ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
201 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
29 Years AgoClock Tower
PlayStationNorth America
Clock Tower, known as Clock Tower 2 in Japan, is a PlayStation point-and-click survival horror game and a sequel to Clock Tower: The First Fear.
17 Years AgoInazuma Eleven 2: Blizzard
Nintendo DSJapan
Endou Mamoru (Mark Evans in the European version), is a very talented goalkeeper. He plays for his high school's Soccer team called Raimon Junior High School which has just won the Football Frontier.
41 Years AgoThe Legend of Kage
ArcadeJapan
The Legend of Kage is a 1985 arcade game by Taito and was released for several contemporary video game home systems in 1986. The player is armed with a kodachi shortsword and an unlimited amount of shuriken.
17 Years AgoInazuma Eleven 2: Firestorm
Nintendo DSJapan
Inazuma Eleven 2 is the next iteration in the Inazuma Eleven series, which debuted on Nintendo DS in 2009. The game follows the journey of teenage goalkeeper and team captain Mark Evans, and carries directly on from the ending of the first game Inazuma Eleven.
22 Years AgoScaler
PS2Worldwide
Scaler follows the story of a lizard-loving 12-year-old boy named Bobby "Scaler" Jenkins who accidentately stumbles across an evil plot to dominate the world through use of mutated lizards.
37 Years AgoFester's Quest
NESNorth AmericaEurope
It's just a kidnapping. Of an entire day. By an alien UFO!
34 Years AgoPuyo Puyo
Expanded editionArcadeJapan
Puyo Puyo (1992) is an enhanced version of the 1991 MSX2 and Famicom Disk System game of the same name. The game was developed for the Sega System C-2 arcade hardware and ported to a variety of consoles.
29 Years AgoDonkey Kong Land III
Game BoyNorth America
Donkey Kong Land III is the last part in the Donkey Kong Land series and was released for the Game Boy by Nintendo in 1997. Fame-and-fortune seekers have flooded Donkey Kong Country in search of the fabled Lost World.
38 Years AgoTruxton
ArcadeJapan
Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only).
37 Years AgoThe Three Stooges
NESNorth America
The Three Stooges is a video game based on the comedy duo. This plays as a board game, where The Three Stooges must rescue an old woman's orphanage by earning money in minigames based on various Three Stooges films.
28 Years AgoThe Fifth Element
PlayStationEurope
The Fifth Element is a third-person adventure wherein you take on the persona of one of two characters. Your two choices stem from the two main ones from the movie, Korben Dallas or Leeloo Minai Lekatariba-Lamina-Tchai Ekbat.
32 Years AgoBrutal: Paws of Fury
Mega Drive / GenesisSNESSega CDWorldwide
Across the world, invitations were delivered. Under the watchful eye of the great master Dali Llama, the worlds greatest martial artists would return to a place they knew well.. Brutal Island.
32 Years AgoRobotrek
SNESNorth America
Robotrek is a science-fiction roleplaying game in which you get to control a budding robotics expert who is the son of a famous inventor.
34 Years AgoGargoyle's Quest II
NESNorth America
The Law of the Claw! Before Man ruled the world there were the monsters of Etruria. One such beast Firebrand the Gargoyle. must act to restore the magic that quickly fades from the Ghoul Realm.
32 Years AgoBrain Lord
SNESNorth America
ARE YOU THE BRAIN LORD? Beyond your memory lies a time filled with Dragons and men riding the skies together. The Dragon Warrior blood flows deeply through your family.
28 Years AgoC: The Contra Adventure
PlayStationWorldwide
Mission Critical! You control Ray, the only surviving member of the elite Contra Force. Blast your way through 10 levels to stop the alien hordes from infesting the jungles of South America.
32 Years AgoJ.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings: Volume 1
PortSNESNorth America
An action role-playing game produced by Interplay Productions for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is an adaptation of The Fellowship of the Ring by J. R. R. Tolkien.
29 Years AgoWar Gods
PlayStationEurope
Billions of years ago, a Being from a distant galaxy was transporting a precious cargo of life giving Ore. The turbulent formation of our solar system caused his ship to crash, scattering Ore over the molten surface of Planet Earth.
35 Years AgoCrossed Swords
Neo GeoNorth America
Crossed Swords is a hack & slash action RPG arcade game developed by Alpha Denshi and published by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade system in 1990 and Neo Geo console in 1991.
34 Years AgoCrash 'n' the Boys: Street Challenge
PortNESNorth America
Theodore "Todd" Thornley IV has had enough. After being humiliated once again by his rival, Jeff "Crash" Cooney and his blue-collar buddies from Southside High School at the All-City Track Meet, he has decided to issue a challenge to Crash.
30 Years AgoJumping Flash! 2
PlayStationEurope
Need an Action Fix? Get Sky High! Little Muu has been bottled up by the menacing Captain Kabuki.
28 Years AgoGex 64: Enter the Gecko
PortNintendo 64Worldwide
Gex 64 was the Nintendo 64 port of Gex: Enter the Gecko. This version featured a new level, which replaced the secret levels. "Gecques Cousteau", which is centered on the RMS Titanic, is played almost entirely underwater.
22 Years AgoJackie Chan Adventures
PS2Europe
Jackie Chan Adventures is based on the hit kid's action cartoon of the same name, which features Jackie as an ancient artifact expert and special agent for the government's secret "Section 13".
39 Years AgoTwin Cobra
PortArcadeJapan
A helicopter themed shoot 'em up action game from a birds eye view. Developed by Toaplan, it is the successor to their first STG Tiger-Heli, and features similar gameplay.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.