ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1077 releases
47 Years AgoSpecial Sampler
Apple IINorth America
A cut-down version with 3 treasures of the Scott Adam's text adventure "Adventureland".
47 Years AgoThe Great Race
TRS-80North America
A computer adaptation of the card game Mille Bornes that was written by Scott Carpenter and that can be played by up to four players.
47 Years AgoGalactic Empire
TRS-80North America
Galactic Empire is a strategy video game. It is the first game in the Galactic Saga and the first game published by Brøderbund which was, in fact, created for the purpose of publishing the game.
47 Years AgoGalaxy Wars
ArcadeJapan
The aim of this arcade game is to launch missiles from the bottom of the screen at enemy spacecraft located at the top. To get there, the missile must pass through a asteroid belt flying across the screen and avoid the shots being fired down from the spacecraft.
47 Years AgoDog Star Adventure
TRS-80North America
Inspired by Star Wars this is a text-adventure game written by Lance Micklus.
47 Years AgoLost Dutchman's Gold
TRS-80Worldwide
Lost Dutchman's Gold is a text based adventure game.
46 Years AgoSunday Golf
Atari 8-bitNorth America
Jerry White's golf simulation game for the Atari 8-bit systems that can be played by up to four players.
46 Years AgoKid-Venture 3: Old McDonald's Farm
TRS-80North America
The last entry in the Kid Venture series created by James Talley.
46 Years AgoBoth Barrels
Apple IINorth America
Two shooter games, Duck Hunt and High Noon, developed by Nasir Gebelli and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II.
46 Years AgoThe Mean Checkers Machine 2
TRS-80North America
A version of the classic board game in which the opponent of the player is "The Mean Checkers Machine". Written by Lance Micklus and published by Adventure International for TRS-80.
46 Years AgoFrog
TRS-80North America
A single screen action game written by William Demas and published by Adventure Internationals for the TRS-80.
46 Years AgoDeflection / Simon Says
Atari 8-bitNorth America
Two games in a bundle written by Jeff Jesse and published by Adventure International for the Atari 8-bit computers.
46 Years Ago
46 Years AgoKaitei Takara Sagashi
ArcadeJapan
Use the 2-way joystick to direct the boat across the surface of the ocean, then press the button to lower the diver down to the bottom of the ocean while watching out for the sharks swimming across the screen.
46 Years AgoTunnels of Fahad
TRS-80North America
An action game written by Kathy Pfeiffer and published by Adventure International for TRS-80.
46 Years AgoGalactic Empire
Apple IINorth America
Galactic Empire is a strategy video game. It is the first game in the Galactic Saga and the first game published by Brøderbund which was, in fact, created for the purpose of publishing the game.
46 Years AgoGalactic Trader
Apple IINorth America
A strategy game written by Douglas Carlston and the second one in the Galactic Saga.
46 Years AgoGalactic Revolution
Apple IITRS-80North America
The third game in the Galactic Saga written by Douglas Carlston.
46 Years AgoPhantoms Five
Apple IINorth America
A vertically scrolling action game written by Nasir Gebelli and published by Sirius Software for the Apple II computers. The player controls the horizontal movement of a plane and has to bomb various targets beneath him.
46 Years AgoHis Majesty's Ship Impetuous
Apple IITRS-80North America
The fourth installment in the Interactive Fiction Series written by Robert Lafore and published by Adventure International.
46 Years AgoLocal Call for Death
TRS-80North America
The second compu-novel in the Interactive Fiction franchise written by Robert Lafore.
46 Years AgoSix Micro Stories
Apple IITRS-80North America
The first installment and an introduction with six short stories to the Interactive Fiction franchise.
45 Years AgoCommbat
TRS-80Atari 8-bitNorth America
A strategic and tactical game for two players(two computers connected via the RS232 connection) written by Bob Schilling and published by Adventure International.
45 Years AgoSilver Flash: Pinball 1
TRS-80North America
A black and white pinball game developed by Southern Cross Systems for the TRS-80. The ball is launched from the top right of the screen. The game features a single pinball game with 4 flippers, shake control, and a tilt mechanism.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.