ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
41 Years AgoHang-On II
SG-1000Japan
Hang-On II is an SG-1000 sequel to the critically acclaimed Hang-On. Despite the name, the game is meant as a direct sequel to the Mark III version of Hang-On, and is virtually identical to that game.
41 Years AgoChrysalis
BBC Microcomputer SystemEurope
A Pac Man style game in which the player character is running around a maze to collect all the eggs that were laid by mutant worms.
41 Years AgoCaveman Capers
BBC Microcomputer SystemEurope
In this platformer the players task is to help Ogg the Caveman master the techniques of turtle riding and get him on the back of Kickstart the Turtle to the phone-box to tell his wife that he'll be late for tea.
41 Years AgoDrain Mania
BBC Microcomputer SystemEurope
In this Mario Bros. clone the player character Theodore wanders the various tunnels of the sewer system in search of a way out.
41 Years AgoAlmazz
C64Europe
A multi-directional scrolling action-adventure set on an African Savannah in which the player has to locate the Almazz diamond before the 40 day time limit runs out.
41 Years AgoTorpedorun
Commodore 16Europe
A action game in which the player is a submarine captain with the mission to seek out enemy convoys and sink as many of their ships as possible.
41 Years AgoMath Jam
Apple IIWorldwide
Math Jam is an Apple video game developed by JAM Software.
41 Years AgoFrankenstein 2000
BBC Microcomputer SystemEurope
An action game developed by Icon Software in which the player travels in a micro submarine through several organs of Frankenstein's body.
41 Years Ago
41 Years AgoContraption
BBC Microcomputer SystemEurope
A platformer in which the mad professor must collect golden apples and feed his new invented machine, the Contraption, with them.
41 Years AgoLode Runner's Rescue
Atari 8-bitAustralia
Synapse produced this isometric, 3D take on the Lode Runner formula.
41 Years AgoThat's the Spirit
ZX SpectrumEurope
An early adventure game published by The Edge for the ZX Spectrum that was written by Simon Lipowicz and Andrew Blazdell.
41 Years Ago
40 Years AgoFairlight II: Trail of Darkness
ZX SpectrumEurope
An isometric 3D action-adventure and the second series in the Chronicles of the Land of Fairlight.
40 Years Ago
40 Years AgoThe Karate Kid Part II
Atari ST/STEEurope
A one-on-one fighting game based on the same-named movie by Columbia Pictures.
40 Years AgoCyrox
ZX SpectrumEurope
In this maze platformer Luther Irontooth has to retrieve the Power Crystals that were stolen by Silas Maximilian and freighted to the dead planet Cyrox.
40 Years AgoDeathball
ZX SpectrumEurope
A maze game developed by Steven Screech and published by Alpha-Omega Software for ZX Spectrum. The player in the role of a team manager has to guide his team of droids through a maze, grab hold of the ball and guide the droids to score a goal.
40 Years AgoSummer Santa
ZX SpectrumEurope
A platformer developped by John Hopper and published by Alpha-Omega Software for ZX Spectrum.
40 Years AgoSky Runner
C64PCNorth America
Sky Runner is a shoot'em up developed by Cascade Games. A Skimmer or a Skybike has to be flown over the surface of the fictional planet Naibmoloc and defence towers, armed enemy bikers and the Sky(a new drug)-producing harvesters have to be destroyed.
40 Years AgoWinnie Witch's Superbroom
Commodore 16Europe
A horizontal scrolling shoot'em up written by John P. Shay and published by Solar Software for the Commodore 16.
40 Years AgoTank Attack
Commodore 16Europe
A single-screen shoot'em up in which two players guide their tanks along the screen and try to blow each other up.
40 Years AgoMeteorite
Commodore 16Europe
A 2D multi-directional shoot'em up written by John P. Shay and published by Solar Software under the name Asteroyds for the Commodore VIC-20 and later under the name Meteorite for the Commodore 16.
40 Years Ago3D Quasars
Commodore 16Europe
In this shoot 'em up the player is a captain of a Taranula C1 patrol ship and has to attack the enemy crafts and defend the planet.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.