Games Released in March 1980

13 new games debuted in March 1980, with Fairchild Channel F being the most active platform. March 1 was the busiest day, with 5 releases. Adventure was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

March 1 saw the most activity with 5 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Mar 1

5 releases

Sun, Mar 2

No releases

Mon, Mar 3

No releases

Tue, Mar 4

No releases

Wed, Mar 5

No releases

Thu, Mar 6

No releases

Fri, Mar 7

No releases

Sat, Mar 8

No releases

Sun, Mar 9

No releases

Mon, Mar 10

1 release

Tue, Mar 11

No releases

Wed, Mar 12

No releases

Thu, Mar 13

No releases

Fri, Mar 14

No releases

Sat, Mar 15

No releases

Sun, Mar 16

No releases

Mon, Mar 17

No releases

Tue, Mar 18

No releases

Wed, Mar 19

1 release

Thu, Mar 20

No releases

Fri, Mar 21

No releases

Sat, Mar 22

No releases

Sun, Mar 23

No releases

Mon, Mar 24

No releases

Tue, Mar 25

No releases

Wed, Mar 26

No releases

Thu, Mar 27

No releases

Fri, Mar 28

No releases

Sat, Mar 29

No releases

Sun, Mar 30

No releases

Mon, Mar 31

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of March was the busiest with 5 releases.

Week 1 (March 1–7)

5 releases
Adventure

Most popular release in Week 1

Adventure

Adventure is a video game for the Atari 2600 video game console, released in 1980. In the game, the player controls a square avatar whose quest is to hunt an open world environment for a magical chalice, returning it to the golden castle. The game world is populated by roaming enemies: dragons, which can eat the avatar; and a bat, which randomly steals and hides items around the game world. Adventure was designed and programmed by Atari employee Warren Robinett, and published by Atari, Inc. At the time, Atari programmers were generally given full control on the creative direction and development cycle for their games, and this required them to plan for their next game as they neared completion of their current one to stay productive. Robinett submitted the source code for Adventure to Atari management in June 1979 and soon left Atari. Atari released the game in early 1980.

Week 3 (March 15–21)

1 release

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Fairchild Channel F received 3 new titles in March 1980. The runner up was Arcade with 2 new titles.

Fairchild Channel F3 releases
Arcade2 releases
Atari 26002 releases

What genres were most popular?

Shooter was the dominant genre in March 1980 with 3 titles. Arcade followed closely with 1.

Shooter3
Arcade1
Platform1
Puzzle1
Sport1
Strategy1