
53 Nintendo no Golf PC-88/98, X1 Hudson Soft 10 5,000 $100,000 Sports
54 Time Tunnel NEC, X1, MZ Bond Soft 9 5,000 $100,000 Adventure
55 Tenshitachi no Gogo PC-88, FM7 JAST 9 5,000 $100,000 Eroge / VN
56 Choplifter PC-6001 SystemSoft 8 5,000 $100,000 Shmup
57 Warroid X1, MSX ASCII 7 3,000 $60,000 Shooter
58 Courageous Perseus Computers Cosmos 6 3,000 $50,000 Action RPG
59 Lode Runner II MSX Sony 6 3,000 $50,000 Platformer
60 Ring no Ue wa Ōsawagi FM-7 SoftBank 5 3,000 $50,000 Wrestling
61 Xanadu: Dragon Slayer II [173] Computers Nihon Falcom 5 3,000 $50,000 Action RPG
62 Gutchan Bank FM-7 SoftBank 4 2,000 $40,000 Action-ADV
63 Salad no Kuni no Tomato Hime Computers Hudson Soft 4 2,000 $40,000 VN / ADV
64 Pitfall II MSX Pony Canyon 4 2,000 $40,000 Platformer
65 Shin Taketori Monogatari FM-7, FM-77 Victor Music 4 2,000 $40,000 VN / ADV
66 El Dorado Denki NEC PC, FM-7 Enix 3 2,000 $30,000 Bishōjo / VN
67 Konami's Tennis MSX Konami 3 2,000 $30,000 Sports
68 World Golf PC-8801 Enix 3 2,000 $30,000
69 Konami's Baseball MSX Konami 2 1,000 $20,000
70 Star Arthur I: Planet Mephius Computers T&E Soft 2 1,000 $20,000 VN / ADV
71 Thunder Force Computers Technosoft 1 1,000 $10,000 Shmup
Yōkai Tantei Chimachima Computers Bothtec 1 1,000 $10,000 Maze
Zexas Computers dB-Soft 1 1,000 $10,000 TPS
Annual [20][21] 2,427 3,000,000 $50,000,000

United States[]

In the United States, the following titles were the year's best-selling home video games, excluding dedicated handheld games. See sub-sections below for breakdown of sales and revenue estimates.

Rank Title Platform(s) Company Sales (est.)[n 11] Gross (est.)[n 12] Genre
1 Pitfall II Consoles Activision 700,000 $9,000,000 Platformer
2 Frogger Atari 2600, ColecoVision Konami / Sega 500,000 $5,700,000 Action
3 Q*bert Atari 2600 Parker Bros. 440,000 $5,500,000 Puzzle
4 Jungle Hunt Consoles Taito 410,000 $5,100,000 Platformer
5 Tarzan ColecoVision Coleco 410,000 $5,100,000
6 Star Trek ColecoVision Sega 400,000 $4,400,000 FPS
7 Mario Bros. Atari 2600 Nintendo 300,000 $4,300,000 Platformer
8 Donkey Kong Consoles Nintendo 330,000 $4,100,000
9 Centipede Atari 2600, ColecoVision Atari 300,000 $4,000,000 Shmup
10 War Room Atari 2600 Odyssey 300,000 $4,000,000 Strategy

Console games[]

The following titles were the year's best-selling home console game cartridges in the US.

