Games Released in 1971

1 new games released in 1971 across 1 platforms, with HP 2100 being the most popular seeing 1 new title. December was the busiest month of the year, launching 1 new release.

Top Platform

HP 2100

New Releases

1

Busiest Month

December

The Oregon Trail

What was the most popular game of 1971?

The Oregon Trail

The Oregon Trail is a computer game originally developed by Don Rawitsch, Bill Heinemann, and Paul Dillenberger in 1971 and produced by the Minnesota Educational Computing Consortium (MECC) in 1974. The original game was designed to teach school children about the realities of 19th-century pioneer life on the Oregon Trail. The player assumes the role of a wagon leader guiding his or her party of settlers from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon's Willamette Valley on the Oregon Trail via a covered wagon in 1848.

Which days had the most releases?

December 3 was the busiest single day of 1971 with 1 release.

Game cover

1 release

December 3

Which month had the most releases?

The busiest release month of 1971 was December, totaling 1 title.

How did each season compare?

Q4 was the busiest quarter of 1971 with 1 release.

Q1 (Jan–Mar)

0 releases

Q2 (Apr–Jun)

0 releases

Q3 (Jul–Sep)

0 releases

Which platforms saw the most releases?

HP 2100 received 1 new title in 1971, holding the most releases.

HP 21001 release

What genres were most popular?

Simulator was the dominant genre in 1971 with 1 titles. Strategy followed closely with 1.

Simulator1
Strategy1
Adventure1
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