Atari 2600 Video Game Release Dates for 1979
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Below is an incomplete list of Atari 2600 video game release dates by month in the USA for the year 1979 along with lists of top 100 music, movies, and 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 video clips or commercials for the movies and TV shows (in order) and you might get a sense of what it was like living from month to month back in 1979. There were no smartphones with 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 If you were lucky, you had an encyclopedia set at home, but it would probably be many decades out of date.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 1979
“Lady” by Little River Band (Jan 6) YT
“Stormy” by Santana (Jan 6) YT
“Sing For The Day” by Styx (Jan 6) YT
“Heaven Knows” by Donna Summer with Brooklyn Dreams (Jan 13) YT
“Superman” by Herbie Mann (Jan 13) YT
“You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)” by Sylvester (Jan 13) YT 55%
“I Go To Rio” by Pablo Cruise (Jan 13) YT WP
“Take That To The Bank” by Shalamar (Jan 13) YT
“What A Fool Believes” by The Doobie Brothers (Jan 20) YT 95%
“Crazy Love” by Poco (Jan 20) YT 65%
“Every Which Way But Loose” by Eddie Rabbitt (Jan 20) YT
“Chase” by Giorgio Moroder (Jan 20) YT 55%
“Goodbye I Love You” by Firefall (Jan 20) YT
“You Stepped Into My Life” by Melba Moore (Jan 20) YT
“Knock On Wood” by Amii Stewart (Jan 27) YT 55%
“Music Box Dancer” by Frank Mills (Jan 27) YT
“Stumblin' In” by Suzi Quatro and Chris Norman (Jan 27) YT
“I Just Fall In Love Again” by Anne Murray (Jan 27) YT
“Forever In Blue Jeans” by Neil Diamond (Jan 27) YT
“Theme From ‘Superman’ (Main Title)” by John Williams/London Symphony Orchestra (Jan 27) YT
January 1979
Article: Mid-Season 1979 (TV Obscurities)
All Star Secrets [game show] NBC (Jan 8) YT WP Schedule
Password Plus [game show] NBC (Jan 8) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Delta House ABC (Jan 18) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Salvage 1 ABC (Jan 20) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Brothers and Sisters NBC (Jan 21) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Super Bowl XIII [sports] NBC (Jan 21) YT WP
Nightly Business Report PBS (Jan 22) YT IMDb WP
The Dukes of Hazzard CBS (Jan 26) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Hello, Larry NBC (Jan 26) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Sweepstakes [$weepstake$] NBC (Jan 26) YT IMDb Schedule
Turnabout NBC (Jan 26) YT IMDb WP Schedule
CBS News Sunday Morning CBS (Jan 28) YT IMDb WP
Backstairs at the White House [miniseries] NBC (Jan 29) YT IMDb WP
February 1979
“Bustin' Loose (Part 1)” by Chuck Brown and the Soul Searchers (Feb 3) YT
“Dog And Butterfly” by Heart (Feb 3) YT
“Tragedy” by Bee Gees (Feb 10) YT
“Sultans Of Swing” by Dire Straits (Feb 10) YT
“He's The Greatest Dancer” by Sister Sledge (Feb 10) YT
“Big Shot” by Billy Joel (Feb 10) YT 75%
“Precious Love” by Bob Welch (Feb 10) YT
“Just One Look” by Linda Ronstadt (Feb 10) YT
“I'll Supply The Love” by Toto (Feb 10) YT
“Now That We Found Love” by Third World (Feb 10) YT
“Contact” by Edwin Starr (Feb 10) YT
“Heart Of Glass” by Blondie (Feb 17) YT 75%
“Shake Your Body (Down To The Ground)” by Jacksons (Feb 17) YT 85%
“I Got My Mind Made Up (You Can Get It Girl)” by Instant Funk (Feb 17) YT
“Keep On Dancin'” by Gary's Gang (Feb 17) YT
“Don't Stop Me Now” by Queen (Feb 17) YT 65%
“Roxanne” by The Police (Feb 24) YT
“Aqua Boogie” by Parliament (Feb 24) YT
February 1979
Makin' It ABC (Feb 1) YT IMDb WP
The New Fred and Barney Show NBC (Feb 3) YT IMDb WP
Supertrain NBC (Feb 7) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Angie ABC (Feb 8) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Roots: The Next Generations [miniseries] ABC (Feb 18) YT IMDb WP
This Old House PBS (Feb 20) YT IMDb WP
Billy CBS (Feb 26) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Flatbush CBS (Feb 26) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Mrs. Columbo NBC (Feb 26) YT IMDb WP Schedule [Later known as Kate Columbo, followed by Kate the Detective and then ultimately Kate Loves a Mystery]
Cliffhangers NBC (Feb 27) YT WP TV Obscurities Schedule
March 1979
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in March 1979.
