Games Released in 1975

20 new games released in 1975 across 2 platforms, with Arcade being the most popular seeing 19 new titles. November was the busiest month of the year, launching 6 new releases.

Top Platform

Arcade

New Releases

20

Busiest Month

November

Gun Fight

What was the most popular game of 1975?

Gun Fight

Old west theme shoot-out. Using simple graphics, two cowboys one on the left and one on the right move up down, left and right trying to get a clear shot avoiding cactus at the other.

Which days had the most releases?

November 1 was the busiest single day of 1975 with 6 releases.

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6 releases

November 1

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2 releases

May 1

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2 releases

October 15

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1 release

January 31

Which month had the most releases?

The busiest release month of 1975 was November, totaling 6 titles.

How did each season compare?

Q4 was the busiest quarter of 1975 with 9 releases.

Q3 (Jul–Sep)

2 releases
Western Gun

Most popular release in Q3

Western Gun

Western Gun, which served as an inspiration for Gun Fight in the USA (they're similar in gameplay and theme, but they're two different games), is a 1975 arcade shooter game designed by Tomohiro Nishikado, and released by Taito in Japan and Europe and by Midway Games in North America. It was the first video game to depict human-to-human combat, while the Midway version was also the first video game to use a microprocessor. Following its November 1975 release in North America, it went on to sell over 8,000 arcade cabinets in the United States. It was ported to the Bally Astrocade video game console as a built-in game in 1977 as well as several home computer platforms. The theme of the game involves two Old West cowboys armed with revolvers and squaring off in a duel. Whoever shoots the other cowboy first wins the duel. Unlike in a real-life duel, however, both cowboys get numerous opportunities to duel in order to score points (one point per successful draw).

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Arcade received 19 new titles in 1975, holding the most releases. The runner up was PLATO with 1 new title.

Arcade19 releases
PLATO1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in 1975 with 18 titles. Shooter followed closely with 9.

Arcade18
Shooter9
Racing5
Simulator2
Quiz/Trivia1
Pinball1
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