Games Released in July 1985

27 new games released in July 1985, with Family Computer being the most active platform. July 1 was the busiest day, with 11 new releases.

Top Platform

Family Computer

New Releases

27

Busiest Day

July 1

Ghosts 'n Goblins

What was the most popular game of July 1985?

Ghosts 'n Goblins

Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World. Along the way the player can pick up new weapons, bonuses and extra suits of armor that can help in this task. The game is often considered very difficult by arcade standards and is commonly regarded as one of the most difficult games ever released. The game is considered by Gametrailers.com to be the world's second most difficult game ever made. The player can only be hit twice before losing a life (the first hit takes away Arthur's armor, and the player must continue on in his underwear until completing the level, or finding replacement armor). If the player loses a life, he is returned to the start of the level, or the halfway point if he has managed to get that far. Furthermore, each life can only last a certain length of time (generally around three minutes), the clock being reset at the start of a level. If the clock does run out, the player instantly loses that life. After defeating the final boss, but only with the cross weapon (if the player does not have the cross weapon, they will be prompted that it is needed to defeat the boss and restart at the beginning of level 5 and must repeat round 5 and 6 again regardless if the weapon is obtained immediately or not) for the first time the player is informed that the battle was "a trap devised by Satan". The player must then replay the entire game on a higher difficulty level to reach the genuine final battle.

Which days had the most releases?

July 1 saw the most activity with 11 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Mon, Jul 1

11 releases

Tue, Jul 2

3 releases

Wed, Jul 3

No releases

Thu, Jul 4

No releases

Fri, Jul 5

No releases

Sat, Jul 6

No releases

Sun, Jul 7

1 release

Mon, Jul 8

2 releases

Tue, Jul 9

1 release

Wed, Jul 10

No releases

Thu, Jul 11

1 release

Fri, Jul 12

1 release

Sat, Jul 13

No releases

Sun, Jul 14

No releases

Mon, Jul 15

1 release

Tue, Jul 16

No releases

Wed, Jul 17

No releases

Thu, Jul 18

2 releases

Fri, Jul 19

No releases

Sat, Jul 20

No releases

Sun, Jul 21

No releases

Mon, Jul 22

No releases

Tue, Jul 23

1 release

Wed, Jul 24

No releases

Thu, Jul 25

1 release

Fri, Jul 26

1 release

Sat, Jul 27

No releases

Sun, Jul 28

No releases

Mon, Jul 29

No releases

Tue, Jul 30

No releases

Wed, Jul 31

1 release

How did each week compare?

The first week of July was the busiest with 15 releases.

Week 1 (July 1–7)

15 releases
Ghosts 'n Goblins

Most popular release in Week 1

Ghosts 'n Goblins

Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World. Along the way the player can pick up new weapons, bonuses and extra suits of armor that can help in this task. The game is often considered very difficult by arcade standards and is commonly regarded as one of the most difficult games ever released. The game is considered by Gametrailers.com to be the world's second most difficult game ever made. The player can only be hit twice before losing a life (the first hit takes away Arthur's armor, and the player must continue on in his underwear until completing the level, or finding replacement armor). If the player loses a life, he is returned to the start of the level, or the halfway point if he has managed to get that far. Furthermore, each life can only last a certain length of time (generally around three minutes), the clock being reset at the start of a level. If the clock does run out, the player instantly loses that life. After defeating the final boss, but only with the cross weapon (if the player does not have the cross weapon, they will be prompted that it is needed to defeat the boss and restart at the beginning of level 5 and must repeat round 5 and 6 again regardless if the weapon is obtained immediately or not) for the first time the player is informed that the battle was "a trap devised by Satan". The player must then replay the entire game on a higher difficulty level to reach the genuine final battle.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Family Computer received 7 new titles in July 1985. The runner up was Arcade with 6 new titles.

Family Computer7 releases
Arcade6 releases
Commodore C64/128/MAX4 releases
Sharp X13 releases
Apple II2 releases
MSX2 releases
Amstrad CPC1 release
Game & Watch1 release
ZX Spectrum1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in July 1985 with 13 titles. Adventure followed closely with 8.

Arcade13
Adventure8
Platform7
Puzzle6
Shooter5
Racing3
Strategy3
Simulator2
Fighting1
Point-and-click1