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Apollo:
What is the year you think was the ultimate for arcade games?

Mine is 1980

Bezerk
Black Night ( pinball )
Centipede
Crazy Climber
Defender
Missile Command
Moon Cresta
Pac Man
Phoenix
Tempest

Got to be hard to beat.
Tailgunner:
1981
Apollo:
Why?
Tailgunner:
Alpine Ski
Astro Blaster
Bosconian
Boxing Bugs
Donkey Kong
Frogger
Galaga
Gorf
Jump Bug
Kick Man
King And Balloon
Looping
Make Trax
Ms. Pac-Man
Omega Race
Pleiads
Qix
Scramble
Solar Quest
Space Fury
Stargate
Super Cobra
Turbo
Vanguard
Venture
Wizard Of Wor
Zero Hour
NoOne=NBA=:
You forgot Battlezone and Star Castle in the '80 lineup.

I'd put '82 up against '80 though, it brought us (amongst others):

Gravitar
Joust
Moon Patrol
Q*Bert
Robotron
Space Duel
Star Trek
Tron
Time Pilot
Zaxxon
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