Rank Title Platform(s) Company Points[n 13]
[174][175] 		Sales
(est.)[n 14] 		Gross
(est.)[n 15] 		Ref
1 Pitfall II Consoles Activision 105 700,000 $9,000,000 [174][175]
2 Frogger Atari 2600, ColecoVision Konami / Sega 67 500,000 $5,700,000 [174]
3 Q*bert Atari 2600 Parker Bros. 65 440,000 $5,500,000
4 Jungle Hunt Consoles Taito 60 410,000 $5,100,000
5 Tarzan ColecoVision Coleco 60 410,000 $5,100,000
6 Star Trek ColecoVision Sega 52 400,000 $4,400,000
7 Mario Bros. Atari 2600 Nintendo 51 300,000 $4,300,000
8 Donkey Kong Consoles Nintendo 48 330,000 $4,100,000
9 Centipede Atari 2600, ColecoVision Atari 46 300,000 $4,000,000
10 War Room Atari 2600 Odyssey 46 300,000 $4,000,000
11 Kangaroo Atari 2600, Atari 5200 Atari 43 290,000 $3,700,000
12 Qix Atari 5200 Taito 39 270,000 $3,300,000
13 Congo Bongo Atari 2600, Atari 5200 Sega 38 260,000 $3,200,000
14 Donkey Kong Jr. Atari 2600, ColecoVision Nintendo 33 220,000 $2,800,000
15 Battlezone Atari 2600 Atari 32 220,000 $2,700,000
16 Pole Position Atari 2600, Atari 5200 Namco 30 200,000 $2,600,000
17 H.E.R.O. Consoles Activision 29 200,000 $2,000,000 [175]
18 Space Shuttle Atari 2600, Atari 5200 Activision 28 190,000 $2,000,000 [174][175]
19 Fortune Builders ColecoVision Coleco 22 150,000 $1,900,000 [175]
20 Choplifter ColecoVision Coleco 21 140,000 $1,800,000
21 Tapper ColecoVision Coleco 20 140,000 $1,700,000
22 Activision Decathlon Atari 2600 Activision 19 130,000 $1,600,000 [174]
23 Frogger II: ThreeeDeep! Consoles Konami / Sega 19 130,000 $1,600,000 [174][175]
24 Miner 2049er ColecoVision Micro Lab 17 100,000 $1,000,000 [174]
25 Spy Hunter ColecoVision Coleco 17 100,000 $1,000,000 [175]
26 Galaxian Consoles Namco 16 100,000 $1,000,000 [174]
27 Montezuma's Revenge ColecoVision, Atari 5200 Parker Bros. 16 100,000 $1,000,000 [175]
28 River Raid Atari 2600 Activision 15 100,000 $1,000,000 [174]
29 BurgerTime Atari 2600, Intellivision Data East 14 100,000 $1,000,000
30 Star Wars Consoles Parker Bros. 14 100,000 $1,000,000
31 Super Mario Bros. NES Nintendo 13 90,000 $2,000,000 [128][176]
32 Duck Hunt NES Nintendo 13 90,000 $2,000,000
33 Gyromite NES Nintendo 13 90,000 $2,000,000
34 James Bond Atari 2600, ColecoVision Parker Bros. 13 90,000 $1,000,000 [174]
35 Zaxxon Atari 2600 Sega 12 80,000 $1,000,000
36 Dig Dug Atari 2600 Namco 8 50,000 $700,000
37 Beamrider ColecoVision Activision 7 50,000 $600,000 [175]
38 Pitfall Atari 2600, Atari 5200 Activision 6 40,000 $500,000 [174]
39 WarGames ColecoVision Coleco 6 40,000 $500,000 [175]
40 Ghostbusters Atari 2600 Activision — 40,000 $500,000 [177][178]
41 Mr. Do's Castle ColecoVision Parker Bros. 5 30,000 $430,000 [175]
Annual 1,179 8,000,000 $100,000,000 [5][4]

Computer games[]

The following titles were the year's best-selling home video games in the United States.

