Games Released in March 1986

20 new games released in March 1986, with Arcade being the most active platform. March 1 was the busiest day, with 8 new releases.

Which days had the most releases?

March 1 saw the most activity with 8 releases.

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Sat, Mar 1

8 releases

Sun, Mar 2

No releases

Mon, Mar 3

3 releases

Tue, Mar 4

No releases

Wed, Mar 5

1 release

Thu, Mar 6

No releases

Fri, Mar 7

1 release

Sat, Mar 8

No releases

Sun, Mar 9

No releases

Mon, Mar 10

No releases

Tue, Mar 11

No releases

Wed, Mar 12

No releases

Thu, Mar 13

1 release

Fri, Mar 14

No releases

Sat, Mar 15

No releases

Sun, Mar 16

No releases

Mon, Mar 17

No releases

Tue, Mar 18

2 releases

Wed, Mar 19

2 releases

Thu, Mar 20

1 release

Fri, Mar 21

No releases

Sat, Mar 22

No releases

Sun, Mar 23

No releases

Mon, Mar 24

No releases

Tue, Mar 25

No releases

Wed, Mar 26

No releases

Thu, Mar 27

No releases

Fri, Mar 28

No releases

Sat, Mar 29

1 release

Sun, Mar 30

No releases

Mon, Mar 31

No releases

How did each week compare?

The first week of March was the busiest with 13 releases.

Week 3 (March 15–21)

5 releases
Fantasy Zone

Most popular release in Week 3

Fantasy Zone

The Fantasy Zone is a solar system consisting of eight brightly colored, fantastic planets. The evil Menons are trying to take over all of the planets in the Fantasy Zone by using misappropriated foreign currency to build their forces. It is the player's job to recover all of the coins and save the solar system! Fantasy Zone is an arcade style shooter for one or two players. The goal is to destroy all of the creatures on each planet and collect as many of the lost coins as possible. At the end of each level is a large enemy that will have to be defeated before moving on to the next world. At various points in the game, the player will be able to find a parts shop, which allows purchasing improvements for his spaceship, including better weapons and faster engines.

Week 5 (March 29–31)

1 release
Knightmare

Most popular release in Week 5

Knightmare

Knightmare, known in Japan as Majou Densetsu (魔城伝説 , Demon Castle Legend?), is a 1986 MSX vertical scrolling shooter computer game. The player is a knight, Popolon, who has to fight his way through several levels to defeat Hudnos and rescue Aphrodite. Knightmare was an innovative upward-scrolling shoot 'em up game on the MSX system released as game cartridge. The top-view graphics were considered very sophisticated for its time, similar to other MSX games such as Nemesis and Penguin Adventure. Konami also released a slightly altered version that could be bought from LINKS network. (Japanese "internet replacement" of the 80's) In this version you could submit high scores to online server. It was brought without a license to the SG-1000 in Taiwan.

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Arcade received 6 new titles in March 1986. The runner up was Family Computer with 5 new titles.

Arcade6 releases
Family Computer5 releases
PC-8800 Series3 releases
DOS2 releases
PC-9800 Series1 release
Atari ST/STE1 release
Mac1 release
Commodore C64/128/MAX1 release
ZX Spectrum1 release
Family Computer Disk System1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in March 1986 with 9 titles. Shooter followed closely with 8.

Arcade9
Shooter8
Platform5
Adventure5
Role-playing3
Simulator1
Strategy1
Tactical1
Puzzle1