ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
785 releases
44 Years AgoSky Bumper
ArcadeWorldwide
Use the joystick to loop your plane and make points by blasting enemy helicopters. Shoot the gates to move from one area to the next. A neat feature is the ability to bounce off 'borders' with your plane, like a bumper car.
43 Years AgoMelody Master
VectrexWorldwide
Melody Master is a fantastic cartridge that, when used in conjunction with your Vectrex light pen, introduces you to the exciting world of music.
43 Years AgoOff Your Rocker
Atari 2600Worldwide
For use with Amiga's Joyboard controller. A prototype game that was mass produced! It seems that Amiga sent these carts off to a company that handled the task of labeling them.
43 Years AgoFrantic Freddy
ColecoVisionWorldwide
A tall building is on fire, and while all the human inhabitants seem to be safe, their cats are trapped in the flames. It is up to the brave fireman Frantic Freddy to save all the cats, floor by floor.
43 Years AgoSnoopy
Game & WatchNorth America
Snoopy is a Tabletop and Panorama Game & Watch video game released in June of 1983 by Nintendo. The game's model number was SM-73 and SM-91 for the Tabletop and Panorama version, respectively.
43 Years AgoWater Ski
ArcadeJapan
You control a water skier that attempts to make it to the end of the level without crashing into the rocks.
43 Years Ago
43 Years AgoPigs in Space
Atari 2600Worldwide
Prior to starting, players can choose which of the three mini-games they would like to play by selecting the icon for Captain Link, First Officer Piggy, or Dr. Strangepork. Players begin with five lives and receive an extra life at 10,000 points.
43 Years AgoBugs Bunny
Atari 2600Worldwide
The object of the game is to pick carrots while avoiding the shotgun blast from one Mr. Elmer Fudd. Elmer may not be the shrewdest hunter but he is certainly persistent. Three shots from Elmer’s gun and That’s All Folks!
36 Years AgoAerial Assault
Game GearJapan
A sidescrolling shooter in which you fight your way through 5 missions, each with a boss to defeat at the end. Along the way you find Power-Ups to help your odds either by improving your weapon or speed.
31 Years AgoThe Great Fighter
PCWorldwide
A Korean-made versus fighting game. There are only two modes in the game: one player versus computer AI and two-player mode; there is no story mode and no discernible background plot. Players can choose between eight available fighters: seven men and one woman.
31 Years AgoHugo
DOSEurope
Now you can have the successful TV show HUGO on your very own computer! You have the chance to win points, honor and fame with Hugo. The game features all 4 scenes popular from the morning call-in show. The course of events are entirely in your hands!
28 Years AgoEmergency: Fighters for Life
PCWorldwide
The player receives a series of missions that he must complete involving the rescue of injured and endangered civilians, extinguishing fires, and arresting any violators of the law, some scenarios would be like: an accident at a race track…
28 Years Ago
28 Years AgoOutwars
PCEurope
Outwars is a science fiction third-person shooter developed by SingleTrac and published by Microsoft in 1998.
23 Years AgoDensha de GO! Ryojou-hen
PCJapan
Taito's 13th entry in its train simulation series, this one focused on electric trams and light rails.
22 Years AgoPowder
PCWorldwide
Powder is a roguelike developed specifically for the Gameboy Advance (GBA). It is not a port of an existing roguelike as the controls of the GBA are very different from the traditional keyboard and the screen imposes some additional limitations.
20 Years AgoNorm Koger's: The Operational Art of War III
PCWorldwide
Norm Koger’s The Operational Art of War continues the popular turn-based strategy game series. The previous TOAW games were for many the pinnacle of hex based strategy games development, but as years passed the games were not working on modern PCs anymore.
20 Years AgoPokémate
MobileJapan
Pokémate was a mobile phone application which allowed players to send messages to other people on the user's friend list or chat with them. Players could select and capture Pokémon to keep in the storage feature of the application.
19 Years AgoTetris Online
PCJapan
Tetris Online was an official online Tetris game for Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/Vista.
19 Years AgoPokemon Breeder
Web browserPCWorldwide
A browser game made for YoYoGames in which you need to find the right combination of Pokemon to breed in order to spawn different types.
19 Years AgoAdventures of Lolo
WiiJapan
This game is different from the Western game Adventures of Lolo, being the sixth game in the Eggerland series.
19 Years AgoFront Line
PortWiiJapan
You're a lone infantryman on a perilous mission behind enemy lines! The battleground changes constantly as you advance. You'll fight every step of the way through all kinds of treacherous terrain... open roadway, dense underbrush and a danger-laden desert.
19 Years AgoAdventures of Lolo II
WiiJapan
In this game, players take to the mountains and towers scattered across a vast field and use their wits and reflexes to solve puzzles.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.