ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1229 releases
32 Years AgoStop That Roach!
Game BoyWorldwide
The video game revolves around an insect exterminator who must kill roaches by any means possible. It is a 1994 video game remake of Koei's 1983 personal computer game Hoi Hoi (ホイホイ) for the NEC PC-8801 and Fujitsu FM-7.
32 Years AgoDisney's The Jungle Book
PortGame BoyWorldwide
The Game Boy port of Disney's The Jungle Book.
32 Years AgoBlocken
ArcadeJapan
You control a paddle that tries to rebound a ball into the blocks and collecting power-ups. Getting enough power-ups causes more blocks to be added to your opponent's side.
32 Years AgoThe King of Dragons
PortSNESEurope
SNES Port of the arcade game with the same name. Changes it was given includes reducing the number of simultaneous players down to two, reducing the sizes of the in game sprites moderately, and it being possible to assign the magic attack and shield defense to different buttons.
29 Years AgoLangrisser IV
SaturnJapan
Langrisser IV was only released in Japan and is similar to its predecessors with the exception of a new turn system in the original Saturn version and a new movement system that was added for the Playstation version.
29 Years AgoBrunswick World: Tournament of Champions
SNESWorldwide
A bowling game not wanting for options. Play against 11 pro bowlers in six different tournaments, or try the league or practice modes. The size of the tournaments, the player's ball, the player's outfit, and even the oil pattern on the lane can be adjusted to suit your tastes.
29 Years AgoMachine Hunter
PlayStationEurope
Machine Hunter is a top-down free-roaming shooter in which the core gameplay feature is the ability to take over the bodies of downed robots, thus slowly increasing the player's firepower.
29 Years AgoFune Tarou
Super FamicomJapan
Fune Tarou is a Sports game, published by Pack-In-Video, which was released in Japan in 1997.
29 Years AgoLast Bronx
SaturnJapan
Nine gang leaders battle it out for control over Tokyo city in this AM3 developed arcade fighting game. It was the first motion captured fighting game released back in May 1996 to Arcades in Japan.
29 Years AgoPerfect Weapon
PlayStationEurope
THE ULTIMATE BATTLE IS THE ONE YOU FIGHT ALONE "I have reviewed over 1,000 games and have never seen anything like Perfect Weapon." Lawrence Neves, Senior Editor Game Pro "Perfect Weapon may very well end up as one of the most unique and ex…
29 Years AgoKoushien V
SaturnJapan
Koshien Five Baseball is a 3D baseball game with different game modes that includes vs and story mode and is the first game in the Koshien baseball series for the Playstation One console that also still continues in the Playstation 2 consol…
28 Years AgoCrime Killer
PlayStationWorldwide
In the 21st century, you are a Crime Killer with three heavily armed police vehicles and a license to kill. Patrol the streets at breakneck speed, and crime will become a distant blur. Because on your shift, noting outruns the long arm of the law.
28 Years AgoV-Ball: Beach Volley Heroes
PlayStationEurope
V-Ball - Beach Volley Heroes is the sequel to the NES game Super Spike V'Ball, an arcade game that deals with beach volleyball in a very special way.
28 Years AgoPocket Monsters Stadium
Nintendo 64Japan
Pokémon Stadium is the first game of the Pokémon Stadium series. It was released exclusively in Japan. The game focuses mainly on battling.
28 Years AgoFluid
PlayStationEurope
A unique Interactive Sound Lab that enables you to compose infinite music sequences covering all genres of dance music. Navigate this incredible ambient world and access over 600 samples, an entire studio of audio effects, an 8-track mixing desk and an interactive light show.
28 Years AgoSutte Hakkun
Expanded editionSuper FamicomJapan
This version was released for use with the Nintendo Power cartridge, and included all the levels designed by game creators (which wasn't possible to do with the 8MB Satellaview Memory Pak).
28 Years AgoTetris: The Grand Master
ArcadeJapan
The first entry in the Tetris: The Grand Master sub-series, this game plays similarly to other Tetris games, but rather than merely expecting the player to survive indefinitely, it challenges the player to attain the highest level and score…
27 Years AgoPicross NP Vol. 3
Super FamicomJapan
The third of a series of eight Picross puzzle games distributed over the Nintendo Power cart-writing service. This part includes puzzles featuring characters from the Kirby series.
27 Years AgoArkanoid R 2000
Expanded editionPlayStationJapan
A port for Playstation of the arcade game Arkanoid Returns. It was the fourth on the Arkanoid saga and third to be released in arcades.
27 Years AgoRevelations: The Demon Slayer
RemasterGame Boy ColorNorth America
Revelations: The Demon Slayer is a role-playing game and the North American release of the Game Boy Color version of Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible, the first entry in the Last Bible subseries of Megami Tensei.
26 Years AgoRip-Tide Racer
Game Boy ColorEurope
Rip-Tide Racer is a Racing game, developed and published by Cryo Interactive, which was released in Europe in 2000.
26 Years AgoTaz Express
Nintendo 64Worldwide
Taz - a delivery boy? Would you trust THIS guy to deliver your fragile package? Tired of seeing Taz do nothing but hang around the house and watch TV, She-Devil decides Taz needs to find a job.
25 Years AgoRox
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
Bunches of dice are falling from the sky, and it's up to you to arrange them the right way! In the grand tradition of puzzle classics like TETRIS and DR. MARIO comes this white-knuckle test of your reflexes.
25 Years AgoPop'n pop globos
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
Its gameplay can be described as a hybrid of Puzzle Bobble, Arkanoid and Space Invaders. Rows of colored balloons advance down the screen, and the player must shoot their own balloons at them. When three balloons of the same color match up, they disappear.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.