ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
148 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
35 Years AgoMarble Madness
PortGame BoyNorth America
The idea of this arcade game is deceptively simple: Guide a marble down a path without hitting any obstacles or straying off the course. The game is viewed from an isometric perspective, which makes it harder to stay focused on the direction the ball is to follow.
35 Years AgoFamily Feud
NESNorth America
Based on the television game show, Family Feud. The player chooses a family of five to play against another family. Players are asked to find the most common answers to various questions asked by the host, so the family can earn points.
35 Years Ago
34 Years AgoFunky Jet
ArcadeWorldwide
In the beat 'em-up game Funky Jet you control one of two characters equipped with a jetpack, a goggle pilot head and boxing gloves. There are six stages to choose from that increase in difficulty.
34 Years AgoRiding Fight
ArcadeWorldwide
Burn and Keith are bounty hunters, two men ready and willing to take on the advanced crime of the cybernetic future in exchange for cold, hard cash with the use of their hoverboards.
34 Years AgoFixeight
ArcadeWorldwide
Fixeight is a run-and-gun arcade game made by Toaplan in 1992. It is the Spiritual Sequel to "Out Zone." The plot is rather simple: Your character is sent to the alien planet Fortune to destroy it, and with it the Gozzu invasion of our universe.
34 Years AgoThe Mutant Virus: "Crisis in a Computer World!"
NESWorldwide
Ron Trainer, the hottest of the elite corps of Computer Master Debuggers is enjoying his first week of vacation in over two years. He's been busy keeping CPI running errorfree. CPI, the Central Programing Institute, is what allows the world to exist the way it does.
34 Years AgoSyd Mead's Terraforming
PC Engine CDJapan
This side-scrolling shooter features background design from Syd Mead.
34 Years AgoSaboten Bombers
ArcadeWorldwide
A multi-level platform game where the player controls a cactus that has to dodge and defeat its enemies.
34 Years AgoSuper Hunchback
Game BoyWorldwide
Quasimodo straps on his trusty hump one last time to rescue his paramour, the perpetually-imperiled Esmeralda, this time captured by a new villain, the horrible Halfenpounder.
33 Years AgoKnuckle Bash
ArcadeWorldwide
Join clash, dice and devo as they make their stand against wrestling's underworld! This is the tale of how the young wrestlers saved the sport from evil and corruption. The Mad Bull Group is a corrupt wrestling organization that profits while draining the purity of the sport.
33 Years AgoMystic Warriors: Wrath of the Ninjas
ArcadeWorldwide
The game's controls consists of an eight-way joystick and two buttons for attacking and jumping. Like in Sunset Riders, the player can jump between higher or lower levels, as well as slide.
33 Years AgoCasino Kid II
NESWorldwide
Casino Kid 2 is the sequel to Casino Kid, released in 1992 and released by the same company. In Casino Kid 2, the Casino Kid, after having defeated the top players in Las Vegas, is issued a challenge by the top gamblers around the world.
33 Years AgoMonster Maulers
ArcadeWorldwide
The three main protagonists are Kotetsu, Anne and Eagle, members of the "Ultimate Task Force".
32 Years AgoVirtua Striker
ArcadeWorldwide
Virtua Striker is the first three-dimensional computer graphic soccer gameby Sega, bringing extreme competition to the arcades.
32 Years AgoSnow Bros. 2: With New Elves
ArcadeWorldwide
Snow Bros 2: With New Elves (おてんきパラダイス Otenki Paradise) is a platformer developed by Toaplan and published by Hanafram in April 1994. It is the second and last official game in the Snow Bros series and the last game developed by Toaplan before they declared bankruptcy in 1994.
32 Years AgoSports Illustrated for Kids: The Ultimate Triple Dare
Game BoyWorldwide
Sports Illustrated for Kids: The Ultimate Triple Dare is a Sports game, developed by Halestorm and published by Malibu, which was released in 1994.
32 Years AgoDevilish Mahjong Tower
Mega Drive / GenesisAsia
Devilish Mahjong Tower is an unlicensed mahjong game developed and published by C&E Inc.
32 Years AgoWheel of Fortune: Deluxe Edition
Expanded editionSNESNorth America
Wheel of Fortune: Deluxe Edition is an updated sequel to its predecessor that features 4,000 different puzzles and the standard features of Wheel of Fortune such as the bonus round. It also has a digitized likeness of Vanna White along with her voice.
31 Years AgoGoal! Goal! Goal!
ArcadeWorldwide
A soccer game with all the right ingredients, skill, flair, passion, and of course, GOALS! With 28 national teams to choose from, compete in a tournament to become the best soccer nation in the world.
31 Years AgoEternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side
Expanded editionSega CDEurope
From various time periods of past, present and future, nine fighters killed in an unjust manner find themselves given a second chance for life.
30 Years AgoFrantic Flea
SNESWorldwide
Frantic Flea has the player take control of a flea warrior out to protect his Flea World from an evil race of bugs called the Insideos who are enslaving his friends and family.
29 Years AgoRush Hour
PlayStationEurope
Rush Hour is a racing game in the style of Ignition. The landscape as well the cars are in 3D, but the perspective is top down. There are no weapons in this game, just racing. You can drive 16 different sport cars and choose from 8 different tracks.
29 Years AgoTwinkle
ArcadeWorldwide
An updated version of Semicom's "Hyper Pac-man" but having dropped the Pac-man name, most likely to avoid copyright issues.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.