ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
40 Years AgoWrath of Olympus
Amstrad CPCEurope
A text adventure game, with the setting in ancient Greece, generated with the Incentive Graphic Adventure Creator and published by Alpha-Omega Software for the Amstrad CPC.
40 Years AgoKillapede
Amstrad CPCEurope
A Centipede clone published by Players Software for various 8-bit homecomputers.
40 Years AgoStreet Machine
C64BBC Microcomputer SystemEurope
A early top-down racing game for the Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64.
40 Years AgoJet Strike Mission
C64Europe
A flight simulation game in which the player controls a jet fighter-bomber and eliminates targets like radar stations, submarine bases or naval dockyards.
40 Years AgoRobobolt
C64Europe
A horizontal bi-directional scrolling shoot'em up written by Gary Leach and published by Alpha-Omega Software for the Commodore 64.
40 Years Ago
40 Years AgoThanatos
C64Europe
A horizontal scrolling shoot'em up written by Gavin Raeburn and published by The Power House for the Commodore 64.
40 Years AgoTime Flight
ZX SpectrumEurope
This shoot'em up, written by Steven Tatlock and published by The Power House for the ZX Spectrum, is a clone of Konami's arcade classic, Time Pilot.
40 Years AgoXenon Ranger
C64Europe
A mixture of a helicopter shoot'em up and a platformer, first published in 1986 by Alpha-Omega Software and re-released in 1988 by The Power House for the Commodore 64.
40 Years AgoCaptain Slog
ZX SpectrumEurope
A action-adventure game developed by David Walton and published by Alpha-Omega Software for ZX Spectrum. Captain Slog has to search for nine blueprints spread out around a spaceship maze full of wacko robots.
40 Years AgoSuper Rambo Special
MSXJapan
Super Rambo Special is a stealth-action-RPG based on the movie Rambo: First Blood Part 2. It was released for the MSX in 1986 and featured some early stealth elements anticipating Metal Gear.
40 Years AgoBug Eyes
BBC Microcomputer SystemEurope
In this platformer the player character Space Agent Zelda must save the earth from the Xxabaneans (nicknamed the Bug Eyes).
40 Years AgoPalitron
Amstrad CPCEurope
A isometric action-adventure game written by Charles Goodwin and published by The Edge for the Amstrad CPC.
40 Years AgoPsi Chess
ZX SpectrumEurope
A chess game written by Steven L. Watson and published by The Edge for the ZX Spectrum.
40 Years AgoMountain Shoot
Atari 8-bitEurope
A two player shoot'em up game by Jeff Jessee in which each player must shoot at their opponent over a randomly plotted mountain.
40 Years AgoMindstone
ZX SpectrumEurope
An icon/keyword driven RPG in which the player controls four main characters in search of evil Nemesar and the Mindstone he has stolen.
40 Years AgoChampion Kendo
SG-1000Japan
Champion Kendo is a simplistic kendou game built for the SG-1000 and MSX. It was only released in Japan.
40 Years AgoGalactic Trader
Atari 8-bitEurope
A strategy game written by Douglas Carlston and the second one in the Galactic Saga.
40 Years AgoPreppie!
Atari 8-bitEurope
Get the preppie across the street and over some boats in this Frogger-like release from Adventure International.
40 Years AgoAirline
Atari 8-bitEurope
A strategy game for one to four players in which the object is to construct a sizeable corporate empire while competing against human or computerized opponents.
40 Years AgoThe Cosmic Tunnels
Atari 8-bitEurope
A action game written by Tim Ferris and published by Datamost for the Commodore 64 and the Atari 8-bit family.
39 Years AgoWarlock
Amstrad CPCEurope
In this isometric action-adventrue the player slips in the role of the evil Doomlord whos castle is under siege from the White Wizard and his hordes of do-gooders.
39 Years AgoTonic Tile
Atari ST/STEEurope
A Arkanoid/Breakout clone programmed by the French group d3m and published by The Edge for the Atari ST.
39 Years AgoR.I.S.K.
C64Europe
A Defender-like shoot'em up published by The Edge for the Commodore 64.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.