Friday 1 January
19 releases
- Atomic Runner Chelnov ArcadeData East
- Blade Eagle 3-D Sega Master System/Mark IIISega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Crack AmigaLinel
- Dome PC-8800 SeriesSystem Sacom
- F-19 Stealth Fighter DOSMicroProse Software, Inc.
- Frigate DOS
- Full Throttle Arcade
- Gaiflame Sharp X1Masaya
- Ginga Ninkyouden Arcade
- Juushin Rogus PC-9800 SeriesArtec
- Karnov Nintendo Entertainment SystemData East
- Mean 18: Ultimate Golf Apple IIGSMicrosmiths
- Might and Magic: Book One - The Secret of the Inner Sanctum Sharp X1New World Computing
- Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel Atari ST/STESierra On-Line
- Rock'n Wrestle PCBeam Software
- Shadow Hunter MSX, PC-8800 Series, PC-9800 SeriesChampion Soft
- Testament MSX2Glodia
- Wheel of Fortune Apple IIShareData, Inc.
- Xenon Amiga, Atari ST/STEThe Bitmap Brothers
Saturday 2 January
1 release
- Wasteland Apple II, Commodore C64/128/MAX, DOSInterplay Productions
Monday 4 January
1 release
- Dragon Scroll: Yomigaerishi Maryuu Family ComputerKonami
Tuesday 5 January
1 release
- The Adventures of Captain Comic DOSMichael Denio
Thursday 7 January
2 releases
- JJ Family ComputerSquare
- Satsui no Kaisou: Power Soft Satsujin Jiken Family ComputerHyperware
Friday 8 January
1 release
- Super Contra ArcadeKonami
Saturday 9 January
1 release
- Golf Club: Birdie Rush Family ComputerData East
Tuesday 12 January
4 releases
- Gokuraku Yuugi: Game Tengoku Family Computer Disk SystemSOFEL
- Rampage Nintendo Entertainment SystemBally Midway
- Safebuster Game & WatchNintendo
- Tetsudou-ou Family Computer
Thursday 14 January
1 release
- Konami Wai-wai World Family ComputerKonami
Friday 15 January
4 releases
- Ginga no San-nin Family ComputerPax Softnica
- Magnum Kiki Ippatsu: Empire City 1931 Family ComputerSeibu Kaihatsu
- Metroid Nintendo Entertainment SystemNintendo R&D1
- Rad Racer Nintendo Entertainment SystemSquare
Saturday 16 January
2 releases
- Exciting Boxing Family Computer
- Kaguya-hime Densetsu Family ComputerMicronics
Monday 18 January
3 releases
- Nazoler Land Special!! Quiz-Ou wo Ikuse Family Computer Disk SystemTokyo Design Center
- Stick Hunter: Exciting Ice Hockey Family Computer
- Ultraman 2: Shutsugeki Katoku Tai Family Computer Disk System
Thursday 21 January
1 release
- Ice Hockey Family Computer Disk SystemNintendo R&D4
Friday 22 January
3 releases
- Necromancer TurboGrafx-16/PC EngineHudson Soft
- R.B.I. Baseball 2 Nintendo Entertainment SystemTengen
- Sukeban Deka III Family ComputerShouei System
Saturday 23 January
1 release
- Ripple Island Family ComputerTokai Engineering
Friday 29 January
1 release
- Tetris DOSSpectrum HoloByte, Inc.
Sunday 31 January
3 releases
- Maze Hunter 3-D Sega Master System/Mark IIISega R&D 2
- Miracle Warriors: Seal of the Dark Lord Sega Master System/Mark IIIKogado Studio
- Wonder Boy in Monster Land Sega Master System/Mark IIIEscape
Dates come from IGDB and move when publishers change them. Following counts are IGDB followers.