Bowling Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Jan 2, 79
Registration Date: Jan 22, 79
Newspaper: Bowlіng $19.95 (Mar 15, 79)
Newspaper: Bowlіng $17.95 (Mar 22, 79)
Newspaper: Bowlіng $19.95 (Mar 26, 79)
Newspaper: Bowlіng $15.99 (Mar 29, 79)
Newspaper: Bowlіng $14.99 (Apr 8, 79)
Newspaper: Bowlіng $19.99 (Apr 15, 79)
Newspaper: Bowlіng $15.88 (Apr 17, 79)
Newspaper: Bowlіng $16.99 (Apr 20, 79)
Newspaper: Bowlіng $19.95 (May 10, 79)
March 1979
Canyon Bomber (Atari) ✔
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in March 1979.
Canyon Bomber Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Jan 2, 79
Registration Date: Jan 22, 79
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $19.95 (Mar 15, 79)
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $17.95 (Mar 22, 79)
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $19.95 (Mar 26, 79)
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $15.99 (Mar 29, 79)
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $14.99 (Apr 8, 79)
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $19.99 (Apr 15, 79)
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $15.88 (Apr 17, 79)
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $16.99 (Apr 20, 79)
Newspaper: Canyоn Bоmber $19.95 (May 10, 79)
March 1979
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in March 1979.
Date of Publication: Jan 2, 79
Registration Date: Jan 22, 79
Sears name: Poker Plus.
Newspaper: Casinо $24.95 (Mar 15, 79)
Newspaper: Casinо $17.95 (Mar 22, 79)
Newspaper: Casinо $19.95 (Mar 26, 79)
Newspaper: Casinо $15.99 (Mar 29, 79)
Newspaper: Casinо $14.99 (Apr 8, 79)
Newspaper: Casinо $19.99 (Apr 15, 79)
Newspaper: Casinо $15.88 (Apr 17, 79)
Newspaper: Casinо $24.95 (Apr 20, 79)
Newspaper: Casinо $22.95 (May 10, 79)
March 1979
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in March 1979.
Football Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Jan 2, 79
Registration Date: Jan 22, 79
TV Commercial from December 2, 1979
Newspaper: Footbаll $19.95 (Mar 15, 79)
Newspaper: Footbаll $17.95 (Mar 22, 79)
Newspaper: Footbаll $15.99 (Mar 29, 79)
Newspaper: Footbаll $14.99 (Apr 8, 79)
Newspaper: Footbаll $19.99 (Apr 15, 79)
Newspaper: Footbаll $15.88 (Apr 17, 79)
Newspaper: Footbаll $16.99 (Apr 20, 79)
Newspaper: Footbаll $19.95 (May 10, 79)
March 1979
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in March 1979.
Human Cannonball Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Jan 2, 79
Registration Date: Jan 22, 79
Sears name: Cannon Man.
Newspaper: Humаn Cannonbаll $17.95 (Mar 22, 79)
Newspaper: Humаn Cannonbаll $19.95 (Mar 26, 79)
Newspaper: Humаn Cannonbаll $15.99 (Mar 29, 79)
Newspaper: Humаn Cannonbаll $14.99 (Apr 8, 79)
Newspaper: Humаn Cannonbаll $19.99 (Apr 15, 79)
Newspaper: Humаn Cannonbаll $15.88 (Apr 17, 79)
Newspaper: Humаn Cannonbаll $16.99 (Apr 20, 79)
Newspaper: Humаn Cannonbаll $19.95 (May 10, 79)
March 1979
Miniature Golf (Atari) ✔
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in March 1979.
