Home Video Games and Computer Games of the 1980s
| Title | Approximate number of units sold worldwide | Release year | Genre | Developer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excitebike | 4,160,000 | 1984 | racing | Nintendo R&D1 |
| The Last Ninja 2 | 5,500,000 | 1988 | action-adventure | System 3 |
| Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | 4,380,000 | 1987 | action-adventure | Nintendo EAD |
| Frogger | 4,100,000 | 1982 | action | Konami |
A student is writing a paper on the global rise of the home video game industry during the 1980s. The student wants to know the release year of the video game Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, developed by Nintendo EAD. The student finds that this game was released in __________