▁ ▁Computer ▁ ▁August ▁– ▁Autom ated ▁Sim ulations ▁releases ▁Temple ▁of ▁A ps hai , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁graph ical ▁role - play ing ▁games ▁for ▁home ▁computers . ▁It ▁remains ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁computer ▁R PG ▁through ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁ ▁October ▁– ▁sub LOG IC ▁releases ▁Fl ight ▁Sim ulator ▁for ▁the ▁Apple ▁II . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Gar ri ott ▁creates ▁Ak al abeth , ▁a ▁computer ▁role - play ing ▁game ▁for ▁the ▁Apple ▁II . ▁It ▁launch es ▁Gar ri ott ' s ▁career ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁to ▁his ▁highly ▁successful ▁Ult ima ▁series . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Bart le ▁and ▁Roy ▁Tr ub sh aw ▁create ▁what ▁is ▁commonly ▁recognized ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁play able ▁M UD . ▁ ▁At ari , ▁Inc .' s ▁ 8 K ▁Star ▁Ra iders ▁cart ridge ▁is ▁released ▁and ▁becomes ▁a ▁system ▁s eller ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁At ari ▁ 4 0 0 / 8 0 0 ▁computer ▁line . ▁ ▁Console ▁ ▁December ▁– ▁At ari ▁Advent ure ▁for ▁the ▁At ari ▁ 2 6 0 0 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁action - ad vent ure ▁game ▁and ▁has ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁E aster ▁eggs . ▁ ▁Hard ware ▁Computer ▁ ▁June ▁– ▁Texas ▁Inst ru ments ▁releases ▁the ▁T I - 9 9 / 4 . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁home ▁computer ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 6 - bit ▁processor ▁and , ▁with ▁T I ' s