Atari 2600 Video Game Release Dates for 1977
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Below is an incomplete list of Atari 2600 video game release dates by month in the USA for the year 1977 along with lists of top 100 music (selected hits in the order they charted), new movies at the theater, and new TV shows to help summon your treasured memories of the Atari 2600 years with the bonus of recreating the magical feelings of that special time.
If you were too young or not even born yet, play the songs in the order they are listed and watch short video clips or commercials for the movies and TV shows (in order) and you might start to feel what it was like back then in 1977. There were no smartphones or an Internet full of knowledge and entertainment at your fingertips. If you wanted to know something, you had to go to the library and try to find the information in a book. If you were lucky, you had an encyclopedia set at home, but it would probably be many decades out of date.
Links that jump to other places on this page are blue. Links that lead to other pages online are red.
For those who only want release dates and nothing else, the game entries are listed in the Page Table of Contents. This page also has an Index to help you find a specific game. There's also an Atari 2600 NTSC Game Index for 1977 to 1991.
Most of the release dates below are not set in stone. Games will be moved as better information is found, so be sure to check back once in a while.
Many games are marked as a best guess. Some guesses are worse than others. Below is a list of the types of guesses that might be on this page.
Best Guess (BG): At least one magazine or newsletter mentioned the month a game was released or supposed to be released or newspaper ads have been found.
Extreme Best Guess (EBG): A vague mention of the release month in a magazine, newsletter, or newspaper.
Super Extreme Best Guess (SEBG): The Video Game Update newsletter only had a review for the game (no release month mentioned), so it's a semi-educated wild guess. The review could have happened the same month the game was released or the review could have been published a month or more later.
Desperate Super Extreme Best Guess (DSEBG): There might be an ad in a magazine or newspaper to go on if we're lucky. It's a desperate semi-educated wild guess.
I signed up for the most expensive subscription option at Newspapers.com in November of 2020 so I could finally look up games for myself. As I find the earliest newspaper ads for a game, I'll add a green check mark for that entry to indicate that the definitive release date has probably been found for that game.
≈ ✔ An almost equal symbol with a green check mark means that the game might have been available in some areas in the previous month. The entry is close enough.
☹ ✔ A sad face with a green check mark means that I couldn't find any useful newspaper ads, but there is enough evidence showing that the entry probably belongs in that month.
✳ A green eight spoked asterisk means that the entry might need to be moved if more information is found, but ads or news items suggest that the entry might be close enough to the correct month.
??? Three orange question marks indicate that I searched the newspapers and couldn't find anything helpful, so a more accurate release date for that game still needs to be found.
Remember, the date on the box, cartridge, manual, and copyright screen can be different from the actual release date. For example, Atari 2600 Pac-Man was released in March/April of 1982, but the box, cart, manual, and copyright screen have 1981 as the copyright date. It usually took around 6 months for a programmer to make an Atari VCS game back then and that’s not counting the time it took to make the manuals, boxes, and cartridges.
To help make your experience more enjoyable, most items listed on this page have a link to related search results at YouTube (YT) where you can watch music videos, scenes from movies, or clips from TV shows. The movies and TV shows listed on this page also have links to web sites such as the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) and Wikipedia (WP).
If you find a mistake, or have more information to add, such as month/year release dates for games, please contact me. Every little bit of credible information helps, no matter how insignificant you think it might be. Thanks for your help.
