ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
993 releases
42 Years AgoNightflite
BBC Microcomputer SystemEurope
Full flight simulation was offered in this innovative early release. Landing at night (so as to keep the graphics simple and the running speed high on a 3.54Mhz system), you must take off, climb, control the plane mid air, and then land successfully.
42 Years AgoThe Black Bass
PC-88Japan
The Black Bass is a fishing simulator for the Famicom and MSX. It is not to be confused with the American NES game The Black Bass, which is actually the sequel to this game.
36 Years AgoStorybook Weaver
Apple IIGSNorth America
"Storybook Weaver" is a 1990 educational program for the Apple IIGS developed by Charolyn Kapplinger, Patricia Korn, John J. Krenz, Brian S. Nesse, Jean Sharp, and Steve Zehm, and distributed by MECC.
36 Years AgoDoki Doki Card League
X68000Worldwide
Doki Doki Card League is a turn based, single player, manga card battle, strategy game for baseball enthusiasts.
31 Years AgoChrono Trigger: Jet Bike Special
Standalone expansionSatellaviewJapan
Chrono Trigger: Jet Bike Special was a special addition to Chrono Trigger released on the Satellaview in 1995. It was simply the Jetbike mini-game as a stand-alone game.
30 Years AgoRobert E. Lee: Civil War General
PCWorldwide
Civil War Generals is a hexagonal, turn based strategy game.
30 Years AgoMummy: Tomb of the Pharaoh
PCNorth America
A point-and-click adventure game set in Egypt and starring actor Malcolm McDowell.
30 Years Ago
29 Years AgoWar Inc.
DOSWorldwide
War Inc. (Project Airos in Australia and Germany) is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Optik Software. It was published by Interactive Magic for DOS on August 31, 1997.
29 Years AgoImperialism
PCEurope
In Imperialism you rule one of the Great Powers in a world modeled on the real world of the nineteenth century.
29 Years AgoDr. Mario BS Ban
PortSatellaviewJapan
Dr. Mario BS Ban is a Downloadable game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 9 runs between March 30, 1997 and April 2, 2000. Early game broadcasts were accompanied by the Dr.
29 Years AgoSatellaWalker
SatellaviewJapan
SatellaWalker (also known by its shorthand, SW) is a Downloadable 2-part Soundlink game for the Satellaview that was broadcast between June 29, 1997 and January 2, 1998. It is a pseudo-RPG adventure game that takes place in the world of the BS-X BIOS.
29 Years AgoSuper Mahjong Taikai
SatellaviewJapan
Super Mahjong Taikai is a Miscellaneous game, published by Koei, which was released in Japan in 1992. It was also a view-limited Downloadable game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 4 runs between June 29, 1997 and February 21, 1998.
29 Years AgoSuper Ninja-kun
SatellaviewJapan
This game was released only for the japanese Super Famicom. It was also a view-limited downloadable game for the Satellaview that was broadcast in at least 4 runs between June 29, 1997 and March 28, 1998.
29 Years Ago2 on 2 Open Ice Challenge
PCNorth America
A four-player hockey game with 1995 NHL players and teams. Just imagine NBA Jam, then replace basketball with hockey. You pick a team and then play for the Stanley Cup.
28 Years AgoPeople's General
PCWorldwide
A classic SSI game suing the Panzer General game mechanics applied to a late Cold War era conflict against a Chinese/North Korean coalition.
28 Years AgoHexplore
PCWorldwide
The game features over 200 levels with puzzle-solving and combat, and allows up to 4 players in cooperative multiplayer mode. The game's engine utilises voxels for creating 3-D shapes and the level, being then relatively fast at the time it was released.
27 Years Ago3D Ultra Lionel Traintown
PCWorldwide
3D Ultra Lionel Traintown was released by Sierra in 1999. It's a third person railroading game. It's sequel, Deluxe, was released in 2000.
25 Years AgoThe F.A. Premier League Football Manager 2002
PCEurope
The F.A. Premier League Football Manager 2002 is a Sports game, published by Electronic Arts, which was released in Europe in 2001.
25 Years AgoHis Majesty's Ship Impetuous
Web browserNorth America
The fourth installment in the Interactive Fiction Series written by Robert Lafore and published by Adventure International.
25 Years AgoInsaniquarium!
Web browserWorldwide
Insaniquarium is a virtual pets simulator with a blend of elements from action, strategy, and puzzle video games. In the game, the player must manage a tank of guppies and other aquatic creatures, and each stage begins with two guppies in the tank.
24 Years AgoStuart Little 2
PCWorldwide
This game is a counterpart to the movie of the same title. It differs from the Playstation 1 version, featuring simpler minigames and cutscenes adapted straight from the movie rather than in-game cutscenes.
23 Years AgoNo Man's Land
PCWorldwide
No Man's Land also known as No Man's Land: Fight for your Rights!.
23 Years AgoKinder
PCJapan
In a certain town in a certain place, there lived a boy named Shunsuke Takano. One day, Shunsuke set out alone to visit his grandparents' house, and on a Saturday morning, he promptly departed. It seems that his neighbor, Mami is coming along with him to the bus stop.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.