ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
773 releases
1 Year AgoStorm Lancers
SwitchWorldwide
You and your friend just crash-landed on an alien planet harboring a secret source of powerful magic. All of reality is on the verge of collapse, and two magical creatures have chosen you as their heroes.
56 Years AgoHighnoon
Call-A-Computer time-shared mainframe computer systemNorth America
Highnoon is a BASIC game developed by Christopher Gaylo from Syosset High School, New York in early 1970 on a timeshared mainframe computer. The game is single-player and set in the Wild West in 1889. The objective of the game is a showdown between the player and Black Bart.
40 Years AgoTakahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima
PortMSXJapan
In the South Pacific, Master Higgins lives peacefully wearing only a grass skirt and a cap. That is until the Evil Witch Doctor decides to capture the Princess Leilani and hold her as his own.
33 Years AgoLiving Books: Aesop's The Tortoise and the Hare
PCMacWorldwide
An educational game which reads the story of "The Tortoise and the Hare" to young players while including point-and-click elements.
32 Years AgoJigsaw Puzzle
MacWorldwide
Jigsaw Puzzle is a puzzle game written that was included by Apple Computer with System 7.5 to Mac OS 9.2.2.
31 Years AgoYou Don't Know Jack
MacPCNorth America
The original game in Jellyvision's (later Jackbox Games) comedic trivia series.
30 Years Ago
29 Years AgoAkai Suishou no Hitomi
PCJapan
A mystery visual novel in which you play as a detective who works part time at a sports accessories store. In a gym equipment room he discovers a hanging mummified corpse. According to victim's older sister Makoto, her brother was alive just a while ago.
29 Years AgoLights Out
Game.comNorth America
A puzzle game for the Game.com. Based off of the electronic toy game of the same name.
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29 Years AgoTiger Casino
Game.comNorth America
Step in and place your bets. You've just entered the Tiger Casino, where you can test your luck on the classics: Video Poker, Video Blackjack, Roulette, Video Hi-Low (War) and two video slot machines. Practise your poker face.
29 Years AgoMortal Kombat Trilogy
PortGame.comNorth America
A port of Mortal Kombat Trilogy for the Game.com.
27 Years AgoSoccer Yarou!: Challenge the World
WonderSwanJapan
Soccer Yarou! Challenge the World is a Sports game, developed and published by Coconuts Japan, which was released in Japan in 1999.
25 Years AgoCho Ren Sha 68K
PCJapan
Cho Ren Sha 68K is a vertical scrolling shoot 'em up in which the player takes control of an unnamed spaceship to fight against a horde of enemy spacecraft on a giant and seemingly endless ring-shaped space station.
24 Years AgoZelenhgorm: Episode I - Land of the Blue Moon
PCEurope
First episode of a planned series of games, but the later games never came to be. Set in fantasy continent of Zelenhgorm, the game has point-and-click elements. The game has pre-rendered backgrounds with 360-degree views and uses full-motion video.
24 Years AgoSAGE 5: Event the Game
PCWorldwide
In 2002, that year's second SAGE was itself a fan game, which contained all of the usual information and booths. The player could choose from a number of characters to explore a virtual SAGE show floor, visiting booths and trying out games.
23 Years AgoSandy & Junior: Aventura Virtual
PCBrazil
Sandy & Junior: Aventura Virtual is a stealth and action-adventure game developed by the Brazilian company Green Land Studios and published by Brasoft, starring the pair of pop singers Sandy & Junior.
23 Years AgoZlatogorye 2
PCEurope
Zlatogorye 2 is a representative of the RPG genre, with a large game world and turn-based combat. The game has a developed role-playing system, branched storyline, consisting of a large number of quests, each of which has several ways to solve.
23 Years AgoSky Aces
PCWorldwide
Sky Aces is a WWI themed fighter plane game. The game comes with a campaign mode featuring ten allied missions and ten German missions. Missions will usually feature such goals as destroying fuel tanks, bridges, or other aircraft.
23 Years AgoPilot Light
PCWorldwide
An old-school style point'n'click adventure game done in the vein of the Sierra and LucasArts classics. On a simple cargo delivery assignment from Alpha Region to Charlie Region, bad luck and circumstances conspire to trip up our beloved hero.
21 Years AgoIdol Janshi Suchie-Pai: Milky no Yabou
MobileJapan
A "beautiful girl mahjong" game from the Suchie-Pai series.
20 Years AgoSea Dogs: Caribbean Tales
PCWorldwide
Sail the rough seas with your tall ship and loyal crew of vicious cutthroats and fierce corsairs. Build up your fleet and capture and rule colonies to become the mightiest pirate of them all!
20 Years AgoTetris
RemakeiOSWorldwide
Tetris is a licensed Tetris game for Fifth-Generation iPods with software version 1.2 or later, available from iTunes Music Store. It is of note that this game breaks some of the Tetris Company's guidelines, the largest difference being the lack of a hold function.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.