On This Day in Gaming: January 1

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

January 1

The games released on this day in gaming history.

237 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Neo Dragon's Wild cover27 Years Ago

Neo Dragon's Wild

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEuropeJapanNorth America

Neo Dragon's Wild is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Dyna Corporation and published by SNK, which was released in Japan in 1999.

Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color cover27 Years Ago

Neo Geo Cup '98 Plus Color

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEuropeJapanNorth America

Wherever you go. Wherever you like. Its Kick Off Time!

Neo Mystery Bonus cover27 Years Ago

Neo Mystery Bonus

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEuropeJapanNorth America

Neo Mystery Bonus is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Dyna Corporation and published by SNK, which was released in Japan in 1999.

Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu cover27 Years Ago

Neo Poke Pro Yakyuu

Neo Geo Pocket ColorJapan

NeoPoke Pro Yakyuu is a Sports game, developed and published by SNK, which was released in Japan in 1999.

Party Mail cover27 Years Ago

Party Mail

Neo Geo Pocket ColorJapan

Party Mail is a Miscellaneous game, developed by ADK and published by SNK, which was released in Japan in 1999.

Puzzle Link 2 cover27 Years Ago

Puzzle Link 2

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEuropeJapanNorth America

The gameplay of Puzzle Link 2 is generally identical to the first game: Puzzle Link is a game where blocks of matching color have to be dissolved. New blocks constantly scroll into the screen from the top. The game is over when the first blocks reach the bottom of the screen.

Pocket Tennis Color cover27 Years Ago

Pocket Tennis Color

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEuropeJapanNorth America

Pocket Tennis a simple tennis game with two play modes: Exhibition and Tournament. Exhibition is a single match against computer or human opponent (requires link cable).

Centre Court Tennis cover27 Years Ago

Centre Court Tennis

Nintendo 64Europe

Centre Court Tennis is a tennis game that does not take itself too seriously. After creating your Lego-like character, you are set to go. The basic game features a multiplayer mode (up to 4 players), a tournament mode and an exhibition mode.

Master of Syougi Color cover27 Years Ago

Master of Syougi Color

RemasterNeo Geo Pocket ColorJapan

Master of Syougi Color is a Japanese style chess game. In single player mode the player must compete against computerized opponents (represented by a digitized photograph) to win the tournament. In two player mode, each player competes against each another.

Power Lode Runner cover27 Years Ago

Power Lode Runner

RemakeSuper FamicomJapan

Power Lode Runner is a Super Famicom video game published by Nintendo on the first day of 1999. The game is an updated version of Lode Runner. In the game you'll control Muguru-kun whose primary goal is to collect gold in order to progress through the game.

Rolling Ex.tre.me cover27 Years Ago

Rolling Ex.tre.me

ArcadeWorldwide

Street luge arcade game by Galeco in which you slide down a mountain against other competitors in an illegal race.

Puzzle Link cover27 Years Ago

Puzzle Link

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEurope

Puzzle Link is a game where blocks of matching color have to be dissolved. New blocks constantly scroll into the screen from the top. The game is over when the first blocks reach the bottom of the screen.

Funny Bubble cover26 Years Ago

Funny Bubble

ArcadeWorldwide

Color balls goes into spiral tube and you need to match 3 balls before the first ball enters the core.

Gals Panic S2 cover26 Years Ago

Gals Panic S2

ArcadeWorldwide

Second sequel of the gals panic.

Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko cover26 Years Ago

Gex 3: Deep Pocket Gecko

PortGame Boy ColorWorldwide

Even a lost island hideaway in the wet South Pacific isn't far enough away from the long arm of Rez. While GEX was whiling away the hours living on the fruits of his recent successes, the madman of the Media Dimension was working on his new hobby - secret agent-napping.

NASCAR Challenge cover26 Years Ago

NASCAR Challenge

Game Boy ColorWorldwide

The thrill of victory and the agony of smashing into another car comes to the Game Boy Color in NASCAR CHALLENGE. Hop in and take on the best NASCAR has to offer including Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarret, and Rusty Wallace.

Puzzle Master cover26 Years Ago

Puzzle Master

Game Boy ColorWorldwide

The Goblin King has corrupted the elements and is flooding the world, and it's up to you to save it. Groups of four elements fire, water, stone, and wood fall from the sky.

Big Bang Pro Wrestling cover26 Years Ago

Big Bang Pro Wrestling

Neo Geo Pocket ColorJapan

Only a handful of top wrestlers can be show their face on the TV for their fans at home. In the I.E.W mat, this rule is no exception. In an event practiced for 300 years, only the best performances are in demand.

Strikers 1945 Plus cover26 Years Ago

Strikers 1945 Plus

RemakeNeo GeoNorth America

Strikers 1945 Plus is a shoot 'em up game released by Psikyo in 1999, and a remake of Strikers 1945 II, which was released earlier in 1997 on multiple platforms. Make use of Shots, Super Shots, and Support Attacks to make your way through a chaotic dogfight!

Cool Boarders Pocket cover26 Years Ago

Cool Boarders Pocket

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEuropeJapan

Cool Boarders Pocket, is a Snowboarding video game developed by UEP Systems and published by SNK Playmore for the Neo Geo Pocket Color. Cool Boarders Pocket differs to other games in the Cool Boarders series.

Master of Syougi cover26 Years Ago

Master of Syougi

Neo Geo CDJapan

Is a turn-based game - an adaptation of Shogi, a Japanese type of chess-like game. The player can select 1 from 8 opponents to play. Each player has a set of 20 wedge-shaped pieces different from international chess.

Delta Warp cover26 Years Ago

Delta Warp

Neo Geo Pocket ColorJapan

Delta Warp is a Miscellaneous puzzle game, published by Iosys for the Neo Geo Pocket Color, which was released in Japan in 2000.

Dynamite Slugger cover26 Years Ago

Dynamite Slugger

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEuropeJapan

Dynamite Slugger is a video game. It was released in 2000 for the Neo Geo Pocket Color handheld game console. The game is similar to other Baseball videogames on the Neo Geo Pocket Color such as Baseball Stars and Baseball Stars Color.

Ganryu cover26 Years Ago

Ganryu

Neo GeoNorth America

Musashi Ganryuki, known outside Japan as Ganryu, is a platformer and hack and slash video game developed by Visco Corporation and published by SNK in 1999 on Neo Geo MVS. It is loosely based on Miyamoto Musashi's fight with Sasaki Kojirō.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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