Games Released in September 1984

30 new games debuted in September 1984, with Commodore C64/128/MAX being the most active platform. September 1 was the busiest day, with 15 releases. Bruce Lee was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

September 1 saw the most activity with 15 releases.

15 releases

September 1

2 releases

September 15

1 release

September 28

1 release

September 24

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Sep 1

15 releases

Sun, Sep 2

1 release

Mon, Sep 3

No releases

Tue, Sep 4

No releases

Wed, Sep 5

No releases

Thu, Sep 6

1 release

Fri, Sep 7

1 release

Sat, Sep 8

No releases

Sun, Sep 9

No releases

Mon, Sep 10

No releases

Tue, Sep 11

No releases

Wed, Sep 12

No releases

Thu, Sep 13

1 release

Fri, Sep 14

1 release

Sat, Sep 15

2 releases

Sun, Sep 16

No releases

Mon, Sep 17

No releases

Tue, Sep 18

No releases

Wed, Sep 19

No releases

Thu, Sep 20

1 release

Fri, Sep 21

No releases

Sat, Sep 22

No releases

Sun, Sep 23

No releases

Mon, Sep 24

1 release

Tue, Sep 25

No releases

Wed, Sep 26

No releases

Thu, Sep 27

No releases

Fri, Sep 28

1 release

Sat, Sep 29

No releases

Sun, Sep 30

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of September was the busiest with 18 releases.

Week 1 (September 1–7)

18 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

Bruce Lee

Bruce Lee is a video game designed by Ron J. Fortier, with graphics by Kelly Day and music by John A. Fitzpatrick. It was originally developed for the Atari 8-bit family and published in 1984 by Datasoft, along with a port for the Commodore 64. The game was converted to the ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC and published by U.S. Gold in the same year. An MSX version was published in 1985 by Comptiq. Bruce Lee is a platform game/beat 'em up hybrid, in which the player controls Bruce Lee.

Week 2 (September 8–14)

2 releases

Most popular release in Week 2

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a classic Interactive Fiction game. Though divergent from the source material, the main characters, locations, and concepts are here. Unlike the book, death can come quickly if Arthur fails to observe his surroundings, collect inventory, talk to people, and consult the Guide. Don't panic!

Week 3 (September 15–21)

3 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Elite

Elite is a space trading video game, written and developed by David Braben and Ian Bell and originally published by Acornsoft for the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron computers in September 1984. Elite's open-ended game model, and revolutionary 3D graphics led to it being ported to virtually every contemporary home computer system, and earned it a place as a classic and a genre maker in gaming history. The game's title derives from one of the player's goals of raising their combat rating to the exalted heights of "Elite". Elite was one of the first home computer games to use wire-frame 3D graphics with hidden line removal. It added graphics and twitch gameplay aspects to the genre established by the 1974 game Star Trader. Another novelty was the inclusion of The Dark Wheel, a novella by Robert Holdstock which gave players insight into the moral and legal codes to which they might aspire.

Week 4 (September 22–28)

2 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Bank Panic

Bandits are holding up a bank and have taken people hostage, and as a gunslinger, it's your job to shoot them. The bank has 12 doors, and the bandits are behind each one of them. When they pull a gun out at you when you open a door, you have only a few seconds to shoot them before they shoot you. If you shoot them too early (ie: before he sticks his gun out at you), it is considered unfair, and you won't score any points, but if you're too late, he'll shoot you and you lose one of your three lives.If you waste too much time, a bandit will come out from one of the doors and stick dynamite on it. You must then shoot the dynamite to get rid of it. If you're lucky, either a man or a woman will throw you a bag of gold coins. If you shoot any of these people by accident, you also lose a life. More often than not, the person will throw his/her hands up, saying "I haven't got anything". That's when they will be replaced by bandits. Some men will carry three to five pieces of gold on top of their heads, and shooting at all of the gold will award you with a bag of gold coins. Others will be tied up with rope. If you shoot the rope, there's more money for you, because not only will you receive one bag of gold coins, but you'll get three bags of gold coins.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Commodore C64/128/MAX received 6 new titles in September 1984. The runner up was Arcade with 5 new titles.

Commodore C64/128/MAX6 releases

Arcade5 releases

ZX Spectrum4 releases

Epoch Super Cassette Vision2 releases

Amstrad CPC1 release

Apple II1 release

BBC Microcomputer System1 release

FM-71 release

Family Computer1 release

Game & Watch1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in September 1984 with 14 titles. Shooter followed closely with 11.

Arcade14

Shooter11

Puzzle4

Platform3

Adventure2

Simulator2

Sport2

Fighting1

Racing1

Strategy1

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