ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1178 releases
31 Years AgoManic Karts
DOSWorldwide
Manic Karts is the follow-up to Manic Media's hit game SuperKarts.
31 Years AgoKurragömma med Mumintrollen
PCEurope
The first release in a series of nearly a dozen Nordic PC games based on the Moomin stories. A simple point-and-click experience based on finding missing Rock Dass in Moomin Valley.
31 Years AgoTang Chi
PCWorldwide
Reunite the Seven Pieces and Something Magical Happens Tang Chi Journey into a timeless realm where the power of the mind makes geometry take on form and substance--experience the mystical power of Tang Chi, the ancient Chinese puzzle that comes to life before your eyes.
31 Years AgoThe Weather Kitchen
Philips CD-iWorldwide
The Weather Kitchen is an extremely rare edutainment game for the Philips CD-i, with only two physical copies known to exist. Its aim is to teach children about the science behind weather-related natural disasters through live footage, guessing games, and songs.
30 Years AgoSuperCross 3D
JaguarWorldwide
Supercross 3D brings the excitement of arena supercross racing to the Jaguar. Not only do you get to race ahead of your competitors, you can catch big air on the huge jumps and perform a few tricks. There are three game modes: Practice, Single Race, and Tournament.
30 Years AgoA.D. Cop
DOSPCWorldwide
A.D Cop is a rail-shooter game, a clone of Virtua Cop. The game is all about fast aiming and features six missions, although only three are available at the beginning. Each mission is divided into three stages with a level boss at the end.
30 Years AgoThe Adventures of Batman & Robin: Activity Centre
PCMacNorth America
Have fun learning and playing as you explore the world of Batman and Robin. Click a button to enter The Batcave, Wayne Manor, or the streets of Gotham City where you'll find engaging activities, exciting games and mind-bending puzzles. Based in the hit TV series from Warner Bros.
30 Years AgoClif Danger
DOSWorldwide
In Clif Danger players control the titular protagonist who flies through the galaxy with his spaceship when he receives a call for help by the amazon queen Swihip. Her planet Pleasure 6 got invaded from the rather hostile Glox so it is up to him to save her population.
30 Years AgoBS Marvelous: Time Athletic
SatellaviewJapan
BS Marvelous: Time Athletic is a Downloadable 4-part Soundlink game for the Satellaview that ran between January 1, 1996 and January 31, 1996. The game was broadcast in as a rerun in April, 1996.
30 Years Ago
30 Years AgoDarXide
32XEurope
One of the last 32X games released (and exclusively in Europe), DarXide is a 3-D space shooter, inspired in part by the arcade gameplay of Asteroids. It is one of the few 32X games to used texture-mapped polygons.
30 Years Ago3D Xmas Adventure: Santa's Rescue
DOSWorldwide
Armed with a magic candy cane that shoots jingles and sprinkles, you run around the North Pole gathering gifts, freeing grounded reindeer, and thawing out elves. Beware of the growling abominable snowmen and the menacing grinchy creatures!
30 Years Ago3D Mania
PCNorth America
3D Mania is a double pack of two games, released for the PC, Operation Overkill and Condition Red.
30 Years AgoZugya
X68000Japan
Zugya is an Action Shoot-'em-up game, developed and published by Sprite, which was released in Japan in 1996.
30 Years AgoWarlords II Deluxe
Expanded editionMacWorldwide
Warlords II Deluxe is an eight player game of conquest and empire. Different worlds are provided as a stage for your ambitions, and as a test of your capabilities.
30 Years AgoArcade Classics
PortGame GearWorldwide
Arcade Classics offers three classic Atari titles. It includes the following games: Missile Command, Centipede and Pong (Ultrapong: both Pong and Hockey). All games have selectable difficulty options.
30 Years AgoAprende con Horacio: La Gran Aventura de las Palabras
PCEurope
"La gran aventura de las palabras" (The Great Adventure of Words), also known as "Aprende con Horacio" (Learn with Horacio), is an educational game by the Anaya publishing house where you play with the great Horacio, Rodolfato, and Alfabeto…
30 Years Ago
29 Years AgoAngst: Rahz's Revenge
DOSNorth America
In this game the player controls Werner Mueller, working as a Sysop at the GIC Headqurters in Futura City. One night, heavy explosions wake him unpleasantly from his sleep. He steps outside to see what happened, only to find himself in the middle of a deadly fight...
29 Years Ago
29 Years AgoVooDoo Kid
PCWorldwide
VooDoo Kid is a Windows PC Adventure game. "Who’d have thought it? Who could possibly have imagined it?
29 Years AgoDisney's Hercules: Animated Storybook
PCNorth America
Relive the events of Disney's Hercules in an educational animated picture book with minigames.
29 Years AgoBeasts & Bumpkins
DOSWorldwide
Beasts & Bumpkins is a real time strategy game, with gameplay which can be compared to Warcraft. It tells the story of Lord Mildew (your alter ego), a poor member of the royal family, who has been thrown away from his country.
29 Years AgoChefrens Pyramid
PCEurope
Chefrens Pyramid is an educational mathematics game aimed at elementary school students in Sweden.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.