ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
151 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
34 Years AgoSuper Mario Kart
SNESNorth America
Super Mario Kart is a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the first game of the Mario Kart series, as well as the game that sets precedents to the fictional kart racing genre.
28 Years AgoDonkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!
SNESNorth America
Monkey Mayhem Lives On! Kiddy Kong is a portly primate toddler with incredible power and agility! He teams up with Dixie Kong to stop the ever-present army of Kremlings.
40 Years AgoExcitebike
NESEurope
Excitebike is a motocross racing video game franchise made by Nintendo. It first debuted as a game for the Famicom in Japan in 1984 and as a launch title for the NES in 1985. It is the first game of the Excite series.
36 Years AgoCastlevania III: Dracula's Curse
PortNESNorth America
Led by the immortal Count Dracula, the greatest army of evil ever assembled is poised to bury mankind in a Tomb of Terror. Destroying this legion of Swamp Dragons, Slasher Skeletons and Forces of the Undead will be the supreme challenge for the mightiest of warriors.
40 Years AgoIce Climber
PortNESEurope
If you can break through 8 levels of treacherous arctic ice, you'll reach the top of the mountain! But watch out. The Nitpickers, Condors, and Polar Bears don't want you up there.
30 Years AgoEarthworm Jim 2
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
From Evil the Cat’s’Circus of the Scars’ to the planet of Meat, join Jim on a madcap chase across the galaxy. Saving cows, thwarting lawyers and outsmarting Psy-Crow are all in a day’s work for Jim. Are you up to the challenge?
35 Years AgoSunset Riders
ArcadeJapan
Sunset Riders is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed and released by Konami in 1991. It is set in the American Old West, where the players take control of bounty hunters who are seeking the rewards offered for various criminals.
31 Years AgoMega Man 7
SNESNorth America
Mega Man 7 is an action platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the seventh game in the original Mega Man series.
17 Years AgoGuitar Hero 5
PS2North America
Guitar Hero 5 (initially referred to as Guitar Hero V) is a music rhythm game and the fifth main entry in the Guitar Hero series.
32 Years AgoIllusion of Gaia
SNESNorth America
Journey into the dark side of an ancient civilization. Radiating an ominous light in its path, the Chaos Comet threatens the existence of the planet. Battles erupt and a tentative peace is returned to the lands.
36 Years AgoColumns
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
Go back in time to a bygone civilization: the ancient world of Phoenicia. There you will play a simple and captivating game where sparkling, rainbow-coloured jewels drop one after another.
31 Years AgoThe King of Fighters '95
Neo GeoJapan
The King of Fighters '95 is a 1995 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the sequel to The King of Fighters '94 and the second game in The King of Fighters series.
40 Years AgoMario Bros.
PortNESEurope
The first port of Mario Bros. was developed by Nintendo for the Famicom and later released in American under the Arcade Classics series. It follows most of the features of the arcade game, and adds a difficulty setting.
40 Years AgoTennis
NESEurope
Tennis is a sports game developed and released by Nintendo for the NES. In North America and Europe, Tennis was one of 18 launch games for the NES. A Game Boy version was also released.
28 Years AgoBloody Roar 2
ArcadeJapan
Bloody Roar 2, is a brawler arcade game developed by Eighting/Raizing in 1999. (Also known as Bloody Roar 2: Bringer of the New Age in Japan/Europe and Bloody Roar II: The New Breed in the United States.) Bloody Roar series differs from oth…
29 Years AgoDiscworld II: Mortality Bytes!
SaturnEurope
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! is the second point-and-click adventure game based on Terry Pratchett's series of fantasy novels set on the mythical Discworld.
27 Years AgoFire Emblem: Thracia 776
Super FamicomJapan
Fire Emblem: Thracia 776 is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo, and the fifth installment in the Fire Emblem series. It is also the third and final Fire Emblem series title to be released on the Super Famicom.
40 Years AgoPinball
NESEurope
Pinball is a game where the player controls the paddles of a virtual pinball machine. The game has two screens to represent the traditional pinball table and one for a bonus mode.
31 Years AgoBattle Arena Toshinden
PlayStationNorth America
Get Ready To Rumble! The Toshin Daibukai tournament has arrived. Ten of the toughest fighters in the world are taking part in the most grueling slugfest known to man.
28 Years AgoFuture Cop: LAPD
PlayStationEurope
Crime War is a story mode, following a day in the life of an LAPD X1-Alpha pilot. The story events range from rogue lunatics arming observatories with weapons, to a malfunctioning supercomputer.
40 Years AgoBaseball
NESEurope
The simply titled game "Baseball" was developed by Nintendo in 1983 for the Nintendo Family Computer, and was one of the very first games released for the Famicon.
28 Years AgoBomberman Hero
Nintendo 64North America
Bomberman's latest adventure takes him across the galaxy! Princess Millian has been kidnapped by the evil Garaden Empire and it's up to Bomberman to save the day. Travel through worlds of ice, fire and water.
39 Years AgoLode Runner
PortNESNorth America
This updated take on the original Lode Runner is essentially an entirely new game, but it keeps the core of Douglas Smith's original ideas intact.
36 Years AgoAlex Kidd in Shinobi World
Master SystemWorldwide
After ten thousand years, the once banished Dark Ninja returns to make another attempt to take over the Miracle World. Someone's definitely got to stop him! Guess who dares to meet the challenge?
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.