ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 21
The games released on this day in gaming history.
859 releases
45 Years AgoBoxing
IntellivisionNorth America
Boxing shows a top-down view of two boxers, one white and one black. When close enough, a boxer can hit his opponent with a punch (executed by pressing the fire button on the Atari joystick). This causes his opponent to reel back slightly.
39 Years Ago
37 Years Ago38 Man Kilo no Kokuu File 1: A Day in the Life of 2049
PC-98Worldwide
A sci-fi adventure game that is the fifth installment in System Sacom's Novel Ware franchise.
32 Years AgoOut of This World
Port3DOJapan
The version of Out of This World (Another World) for the 3DO is very different from the other ports because of its own visual style, using rasterized graphics, which were criticized by the creator of the original version.
32 Years AgoCustom Mate 2
PC-98Japan
In the near future, you have a "virtual sex machine," where you can order a woman and have her delivered to you via the internet.
31 Years AgoUltra Baseball Jitsumei-ban 3
SatellaviewJapan
Ultra Baseball Jitsumei-ban 3 is a Sports game, developed and published by Culture Brain, which was released in Japan in 1995.
29 Years AgoNCAA Football '98
PCWorldwide
NCAA FOOTBALL '98 gives those of us who never attended Florida State or Michigan the complete college football experience. Play modes include Exhibition, Tournament, Great Games, Season, Practice, and Dynasty.
29 Years AgoDaytona USA Deluxe
Expanded editionPCNorth AmericaJapan
Deluxe borrows most of its features from the US/PAL Championship Circuit Edition and the Japanese Circuit Edition, both Sega Saturn exclusives. However, it also adds eight-player network support and a brand new exclusive track; Silver Ocean Causeway.
28 Years AgoVigilance
PCWorldwide
Vigilance is a third-person shooter that follows eight agents working for the counter-terrorist organization SION (Special Intelligence Operations Network).
28 Years AgoJumpStart Numbers
PCNorth America
A JumpStart game released by Knowledge Adventure in 1998. It is a part of the JumpStart Learning Games series. It focuses on teaching math skills for ages 5-8.
28 Years AgoStar Wars: DroidWorks
PCNorth America
Star Wars: DroidWorks is a 1998 edutainment computer game and the premiere title from LucasArts subsidiary Lucas Learning. It uses the same engine as LucasArts' previous title Star Wars: Jedi Knight. The creators aimed to create a game that would be both appealing and nonviolent.
28 Years AgoJumpStart Spelling
PCNorth America
JumpStart Spelling is game released by Knowledge Adventure in 1998. It focuses on teaching spelling skills for ages 5-8. It is a part of the JumpStart Learning Games series.
28 Years AgoJumpStart Music
PCNorth America
Hopsalot, the Jump Start bunny, is showing off his Great Grandrabbit's gramophone, when he is suddenly pulled right into the gramophone's trumpet and into the Land of Music, hot on the trail of a batch of sour notes.
27 Years AgoRockman & Forte: Mirai kara no Chousensha
WonderSwanJapan
Rockman & Forte: Mirai kara no Chousensha is a video game in the classic Rockman series. It is considered to be a "sequel" to Rockman & Forte due to its naming, though it actually continues on from the story of Rockman World II.
26 Years AgoArthur's Knights: Tales of Chivalry
PCNorth America
The story revolves around the mythic Medieval era of which the legendary King Arthur is a contemporary. The player can choose to play either of two storylines: that of Bradwen the Celt or that of Christian Bradwen.
25 Years AgoWalking With Beasts: Operation Salvage
PCEurope
Walking with Beasts: Operation Salvage is a CD-ROM tie in to the series Walking with Beasts. It was only released in Europe. The game is set in 2027 where time travelers are sent to different times and places in prehistory by The World Wildlife Bionetwork.
24 Years AgoKochonland
Web browserWorldwide
A French browser-based game where you have to buy and raise a pig in a farm.
23 Years AgoJetfighter V: Homeland Protector
PCWorldwide
Jetfighter V: Homeland Protector is a combat flight simulator video game developed by Polish studio Interactive Vision and published by Global Star Software in 2003.
23 Years AgoDisney Princess: Royal Horse Show
PCWorldwide
Choose from 6 horses and 4 Disney princesses - Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Belle and Snow White. Ride your horse through the show ring and make it through a variety of obstacles.
23 Years AgoLittle Rocketman
Web browserWorldwide
The aim of the game is to guide Little Rocketman to the end of each world. Control his rockets to jump from platform to platform, get to the last platform of each world to continue to the next. Play Little Rocketman game online on your mobile phone, tablet or computer.
23 Years AgoChainz
PCMacWorldwide
Chainz is a tile-matching puzzle game where you must connect chain segments into chains.
23 Years AgoArthur's Pet Chase
PCWorldwide
Arthur is in a panic! He was watching pets and suddenly, they have all escaped! Run, jump, and race through Elwood City to help him bring the animals back home!
23 Years AgoArthur's Sand Castle Contest
PCNorth America
During a trip to the beach, Arthur enters a sand castle building contest. Help him and The Brain build the greatest sand castle ever and win first prize! Watch out, though—it's not as simple as it seems...
21 Years AgoGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
PSPEurope
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, released in Japan as Kokaku Kidotai: Stand Alone Complex - Domain of the Hunters, is a first-person shooter video game based on the cyberpunk anime series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and…
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