January 1977
“The Things We Do For Love” by 10cc (Jan 8) YT 75%
“Go Your Own Way” by Fleetwood Mac (Jan 8) YT 70%
“Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow” by Tom Jones (Jan 8) YT
“Disco Lucy (“I Love Lucy” Theme)” by Wilton Place Street Band (Jan 8) YT
“Fancy Dancer” by Commodores (Jan 8) YT
“In The Mood” by Henhouse Five Plus Too (Ray Stevens) (Jan 8) YT
“Boogie Child” by Bee Gees (Jan 15) YT
“Baby Don't You Know” by Wild Cherry (Jan 15) YT
“Dis-Gorilla” by Rick Dees and his Cast Of Idiots (Jan 15) YT
“Rich Girl” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Jan 22) YT
“Spring Rain” by Silvetti (Jan 22) YT
“Daddy Cool” by Boney M (Jan 22) YT
“Shakey Ground” by Phoebe Snow (Jan 22) YT
“You Know Like I Know” by Ozark Mountain Daredevils (Jan 22) YT 70%
“Up Your Nose With A Rubber Hose” by Gabriel Kaplan (Jan 22) YT
“Don't Give Up On Us” by David Soul (Jan 29) YT
“I've Got Love On My Mind” by Natalie Cole (Jan 29) YT
“Right Time Of The Night” by Jennifer Warnes (Jan 29) YT
“So Into You” by Atlanta Rhythm Section (Jan 29) YT
“Crackerbox Palace” by George Harrison (Jan 29) YT
“Sam” by Olivia Newton-John (Jan 29) YT
“Long Time” by Boston (Jan 29) YT
“Hey Baby” by Ringo Starr (Jan 29) YT
January 1977
Lovers and Friends NBC (Jan 3) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Shoot for the Stars [game show] NBC (Jan 3) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Trivia: Holly Hallstrom becomes the third model on the The Price is Right, joining Janice Pennington and Dian Parkinson. [game show] CBS (Jan 3) YT WP: 1977 Events
Super Bowl XI [sports] NBC (Jan 9) YT WP
Circus of the Stars [special] CBS (Jan 10) YT IMDb WP
Trivia: Bill Murray joins cast of Saturday Night Live NBC (Jan 15) YT WP: 1977 Events
Busting Loose CBS (Jan 17) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The New Mickey Mouse Club syndication (Jan 17) YT IMDb WP
Roots [miniseries] ABC (Jan 23) YT IMDb WP
The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries ABC (Jan 30) YT IMDb WP Schedule
February 1977
“Here Come Those Tears Again” by Jackson Browne (Feb 5) YT
“Do Ya” by Electric Light Orchestra [ELO] (Feb 5) YT
“Kong” by Dickie Goodman (Feb 5) YT
“Southern Nights” by Glen Campbell (Feb 12) YT 75%
“Maybe I'm Amazed” by Wings (Feb 12) YT
“The First Cut Is The Deepest” by Rod Stewart (Feb 12) YT
“Bite Your Lip (Get Up And Dance)” by Elton John (Feb 12) YT
“At Midnight (My Love Will Lift You Up)” by Rufus Featuring Chaka Khan (Feb 12) YT
“Couldn't Get It Right” by Climax Blues Band (Feb 19) YT
“Angel In Your Arms” by Hot (Feb 19) YT
“N.Y., You Got Me Dancing” by Andrea True Connection (Feb 19) YT
“All Strung Out On You” by John Travolta (Feb 19) YT
“Dancin'” by Crown Heights Affair (Feb 19) YT
“There Will Come A Day (I'm Gonna Happen To You)” by Smokey Robinson (Feb 19) YT
“Hotel California” by Eagles (Feb 26) YT 75%
“When I Need You” by Leo Sayer (Feb 26) YT
“I'm Your Boogie Man” by KC and the Sunshine Band (Feb 26) YT 70%
“I Wanna Get Next To You” by Rose Royce (Feb 26) YT
“Love In 'C' Minor” by Cerrone (Feb 26) YT
February 1977
Quinn Martin’s Tales of the Unexpected NBC (Feb 2) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Fish ABC (Feb 5) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Life and Times of Grizzly Adams NBC (Feb 9) YT IMDb WP Schedule
March 1977
“Disco Inferno” by The Trammps (Mar 5) YT
“Roots Medley (Motherland/Theme From ‘Roots’)” by Quincy Jones (Mar 5) YT
“Lido Shuffle” by Boz Scaggs (Mar 12) YT 65%
“Heard It In A Love Song” by The Marshall Tucker Band (Mar 12) YT
“Uptown Festival (Motown Medley)” by Shalamar (Mar 12) YT
“Old Fashioned Boy (You're The One)” by Stallion (Mar 12) YT
