Games Released in November 1980

4 new games released in November 1980, with Arcade being the most active platform. November 5 was the busiest day, with 2 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

November 5 saw the most activity with 2 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Nov 1

1 release

Sun, Nov 2

No releases

Mon, Nov 3

No releases

Tue, Nov 4

No releases

Wed, Nov 5

2 releases

Thu, Nov 6

No releases

Fri, Nov 7

No releases

Sat, Nov 8

No releases

Sun, Nov 9

No releases

Mon, Nov 10

No releases

Tue, Nov 11

No releases

Wed, Nov 12

1 release

Thu, Nov 13

No releases

Fri, Nov 14

No releases

Sat, Nov 15

No releases

Sun, Nov 16

No releases

Mon, Nov 17

No releases

Tue, Nov 18

No releases

Wed, Nov 19

No releases

Thu, Nov 20

No releases

Fri, Nov 21

No releases

Sat, Nov 22

No releases

Sun, Nov 23

No releases

Mon, Nov 24

No releases

Tue, Nov 25

No releases

Wed, Nov 26

No releases

Thu, Nov 27

No releases

Fri, Nov 28

No releases

Sat, Nov 29

No releases

Sun, Nov 30

No releases

How did each week compare?

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

Week 1 (November 1–7)

3 releases
Radar Scope

Most popular release in Week 1

Radar Scope

Radar Scope is a 1980 fixed shooter arcade game developed by Nintendo R&D2 and published by Nintendo. The player assumes the role of the Sonic Spaceport starship and must wipe out formations of an enemy race known as the Gamma Raiders before they destroy the player's space station. Gameplay is similar to Space Invaders and Galaxian, but set in a forced perspective angle. Radar Scope was a commercial failure and created a financial crisis for the subsidiary Nintendo of America. Its president, Minoru Arakawa, pleaded for his father-in-law, Nintendo president Hiroshi Yamauchi, to send him a new game that could convert and salvage thousands of unsold Radar Scope machines. This prompted the creation of Donkey Kong. Radar Scope is one of the first video game projects for artist Shigeru Miyamoto and for composer Hirokazu Tanaka. Retrospectively, critics have praised Radar Scope for its gameplay and design being a unique iteration upon the Space Invaders template. One critic labeled it one of Nintendo's most important games because its commercial failure inadvertently led to the creation of Nintendo's mascot character and helped pave the way for the company's entry into the console video game market.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Arcade received 2 new titles in November 1980. The runner up was Intellivision with 2 new titles.

Arcade2 releases
Intellivision2 releases

What genres were most popular?

Shooter was the dominant genre in November 1980 with 2 titles. Arcade followed closely with 2.

Shooter2
Arcade2
Simulator1
Sport1
Puzzle1