Game-Star Heroes by Year
Our collection of the greatest games of all time sorted by their year of release.
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1977 - Combat
This is the original, the granddad, this was the single celled organism that evolved into the fragging FPS games we know today. More...
1978 - Space Invaders
This game launched an industry; it wasn't the first ever arcade game, but it was the first video game to become a household name. More...
1979 - Asteroids
The last great black-and-white video game. More...
1980 - Battlezone
A fabulous experience, with it's great graphics and deep and atmospheric sounds. More...
1980 - Centipede
Atari's second biggest hit after Asteroids. More...
1980 - Defender
The next step forward on from 'Space Invaders' and 'Asteroids.' More...
1980 - Missile Command
Do you remember the time when we all lived in fear of nuclear annihilation? More...
1980 - Pac-Man
No matter where you were on Earth, it was just not possible to dislike (or avoid) the little yellow disc that represented Pac-man. More...
1981 - Frogger
The object of the game was simple enough: get your frog safely across a busy road, then carry on across a river. More...
1982 - Cosmic Ark
A little known classic for the Atari 2600 which offers intense gameplay in its simplest form. More...
1982 - Dig Dug
The boys at Namco decided that inflating subterranean monsters was the idea of '83. More...
1982 - Football Manager
One of the first management games and undoubtedly the most popular. More...
1982 - Robotron: 2084
Amongst old-school gamers, Robotron usually comes top of the list of All Time Great Arcade Machines. More...
1982 - Sinistar
Defender meets Asteroids in greater-than-the-sum-of-its-parts masterpiece of insane arcade action. More...
1983 - Alley Cat
This ancient PC platformer is an absolute blast. More...
1983 - Atic Atac
Mental More...
1983 - Crystal Castles
Half way between PacMan and the platform games of the future More...
1983 - Elevator Action
Elevator Action is one of the most cherished games of my childhood. More...
1983 - I, Robot
An incredibly addictive game with stunning graphics that is well worth a play today. More...
1983 - Manic Miner
Complete 20 screens by collecting all the keys and then getting back to the exit before your air supply runs out. More...
1983 - Pinball Construction Set
A revolutionary game and an unbelievable achievement in development. More...
1983 - Star Wars
Blisteringly fast, fully 3D vector graphics, sampled speech, it's very hard to believe this game was made in 1983. More...
1983 - Stop the Express
A thrilling, train-top running landmark game, years ahead of its time. More...
1983 - Wheelie
Manic Miner on a motorbike? It's certainly got the same weird atmosphere. More...
1984 - Caesar The Cat
The cat that's named after a dog food. More...
1984 - Daley Thompson's Decathlon
The button bashing classic. More...
1984 - Paperboy
Atari had the inspired idea just to make a videogame about something that everyone was familiar with... Newspaper delivery. More...
1985 - Gauntlet
Gauntlet was one of Atari's greatest hits, even managing to succeed during the drop in demand for arcade games that occurred in the mid 80s. More...
1985 - Repton 2
The dust clearing, monster squashing, meteor avoiding, skull fearing classic. More...
1985 - Skool Daze
Forget Bully, this is the original school sim. More...
1985 - Tetris
The ultimate puzzle game that took the world by storm. More...
1986 - Arkanoid
The Breakout genre's crowning achievement. More...
1986 - Bubble Bobble
Taito's bubble blowing classic. More...
1986 - Outrun
Never before had a racer been so fast, had so much detail, or been so realistic. More...
1986 - Solomon's Key
Mario meets Tetris in this block building platform puzzler. More...
1986 - Trap Door
One of the most bizarre, in a long line of bizarre, UK children’s TV programmes becomes one of the most bizarre video games of the third generation. More...
1987 - Bionic Commando
He flys through the air with the greatest of ease. More...
1987 - Jack the Nipper 2: In Coconut Capers
This is Jet Set Willy taken to its logical conclusion. More...
1987 - Nebulus
A quirky rotating platform puzzler. More...
1987 - R-Type
R-Type has long been the yardstick that all side scrolling shooters have been measured against and it's easy to see why. More...
1987 - Rainbow Islands
Shooting rainbows to kill bumble bees and toys; death and destruction has never been so cute. More...
1987 - Zarch
Demonstrating the power of the mighty Archimedes. More...
1988 - Chase H.Q.
Chase 'em down and ram 'em off the road, good wholesome fun. More...
1988 - Cybernoid
Raffaele Cecco's platform shooter still stands strong today. More...
1988 - Microdot
Little known ball rolling platformer. More...
1988 - Target: Renegade
Impressive two-player scrolling fighter from Imagine that round-houses the pants off Double Dragon. More...
1989 - Bumpy
Just keep on bouncing. More...
1989 - Populous
The original God simulator. More...
1989 - Stunt Car Racer
Eight of the most extreme tracks you've ever seen and cars that top 230mph add up to a insane ride you're unlikely to forget. More...
1989 - Wonderboy III: The Dragon's Trap
Sega's platform hero has been turned into a dragon and he's not happy about it. More...
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