A prodigious decade in every way, in all artistic and technological facets.
Video game consoles such as the original NES launched in Japan in 1983, only to land in the United States in 1985, when its rival, the Sega Master System, was released in Japan.
Microcomputers like the Sinclair ZX Spectrum and the Commodore 64, two of the most commercially successful computers were released in '82, Windows, the original operating system, saw the light of day in '85, just a year after Apple released the Macintosh, the first personal computer to use a mouse and a graphical interface.
Outside the home, in arcades, the arcade machines reached their peak, only to begin their decline in the following decade, just the opposite of the personal computers where it all began in the 80s.
Worlds of Wonder created this VCR-based console in 1987.
The Casio PV-1000 was released in Japan in 1983. Only 15 games were produced.
Commodore's successor to the VIC-20 that never sold well.
The VTech Socrates was originally released in 1988.
The Epoch Game Pocket Computer was released in Japan in 1984. It features a 75x64 resolution LCD screen with two built-in games. Only five other game cartridges were released.
The Casio PV-2000 was a gaming computer released by Casio in Japan in 1983. Only eleven games were released in its lifetime, and it is not compatible with Casio PV-1000 games.
The Sord M5 is a home computer produced by the Sord Corporation in 1982.
The Compact Vision TV Boy is a game console developed by Gakken in 1983. Only six games were released.
The Bandai RX-78 is a home computer that was released in July 1983 in Japan for ¥59,800.
The Memotech MTX is a series of British-developed home computers released in 1983 and 1984.
