ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
28 Years AgoDouble Agent
PCEurope
A derivative of the Spy Vs. Spy genre developed by Flair Software for the Amiga and PC platforms.
28 Years AgoRocky & Bullwinkle's Know-It-All Quiz Game
PCNorth America
A quiz game featuring the cast of the cartoon.
28 Years AgoAriel's Story Studio
MacPCEurope
Ariel's Story Studio is an interactive storybook game for children of 4 years-old and above. The player scrolls between different screen to follow the story from The Little Mermaid.
28 Years AgoThunder Brigade
PCWorldwide
Thunder Brigade is a PC game released in 1998. It is an action/arcade tank sim game which involves piloting floating tanks in a sci-fi universe shooting down enemy tanks and destroying enemy installations. The war is fought between 3 contrasting factions on numerous worlds.
28 Years AgoDisney's Reading Quest with Aladdin
PCMacNorth America
Your child will be whisked away to learning adventures that build essential reading skills and challenge the imagination. Genie, Jasmine, Iago, and the gang are here to cheer kids on with encouragement and helpful hints.
28 Years AgoThis Planet Sucks!
Atari 2600Worldwide
This Planet Sucks is Greg Troutman's first game for the Atari 2600 and is based on the Taito arcade game Lunar Rescue.
28 Years AgoV-Pong
VectrexWorldwide
V-Pong, as the name implies, is pretty much a vertically played, one player game of Pong (or Breakout in screen orientation, but minus destroying any blocks).
28 Years AgoOmega Chase
VectrexWorldwide
Omega Chase (non-deluxe version) is the predecessor to Omega Chase Deluxe and was a download only version of the game. While there are a number of differences between Omega Chase and Omega Chase Deluxe, Omega Chase is included on Omega Chase Deluxe along with the game Zap.
28 Years AgoManga Oku no Hosomichi
PCJapan
The game begins in a small 6 tatami wooden apartment. You have no work every day and spend your days going back and forth between your futon and desk, but try to do part-time jobs and training. Your knowledge points will increase and your drawing ability will improve.
28 Years AgoCrazy Taxi M-12
Web browserWorldwide
Try to clear the course as fast as you can! Drive the crazy taxi down the course and score points by crashing into the cars with the correct number on them. Each course will give you a number that determines which cars to hit.
27 Years AgoSteel Panthers: World War 2
PCNorth America
Steel Panthers: World War 2 started out as a mod for Steel Panthers II: Modern Battles and was turned into a full standalone game.
27 Years AgoRockett's Camp Adventures
PCNorth America
The sixth and final game in the Rockett Movado series of visual novels.
27 Years AgoPro Pinball: Fantastic Journey
PCWorldwide
Roll up! Roll up! Travel back to Victorian times with five steam-powered adventures.
27 Years AgoHot Wheels: Crash!
PCNorth America
Hot Wheels: Crash! is a Hot Wheels game released for PC in 1999. It was the fifth Hot Wheels video game. The object of the game, as the title states, is to crash cars into buildings and structures in each level in order to earn points, with 100 being the goal.
27 Years AgoSesame Street: Music Maker
PCNorth America
Make music sing and play and learn along the way. Sesame Street Music Maker CD-ROM exposes your child to a variety of musical concepts and sounds that unusual instruments make.
26 Years Ago
26 Years AgoOmega Chase Deluxe
VectrexWorldwide
Omega Chase (non-deluxe version) is the predecessor to Omega Chase Deluxe and was a download only version of the game. While there are a number of differences between Omega Chase and Omega Chase Deluxe, Omega Chase is included on Omega Chase Deluxe along with the game Zap.
25 Years AgoTrain Simulator Plus: Kyoto-shiei Chikatetsu Karasuma-sen & Kinki-nippon Tetsudou Kyoto-sen
PCJapan
An entry in the Train Simulator series of FMV games by Ongakukan, featuring the Kyoto Municipal Subway and Kintetsu Railway.
24 Years AgoSteel Panthers: Main Battle Tank
PCNorth America
Steel Panthers: Main Battle Tank started out as a mod for Steel Pathers II: Modern Battles and was turned into a full standalone game.
24 Years AgoAnother War
MacWorldwide
Another War is a role-playing video game set in World War II. The game was released for PC on September 30, 2002 by Czech publisher Cenega. It was later released for Mac on December 31.
24 Years AgoFly Guy
Web browserWorldwide
A businessman, waiting for the bus, daydreams about escaping to more exciting locations. The player can guide him up off the ground and into the air, where he can meet with interesting people and find somewhere to escape to.
24 Years AgoSoftware Tycoon: Der Spielemanager
MacAmigaEurope
Software Tycoon puts you in the role of a game studio CEO. You start out in the 1980s, where you hire your first employees and develop your first games and research new technologies and genres to create even better games.
24 Years AgoVec Sports Boxing
VectrexWorldwide
Vec Sports Boxing has both a one player mode and a two player mode. In one player mode, the player controls a boxer who is training to become the top fighter. The player's coach will call out commands and the player will have to mimic those commands.
23 Years AgoSaint Seiya Typing: Ryu Sei Ken
PCJapan
Learn to type with the popular anime series.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.