Rank Title Platform(s) Company Points
[n 16][179] 		Sales
(est.)[n 17] 		Gross (est.)
[n 18][180] 		Genre Ref
1 Flight Simulator II Apple, Atari, C64 SubLogic 488 200,000 $6,800,000 Flight sim
2 Flight Simulator C64, IBM Microsoft 387 180,000 $5,000,000
3 F-15 Strike Eagle Computers MicroProse 371 170,000 $5,000,000 Flight [181][182]
4 Hitchhiker's Guide Computers Infocom 363 165,892 $5,000,000 Adventure [183][184]
5 New Improved Master Type Computers Scarboro 330 150,000 $4,600,000 Education
6 Karate Champ Apple II, C64 Data East 320 100,000 $4,500,000 Fighting [181][185]
7 Karateka Apple, Atari, C64 Broderbund 315 100,000 $4,000,000 Fighting [181][186]
8 Math Blaster! Apple, IBM Davidson 311 100,000 $4,000,000 Education [181][187]
9 Ghostbusters Apple, Atari, C64 Activision 307 100,000 $4,000,000 Action [181][188]
10 Sargon III Computers Hayden 245 100,000 $3,000,000 Chess
11 Temple of Apshai Computers Epyx — 100,000 $3,000,000 RPG [189]
12 Gato Apple, IBM, Mac HoloByte 200 90,000 $2,800,000 Strategy
13 Early Games Computers Counterp 184 80,000 $2,600,000 Education
14 Word Attack! Apple Davidson 167 80,000 $2,000,000
15 Wishbringer Computers Infocom 70 72,334 $2,000,000 Adventure [183]
16 One-on-One Apple, Atari, C64 EA 147 70,000 $2,000,000 Sports
17 Jet Apple, Atari, C64 Sublogic 144 70,000 $2,000,000 Flight sim
18 Zork I Computers Infocom 206 63,635 $2,000,000 Adventure
19 Bruce Lee Apple, Atari Data Soft 138 60,000 $2,000,000 Adventure
20 Face Maker Apple, IBM Spinnaker 112 50,000 $2,000,000 Education
21 King's Quest Apple, IBM Sierra 106 50,000 $1,000,000 Adventure [181][190]
22 Gemstone Warrior Computers SSI — 50,000 $1,000,000 Action ADV [191]
23 Carmen Sandiego Computers Broderbund — 40,000 $2,000,000 Education [192][193]
24 Winter Games Apple, Atari, IBM Epyx 95 40,000 $1,000,000 Sports
25 Summer Games II Apple, C64 Epyx 93 40,000 $1,000,000 Sports [194][195]
26 Wizardry Apple Sir-Tech 93 40,000 $1,000,000 RPG [196][197]
27 Hacker C64 Activision 91 40,000 $1,000,000 Adventure
28 Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar Computers Origin 85 40,000 $1,000,000 RPG [181][198]
29 Summer Games Apple, Atari, IBM Epyx 82 40,000 $1,000,000 Sports
30 Sargon II Computers Hayden 77 40,000 $1,000,000 Chess
31 Spellbreaker Computers Infocom — 32,977 $1,000,000 Adventure [183]
32 Silent Service Apple, IBM MicroProse 71 30,000 $1,000,000 Vehicle sim
33 Solo Flight Apple, Atari MicroProse 70 30,000 $1,000,000 Flight sim
34 Beachhead II C64 Access 66 30,000 $900,000 Strategy
35 Raid Over Moscow C64 Access 63 30,000 $900,000 Strategy
36 Sticky Bears ABC Apple, Atari, C64 Xerox 61 30,000 $900,000 Education
37 Archon II: Adept Atari, C64 EA 55 30,000 $800,000 Strategy
38 Mind Forever Computers Infocom — 26,275 $800,000 Adventure [183]
39 Zork II Computers Infocom — 23,382 $700,000
40 Suspect Computers Infocom 4 22,868 $700,000 RPG
41 Number Tumblers C64 Fisher 50 20,000 $700,000 Education
42 G.I. Joe Apple, C64 Epyx 50 20,000 $700,000 Action ADV
43 Agent U.S.A. Apple Scholastic 44 20,000 $600,000 Education
44 Adventure Construction Set Computers EA 41 20,000 $600,000 Adventure
45 Airborne Mac Silicon 38 20,000 $500,000 Action
46 Rocky's Boots Apple, C64, IBM Learning 35 20,000 $500,000 Education
47 The Eidolon C64 Epyx 34 20,000 $500,000 Action ADV
48 Koronis Rift Computers Epyx 33 20,000 $500,000 Strategy
49 Spy vs. Spy Computers First Star 30 20,000 $500,000 Strategy [181]
