Games Released in January 1984

28 new games released in January 1984, with PC-8800 Series being the most active platform. January 1 was the busiest day, with 21 new releases.

Top Platform

PC-8800 Series

New Releases

28

Busiest Day

January 1

Tennis

What was the most popular game of January 1984?

Tennis

Tennis is a sports game developed and released by Nintendo for the NES. In North America and Europe, Tennis was one of 18 launch games for the NES. A Game Boy version was also released. The game features single-player and two-player modes for singles and doubles matches, with either competitive or cooperative gameplay. A computerized opponent's artificial intelligence can be set to one of five difficulty levels. Mario referees the matches.

Which days had the most releases?

January 1 saw the most activity with 21 releases.

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21 releases

January 1

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3 releases

January 31

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1 release

January 5

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1 release

January 11

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sun, Jan 1

21 releases

Mon, Jan 2

No releases

Tue, Jan 3

No releases

Wed, Jan 4

No releases

Thu, Jan 5

1 release

Fri, Jan 6

No releases

Sat, Jan 7

No releases

Sun, Jan 8

No releases

Mon, Jan 9

No releases

Tue, Jan 10

No releases

Wed, Jan 11

1 release

Thu, Jan 12

No releases

Fri, Jan 13

No releases

Sat, Jan 14

1 release

Sun, Jan 15

No releases

Mon, Jan 16

No releases

Tue, Jan 17

1 release

Wed, Jan 18

1 release

Thu, Jan 19

No releases

Fri, Jan 20

No releases

Sat, Jan 21

No releases

Sun, Jan 22

No releases

Mon, Jan 23

No releases

Tue, Jan 24

No releases

Wed, Jan 25

No releases

Thu, Jan 26

No releases

Fri, Jan 27

No releases

Sat, Jan 28

No releases

Sun, Jan 29

No releases

Mon, Jan 30

No releases

Tue, Jan 31

3 releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of January was the busiest with 22 releases.

Week 5 (January 29–31)

3 releases
Sorcerer

Most popular release in Week 5

Sorcerer

Many centuries ago, the Earth was ruled by Sorcerers and Wizards. They possessed mystical powers capable of both good and evil. The most respected influences in the land were from the good Sorcerers. This fact continually disturbed the evil Wizards, and they eventually decided to use their power to conquer the countryside and enslave its people. They devised a plan to systematically eliminate the good Sorcerers by sending wave after wave of diabolical creatures to ravage the world. As the bravest of the good Sorcerers you have been asked to destroy these forces and save the planet. As a reward for your bravery: whenever you overcome or destroy a creature, you will receive a treasure. Knowing your bravery the Wizards have done everything within their power to keep you from succeeding. They don't believe you will survive their first three waves of evil, but just in case you do they have several surprises waiting, Only you can discover through bravery and talent how evil they can become. To give you more power over the Forces of Evil the good Sorcerers have provided a magical Flying Platform. When you start on your journey you should first catch this elusive platform. You can continue without it, but only the foolish would dare to do so. Once on the Flying Platform you can go anywhere on the screen to avoid or destroy the enemy. The good Sorcerers have also given you four lives to use against the Forces of Evil.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

PC-8800 Series received 10 new titles in January 1984. The runner up was Arcade with 6 new titles.

PC-8800 Series10 releases
Arcade6 releases
PC-9800 Series4 releases
Commodore C64/128/MAX2 releases
ZX Spectrum2 releases
DOS2 releases
MSX2 releases
Sharp X11 release
BBC Microcomputer System1 release
Acorn Electron1 release

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in January 1984 with 6 titles. Shooter followed closely with 6.

Adventure6
Shooter6
Puzzle5
Strategy4
Role-playing4
Sport4
Turn-based strategy3
Arcade3
Platform2
Fighting1
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