ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1468 releases
41 Years AgoLode Runner's Rescue
Atari 8-bitC64North America
Synapse produced this isometric, 3D take on the Lode Runner formula.
41 Years AgoBatalyx
C64Europe
Five different games and an interactive pause mode form this psychedelic, multi-part experience created by Jeff Minter.
40 Years AgoWinter Events
Commodore 16Worldwide
Winter Events is a multi-sport event game heavily influenced by the classic Winter Games.
40 Years AgoWibarm
FM-7Japan
"Wibarm", is an early role-playing shooter, combining run and gun shooter gameplay with role-playing video game elements. In Wibarm, the player controls a transformable mecha robot that can shift between walking mode, a tank, and a flying jet.
40 Years AgoRomancia: Dragon Slayer Jr.
PC-88Japan
This game exists in two editions, one for the MSX1 and one for the MSX2 with better graphics. In Romancia: Dragon Slayer Jr., you are a young warrior whom the king sends on a mission to rescue a lost princess.
40 Years AgoNine Princes in Amber
Apple IINorth America
An Interactive Fiction game based on the fantasy novel with the same name.
39 Years AgoGlobal Commander
C64Europe
Armageddon Man casts you as the Supreme Commander of a future barely balanced Earth. The Earth has been split into 16 separate nuclear capable countries, such as the Black African Republic, Japan and European Unite, and it's your job to make sure it doesn't become lifeless.
39 Years AgoSapiens
Atari ST/STEDOSEurope
An adventure game, published by French studio Loriciels, where the player controls an early example of Homo Sapiens as he survives and fights off hostile Neanderthal rivals.
39 Years Ago'Er*Bert
Acorn ElectronWorldwide
A cubic-domain game in which you must change the colour of the grid and avoid the gorilla, balls and snake.
39 Years AgoOutcast
ZX SpectrumEurope
Outcast is a ZX Spectrum 48K single-player arcade-adventure published by CRL Group PLC in 1987.
39 Years AgoUltima IV: Quest of the Avatar
PortDOSNorth America
A port of Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar.
39 Years AgoBug Hunt
Atari 8-bitWorldwide
Bug Hunt (Atari Corp, 1987) was a light gun game bundled with the Atari XE and the XG-1 light gun peripheral.
38 Years AgoStarglider 2
AmigaEurope
Starglider II is a sci-fi flight simulator and space combat game.
38 Years AgoTurbo Cup
DOSEurope
Thrill to the excitement of Championship Sports Car racing! Drive at speeds in excess of 120 MPH!! Practice on each course first, before competing in a head to head race.
38 Years AgoAcrojet
PC-88PC-98Japan
The player flies a BD5J, a small agile jet. The player has to complete a series of eight stunt courses and routines with the jet. For example, in one set, the player has to fly the plane around a series of pylons.
37 Years AgoSpace Rogue
Apple IINorth America
Dropping out of hyperspace, you lay a course of Lagrange Station. Suddenly, the klaxon screams out a warning. Two Darts and a Corsair, closing fast.
37 Years AgoAleste Gaiden
MSX2Japan
Aleste Gaiden is a vertical shoot 'em up video game developed by Compile in 1989. It was released onto MSX2 in Japan only. It was originally released as part of the Disc Station Special Vol.
37 Years AgoStunt Car Racer
PortAmigaEurope
Stunt Car Racer is a racing game released in 1989. It features a unique blend of racing and stunt gameplay, where players race single-seat cars on elevated, rollercoaster-like tracks with jumps and steep drops.
36 Years AgoAltered Destiny
DOSWorldwide
One minute you're just a guy eating nacho flavored popcorn. The next you're sucked through a TV into a fantastic alien world filled with exotic landscapes and lifeforms. Welcome to the surprising new destiny of P.J.
34 Years AgoGalactic Warrior Rats
AmigaWorldwide
Einstein, Newton and Darwin are the Galactic Warrior Rats, mutant hybrids who come under your control in this top-down multi-directional shooter. Their plan is to save the badly polluted planet Smeaton Five by destroying its robotic defences and the computer primed to explode it.
34 Years AgoDouble Dragon
Game GearNorth America
Double Dragon: The Revenge of Billy Lee is a beat 'em up game developed and published by Virgin Interactive in 1993 for Sega's Game Gear handheld console.
34 Years AgoTennis Cup II
DOSWorldwide
This tennis simulation recreates all the rules of the sport, from tie-breaks to break points. The action is viewed from behind one of the players, also featuring a split-screen option. You can play singles and doubles matches over 1,3 or 5 sets.
34 Years AgoLiving Books: Arthur's Teacher Trouble
PCNorth America
Arthur's Teacher Trouble is based on the 1986 Marc Brown book of the same title, and is the second Living Books PC CD-Rom Game and the first of the five Arthur Living Books games (counting D.W. the Picky Eater).
34 Years AgoGenghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
PC-98Japan
"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.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.