On This Day in Gaming: January 1

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

January 1

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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Crayola Paint 'n Play Pony cover28 Years Ago

Crayola Paint 'n Play Pony

PCMacWorldwide

Create and Care for the Virtual Pony, Horse or Unicorn of Your Dreams! (Ages 5 - 10) Learn all about horses as you color, decorate, and dress their own horses, ponies, or unicorns! Tons of Creative Activities: Color with 48 Crayola colors.

BackPacker Junior cover28 Years Ago

BackPacker Junior

PCEurope

BackPacker Junior is a simplified version of the original BackPacker aimed for children to learn different countries in Europe as well as culture and different currencies.

J'ai Trouvé! Le Manoir Hanté cover27 Years Ago

J'ai Trouvé! Le Manoir Hanté

Windows Mixed RealityEurope

An old french point and click

Ultra Fighters cover27 Years Ago

Ultra Fighters

PCWorldwide

On the third millennium, after many decades of scientific and social enlightenment, nations had to deal with increasing overpopulation, terrorism. pollution and a collapsing economic system.

Catan: Die Erste Insel cover27 Years Ago

Catan: Die Erste Insel

PCEurope

Catan - The First Island is a PC version of the game The Settlers of Catan by Klaus Teuber programmed by Funatics .

The Adventures of Bouapha: Spooky Castle cover27 Years Ago

The Adventures of Bouapha: Spooky Castle

PCNorth America

Years and years before there was Supreme With Cheese, Bouapha battled a horrible green monster in an exceedingly spooky castle. Relive that classic adventure today with this freebie game!

Hugo: Scylla's Revenge cover27 Years Ago

Hugo: Scylla's Revenge

PCEurope

Hugo: Scylla's Revenge (international title) is a PC-only video game originally developed by Krogh Mortensen Animation and published by ITE Media in 1999. It is the third of Hugo Christmas special games ("Wintergames"), the other ones being Winter Games and Hugo Saves Christmas.

B-Cubed cover27 Years Ago

B-Cubed

Web browserWorldwide

Slide the cube using the arrows on your keyboard. Your goal is to pass over every single square on your way to the final square.

Actua Ice Hockey 2 cover27 Years Ago

Actua Ice Hockey 2

PCWorldwide

In this classic ice hockey simulation game from 1999, experience fast-paced, motion-captured ice hockey action, full-on bone-crunching player contact, and complex team tactics, as you lead your team to victory in the GHL (Gremlin Hockey League).

Michelle Kwan Figure Skating cover27 Years Ago

Michelle Kwan Figure Skating

PCWorldwide

Michelle Kwan Figure Skating is a computer game released in 1999, starring American figure skater Michelle Kwan. The player can create the skater, dress her, choose music and create a routine to it, and then compete in different skating competitions.

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Little Mermaid Interactive Fairy Tale

PCEurope

Little Mermaid is an Adventure game, published by Midas Interactive Entertainment, which was released in Europe in 1999.

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Kaged

PCWorldwide

A piece of Interactive Fiction written by Ian Finley. Winner of the 6th Annual Interactive Fiction Competition (2000).

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Disney's Magic Artist Studio

PCWorldwide

Disney's Magic Artist Studio lets you draw, paint, and create animations with your favorite Disney characters. Create, animate, and print your images with tools and paints that burst onto your screen.

Pompei: The Legend of Vesuvius cover26 Years Ago

Pompei: The Legend of Vesuvius

MacWorldwide

Pompei: The Legend of Vesuvius (aka TimeScape: Journey to Pompeii) is a 2000 historical adventure game. It followed by a sequel, Jerusalem: The Three Roads to the Holy Land.

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Pacific Warriors Air Combat

PCWorldwide

Pacific Warriors is a WWII air combat simulation where the player takes control of an American fighter in the Pacific campaign. Power-ups and special weapons will be at the player's disposal as enemies become more difficult as the game progresses.

Reach for the Stars cover26 Years Ago

Reach for the Stars

RemakePCWorldwide

Reach for the Stars is a turn-based strategy game of epic galactic exploration, colonization, and conquest. The original RFTS released in the mid-1980s was wildly popular in its day, and maintains a loyal following.

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Karate Fighter

PCWorldwide

A fighting game that promises to bring the fun of World Championship Karate to the 21st century.

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Arthur's Camping Adventure

PCNorth America

This gives children a chance to join Arthur and the rest of Mr. Ratburn's class on a camping trip. Unfortunately, Mr.

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South Park: Cartman's Authoritah

PCWorldwide

South Park: Cartman's Authoritah is an unlicensed side-scrolling 2D platform game where the player plays as Cartman, a character from South Park. He needs to beat the enemies and finish the game.

Dino Genesis cover26 Years Ago

Dino Genesis

MobileJapan

Dino Genesis is a 2000 mobile game released exclusively to mobile phones using DoCoMo's i-mode internet service. The game's server is defunct as of 2004, and no archived copy of the game is known to exist. It was one of the first i-mode games developed by Capcom.

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101 Card & Board Games

PCAustralia

101 Card & Board Games is a collection of board and card games for PC that was released by Eureka in 2000 in Australia.

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Sissyfight 2000

Web browserWorldwide

Sissyfight 2000 is a turn-based strategy online game developed by the Word online magazine staff, including executive producer Marisa Bowe, producer Naomi Clark, lead programmer Ranjit Bhatnagar, and art director Yoshi Sodeoka, with game designer Eric Zimmerman.

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Alchemist

PCWorldwide

Darkness is calling enter the world of Alchemist.Five powerful beings amass vast forces to bid for control of the fate of humanity. As one of these rulers, you will battle your opponents in an attempt to determine the fate of this world.

Rainbow Fish: The Most beautiful Fish in the Ocean cover26 Years Ago

Rainbow Fish: The Most beautiful Fish in the Ocean

PCWorldwide

Based on the best-seller children's book. Rainbow Fish is an interactive underwater adventure where you can talk and play games with sea creatures.

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