Games Released in July 1983

20 new games released in July 1983, with Arcade being the most active platform. July 15 was the busiest day, with 8 new releases.

Top Platform

Arcade

New Releases

20

Busiest Day

July 15

Mario Bros.

What was the most popular game of July 1983?

Mario Bros.

Mario Bros. is an arcade game published by Nintendo and developed by Shigeru Miyamoto. The platform puzzle which first introduced Luigi to the world has both single and multiplayer action with two differing game types, but with the same objective. Crabs, turtles and fighter flies must be cleared out by jumping underneath the platform they sit on, then kicking them away. Each level is cleared when a set number of coins is collected. For the two player mode, the first to collect the set amount of coins wins.

Which days had the most releases?

July 15 saw the most activity with 8 releases.

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8 releases

July 15

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6 releases

July 1

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2 releases

July 8

1 release

July 3

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Fri, Jul 1

6 releases

Sat, Jul 2

No releases

Sun, Jul 3

1 release

Mon, Jul 4

No releases

Tue, Jul 5

No releases

Wed, Jul 6

No releases

Thu, Jul 7

No releases

Fri, Jul 8

2 releases

Sat, Jul 9

No releases

Sun, Jul 10

No releases

Mon, Jul 11

No releases

Tue, Jul 12

No releases

Wed, Jul 13

No releases

Thu, Jul 14

1 release

Fri, Jul 15

8 releases

Sat, Jul 16

No releases

Sun, Jul 17

No releases

Mon, Jul 18

No releases

Tue, Jul 19

No releases

Wed, Jul 20

1 release

Thu, Jul 21

No releases

Fri, Jul 22

No releases

Sat, Jul 23

No releases

Sun, Jul 24

No releases

Mon, Jul 25

No releases

Tue, Jul 26

1 release

Wed, Jul 27

No releases

Thu, Jul 28

No releases

Fri, Jul 29

No releases

Sat, Jul 30

1 release

Sun, Jul 31

No releases

How did each week compare?

The third week of July was the busiest with 9 releases.

Week 3 (July 15–21)

9 releases
Donkey Kong

Most popular release in Week 3

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong has kidnapped Pauline, and it is up to Mario, the fearless carpenter, to come to her rescue. Throwing fate to the wind, Mario tries desperately to climb the labyrinth of structural beams from the top of which Donkey Kong taunts him. Help our hero ascend the metal structure by dodging an assortment of fireballs, steel beams, and exploding barrels the angry ape hurls at him. Prepare yourself for a never-ending adventure as Donkey Kong takes Pauline away to the next level every time Mario gets to the top. Based on the arcade game of the same name, this classic will keep hardcore and casual gamers entertained for hours. This Donkey Kong port differs from the arcade game, having only three stages instead of four.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Arcade received 4 new titles in July 1983. The runner up was SG-1000 with 4 new titles.

Arcade4 releases
SG-10004 releases
Family Computer3 releases
ColecoVision2 releases
MSX2 releases
Atari 26002 releases
Apple II2 releases
ZX Spectrum1 release
Atari 52001 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in July 1983 with 10 titles. Platform followed closely with 5.

Arcade10
Platform5
Sport5
Shooter5
Puzzle2
Strategy1
Fighting1
Adventure1
Racing1
Simulator1
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