ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
45 Years AgoThief
Apple IINorth America
Players drive a car around a maze collecting greenbacks while being pursued by a number of police cars. Use dollar symbols to make your car invincible and put police cars temporarily out of action. The game uses a continuous loop tape with actual police band radio banter.
45 Years AgoBeer Run
Apple IINorth America
A platform and ladders game written by Mark Turmell and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers.
45 Years AgoFrog & Spiders
ArcadeNorth America
An arcade shooter from Taito in 1981 in the vein of Space Invaders.
45 Years AgoJump Bug
ArcadeNorth America
The player controls a constantly bouncing car while driving through various environments including a city, pyramid, and underwater. The height of the jump and speed of a fall can be controlled with the joystick. The player can shoot various enemies that appear.
45 Years AgoBorg
Apple IINorth America
A multi-directional shooter game similar to Berzerk written by Dan Thompson and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II.
45 Years AgoStarfighter
TRS-80North America
A mix of an arcade and simulation game written by Sparky Starks in which the player pilots a spacecraft, the SC-78503 Starfighter, with the goal to destroy hostile enemy spacecraft.
45 Years AgoProtector
Atari 8-bitNorth America
Protector is Synapse Software's first game in 1981 written by Mike Potter for the Atari 400/800. The objective is to rescue stranded people from buildings.
45 Years AgoMinotaur
Apple IINorth America
A wholesome family appropriate story of bestiality, human sacrifice, and graphic violence! Play as the Minotaur as you hack and slash your way out of the labyrinth, and experience freedom.
45 Years AgoCounty Fair
Apple IINorth America
A shooting gallery game similar to Sega's Carnival written by Dan Illowsky and published by Datamost for Apple II.
45 Years AgoMorton's Fork
Apple IINorth America
The third text-adventure game in the "Maces and Magic" series developed by Chameleon Software.
45 Years AgoOo-Topos
Apple IINorth America
After having crashlanded on the planet of Oo-Topos and taken prisoner your goal is to break out of captivity, repair your ship and get away from the hostile planet.
45 Years AgoHadron
Apple IINorth America
A space shooter written by Larry Miller and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers.
45 Years AgoClassic Adventure
Apple IINorth America
A text-adventure written by John Rausch and the first installment of the Other Venture series published by Adventure International.
45 Years AgoArmored Patrol
TRS-80North America
A 3-D tank battle simulation written by Wayne Westmoreland and Terry Gilman and published by Adventure International.
45 Years AgoTreasure Quest
Atari 8-bitNorth America
In this game by Luke Buxton the player, as a captain of the 18th century sailing ship Zombie, has to sail the seas of the world and search for buried or sunken booty.
45 Years AgoDragons of Hong Kong
Apple IITRS-80North America
The fifth and final game in the Interactive Fiction series written by Robert Lafore.
45 Years AgoThe Eliminator
Apple IITRS-80North America
A horizontal scrolling shoot'em up based on the arcade classic game Defender that was published by Adventure International for several platforms.
45 Years AgoGhost Hunter
Atari 8-bitWorldwide
Ghost Hunter is an Atari 400/800 game that puts a unique spin on the classic Pac-Man formula. Set in a haunted mansion on Huckleberry Hill, players control a character tasked with eliminating ghosts by consuming dots in a maze.
44 Years AgoBug Off!
Atari 8-bitNorth America
A single screen shoot'em up written by Sparky Starks and published by Adventure International for the Atari 8-bit systems.
44 Years AgoScott Adams' Graphic Adventure #2: Pirate Adventure
Apple IINorth America
Graphical version of the original Scott Adams all-text adventure, Pirate Adventure.
44 Years AgoThe Sledge of Rahmul and Merlin's Treasure
TRS-80North America
Two text adventures by different authors combined into a single package and published by Adventure International for the TRS-80.
44 Years AgoWar
Apple IIAtari 8-bitNorth America
War is a turn-based strategy game for one or two players, set on a single-screen battlefield. Players command a diverse array of military units including infantry, tanks, planes, and engineers to invade enemy territory and eliminate opposing forces.
44 Years AgoDream Shopper
ArcadeNorth America
In one part, try to collect up to $10000 in merchandise. In the another part (the "Act I" and so forth) try to get past the enemies to your sweetheart. Sanritsu, the Dream Shopper maker, released 4 different machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978.
44 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.