Games Released in June 1985

53 new games released in June 1985, with Arcade being the most active platform. June 1 was the busiest day, with 30 new releases.

Top Platform

Arcade

New Releases

53

Busiest Day

June 1

Dig Dug

What was the most popular game of June 1985?

Dig Dug

The Famicom port of Dig Dug. It was originally only released in Japan, being first released overseas via the Wii Virtual Console.

Which days had the most releases?

June 1 saw the most activity with 30 releases.

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30 releases

June 1

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6 releases

June 21

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3 releases

June 4

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3 releases

June 14

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Jun 1

30 releases

Sun, Jun 2

2 releases

Mon, Jun 3

1 release

Tue, Jun 4

3 releases

Wed, Jun 5

No releases

Thu, Jun 6

No releases

Fri, Jun 7

1 release

Sat, Jun 8

No releases

Sun, Jun 9

No releases

Mon, Jun 10

No releases

Tue, Jun 11

No releases

Wed, Jun 12

No releases

Thu, Jun 13

No releases

Fri, Jun 14

3 releases

Sat, Jun 15

No releases

Sun, Jun 16

No releases

Mon, Jun 17

1 release

Tue, Jun 18

No releases

Wed, Jun 19

No releases

Thu, Jun 20

3 releases

Fri, Jun 21

6 releases

Sat, Jun 22

No releases

Sun, Jun 23

No releases

Mon, Jun 24

No releases

Tue, Jun 25

1 release

Wed, Jun 26

No releases

Thu, Jun 27

No releases

Fri, Jun 28

2 releases

Sat, Jun 29

No releases

Sun, Jun 30

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of June was the busiest with 37 releases.

Week 2 (June 8–14)

3 releases
Cauldron

Most popular release in Week 2

Cauldron

Cauldron is a two-dimensional (2D) shoot 'em up / platformer computer game developed and published by British developer Palace Software (Palace). Players navigate the witch protagonist through the 2D game world from a side-view perspective. Cauldron is divided into two modes of play: shooting while flying and jumping along platforms. Areas of the game world set on the surface feature the witch flying on a broom stick, while underground segments require the witch to run and jump in caverns. In the flying segments, players must search for four randomly scattered coloured keys to access underground areas that contain six ingredients. The objective is to collect the ingredients and return them to the witch's cottage to complete a spell that can defeat the Pumpking. While traversing the game world, the witch encounters Halloween-themed enemies such as pumpkins, ghosts, skulls, and bats, as well as other creatures like sharks and seagulls. A collision with an enemy causes the witch's magic meter (which is also used to fire offensive projectiles at enemies) to decrease. The character dies once the meter is depleted. After dying, the character reappears on the screen and the meter is refilled. Players are given limited opportunities for this to occur, and the game ends once the number of lives reaches zero

Week 4 (June 22–28)

3 releases
Nodes of Yesod

Most popular release in Week 4

Nodes of Yesod

Strange signals are coming from the moon and Charlemagne Fotheringham-Grunes (or Charlie for short), member of the International Commission for Universal Problem Solving (I.C.U.P.S.) is sent to investigate. It turns out that the source of the signals is a strange monolith. The aim of the game is to destroy this monolith. Nodes of Yesod is an Arcade Adventure seen from a side-scrolling perspective. Charlie can jump and, after finding it first, use a device called mole. After pressing up on on the joystick, Charlie stands still and the player gains control over the mole that can be used to attack enemies. However, not all enemies can be harmed by the mole. Another useful device is the burrowing chum that can be used to dig through certain walls. Before Charlie can reach the monolith, he has to explore the many caverns of the moon and find eight keys or alchiems. Every now and then a red spaceman will show up, and touching him will cause Charlie to loose one of his keys.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Arcade received 24 new titles in June 1985. The runner up was Commodore C64/128/MAX with 6 new titles.

Arcade24 releases
Commodore C64/128/MAX6 releases
Family Computer6 releases
ZX Spectrum5 releases
Sharp X14 releases
MSX3 releases
Apple II3 releases
Nintendo Entertainment System2 releases
FM-71 release
Atari 8-bit1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in June 1985 with 16 titles. Shooter followed closely with 14.

Arcade16
Shooter14
Sport10
Puzzle7
Platform7
Adventure6
Fighting5
Strategy4
Simulator3
Hack and slash3
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