50 The Ancient Art of War Computers Broderbund — 20,000 $500,000 Strategy
51 Cutthroats Mac Infocom 7 19,958 $500,000 Adventure [183]
52 Enchanter Computers Infocom — 14,641 $400,000
53 Zork III Computers Infocom 12 13,999 $400,000
54 Witness Computers Infocom — 10,549 $400,000
55 Lode Runner Apple, Atari Broderbund 32 10,000 $400,000 Platformer
56 Super Huey Computers Cosmi 32 10,000 $400,000 Flight sim
57 Cutthroats Computers Infocom 29 10,000 $400,000 Adventure [183]
58 Lode Runner's Rescue Atari Broderbund 29 10,000 $400,000 Platformer
59 Charlie Brown's ABC's Apple Random 27 10,000 $400,000 Education
60 Mind Prober Computers Human 26 10,000 $400,000
61 Reader Rabbit Apple Learning 26 10,000 $400,000
62 Seven Cities of Gold Computers EA 26 10,000 $400,000 Strategy
63 Fraction Fever Computers Spinaker 24 10,000 $300,000 Education
64 Cave of the Word Wizard Computers Timeworks 23 10,000 $300,000
65 Micro League Baseball Apple, Atari, IBM Micro 22 10,000 $300,000 Sports
66 Seastalker Computers Infocom — 9,962 $300,000 Adventure [183]
67 Halley Project Atari Mindscape 20 9,000 $300,000 Simulation
68 Millionaire Apple, IBM, Mac Bluechip 20 9,000 $300,000
69 Amazon Apple Telarium 19 9,000 $300,000 Adventure
70 Skyfox Apple EA 19 9,000 $300,000 RPG
71 Star League Baseball Apple, Atari, C64 Game Star 19 9,000 $300,000 Sports
72 Cornerstone Computers Infocom — 8,852 $300,000 Adventure [183]
73 Sorcerer Computers Infocom — 8,358 $300,000
74 Decision in the Desert Computers MicroProse 18 8,000 $300,000 Strategy
75 Trivia Computers Mirage 17 8,000 $200,000 Trivia
76 Superbowl Sunday Computers Avalon Hill 17 8,000 $200,000 Sports
77 Big Bird Special Delivery C64 CBS 15 7,000 $200,000 Education
78 Spy Hunter Apple Sega 15 7,000 $200,000 Driving
79 The Bard's Tale Computers Interplay — 7,000 $200,000 RPG [199]
80 Most Amazing Thing Computers Spinnaker 14 6,000 $200,000 Education
81 Kids on Keys Computers Spinnaker 14 6,000 $200,000
82 Space Shuttle Apple, Atari Activision 14 6,000 $200,000 Space sim
83 Alpine Encounter Computers Random 13 6,000 $200,000 Action ADV
84 Chipwits Computers Epyx 13 6,000 $200,000 Education
85 American Road Race Apple, Atari Activision 13 6,000 $200,000 Racing
86 Colonial Conquest Computers SSI 12 6,000 $200,000 Strategy
87 Rescue on Fractalus Computers Epyx 12 6,000 $200,000 Action ADV
88 Gertrudes Secrets Apple, C64 Learning 11 5,000 $200,000 Education
89 Impossible Mission Apple, C64 Epyx 11 5,000 $200,000 Platformer
90 Kampfgruppe C64 SSI 11 5,000 $200,000 Strategy
91 Heart of Africa C64 EA 10 5,000 $100,000 Adventure
92 Planetfall Computers Infocom — 4,927 $100,000 Adventure [183]
93 Infidel Computers Infocom — 4,594 $100,000
94 Pinball Construction Set Apple, Atari EA 9 4,000 $100,000 Education
95 Pitstop II C64 Epyx 9 4,000 $100,000 Racing
96 Alternate Reality Apple, Atari, C64 Datasoft 9 4,000 $100,000 RPG
97 Captain Goodnight Apple Broderbund 8 4,000 $100,000 Action
98 Crusade in Europe Apple MicroProse 8 4,000 $100,000 Strategy
99 Field of Fire Computers SSI 8 4,000 $100,000
100 Suspended Computers Infocom — 3,657 $100,000 Adventure [183]
101 Countdown to Shutdown Apple Activision 7 3,000 $100,000 Adventure
Spy vs. Spy II: The Island Caper C64 First Star 7 3,000 $100,000 Strategy
Temple of Apshai Trilogy Computers Epyx 7 3,000 $100,000 RPG [200][201]
World's Greatest Football Game C64 Epyx 7 3,000 $100,000 Sports
Annual 7,225 3,300,000 $110,000,000 [7]

