ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
223 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
34 Years AgoExvania
ArcadeWorldwide
Four medievil-style characters fight for control of the land. They do so by battling through levels of various castles, trying to gain control of each one. When one player has won three matches, he or she gains control of the castle and the game progresses to the next castle.
34 Years Ago
34 Years AgoMonkey Mole Panic
ArcadeWorldwide
This is a video version of the game where players must use a mallet to hit objects that pop-up and down.
34 Years AgoPang Pom's
ArcadeWorldwide
Pang Pom's is a single screen platform game in which players must burst all of the balloons on the screen by jumping on and kicking them to advance to the next stage.
34 Years AgoSuper Chase: Criminal Termination
ArcadeWorldwide
Once again you control a police car that must clear enemy fire and find the target car within the time limit.
34 Years AgoRoundball: 2 on 2 Challenge
NESWorldwide
Playground basketball goes big time with Roundball: 2-on-2 Challenge. Just imagine half-court, two-on-two (or one-on-one) basketball in an arena setting, complete with a scoreboard and an excited crowd.
34 Years AgoPhantom Air Mission
Game BoyWorldwide
Scramble into the cockpit of the only combat jet fighter game on Game Boy!
34 Years Ago
33 Years AgoAir Assault
ArcadeWorldwide
Air Assault is a 2D up-scrolling shoot 'em up game where you take control of fighter. The game is similar to Air Duel. You have to tward the evil plans of an organization called the Fourth empire over the span of eight stages.
33 Years Ago
33 Years AgoLady Killer
ArcadeWorldwide
You play a diver in a pool who must reveal a picture while avoiding water skiers. When you dive or surface, you uncover part of a picture, but you cannot dive or surface through an uncovered picture block.
33 Years AgoPeek-a-Boo!
ArcadeWorldwide
Move a paddle left and right to prevent a bouncing ball from escaping the screen at the botton. Use the ball to remove a pattern of bricks. Once all bricks are gone you get a reward and advance a level.
33 Years AgoYoshi's Cookie
PortSNESNorth America
The SNES version of the game has the same form of VS mode and Action mode as its predecessor. However, there are some notable differences available between the old and new versions.
32 Years AgoBill Walsh College Football '95
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Bill Walsh College Football 95 was one of the many football games released by Electronic Arts back in the day. This one was a bit different as it includes a full season team and player stats, weekly rankings and a windowless passing mode.
32 Years AgoCheese Chase
ArcadeWorldwide
You play a mouse who must avoid rats and bombs while collecting cheese in a maze. You are able to open and close doors to help you elude your enemies. The game uses an overhead perspective with very big sprites and a multi-directional scrolling playfield.
32 Years AgoGreat Sluggers '94
ArcadeWorldwide
Baseball arcade game that had been released by Namco in June 1994; it runs on the company's NB-1 hardware, and as the name suggests, it is the sequel to Great Sluggers (which was released exclusively in Japan the year before).
32 Years AgoHard Dunk
ArcadeWorldwide
A colorful 3-D three-on-three street baketball game from Sega.
32 Years Ago
32 Years AgoKrazy Bowl
ArcadeWorldwide
A bowling game with two modes of play: regular and Krazy Bowl. The latter is bowling with various pins missing and is harder.
32 Years AgoOperation Wolf 3
ArcadeWorldwide
An improved game compared to the original. This update features more realistic characters plus three levels of difficulty: easy, hard, and extra hard. The game also has five fighting levels.
32 Years AgoInstruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Instruments of Chaos Starring Young Indiana Jones is an action/adventure game with platforming elements. In it you control the titular character through missions around the world.
32 Years AgoJeopardy! Sports Edition
PortGame BoyNorth America
This handheld version differs from its Game Gear version though it does run along the same lines.
32 Years AgoBreakThru!
SNESNorth America
In the award-winning tradition of Tetris, comes BreakThru! This time, your goal is to make as many bricks disappear as you can before time runs out. Click on a group of same-colored bricks to remove bricks and make the wall come tumbling down.
31 Years AgoNBA Action '95 starring David Robinson
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
It's time once again to hit the hardwood with The Admiral and the rest of the NBA in NBA ACTION '95 STARRING DAVID ROBINSON. You'll find 27 teams with full rosters at your service, so you can throw down with your favorite NBA superstars.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.