Games Released in April 1984

12 new games released in April 1984, with PC-8800 Series being the most active platform. April 1 was the busiest day, with 8 new releases.

Top Platform

PC-8800 Series

New Releases

12

Busiest Day

April 1

Duck Hunt

What was the most popular game of April 1984?

Duck Hunt

It’s duck season, and your trusty hunting dog is ready to scour the open fields. Test your sharpshooting skills as your targets take flight. Be quick to knock them out of the skies, or your canine companion won’t hesitate to make you the laughingstock of hunters! Need a change in scenery? Best your score against clay-pigeon targets instead! With three fun modes to choose from, get your trigger finger ready for some fast-paced action! You only have three shots to hit your target before it zooms offscreen. Things might get a bit hairy when you advance to the next round, because those ducks and clay pigeons are going to fly faster and faster! Play solo, or challenge a friend as you test your dogged determination and feathered speed in this NES classic!

Which days had the most releases?

April 1 saw the most activity with 8 releases.

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8 releases

April 1

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1 release

April 4

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1 release

April 7

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1 release

April 10

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sun, Apr 1

8 releases

Mon, Apr 2

No releases

Tue, Apr 3

No releases

Wed, Apr 4

1 release

Thu, Apr 5

No releases

Fri, Apr 6

No releases

Sat, Apr 7

1 release

Sun, Apr 8

No releases

Mon, Apr 9

No releases

Tue, Apr 10

1 release

Wed, Apr 11

No releases

Thu, Apr 12

No releases

Fri, Apr 13

No releases

Sat, Apr 14

No releases

Sun, Apr 15

No releases

Mon, Apr 16

No releases

Tue, Apr 17

No releases

Wed, Apr 18

No releases

Thu, Apr 19

No releases

Fri, Apr 20

No releases

Sat, Apr 21

1 release

Sun, Apr 22

No releases

Mon, Apr 23

No releases

Tue, Apr 24

No releases

Wed, Apr 25

No releases

Thu, Apr 26

No releases

Fri, Apr 27

No releases

Sat, Apr 28

No releases

Sun, Apr 29

No releases

Mon, Apr 30

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of April was the busiest with 10 releases.

Week 2 (April 8–14)

1 release
Asteka

Most popular release in Week 2

Asteka

Asteka (アステカ) is an early graphical adventure game that was created by Tsuneyuki Miyamoto at Nihon Falcom. The title was initially released for the NEC PC-88 and was later ported to other Japanese computers. While exploring the Palenque ruins in southern Mexico, the player takes the role of an archeologist where they use the game's katakana text parser to interact with the world and solve puzzles. The game was technically impressive for its time due to how quickly it could load new images, similar to Falcom's Demons Ring, and for its use of digitized photographs for some of its graphics. Asteka was most likely released on April 13, 1985 according to early advertisements. However, even Falcom contradicts itself on the title's exact publication date. Falcom's official corporate timeline on their website says Asteka was released in February 1985 while their 2017 pop-up museum, along with the Falcom Chronicle anniversary book, claims it was released on April 10, 1984. A direct sequel to Asteka was released in 1986 called Temple of the Sun: Asteka II, also known as Tombs & Treasure in North America.

Week 3 (April 15–21)

1 release
Duck Hunt

Most popular release in Week 3

Duck Hunt

It’s duck season, and your trusty hunting dog is ready to scour the open fields. Test your sharpshooting skills as your targets take flight. Be quick to knock them out of the skies, or your canine companion won’t hesitate to make you the laughingstock of hunters! Need a change in scenery? Best your score against clay-pigeon targets instead! With three fun modes to choose from, get your trigger finger ready for some fast-paced action! You only have three shots to hit your target before it zooms offscreen. Things might get a bit hairy when you advance to the next round, because those ducks and clay pigeons are going to fly faster and faster! Play solo, or challenge a friend as you test your dogged determination and feathered speed in this NES classic!

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC-8800 Series received 4 new titles in April 1984. The runner up was Atari 8-bit with 4 new titles.

PC-8800 Series4 releases
Atari 8-bit4 releases
Arcade2 releases
Apple II1 release
Commodore C64/128/MAX1 release
MSX1 release
Family Computer1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in April 1984 with 7 titles. Shooter followed closely with 4.

Arcade7
Shooter4
Turn-based strategy1
Simulator1
Strategy1
Tactical1
Adventure1
Sport1
Music1
Platform1
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