ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1263 releases
37 Years AgoBig TV Mary Bar
FamicomAsia
Big TV Mary Bar is a Famicom game based on the Taiwanese "Xiao Ma Li" gambling machines in 1989. It is well-known for featuring Fortran (who is based strongly on Mario) and the phrase "Push Start To Rich".
37 Years AgoNobunaga's Ambition
PortNESNorth America
Players take on the role of one of the main characters of the period, Nobunaga Oda, Shingen Takeda, Kenshin Uesugi, or others and try to unite the 50 kingdoms of Japan, from Ezo in the north to Kyushu in the south, under their own rule.
37 Years AgoShooting Range
NESNorth America
The aim is to shoot the discs on the screen so that you can acquire enough points to pass the clearing point score of that particular stage without your time or energy running out. You can choose between different difficulty levels.
36 Years AgoEvil Stone
ArcadeWorldwide
Evil Stone is an odd game. It's a beat em up, but rather than taking place on a traditional scrolling path, it takes place on grids of floating rocks.
36 Years AgoGolfing Greats
ArcadeWorldwide
Stroke-play or match-play golfing game in a 3-D environment.
36 Years AgoMajor Title
ArcadeWorldwide
A golf game that features single player, two-player and four-player options with tournament or stroke play.
36 Years AgoMighty Warriors
ArcadeWorldwide
A competitive one-on-one fighting game with characters who can occasionally mutate for a limited period of time.
36 Years AgoPound For Pound
ArcadeWorldwide
An overhead boxing game by Irem with big and detailed characters and a high difficulty.
36 Years Ago
36 Years AgoThe Last Starfighter
PortNESNorth America
The Last Starfighter is based on the 1984 movie of the same name. The hero must single-handedly pilot an extraordinarily powerful starfighter to destroy an enemy armada.
36 Years AgoNecros no Yousai
PC EngineJapan
Coming from a promotional Candy Toy Made by Lotte Group, Necros no Yōsai is a JRPG set in an anime / manga, fantasy, turn-based with licensed title themes.
35 Years AgoRiot City
ArcadeWorldwide
The plot begins when narcotics agents Paul and Bobby are committed to putting an end to the drug syndicate known as "MID". MID's secret hideout is located on Riot Island, an island full of uninhabited ruins with people moved inside of it while turning it into a slum.
35 Years AgoDynamic Country Club
ArcadeWorldwide
A golf simulator game that used polygons for the terrain and had other details such as wind conditions.
35 Years AgoGolly! Ghost!
ArcadeWorldwide
Use your guns to shoot a specific amount of ghosts before time runs out. This is a video ticket/redemption game.
35 Years AgoGulf War II
ArcadeWorldwide
Gulf War-II is vertically scrolling shoot-em up, based on Twin Cobra code. The action takes place in the Persian Gulf - the place where the war continues. Gameplay is very typical: the player controls a plane, flies forward and shoots to enemies.
35 Years AgoRim Rockin' Basketball
ArcadeWorldwide
This four-player game approaches basketball with a more serious attitude than some of the more well-known modern basketball games. Control one of five players on your team: Dribble, pass, shoot into the basket for score! Now repeat.
35 Years AgoSteel Gunner 2
ArcadeWorldwide
As in the original, you shoot at cyborgs while rescuing humans.
35 Years AgoLightning Swords
ArcadeWorldwide
Lightning swords, known as Ken-Go in Japan, is an arcade 2D side-scrolling beat-em up - the game is set in a time when Ninjas and Samurai were active. The player is a samurai, armed with a sharp katana.
35 Years AgoThe Rocketeer
NESWorldwide
California, 1938. It had been one heck of a week for ace air racer and stunt pilot Cliff Secord, a week that had drastically changed his life.
35 Years AgoFaria: A World of Mystery and Danger!
NESNorth America
The player controls a female character throughout most of the game. A male character is played towards the end of the game. The game uses "Levels", HP, items, and upgrades.
35 Years AgoCyber Stadium Series: Base Wars
NESNorth America
Cyber Stadium Series: Base Wars was developed by Konami as a futuristic baseball game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It was released in 1991, and was intended to bring a new dynamic to the baseball genre in gaming.
35 Years AgoClutch Hitter
ArcadeNorth America
A baseball game featuring the 1991 rosters of Major League Baseball, including the All-Star teams.
34 Years AgoDangerous Dungeons
ArcadeWorldwide
Wander through the maze and dig tunnels to gather treasures. Find the exit to proceed to the next level.
34 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.