Games Released in 1978

28 new games released in 1978 across 8 platforms, with Fairchild Channel F being the most popular seeing 8 new titles. March was the busiest month of the year, launching 8 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

March 1 was the busiest single day of 1978 with 8 releases.

Which month had the most releases?

The busiest release month of 1978 was March, totaling 8 titles.

How did each season compare?

Q1 was the busiest quarter of 1978 with 16 releases.

Q3 (Jul–Sep)

1 release
Super Breakout

Most popular release in Q3

Super Breakout

Super Breakout is an arcade game released by Atari in 1978. It utilizes a Motorola M6502 (running up at 375 KHz) and, as the name suggests, is the sequel to Breakout, which was released two years earlier. There are three different modes to choose from: Double Breakout, the playfield for which contains in fifty-two orange blocks (5-14 points), fifty-two green blocks (1-6 points), two paddles and two balls, Cavity Breakout, which contains in forty-four orange blocks (7-21 points), and fifty-two green blocks (1-9 points), one paddle, and three balls (the second and third of which have to be freed before they come into play) and Progressive Breakout which contains fifty-two blue blocks (7 points) and fifty-two green blocks (5 points), one paddle, and one ball - and the blocks shall be lowered down towards the paddle, at a rate determined by the number of times the ball lands on your paddle, but as the ball destroys them, additional rows of blocks shall appear at the top of the screen and be lowered down towards the paddle at an increasing rate. This is also the only mode for which it's possible for a player to receive an infinite amount of points by playing, but the score display shall roll over at 10000.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Fairchild Channel F received 8 new titles in 1978, holding the most releases. The runner up was Arcade with 7 new titles.

Fairchild Channel F8 releases
Arcade7 releases
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G70007 releases
Atari 26002 releases
Apple II1 release
Bally Astrocade1 release
Plug & Play1 release
TRS-801 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in 1978 with 9 titles. Sport followed closely with 8.

Arcade9
Sport8
Puzzle5
Racing5
Strategy4
Shooter2
Platform1
Quiz/Trivia1
Role-playing1
Simulator1