“Do What You Wanna Do” by T-Connection (Mar 12) YT
“Your Own Special Way” by Genesis (Mar 12) YT
“Lonely Boy” by Andrew Gold (Mar 19) YT 70%
“Calling Dr. Love” by KISS (Mar 19) YT
“Cherry Baby” by Starz (Mar 19) YT
“(Theme From) Charlie's Angels” by Henry Mancini and His Orchestra (Mar 19) YT
“Tie Your Mother Down” by Queen (Mar 19) YT
“Feels Like The First Time” by Foreigner (Mar 26) YT
“Lucille” by Kenny Rogers (Mar 26) YT
March 1977
Mr. Billion (Mar 3) YT IMDb WP
Islands in the Stream (Mar 9) YT IMDb WP
Airport ‘77 (Mar 11) YT IMDb WP
March 1977
Second Chance [game show] ABC (Mar 7) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Eight Is Enough ABC (Mar 15) YT IMDb WP Schedule
April 1977
“Sir Duke” by Stevie Wonder (Apr 2) YT 75%
“Undercover Angel” by Alan O'Day (Apr 2) YT
“Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett (Apr 2) YT
“Ain't Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)” by Joe Tex (Apr 2) YT
“Sub-Rosa Subway” by Klaatu (Apr 2) YT
“Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft ” by Klaatu (Apr 2) YT
“Slow Dancin' Don't Turn Me On” by The Addrisi Brothers (Apr 9) YT
“Show You The Way To Go” by Jacksons (Apr 9) YT
“You’re Moving Out Today” by Bette Midler (Apr 9) YT
“Got To Give It Up (Part 1)” by Marvin Gaye (Apr 16) YT
“Dreams” by Fleetwood Mac (Apr 16) YT
“Whatcha Gonna Do?” by Pablo Cruise (Apr 16) YT
“Ariel” by Dean Friedman (Apr 16) YT
“Everybody Be Dancin'” by Starbuck (Apr 16) YT
“Sad Girl” by Carl Graves (Apr 16) YT
“I Just Want To Be Your Everything” by Andy Gibb (Apr 23) YT 70%
“Gonna Fly Now (Theme From ‘Rocky’)” by Bill Conti (Apr 23) YT
“Do You Wanna Make Love” by Peter McCann (Apr 23) YT
“High School Dance” by The Sylvers (Apr 23) YT
“Gonna Fly Now (Theme From ‘Rocky’)” by Maynard Ferguson (Apr 23) YT
“Jet Airliner” by Steve Miller Band (Apr 30) YT
“You And Me” by Alice Cooper (Apr 30) YT
“You're My World” by Helen Reddy (Apr 30) YT
“Solsbury Hill” by Peter Gabriel (Apr 30) YT
April 1977
Raggedy Ann & Andy: A Musical Adventure (Apr 1) YT IMDb WP
The Eagle Has Landed (Apr 2) YT IMDb WP
Fantasia [re-release] (Apr 15) YT IMDb WP
Never a Dull Moment [re-release] (Apr 15) YT IMDb WP
The Three Caballeros [re-release] (Apr 15) YT IMDb WP
May 1977
“Looks Like We Made It” by Barry Manilow (May 7) YT
“(Your Love Has Lifted Me) Higher And Higher” by Rita Coolidge (May 7) YT
“On And On” by Stephen Bishop (May 7) YT 80%
“It’s Sad To Belong” by England Dan and John Ford Coley (May 7) YT
“Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love)” by Waylon Jennings (May 7) YT
“Da Doo Ron Ron” by Shaun Cassidy (May 14) YT
“Life In The Fast Lane” by Eagles (May 14) YT 70%
“Knowing Me, Knowing You” by ABBA (May 14) YT
“Peace Of Mind” by Boston (May 14) YT
“Hot To Trot” by Wild Cherry (May 14) YT
“My Heart Belongs To Me” by Barbra Streisand (May 21) YT
“All You Get From Love Is A Love Song” by Carpenters (May 21) YT
“I’m In You” by Peter Frampton (May 28) YT
“Just A Song Before I Go” by Crosby, Stills and Nash (May 28) YT 75%
“Barracuda” by Heart (May 28) YT
June 1977
“Easy” by Commodores (Jun 4) YT 60%
“Give A Little Bit” by Supertramp (Jun 4) YT
“Telephone Man” by Meri Wilson (Jun 4) YT
“Don't Turn The Light Out” by Cliff Richard (Jun 4) YT
“Only Love Can Break A Heart” by Bobby Vinton (Jun 4) YT
“Best Of My Love” by The Emotions (Jun 11) YT
“Telephone Line” by Electric Light Orchestra [ELO] (Jun 11) YT
“Black Betty” by Ram Jam (Jun 11) YT
“Superman” by Celi Bee and the Buzzy Bunch (Jun 11) YT
“Handy Man” by James Taylor (Jun 18) YT 60%
“It Was Almost Like A Song” by Ronnie Milsap (Jun 18) YT
“Seaside Woman” by Suzy and the Red Stripes (Linda McCartney and Wings) (Jun 18) YT
“Swayin’ To The Music (Slow Dancin’)” by Johnny Rivers (Jun 25) YT
