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1983 in video gaming
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1983 in video gaming
Events
January,
Life magazine
runs a two-page spread on arcade game world record holders: "Video Game VIPs."
January,
Electronic Games
labels
Donkey Kong
,
Space Panic
, and other games with ladders as "climbing games."
At the first
Golden Joystick Awards
ceremony (held in 1984),
Manic Miner
takes
Game of the Year
.
The fourth
Arcade Awards
are held, for games released during 1981-1982, with
Tron
winning best
arcade game
,
Demon Attack
best
console game
,
David's Midnight Magic
best
computer game
, and
Galaxian
best
standalone
game.
A major
shakeout of the North American video game industry
("the crash of 1983") begins. By 1986, total video games sales will decrease from US$3.2 billion to US$0.1 billion.
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