United Kingdom[]

In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the best-selling home computer games of 1985.

Rank Title Platform(s) Company Points
[n 19][202] 		Sales
(est.)[n 20] 		Gross (est.)
[n 21][203] 		Ref
1 Hyper Sports / Daley's Super Test ZX, C64, CPC, MSX Konami 389 230,000 $4,000,000
2 Exploding Fist / International Karate Computers Data East 365 220,000 $4,000,000 [204][205]
3 Soft Aid Computers Quicksilva 333 200,000 $3,000,000 [206]
4 Elite Computers Acornsoft 332 200,000 $3,000,000 [206][207]
5 Daley's Decathlon / They Sold a Million Computers Konami 323 200,000 $3,000,000 [206][208]
6 Ghostbusters Computers Activision 316 200,000 $3,000,000 [206][209]
7 Finders Keepers Computers Mastertronic 315 200,000 $3,000,000 [206][210]
8 Frank Bruno's Boxing (Super Punch-Out) Computers Nintendo 314 200,000 $3,000,000 [206]
9 Commando / Who Dares Wins Computers Capcom 313 200,000 $3,000,000
10 Formula 1 Simulator Computers Mastertronic 312 200,000 $3,000,000
11 Impossible Mission Computers CBS 311 200,000 $3,000,000
12 Bruce Lee Computers US Gold 188 200,000 $3,000,000 [211]
13 BMX Racers ZX, C64, C16 Mastertronic 310 190,000 $3,000,000
14 Match Day Computers Ocean 71 180,000 $3,000,000 [211]
15 Entombed Computers Ultimate 31 180,000 $3,000,000
16 Action Biker Computers Mastertronic 284 170,000 $3,000,000 [210]
17 Combat Lynx Computers New Gen 268 160,000 $3,000,000
18 Beach-Head Computers US Gold 237 100,000 $2,000,000
19 Spy Hunter ZX, C64 US Gold 231 100,000 $2,000,000
20 World Series Baseball ZX, C64, CPC Imagine 201 100,000 $2,000,000
21 Pitstop 2 C64 CBS 184 100,000 $2,000,000
22 Chiller Computers Mastertronic 172 100,000 $2,000,000 [210]
23 Gremlins Computers Adventure 159 100,000 $2,000,000
24 Knight Lore ZX, BBC, CPC Ultimate Play 158 100,000 $2,000,000 [212]
25 Cauldron ZX, C64, ZX, CPC Palace 157 100,000 $2,000,000
26 Shadowfire ZX, C64 Beyond 157 100,000 $2,000,000
27 Jet Set Willy Computers Software 144 100,000 $1,000,000 [208]
28 Air Wolf ZX, C64 Elite 143 100,000 $1,000,000
29 Now Games ZX, C64 Virgin 138 100,000 $1,000,000
30 Alien 8 Computers Ultimate 131 100,000 $1,000,000
31 Summer Games 2 C64 Epyx 131 100,000 $1,000,000
32 International Basketball C64, ZX, C16 Commodore 126 100,000 $1,000,000
33 Frankie Goes to Hollywood ZX, C64 Ocean 122 100,000 $1,000,000
34 Booty ZX, C64, ZX, C64 Firebird 120 100,000 $1,000,000
35 Beach-Head 2 C64, ZX, C64 US Gold 116 100,000 $1,000,000
36 Sky Fox C64 Ariolasoft 115 100,000 $1,000,000
37 Rocco / Arcade Hall of Fame ZX Nintendo 111 100,000 $1,000,000
38 Match Point Computers Psion — 90,000 $1,000,000 [211]
39 Spellbound Computers Mastertronic — 72,000 $1,000,000 [210]
40 Raid Over Moscow C64, ZX, C64 U.S. Gold 103 60,000 $1,000,000
41 Spy vs Spy ZX, C64 Beyond 103 60,000 $1,000,000
42 Fighting Warrior ZX, C64 Melbourne 102 60,000 $1,000,000
43 Barry McGuigan Boxing ZX, C64 Activision 92 60,000 $900,000
44 Fairlight ZX The Edge 92 60,000 $900,000
45 Vegas Jackpot Computers Mastertronic 85 50,000 $900,000
46 Dambusters Computers US Gold 84 50,000 $800,000
47 Karateka C64, Atari Ariolasoft 83 50,000 $800,000
48 Nightshade ZX Ultimate 83 50,000 $800,000
49 Starion ZX Melbourne 80 50,000 $800,000
50 Football Manager Computers Addictive 78 50,000 $800,000
51 Rocky Horror Show C64, CPC CRL 77 50,000 $800,000
52 Brian Jacks' Superstar Challenge Computers Martech 75 50,000 $800,000
53 Pole Position Computers Namco 75 50,000 $800,000
54 More Adventures of Big Mac Computers Computers — 43,000 $800,000 [210]
