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The 1980s on the shelf

The games of the 1980s worth keeping, ranked by standing.

CIB Knight Lore (1984) NES box
Knight Lore
1984 · 5 platforms
eBay from $63
Bomb Jack (1984) SG-1000 box
Bomb Jack
1984 · 12 platforms
eBay from $86
CIB Choplifter (1982) Atari 5200 box
Choplifter
1982 · 9 platforms
eBay from $87
Chip's Challenge
1989 · 9 platforms
Punch-Out!! (1987) NES box
Punch-Out!!
1987 · NES
eBay from $132
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress (1982) DOS box
Ultima II: The Revenge of the Enchantress
1982 · 5 platforms
eBay from $399
CIB The Revenge of Shinobi (1989) Mega Drive box
The Revenge of Shinobi
1989 · 4 platforms
eBay from $63
River Raid (1982) Atari 2600 box
River Raid
1982 · 6 platforms
eBay from $34
CIB Operation Wolf (1987) NES box
Operation Wolf
1987 · 10 platforms
eBay from $108
CIB Urban Champion (1984) NES box
Urban Champion
1984 · NES
eBay from $395
Manic Miner (1983) ZX Spectrum box
Manic Miner
1983 · ZX Spectrum
eBay from $57
CIB Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja (1988) NES box
Bad Dudes Vs. DragonNinja
1988 · 8 platforms
eBay from $250
Core War
1984 · Linux
City Connection (1985) NES box
City Connection
1985 · NES
eBay from $26
River City Ransom (1989) NES box
River City Ransom
1989 · NES
eBay from $79
Karate Champ (1984) NES box
Karate Champ
1984 · 4 platforms
eBay from $21
Guerrilla War (1987) NES box
Guerrilla War
1987 · 6 platforms
eBay from $25
Soccer (1985) NES box
Soccer
1985 · NES
eBay from $40
Karateka (1984) NES box
Karateka
1984 · 10 platforms
eBay from $33
CIB Alleyway (1989) Game Boy box
Alleyway
1989 · Game Boy
eBay from $60
Ultima III: Exodus (1983) NES box
Ultima III: Exodus
1983 · 7 platforms
eBay from $28
Alex Kidd BMX Trial (1987) Master System box
Alex Kidd BMX Trial
1987 · Master System
Faxanadu (1987) NES box
Faxanadu
1987 · NES
eBay from $40
Renegade (1986) NES box
Renegade
1986 · 6 platforms
eBay from $57
Adventures of Lolo (1989) NES box
Adventures of Lolo
1989 · NES
eBay from $70
Donkey Kong Jr. Math (1983) NES box
Donkey Kong Jr. Math
1983 · NES
eBay from $253
CIB The Bard's Tale (1985) NES box
The Bard's Tale
1985 · 11 platforms
eBay from $111
Space Harrier (1985) Arcade box
Space Harrier
1985 · Arcade
eBay from $60
Jetpac
1983 · 3 platforms
Zaxxon (1982) Arcade box
Zaxxon
1982 · Arcade
eBay from $95
Defender of the Crown (1986) Amiga box
Defender of the Crown
1986 · Amiga
eBay from $286
Star Wars (1983) Atari 2600 box
Star Wars
1983 · 12 platforms
eBay from $131
Shadow Dancer (1989) Master System box
Shadow Dancer
1989 · 6 platforms
eBay from $21
Wizardry II: The Knight of Diamonds
1982 · 12 platforms
3D Monster Maze (1982) Sinclair ZX81 box
3D Monster Maze
1982 · Sinclair ZX81
eBay from $105
Scramble
1981 · 4 platforms
Wonder Boy in Monster Land (1987) Master System box
Wonder Boy in Monster Land
1987 · 7 platforms
eBay from $57
F-1 Race (1984) NES box
F-1 Race
1984 · NES
eBay from $7
Pipe Mania
1989 · 12 platforms
Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1988) Mega Drive box
Ghouls 'n Ghosts
1988 · 9 platforms
eBay from $67
Tempest (1981) BBC Micro box
Tempest
1981 · 4 platforms
Dungeon Master (1987) DOS box
Dungeon Master
1987 · 9 platforms
eBay from $78
Hogan's Alley (1984) NES box
Hogan's Alley
1984 · NES
eBay from $40
Alley Cat (1983) DOS box
Alley Cat
1983 · 2 platforms
Rick Dangerous (1989) DOS box
Rick Dangerous
1989 · 6 platforms
eBay from $111
Super Pac-Man (1982) DOS box
Super Pac-Man
1982 · 6 platforms
eBay from $25
The Legend of Kage (1986) NES box
The Legend of Kage
1986 · 5 platforms
eBay from $15
Rally-X (1980) Arcade box
Rally-X
1980 · 4 platforms
eBay from $403