Games Released in March 1983

15 new games released in March 1983, with Atari 2600 being the most active platform. March 1 was the busiest day, with 7 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

March 1 saw the most activity with 7 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Tue, Mar 1

7 releases

Wed, Mar 2

1 release

Thu, Mar 3

1 release

Fri, Mar 4

No releases

Sat, Mar 5

No releases

Sun, Mar 6

1 release

Mon, Mar 7

1 release

Tue, Mar 8

No releases

Wed, Mar 9

No releases

Thu, Mar 10

No releases

Fri, Mar 11

No releases

Sat, Mar 12

No releases

Sun, Mar 13

No releases

Mon, Mar 14

2 releases

Tue, Mar 15

No releases

Wed, Mar 16

No releases

Thu, Mar 17

No releases

Fri, Mar 18

No releases

Sat, Mar 19

No releases

Sun, Mar 20

No releases

Mon, Mar 21

No releases

Tue, Mar 22

No releases

Wed, Mar 23

No releases

Thu, Mar 24

No releases

Fri, Mar 25

1 release

Sat, Mar 26

No releases

Sun, Mar 27

No releases

Mon, Mar 28

No releases

Tue, Mar 29

No releases

Wed, Mar 30

1 release

Thu, Mar 31

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of March was the busiest with 11 releases.

Week 1 (March 1–7)

11 releases
Donkey Kong II

Most popular release in Week 1

Donkey Kong II

Donkey Kong II was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and released as part of the Game & Watch Multi Screen series, featuring two LCD screens. It was released in 1983. Donkey Kong Jr. has to touch a key, then it moves up to the top screen. Donkey Kong Jr. has to climb to the top screen while avoiding things such as electrical wires. When he gets to the top screen, Donkey Kong Jr. will have to touch the key again, and it will move to the keyhole of one of the chains. Donkey Kong Jr has to climb up the rope below the keyhole, while avoiding birds. When he gets to the top of the rope, one of the chains will unlock. He has to do this 4 times until he saves Donkey Kong. After that, the game will start over, at a somewhat faster pace.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Atari 2600 received 7 new titles in March 1983. The runner up was Intellivision with 2 new titles.

Atari 26007 releases
Intellivision2 releases
Game & Watch2 releases
Acorn Electron1 release
Bally Astrocade1 release
DOS1 release
Commodore C64/128/MAX1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in March 1983 with 9 titles. Platform followed closely with 3.

Arcade9
Platform3
Strategy2
Adventure1
Tactical1
Simulator1
Shooter1
Role-playing1