ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
738 releases
40 Years AgoArcticfox
Apple IINorth America
It's up to you. Alien invaders have landed in Antarctica and are plotting the extinction of the human race. You alone must infiltrate the frigid enemy territory and rid the world of this awesome nemesis.
33 Years Ago1990: Die 1993'er Edition
Expanded editionAmigaWorldwide
1990: Die 1993'er Edition is an expanded re-release of 1990. The changes are mostly technical, e.g. many drawn graphics were replaced with digitized photographs and there is in-game music. There are no significant changes regarding gameplay and user interface.
30 Years AgoThe Magic School Bus Explores in the Age of Dinosaurs
PCWorldwide
Ms. Frizzle turns the bus into a time machine to more effectively teach her class about everyone's favourite terror lizards.
30 Years AgoPyst
PCNorth America
Four million people have explored the world of Myst--and they've turned it into a dump. Dead animals line the docks, windows are smashed in, graffiti is everywhere, and the dignified rocket is down being used to dry clothes.
29 Years AgoSei Shoujo Sentai Lakers III
PCJapan
In the sequel to Sei Shōjo Sentai Lakers II Akira and his team have successfully fended off Rayott's assault and are enjoying a brief peaceful time. However, an enigmatic masked enemy known as Neos Bullard appears on the stage.
28 Years AgoEVE: The Lost One
PCJapan
Follow the female detective called Kyoko, and the mysterious Snake, as they try to solve a complex mystery full of betrayals and political intrigues. Kyoko is an agent who investigates a murder case.
28 Years AgoHatsukoi Valentine
PCJapan
Hatsukoi Valentine is a dating simulation game in which the player controls a teenage that returns to his home town and is the freshman in a high school where he finds his childhood friend (that now is a beatiful teenage girl).
25 Years AgoFast Food Tycoon 2
PCNorth America
Fast Food Tycoon 2 uses the concepts of its predecessor of managing a small pizza business and growing it into an empire, this time as an international chain.
23 Years AgoBackyard Wrestling: Don't Try This at Home
XboxWorldwide
Backyard Wrestling allows you to step out of the staleness of the wrestling genre, and into a groundbreaking new world of open ended gameplay.
23 Years AgoAlien Sky
PCWorldwide
It's not easy to survive under the alien sky when there's always someone to burst you with his weaponry or overcome with his tactics. However you have to.
21 Years AgoEscape from Rhetundo Island
Web browserWorldwide
Escape from Rhetundo Island follows in the footsteps of its Hapland predecessors, and expounds on the idea by stringing together a sequence of individual screens, or vignettes, through which you must safely navigate the stick-figure protagonist, Johnny Tag.
20 Years AgoReksio i Kapitan Nemo
PCWorldwide
The last part of the first series of the Rex's Adventures. The heroes have fixed the story, but instead of going home, they ended up in the 19th century, where their time machine was destroyed by a train. They must now find some way to get back home.
20 Years AgoDora the Explorer: Dora's Fix-it Adventure
V.SmileNorth America
Help Dora and Boots find the missing parts of the Air-Car-Boat-Mobile. Watch out for Swiper!
19 Years AgoMountain Bike Adrenaline
PCWorldwide
Mountain Bike Adrenaline featuring Salomon is a new approach to outdoor sports, giving genuine freedom rushes, and full-on free rider attitude. Attempt the most prestigious ATB slopes in the world!
19 Years AgoPower Golf
WiiJapan
Power Golf is a golf video game released by Hudson Soft for the TurboGrafx-16 on August 29, 1989 as one of the system's launch titles.
19 Years AgoKingMania
PCMacWorldwide
Kingmania is a quick action strategy game that will test players ability to make quick tactical decisions. Players can control different buildings, using their power and the power of troops the buildings produce to defeat their opponents.
19 Years AgoNanobots
Web browserWorldwide
Use three types of weapon to take out the hordes of micro enemies.
19 Years AgoZanac
PortWiiJapan
The NES port of Zanac. The "system" was created by an organic intelligence body many millenniums ago and began attacking the human race. The earth was thrown into turmoil with only one hope for salvation.
18 Years AgoKaroshi: Suicide Salaryman
Web browserWorldwide
"Karoshi" is a Japanese word and means "death by overwork". In this game many things are not what you'd expect and the goal of each level is counter-intuitive: you need to die. Each stage presents a new challenge.
18 Years AgoStar Wars: The Force Unleashed
PortWiiJapan
The Wii port for The Force Unleashed featured significantly different gameplay, in particular full motion control for the lightsaber.
18 Years AgoSift Heads 4
Web browserWorldwide
In this 4th game of Sift Heads, you get to sift some heads all around the world on Vinnie's vacations! Chicago's streets are all cleaned up because of you. How boring time is for Vinnie with no job. Prepare for an international hunt!
18 Years AgoCabela's Legendary Adventures
WiiNorth America
Cabela's Legendary Adventures is the latest title in the Cabela's franchise, where for the first time hunting enthusiasts get to relive the greatest hunting stories ever told.
17 Years AgoWhat Did I Do to Deserve This, My Lord?
PSPEurope
The goal of the game is clean and simple: As the God of Destruction, you must create a dungeon that is difficult and powerful enough to fend off human hero invasions.
17 Years AgoFarmerama
Web browserWorldwide
Embrace rural living and be a virtual farmer in the delightful online game world of Farmerama.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.