“Way Down” by Elvis Presley (Jun 25) YT
“Sing It, Shout It” by Starz (Jun 25) YT
June 1977
Viva Knievel! (Jun) YT IMDb WP
Fraternity Row (Jun 3) YT IMDb WP
Crossed Swords (Jun 3) YT IMDb WP
Rollercoaster (June 10) YT IMDb WP
For the Love of Benji (June 10) YT IMDb WP
The Boatniks [re-release] (June 10) YT IMDb WP
A Bridge Too Far (Jun 15) YT IMDb WP
Exorcist II: The Heretic (Jun 17) YT IMDb WP
New York, New York (Jun 21) YT IMDb WP
A Tale of Two Critters (Jun 22) YT IMDb WP
The Rescuers (Jun 22) YT IMDb WP
July 1977
“Strawberry Letter 23” by The Brothers Johnson (Jul 2) YT
“Don't Stop” by Fleetwood Mac (Jul 9) YT 70%
“Star Wars Main Title” by John Williams/London Symphony Orchestra (Jul 9) YT 100%
“How Much Love” by Leo Sayer (Jul 9) YT
“Nobody Does It Better” by Carly Simon (Jul 23) YT 95%
“Boogie Nights” by Heatwave (Jul 23) YT 65%
“That's Rock ‘N’ Roll” by Shaun Cassidy (Jul 23) YT
“Cold As Ice” by Foreigner (Jul 23) YT 70%
“Keep It Comin’ Love” by KC and the Sunshine Band (Jul 30) YT 70%
“Little Darling (I Need You)” by The Doobie Brothers (Jul 30) YT
July 1977
Greased Lightning (Jul 1) YT IMDb WP
The Spy Who Loved Me (Jul 7) YT IMDb WP
The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (Jul 8) YT IMDb WP
July 1977
August 1977
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), the Atari VCS started being shipped to all major market areas starting in August of 1977. 90,000 units were shipped between August and October 17, 1977 (when the article was printed).
Atari 2600 Owner's Manual (1982)
Newspaper: Barbara Utley (Jul 23, 77)
Newspaper: Victor K. McElheny (Aug 11, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $169.88 (Jul 30, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $169.88 (Aug 1, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $189.99 (Aug 18, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $180 (Aug 25, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $159.99 (Aug 28, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $189.99 (Aug 29, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $169.88 (Sep 4, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $180 (Sep 10, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $189.95 (Sep 11, 77)
Newspaper: VCS $169.95 (Sep 17, 77)
Newspaper: Video Arcade $179.99 (Sep 1, 77)
Newspaper: Video Arcade $179.99 (Sep 15, 77)
Newspaper: Telegames System $179.99 (Sep 22, 77)
Newspaper: Tele-games System $179.99 (Sep 22, 77)
Newspaper: Telegames System $179.99 (Sep 26, 77)
Newspaper: Tele-games System $179.99 (Oct 2, 77)
Newspaper: Tele-games System $179.99 (Oct 4, 77)
August 1977
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), the Atari VCS with Combat included in the box started being shipped to all major market areas starting in August of 1977.
Sears name: Tank Plus.
See Atari VCS newspaper ads.
August 1977
“Star Wars Theme/Cantina Band (Medley)” [Radio Edit] by Meco (Aug 6) YT 70%
“I Feel Love” by Donna Summer (Aug 6) YT
“Help Is On Its Way” by Little River Band (Aug 6) YT
“Jungle Love” by The Steve Miller Band (Aug 6) YT
“Daytime Friends” by Kenny Rogers (Aug 6) YT
“Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue” by Crystal Gayle (Aug 13) YT 55%
“Just Remember I Love You” by Firefall (Aug 13) YT
“Cat Scratch Fever” by Ted Nugent (Aug 13) YT
“I Go Crazy” by Paul Davis (Aug 27) YT 60%
“Brick House” by Commodores (Aug 27) YT
August 1977
March or Die (Aug 5) YT IMDb WP
Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (Aug 12) YT IMDb WP
Outlaw Blues (Aug 15) YT IMDb WP
September 1977
Air-Sea Battle (Atari) ✔
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), shipments of the first 8 games began in September.
