ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
126 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
35 Years AgoThe Punisher: The Ultimate Payback!
Game BoyWorldwide
The Punisher: The Ultimate Payback is an Action game, developed by Beam Software and published by Acclaim, which was released in 1991.
34 Years AgoUltima: Runes of Virtue
Game BoyWorldwide
Ultima: Runes of Virtue is a Role-Playing game, developed by Origin and published by Pony Canyon, which was released in 1992.
34 Years AgoJeep Jamboree: Off Road Adventure
Game BoyNorth America
There are several options in the game including: difficulty level, whether to race in MPH or KM/H, steering ability, whether or not to have a track map, chevrons, and position flashing. The object is to race laps around a muddy race track while trying to get first place.
33 Years AgoTesserae
Game BoyNorth America
Tesserae is a single-player video game developed by Nicholas Schlott based on Kent Brewster's DOS game Stained Glass. Tesserae is played by flipping colored tiles over other tiles to remove them from the board.
32 Years AgoMighty Morphin Power Rangers
PortGame BoyNorth America
The Game Boy version of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers is a side-scrolling action game with five levels, each consisting of two segments.
34 Years AgoKnight Quest
Game BoyWorldwide
Sir Will accepts a series of bold quests to defend his land. Battling dread beasts and wizards most foul, the brave Knight shall face his greatest fears - and his finest hours.
34 Years AgoProphecy: The Viking Child
PortGame BoyWorldwide
Cartoony side-scroller where you take the role of, as the title states, a viking child, in his quest to free his friends and family, held by the evil god Loki inside the Great Halls of Valhalla.
31 Years AgoMighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie
PortGame BoyNorth America
The Game Boy version of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie is a single-player side-scrolling action game similar to the SNES version. The player can choose to play as any of the six rangers, who will start off each stage as a Ninja Ranger.
28 Years AgoFreestyle Boardin' '99
PlayStationEurope
Released as "Phat Air Extreme Snowboarding" in Europe and "Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98" in Japan, hit the slopes with Capcom's snow boarding experience Freestyle Boardin' '99.
24 Years AgoUFC: Throwdown
PS2Japan
UFC: Throwdown is based on the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship), mixed martial arts sports. The game places you in the position as a real-world fighter, utilizing various fighting styles, such as Freestyle, Wrestling, Kickboxing, Ju Jitsu, etc.
41 Years AgoFront Line
PortFamicomJapan
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.
40 Years AgoValkyrie no Bouken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu
FamicomJapan
Once upon a time, in the world of Marvel Land, people and nature lived together in a peaceful and harmonic coexistence. All the animals were docile.
38 Years AgoPassing Shot
ArcadeJapan
This is a conversion of the SEGA coin-op game of the same name, playing lawn tennis around the world. The player travels from France, to Australia, to the US and end up in England and get to listen to the national anthem of each country.
36 Years AgoBody Conquest II ~The Messiah~
PC EngineWorldwide
Long ago, God has created Eve from Adam's rib ... but the ground of men and women has proved constantly unstable. Eventually, Man became cursed by the witch of Topaz. Ever since the curse of impotence, the man lost confidence, and the women fall to frustration.
36 Years AgoDungeon Magic: Sword of the Elements
NESWorldwide
500 years ago, the Kingdom of Granville fought a terrible war with Darces the Dark Overlord. A great hero, the warrior "Magi", rose to challenge Darces. He owned six magical swords and a powerful suit of armor that was impervious to all but the most powerful of magic.
36 Years AgoPictionary: The Game of Video Quick Draw
NESWorldwide
The excitement of one of the America's most popular party games comes to the NES with Pictionary. Not only are the elements of the board game there, but so are several picture-based mini-games.
36 Years AgoLittle League Baseball: Championship Series
NESWorldwide
Little League Baseball! It's the game every kid in America loves to play... And now you can experience the fun and excitement of Little League Baseball at any time of the year, rain or shine, day or night - right in your own living room!
36 Years AgoCircus Caper
PortNESNorth America
The single-player, side-scrolling action game takes the player through various levels, each with a circus theme, fighting various enemies and bosses until he finally defeats the ringmaster and save his sister.
36 Years AgoMagic Sword: Heroic Fantasy
ArcadeWorldwide
Magic Sword fully titled as Magic Sword: Heroic Fantasy, is a side-scrolling fantasy arcade game released by Capcom in 1990. The game casts the player as a hero who must fight his way through a mystical tower in order to save the world.
35 Years AgoLeague Bowling
ArcadeWorldwide
League Bowling is an arcade game released in 1991 by SNK for the Neo Geo console and arcade systems. The game was unique in that it was the first arcade to put emphasis on bowling. The players controls characters with red and blue hair and can select balls from 8 to 15 pounds.
34 Years AgoVarth: Operation Thunderstorm
ArcadeWorldwide
Operation Thunderstorm, engage! Varth: Operation Thunderstorm is a shoot 'em up game released by Capcom in 1992 for it's CPS-1 Arcade board. The game is about two brave pilots take flight to save humanity from the evil DUO (Dimension Unbody Offender).
34 Years AgoGreg Norman's Golf Power
NESWorldwide
Close your eyes and imagine the perfect golf course. Whether you conjure up an image of a real-life, world famous course or visualize a championship course all of your own design - if you can dream it, you can play it with Greg Norman's GOLF POWER.
34 Years AgoKa-Blooey
PortSNESNorth America
You play using either an overhead or isometric view. To complete each level the avatar has to destroy all bombs on a level. Bombs come in different sizes and it is only possible to ignite the smallest kind without dying.
32 Years AgoESPN Sunday Night NFL
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
ESPN Sunday Night NFL was one of the many football games released back in the day. It features all 28 official NFL teams and their respective logos, but doesn't feature a license from the NFLPA, so there are no actual players names in the game.
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