ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1178 releases
34 Years AgoSand Storm
DOSWorldwide
This game, set during the Gulf War, features a series of twenty missions in various Middle East locations. There are three mission types: Scud Defense, Jet Defense and Tomahawk Offensive.
34 Years AgoSengoku Turb
DOSPC-98Japan
A top-down Zelda type affair, features big-headed cats and a very awkward mouse-based movement system. The character follows the general scroll direction of the mouse, until you toggle it off with a click. It was later reimagined in Dreamcast.
34 Years AgoOshioki Kirai! 2
PC-98Japan
Oshioki Kirai! 2 is a humorous arcade-style action game where players control a constantly running character attempting to escape a giant human trying to kill them.
34 Years AgoPaladin II
PCWorldwide
A strategy role-playing game and sequel to Omnitrend's popular Paladin.
33 Years AgoThe Terminator: Rampage
DOSNorth America
Los Angeles 2029... They thought the holocaust had ended when the Orbital Platform was destroyed. They were wrong. SkyNET launched a Doomsday Plan. And you must travel to the past in order to protect the future.
33 Years AgoSpirit of Adventure
DOSEurope
In a medieval fantasy world, strange drugs appear that create an addiction among the population. It appears that they are all coming from one central point that is controlled by a mysterious stranger.
33 Years AgoHannibal
DOSEurope
In this turn-based game you play a role of Carthagean warlord Hannibal in his struggle with Roman Empire.
33 Years AgoSid & Al's Incredible Toons
DOSEurope
Sid & Al's Incredible Toons is a spin-off of The Incredible Machine series. It features cartoon characters and items instead of pseudo-realistic contraptions, but the goal is the same: to build hilarious machines reminiscent of the pictures of Rube Goldberg. Sid Mouse and Al E.
33 Years AgoFields of Glory
PCAmiga CD32AmigaWorldwide
Originally released in 1993, this historical combat simulation deals with the wars of Napoleon after his return from exile in Elba in 1815. The game is close to historical facts and therefore can be recommended to provide good information about this period of European history.
33 Years Ago
33 Years AgoCyberblock Metal Orange
X68000Japan
Cyberblock Metal Orange EX plays very similar to Arkanoid, but with a cool twist. Instead of powerups falling from random blocks, you get upgrade tokens. Upgrade tokens go to your upgrade bar.
33 Years AgoDive On
X68000Japan
Dive On is an Action game, developed and published by Min, which was released in Japan in 1993.
33 Years AgoSlam!
PCWorldwide
Slam! is a Windows-based (3.x) simulation of the popular table game of air hockey.
33 Years AgoFurther Adventures of Hannibal the Cat
GamateWorldwide
A side-scrolling shoot-'em-up where players control a very Totoro-esque cat.
33 Years AgoMegamaze
Philips CD-iEurope
Mega Maze is a video game approach to the real-life games where you would turn a platform of a maze with a metal ball to miss the holes and reach the middle with a few twists.
33 Years AgoAdventures of Robbo
PCWorldwide
Robbo is a puzzle game for everyone, regardless of gender, age, or background. By solving puzzles alongside a robot in a world consisting of 60 levels, you’ll sharpen your reflexes and logical thinking skills. Hours of fun guaranteed!
32 Years AgoThe Apprentice
Philips CD-iWorldwide
The Apprentice is a plain old platform game. As Marvin, a wizard's apprentice, your master Mr. Wandburner gives you a series of tasks to complete, spread out on six levels with three stages each, taking place on land, in the sea and in the air.
32 Years AgoDetroit
DOSEurope
Detroit puts you in the year 1908, and you are the President of an upstart car company. You will build and design cutting-edge automobiles, take care of finances and promote your products with marketing campaigns.
32 Years Ago15 Move Hole Puzzle
DOSWorldwide
The game simulates the 15 Puzzle, a sliding puzzle that consists of numbered square tiles located on 4x4 board in random order with one tile missing. The object of the puzzle is to place the tiles in order by making sliding moves that use the empty space.
32 Years AgoAdult Film Cameraman
DOSEurope
A program coming across as somewhat nonsensical in absence of a certain context, this piece of software puts its operator in the position of the cameraman of an adult film.
32 Years AgoBig Sea: The Better One Will Win
DOSNorth AmericaEurope
Management simulation about production, trading and conquest set in a fantasy world with dragons and wizards.
32 Years Ago
32 Years AgoDiggers
DOSEurope
Diggers is a Lemmings-style puzzle game where you command five alien miners (from a choice of four clans) and various gadgets to dig for treasure. The game is divided in excavation areas. Each area has a set amount of money you must raise before moving into the next one.
32 Years AgoKingdoms of Germany
DOSNorth America
Based on the engine of Kingdoms of England, the game represents the same game, but flown now in the German lands. As its predecessor, the game is turn-based medieval strategy game for up to six humans or computer opponents.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.