55 Nonterraqueous C64, ZX, CPC Mastertronic 73 40,000 $700,000
56 Jet Set Willy 2 C64, ZX, C64 Software 71 40,000 $700,000
57 Monty on the Run ZX, C64 Gremlin 71 40,000 $700,000
58 Select 1 (Kong) C64, ZX Nintendo 69 40,000 $700,000
59 View to a Kill Computers Domark 66 40,000 $700,000
60 Graham Gooch Test Cricket ZX, C64 Audiogenic 65 40,000 $700,000
61 Mini Office Computers Database 65 40,000 $700,000
62 Everyone's a Wally ZX, C64 Mikrogen 63 40,000 $600,000
63 Highway Encounter ZX, CPC Vortex 61 40,000 $600,000
64 Moon Cresta ZX, C64 Nichibutsu 60 40,000 $600,000
65 Bored of the Rings ZX, C64, BBC Silversoft 58 30,000 $600,000
66 Dun Darach ZX CPC Gargoyle 58 30,000 $600,000
67 Red Moon Computers Level 9 58 30,000 $600,000
68 Sorcery ZX, C64, CPC, MSX Virgin 58 30,000 $600,000
69 Gyron ZX Firebird 53 30,000 $500,000
70 Chuckie Egg 2 ZX, BBC A&F Software 51 30,000 $500,000
71 Death Star Interceptor ZX, C64, CPC System 3 49 30,000 $500,000
72 Kikstart C64 Mastertronic 48 30,000 $500,000
73 Star Strike ZX Real Time 48 30,000 $500,000
74 Hacker ZX, C64 Activision 46 30,000 $500,000
75 Yie Ar Kung-Fu ZX, C64 Konami 46 30,000 $500,000
76 Pyjamarama ZX Micro-Gen 45 30,000 $500,000
77 Winter Games ZX, C64 US Gold 44 30,000 $400,000
78 Computer Hits C64 Beau Jolly 43 30,000 $400,000
79 Rambo ZX, C64 Ocean 42 30,000 $400,000
80 Dynamite Dan ZX Mirrorsoft 41 20,000 $400,000
81 Skool Daze ZX Micro Sphere 41 20,000 $400,000
82 Back to Skool ZX, C64 Microsphere 40 20,000 $400,000
83 Hunchback II ZX Ocean 39 20,000 $400,000
84 Spy vs Spy II: The Island Caper ZX, C64 Beyond 39 20,000 $400,000
85 Little Computer People ZX Activision 38 20,000 $400,000
86 Manic Miner Computers Software 38 20,000 $400,000
87 Tomahawk ZX, C64 Digital 36 20,000 $400,000
88 Grand National ZX Elite 35 20,000 $400,000
89 Terrormolinos ZX, C64 Melbourne 32 20,000 $300,000
90 Fight Night C64 US Gold 30 20,000 $300,000
91 Nick Faldo's Open Golf ZX, C64 Mind Games 30 20,000 $300,000
92 Perils of Willy VIC-20 Software 30 20,000 $300,000
93 Cyclone ZX Vortex 29 20,000 $300,000
94 Shadow of the Unicorn ZX Mikrogen 29 20,000 $300,000
95 Blockbusters Computers Macsen 28 20,000 $300,000
96 The Last V8 ZX Mastertronic 29 20,000 $300,000
97 Cylu ZX Firebird 28 20,000 $300,000
98 Saboteur ZX Durell 28 20,000 $300,000
99 Scramble 64 C64 Konami 27 20,000 $300,000
100 Fighter Pilot ZX, C64, Z8, CPC Digital 26 20,000 $300,000
101 Nodes of Yesod ZX, C64 Odin 26 20,000 $300,000
102 Robin of the Wood BBC Odin 26 20,000 $300,000
103 Doomdark's Revenge ZX Beyond 25 20,000 $300,000
104 Gyroscope ZX, C64 Melbourne 25 20,000 $300,000
105 Blackwyche C64 Ultimate 24 10,000 $200,000
106 Hunchback Computers Ocean 24 10,000 $200,000
107 Impo ZX, C64 Epyx 24 10,000 $200,000
108 International Tennis C64 Commodore 24 10,000 $200,000
109 Southern Belle ZX Hewson 24 10,000 $200,000
110 Marsport ZX Gargoyle 23 10,000 $200,000
111 Rockman ZX Mastertronic 23 10,000 $200,000
112 Underwurlde ZX Ultimate 23 10,000 $200,000
113 Emerald Isle Computers Level 9 22 10,000 $200,000
114 Red Arrows ZX, C64 Database 22 10,000 $200,000
115 Dragon Torc ZX Hewson 21 10,000 $200,000
116 Sorderon's Shadow ZX, C64 Beyond 21 10,000 $200,000
117 Wizardry C64 The Edge 21 10,000 $200,000
118 Flight Path 737 Computers Anirog 14 8,000 $100,000
119 Tower of Evil Computers Creative 6 4,000 $60,000
120 Minder ZX, CPC DK'Tronics 4 2,000 $40,000
121 Steve Davis Snooker ZX, CPC CDS 2 1,000 $20,000
122 Zaxxon Computers Sega 1 1,000 $10,000

