Games Released in December 1980
20 new games released in December 1980, with TRS-80 being the most active platform. December 31 was the busiest day, with 17 new releases.
Top Platform
TRS-80
New Releases
20
Busiest Day
December 31
What was the most popular game of December 1980?
Phantoms Five
A vertically scrolling action game written by Nasir Gebelli and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers. The player controls the horizontal movement of a plane and has to bomb various targets beneath him.
Which days had the most releases?
December 31 saw the most activity with 17 releases.
Mon, Dec 1
2 releases
Tue, Dec 2
No releases
Wed, Dec 3
1 release
Thu, Dec 4
No releases
Fri, Dec 5
No releases
Sat, Dec 6
No releases
Sun, Dec 7
No releases
Mon, Dec 8
No releases
Tue, Dec 9
No releases
Wed, Dec 10
No releases
Thu, Dec 11
No releases
Fri, Dec 12
No releases
Sat, Dec 13
No releases
Sun, Dec 14
No releases
Mon, Dec 15
No releases
Tue, Dec 16
No releases
Wed, Dec 17
No releases
Thu, Dec 18
No releases
Fri, Dec 19
No releases
Sat, Dec 20
No releases
Sun, Dec 21
No releases
Mon, Dec 22
No releases
Tue, Dec 23
No releases
Wed, Dec 24
No releases
Thu, Dec 25
No releases
Fri, Dec 26
No releases
Sat, Dec 27
No releases
Sun, Dec 28
No releases
Mon, Dec 29
No releases
Tue, Dec 30
No releases
Wed, Dec 31
17 releases
How did each week compare?
The fifth week of December was the busiest with 17 releases.
Which platforms saw the most releases?
TRS-80 received 9 new titles in December 1980. The runner up was Apple II with 8 new titles.
What genres were most popular?
Adventure was the dominant genre in December 1980 with 5 titles. Strategy followed closely with 4.