Games Released in June 1979

10 new games released in June 1979, with Arcade being the most active platform. June 1 was the busiest day, with 6 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

June 1 saw the most activity with 6 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Fri, Jun 1

6 releases

Sat, Jun 2

3 releases

Sun, Jun 3

No releases

Mon, Jun 4

No releases

Tue, Jun 5

No releases

Wed, Jun 6

No releases

Thu, Jun 7

No releases

Fri, Jun 8

No releases

Sat, Jun 9

No releases

Sun, Jun 10

No releases

Mon, Jun 11

No releases

Tue, Jun 12

No releases

Wed, Jun 13

No releases

Thu, Jun 14

No releases

Fri, Jun 15

No releases

Sat, Jun 16

No releases

Sun, Jun 17

No releases

Mon, Jun 18

No releases

Tue, Jun 19

No releases

Wed, Jun 20

No releases

Thu, Jun 21

No releases

Fri, Jun 22

No releases

Sat, Jun 23

No releases

Sun, Jun 24

No releases

Mon, Jun 25

No releases

Tue, Jun 26

No releases

Wed, Jun 27

No releases

Thu, Jun 28

No releases

Fri, Jun 29

No releases

Sat, Jun 30

1 release

How did each week compare?

The first week of June was the busiest with 9 releases.

Week 1 (June 1–7)

9 releases
Laser War

Most popular release in Week 1

Laser War

The players are in the Battle Control Central at the heart of the United Planets Interstellar Galactic Empire. From there, they monitor the activity of the twin solar systems of Terien and Lorien, forty-three billion light years away. Their mission is to control to protect the planets of those solar systems from the invasion fleet with the remote controlled battle cruisers. They'll control their ships with the joystick and fire lasers with the action button. The invasion fleet will shoot the players and the planets as well. Shot planets will have their colors changed and will be conquered when their colors match the invaders ship's colors. If the players' ship is destroyed, a new one will be launched from one of the planets with their color. If there's no planet with their color, they'll have to wait until a planet's color change to theirs. If the players crash into planets with a color different than theirs, both the ship and the planet will be destroyed. Destroyed planets won't come back, but the central planet at each orbit is indestructible. Players can also hide their ships in their own planets, by landing on them. Planets with ships landed will blink. The winner is the player who first destroys ten enemy ships.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Arcade received 7 new titles in June 1979. The runner up was Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000 with 2 new titles.

Arcade7 releases
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G70002 releases
Apple II1 release

What genres were most popular?

Shooter was the dominant genre in June 1979 with 4 titles. Arcade followed closely with 2.

Shooter4
Arcade2
Role-playing1
Pinball1
Sport1
Simulator1
Racing1
Puzzle1