Notes[]

  1. ↑ See Best-selling home video games section
  2. ↑ See Computer games section
  3. ↑ 99.96 points equivalent to 7,000 units (Thunder Storm) = 70 units per point (est.)
  4. ↑ 5,231.59 points (excluding Hang-On) equivalent to $2.014 billion = $385,000 per point (est.)
  5. ↑ 59,421 points equivalent to $1.8 billion (excluding top 3) = $30,000 per point (est.)
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Earning points given from Play Meter and/or converted from RePlay points.
    • 1,206 RePlay points equivalent to 466 Play Meter points (for Commando during November-December) = 2.6 RePlay points per Play Meter point (est.)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Points = rating X distribution %
  8. ↑ Points based on monthly Softlog chart rankings from LOGiN magazine during 1985 (March 1985 to February 1986 issues).
    • Rank #1 = 20 points
    • Rank #10 = 11 points
    • Rank #20 = 1 point
  9. ↑ Average price: ¥5,000 ($20)
  10. ↑ 2,240 points equivalent to $20 million (excluding Hydlide, Hyper Olympic and The Death Trap) = $9,000 per point (est.)
  11. ↑ 1,179 points equivalent to 8 million units = 6,800 units per point (est.)
  12. ↑ 1,179 points equivalent to $100 million = $85,000 per point (est.)
  13. ↑ Points based on chart rankings from Billboard and Computer Entertainer.
    • Billboard
      • Rank #1 = 25 points
      • Rank #10 = 16 points
      • Rank #25 = 1 point
    • Computer Entertainer
      • Rank #1 = 10 points
      • Rank #10 = 1 point
  14. ↑ 1,179 points equivalent to 8 million units = 6,800 units per point (est.)
  15. ↑ 1,179 points equivalent to $100 million = $85,000 per point (est.)
  16. ↑ Points based on chart rankings from Billboard
    • Rank #1 = 20 points
    • Rank #10 = 11 points
    • Rank #20 = 1 point
  17. ↑ 363 points equivalent to 165,892 units (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) = 460 units per point (est.)
  18. ↑ 7,225 points equivalent to $100 million = $14,000 per point (est.)
    Average price: $30
  19. ↑ Points based on monthly chart rankings from CVG (issues 41-52) during 1985.
    • Rank #1 = 50 points
    • Rank #30 = 21 points
    • Rank #50 = 1 point
  20. ↑ 315 points equivalent to 200,000 units (Finders Keepers) = 600 units per point (est.)
  21. ↑ Revenue:
    • 11,503 points equivalent to $135,000,000 = $10,000 per point (est.)
    • Average price - £13 ($19)
      • £20 for 60% of games
      • £2.99 for 40% of games

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