Miniature Golf Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Jan 2, 79
Registration Date: Jan 22, 79
Sears name: Arcade Golf.
Newspaper: Miniаture Gоlf $19.95 (Mar 15, 79)
Newspaper: Miniаture Gоlf $17.95 (Mar 22, 79)
Newspaper: Miniаture Gоlf $19.95 (Mar 26, 79)
Newspaper: Miniаture Gоlf $15.99 (Mar 29, 79)
Newspaper: Miniаture Gоlf $14.99 (Apr 8, 79)
Newspaper: Miniаture Gоlf $19.99 (Apr 15, 79)
Newspaper: Miniаture Gоlf $24.95. (Apr 20, 79)
March 1979
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in March 1979.
Sky Diver Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Jan 2, 79
Registration Date: Jan 22, 79
Sears name: Dare Diver.
Programmer Jim Huether said in an interview that Sky Diver was the best selling 2600 game until Space Invaders came out.
TV Commercial from December 2, 1979
Newspaper: Skу Dіver $19.95 (Mar 15, 79)
Newspaper: Skу Dіver $17.95 (Mar 22, 79)
Newspaper: Skу Dіver $19.95 (Mar 26, 79)
Newspaper: Skу Dіver $15.99 (Mar 29, 79)
Newspaper: Skу Dіver $14.99 (Apr 8, 79)
Newspaper: Skу Dіver $19.99 (Apr 15, 79)
Newspaper: Skу Dіver $15.88 (Apr 17, 79)
Newspaper: Skу Dіver $16.99 (Apr 20, 79)
March 1979
Slot Machine (Atari) ✔
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in March 1979.
Slot Machine Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Jan 2, 79
Registration Date: Jan 22, 79
Sears name: Slots.
Newspaper: Slоt Machіne $19.95 (Mar 15, 79)
Newspaper: Slоt Machіne $17.95 (Mar 22, 79)
Newspaper: Slоt Machіne $19.95 (Mar 26, 79)
Newspaper: Slоt Machіne $15.99 (Mar 29, 79)
Newspaper: Slоt Machіne $14.99 (Apr 8, 79)
Newspaper: Slоt Machіne $19.99 (Apr 15, 79)
Newspaper: Slоt Machіne $16.99. (Apr 20, 79)
March 1979
“Blow Away” by George Harrison (Mar 3) YT 75%
“Rubber Biscuit” by Blues Brothers (Mar 3) YT
“Love Is The Answer” by England Dan and John Ford Coley (Mar 10) YT 75%
“Reunited” by Peaches & Herb (Mar 17) YT
“In The Navy” by Village People (Mar 17) YT
“Renegade” by Styx (Mar 17) YT 55%
“Get Used To It” by Roger Voudouris (Mar 17) YT
“(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right” by Barbara Mandrell (Mar 17) YT
“Good Times Roll” by The Cars (Mar 17) YT
“Just When I Needed You Most” by Randy Vanwarmer (Mar 24) YT
“The Logical Song” by Supertramp (Mar 24) YT 85%
“Love Takes Time” by Orleans (Mar 24) YT
“I Need Your Help Barry Manilow” by Ray Stevens (Mar 24) YT
“Goodnight Tonight” by Wings (Mar 31) YT 75%
“Makin' It” by David Naughton (Mar 31) YT
March 1979
March 1979
Stockard Channing in Just Friends CBS (Mar 4) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Ropers ABC (Mar 13) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Harris and Company NBC (Mar 15) YT IMDb WP Schedule
13 Queens Boulevard ABC (Mar 20) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Bad News Bears CBS (Mar 24) YT IMDb WP Schedule
April 1979
“Old Time Rock & Roll” by Bob Seger & Silver Bullet Band (Apr 7) YT
“When You're In Love With A Beautiful Woman” by Dr. Hook (Apr 14) YT
“Deeper Than The Night” by Olivia Newton-John (Apr 14) YT 60%
“Little Bit Of Soap” by Nigel Olsson (Apr 14) YT
“Hot Stuff” by Donna Summer (Apr 21) YT
“Love You Inside Out” by Bee Gees (Apr 21) YT
“You Take My Breath Away” by Rex Smith (Apr 21) YT
“Ain't Love A Bitch” by Rod Stewart (Apr 21) YT
“Honesty” by Billy Joel (Apr 21) YT 75%
“We Are Family” by Sister Sledge (Apr 28) YT 65%
“Chuck E's In Love” by Rickie Lee Jones (Apr 28) YT
“She Believes In Me” by Kenny Roger (Apr 28) YT
“I Want You To Want Me (Live)” by Cheap Trick (Apr 28) YT 85%
“You Can't Change That” by Raydio (Apr 28) YT
“Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now” by McFadden and Whitehead (Apr 28) YT
