Games Released in June 1987

42 new games debuted in June 1987, with Arcade being the most active platform. June 1 was the busiest day, with 16 releases. 1943: The Battle of Midway was the most popular release of the month.

Which days had the most releases?

June 1 saw the most activity with 16 releases.

16 releases

June 1

6 releases

June 6

3 releases

June 27

3 releases

June 26

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Mon, Jun 1

16 releases

Tue, Jun 2

1 release

Wed, Jun 3

No releases

Thu, Jun 4

1 release

Fri, Jun 5

1 release

Sat, Jun 6

6 releases

Sun, Jun 7

No releases

Mon, Jun 8

No releases

Tue, Jun 9

No releases

Wed, Jun 10

No releases

Thu, Jun 11

No releases

Fri, Jun 12

2 releases

Sat, Jun 13

1 release

Sun, Jun 14

2 releases

Mon, Jun 15

2 releases

Tue, Jun 16

No releases

Wed, Jun 17

No releases

Thu, Jun 18

2 releases

Fri, Jun 19

3 releases

Sat, Jun 20

1 release

Sun, Jun 21

1 release

Mon, Jun 22

No releases

Tue, Jun 23

No releases

Wed, Jun 24

No releases

Thu, Jun 25

1 release

Fri, Jun 26

3 releases

Sat, Jun 27

3 releases

Sun, Jun 28

1 release

Mon, Jun 29

1 release

Tue, Jun 30

1 release

How did each week compare?

The first week of June was the busiest with 25 releases.

Week 1 (June 1–7)

25 releases

Most popular release in Week 1

1943: The Battle of Midway

The game is set in the Pacific theater of World War II, off the coast of the Midway Atoll. The goal is to attack the Japanese Air Fleet that bombed the players' American Aircraft Carrier, pursue all Japanese Air and Sea forces, fly through the 16 levels of play, make their way to the Japanese battleship Yamato and destroy her. 11 Levels consist of an Air-to-Sea battle (with a huge battleship or an aircraft carrier as an End-Level Boss), while 5 levels consist of an all-aerial battle against a squadron of Japanese Bombers and a Mother Bomber that needs to be destroyed. As in 1942, players pilot a P-38. Two buttons are used: one for regular attacks (with several weapons) and one for special actions that executes either a loop like in 1942 or one of three special attacks that damage the plane. Unlike 1942, the player only has one life, with one refillable energy meter. Destroying a complete formation of red enemy planes will result in a power-up, such as a health boost or a temporary special weapons which replaces the default twin gun.

Week 2 (June 8–14)

5 releases

Week 3 (June 15–21)

9 releases

Most popular release in Week 3

Dragon Spirit

Dragon Spirit is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1987 and licensed to Atari Games for its American manufacture and distribution. In the kingdom of Mitgult, a serpent demon named Zawell escapes imprisonment after a thousand years, and kidnaps Princess Alicia. A soldier named Amul is chosen to rescue her and destroy Zawell. He points his sword skyward and transforms into a powerful blue dragon. He can breathe fire and drop bombs, as well as collect up to thirteen additional powers during his journey. Amul must fight nine of Zawell's mightiest beasts, one at the end of each stage, before facing Zawell himself.

Week 4 (June 22–28)

8 releases

Most popular release in Week 4

Bases Loaded

Bases Loaded is a baseball game that was released for Arcade and the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. It was developed by Jaleco and TOSE, and was the first installment in the Bases Loaded series, which was followed by seven sequels for three generations of consoles. The game tried to focus on the confrontation between the pitcher and the batter, putting emphasis on the face-off between the two. Unfortunately, this made the perspective fairly limited in determining where to hit the ball, or even where the ball was during a pitch.

Week 5 (June 29–30)

2 releases

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Arcade received 15 new titles in June 1987. The runner up was Family Computer Disk System with 7 new titles.

Arcade15 releases

Family Computer Disk System7 releases

Family Computer6 releases

PC-8800 Series4 releases

Atari ST/STE2 releases

Commodore C64/128/MAX2 releases

DOS2 releases

MSX2 releases

Sega Master System/Mark III2 releases

Amiga1 release

What genres were most popular?

Arcade was the dominant genre in June 1987 with 14 titles. Adventure followed closely with 11.

Arcade14

Adventure11

Sport10

Platform8

Shooter7

Role-playing6

Puzzle5

Point-and-click4

Racing3

Simulator3

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