Games Released in October 1982

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

Top Platform

Atari 2600

New Releases

10

Busiest Day

October 1

Q*bert

What was the most popular game of October 1982?

Q*bert

Q*bert was a popular arcade game that was released on a large number of consoles in the early 1980s. It was developed and published by Gottlieb, and became their most successful game. The concept serves as a precursor to the isometric platformer genre, where the title character must work to turn all cubes to a certain colour in a psuedo-3D world, made 3D through isometric graphics in the same way that the Penrose Stairs was made. The game was widely successful and has become a highly recognizable brand of the 1980s gaming era.

Which days had the most releases?

October 1 saw the most activity with 2 releases.

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2 releases

October 1

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2 releases

October 15

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2 releases

October 18

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1 release

October 4

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Fri, Oct 1

2 releases

Sat, Oct 2

No releases

Sun, Oct 3

No releases

Mon, Oct 4

1 release

Tue, Oct 5

No releases

Wed, Oct 6

No releases

Thu, Oct 7

1 release

Fri, Oct 8

No releases

Sat, Oct 9

No releases

Sun, Oct 10

No releases

Mon, Oct 11

No releases

Tue, Oct 12

No releases

Wed, Oct 13

No releases

Thu, Oct 14

No releases

Fri, Oct 15

2 releases

Sat, Oct 16

No releases

Sun, Oct 17

No releases

Mon, Oct 18

2 releases

Tue, Oct 19

No releases

Wed, Oct 20

No releases

Thu, Oct 21

No releases

Fri, Oct 22

No releases

Sat, Oct 23

No releases

Sun, Oct 24

No releases

Mon, Oct 25

No releases

Tue, Oct 26

1 release

Wed, Oct 27

No releases

Thu, Oct 28

1 release

Fri, Oct 29

No releases

Sat, Oct 30

No releases

Sun, Oct 31

No releases

How did each week compare?

The third week of October was the busiest with 4 releases.

Week 1 (October 1–7)

4 releases
P.T. Barnum's Acrobats

Most popular release in Week 1

P.T. Barnum's Acrobats

P.T. BARNUM'S ACROBATS! (1 or 2 players at a time) SINGLE PLAYER VERSIONS Press 0 on the numeric section of the keyboard. You are under the Big Top at the Ringling Bros. Barnum and Bailey Circus! One of the acrobats is standing on the platform at the left side of the screen. His partner is on the teeter board at the center of the screen. Three rows of balloons are dancing back and forth high above their heads. Use the joystick of the right hand control to move the teeter board from side to side. Use the action button to make the acrobat jump from the platform. If he lands on the high end of the teeter board, the other acrobat will fly into the air. (The closer the first acrobat lands to the high end of the teeter board, the higher the second acrobat jumps. If he does not jump high enough to reach the first row of balloons, he will crash.) If the flying acrobat hits a balloon it will pop and give him a bouncing chance to pop some others. Keep moving the teeter board so he lands on the high end when he finally comes down. A complete game is a series of ten jumps. The number of jumps left in the game is displayed at the lower center of the screen. Scoring: BALLOONS IN BOTTOM ROW - 2 POINTS BALLOONS IN MIDDLE ROW - 4 POINTS BALLOONS IN TOP ROW - 6 POINTS Your score is displayed at the lower right corner of the screen. Bonus scoring: ALL BALLOONS IN BOTTOM ROW - 15 POINTS ALL BALLOONS IN MIDDLE ROW - 20 POINTS ALL BALLOONS IN TOP ROW - 25 POINTS When all of the balloons in a row have been popped, a full row of new balloons will appear automatically. If you score over 999 (Nothing is impossible!), the counter at the lower right of the screen will start again at 000. A line directly over it will indicate you are working on your second thousand points! To play again, press any key except SPACE or RESET! Pressing SPACE will display the best score in a series of games at the lower left corner of the screen. Pressing RESET will permit entry of game variations. SINGLE PLAYER GAME VARIATIONS Stationary shield under moving balloons. Press 3. A shield will appear below the bottom row of balloons at the center of the screen. If an acrobat hits it he will thud to earth faster than he can holler for HELLLLLLPPPPPP! Random shield with moving balloons. Press 6. A shield will appear and disappear at random times and random positions below the balloons. Stationary balloons. Press 9. Stationary balloons with a stationary shield. Press C. Stationary balloons with a random shield. Press F. TWO PLAYER GAMES AND VARIATIONS In the first version, players alternate turns every time an acrobat misses the high end of the teeter board. The scoring indicators signal which of the hand controls is activated. If the right scoring indicator is lighted, the right hand control is activated and vice versa. Moving balloons - no shield. Press 1. Moving balloons with a stationary shield. Press 4. Moving balloons with a random shield. Press 7. Stationary balloons - no shield. Press A. Stationary balloons with a stationary shield. Press D. Stationary balloons with a random shield. Press G. In the second version, players take turns after each jump. Moving balloons - no shield. Press 2. Moving balloons with stationary shield. Press 5. Moving balloons with random shield. Press 8. Stationary balloons - no shield. Press B. Stationary balloons with stationary shield. Press E. Stationary balloons with random shield. Press H. Press SPACE after a game is over to recall the high score in a series. Press any key except SPACE or RESET to play another game of the same variation again. To play a different game variation, press RESET and then the appropriate key. SINGLE PLAYER GAME VARIATIONS Press 0: Moving balloons - no shield Press 3: Stationary shield - moving balloons Press 6: Random shield - moving balloons Press 9: Stationary balloons Press C: Stationary balloons - stationary shield Press F: Stationary balloons - random shield TWO PLAYER GAMES AND VARIATIONS Version I - Players alternate turns every time an acrobat misses the high end of the teeter board. Press 1: Moving balloons - no shield Press 4: Moving balloons - stationary shield Press 7: Moving balloons - random shield Press A: Stationary balloons - no shield Press D: Stationary balloons - stationary shield Press G: Stationary balloons - random shield Version 2 - Players take turns after each jump. Press 2: Moving balloons - no shield Press 5: Moving balloons - stationary shield Press 8: Moving balloons - random shield Press B: Stationary balloons - no shield Press E: Stationary balloons - stationary shield Press H: Stationary balloons - random shield

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Atari 2600 received 3 new titles in October 1982. The runner up was Intellivision with 2 new titles.

Atari 26003 releases
Intellivision2 releases
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G70001 release
Epoch Cassette Vision1 release
Arcade1 release
Atari 8-bit1 release
Game & Watch1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in October 1982 with 8 titles. Platform followed closely with 4.

Arcade8
Platform4
Puzzle1
Shooter1
Sport1
Adventure1
Tactical1
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