| Title,Developer / Publisher,Arcade port,Licensor,Programmer(s),Release date,Sales,Reference(s),platform | |
| Pac-Man,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,Namco,Tod Frye,"March 16, 1982","8,095,586",[a],Atari | |
| Space Invaders,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,Taito,Rick Maurer,March 1980,"6,252,229",[b],Atari | |
| Donkey Kong,Coleco[c],Yes,Nintendo,Garry Kitchen,July 1982,"4,180,523",[d],Atari | |
| Pitfall!,Activision,No,—,David Crane,"April 20, 1982","4,000,000",[7][8],Atari | |
| Frogger,Parker Brothers,Yes,Sega Enterprises,Ed English,August 1982,"4,000,000",[9],Atari | |
| Asteroids,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,—,Bradley G. Stewart,July 1981,"3,832,886",[e],Atari | |
| Defender,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,Williams Electronics,Bob Polaro,1982,"3,040,684",[f],Atari | |
| E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,"Atari, Inc.",No,Universal Pictures,Howard Scott Warshaw,December 1982,"2,740,232",[g],Atari | |
| Ms. Pac-Man,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,Midway Manufacturing,"Mike Horowitz, Josh Littlefield",February 1983,"2,311,428",[h],Atari | |
| Demon Attack,Imagic,No,—,Rob Fulop,March 1982,"2,000,000",[11],Atari | |
| Night Driver,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,—,Rob Fulop,June 1980,"1,990,643",[i],Atari | |
| Berzerk,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,Stern,Dan Hitchens,August 1982,"1,870,642",[j],Atari | |
| Centipede,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,—,"Douglas B. Macrae, Josh Littlefield",March 1982,"1,815,661",[k],Atari | |
| Warlords,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,—,Carla Meninsky,1981,"1,788,462",[l],Atari | |
| Breakout,"Atari, Inc.",Yes,—,Bradley G. Stewart,November 1978,"1,678,965",[m],Atari | |
| Adventure,"Atari, Inc.",No,—,Warren Robinett,July 1980,"1,000,000",[12],Atari | |
| Laser Blast,Activision,No,—,David Crane,March 1981,"1,000,000",[13],Atari | |
| Freeway,Activision,No,—,David Crane,July 1981,"1,000,000",[13],Atari | |
| Kaboom!,Activision,No,—,Larry Kaplan,July 1981,"1,000,000",[13],Atari | |
| Yars' Revenge,"Atari, Inc.",No,—,Howard Scott Warshaw,May 1982,"1,000,000",[14],Atari | |
| Atlantis,Imagic,No,—,Dennis Koble,July 1982,"1,000,000",[1],Atari | |
| Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,Parker Brothers,No,Lucasfilm,Rex Bradford,July 1982,"1,000,000",[15][additional citation(s) needed],Atari | |
| Cosmic Ark,Imagic,No,—,Rob Fulop,August 1982,"1,000,000",[11],Atari | |
| Megamania,Activision,No,—,Steve Cartwright,October 1982,"1,000,000",[1],Atari | |
| Raiders of the Lost Ark,"Atari, Inc.",No,Lucasfilm,Howard Scott Warshaw,November 1982,"1,000,000",[14],Atari | |
| River Raid,Activision,No,—,Carol Shaw,December 1982,"1,000,000",[13],Atari | |