1986 in video games
1986 saw many sequels and prequels in video games, such as "", along with new titles such as "Arkanoid", "Bubble Bobble", "Castlevania", "Dragon Quest", "Ikari Warriors", "The Legend of Zelda", "Metroid", "Out Run" and "". The year's highest-grossing arcade video games were "Hang-On" in Japan, "Hang-On" and "Gauntlet" in the United States, and "Nemesis" ("Gradius") in London. The year's bestselling home system was the Nintendo Entertainment System (Famicom) for the third year in a row, while the year's best-selling home video games in Western markets were "Super Mario Bros." in the  United States and "Yie Ar Kung-Fu" in the United Kingdom. Financial performance. In the United States, the home video game industry recovered with the arrival of the third generation of video game consoles led by the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). Highest-grossing arcade games. Japan. In Japan, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade games of 1986, according to the "" charts. United Kingdom and United States. In the United Kingdom and United States, the following titles were the highest-grossing arcade video games of 1986. Best-selling home video games. Japan. In Japan, home video games that sold  at least one million copies in 1986 include "" ("The Legend of Zelda"), which sold copies for the Famicom Disk System (FDS) on its first day of release in February; "Dragon Quest", which sold over cartridges for the Famicom (Nintendo Entertainment System) within six months between May and November; and "Gradius", which sold over between April and December. According to "Famicom Tsūshin" ("Famitsu") magazine, the following titles were the top ten best-selling 1985-1986 releases during the three-year sales tracking period between May 1986 (when "Famitsu" began tracking sales) and mid-1989. The following titles were the best-selling home  video games on the bi-weekly "Famitsu" charts in 1986. "Famicom Tsūshin" magazine began tracking sales from May 1986. United Kingdom. In the United Kingdom, the following titles were the top ten best-selling home video games of 1986, according to the annual Gallup software sales chart. The top ten titles were all home computer games. The best-selling game was "Yie Ar Kung-Fu", making it the second year in a row that a fighting game topped the annual charts, after "The Way of the Exploding Fist" in 1985. United States. In the United States, "Super Mario Bros." for  the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was the best-selling home video game of 1986. The following titles were the best-selling home video games on the bi-weekly FAO Schwarz charts in 1986, reported by "Famicom Tsūshin" ("Famitsu") magazine from June 1986 onwards. Top-rated games. Section::::"Famitsu" Platinum Hall of Fame. The following 1987 video game release entered "Famitsu" magazine's "Platinum Hall of Fame" for receiving a Famitsu score of at least 35 out of 40.