Color: 8 bit

8 bit color was rarely used as non-indexed (332: 3 red bits, 3 green bits, 2 blue bits) direct color display as it severely limited its usefulness with no real benefits. Indexing also allows for very specific color theme usage instead of being locked to very specific colors which was a problem with CGA/EGA.

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Color depth

Games by year

The first Color: 8 bit video game was released in 1984.

Lasersoft, Brøderbund and The Learning Company published most of these games.

Platforms

Mac OS Classic	1018
MS-DOS	94
Win3.1	80
Windows	74
Linux	10
NeXT	7
Palm	7
Tandy VIS	3
Mac OS X	3
ZX Spectrum	1
WinCE	1
Mobile	1
Tandy Coco	1

Most common companies

Lasersoft	56
Brøderbund	28
The Learning Company	23
Edmark	22
Davidson & Associates	19
MECC	18
Sierra	18
Humongous Entertainment	18
Sierra On-Line	17
Macplay	14
SoftKey	13
Maxis	13
Knowledge Adventure	12
Electronic Arts	12

Color: 8 bit

Hardware theme

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Games by year

Platforms

Most common companies