ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
42 Years AgoThe Three Stooges
ArcadeNorth America
Stars of television and cinema, and now stars of their own video game. Join Moe, Larry & Curly (in no particular order) who must collect $5000 to try and save an orphanage and the young children who live there from the evil banker, all while keeping pie out of their face.
42 Years AgoMabel's Mansion
Apple IINorth America
A 2D action-adventure written by Kevin Bagley in which the player has to solve puzzles in a nintey-room mansion of the recenty died aunt Mabel and collect all the money.
42 Years AgoPolar Pierre
C64North America
A single-screen 2D platformer in which up to two players can compete with each other.
42 Years AgoStocker
ArcadeNorth America
The player drives a stock car that is being chased by the police. Avoid on-coming traffic, stay on the road to score more points and drive through gas stations to extend play time.
42 Years AgoJungle Quest
C64Europe
In this action game published by Solar Software the player has to guide fearless Jim through the 5 screens of jungle hazards to rescue Jane from the cannibals cooking pot.
42 Years AgoMerry Xmas Santa
BBC Microcomputer SystemZX SpectrumAcorn ElectronEurope
In this 2D platformer, that was also re-released under the name "Santa's Delivery", the player must help Santa to deliver all his presents before Christmas Dawn.
42 Years AgoUltron
BBC Microcomputer SystemAcorn ElectronEurope
A Space Invaders clone in which the player controls the most powerful craft in the universe, the Ultron, at the bottom of the screen moving left or right and tries to defeat waves of aliens cascading down from the top.
42 Years AgoWongo
BBC Microcomputer SystemAcorn ElectronEurope
In this action game the player controls Wongo the China-man along the Great Wall of China on a pogo stick defusing bombs left by mindless vandals.
41 Years AgoBattle Beyond the Stars
Amstrad CPCEurope
A shoot 'em up written by Jim Baguley and published by Solar Software for the Amstrad CPC.
41 Years AgoLife of Harry
ZX SpectrumEurope
A maze-action game developed by John Hopper and published by Cascade Games for ZX Spectrum.
41 Years AgoBug Eyes
ZX SpectrumEurope
In this platformer the player character Space Agent Zelda must save the earth from the Xxabaneans (nicknamed the Bug Eyes).
41 Years AgoMonkey Academy
Commodore 16Europe
This platform game is about solving arithmetic problems. In the equation one number is missing, you 'll have to find the right number. This game is aimed at young children to help them learn arithmetic problem solving or playing with numbers.
41 Years AgoMission Mars
Commodore 16Europe
The player has to navigate a spaceship through the caverns of Mars in this action game published by Solar Software.
41 Years Ago
41 Years AgoInvasion 2000 A.D.
Commodore 16Europe
A shoot'em up based on Space Invaders, where the player controls a spacecraft at the bottom of the screen moving left or right, destroying a wave of aliens above descending slowly in formation.
41 Years AgoCruncher
Commodore 16Europe
A Pac-Man clone written by John P. Shay and published by Solar Software for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 16 / PLUS 4.
41 Years AgoSeventh Cavalry
ZX SpectrumEurope
A western-themed strategy game written by Edward Grabowski and published by Black Knight Software for the ZX Spectrum.
41 Years AgoTime Gal
Amstrad CPCEurope
The year is 4001. The evil Luna has stolen a time machine and plans to use it to take over the world. You are the Time Gal, a skillful and pretty scientist, and your mission is to chase Luna through different time periods, to get the time machine back, and to save the world.
41 Years AgoMajor Blink: Berks 2
Commodore 16Europe
In this action game written by Jon Williams the player takes the role of Major Blink, the creator of the Berks, who has now become a painter.
41 Years AgoBaby Berks
Commodore 16Europe
All the Baby Berks have to be destroyed as they hatch from their eggs in this single screen shoot'em up written by Jon Williams.
41 Years AgoHandy Andy
ZX SpectrumEurope
A action game developed by Zafarullah Karim and published by CRL Group PLC for ZX Spectrum.
41 Years AgoGalactic Gambler
ZX SpectrumEurope
A early fruit machine game developed by Peter A. Hanson and published by Omega Software Ltd under the licence of CRL Group PLC.
41 Years AgoRobin of the Wood
C64Europe
As the outlaw Robin of Sherwood, you aim to win recover the prize of the Silver Arrow from the Sheriff of Nottingham. Before you can enter the contest to recover the arrow, you must purchase your equipment from a tree spirit (Ent) hiding in the forest.
41 Years AgoRambo
MSXJapan
The very first video game based on the Rambo film series, an action-RPG released exclusively in Japan for the MSX.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.