Games Released in February 1980

8 new games released in February 1980, with Arcade being the most active platform. February 1 was the busiest day, with 6 new releases.

Top Platform

Arcade

New Releases

8

Busiest Day

February 1

Moon Cresta

What was the most popular game of February 1980?

Moon Cresta

Moon Cresta is an arcade game released in 1980 by Nichibutsu. A moving starfield gives the impression of vertical scrolling, but the game is a fixed shooter in the vein of Namco's Galaxian. Incentive Software published a version of this arcade game for many 8-bit home computers of the time. Dempa also released a port of both Moon Cresta and Terra Cresta for the X68000. It was also released on the Wii Virtual Console in Japan on March 9, 2010 and PlayStation 4 (Arcade Archives) in 2014.

Which days had the most releases?

February 1 saw the most activity with 6 releases.

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6 releases

February 1

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1 release

February 15

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1 release

February 29

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Fri, Feb 1

6 releases

Sat, Feb 2

No releases

Sun, Feb 3

No releases

Mon, Feb 4

No releases

Tue, Feb 5

No releases

Wed, Feb 6

No releases

Thu, Feb 7

No releases

Fri, Feb 8

No releases

Sat, Feb 9

No releases

Sun, Feb 10

No releases

Mon, Feb 11

No releases

Tue, Feb 12

No releases

Wed, Feb 13

No releases

Thu, Feb 14

No releases

Fri, Feb 15

1 release

Sat, Feb 16

No releases

Sun, Feb 17

No releases

Mon, Feb 18

No releases

Tue, Feb 19

No releases

Wed, Feb 20

No releases

Thu, Feb 21

No releases

Fri, Feb 22

No releases

Sat, Feb 23

No releases

Sun, Feb 24

No releases

Mon, Feb 25

No releases

Tue, Feb 26

No releases

Wed, Feb 27

No releases

Thu, Feb 28

No releases

Fri, Feb 29

1 release

How did each week compare?

The first week of February was the busiest with 6 releases.

Week 1 (February 1–7)

6 releases
Dragster

Most popular release in Week 1

Dragster

You have in your hand one of the most exciting video games ever designed. One word of caution: this game takes a little time to learn because it's so challenging. It's very tricky. So, please read these directions and give yourself some practice time. Then you can aim for the World Record. Game 1: Straight-ahead Dragster, one or two players. Game 2: Steerable Dragster, one or two players. Your Joystick Controller is both the clutch and gear shift for your Dragster; the red button is your gas pedal. Use left Joystick for the top car; right one for bottom car. Hold Joystick with button at the upper left. To shift gears, clutch by pushing Joystick to the left and shift by letting the Joystick spring back to the center. Your car starts each race in neutral (N). There are four gear positions--1, 2, 3, 4--and you must clutch and shift between each gear. You cannot downshift. When the countdown reaches 0, you can start. If you drop into gear too soon, before the end of the countdown, EARLY will appear on the screen and you have to wait for the next race. You can clutch during the countdown, but you cannot drop into 1st until the countdown reaches 0. The object of Dragster is to beat your opponent across the screen, or to race against the clock for best time.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Arcade received 7 new titles in February 1980. The runner up was Atari 2600 with 1 new title.

Arcade7 releases
Atari 26001 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in February 1980 with 5 titles. Shooter followed closely with 4.

Arcade5
Shooter4
Racing1
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