ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1468 releases
22 Years AgoPokémon FireRed Version
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceEurope
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are a pair of core series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region.
24 Years AgoHitman 2: Silent Assassin
PCPS2Worldwide
Enter the realm of a retired assassin, forced back into action by treason. You may be a hired killer but you still have a sense of loyalty and justice. Visit the dark recesses of a world corrupted by crime, greed, degradation and dishonor.
19 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Nintendo DSNorth America
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo DS and a direct sequel to The Wind Waker. The art direction is the same cel-shaded style as the Wind Waker but is displayed from a classic top-down perspective.
22 Years AgoPokémon LeafGreen Version
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceAustraliaEurope
Pokémon LeafGreen Version and Pokémon FireRed Version are a pair of core series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region.
28 Years AgoMortal Kombat 4
PlayStationEurope
Mortal Kombat 4 is 1 vs 1 fighting game, similar to the other Mortal Kombat games, but this is first game in series with 3D characters models. The player can choose from 15 different fighters at the start (and several unlockables later on).
36 Years AgoDr. Mario
NESNorth America
Dr. Mario is a falling block tile-matching video game, in which Mario assumes the role of a doctor, dropping two-colored medical capsules into a medicine bottle representing the playing field. This area is populated by viruses of three colors: red, yellow, and blue.
23 Years AgoFreedom Fighters
GameCubePCPS2XboxNorth America
Freedom Fighters is a third-person shooter, in which the player navigates through the streets of New York while fighting the Soviet forces. The game also contains squad-based elements, having a charisma meter.
41 Years AgoPaperboy
ArcadeJapan
Paperboy is a 1985 arcade game by Atari Games originally developed in 1984 . The players take the role of a paperboy who delivers newspapers along a suburban street on his bicycle. The game was ported to numerous video game consoles and personal computers.
22 Years AgoObsCure
PCXboxPS2Europe
For some time now, Leafmore High School has been the setting for unexplained disappearances. In this survival horror game, you take control of a group of 5 American students. With your friends, you try to unravel the mysterious happenings at this unremarkable-looking school.
31 Years AgoTwisted Metal
PlayStationEurope
Twisted Metal consists of a series of arena-based battles against an increasing number of opponents in increasingly large arenas.
33 Years AgoShining Force II
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
As a student of Astral the wizard, you and your friends study all the usual subjects: reading, writing, and sword fighting. As your time at school draws to an end, dark events are taking place on the island of Grans.
29 Years AgoMortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero
PlayStationNorth America
Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero is a story-driven fighting game that casts you in the shoes of Sub-Zero, and chronicles a series of events that occurred prior to Mortal Kombat 1. It is the first Mortal Kombat game to feature side-scrolling gameplay.
32 Years AgoThe King of Fighters '94
Neo GeoJapanNorth America
Rugal Bernstein is an incredibly rich and notorious arms and drug trafficker, as well as an incredibly skilled and ruthless fighter. Having become bored with the lack of competition, Rugal decides to host a new King of Fighters tournament.
35 Years AgoSid Meier's Pirates!
NESNorth America
You'll criss-cross your way along the 17th century Spanish Main in search of all-new adventures. You'll lead a crew of hot-blooded buccaneers into rollicking harbour towns. And risk your booty and your life plundering enemy ships!
22 Years AgoStar Ocean: Till the End of Time
PS2Europe
Released as "Star Ocean 3: Till the End of Time" in 2003 by Enix before they merged with Squaresoft, the game was re-released under the name "Star Ocean: Till the End of Time" as a remastered version by Square Enix in 2004.
29 Years AgoMischief Makers
Nintendo 64North America
Mischief Makers is a Single-Player Video Game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in the United States on October 1st, 1997. The protagonist is the Ultra-Intergalactic-Cybot G, Marina Liteyears. She must protect the clumsy and lighthearted Professor Theo from the evil emperor.
27 Years AgoMission: Impossible
PlayStationEurope
An Action-adventure game based on the 1996 film Mission: Impossible. It was for Nintendo 64. It was later ported to the PlayStation, with minor additions such as voice acting. A sequel, Mission: Impossible – Operation Surma, was released in 2003.
25 Years AgoTime Crisis II
PS2North America
Time Crisis II is a light gun arcade game and the second installment in the Time Crisis series. It introduces co-operative multiplayer to the franchise.
33 Years AgoJurassic Park
SNESNorth America
Jurassic Park is an action-adventure video game for the Super NES based on the movie adaptation of the book by Michael Crichton. It was developed by Ocean Software and released in 1993 in North America and PAL regions, and published and released by Jaleco in 1994 for Japan.
28 Years AgoBomberman Hero
Nintendo 64Europe
Bomberman's latest adventure takes him across the galaxy! Princess Millian has been kidnapped by the evil Garaden Empire and it's up to Bomberman to save the day. Travel through worlds of ice, fire and water.
39 Years Ago
28 Years AgoNHL 99
Nintendo 64Worldwide
Battle along the boards, feed the open man, patrol the ice!
29 Years AgoIntelligent Qube
PlayStationNorth America
Intelligent Qube is a puzzle game for the PlayStation. In the game, the player controls a character who must run around a platform made of cubes, clearing certain cubes as they approach.
35 Years AgoSuper R-Type
SNESNorth America
In this SNES sequel to the arcade R-Type shooters, you are the R-9, Earth's most advanced form of defense against the evil BYDO Empire.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.