Games Released in September 1987

36 new games released in September 1987, with Family Computer being the most active platform. September 1 was the busiest day, with 7 new releases.

Top Platform

Family Computer

New Releases

36

Busiest Day

September 1

3-D WorldRunner

What was the most popular game of September 1987?

3-D WorldRunner

The battle of a lifetime comes alive in 3-D! The wildest of the space cowboys is out looking for adventure. Now he's got it and he needs your help. A strange world terrorized by Grax, the Alien Serpentbeast, has asked you, Worldrunner, for help. Knowing you can outrun, outjump and outblast anyone or anything, you race into battle. But this is no ordinary fight. These battles will carry you to eight strange planets filled with bottomless pits, shooting stars, and poisonous aliens, all sworn to defend their Serpent King. And each new world is ruled by an Alien Serpentbeast more terrifying and more powerful than anything you've ever seen before. Are you ready, Worldrunner? They're waiting for you!

Which days had the most releases?

September 1 saw the most activity with 7 releases.

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7 releases

September 1

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4 releases

September 11

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3 releases

September 4

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3 releases

September 15

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat

Tue, Sep 1

7 releases

Wed, Sep 2

No releases

Thu, Sep 3

1 release

Fri, Sep 4

3 releases

Sat, Sep 5

1 release

Sun, Sep 6

1 release

Mon, Sep 7

No releases

Tue, Sep 8

No releases

Wed, Sep 9

No releases

Thu, Sep 10

1 release

Fri, Sep 11

4 releases

Sat, Sep 12

1 release

Sun, Sep 13

No releases

Mon, Sep 14

1 release

Tue, Sep 15

3 releases

Wed, Sep 16

1 release

Thu, Sep 17

No releases

Fri, Sep 18

3 releases

Sat, Sep 19

1 release

Sun, Sep 20

2 releases

Mon, Sep 21

No releases

Tue, Sep 22

No releases

Wed, Sep 23

No releases

Thu, Sep 24

1 release

Fri, Sep 25

3 releases

Sat, Sep 26

No releases

Sun, Sep 27

No releases

Mon, Sep 28

1 release

Tue, Sep 29

No releases

Wed, Sep 30

1 release

How did each week compare?

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

Week 5 (September 29–30)

1 release
Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima - Kouhen

Most popular release in Week 5

Famicom Mukashibanashi: Shin Onigashima - Kouhen

Shin Onigashima is a two disk adventure game released on the Famicom Disk System. Despite being first-party software, it was never released outside of Japan. A two-disk adventure game, Shin Onigashima (or to give it its full title "Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Shin Onigashima", or "Famicom Fairy Tales: New Oni Island" thereabouts) was released in two parts: The first on September 4th 1987 and the second on September 20 1987. This latter part needs a cleared save file from the first part to play, meaning it is functionally an expansion of that game. The game is depicted like other adventure games for the system, such as Portopia or Hokkaido Serial Murders, though with a far gentler fairy tale presentation rather than a gritty crime thriller. The game's story is based on popular centuries-old Japanese folklore, such as the story of Momotaro and tales depicting the demonic Oni and their mischief. The original characters created for this game would be later referenced by future Nintendo products with retrospective elements, such as Captain Rainbow or the Super Smash Bros series (SSB Brawl even had a remixed version of Shin Onigashima's music for the Ice Climbers stage).

Which platforms saw the most releases?

Family Computer received 11 new titles in September 1987. The runner up was Nintendo Entertainment System with 6 new titles.

Family Computer11 releases
Nintendo Entertainment System6 releases
Family Computer Disk System4 releases
Sega Master System/Mark III4 releases
Commodore C64/128/MAX3 releases
Mac2 releases
Apple II1 release
FM-71 release
PC-8800 Series1 release
Amiga1 release

What genres were most popular?

Adventure was the dominant genre in September 1987 with 12 titles. Shooter followed closely with 7.

Adventure12
Shooter7
Role-playing6
Sport6
Arcade6
Platform4
Fighting2
Card & Board Game2
Visual Novel2
Hack and slash1
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