ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1468 releases
43 Years AgoOil's Well
Atari 8-bitNorth America
Players control a snake like pipe. The goal is to eat all the pellets on screen in order to get the highest score possible. Players must do this while avoiding being hit by enemies.
43 Years AgoWorm Whomper
IntellivisionWorldwide
Felton Pinkerton wanted to take his wife to the fair, so he didn't get a chance to spray pesticide on his crop of corn. But due to his laziness, all of the bugs have now arrived and are trying to eat every last bit of corn! You control Felton who is armed with a spray gun.
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42 Years AgoVs. Golf
PortArcadeNorth America
Vs. Golf is a golf game developed for the VS. Arcade Systems.
42 Years AgoVs. Pinball
PortArcadeNorth America
Vs. Pinball is the multiplayer arcade version of Pinball, a game where you control the paddles of a virtual pinball machine representing a traditional pinball game.
42 Years AgoRocket Roger
C64Europe
You are Rocket Roger and on your way home to Earth, your ship has run out of fuel and you are forced to land on a mysterious planet. As you explore the planet you realize that scattered over the planet are fuel crystals and 99 are needed to refuel your ship.
42 Years AgoFalcon Patrol II
C64Worldwide
Just like it's predecessor, Falcon Patrol II is a two-way side-scrolling shooter that sees the player controlling a jet fighting off different enemies. A small radar shows the positions of the enemies and landing platforms (where the jet can be refueled and re-armed).
42 Years AgoThe Perils of Willy
Commodore VIC-20Europe
Commodore Vic-20 exclusive "Miner Willy" game from Software Projects
42 Years AgoCliff Hanger
C64Europe
In the game, different scenes from a Western movie are shot. Either you play the hero "Cliff Hanger" on your own, or twosome when his brother "Coat" joins in.
42 Years AgoDark Star
ZX SpectrumEurope
You destroy enemy bases, ships and spaceports on your mission to liberate the galaxy.
42 Years AgoShirobara Renzoku Satsujin Jiken
PC-88Japan
"The white rose is a blood curse... Its petals are soaked and stained red by blood. Someday, the bell will toll and all will be swept by ruin.
41 Years AgoStar Firebirds
ZX SpectrumEurope
The Star Firebirds are a dangerous alien race which must be wiped out before they can attack your people. This makes for a shoot 'em up with your ship at the bottom of the screen, shooting upwards as it dodges the Firebirds as they shoot down the screen.
41 Years AgoCosmic Soldier
PC-88Japan
In the game, you must locate 3 data cards and 4 "filters" that allow access to a secret file in the enemy data bank.
41 Years AgoHydlide II: Shine of Darkness
PC-88Japan
Hydlide II: Shine Of Darkness is an action RPG, and the second installment in the Hydlide series. In a different space a wonderful world existed, called Fairy Land, which was dominated by swords and magic after the times of domination by monsters and evil had ended.
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41 Years AgoKaruizawa Yuukai Annai
Sharp X1Japan
Adventure game created by Yuji Horii and released by Enix in 1985.
41 Years AgoPop & Chips
Epoch Super Cassette VisionJapan
The adventure of Pop and Chips begins with the fairy Pippi, who has been kidnapped by Pumpkin the Great. There are blocks that can be broken and blocks that cannot be broken on the screen.
41 Years AgoChampionship Lode Runner
PC-88Japan
The object of the game is to pick up all the gold pieces (which appear as piles of gold) and get them to the top. Using non-violent methods, enemies had to be overcome. Bumping into enemies cost the player a life and all of his hard-earned gold pieces.
41 Years AgoEssex
Apple IIAtari 8-bitC64North America
While on a sightseeing tour on the Starship Essex you are recruited by a dying agent to find a scientist and his formula - the only things that can prevent the evil alien race of the Vollchons of defeating the Federation.
41 Years AgoBrimstone
DOSMacNorth America
You are Sir Gawain, famous knight of the Round Table. In your dream you are trapped in the mysterious underworld of Ulro and you have to find a way to esacpe.
41 Years AgoNine Princes in Amber
C64DOSNorth America
An Interactive Fiction game based on the fantasy novel with the same name.
41 Years Ago2010: The Text Adventure Game
ColecoVisionNorth America
Text adventure based on the movie "2010" based on the novel by Arthur C. Clarke.
41 Years AgoSpitfire 40
Amstrad CPCZX SpectrumEurope
Spitfire '40 is a combat flight simulator by Novotrade, set during WWII.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.