ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1263 releases
50 Years AgoLazer Command
ArcadeWorldwide
Shoot all the enemy tanks before time runs out or your enemy shoots all your tanks.
49 Years Ago
49 Years AgoColor TV-Game 6
Plug & PlayJapan
Color TV-Game 6 is a dedicated videogame console from Nintendo, and their first videogame console. It is a "Pong console" and the first in the Color TV-Game series.
48 Years Ago
48 Years Ago
47 Years AgoWilderness Campaign
Apple IINorth America
An early dungeon-crawler based on pen & paper D&D
47 Years Ago4 Player Bowling Alley
ArcadeWorldwide
A black and white bowling game for up to four people. Players roll a multi-colored trackball to simulate throwing a bowling ball down the alley. Attempt to knock down all the pins.
47 Years AgoDodgem
ArcadeWorldwide
A maze game where where the player controls a car which erases dots by running over them while avoding a head on collision with another car.
47 Years AgoPhantom II
ArcadeWorldwide
A vertical air combat game where the player controls a jet fighter and battles enemy aircrafts in the sky.
47 Years Ago
47 Years AgoSafari Rally
ArcadeWorldwide
A maze game where the player guides a car through a maze-like forest collecting coins while avoiding an enemy cars and snakes.
46 Years Ago
46 Years AgoMonte Carlo
ArcadeWorldwide
Viewed from above, the player drives a race car through the twisting curves and straightaways of a moving track. The player can select between eight different tracks. Higher numbered tracks have more turns and narrow sections.
46 Years Ago
46 Years AgoR2D Tank
ArcadeWorldwide
A maze gamer where the player controls a tank and battles enemy tanks.
46 Years AgoSpace Encounters
ArcadeWorldwide
Fly a ship through a trench and shoot waves of attacking enemies.
46 Years AgoMagical Spot
ArcadeWorldwide
Shoot larvae and grubs dropping from a UFO. Missed larvae will spin cocoons and when a total of seven hatch, they turn into Ultramoths that swarm against your ship. Destroy all the bugs on the screen to increase your rank.
46 Years AgoSpace Tactics
ArcadeWorldwide
Defend your bases by shooting the oncoming alien swarms.
46 Years AgoNew York! New York!
ArcadeWorldwide
Alien spaceships from another planet attack New York City and threaten to conquer the world. You must use your laser cannon to save the city by destroying the Mother Ship and her fleet. Speech: "Come On!", "Hit Me, Hit Me!" and "I'm Here!".
45 Years AgoThe Hand
ArcadeWorldwide
A maze game like Pac-man. You are a 'Hand' and so are your enemies. Each hand can be Rock (A fist), Paper (Flat) or Scissors (2 fingers extended).
45 Years AgoVideo Life
Atari 2600Worldwide
Video Life is a rare video game for the Atari 2600. It is a version of the zero-player cellular automaton known as Conway's Game of Life.
45 Years AgoArena of Octos
Apple IINorth America
Arena of Octos is a single-player, turn-based combat video game for the Apple II and TRS-80 computer families. It was created by Steve Kropinak and Al Johnson in 1981 and published by SoftSide magazine.
45 Years AgoSpiders
ArcadeWorldwide
Move your missile base back and forth and shoot at a growing spider web and attacking spiders. Every few rounds a woman's face will appear and she will wink at you.
45 Years AgoRed Alert
ArcadeWorldwide
Defend six cities against attacking enemies. Assault waves consist of planes, helicopters, night bombers, and MIRV bombs.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.