ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
318 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
31 Years AgoAce Driver: Victory Lap
ArcadeNorth America
Ace Driver Victory Lap is a sequel of is a 3D racing arcade game released by Namco in 1995, featuring more tracks and Formula One cars (which all, again, carry advertisements for older Namco games) than its predecessor, as well as a new cha…
31 Years AgoCookie & Bibi
ArcadeWorldwide
A clone of Puzzle Bobble developed and released by SemiCom in 1995.
31 Years AgoBreakThru!
PlayStationJapan
In the award-winning tradition of Tetris, comes BreakThru! This time, your goal is to make as many bricks disappear as you can before time runs out. Click on a group of same-colored bricks to remove bricks and make the wall come tumbling down.
31 Years AgoBakushou!! All Yoshimoto Quiz Ou Ketteisen DX
SaturnJapan
Bakushō!! All Yoshimoto Quiz Ou Ketteisen DX is a quiz game based on the popular TV show Yoshimoto Club. There are two different modes.
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30 Years AgoSega Worldwide Soccer '97
SaturnWorldwide
Sega Worldwide Soccer 97 (known as Sega Worldwide Soccer PC for the PC and Victory Goal Worldwide Edition in Japan) is a football video game by Sega released for the Sega Saturn in 1996.
30 Years AgoHyper 3-D Pinball
SaturnWorldwide
Hyper 3-D Pinball is a pinball game with several photorealistic tables.
30 Years AgoChronicles of the Sword
PlayStationWorldwide
Join the quest for a united Camelot. To serve King Arthur. To battle evil.
30 Years AgoRe-Loaded
PlayStationNorth America
This is the sequel to 1995's Loaded, with an improved graphics engine, and just as much violence and blood. Re-Loaded puts you in the shoes of a number of characters, each weird, deformed, and generally strange.
30 Years AgoDragonHeart: Fire & Steel
PlayStationWorldwide
This game is a tie-in for the movie directed by Rob Cohen starring Dennis Quaid and Sean Connery as the voice of Draco. DragonHeart puts you in the sweaty medieval shoes of dragon hunter Bowen, as he faces the last dragons still surviving, and then ends up befriending one, Draco.
30 Years AgoStarwinder: The Ultimate Space Race
PlayStationWorldwide
In Starwinder: The Ultimate Space Race, you assume the role of Conner Rhodes, the first representative of Earth sent to compete in a galaxy-wide race. This isn't an ordinary race, however -- an unknown alien race built magnificent rails/tracks throughout the confines of space.
30 Years AgoPerfect Weapon
PlayStationWorldwide
THE ULTIMATE BATTLE IS THE ONE YOU FIGHT ALONE "I have reviewed over 1,000 games and have never seen anything like Perfect Weapon." Lawrence Neves, Senior Editor Game Pro "Perfect Weapon may very well end up as one of the most unique and ex…
30 Years AgoNFL '97
SaturnNorth America
NFL '97 is a follow-up video game to Sega's classic Joe Montana series on the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. NFL '97 featured some sound effects directly from that series. NFL 97 was released exclusively for the Sega Saturn.
30 Years AgoBlazing Dragons
SaturnWorldwide
A video game based on the television series was created for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation consoles.
29 Years AgoSengeki Striker
ArcadeWorldwide
Sengeki Striker (閃激ストライカー) is a vertically scrolling shooter created by Warashi and Kaneko for the arcade and released in 1997. The scoring system of Sengeki Striker is not well-understood.
29 Years AgoDragon World II
ArcadeWorldwide
A solitaire mahjong game where the object is to match 3 of a kind, using a limited amount of tiles.
29 Years AgoNHL All-Star Hockey '98
SaturnWorldwide
NHL All-Star Hockey '98 is a Sega Saturn exclusive. It was commissioned by SEGA after Virgin decided not to make another incarnation of NHL Powerplay for the SAT.
29 Years AgoEarth Light: Luna Strike
Super FamicomJapan
Earth Light: Luna Strike is a Strategy game, published by Hudson, which was released in Japan in 1996.
29 Years AgoThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
Game BoyNorth America
The handheld game based on the second Jurassic Park movie puts the player in the shoes of an agent of InGen corporation who is sent to Isla Sorna, also known as "Site B", where dinosaurs still roam freely.
29 Years AgoHeisei Shin Onigashima
PortSuper FamicomJapan
Heisei Shin Onigashima is an episodical game released for the Super Famicom. It is a port of the Satellaview 4-part broadcast game BS Shin Onigashima, which in turn is a remake of the original Famicom Mukashi Banashi: Shin Onigashima.
29 Years AgoMotor Mash
PlayStationEurope
Motor Mash is a top down cartoon racer for 1 to 4 players by using a multi-tap or by sharing the joypad similar to Micro Machines 2.
28 Years AgoGolden Nugget 64
Nintendo 64Worldwide
The famed Golden Nugget Las Vegas hotel and casino is the setting for the following games: Blackjack: The goal of blackjack is to get the total point value of your cards to 21 without going over; Craps: The objective of craps is to bet on t…
28 Years AgoHardball 99
PlayStationWorldwide
Hardball 99 is a baseball simulation. Hardball 99 follows up on Hardball 5. It is the first in the series to feature 3D enhanced graphics.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.