On This Day in Gaming: December 7

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

December 7

The games released on this day in gaming history.

118 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

The Adventures of Cookie & Cream cover26 Years Ago

The Adventures of Cookie & Cream

PS2Japan

Players will enjoy puzzling challenges like they've never seen before in this unique party game for the whole family.

Times of Lore cover36 Years Ago

Times of Lore

NESJapan

Times of Lore is a pleasant RPG set in the land of Albareth. You play either a Knight, a Barbarian, or a Valkyrie on a quest to search for the magical artifacts that will restore High King Valwyn to power. The game is played in real-time, similar to the Ultima series.

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command cover19 Years Ago

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command

Nintendo DSEurope

Warhammer 40,000: Squad Command features fast, action-packed combat through turn-based strategy and an engaging, authentic single-player storyline.

Columns Crown cover25 Years Ago

Columns Crown

Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide

Princess Dazzle has searched all over for the missing Magic Gems that fill in the Columns Crown. You must help her recover them from a band of Forest Thieves by beating every puzzle to unlock the hidden Gems! Can you collect them all and complete the crown?

It's Mr. Pants cover22 Years Ago

It's Mr. Pants

Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide

Based on Rare's off-beat mascot, It's Mr. Pants is a traditional puzzle game in the Tetris sense where the challenge is to piece together specific shapes of specific colors on a flat playing field grid.

March of the Penguins cover20 Years Ago

March of the Penguins

Nintendo DSGame Boy AdvanceWorldwide

The critically acclaimed story of love and survival in the world's harshest environment becomes a wondrous videogame journey!

Army Defender cover17 Years Ago

Army Defender

Nintendo DSiNorth America

A strategy defense game where you control a character who defends a base with a giant cannon.

Yogi Bear cover16 Years Ago

Yogi Bear

PortNintendo DSNorth America

Embark on a wild adventure as Yogi Bear, the beloved park mascot of Jellystone Park! Gather delicious picnic baskets as you journey through the park, using your quick reflexes and cunning wit to outsmart your opponents.

Spelunker cover41 Years Ago

Spelunker

PortFamicomJapan

A miner has to find the exit to a world of wonders that is deep in the ground. During his journey he has to collect bombs to destroy rocks in his way, collect keys to open doors and pick up little potions that refresh his timer. Treasure chests can be opened for bonus items.

Burning Angels cover36 Years Ago

Burning Angels

PC EngineJapan

Evil forces have kidnapped the leader of the Burning Project! It's up to the Burning Angels to rescue her! And so starts another vertically scrolling shooter on the PC Engine.

Ishidó: The Way of Stones cover36 Years Ago

Ishidó: The Way of Stones

Famicom Disk SystemJapan

Ishido: The Way of Stones is a puzzle video game released in 1990 by Accolade and developed by Publishing International. It was designed by Michael Feinberg and programmed by Ian Gilman and Michael Sandige.

Avenger cover36 Years Ago

Avenger

PC Engine CDWorldwide

Avenger is a vertically-scrolling shooter, in which the player navigates a plane through levels populated by hostile planes, tanks, cannons, ships, stationary devices, and massive boss enemies.

Bubble Bobble cover36 Years Ago

Bubble Bobble

PortGame BoyJapan

Bubble Bobble is a platform game, with each level being a single screen. The enemies must be cleared from a level to go to the next one. With one player controlling Bub and the other controlling Bob, the player can jump and collect items for points (such as fruit).

Ranma 1/2 cover36 Years Ago

Ranma 1/2

PC Engine CDJapan

This is the PC engine CD version of Ranma 1/2.

Fushigi no Yume no Alice cover36 Years Ago

Fushigi no Yume no Alice

PC EngineJapan

A platformer from FACE inspired by Alice in Wonderland.

Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantou-hen cover36 Years Ago

Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantou-hen

Game BoyJapan

Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun: Bangai Rantou-hen is the first game in the Kunio-kun series released by Technōs Japan for the Game Boy.

Gambler Jiko Chuushinha 2 cover36 Years Ago

Gambler Jiko Chuushinha 2

FamicomJapan

Unrelated to the titles with the same name on the Sega CD and Super Famicom, this was a direct follow-up to the original Gambler Jiko Chuushinha on the original Famicom.

Painter Momopie cover36 Years Ago

Painter Momopie

Game BoyJapan

Painter Momopie has a duty to paint the floors as she avoids all kinds of monsters trying to stop her.

Saiyuuki World 2: Tenjoukai no Majin cover36 Years Ago

Saiyuuki World 2: Tenjoukai no Majin

FamicomJapan

A game based in "Journey to the west" book.

Chibi Maruko-chan: Okozukai Daisakusen! cover36 Years Ago

Chibi Maruko-chan: Okozukai Daisakusen!

Game BoyJapan

A Chibi Maruko-chan RPG for Game Boy.

Pac-In-Time cover32 Years Ago

Pac-In-Time

PortSNESEurope

The SNES version of Pac-In-Time, despite using the same basic gameplay mechanics, is an entirely new game using a different game engine and aesthetic.

Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage cover27 Years Ago

Industrial Spy: Operation Espionage

DreamcastJapan

Blending the stealth, RTS, and RPG genres, Industrial Spy has the player leading a team of superspies (Espion Agents, part of the Blitzstrahl corporation) infiltrating various locales like museums, a military installation, and even a German-style castle full of traps.

The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home cover26 Years Ago

The Dukes of Hazzard: Racing for Home

PortGame Boy ColorWorldwide

THE DUKES OF HAZZARD: Racing for Home on Game Boy Color packs all the action and adventure of the hit TV series into one wild cartridge! Play as the Duke boys, Luke and Bo, in this action-packed racing game.

The Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes it Out cover26 Years Ago

The Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes it Out

PlayStationWorldwide

In Dukes of Hazzard II: Daisy Dukes it Out, it will take a player's racing prowess and lead foot to make it through the pitfalls and troubles of this dusty country county.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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