ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
35 Years Ago
34 Years AgoBoogie Wings
ArcadeNorth America
Boogie Wings (known in Japan as The Great Ragtime Show (ザ・グレイト・ラグタイムショー?)) is a side-scrolling shooter arcade game released by Data East in 1992.
34 Years AgoSuper Pang II
FamicomJapan
Famicom sequel to Super Pang/Super Buster Bros. released only in Asian regions.
34 Years AgoPuzzle & Action: Tant-R
ArcadeJapan
Puzzle & Action: Tant-R is a Sega System C puzzle game developed and published by Sega. It is the first in Puzzle & Action series, and has subsequently been ported to the Sega Mega Drive and Sega Game Gear.
34 Years AgoBazooka Blitzkrieg
SNESNorth America
Bazooka Blitzkrieg game made for the SNES Super Scope. It featured a bleak modern setting filled with cyborgs and various bosses including a large flying warship a tank, and various others. The primary button fired regular machine gun rounds, and the thumb button fired rockets.
33 Years AgoLethal Crash Race
ArcadeNorth AmericaJapan
A one or two player racing game published and developed by Video System Co., Ltd. in 1993.
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33 Years Ago
33 Years AgoHyper Duel
ArcadeJapan
Hyper Duel is an Action game, developed and published by TechnoSoft, which was released in Japan in 1996.
33 Years AgoKuài Dǎ Chuánshuō
FamicomChina
A Chinese fighting game often subtitled "Street Fighter IV" in some releases.
32 Years Ago
32 Years AgoSuper Dany
SNESEurope
A French puzzle-platformer advergame in which the player switches between Dany and friends, each with their own special ability, in order to progress through stages.
32 Years AgoHanna Barbera's Turbo Toons
SNESEurope
Hanna Barbera's Turbo Toons is a Party game, developed and published by Empire Interactive, which was released in Europe in 1994.
32 Years AgoStreet Heroes
NESJapan
Far away in the Aotis continent, a powerful sword exists, imbued with magic. People there all have unimaginable power, so it attracts lots of warriors. Now, the best warriors - Rex, Malcolm, Roger, Big Whale, Daphne, Ned, Rock Tiger and Dark Moon - get together for a race.
31 Years Ago
31 Years Ago
31 Years AgoFunky Head Boxers
ArcadeJapan
A boxing game for arcades and Sega Saturn, where the characters have massive, cube-shaped heads which distort during game play.
31 Years AgoWar 2410
SNESNorth America
In the year 2003 geneticists tried to create the perfect soldier. Something went wrong however, and three new life forms turned against their creators: Brutally savage Orcs, cybernetic androids called Cromes and genetically enhanced human soldiers code named M.A.R.S.
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30 Years AgoRaiden Fighters
ArcadeNorth America
Choose from among seven high-powered fighters (including the Raiden MkII and Judge Spear from Viper Phase 1) and take to the skies in three dangerous missions. The first two missions are comprised of three stages each, the first two of which may appear in either order.
30 Years AgoThe Divide: Enemies Within
PCPlayStationNorth America
In The Divide: Enemies Within, the player takes control of an explorer on an alien planet. After they land to investigate, they are attacked, where the player is frozen and their partner kidnapped.
30 Years AgoBlast Chamber
SaturnNorth America
Welcome to The Blast Chamber. Your challenge is simple: survive the game! Before entering the chamber you should familiarize yourself with the competition and the chamber itself.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.