ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1529 releases
40 Years AgoMike's Lonely Journey
FM-7Japan
Having lost their parents in a plane crash, Mike and Lisa try to persevere through their broken childhood. The boy still wonders about the bottomless cave he was warned away from, though, and one day curiosity gets the better of him.
40 Years AgoThe Ancient Art of War
PC-88Japan
The Ancient Art of War is a computer game developed by Evryware and published by Broderbund in 1984. In retrospect, it is generally recognized as one of the first real-time strategy or real-time tactics games.
40 Years AgoThe Wall
MSXEurope
The original video game The Wall is a game for MSX developed in assembly language for the Z80 and was released in Spain in 1986. At the time, more than 7,000 copies of the game were sold.
39 Years AgoKiss of Murder: Another Story of Manhattan Requiem
Standalone expansionPC-88Japan
Kiss of Murder, is set in a parallel world to Manhattan Requiem, and while featuring the same set of characters as that title, has a completely different scenario. Early releases of the game were addons to "Manhattan Requiem" and used its graphical data.
39 Years AgoSalamander
PortMSXJapan
The MSX port of Salamander (沙羅曼蛇, Saramanda) is significantly different from the original and any other ports. New to this port is a graphical introduction that introduces human pilots for each ship, as well as names for each stage.
38 Years AgoVenom Strikes Back
C64Europe
Matt sets out for the moon where he must overcome the defences of V.E.N.O.M.'s base, rescue his son and steal a rocket back to earth. In his quest he is helped by special masks that give him special powers.
38 Years AgoSnowball Sunday
C64Worldwide
A single-screen mini-game in which the player controls the character William Warmstart having a snowball fight with his friends.
38 Years AgoZavas
PC-98PC-88Japan
Described by its developers as a "New Type Role-Playing Game", Zavas differs from the Japanese-made RPGs by resembling a Western-style RPG, in particular the Ultima games of its time.
38 Years AgoNobunaga's Ambition II
PC-88Japan
Nobunaga's Ambition II is the sequel to Nobunaga's Ambition. The setting is 16th century feudal Japan, a period when ruthless daimyo (feudal lords) contended with each other for dominance.
37 Years AgoChase H.Q.
PortMSXEurope
As an undercover agent of Chase Headquarters, your job is to patrol the streets and track down five criminals. You are given a mission briefing before you start which gives information on the suspect and what car they drive.
37 Years AgoChase H.Q.
PortZX SpectrumEurope
As an undercover agent of Chase Headquarters, your job is to patrol the streets and track down five criminals. You are given a mission briefing before you start which gives information on the suspect and what car they drive.
37 Years AgoDouble Dragon II: The Revenge
PortDOSNorth America
MS-DOS Port of "Double Dragon II".
37 Years AgoNobunaga's Ambition II
FM TownsJapan
Nobunaga's Ambition II is the sequel to Nobunaga's Ambition. The setting is 16th century feudal Japan, a period when ruthless daimyo (feudal lords) contended with each other for dominance.
37 Years AgoArcus II: Silent Symphony
MSX2Japan
Arcus II: Silent Symphony is a computer game developed and released in Japan by Wolf Team. Narumi Kakinouchi, co-creator of Vampire Princess Miyu, was the art director for this game. The music for the game was composed by Masaaki Uno, Motoi Sakuraba, and Yasunori Shiono.
37 Years AgoStunt Track Racer
AmigaC64Worldwide
Stunt Track Racer is a racing game released in 1989. It features a unique blend of racing and stunt gameplay, where players race single-seat cars on elevated, rollercoaster-like tracks with jumps and steep drops.
36 Years AgoDangerous Dave in the Deserted Pirate's Hideout
DOSWorldwide
In 1990, Softdisk Publishing publishes Dangerous Dave in the Deserted Pirate's Hideout! (also known as Dangerous Dave in Trophy Trouble, Dangerous Dave), a puzzle-solving game for the DOS system. Offering action genre, it is now an abandonware.
35 Years AgoReader Rabbit 2
PCNorth America
An entry in The Learning Company's popular series of educational games for Windows.
35 Years AgoFinal Crisis: Terrestrial Defense Police
PC-88Japan
In the year 2991 AD, the Galactic Federal Government agreed to a full-scale disarmament treaty with the Andromeda nation and it looked like the galaxy would finally be at peace.
34 Years AgoMario Teaches Typing
DOSEurope
Mario Teaches Typing is one of the few licensed Mario computer titles. As the title suggests, Mario Teaches Typing was designed for improving a computer user's typing skills.
34 Years AgoJezzBall
PCWorldwide
JezzBall is a video game originally published for Microsoft Windows in 1992. The player must capture parts of a rectangular space by dividing it with horizontal or vertical lines. While each line is being drawn it must not be touched by bouncing balls.
34 Years AgoLinks 386 Pro
DOSWorldwide
The follow up to Links - The Challenge of Golf, Links 386 Pro features Harbour Town Golf Links course. Numerous improvements included photo-realistic SVGA graphics, improved physics, split screens, male/female golfers with different shirt colors, and enhanced sound effects.
34 Years AgoTrevor Sorensen's Star Legions
DOSWorldwide
Star Legions is the third installment in the Star Fleet gaming universe. Star Legions is much narrower in focus than its predecessors, though; you are charged with managing the planetary invasion forces of the Krellan Empire against the "evil" (good?) United Galactic Alliance.
34 Years AgoHyper Aggressive
C64Europe
Hyper Aggressive is a strategic puzzle game aiming to provide some sensitivity for the binary numeral system. The playing area mainly consists of fields coloured in red or blue (the colours of the players) or grey (neutral areas). These fields are either numbered 0 or 1.
34 Years AgoTaz-Mania
PortGame GearEurope
The Game Gear edition of Taz-Mania features a different set of levels from its original Genesis/Mega Drive version, as well as a particularly infamous soundtrack.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.