Day: May 18, 1983

Krull hits arcades

Gottlieb introduces the arcade game Krull in the United States, based on the much-hyped fantasy movie of the same name.

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Gyruss

Konami introduces the arcade game Gyruss in the United States, a space shooter with a vaguely 3-D perspective and a thumping Bach-by-way-of-techno soundtrack.

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