ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1316 releases
40 Years AgoKing Kong 2: Yomigaeru Densetsu
MSXWorldwide
A giant ape King Kong, which was shot and fell off the World Trade Center tower, appears to be alive, but is in coma for 10 years and desperately needs a blood transfusion in order to have an artificial heart implanted.
40 Years AgoKaruizawa Yuukai Annai
NEC PC-6000 SeriesJapan
Adventure game created by Yuji Horii and released by Enix in 1985.
40 Years AgoSundog: Frozen Legacy
Atari ST/STENorth America
You just inherited a one-man star freighter - the SunDog - from an uncle who died under mysterious circumstances. You also inherited the contract he signed to aid in the building of a colony for a religious group.
40 Years AgoThe Rocky Horror Show Computer Game
Apple IINorth America
The Rocky Horror Show Computer Game is a 1985 video game for the Commodore 64, Commodore 128, ZX Spectrum and Amstrad CPC created by the CRL Group PLC.
40 Years AgoFinders Keepers
Commodore 16Commodore Plus/4Europe
Magic Knight has been sent to the Castle of Spriteland by the King of Ibsisima in order to find a special present for Princess Germintrude. If Magic Knight is successful in his quest, he may have proved himself worthy of joining the famous "Polygon Table".
39 Years AgoDigital Devil Story: Megami Tensei
FM-7Japan
Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei is an action RPG developed by Telenet Japan, based on a manga of the same name. Despite sharing a name and source material with the Atlus developed Famicom game, it is an entirely different game.
39 Years AgoAdrenalin Connection
PC-88Japan
"I shall take my revenge on the peaceful St. Eastern high school" - an anonymous letter arrived at the school. The principal asks the new teacher to investigate the source of the letter.
39 Years AgoNeptune's Nasties
Apple IIWorldwide
You are a daring ship captain trying to rid our solar system of the flurry of evil emanating from our solar system's distant planet Neptune.
38 Years AgoMax Mix Game
ZX SpectrumWorldwide
El juego es un Pac-Man clásico con muchos nuevos mapas, personajes, items y situaciones.
38 Years AgoMata Hari
Amstrad CPCEurope
Super spy Mata Hari (also known as an exotic dancer and courtesan) has just entered the embassy in a perilous mission to save double agent Walls imprisoned there under high surveillance.
37 Years AgoElectrocop
LynxNorth America
Electrocop is a third-person shooter game in which players starts off with a countdown clock of one hour to complete the task of rescuing the president's daughter. You have to make your way through different levels coming up against different foes.
37 Years AgoDragoon Armor for Adult
PC-88Japan
The lovely princess was abducted by a mysterious giant black bird. The bird carried the prisoner to a tower on the lake shore. Who would be brave enough to venture into the tower and to rescue the princess?
37 Years AgoThe Champ
AmigaEurope
The Champ is a boxing video game published in 1989-1991 for the Amiga, Commodore 64 and ZX Spectrum computers by the Swiss company Linel, which was based in Liechtenstein at the time.
36 Years AgoThe Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing
MacNorth America
The Cycles: International Grand Prix Racing wraps you around the chassis of the fastest bikes ever built as you compete in the International Grand Prix of motorcycle racing. Laguna Seca. Le Mans.
36 Years AgoManiac Square
ZX SpectrumEurope
Maniac Square is a Puzzle game, developed by MicroHobby and published by Mandragora Software, which was released in Europe in 1990.
36 Years AgoLa Espada Sagrada
Amstrad CPCMSXZX SpectrumEurope
"La Espada Sagrada" is an action adventure game consisting of three levels. where our protagonist aspires to obtain the Sacred Sword.
35 Years AgoDragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle
DOSNorth America
The adventure continues… The evil Shapeshifter has stolen Princess Daphne and to save her you will have to outwit the Evil One in totally new encounters never before seen in the original Dragon's Lair.
35 Years AgoCoalminer
C64Europe
Coalminer is a game where speed is the key. Your task is to lead a small digger through the mine using the joystick within a given time, which at the beginning will appear to you quite as a bad joke.
33 Years AgoReturn of the Phantom
DOSNorth America
Return of the Phantom is a graphic adventure game from Microprose.
32 Years AgoMaster of Magic Classic
PCWorldwide
Master of Magic Classic is one of the most popular strategy games of the 90s. It is a 4X fantasy strategy game that allows you to play as an extremely powerful wizard, leading your troops and overcoming your magical opponents.
32 Years AgoAkatsuki no Bizantira
PC-98Japan
In a world with two moons, humans peacefully co-exist with various species of intelligent animals, called "mebu". But something has destroyed the balance in that world, and animals have started to attack humans.
32 Years AgoMetal Eye 2
FM TownsJapan
Metal Eye 2 is set in the same sci-fi universe and is closely related story-wise to the first game. In the future, people have built the floating city Zeron, where the best scientists work on creating androids, artificial human beings who look the same way as real ones.
31 Years AgoPanic in the Park
PCWorldwide
The game was stored in three separate CDs. The gameplay shares many puzzle elements and first-person gameplay to Myst. When the player clicks the cursor on where the mouse icon changes to a triforce icon, the location changes.
31 Years AgoMahou no Princess Minky Momo Fantastic World
PC-98Japan
Mahou no Princess Minky Momo Fantastic World is based on an anime of the same name. The game is a Japanese-style adventure with a very simple gameplay, making it similar to a visual novel.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.