Games Released in September 1975

2 new games released in September 1975, with Arcade being the most active platform. September 1 was the busiest day, with 1 new release.

Top Platform

Arcade

New Releases

Busiest Day

September 1

What was the most popular game of September 1975?

Shark Jaws

Shark Jaws is a 1 player arcade game by Atari Inc. originally released in 1975. Atari head Nolan Bushnell originally tried to license the Jaws name for the game, but was unable to secure a license from Universal Pictures. Deciding to go ahead with the game anyway, it was retitled Shark JAWS, with the word Shark in tiny print and JAWS in large all caps print to create greater prominence. Bushnell also created a second hidden subsidiary corporation, Horror Games - the previous being Kee Games, to help isolate Atari from possible lawsuit. The player controls a deep-sea diver trying to catch small fish while avoiding a great white shark that is trying to eat him. Points are scored by running over the fish to catch them.

Which days had the most releases?

September 1 saw the most activity with 1 release.

1 release

September 1

1 release

September 25

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Mon, Sep 1

1 release

Tue, Sep 2

No releases

Wed, Sep 3

No releases

Thu, Sep 4

No releases

Fri, Sep 5

No releases

Sat, Sep 6

No releases

Sun, Sep 7

No releases

Mon, Sep 8

No releases

Tue, Sep 9

No releases

Wed, Sep 10

No releases

Thu, Sep 11

No releases

Fri, Sep 12

No releases

Sat, Sep 13

No releases

Sun, Sep 14

No releases

Mon, Sep 15

No releases

Tue, Sep 16

No releases

Wed, Sep 17

No releases

Thu, Sep 18

No releases

Fri, Sep 19

No releases

Sat, Sep 20

No releases

Sun, Sep 21

No releases

Mon, Sep 22

No releases

Tue, Sep 23

No releases

Wed, Sep 24

No releases

Thu, Sep 25

1 release

Fri, Sep 26

No releases

Sat, Sep 27

No releases

Sun, Sep 28

No releases

Mon, Sep 29

No releases

Tue, Sep 30

No releases

How did each week compare?

The fourth week of September was the busiest with 1 release.

Week 1 (September 1–7)

1 release

Most popular release in Week 1

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).