“Dance The Night Away” by Van Halen (Apr 28) YT
“Georgy Porgy” by Toto (Apr 28) YT 55%
April 1979
The Duke [miniseries] NBC (Apr 5) YT IMDb WP
The Mackenzies of Paradise Cove ABC (Apr 6) YT IMDb WP
Highcliffe Manor NBC (Apr 12) YT IMDb Schedule
Whodunnit? [game show] NBC (Apr 12) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Real People NBC (Apr 18) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Friendly Fire [TV movie] ABC (Apr 22) YT IMDb WP
Trivia: The Price is Right moves to 11:00 A.M. EST. [game show] CBS (Apr 23) YT WP: 1979 Events Schedule
May 1979
“Minute By Minute” by The Doobie Brothers (May 5) YT 75%
“Shakedown Cruise” by Jay Ferguson (May 5) YT
“Theme From ‘Ice Castles' (Through The Eyes Of Love)” by Melissa Manchester (May 5) YT
“Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward (May 12) YT
“Boogie Wonderland” by EWF with the Emotions (May 12) YT 65%
“Sad Eyes” by Robert John (May 19) YT
“Shine A Little Love” by ELO (May 19) YT 70%
“Does Your Mother Know” by ABBA (May 19) YT 75%
“Bad Girls” by Donna Summer (May 26) YT
“Lead Me On” by Maxine Nightingale (May 26) YT
“I Was Made For Lovin' You” by KISS (May 26) YT
“Shadows In The Moonlight” by Anne Murray (May 26) YT
“Weekend” by Wet Willie (May 26) YT 65%
“If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me” by Bellamy Brothers (May 26) YT
May 1979
Last Embrace (May 4) YT IMDb WP
Apocalypse Now (May 10) YT IMDb WP
June 1979
“One Way Or Another” by Blondie (Jun 2) YT 75%
“Up On The Roof” by James Taylor (Jun 2) YT 55%
“Suspicions” by Eddie Rabbitt (Jun 2) YT
“Is She Really Going Out With Him?” by Joe Jackson (Jun 9) YT
“Since I Don't Have You” by Art Garfunkel (Jun 9) YT
“Good Times” by Chic (Jun 16) YT 55%
“The Main Event/Fight” by Barbra Streisand (Jun 16) YT
“My Sharona” by The Knack (Jun 23) YT 60%
“The Devil Went Down To Georgia” by Charlie Daniels Band (Jun 23) YT 60%
“I'll Never Love This Way Again” by Dionne Warwick (Jun 23) YT
“Born To Be Alive” by Patrick Hernandez (Jun 23) YT
“Let's Go” by The Cars (Jun 30) YT
“I Know A Heartache When I See One” by Jennifer Warnes (Jun 30) YT
June 1979
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (Jun 15) YT IMDb WP
The In-Laws (Jun 15) YT IMDb WP
Escape from Alcatraz (Jun 22) YT IMDb WP
The Main Event (Jun 22) YT IMDb WP
July 1979
“After The Love Has Gone” by Earth, Wind and Fire (Jul 7) YT 80%
“Goodbye Stranger” by Supertramp (Jul 7) YT
“Different Worlds” by Maureen McGovern (Jul 7) YT 75%
“Lonesome Loser” by Little River Band (Jul 21) YT 75%
“Bad Case Of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)” by Robert Palmer (Jul 21) YT
“Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin'” by Journey (Jul 21) YT 75%
“Rise” by Herb Alpert (Jul 21) YT
“Don't Stop ‘Til You Get Enough” by Michael Jackson (Jul 28) YT 70%
“Cruel To Be Kind” by Nick Lowe (Jul 28) YT 65%
July 1979
August 1979
“Don't Bring Me Down” by Electric Light Orchestra [ELO] (Aug 4) YT 75%
“This Night Won't Last Forever” by Michael Johnson (Aug 4) YT
“Pop Muzik” by M (Aug 11) YT 85%
“Sail On” by Commodores (Aug 11) YT
“Please Don't Go” by KC and the Sunshine Band (Aug 25) YT
August 1979
More American Graffiti (Aug 3) YT IMDb WP
August 1979
The Facts of Life NBC (Aug 24) YT IMDb WP Schedule
September/October 1979
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in September 1979 and a thread at AtariAge. The June 23, 1979 issue of Billboard magazine mentioned that Superman was just released (probably talking about CES debut, not on store shelves yet), so that means we know for sure that the game was not released in 1978.