Sears name: Target Fun.
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $17.88 (Jul 30, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $19.99 [3 to 4 weeks] (Aug 18, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $19.95 (Sep 9, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle (Oct 10, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle (Oct 16, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle (Nov 2, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle (Nov 6, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle (Nov 6, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle (Nov 9, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $19.95 (Nov 11, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $19.95 (Nov 18, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $19.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $16.88 (Nov 26, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $16 (Nov 27, 77)
Newspaper: Aіr-Seа Bаttle $19.95 (Dec 7, 77)
September 1977
Basic Math (Atari) ✔
[Name later changed to Fun With Numbers.]
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), shipments of the first 8 games began in September.
Sears name: Math.
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth (Oct 29, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth $19.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth (Dec 4, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth $20 (Dec 8, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth $19.95 (Dec 14, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth $19.95 (Dec 16, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth $19.99 (Dec 20, 77)
Newspaper: Bаsic Mаth $16.88 (Dec 27, 77)
September 1977
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), shipments of the first 8 games began in September.
Sears name: Blackjack (unchanged).
Newspaper: Blackjаck $19.95 (Sep 15, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck $19.95 (Sep 22, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck (Oct 2, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck (Oct 29, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck $19.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck (Dec 4, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck $20 (Dec 8, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck $19.95 (Dec 14, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck $19.95 (Dec 16, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck $19.99 (Dec 20, 77)
Newspaper: Blackjаck $16.88 (Dec 27, 77)
September 1977
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), shipments of the first 8 games began in September.
Sears name: Race.
Newspaper: Indу 500 $39.95 (Sep 9, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 $34.99 (Sep 25, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Oct 10, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 $34.99 (Oct 11, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Oct 16, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Oct 29, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Nov 2, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Nov 6, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Nov 9, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 $39.95 (Nov 11, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 $39.95 (Nov 18, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 $39.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Nov 27, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 (Dec 4, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 $40 (Dec 8, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 $39.95 (Dec 14, 77)
Newspaper: Indу 500 $39.95 (Dec 16, 77)
September 1977
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), shipments of the first 8 games began in September.
Sears name: Outer Space.
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.99 [3 to 4 weeks] (Aug 18, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip (Sep 9, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip (Sep 15, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip (Sep 22, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.99 (Sep 25, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.99 (Oct 4, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip (Oct 10, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Oct 11, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip (Oct 16, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip (Nov 2, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.99 (Nov 6, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Nov 6, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip (Nov 9, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Nov 11, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Nov 18, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $16.88 (Nov 26, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $16 (Nov 27, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Dec 7, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $20 (Dec 8, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Dec 14, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.95 (Dec 16, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $19.99 (Dec 20, 77)
Newspaper: Ѕtar Ѕhip $16.88 (Dec 27, 77)
September 1977
Street Racer (Atari) ✔
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), shipments of the first 8 games began in September.
Sears name: Speedway II.
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $17.88 (Jul 30, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Sep 15, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Sep 22, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Oct 4, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr (Oct 10, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Oct 11, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr (Oct 16, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr (Oct 29, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr (Nov 2, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.99 (Nov 6, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Nov 6, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr (Nov 9, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Nov 11, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Nov 18, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $16.88 (Nov 26, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $16 (Nov 27, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr (Dec 4, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Dec 7, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Dec 14, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.95 (Dec 16, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $19.99 (Dec 20, 77)
Newspaper: Streеt Racеr $16.88 (Dec 27, 77)
September 1977
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), shipments of the first 8 games began in September.
Sears name: Chase.
Newspaper: Surrоund (Oct 29, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund (Nov 20, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund $19.95 (Nov 24, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund (Dec 4, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund $19.95 (Dec 7, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund $20 (Dec 8, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund $19.95 (Dec 14, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund $19.95 (Dec 16, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund $19.99 (Dec 20, 77)
Newspaper: Surrоund $16.88 (Dec 27, 77)
September 1977
Video Olympics (Atari) ✔
Best Guess. According to Weekly Television Digest (October 17, 1977), shipments of the first 8 games began in September.
