ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
175 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
35 Years AgoBio-Ship Paladin
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Bio-ship Paladin is a 1990 horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game. It was later ported to the Sega Mega Drive. While the game is essentially a standard horizontally scrolling shoot 'em up, it has an innovation that makes it unique in the genre.
35 Years AgoKaiketsu Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land
FamicomJapan
Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 2: Karakuri Land is an Action game, developed and published by Irem, which was released in Japan in 1991.
35 Years AgoAshita no Joe
ArcadeJapan
The player stars as Joe Yabuki, an aspiring boxer, as he goes from an unknown kid from the rough side of town to a boxing champion.
34 Years AgoMickey Mouse III: Yume Fuusen
FamicomJapan
Mickey Mouse III: Yume Fuusen is the third game in the Crazy Castle series, and became known in the West as Kid Klown in Night Mayor World.
33 Years AgoKido Keisatstsu Patlabor: Griffon-hen
PC Engine CDJapan
In the near future, officers of Tokyo Metropolitan Police pilot giant robots called "Labors" to combat criminals.
33 Years AgoHigashio Osamu Kanshuu Super Pro Yakyuu Stadium
Super FamicomJapan
Higashio Osamu Kanshuu Super Pro Yakyuu Stadium is a Sports game, developed by C-Lab and published by Tokuma Shoten, which was released in Japan in 1993.
33 Years AgoGenghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
PC Engine CDJapan
"Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf" was released in 1992, the third in the series and the second to be released outside Japan. The wolves of the Great Plains become the rulers of the world. Engage in culturally rich battles using fighters, horsemen, elephant riders and more.
32 Years AgoJurassic Park
Sega CDJapan
Jurassic Park for the Sega Mega-CD is a point-and-click adventure game based on the Jurassic Park film. It relies heavily on full motion video.
32 Years AgoDown the World: Mervil's Ambition
Super FamicomJapan
Down the World: Mervil's Ambition is a Final Fantasy IV-like role-playing video game where the player takes the role as Mervil as he tries to become the most successful man in his world. This game was released for the Super Famicom in the fourth quarter of 1994.
32 Years AgoHuman Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battle
Super FamicomJapan
Human Grand Prix III: F1 Triple Battle is a Formula One racing game for the Super Famicom. It is the third of four Human Grand Prix games for the system.
32 Years AgoMahjong Taikai II
Super FamicomJapan
Mahjong Taikai II is a Miscellaneous game, published by Koei, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoMegami Paradise
PC Engine CDJapan
Megami Paradise is a role-playing game by NEC Home Electronics and released in 1994 on the PC Engine Super CD-Rom. It was originally one of the reader-participation projects serialized in Dengeki PC Engine, and later OVA and games were released.
32 Years AgoRider's Spirits
Super FamicomJapan
The challenge of bike racing heats up and players choose their favorite machine. In five courses, aim to win the Grand Prix or go for a Chicken Run or time trial. There are four modes, including endurance race.
32 Years AgoDragon Half
PC Engine CDJapan
Based on the crazy manga/anime, Dragon Half is a board game style of affair, similar to 21 Emon or some of the Peachboy titles. You progress around a board by rolling a dice, competing against other human or computer controlled players.
32 Years AgoBattleCorps
Sega CDJapan
Battlecorps is a giant-mech game that takes place on a mining planet known as Mandlebrot's World. The colony supercomputer has been infected with a virus, and now the planet's giant machines are turning against the people who created them.
32 Years AgoXak III: The Eternal Recurrence
PC Engine CDJapan
Ratok, a descendant of the Duel bloodline, receives a distress message from Farland Castle... For the longest time, the world has been split into three, fairy, demon, and human, mainly for the purposes of having the demons sealed off...
32 Years AgoKeiba Eight Special 2
Super FamicomJapan
Keiba Eight Special 2 is a Sports game, developed by C-Lab and published by Imagineer, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoDaffy Duck: The Marvin Missions
PortGame BoyJapan
Daffy Duck dons the futuristic outfit of Duck Dodgers, hero of the 24½th century, to battle his nemesis Marvin the Martian in this platform game.
31 Years AgoHebereke's Popoitto
SNESEurope
Hebereke's Popoitto is a Tetris variant. The goal in each level is to remove the blocks already on the playfield, representing characters from the franchise.
30 Years AgoAllied General
PlayStationNorth America
Imagine that you are an Allied General. You are the commander of the Allied troops in Europe during World War II, and are the best hope of defeating the Axis forces which have captured Europe and North Africa.
30 Years AgoSteel Harbinger
PlayStationNorth America
Steel Harbinger is a shooter viewed from a 3/4 perspective, with live action full motion videos used to advance the storyline. Players take on the role of Miranda Bowen, a young woman mutated into a human/alien hybrid, who is humanity's last hope of repelling an alien invasion.
30 Years AgoPGA Tour 97
PlayStationNorth America
Players can choose to play as one of fourteen professional golfers such as Fuzzy Zoeller and Jim Gallagher Jr. or choose to create their own golfer by giving them a name and choosing what their golfer looks like from the few portraits that are available.
30 Years AgoBlack Dawn
PlayStationWorldwide
Set in 1998, the player controls a helicopter ace recruited into a black ops counterterrorism strike force named Operation Black Dawn. The player pilots the agile AH-69 Mohawk, an advanced combat helicopter with a powerful arsenal of weaponry.
30 Years AgoCleopatra Fortune
ArcadeJapan
Cleopatra Fortune is a falling-block puzzle game featuring a cutesy anime Egyptian theme. Groups of stones and gems of different shapes fall from the top of a well.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.