Video games in Spain

Spanish firm Electrónica Ripollé released the Palson CX video game console in 1977, which allowed users to play Pong in a home setting.

That year also saw the release of Bugaboo (also known as La Pulga), often incorrectly cited as the first video game developed in Spain.

Designed by Paco Suárez [es], Bugaboo saw success in the United Kingdom following its initial Spanish launch.

Garin and Martínez state, "Spanish artists, programmers, and musicians gradually became interested in game design, and a young and thrilling scene evolved.

[17] Garin and Martínez cite Army Moves by Dinamic, La Abadía del Crimen by Opera Soft and Las tres luces de Glaurung [es] by Erbe Software [es] as key releases, and note that they "all ... became hits in the 8-bit European market.

"[1] According to researcher Joaquín Marín Montín, Dinamic's Fernando Martín Basket Master (1987) was another major success, which led the company to develop a series of games based on sports celebrities in Spain.

Topo Soft followed with Emilio Butragueño Fútbol [es] in 1988, whose high sales of 100,000 units likewise inspired the company to pursue licensed sports titles.

[22] Pendulo Studios, founded in 1993,[23] debuted with the graphic adventure game Igor: Objective Uikokahonia in 1994.

[27] Pendulo continued to develop games in the adventure genre, following Igor in 1997 with Hollywood Monsters,[1] a long-term commercial hit.

[28] In 1996, developer Revistronic released 3 Skulls of the Toltecs, the first Spanish adventure game to see significant success outside its home country.