ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1263 releases
45 Years Ago
45 Years AgoGrand Champion
ArcadeWorldwide
A vertical driving game. Compete against other computer cars to win races.
45 Years Ago
45 Years Ago
44 Years AgoThe Bounty
ArcadeWorldwide
Vertical scrolling marine shooter from the company Orca, which released 14 arcade cabinets between 1981 and the industry crash in 1983.
44 Years Ago
44 Years AgoSky Base
ArcadeWorldwide
The player controls a space ship, moving left to right at the bottom of the screen.
44 Years AgoA Knight on the Town
Atari 2600Worldwide
The object of the game is to save the lovely princess, held captive in the castle tower, and become the object of her affections in the least possible time.
44 Years AgoLady In Wading
Atari 2600Worldwide
A studly prince is abducted and an Amazon takes the knight's place.
44 Years Ago
44 Years AgoThe Electric Yo-Yo
ArcadeWorldwide
You play a Yo-Yo whose job is to collect all the dots on a level while avoiding enemies. Certain dots make you immune to attack from the smaller enemies, but not the main enemy.
44 Years AgoMighty Monkey
ArcadeWorldwide
This game is based on the ancient Chinese legend of "Monkey". The player scrolls through waves of enemies, avoiding rocks and platforms along the way.
43 Years Ago
43 Years AgoLover Boy
ArcadeWorldwide
An adult labyrinth game with explicit sexual action levels inbetween.
43 Years AgoMarkham
ArcadeWorldwide
A one or two player shooter game published and developed by Sun Electronics in 1983.
43 Years Ago
43 Years AgoRazzmatazz
ArcadeWorldwide
Razzmatazz is a lightgun arcade game developed by Sega Electronics in 1983. It apparently did not survive past testing, and was never ported to home platforms, though an Atari 2600 version by the name Bear Game was planned.
43 Years AgoGlib
Atari 2600Worldwide
Glib Video Word Game is a one or two player action game with 25 variations, designed to be played on the Atari 2600 Video Computer System. In each of 5 games, there are 5 skill levels, varied time speeds, bonus points, and automatic "arcade" scoring.
43 Years AgoRed Sea Crossing
Atari 2600Worldwide
Red Sea Crossing was created by an independent programmer in 1983 and was discovered by the seller at a garage sale in 2007. "It turns out this game was not even known to exist until I found it," the seller wrote in the auction's description.
43 Years AgoThe Alligator People
Atari 2600Worldwide
Alligator People is an unreleased prototype based on the movie of the same name. This prototype, discovered by Ben Liashenko, appears to have been completed and unlike some prototypes that never saw the light of day, this one is quite enjoyable to play!
43 Years AgoCampaign '84
ColecoVisionWorldwide
Campaign '84 is a game developed by Sunrise Software and released for the ColecoVision in 1983. It is a political simulator in which the player must run for president in the 1984 American presidential elections.
43 Years AgoMotocross
IntellivisionWorldwide
Motocross is a bike racing game for one player against the clock, one player against the computer, or two players. Included are three different racetracks of varying lengths, each with many twists, turns, and even some jumps.
43 Years AgoNew Sinbad 7
ArcadeWorldwide
Playing as Sinbad, you try to get treasure and defeat enemies.
43 Years AgoGreat Guns
ArcadeWorldwide
A game of shooting. Contains many different levels including circus, prehistoric, and wizard scenes. Targets move and both players aim their guns at the screen and shoot.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.