ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
November 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
948 releases
50 Years AgoF-1
ArcadeNorth America
F-1 is a 1976 electro-mechanical arcade racing game developed and published by Nakamura Manufacturing Company (Namco), and distributed in North America by Atari, Inc. The player uses a steering wheel to control a Formula One racer, which must avoid collision with other vehicles.
37 Years AgoDragon Knight
PC-88Japan
The Dragon Master, Darklarza, has been terrorizing the kingdom for many years. The king was forced into exile by this threat. He retreated, with the bravest knight in the kingdom, named Garaden.
34 Years AgoCyberSpace Crossword Puzzle
PCWorldwide
CyberSpace Crossword is a freeware three dimensional crossword puzzle. The player starts at a point in cyberspace some distance above the puzzle and navigates to it using three slider controls that adjust the player viewpoint in each of the three dimensions.
31 Years AgoJazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare 1995
Standalone expansionDOSWorldwide
Jazz Jackrabbit: Holiday Hare is a standalone add-on for Jazz Jackrabbit. It was sometimes distributted as a demo with other games.
31 Years AgoKolibri
32XEurope
Kolibri is a side scrolling shooter, featuring a hummingbird hero acrosss 19 levels in a variety of natural settings, with multiple objectives as solving puzzles, clearing all enemies, or free romaing exploring in any directions.
26 Years AgoChessmaster 8000
PCEurope
The grandmaster of PC chess is back and better than ever! The revamped chess AI plays at grandmaster level, even stronger than before. New chess sets with 16-bit art looks better than ever.
23 Years AgoPocket Monsters Advanced Generation: Hiragana Katakana Kakechatta!
Sega PicoJapan
Pokémon Advanced Generation: I've Begun Hiragana and Katakana! is an educational game designed to teach Japanese children to read and write in the Japanese scripts of hiragana and katakana for Sega Pico. It has only been released in Japan.
23 Years AgoThe Lost Dollar
PCWorldwide
A Point And Click Adventure Game created by Padraig O'Regan as part of the Reality-On-The-Norm project.
22 Years Ago5 Card Slingo
PCWorldwide
Are you ready to play 12 hands of poker at once!? 5 Card Slingo is the exciting game that combines the fast paced fun of Slingo with strategic poker playing action. It features 3 modes of game play, including the brand new Mixed Matrix, which lets you put the cards anywhere!
21 Years AgoArmored Core: Formula Front - Extreme Battle
Expanded editionPSPJapan
Unlike most other, action-oriented Armored Core titles, this installment is a strategy game. The player has no direct control of the mech in the action but can customize the mech as always, implementing additionally an AI that will fight on its own.
20 Years AgoScarface: Money. Power. Respect.
PSPEurope
Scarface: Money. Power. Respect. is a for the PlayStation Portable and Windows Mobile released in October 2006, based on the film starring Al Pacino.
20 Years AgoCash Guns Chaos
PS3WorldwideNorth America
Cash Guns Chaos is a fast-paced top-down shooter featuring intense run and gun arcade-action across more than 15 blood-filled and body-part-laden levels. Battle a never-ending onslaught of relentless enemies.
20 Years AgoThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz
PCWorldwide
This is a match three game based on the story of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. You use the mouse to swap two gems to create a group of three or more of the same item. What you are trying to do is remove pieces of the yellow brick road.
20 Years AgoBass Pro Shops: Trophy Bass 2007
PCNorth America
Bass Pro Trophy Fishing is a Bass fishing game.
20 Years AgoDynasty Warriors Vol. 2
PSPEurope
Ancient China's greatest warriors have rocked the foundations of heaven and earth for over 2,000 years. Now KOEI's 'Warriors Worth a Thousand' return in a sequel that eclipses the original with an exquisite array of features.
20 Years AgoMind Quiz
PSPEurope
Mind Quiz is a brain-training game several mini-games divided into four categories: Calculation, Reflex, Judgment, and Memory.
20 Years AgoCars
PortXbox 360Europe
The Games on Demand version supports English, Spanish. A fun filled racing adventure with Lightning McQueen and all of his friends!
20 Years AgoAstérix & Obélix XXL 2: Mission: Wifix
PortPSPEurope
The PSP port of Astérix & Obélix XXL 2: Mission Las Vegum adds a multiplayer mode that can accommodate up to four players for team and objective-based missions.
20 Years AgoWTF: Work Time Fun
PSPWorldwide
Created specifically for the PSP system, WTF is a crazy collection of fun and addictive mini-games that drive the player to perform sometimes trivial, sometimes mind-bending, but always fun jobs in pursuit of the almighty dollar.
20 Years AgoCharlotte's Web: Wilbur and Friends
PCNorth America
Charlotte's Web: Wilbur and Friends is a game based on the children's movie Charlotte's Web. In comparison to the handheld version this is not a platformer, but a minigame collection aimed at children.
20 Years AgoTony Hawk's Project 8
PortXbox 360PS3EuropeNorth America
Tony Hawk's Project 8, officially abbreviated as THP8, is a skateboarding video game, the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk's series.
18 Years AgoDidi & Ditto Preschool: Mother Nature's Visit
MacNorth America
An educational puzzle/adventure game aimed at pre-school age children.
18 Years AgoArtoon
Xbox 360Worldwide
Artoon is an XNA community game available over the Xbox Live Marketplace. It is a 3D platforming game in which you control "art" as he bounces around various artworks.
18 Years AgoTarget Toss Pro: Bags
WiiNorth America
Target Toss Pro: Bags is a new video game based on beanbag toss, the nation's hottest backyard and tailgate sensation.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.