ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
519 releases
34 Years AgoSuper Kong
Watara/QuickShot SupervisionAsia
A game somewhat similar to the Game & Watch version of Donkey Kong 3 for the Supervision.
34 Years Ago
34 Years AgoHoney Bee
Watara/QuickShot SupervisionAsia
A vertical-scrolling cute-'em-up for SuperVision.
34 Years AgoKabi-Island: Gold in Island
Watara/QuickShot SupervisionAsia
Kabi-Island is a maze action game for Supervision
34 Years Ago
34 Years AgoOlympic Trials
Watara/QuickShot SupervisionAsia
A number of athletic events for SuperVision.
32 Years AgoMadou Monogatari III: Kyuukyoku Joou-sama
PortGame GearJapan
Madou Monogatari III: Kyuukyoku Joou-sama is a Sega Game Gear sequel to Madou Monogatari II: Arle 16-Sai.
31 Years AgoBS Zelda no Densetsu Map 2
RemakeSatellaviewJapan
BS Zelda no Densetsu Map 2 is a sequel to BS Zelda no Densetsu, released for the Super Famicom add-on Satellaview. It is a reimagining of the original The Legend of Zelda for the NES. The player's avatar is the BS-X avatar, not Link.
30 Years AgoAlien Rampage
DOSNorth America
Inner Circle Creations gave birth to Alien Rampage (also known as Ravager) in 1996, with the help of Softdisk Publishing as publisher. Alien Rampage is a 2D side-scroller with large animated sprites and multiple layers of parallaxing backgrounds.
29 Years AgoCombat Chess
PCWorldwide
Play with living, battling characters! Combat Chess takes the basic chess game and adds an imaginative element for players bored with the simple "black vs. white" chess board.
29 Years AgoIron Soldier 2
JaguarAtari Jaguar CDWorldwide
Iron Soldier 2 is a first-person 3D giant mech game. Players must pilot their building-sized robots in a variety of missions ranging from search-and-destroy to surgical attacks to defending objectives.
29 Years AgoNobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku
PCChina
Nobunaga's Ambition (Nobunaga no Yabou) is a turn-based strategy video game series first released in Japan in 1983. It is a series of loosely adapted historical simulations produced by the Japanese video game developer Koei.
28 Years AgoThe Queen of Heart '98
PCJapan
The Queen of Heart '98 is a 2D one-on-one fighting game and the first game in the Queen of Heart series. The player can choose one of 10 female characters and fight against the others. The game features characters from the Leaf visual novel game To Heart.
28 Years AgoEien
PCJapan
A doujin game based on Tactics' "One ~Kagayaku Kisetsu e~", with Kawana Misaki as main character.
28 Years AgoFisher-Price: Time To Play - Dollhouse
PCWorldwide
This software designed for younger girls provides a virtual dollhouse full of activities to encourage role-playing, exploration, and imagination. Players search eight different areas for hidden surprises and play with four interactive dolls at special tea parties.
27 Years AgoThe Monkey Wrench Conspiracy
PCWorldwide
The Monkey Wrench Conspiracy "mod" puts you in the role of an intergalactic secret agent dispatched to deep space to rescue the Copernicus station from alien hijackers.
27 Years AgoMTV Music Generator
PCNorth America
There are music-mixing computer programs that cost thousands of dollars, but none of them are this fun. You chose your rhythm tracks, bass lines, guitar riffs, and triangle hits in this complete music-making experience.
26 Years AgoShuusou Gyoku
PCJapan
Shuusou Gyoku is a vertical-scrolling danmaku shoot 'em up, and is the first official game in the Seihou Project by "Shunsatsu sare do?" (at time part of Amusement Makers). It was released specifically for the Windows operating system around December time in 2000.
25 Years AgoAir Fli: Misuzu-chin Kiki Ippatsu
PCJapan
An action game inspired by "AIR" and "Flicky".
25 Years AgoEternal Fighter Zero
PCJapan
Eternal Fighter Zero is a 2D fighting game developed by Tasogare Frontier, also known for games such as Immaterial and Missing Power and Scarlet Weather Rhapsody. It features characters from various Visual Novels, including Kanon and Air.
25 Years AgoTyping of Ys
Standalone expansionPCWorldwide
The Ys Typing Tutor game is a normally hidden mini-game included with the full Zwei!! PC game that can be unlocked provided certain conditions are met. It is based mostly around Ys II Complete, both in sprites and text related material.
24 Years AgoRomancing Kanon: Eien no Shoujo Densetsu
PCJapan
RPG game released in 2002 in the Japanese comic market. The latest version is 1.5 A.
23 Years AgoHinokakera the Fragments of Innocent Sinner
PCJapan
A doujin fighting game featuring 2D fighter mechanics in a 3D plane.
23 Years AgoKutar Burger Factory
PCJapan
Kutar is the character who has an incredible expressionless emotions that can't be distinguished by laughing or crying. Kutar is not a dog, cat or bear. Kutar is always Kutar no matter where he is going or doing.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.