Games Released in August 1982

8 new games released in August 1982, with Atari 2600 being the most active platform. August 1 was the busiest day, with 2 new releases.

Top Platform

Atari 2600

New Releases

8

Busiest Day

August 1

BurgerTime

What was the most popular game of August 1982?

BurgerTime

BurgerTime is a 1982 arcade game created by Data East for its DECO Cassette System. The game's original title, Hamburger, was changed to BurgerTime before its introduction to the US. The player is chef Peter Pepper, who must walk over hamburger ingredients located across a maze of platforms while avoiding pursuing characters. The game was popular in arcades. In the US, Data East USA licensed BurgerTime for distribution by Bally Midway. The Data East and Midway versions are distinguished by the manufacturer's name on the title screen and by the marquee and cabinet artworks.

Which days had the most releases?

August 1 saw the most activity with 2 releases.

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2 releases

August 1

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1 release

August 6

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1 release

August 14

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1 release

August 16

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sun, Aug 1

2 releases

Mon, Aug 2

No releases

Tue, Aug 3

No releases

Wed, Aug 4

No releases

Thu, Aug 5

No releases

Fri, Aug 6

1 release

Sat, Aug 7

No releases

Sun, Aug 8

No releases

Mon, Aug 9

No releases

Tue, Aug 10

No releases

Wed, Aug 11

No releases

Thu, Aug 12

No releases

Fri, Aug 13

No releases

Sat, Aug 14

1 release

Sun, Aug 15

No releases

Mon, Aug 16

1 release

Tue, Aug 17

No releases

Wed, Aug 18

No releases

Thu, Aug 19

No releases

Fri, Aug 20

No releases

Sat, Aug 21

No releases

Sun, Aug 22

No releases

Mon, Aug 23

No releases

Tue, Aug 24

1 release

Wed, Aug 25

1 release

Thu, Aug 26

1 release

Fri, Aug 27

No releases

Sat, Aug 28

No releases

Sun, Aug 29

No releases

Mon, Aug 30

No releases

Tue, Aug 31

No releases

How did each week compare?

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

Week 1 (August 1–7)

3 releases
Cosmic Creeps

Most popular release in Week 1

Cosmic Creeps

Your home planet is decaying. In order to survive you must evacuate the Space Kids from their dying planet. During the first section the player has to navigate a kid from the bottom of the screen to the safety of the hoverivng space ship at the top of the screen. In doing so he has to dodge several obstacles like plasma or hostile skeeters. After having reached the space ship the player takes control of the ship. While other kids are hunted by skeeters in their attempt to reach the space ship the player tries to protect them in shooting at the skeeters who are pursuing the fleeing kids. Every killed skeeter amounts to 100 points - every saved kid adds another 1500 points to the score. After getting 5000 points the game proceeds to the next more difficult level.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Atari 2600 received 3 new titles in August 1982. The runner up was Arcade with 2 new titles.

Atari 26003 releases
Arcade2 releases
Commodore C64/128/MAX1 release
Intellivision1 release
Apple II1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in August 1982 with 5 titles. Shooter followed closely with 3.

Arcade5
Shooter3
Role-playing1
Puzzle1
Strategy1
Adventure1
Sport1
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