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
25 Years AgoDaikatana
PortGame Boy ColorJapan
Unlike the first-person shooter for PC and Nintendo 64, the Game Boy Color version of Daikatana was a top-down action-adventure game.
25 Years AgoThe Bombing Islands
PlayStationNorth America
Clown World is in trouble. Mysterious blue bombs have appeared all over the planet, and King Clown needs help. In a royal decree, the king beckons for Kid Clown, a hero of past Kemco games, to clean up these bombs in all six continents.
24 Years AgoMiniMoni: Mika no Happy Morning Chatty
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
MiniMoni: Mika no Happy Morning Chatty is a Strategy game, published by Shogakukan, which was released in Japan in 2002.
23 Years AgoDisney Sports Motocross
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
Race to become a motocross champion! Join Mickey and his pals for the most action you will find on two wheels as you rack up points, gather gems, and collect cool motorcycle parts.
23 Years AgoOne Piece: Ocean's Dream!
PlayStationJapan
One Piece: Ocean's Dream is a Japanese single player/multplayer board game for the PlayStation console based on the One Piece manga and anime series. It was developed by 8ing and Q Entertainment and published by Bandai Namco.
23 Years AgoKonohana 3: Itsuwari no Kage no Mukou ni
PS2Japan
Konohana 3: Itsuwari no Kage no Mukou ni is the third entry of the mystery visual novel series Konohana, in which Meguru, Miako, and Shinobu go to the Water Island amusement park.
23 Years AgoCrazy Chicken X
PlayStationEurope
Clear indication that a company is running out of name ideas: X. More Crazy Chicken with the letter X!
23 Years AgoHellboy: Asylum Seeker
PortPlayStationNorth America
Hellboy: Asylum Seeker is a third-person adventure game in which you play as Hellboy- Mike Mignola's comic-book hero and paranormal investigator. The game takes place in 1960's Prague, during Hellboy's early work with the BPRD (British Paranormal Research Division).
23 Years AgoElysion: Eien no Sanctuary
PortPS2Japan
As the story goes, an old man lives on an island in a mansion near the ocean. He's reclusive, private and very wealthy. As the family physician, you are summoned to the island to care for the old man.
23 Years AgoShinpi no Sekai El-Hazard
PortGame Boy AdvanceJapan
The Game Boy Advance port of "Shinpi no Sekai El-Hazard" is a Adventure video game published by AIC Spirits & Pioneer LDC, Rob Jinnai released on May 1, 2003.
22 Years AgoDisney's Home on the Range
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
The Home on the Range GBA takes up where the movie left off. Alameda Slim, Rico and the three Willies have escaped from jail and are up to their old tricks.
22 Years AgoInitial D Arcade Stage 3
ArcadeNorth America
Initial D Arcade Stage Ver. 3, known internationally as Initial D Version 3, is a 2004 racing arcade game developed by Sega Rosso and published by Sega Corporation.
20 Years AgoDinosaur King: Operation Dinosaur Rescue
Expanded editionArcadeNorth AmericaEuropeJapan
The next entry of the arcade machine series, where you fight with dinosaurs with a rock, paper, scissors enhanced system. A continuation of the previous story. Max and Rex decided to continue rescuing dinosaurs.
19 Years AgoPro Yakyuu Spirits 4
PS2Worldwide
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 4 is a baseball game that allows players to compete in Japan's professional baseball league, with licensed team and player names.
19 Years AgoAkudaikan 3
PS2Japan
Akudaikan 3 is an action adventure game, developed and published by Global A, which was released in Japan in 2007.
18 Years AgoAnpanman to Asobo: ABC Kyoushitsu
Nintendo DSJapan
A minigame collection designed to teach the Roman alphabet to Japanese children.
18 Years AgoEmblem of Gundam
Nintendo DSJapan
Emblem of Gundam is a strategy game based on Gundam's early Universal Century universe.
18 Years AgoPro Yakyuu Spirits 5
PS2Japan
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 5 is a baseball game that allows players to compete in Japan's professional baseball league, with licensed team and player names.
17 Years AgoX-Men Origins: Wolverine
PortNintendo DSWorldwide
The Nintendo DS port of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a hack-and-slash action-adventure game loosely based on the film of the same name.
16 Years AgoPro Yakyuu Spirits 2010
PS2Worldwide
Pro Yakyuu Spirits 2010 is a baseball game that allows players to compete in Japan's professional baseball league, with licensed team and player names.
27 Years AgoRollcage: Limited Edition
PlayStationWorldwide
Rollcage is a fast, furious 3D racing game from Psygnosis, combining elements from Death Rally with elements from Bullfrog's classic Hi Octane: Race five other drivers in an immersive 3D environment while shooting at your peers and avoiding their retaliation.
35 Years Ago
32 Years AgoMr. Nutz 2
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Mr. Nutz: Hoppin' Mad, also known as Mr. Nutz 2 is a "sequel" to Mr.
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