Superman Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Aug 1, 79
Registration Date: Sep 10, 79
Billboard (Jun 23, 79 p50/52)
With video game cartridges representing half the projected volume of the market this year, Phil Quigley of Atari—which just added Superman to its expanding game line sees record retailers as a natural outlet for the software.
John Dunn Quote at Retrothing - E-mail Shown in YT Video
Cbake76:
I actually DID reach out to the programmer of the game about this, and the game did come out in December 1978. Here's what John Dunn had to tell me via email:
“The confusion is probably because it was released in December, 1978, same as the movie. But I'd guess the first production run would have been fairly small. This is from a rather hazy memory and looking at an old copy of my CV. I do remember I turned it in late in '78, November I think.
No one knew a video game genre was being launched, so I had no particular feeling about that. However I am rather proud of it having been the first (as far as I know) character animation video game.”
Scott Stilphen:
If John Dunn turned in his finished Superman code in November 1978, there's no way carts of it would have been available a month later. Manufacturing took at least 10 weeks.
VCS Superman wasn't available until late 1979, btw.
DrVenkman at AtariAge said “If Dunn did turn it into Atari as a finished game in late November '78 as he claims, it would take six weeks to two months to get mask roms made, never mind the issues with the holidays and such. I'm gonna go out on a limb and suggest *IF* a handful of carts were made to coincide with the movie, they'd have been EPROMS in hand-built carts, without manuals, boxes, etc.”
The only mention of an Atari Superman game that I can find in 1978 newspaper articles was about Atari's Superman Pinball and even that wasn't released until March 1979.
Newspaper: Supermаn COMING SOON) (Sep 13, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $24.95 NOW IN STOCK (Sep 28, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $18.88 NOW IN STOCK (Oct 11, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn NEW! NOW IN STOCK (Oct 14, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $24.99 [SEARS] (Oct 14, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $24.99 (Nov 11, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $24.95 (Nov 15, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $24.99 (Nov 18, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn (Nov 18, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $22.95 (Nov 20, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $24.88 (Nov 22, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $19.95 (Nov 22, 79)
Newspaper: Supermаn $21.99 (Dec 2, 79)
September 1979
“Good Girls Don't” by The Knack (Sep 1) YT
“Come To Me” by France Joli (Sep 1) YT
“Dirty White Boy” by Foreigner (Sep 8) YT
“Rainbow Connection” by Kermit [Jim Henson] (Sep 15) YT
“Still” by Commodores (Sep 29) YT
“Dreaming” by Blondie (Sep 29) YT
“Victim Of Love” by Elton John (Sep 29) YT
September 1979
Lap Quilting with Georgia Bonesteel PBS (Sep 1) YT WP
The Woodwright's Shop PBS (Sep 1) YT IMDb WP
The Lazarus Syndrome ABC (Sep 4) YT IMDb epguides Schedule
SportsCenter ESPN (Sep 7) YT IMDb WP
Fred and Barney Meet The Thing NBC (Sep 8) YT IMDb WP
Jason of Star Command CBS (Sep 9) YT IMDb WP
Out of the Blue ABC (Sep 9) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Benson ABC (Sep 13) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Working Stiffs CBS (Sep 15) YT IMDb WP Schedule
A New Kind of Family ABC (Sep 16) YT IMDb WP Schedule
3's a Crowd [game show] Syndication (Sep 17) YT IMDb WP
The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo NBC (Sep 18) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The Last Resort CBS (Sep 19) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Struck by Lightning CBS (Sep 19) YT IMDb WP TV Obscurities Schedule
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century NBC (Sep 20) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Eischied NBC (Sep 21) YT IMDb WP epguides Schedule
Casper and the Angels NBC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP
A Man Called Sloane NBC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP Schedule
The New Adventures of Flash Gordon NBC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP
The New Shmoo NBC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP
The Super Globetrotters NBC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP
Scooby-Doo and Scrappy-Doo ABC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP
Spider-Woman ABC (Sep 22) YT IMDb WP
The Associates ABC (Sep 23) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Archie Bunker's Place CBS (Sep 23) YT IMDb WP Schedule
California Fever CBS (Sep 25) YT IMDb WP Schedule
Trapper John, M.D. CBS (Sep 25) YT IMDb WP Schedule
October 1979
Backgammon (Atari) ✔
Best Guess based on newspaper ads starting in October 1979.
