Games Released in February 1979

10 new games released in February 1979, with Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 being the most active platform. February 1 was the busiest day, with 10 new releases.

Top Platform

Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000

New Releases

10

Busiest Day

February 1

Thunderball!

What was the most popular game of February 1979?

Thunderball!

For a normal ball action game, press 1, 2, 3 or 4 on the alpha-numeric keyboard for one, two, three or four players. For a slow motion game, press 5 for one player, press 6 for two players, press 7 for three players and press 8 for four players. Players 1 and 3 take turns using the right hand control unit. Players 2 and 4 alternate using the left hand control unit. To shoot, pull the joy stick back and release. The longer you hold the joy stick back, the greater the velocity of the ball. Audio beeps will indicate holding time. Push the action button to activate the flippers. Push the joy stick to the left to shift the flipper coverage to the left. Push right to shift flipper coverage to the right. Your game score will be automatically displayed at the far left of the scoreboard. Your bonus score will be displayed at the right side of the scoreboard. The bonus will automatically be added to you score at the end of each ball. The scoreboard will automatically show each player's score during the turn. 8,9 Roving Rebounds No effect on score. 1,2,3,4 Backfield Bonus Bumpers 4000 points each, disappear when hit. 6,7,10,11,12,13 Thumper Bumpers 100 points unless red, 500 points when red. 5 Bonus Box Scores randomly between 720 and 1350 each time hit. Bonus Bonus score is added to main score at end of each ball When bonus exceeds 5000 points, it is added to main score immediately; the bonus indicator is reset to 0 and the Backfield Bumpers 1, 2, 3 & 4 are restored and play continues. The winner is the player with the highest score for five balls. The scoreboard will automatically review each player's score at the end of the game. To play again, push RESET and then press the appropriate number on the alpha-numeric keyboard.

Which days had the most releases?

February 1 saw the most activity with 10 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Thu, Feb 1

10 releases

Fri, Feb 2

No releases

Sat, Feb 3

No releases

Sun, Feb 4

No releases

Mon, Feb 5

No releases

Tue, Feb 6

No releases

Wed, Feb 7

No releases

Thu, Feb 8

No releases

Fri, Feb 9

No releases

Sat, Feb 10

No releases

Sun, Feb 11

No releases

Mon, Feb 12

No releases

Tue, Feb 13

No releases

Wed, Feb 14

No releases

Thu, Feb 15

No releases

Fri, Feb 16

No releases

Sat, Feb 17

No releases

Sun, Feb 18

No releases

Mon, Feb 19

No releases

Tue, Feb 20

No releases

Wed, Feb 21

No releases

Thu, Feb 22

No releases

Fri, Feb 23

No releases

Sat, Feb 24

No releases

Sun, Feb 25

No releases

Mon, Feb 26

No releases

Tue, Feb 27

No releases

Wed, Feb 28

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of February was the busiest with 10 releases.

Week 1 (February 1–7)

10 releases
Thunderball!

Most popular release in Week 1

Thunderball!

For a normal ball action game, press 1, 2, 3 or 4 on the alpha-numeric keyboard for one, two, three or four players. For a slow motion game, press 5 for one player, press 6 for two players, press 7 for three players and press 8 for four players. Players 1 and 3 take turns using the right hand control unit. Players 2 and 4 alternate using the left hand control unit. To shoot, pull the joy stick back and release. The longer you hold the joy stick back, the greater the velocity of the ball. Audio beeps will indicate holding time. Push the action button to activate the flippers. Push the joy stick to the left to shift the flipper coverage to the left. Push right to shift flipper coverage to the right. Your game score will be automatically displayed at the far left of the scoreboard. Your bonus score will be displayed at the right side of the scoreboard. The bonus will automatically be added to you score at the end of each ball. The scoreboard will automatically show each player's score during the turn. 8,9 Roving Rebounds No effect on score. 1,2,3,4 Backfield Bonus Bumpers 4000 points each, disappear when hit. 6,7,10,11,12,13 Thumper Bumpers 100 points unless red, 500 points when red. 5 Bonus Box Scores randomly between 720 and 1350 each time hit. Bonus Bonus score is added to main score at end of each ball When bonus exceeds 5000 points, it is added to main score immediately; the bonus indicator is reset to 0 and the Backfield Bumpers 1, 2, 3 & 4 are restored and play continues. The winner is the player with the highest score for five balls. The scoreboard will automatically review each player's score at the end of the game. To play again, push RESET and then press the appropriate number on the alpha-numeric keyboard.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 received 4 new titles in February 1979. The runner up was Texas Instruments TI-99 with 3 new titles.

Odyssey 2 / Videopac G70004 releases
Texas Instruments TI-993 releases
Arcade3 releases

What genres were most popular?

Strategy was the dominant genre in February 1979 with 5 titles. Puzzle followed closely with 3.

Strategy5
Puzzle3
Shooter2
Arcade2
Indie1
Sport1
Pinball1