ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1178 releases
32 Years AgoMagic of Endoria
DOSEurope
The strategy-game Magic of Endoria takes place in the fantasy kingdom Endoria. Aeons ago the gods of Endoria were disgusted by the badness in the world and morphed themselves into crystal splinters and retreated into the underworld.
32 Years AgoSimHealth
DOSNorth America
SimHealth has a rather serious subject matter: the debate in the summer of 1994 over what kind of health care system the United States should have.
32 Years AgoEscape from Ragor: Megrim's Rache
DOSWorldwide
Escape from Ragor is a german fantasy role playing game, a typical dungeon crawler with tile-based movement and real-time combat.
32 Years AgoJo Guest in the Milk Round
DOSWorldwide
Your friend, the milkman is sick. Take his job for a day and service the neighborhood, including real life erotic model Joanne Guest.
32 Years AgoFather World
DOSKorea
A cinematic platformer game akin to Another World or Flashback, with a bit more emphasis on dialog.
32 Years AgoOperation Body Count
DOSNorth America
In the year 2012, Foreign Terrorists led by the infamous Victor Baloch have taken control of the Twin "U.N towers" in the United States of America, capturing the leaders of the world who were holding a summit at the time.
32 Years AgoAggregate
PC-98Japan
Aggregate is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by Japan Home Video
32 Years AgoCyclemania
PCWorldwide
Race motorbikes along twisting, turning mountain roads at speeds of over 150 miles per hour in this innovative FMV racer. With five courses and six bikes to choose from, you'll find every race a new challenge.
32 Years AgoGazillionaire
PCNorth America
Become a Gazillionaire by starting a tiny trading company and building a business empire!
32 Years AgoPop Up Computer
MacJapan
An early, interactive CD-ROM title by Saru Brunei, who would later go on to develop titles such as Jungle Park and Cubivore. Was also slated for release on Apple's short-lived Pippin console, though it's not known if this version released.
32 Years AgoESPN Golf: Lower Your Score With Tom Kite - Shot Making
3DONorth AmericaJapan
Live-action video, superb graphics and personalized coaching help take your game to more levels! ESPN's Shot Making gives you "up close and personalized" instructions from Tom Kite.
32 Years AgoTrue Golf Classics: Pebble Beach Golf Links
3DOWorldwide
Players take on the challenge of one of the most beautiful and notorious golf courses in the world: Pebble Beach. These eighteen-holes demand accuracy, finesse, and even at times brute strength.
32 Years AgoMegamaze
DOSNorth America
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.
31 Years AgoHurricanes
Game GearWorldwide
So you tthought footballs were for playing with... think again! Embark on rollercoaster journey in this platform adventure through eerie mining towns, terrifying, deadly forests and infested jungles. All this to search the stadium - and your only weapon - a football!
31 Years AgoKingdoms of Germany
AmigaEurope
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.
31 Years AgoDime City
DOSEurope
Dime City, a fictitious American town in the last 30 years of the last century, is the scene of this business simulation in the gangster environment. With one of 4 companies you try to reach your aims – being governor and godfather of Dime City.
31 Years AgoGravity Well
PCWorldwide
Gravity Well is a fast paced game of planetary conquest for Windows. It's a strategic war game that's played like an arcade game. The game represents a simple interstellar economy that supports the discovery and conquest of new worlds.
31 Years AgoIron Assault
DOSWorldwide
Iron Assault is a futuristic battle simulator which utilizes state-of-the-art texture-mapping graphics to convey a world in which big business is threatening to take over the globe.
31 Years AgoMicro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament
PortGame GearEurope
Game Gear port of Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament.
31 Years AgoJuilliard Music Adventure
MacPCWorldwide
Musical traditions of The Juilliard School are introduced in the game, where a mischievous gnome named Gnoise has stolen all the music from the Queen's castle. Exploring the castle, you have to solve the musical puzzles, free the Queen, and restore music to her realm.
31 Years AgoEvocation: Oltre il Sogno
PCEurope
Evocation: Oltre il sogno is the third instalment of the Evocation series. It is a first-person adventure with philosophical themes where the player navigates pre-rendered environments to solve puzzles.
31 Years AgoSonic Boom
PCWorldwide
Sonic Boom was the first Klik & Play Sonic fan game to hit the internet. It was created by Martin Braid in 1995. The initial release had a virus, so it was taken down temporarily.
31 Years AgoLode Runner On-Line: The Mad Monks' Revenge
PCNorth America
Assume the role again as Jake Peril as you journey in the Evil Empire taking treasure away from the evil Mad Monks. As with the original Lode Runner, gameplay involves moving around screens full of platforms and ladders collecting treasure.
31 Years AgoTrue Golf Classics: Wicked 18
3DOJapan
Wicked 18 is a golf game with a twist. The player takes control of a golfer on the most extreme 18 holes of golf with tall mountains, canyons and various objects and obstacles ready to stop the player at any time.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.