Tuesday 1 January
19 releases
- Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves PC-8800 Series
- American Truck MSX, Sharp X1Telenet Japan
- Balance of Power DOS
- Chiller ZX Spectrum
- Choplifter! NEC PC-6000 SeriesBrøderbund Software
- Dezeni World PC-9800 SeriesHudson Soft
- Dig Dug Apple IINamco
- Drakton Arcade
- El Dorado Denki PC-8800 SeriesEnix
- Ghostbusters Apple IIActivision
- Infernal Runner Amstrad CPC
- Night Gal Summer Arcade
- Obsidian Amstrad CPCTony Warriner
- Poster Paster Commodore C64/128/MAX
- Rock'n Wrestle Amstrad CPC, Commodore C64/128/MAX, ZX SpectrumBeam Software
- Softporn II DOS
- Swashbuckler PC-8800 SeriesDatamost
- Teacher Busters Commodore C64/128/MAX
- Uootoy PC-8800 SeriesCompac Inc
Wednesday 2 January
6 releases
- 2010: The Graphic Action Game ColecoVisionNuvatec
- Bounty Bob Strikes Back! Atari 8-bitBig Five Software
- Brian Bloodaxe Amstrad CPCThe Edge
- Finders Keepers ZX Spectrum
- Gift from the Gods ZX SpectrumDenton Designs
- Monty is Innocent ZX SpectrumGremlin Graphics Software Ltd.
Tuesday 8 January
1 release
- Learning with Leeper ColecoVision
Tuesday 22 January
1 release
- Balloon Fight Family ComputerNintendo R&D1
Wednesday 30 January
1 release
- Ice Climber Family ComputerNintendo R&D1
Thursday 31 January
1 release
- El Dorado Denki FM-7Enix
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