Sears name: Pong Sports.
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $17.88 (Jul 30, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $19.99 [3 to 4 weeks] (Aug 18, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $19.95 (Sep 15, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $19.95 (Sep 22, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $19.99 (Sep 25, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $19.95 (Oct 4, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs (Oct 10, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $19.95 (Oct 11, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs (Oct 16, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs (Oct 29, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs (Nov 2, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $19.99 (Nov 6, 77)
Newspaper: Vіdeo Olympіcs $19.95 (Nov 6, 77)
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September 1977
“You Light Up My Life” by Debby Boone (Sep 3) YT
“We Just Disagree” by Dave Mason (Sep 3) YT
“Blue Bayou” by Linda Ronstadt (Sep 10) YT 60%
“We’re All Alone” by Rita Coolidge (Sep 17) YT
“East Bound And Down” by Jerry Reed (Sep 17) YT [Bubbling Under Top 100]
“Come Sail Away” by Styx (Sep 24) YT
“How Deep Is Your Love” by Bee Gees (Sep 24) YT 60%
“Baby, What A Big Surprise” by Chicago (Sep 24) YT
“Send In The Clowns” by Judy Collins (Sep 24) YT
“I’ve Never Been To Me” by Charlene (Mar 6) YT
September 1977
The Fitzpatricks CBS (Sep 5) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Rafferty CBS (Sep 5) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Magic of ABC [special] ABC (Sep 7) YT IMDb TV Obscurities
Baggy Pants and the Nitwits NBC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
CB Bears NBC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
I Am the Greatest: The Adventures of Muhammad Ali NBC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
The New Archie and Sabrina Hour NBC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
The Red Hand Gang NBC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
Search and Rescue NBC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
Space Sentinels NBC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
Thunder NBC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
Scooby’s All-Star Laff-A-Lympics ABC (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
The Skatebirds CBS (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
Space Academy CBS (Sep 10) YT IMDb WP
The Betty White Show CBS (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Young Dan’l Boone CBS (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Lucan ABC (Sep 12) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Soap ABC (Sep 13) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Mulligan’s Stew NBC (Sep 13) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Richard Pryor Show NBC (Sep 13) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Inside the NFL HBO (Sep 14) YT IMDb WP
Spider-Man [TV movie] CBS (Sep 14) YT IMDb WP
Carter Country ABC (Sep 15) YT IMDb WP Schedule
CHiPs NBC (Sep 15) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Redd Foxx Comedy Hour ABC (Sep 15) YT Schedule
Sanford Arms NBC (Sep 16) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Logan’s Run CBS (Sep 16) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Operation Petticoat ABC (Sep 17) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The San Pedro Beach Bums ABC (Sep 19) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Lou Grant CBS (Sep 20) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Big Hawaii NBC (Sep 21) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Oregon Trail NBC (Sep 21) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Man from Atlantis NBC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Rosetti and Ryan NBC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Love Boat ABC (Sep 24) YT IMDb WP Schedule
ABC dropped The Bionic Woman and NBC picked up the show for its third (and final) season. WP Schedule
CBS snatched up Wonder Woman while ABC dragged their feet about renewing. They changed the title to The New Adventures of Wonder Woman and moved the setting from the 1940s to the 1970s. WP Schedule
