ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1529 releases
4 Years AgoDonut Dodo
SwitchNorth AmericaEuropeWorldwide
If a long lost arcade game from 1983 resurfaced today, it would be Donut Dodo - a classic 2D platformer from the golden era, tough as nails and challenging for the whole family! Ready to top the high score table?
3 Years AgoZomborg
SwitchXbox OneXbox Series X|SPS4PS5WorldwideNorth America
It is the year 2000, and the United Nations has established several quarantine zones around the world to stem the tide of an unknown virus pandemic.
1 Year AgoTingus Goose
MacPCWorldwide
Tingus Goose is an idle game where you control a goose named Tingus that automatically moves and attacks. The goal is to collect treasure, defeat enemies, and upgrade Tingus' abilities.
1 Year AgoGhost Town
PlayStation VR2Worldwide
Ghost Town is a single player VR puzzle-adventure from the makers of The Room. London, 1983. Edith Penrose is a ghost hunter, busy exorcising her way through the city's restless spirits.
49 Years AgoSeawolf + Missile
Bally AstrocadeWorldwide
Seawolf! From deep beneath the sea, you fire your torpedoes at the tankers, battleships and other targets. Your mission is to sink more enemy ships than any other sub in the wolf pack.
48 Years AgoComputer Intro!
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
This cartridge turns your Odyssey2 into an interactive electronic teacher of computer theory and technology! You learn how to talk with a computer in an assembler language!
48 Years AgoBowling! / Basketball!
Odyssey 2 / Videopac G7000Worldwide
Two titles are available in this cart: Bowling!: one to four players take turns in this game. The alley is shown from a top down view and the ball moves back and forth at the foul line.
48 Years AgoDungeon Campaign
Apple IINorth America
One of the earliest rogue-like RPGs for home computers.
47 Years AgoOzma Wars
ArcadeWorldwide
Ozma Wars is a 1979 fixed shooter arcade game, and the very first game developed and published by SNK, who were still known as "Shin Nihon Kikaku" at the time.
47 Years AgoLas Vegas Poker & Blackjack
IntellivisionNorth America
Las Vegas Poker & Blackjack is a computerized version of different types of Poker and Blackjack, including 7-Card Stud and 5-Card Draw. The player inputs how much "money" that is available to bet with.
45 Years AgoCar Wars
Texas Instruments TI-99Worldwide
In this combination racing game and maze game, you have to maneuver your race car around the track, clearing the dots from all five lanes. The catch is, there's another car (controlled by the computer) driving around the track, in the opposite direction, bent on stopping you.
44 Years AgoCotocoto Cottong
ArcadeWorldwide
Players manipulate a four-way joystick and a Speed button to control the direction and acceleration of their train as it rumbles down the track to the tune of "I've Been Working On The Railroad". The basic idea is to keep from running off the track.
44 Years AgoAnteater
ArcadeWorldwide
The player controls an anteater that elongates his proboscis through maze-like anthills eating ants. The player can only eat ants with the tip of the anteater's proboscis. If an ant bites your proboscis at any other location you lose a life.
44 Years AgoCalipso
ArcadeWorldwide
Compete against each other and a time limit (your air supply) to retrieve a treasure on the sea floor. Tago Electronics, the Calipso maker, released 3 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1981.
44 Years AgoThe Dragon & Princess
PC-88Japan
The Dragon & Princess is the first known RPG developed in Japan. It tasks the player with finding a king's stolen treasure. It is a hybrid between the RPG, adventure and strategy genres, and laid the foundations for tactical RPGs.
43 Years AgoAlpha Beam With Ernie
Atari 2600Worldwide
The object of Alpha Beam is to help Sesame Street's Ernie pilot a small shuttle, collect fuel tanks (marked by a letter of the alphabet), and return them to his space ship so that he can return to Earth.
43 Years AgoBlock Buster
PortArcadeWorldwide
A localized version of mahjong puzzle-action game Mr. Jong. Also known as "Crazy Blocks." The international versions replace various graphics in an effort to be more relatable and readable for Western audiences.
43 Years AgoImmies & Aggies
Atari 2600Worldwide
Immies & Aggies is an legal reproduction of a prototype game from 1983 that was later released by Hozer..
43 Years AgoDungeon
FM-7Japan
Koei’s Dungeon asks you to pick a class — Warrior, Thief, Cleric, Wizard or Ninja — and explore a large island in search of El Dorado.
43 Years AgoQuasimodo
Atari 8-bitNorth America
Stop enemies from scaling the castle walls and ring lots of bells in this platformer from Synapse.
43 Years AgoBirdiy
ArcadeWorldwide
You control a mama bird that attempts to catch a caterpillars on the tree leafs and a worms under the ground taking caution not to be attacked by a skunk, to later feed her little chick on the nest and protect from stealthy predators.
43 Years AgoObelix
PortAtari 2600Europe
Obelix is a game where you simultaneously play as Asterix and Obelix maintaining their favorite Gaulish sport of thumping the living daylights out of Roman soldiers.
43 Years Ago
43 Years AgoSorcerer's Apprentice
Atari 2600North America
Help! You are on a magical rescue mission. Your task?
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.