Backgammon Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Aug 1, 79
Registration Date: Sep 10, 79
Newspaper: Bаckgammon COMING SOON (Sep 13, 79)
Newspaper: Bаckgammon COMING SOON (Sep 28, 79)
Newspaper: Bаckgammon $39.99 (Oct 14, 79)
Newspaper: Bаckgammon $39.99 (Nov 11, 79)
Newspaper: Bаckgammon $39.95 (Nov 15, 79)
Newspaper: Bаckgammon $39.99 (Nov 18, 79)
Newspaper: Bаckgammon (Nov 18, 79)
Newspaper: Bаckgammon $19.95 (Nov 20, 79)
Newspaper: Bаckgammon $24.88 (Nov 22, 79)
October 1979
“Cruisin'” by Smokey Robinson (Oct 6) YT
“Ladies Night” by Kool & The Gang (Oct 6) YT 60%
“Babe” by Styx (Oct 6) YT
“Heartache Tonight” by Eagles (Oct 6) YT 65%
“Dream Police” by Cheap Trick (Oct 6) YT 75%
“My Forbidden Lover” by Chic (Oct 6) YT
“Get It Up” by Ronnie Milsap (Oct 6) YT
“Better Love Next Time” by Dr. Hook (Oct 13) YT
“Take The Long Way Home” by Supertramp (Oct 13) YT 80%
“Who Listens To The Radio” by The Sports (Oct 13) YT
“Highway To Hell” by AC/DC (Oct 13) YT
“Slip Away” by Ian Lloyd (Oct 13) YT
“Do That To Me One More Time” by Captain and Tennille (Oct 20) YT
“We Don't Talk Anymore” by Cliff Richard (Oct 20) YT
“Cool Change” by Little River Band (Oct 20) YT
“This Is It” by Kenny Loggins (Oct 20) YT 60%
“Escape (The Pina Colada Song)” by Rupert Holmes (Oct 20) YT 50%
“No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)” by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer (Oct 20) YT
“Confusion” by Electric Light Orchestra [ELO] (Oct 20) YT
“In The Stone” by Earth, Wind & Fire (Oct 20) YT 58%
“Don't Let Go” by Isaac Hayes (Oct 27) YT
“Wait For Me” by Daryl Hall & John Oates (Oct 27) YT
October 1979
The Miracle Worker [TV movie] NBC (Oct 14) YT IMDb WP
November 1979
Video Chess (Atari) ✔
Best Guess. According to an article in Personal Computing, Larry Wagner said “Let me say that Atari's Chess Cartridge will finally be in the stores around November. We've had all sorts of technical problems and delays but everything has finally been cleared up.” There are newspaper ads for Video Chess going back to August 1979, but Larry Wagner's statement overrides everything.
