ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1145 releases
30 Years AgoJewel of Live
Standalone expansionSatellaviewJapan
Jewel of Live is a game made with RPG Tsukuuru Super Dante and released for the Satellaview as a stand-alone game. This is the first game in the Jewel of Live series.
30 Years AgoSubstation
Atari ST/STEEurope
Substation is a first-person shooter set in an underwater base taken over by aliens.
30 Years AgoYuuwaku
FM TownsJapan
One day a young woman comes to the detective office and asks to find a picture that was left by her father. Hero rejects the request at first, but decides to look into it eventually. He starts to gather information about client's family with the neighborhood.
29 Years AgoTamagotchi
HandheldWorldwide
The Tamagotchi is a handheld digital pet that was created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai.
28 Years AgoOf Light and Darkness: The Prophecy
PCWorldwide
Of Light and Darkness: The Prophecy is an Adventure game, developed by Tribal Dreams and published by Interplay, which was released in 1998.
28 Years AgoAnchorhead
PCMacLinuxWorldwide
Travel to the haunted coastal town of Anchorhead, Massachusetts and uncover the roots of a horrific conspiracy inspired by the works of H. P. Lovecraft.
28 Years AgoAi to Yume no Kuni Sanrio Puroland: Chanto Dekirukana? Minna to Tanoshii Oyuugikai
Sega PicoJapan
A Japan-only Sanrio-themed Sega Pico game, released on May 1, 1998.
28 Years AgoWhite Album
PCJapan
You play a university student named Fuji Touya. Your long-term girlfriend, Morikawa Yuki, is starting to become a very popular idol singer.
27 Years AgoMalkari
PCWorldwide
Malkari is a 4X (explore, expand, exploit, exterminate) space strategy game in the tradition of Reach for the Stars and Master of Orion.
27 Years AgoUmizuri ni Ikou!
WonderSwanJapan
Umizuri ni Ikou! is a Sports Fishing game, published by Coconuts Japan, which was released in Japan in 1999.
27 Years AgoGoraku-Ou Tango!
WonderSwanJapan
Goraku Ou Tango! is a Puzzle game, published by Mebius, which was released in Japan in 1999.
27 Years AgoShanghai Pocket
WonderSwanJapan
Shanghai Pocket is a Puzzle game, developed and published by SunSoft. It was first released for the Game Boy, then ported to the WonderSwan. The Game Boy version has Super Game Boy support.
27 Years AgoSangokushi for WonderSwan
PortWonderSwanJapan
Sangokushi for WonderSwan is a Strategy game, developed by Koei/Inis and published by Koei, which was released in Japan in 1999.
26 Years AgoPressure Gauge
Atari 2600Worldwide
Pressure Gauge is a game that was written back in 2000 as a college exercise by John K. Harvey. It's not much to look at graphically, but this game is a "twitch" game that just may have you reaching for the reset button for "just one more round".
26 Years AgoWario no Mori: Futatabi
SatellaviewJapan
Wario no Mori: Futatabi is a downloadable game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in some 9 runs between September 28, 1997 and June 30, 2000. The game is a pseudo-sequel to the earlier-broadcast Wario's Woods.
26 Years AgoKommissar Kugelblitz: Vermisst am Mississippi
PCWorldwide
Kommissar Kugelblitz needs your help! The daughter of a diamond merchant has disappeared without a trace. You and Kugelblitz travel to New Orleans where you have to find the missing person by using clever logic and good observational skills.
25 Years AgoDisney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire - Search for the Journal
PCNorth America
The game is a prequel to Disney's animated movie Atlantis: The Lost Empire. It takes place 13 years before the beginning of the film. It was released in 12,000,000 copies for free giveaway.
25 Years AgoSkyFighters 1945
PCWorldwide
SkyFighters 1945 puts you in the cockpit of a World War II-era fighter plane and sends you off to do battle in the skies over Europe or the South Pacific. You can embark on any of 30 missions, each with unique objectives, diverse topographies, and distinct enemy planes.
24 Years AgoSkeleton
Atari 2600Worldwide
"You are in a maze of twisty passages, all alike," certainly describes the situation you are in. You hear faint footsteps, so you follow the sound through the maze. To your horror, you discover the source of the footsteps is a skeleton; and it doesn't look friendly.
24 Years AgoAkane Maniax: Nagareboshi Densetsu Gouda
PCJapan
It's love at first sight as brash transfer student Jouji Gouda sets out to win the heart of Akane Suzumiya in this comedic spin-off from Kimi ga Nozomu Eien.
24 Years AgoBlip & Blop: Balls of Steel
PCWorldwide
Pac-Man is a ball with a mouth; Blip and Blop are balls with arms -- conventional arms of several varieties, in addition to more exotic heavy weaponry such as lasers and flamethrowers.
24 Years AgoCosmic Batter Defense
iOSWorldwide
Strike out means the human extinction. Swing your bat to save the Earth! The Hugest War of the World on your palm.
24 Years AgoJumpStart Explorers
MacPCEurope
JumpStart Explorers is a personal 3D computer game released by Knowledge Adventure in 2001. It focuses on history concepts for ages 5-8.
24 Years AgoBioscopia: Where Science Conquers Evil
MacPCNorth America
Evil robots are pumping deadly gas laden with germ molecules intended to infect and kill intruders to Bioscopia. Unaware of the danger, a curious your scientist finds herself trapped in the abandoned lab. Setting off alarms, she awakens the long dormant robots.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.