ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1038 releases
32 Years AgoAttack of the Zolgear
ArcadeWorldwide
Attack of the Zolgear is an arcade game for one to six players released by Namco. It is a sequel to Galaxian3. This game used two LaserDisc players simultaneously for the outer space background, while computer generated graphics were overlaid on top.
32 Years AgoU-jin no Furi-furi Girls
Super FamicomJapan
A Super Famicom multiplayer RPG-board game hybrid featuring the art of Ube "U-Jin" Yamaguchi. Four anime ladies compete in mazes full of monsters and loot to find the exit first.
32 Years AgoDisney's Beauty and the Beast
SNESNorth America
Disney's Beauty and the Beast is a typical side-scrolling platform game based on the Disney movie of the same name. The player takes on the role of Beast. As Beast the player can walk around, jump and hit enemies with his fists.
32 Years AgoRevengers of Vengeance
Sega CDNorth America
Revengers of Vengeance is a combination of RPG, vertical shooter, and fighting game with a fantasy/anime style. There are ten available characters, each with their own animated backstory and fighting techniques.
31 Years AgoPang! 3
ArcadeWorldwide
Your character is locked inside an art museum and has to avoid bouncing balloons of various sizes, most of which split when hit. The player has the option of "normal" play with stages or "panic" mode in which balloons will appear continuously.
31 Years AgoDirt Trax FX
SNESWorldwide
The player can choose between eight different riders with unique characteristics and four bikes ranging from 50cc to 500cc. There are 22 tracks with four difficulty levels of gameplay
31 Years AgoTecmo Secret of the Stars
SNESNorth America
In this game you wander around the world map. visiting towns and dungeons, and fighting monsters in turn-based combat viewed from first-person perspective, much like in Dragon Quest games.
31 Years AgoBass Masters Classic
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
This game consists of five 3-day tournaments at four lakes. The mission is to catch as much large bass as possible. Once the day of the fishing tournament is over, the five largest bass that were caught get weighed and are compared to the other fisherman's catches.
30 Years AgoTecmo World Golf
PlayStationWorldwide
Tecmo World Golf distinguishes itself from all previous console golf games by offering 101 (yes, that's 1-0-1) authentic Japanese courses to play on. Choose from four male or four female players, each differing in power and shot tendency, or customize your own character.
30 Years AgoSampras Extreme Tennis
PlayStationEurope
The introduction in the manual says: "Welcom to Sampras Extreme. The ultimate tennis simulation featuring the ultimate tennis player. The most realistic, and exciting tennis simulation awaits you and your friends.
30 Years AgoIron Hammer
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
Iron Hammer is a first-person tank combat game, originally developed for the Sega VR headset before being reworked into a standard Genesis title for distribution via Sega Channel. The finalized game was archived by the Video Game History Foundation and Gaming Alexandria in 2025.
29 Years AgoBattleSport
SaturnPlayStationDOSNorth America
Battlesport simulates the sport of the future. Choose your vehicle and enter the arena to face your computer opponents to see who scores the most goals before the clock runs out. Scoring isn't easy.
29 Years AgoPop 'n Bounce
Neo Geo MVSWorldwide
Pop'n Bounce is a puzzle game similar to Break Out; the player must bounce a ball off a paddle in order to knock out a wall of sprites. However, in Pop'n Bounce, the sprites are of assorted living creatures instead of bricks.
29 Years AgoTest Drive: Off-Road
PlayStationEurope
It's time to wander off the beaten path with Test Drive Off-Road, the first off-road racing game in the popular driving series.
28 Years AgoDaytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge
ArcadeWorldwide
Daytona USA 2: Battle on the Edge is an arcade racing game released by Sega in 1998 as a follow-up to the extremely successful Daytona USA. The game featured vastly superior graphics, utilizing the Sega Model 3 hardware.
28 Years AgoRing ni Kakero
Super FamicomJapan
Being the only game based on the Japanese manga of the same title, it covers from "The Champion Carnival" to "The World Championship" in the original. There are 20 boxers and two hidden characters.
28 Years AgoZootto Mahjong!
Super FamicomJapan
Zoo-tto Mahjong! is a Nintendo developed and published Super Famicom video game. It was released on July 1, 1998. It is a simple game of Mahjong, of which there were many that were created by Nintendo.
28 Years AgoTreasures of the Deep
PlayStationEurope
The gameplay in Treasures of the Deep focuses on underwater exploration in a variety of wetsuits and gradually more powerful one-man submarines, in order to fulfill objectives such as capping underwater oil leaks, exploring shipwrecks, and recovering plane crash victims.
28 Years AgoKuroi Hitomi no Noir: Cielgris Fantasm
PlayStationJapan
Kuroi Hitomi no Noah: Cielgris Fantasm plays mostly like traditional Japanese-style RPGs such as Breath of Fire: the protagonist travels on the map and interacts with various people, and in her travels, also encounters monsters that she must fight.
27 Years AgoAttack of the Saucerman!
PlayStationWorldwide
Save Earth's ecosystem. Ed, a peon from the Grimloid Intergalatic Empire, needs help to rid Earth of aliens. Battle alien bosses, Ned hunters and more while disbanding the illegal Ned farm. Capture the Neds and restore peace.
27 Years AgoShanghai: True Valor
PlayStationWorldwide
Shanghai: True Valor is a 3D puzzler based on the classic Oriental games Mah Jong and Shanghai. Each game starts off with a stack of tiles arranged in a pyramid shape. In order to win, the player is required to match up tiles by finding "free" tiles of the same type.
27 Years AgoCaesars Palace II
PortGame Boy ColorWorldwide
Welcome to Ceasars Palace II, the premiere gambling game where you're the next high roller in the glamerous casino enviroment of the world-famous Caesars Palace. If you're feeling lucky, then you've come to the right place.
27 Years AgoAsteroids
RemakePlayStationJapan
Unlike Activision's earlier remake of an Atari arcade classic, Battlezone, this one stays close to its namesake.
27 Years AgoMilano no Arbeit Collection
PlayStationJapan
Help Milano earn money in order to decorate her new house!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.