Video Chess Instructions Copyright
Date of Publication: Aug 1, 79
Registration Date: Sep 10, 79
TV Commercial from December 2, 1979
Video [Arcade Alley] (Apr 80 p76)
Electronic Games 1983 Software Encyclopedia (83 p34)
Atari “Produces” - Personal Computing (Nov 79 p75)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss COMING SOON (Sep 13, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss COMING SOON (Sep 28, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss $39.99 (Oct 14, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss $39.99 (Nov 11, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss $39.95 (Nov 15, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss $39.99 (Nov 18, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss (Nov 18, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss $19.95 (Nov 20, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss $24.88 (Nov 22, 79)
Newspaper: Vidеo Chеss $39.95 (Nov 22, 79)
November 1979
“Rock With You” by Michael Jackson (Nov 3) YT 90%
“Jane” by Jefferson Starship (Nov 3) YT
“I Call Your Name” by Switch (Nov 3) YT
“Send One Your Love” by Stevie Wonder (Nov 3) YT 60%
“Life During Wartime (This Ain't No Party…)” by Talking Heads (Nov 3) YT
“Deja Vu” by Dionne Warwick (Nov 10) YT
“Rapper's Delight” by SugarHill Gang (Nov 10) YT
“Head Games” by Foreigner (Nov 10) YT
“Video Killed The Radio Star” by The Buggles (Nov 10) YT
“Yes, I'm Ready” by Teri DeSario with KC (Nov 17) YT
“Coward Of The County” by Kenny Rogers (Nov 17) YT
“Don't Do Me Like That” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (Nov 17) YT
“Since You Been Gone” by Rainbow (Nov 17) YT
“I Wanna Be Your Lover” by Prince (Nov 24) YT
“Message In A Bottle” by The Police (Nov 24) YT
November 1979
Trivia: Jaws is broadcast on television for the first time. ABC (Nov 4) YT WP: Events
Nightline [debuting as The Iran Crisis—America Held Hostage] ABC (Nov 8) YT IMDb WP
All Quiet on the Western Front [TV movie] CBS (Nov 14) YT IMDb WP
Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July [special] ABC (Nov 25) YT IMDb WP
December 1979
“Money” by The Flying Lizards (Dec 1) YT
“With You I'm Born Again” by Billy Preston and Syreeta (Dec 8) YT
“The Second Time Around” by Shalamar (Dec 8) YT
“The Long Run” by Eagles (Dec 8) YT
“An American Dream” by The Dirt Band (Dec 8) YT
“Last Train To London” by Electric Light Orchestra [ELO] (Dec 8) YT 75%
“Working My Way Back To You/Forgive Me Girl (Medley)” by Spinners (Dec 15) YT
“Longer” by Dan Fogelberg (Dec 15) YT
“Sara” by Fleetwood Mac (Dec 15) YT
“When I Wanted You” by Barry Manilow (Dec 15) YT
“Why Me” by Styx (Dec 15) YT 57%
“Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen (Dec 22) YT 65%
“Daydream Believer” by Anne Murray (Dec 22) YT
“Fool In The Rain” by Led Zeppelin (Dec 22) YT
“Heartbreaker” by Pat Benatar (Dec 22) YT 60%
“99” by Toto (Dec 22) YT
“Star” by Earth, Wind & Fire (Dec 22) YT
December 1979
The Berenstain Bears' Christmas Tree [special] NBC (Dec 3) YT IMDb WP
A Christmas for Boomer [TV movie] NBC (Dec 6) YT IMDb WP
1979
Information Compiled From the Following Sources
The Giant List of Classic Game Programmers
Atari History Museum (Atari Historical Society)
WP: 1979 in American Television
Special thanks to Gideon Marcus, www.galacticjourney.org (55 years ago in Science Fact and Fiction), for the use of his release date chart from the early days of the Atari VCS.
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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:
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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 wouldn't be surprised to find out that unfermented soy is the main reason why so many soy-sucking Democrats in the USA seem to be constantly angry and have a tendency to be violent when hearing words or reading signs that they don't agree with. If I unknowingly eat something with unfermented soy in it, I get irritable, angry, and feel like breaking things, so it's not the placebo effect. Scientists in the future will probably find out that unfermented soy can make people angry. We already know that food sensitivities cause mood changes. It took me over a decade to figure out that unfermented soy was affecting my mood. What if millions of people are having a similar reaction to soy and don't even know it? Some people eat it and drink it every day.
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?
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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:
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