Games Released in September 1984

26 new games released in September 1984, with Arcade being the most active platform. September 1 was the busiest day, with 16 new releases.

Top Platform

Arcade

New Releases

26

Busiest Day

September 1

Bruce Lee

What was the most popular game of September 1984?

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.

Which days had the most releases?

September 1 saw the most activity with 16 releases.

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16 releases

September 1

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2 releases

September 15

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1 release

September 2

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1 release

September 6

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Sep 1

16 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 19 releases.

Week 3 (September 15–21)

3 releases
Elite

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
Bank Panic

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?

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

Arcade6 releases
Commodore C64/128/MAX6 releases
ZX Spectrum4 releases
Epoch Super Cassette Vision2 releases
FM-71 release
MSX1 release
PC-8800 Series1 release
PC-9800 Series1 release
Game & Watch1 release
Family Computer1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in September 1984 with 15 titles. Shooter followed closely with 11.

Arcade15
Shooter11
Puzzle4
Platform3
Sport3
Simulator2
Adventure2
Fighting2
Strategy1
Racing1
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