The Tony Randall Show was on ABC for one season, then the show moved to CBS for its final season. WP Schedule
October 1977
“Baby Come Back” by Player (Oct 1) YT
“Your Smiling Face” by James Taylor (Oct 1) YT
“Daybreak” by Barry Manilow (Oct 1) YT
“It’s So Easy” by Linda Ronstadt (Oct 8) YT 50%
“Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft” by Carpenters (Oct 8) YT
“Here You Come Again” by Dolly Parton (Oct 15) YT
“(Every Time I Turn Around) Back In Love Again” by L.T.D. (Oct 15) YT
“Slip Slidin’ Away” by Paul Simon (Oct 15) YT 65%
“Sentimental Lady” by Bob Welch (Oct 15) YT 65%
“You Make Loving Fun” by Fleetwood Mac (Oct 15) YT
“You’re Moving Out Today” by Carole Bayer Sager (Oct 15) YT
“We Are The Champions” by Queen (Oct 22) YT 70%
“Money, Money, Money” by ABBA (Oct 22) YT
“Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah)” by Chic (Oct 29) YT
“Serpentine Fire” by Earth, Wind & Fire (Oct 29) YT 70%
October 1977
A Piece of the Action (Oct 7) YT IMDb WP
Starship Invasions (Oct 1) YT IMDb WP
October 1977
We’ve Got Each Other CBS (Oct 1) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Knockout [game show] NBC (Oct 3) YT IMDb WP Schedule
To Say the Least [game show] NBC (Oct 3) YT IMDb WP Schedule
On Our Own CBS (Oct 9) YT IMDb WP Schedule
It’s Your First Kiss, Charlie Brown [special] CBS (Oct 24) YT IMDb WP
November 1977
“(Love Is) Thicker Than Water” by Andy Gibb (Nov 5) YT 65%
“Gettin’ Ready For Love” by Diana Ross (Nov 5) YT
“I Honestly Love You” [re-release] by Olivia Newton-John (Nov 5) YT
“Short People” by Randy Newman (Nov 12) YT 70%
“Just The Way You Are” by Billy Joel (Nov 12) YT
“Hey Deanie” by Shaun Cassidy (Nov 12) YT
“Native New Yorker” by Odyssey (Nov 12) YT
“My Way (Live)” by Elvis Presley (Nov 12) YT
“Emotion” by Samantha Sang (Nov 19) YT
“Peg” by Steely Dan (Nov 19) YT 75%
“Turn To Stone” by Electric Light Orchestra [ELO] (Nov 19) YT
“Sometimes When We Touch” by Dan Hill (Nov 26) YT
November 1977
Pete’s Dragon (Nov 3) YT IMDb WP
The Turning Point (Nov 14) YT IMDb WP
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Nov 16) YT IMDb WP
November 1977
The Incredible Hulk [TV movie] CBS (Nov 4) YT IMDb WP epguides
The Hobbit [TV movie] NBC (Nov 27) YT IMDb WP
The Return of the Incredible Hulk [TV movie] CBS (Nov 27) YT WP epguides
December 1977
“What’s Your Name” by Lynyrd Skynyrd (Dec 3) YT
“Rockaway Beach” by Ramones (Dec 3) YT
“Stayin’ Alive” by Bee Gees (Dec 10) YT 70%
“Lovely Day” by Bill Withers (Dec 10) YT 65%
“Thunder Island” by Jay Ferguson (Dec 17) YT
“Goodbye Girl” by David Gates (Dec 17) YT
“Happy Anniversary” by Little River Band (Dec 17) YT
“Too Hot Ta Trot” by Commodores (Dec 17) YT
“The Name Of The Game” by ABBA (Dec 24) YT
“Theme From ‘Close Encounters Of The Third Kind’” by John Williams (Dec 24) YT 70%
December 1977
Fellini’s Casanova (Dec 7) YT IMDb WP
Saturday Night Fever (Dec 14) YT IMDb WP
ABBA: The Movie (Dec 15) YT IMDb WP
Candleshoe (Dec 16) YT IMDb WP
The World’s Greatest Lover (Dec 18) YT IMDb WP
1977
Information Compiled From the Following Sources
The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers
Atari History Museum (Atari Historical Society)
Rock on the Net: The Ark Weekly Top 40 Archives
WP: List of Years in Television
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Retro Pop Culture A to Z: From Atari 2600 to Zombie Films (#ad)
Adventure: The Atari 2600 at the Dawn of Console Gaming (#ad)
Atari Flashback: The Essential Companion (#ad)
ATARI 2600 Unofficial / Unauthorized Reference Manual Vol. I (A-M) (#ad)
Atari 2600 Unofficial / Unauthorized Reference Manual Vol. II (N-Z) (#ad)
A Compendium of Atari 2600 Games - Volume One (#ad)
Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System (#ad)
Atari Owners Club Bulletin / VCS Owners Club Bulletin
Find release dates for Atari 2600 games that were sold in the UK.
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Did you know that Trump's rushed Operation Warp Speed rona jab has less than one percent overall benefit? Some people call it the depopulation jab and it has many possible horrible side effects (depending on the lot number, concentration, and if it was kept cold). Remember when many Democrats were against Trump's Operation Warp Speed depopulation jab, then they quickly changed their minds when Biden flip-flopped and started pushing it?
