Thursday 1 January
20 releases
- 3DC Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum
- Alien Syndrome ArcadeSega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Droids: The White Witch MSX
- Evil Eye Apple IICapitol Ideas Software
- Final Zone Wolf MSX
- Gateway to Hell ZX Spectrum
- Habitat Commodore C64/128/MAXLucasfilm Games
- Habitat Commodore C64/128/MAXLucasfilm Games
- Harry Fox MSXMicro Cabin
- Joust 2: Survival of the Fittest Arcade
- Karnov ArcadeData East
- NO: Never Outside Commodore C64/128/MAX
- Soccer Nintendo Entertainment SystemIwasaki Giken Kogyo
- The Chessmaster 2000 MacSoftware Country
- Winter Games PC-8800 SeriesAction Graphics, Inc.
- Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds - The Second Scenario Sharp X1Sir-tech Software
- World Karate Championship Atari ST/STESystem 3 Software
- Zanac-Ex MSX2Compile
- Zoo MSX2Radarsoft BV
- Zork Trilogy DOS
Saturday 3 January
1 release
- Gauntlet Nintendo Entertainment SystemAtari Games
Sunday 4 January
1 release
- Hi no Tori Houou-hen: Gaou no Bouken Family ComputerKonami
Wednesday 7 January
1 release
- Dragon Buster Family ComputerNamco
Monday 12 January
2 releases
- Adian no Tsue Family Computer Disk SystemASK Kodansha
- Den-ou Suikoden FM-7
Wednesday 14 January
1 release
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Family Computer Disk SystemNintendo R&D4
Sunday 18 January
2 releases
- King Kong 2: Ikari no Megaton Punch Family ComputerKonami
- Quartet Sega Master System/Mark IIISega Enterprises, Ltd.
Tuesday 20 January
1 release
- Kieta Princess Family Computer Disk SystemImagineer
Monday 26 January
3 releases
- Dragon Warrior II Family ComputerChunsoft
- Professional Mahjong Gokuu Family Computer Disk SystemChat Noir
- Toki no Tabibito: Time Stranger Family Computer
Thursday 29 January
2 releases
- Eggerland Family Computer Disk SystemHAL Laboratory
- Ultraman: Kaijuu Teikoku no Gyakushuu Family Computer Disk System
Saturday 31 January
1 release
- World Championship Baseball Intellivision
Dates come from IGDB and move when publishers change them. Following counts are IGDB followers.