ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 3
The games released on this day in gaming history.
734 releases
46 Years AgoHorse Racing
IntellivisionNorth America
This game is for 1 up to 6 players. When the game begins, you can place the bets, for the winner or for the first and second place. Then you can choose if an horse must be driven by a player or by the CPU.
42 Years AgoVs. Balloon Fight
ArcadeJapan
A kid must float higher than the enemies to pop their balloons while avoiding lighting bolts and the giant fish.
42 Years AgoGrobda
ArcadeJapan
The player must take control of Grobda, a tank trapped in an arena filled with numerous indestructible obstacles and several enemy tanks.
41 Years AgoGarfield, Eat Your Words
Apple IINorth America
Garfield, Eat Your Words is a 1985 educational video game by Random House for the Apple II series of computers based on the Garfield franchise.
31 Years AgoPGA Tour 96
3DOWorldwide
This game takes place during the 1995 PGA Tour season. The game features many professional golfing stars and various modes from stroke play to match play and even tournament mode.
31 Years AgoJ.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues
3DOJapan
J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues provides an interactive cinematic experience with real actors and settings. Choices arise, advancing time and requiring astute planning for mystery-solving and time management.
31 Years AgoMagic Tales: Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese
PCMacNorth America
"Baba Yaga and the Magic Geese" is the second part of the "Magic Tales" series. It is based on Russian folklore and tells the story of a girl, Tasha, whose little brother Niki is kidnapped by magic geese for the evil witch Baba Yaga.
31 Years AgoFrankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster
MacNorth America
Frankenstein: Through the Eyes of the Monster is a point-and-click adventure video game that stars Tim Curry as Dr. Frankenstein, and has the player controlling a newly created Frankenstein monster. It used full motion video clips and 3D CGI graphics similar to Myst.
30 Years AgoHellbender
PCWorldwide
Hellbender is a simulation video game developed by Terminal Reality and published by Microsoft Studios for Windows 95. It is the sequel to Fury3.
29 Years Ago
26 Years AgoJetfighter IV: Fortress America
PCNorth America
JetFighter IV: Fortress America is a combat flight simulation that gives players the thrill of piloting billion-dollar jet fighters, delivering a heart-pounding, fevered defense of American soil.
26 Years AgoBackyard Soccer: MLS Edition
Expanded editionPCMacWorldwide
Backyard Soccer MLS Edition gives you the chance to kick the ball around with America's professional soccer stars from the MLS and star women players from the US Olympic team.
25 Years AgoZoombinis: Logical Journey
PCWorldwide
Zoombinis Logical Journey is an educational puzzle/point-and-click adventure game, published by Broderbund, which was released in 2001. It is an expanded and updated version of Logical Journey of the Zoombinis (1996) using the same pixel art style.
25 Years AgoBarbie Beach Vacation
PCNorth America
Barbie Beach Vacation takes her and her friends to the the sands and the waves of a remote island.
24 Years AgoThe Land Before Time: Big Water Adventure
PCNorth America
Featuring characters from the animated film series, The Land Before Time: Big Water Adventure lets young players guide Littlefoot, Ducky, Cera, and Spike through 14 levels in four worlds: Mountain Pass, Great Landbreak, New Water, and Soggy Swamp.
23 Years AgoTensai Bit-Kun: Gramon Battle
GameCubeWorldwide
Tensai Bit-Kun: Gramon Battle is a tactical role-playing video game released in 2003 only in Japan.
23 Years AgoESPN NFL Football 2K4
XboxWorldwide
ESPN NFL Football was released in September 2003 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It is the only game in the series not featuring 2K in the title; 2K4 was instead regulated to the bottom corner of the box art.
23 Years AgoBatman: Toxic Chill
PCWorldwide
This is a point and click edutainment where you play as both Batman and Robin in order to stop the Riddler and Mr. Freeze. The game's puzzles has more focus on critical thinking than your typical edutainment game subjects.
23 Years AgoRicochet Xtreme
Windows MobileWorldwide
Ricochet Xtreme is the first game of the Ricochet franchise by Reflexive Entertainment. Although the base gameplay is like Breakout, it takes much more from Arkanoid.
23 Years AgoTaisen Hot Gimmick
PCJapan
Taisen Hot Gimmick is a famous strip mahjong style arcade game franchise developed by Psikyo, originally launched in 1997.
23 Years AgoTenshi no Kakera: The Lost Article of Memory
PCJapan
Memory keeps binding people... The protagonist acquires a teacher's license, but is unable to find proper job. For half a year he only reads lectures and gives tutor exercises.
22 Years AgoSpank the Monkey
Web browserWorldwide
Spank the Monkey is a game where the player needs to spank a monkey as possible with a hand in order to get a high amount of high miles per hour. The monkey is positioned on the left and the hand on the right.
21 Years AgoSilver Jiken: 25-ku
MobileJapan
The sequel to The Silver Case, only released in Japan on Mobile devices. It used an episodic format. The game was remade under the name "The 25th Ward: The Silver Case" and the scenarios of the game are also getting changes for this release.
21 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.