Some brainwashed rona jab cultists claim that there are no victims of the jab, but person after person will post what the jab did to them, a friend, or a family member on web sites such as Facebook and they'll be lucky if they don't get banned soon after. Posting the truth is “misinformation” don't you know. Awakened sheep might turn into lions, so powerful people will do just about anything to keep the sheep from waking up.
Check out these videos:
If You Got the COVID Shot and Aren't Injured, This May Be Why
Thought Experiment: What Happens After the Jab?
The Truth About Polio and Vaccines
What Is Causing the Mysterious Self-Assembling Non-Organic Clots and Sudden Deaths?
Take a look at my page about the famous demonized medicines called The H Word and Beyond. You might also want to look at my page called Zinc and Quercetin. My sister and I have been taking zinc and quercetin since the summer of 2020 in the hopes that they would scare away the flu and other viruses (or at least make them less severe). Here's one more page to check out: My Sister's Experiences With COVID-19.
Some people appear to have a mental illness because they have a vitamin B deficiency. For example, the wife of a guy I used to chat with online had severe mood swings which seemed to be caused by food allergies or intolerances. She would became irrational, obnoxious, throw tantrums, and generally act like she had a mental illness. The horrid behavior stopped after she started taking a vitamin B complex. I've been taking Jarrow B-Right (#ad) for many years. It makes me much easier to live with. I wonder how many people with schizophrenia and other mental mental illnesses could be helped by taking a B complex once or twice a day with meals (depending on their weight)?
Unfermented soy is bad! “When she stopped eating soy, the mental problems went away.” Fermented soy doesn't bother me, but the various versions of unfermented soy (soy flour, soybean oil, and so on) that are used in all kinds of products these days causes a negative mental health reaction in me that a vitamin B complex can't tame. The sinister encroachment of soy has made the careful reading of ingredients a necessity.
I started taking AyaLife (99% Pure CBD oil) as needed in April of 2020. So far it's the only thing that helps my mood when I've mistakenly eaten something that contains soy. AyaLife is THC-free (non-psychoactive) and is made in the USA. I also put a couple dropper fulls under my tongue before leaving the house or if I just need to calm down.
It's supposedly common knowledge that constantly angry Antifa-types basically live on soy products. What would happen if they stopped eating and drinking soy sludge and also took a B complex every day? Would a significant number of them become less angry? Would AyaLife CBD oil also help?
If you are overweight, have type II diabetes, or are worried about the condition of your heart, check out the videos by Ken D Berry, William Davis, and Ivor Cummins. It seems that most people should avoid wheat, not just those who have a wheat allergy or celiac disease. Check out these books: Undoctored (#ad), Wheat Belly (#ad), and Eat Rich, Live Long (#ad).
Negative ions are good for us. You might want to avoid positive ion generators and ozone generators. A plain old air cleaner is better than nothing, but one that produces negative ions makes the air in a room fresher and easier for me to breathe. It also helps to brighten my mood.
Never litter. Toss it in the trash or take it home. Do not throw it on the ground. Also remember that good people clean up after themselves at home, out in public, at a campsite and so on. Leave it better than you found it.
Climate Change Cash Grab = Bad
Seems like more people than ever finally care about water, land, and air pollution, but the climate change cash grab scam is designed to put more of your money into the bank accounts of greedy politicians. Those power-hungry schemers try to trick us with bad data and lies about overpopulation while pretending to be caring do-gooders. Trying to eliminate pollution is a good thing, but the carbon footprint of the average law-abiding human right now is actually making the planet greener instead of killing it.
Eliminating farms and ranches, eating bugs, getting locked down in 15-minute cities, owning nothing, using digital currency (with expiration dates) that is tied to your social credit score, and paying higher taxes will not make things better and “save the Earth.” All that stuff is part of an agenda that has nothing to do with making the world a better place for the average person. It's all about control, depopulation, and making things better for the ultra-rich. They just want enough peasants left alive to keep things running smoothly.
Watch these two videos for more information:
Charlie Robinson had some good advice about waking up normies (see the link to the video below). He said instead of verbally unloading or being nasty or acting like a bully, ask the person a question. Being nice and asking a question will help the person actually think about the subject.
Interesting videos:
Charlie Robinson Talks About the Best Way to Wake Up Normies
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