Games Released in August 1980

4 new games released in August 1980, with Apple II being the most active platform. August 1 was the busiest day, with 3 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

August 1 saw the most activity with 3 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Fri, Aug 1

3 releases

Sat, Aug 2

No releases

Sun, Aug 3

No releases

Mon, Aug 4

No releases

Tue, Aug 5

No releases

Wed, Aug 6

No releases

Thu, Aug 7

No releases

Fri, Aug 8

No releases

Sat, Aug 9

No releases

Sun, Aug 10

No releases

Mon, Aug 11

No releases

Tue, Aug 12

No releases

Wed, Aug 13

No releases

Thu, Aug 14

No releases

Fri, Aug 15

No releases

Sat, Aug 16

No releases

Sun, Aug 17

No releases

Mon, Aug 18

No releases

Tue, Aug 19

No releases

Wed, Aug 20

No releases

Thu, Aug 21

No releases

Fri, Aug 22

No releases

Sat, Aug 23

No releases

Sun, Aug 24

No releases

Mon, Aug 25

1 release

Tue, Aug 26

No releases

Wed, Aug 27

No releases

Thu, Aug 28

No releases

Fri, Aug 29

No releases

Sat, Aug 30

No releases

Sun, Aug 31

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of August was the busiest with 3 releases.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Apple II received 2 new titles in August 1980. The runner up was PC-8800 Series with 1 new title.

Apple II2 releases
PC-8800 Series1 release
Intellivision1 release

What genres were most popular?

Strategy was the dominant genre in August 1980 with 2 titles. Sport followed closely with 1.

Strategy2
Sport1
Turn-based strategy1
Shooter1