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
27 Years AgoWhat's Shenmue?
DreamcastJapan
You play as Ryo, your mission, to search for Mr Yukawa. As well as this small mission, the disc also includes 4 of the movies included on the Passport disc of the original Shenmue that explain aspects of Shenmue.
27 Years AgoPicross NP Vol. 2
Super FamicomJapan
The second of a series of eight Picross puzzle games distributed over the Nintendo Power cart-writing service. This part includes puzzles featuring characters from Yoshi's Story.
27 Years AgoOekaki Logic
Super FamicomJapan
Oekaki Logic is a Puzzle game, published by Sekaibunka Publishing, Inc., which was released on the Nintendo Power service on June 1999. A sequel was released later that year.
27 Years AgoFighting Force 64
PortNintendo 64North America
Fighting Force players control one of four characters. They move through urban and science fiction environments, battling waves of oncoming enemies with weapons ranging from fists and bottles to knives, chairs and guns.
26 Years AgoF-18 Thunder Strike
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
Supersonic jet dogfighting comes to the small screen in F-18 THUNDERSTRIKE for the Game Boy Color. In this one-player flight sim, you take the role of a daring pilot who's flying an elite fighter jet.
26 Years AgoDance Dance Revolution 3rdMix
PlayStationJapan
Dance Dance Revolution 3rdMix, or 3rdMix, is the 3rd game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by Konami on October 30, 1999. Although only officially released in Japan, units exist worldwide.
26 Years AgoPicross NP Vol. 8
Super FamicomJapan
The eighth and final of a series of eight Picross puzzle games distributed over the Nintendo Power cart-writing service. This part includes puzzles featuring characters from Donkey Kong Country.
26 Years AgoCyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram - M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66
Expanded editionArcadeJapan
Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram - M.S.B.S. Ver. 5.66 is the last of three major revisions to Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangram, a sequel to Cyber Troopers Virtual-On.
26 Years AgoEikan wa Kimi Ni 4
PlayStationJapan
Eikan wa Kimi Ni 4 is a baseball simulation game developed and published by Artdink.
26 Years AgoSuzu Monogatari
PlayStationJapan
Suzu Monogatari is a card battle RPG released only in Japan by Capcom in 2000 for PlayStation.
26 Years AgoLode Runner: The Dig Fight
ArcadeJapan
This upgrade to the popular computer game adds a two-player mode and new levels. This game was released in Japan only.
26 Years AgoAconcagua
PlayStationJapan
Aconcagua is a 2000 PlayStation adventure video game developed by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was released only in Japan. The game is set on a mountain after a plane crash, and allows for the switching between characters.
26 Years AgoBCV: Battle Construction Vehicles
PS2Japan
BCV: Battle Construction Vehicles is a fighting game between present-day mechs: construction vehicles. Players choose between 15 drivers and 14 bulldozers, steamrollers, cranes and forklifts, to name a few, and the goal is to defend your father's construction business.
26 Years AgoHot Wheels Stunt Track Driver
PortGame Boy ColorEurope
Game Boy Color port of Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver.
26 Years AgoPenguin Brothers
ArcadeJapan
A multi-screen platform game where the players controls penguins fighting against various enemies.
26 Years AgoSummon Night
PlayStationJapan
Summon Night is a Japanese tactical RPG and the first entry in the Summon Night series. This game follows the story of a Japanese high schooler, who is suddenly summoned into the world of Lyndbaum.
25 Years AgoHeroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff
RemakePS2Europe
Heroes of Might and Magic: Quest for the Dragon Bone Staff is a 2001 video game released on the PlayStation 2. Though 3DO did not advertise it as such, the game is an enhanced remake of King's Bounty.
25 Years AgoRumble Racing
PS2Europe
Rumble Racing is muscle car mayhem for the next millennium. Race outside the lines and push custom cars to the limit with big air stunts and nasty tricks as you race for the Rumble Championship.
25 Years AgoMahjong Hot Gimmick Integral
ArcadeJapan
A remixed version of the first four Taisen Hot Gimmick games, featuring scenes from all four strip mahjong games. Later received an enhanced version for Taito Type X hardware in 2005 as "Taisen Hot Gimmick Mix Party".
25 Years AgoRayman 2
PortGame Boy ColorNorth America
Rayman 2 is the Game Boy Color port of Rayman 2: The Great Escape. Instead of being a 3D platformer, the game was adapted to be in 2D.
25 Years AgoBattle Hunter
PlayStationNorth America
Battle Hunter (known as The Hunter in Europe) pits you against evil robots, mutated animals, and even some of your own friends! Battle Cards will help you get a leg up on the competition, and awesome action physics make the gameplay smooth and realistic.
24 Years AgoWing Shooting Championship
ArcadeWorldwide
A bird-hunting game where players, using pump actions guns, can shoot quail, geese, pheasant or ducks depending on which is selected.
22 Years AgoGrand Tour Racing: GT-R 400
PS2Europe
Grand Tour Racing: GT-R 400 is a GT-based racing game that originated on the Sony PlayStation 2. It was converted from the Kuju Entertainment original to the PC by InFusion, a team of developers who worked on "Geoff Crammond's Grand Prix 4".
21 Years AgoSplatter Master
PS2Europe
The people of this village lived in peace and harmony until a wizard came and spoiled their tranquility by bringing a forbidden art back to life. The secret art gave objects and animals massive strength foreign to their nature.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.