Wednesday 1 October
48 releases
- Aaron vs. Ruth: Battle of the Big Bats PCNuFX
- A Bear's Night Out DOS, Linux, Mac, PC
- Azusa 999 PC-9800 SeriesIchirō Sogabe
- Babel DOS, Linux, Mac, PC
- Barbie: Magic Hair Styler PCEngineering Animation Inc.
- Byzantine: The Betrayal PCDiscovery Channel Multimedia
- Clock Tower PlayStationHuman Entertainment
- Dinosaur Museum PC
- DogDay PCEyst Pty
- Donkey Kong Country Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemRare
- Donkey Kong Land III Game BoyNintendo
- Dragon Ball GT: Final Bout PlayStationTose
- Dr. Franken II Game BoyMotiveTime Ltd
- Excalibur 2555 A.D. PCTempest Software
- Felony 11-79 PlayStationClimax Entertainment
- Flying Corps PC
- Galapagos: Mendel's Escape Mac, PCAnark
- Golden Nugget PlayStationAbalone
- Hanagumi Taisen Columns ArcadeRed Company
- Intelligent Qube PlayStationG-Artists
- Jimmy Johnson's VR Football '98 PlayStation
- Mace: The Dark Age Nintendo 64Midway Games
- Mega Man 8: Anniversary Edition PlayStationCapcom
- Mischief Makers Nintendo 64Treasure
- Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero PlayStationMidway Games
- Motor Raid ArcadeSEGA AM1
- Osmar: A Primeira Fatia do Pão-de-fôrma Mac, PC44 Bico Largo Multimidia
- Planet Dexter's Grossology PCAppaloosa Interactive
- Psychic Force Puzzle Taisen PlayStationC.P. Brain
- Puchi Carat ArcadeITL
- S40 Racing PCDigital Illusions CE
- San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing ArcadeAtari Games
- Shadow Warrior Mac3D Realms
- She's Got a Thing for a Spring Linux, Mac, PC
- Shipwreckers! PC, PlayStationPsygnosis
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy MacInterplay
- Steel Reign PlayStation
- Tamagotchi Game Boy
- Tecmo Stackers PlayStationTecmo
- TerraFire DOSORT Software
- The Note PlayStationNK System
- The Tempest Linux, Mac, PCGraham Nelson
- The X-Fools: The Spoof Is Out There PCParroty Interactive
- Turbo Prop Racing PlayStationTeam Soho
- Ultra Combat 64 Nintendo 64Software Creations
- War Gods PlayStationEurocom Entertainment Software
- Young Dilbert Hi-Tech Hijinks Mac, PCKnowWonder
- Zero 5 Atari JaguarCaspian Software
Thursday 2 October
14 releases
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night PlayStationKonami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
- Daikoukai Jidai Gaiden PlayStationKoei
- Final Doom PlayStationid Software
- Final Fantasy VII PlayStationSquare Product Development Division 1
- Final Fantasy VII International PlayStationSquare Product Development Division 1
- Goiken Muyou: Anarchy in the Nippon Sega SaturnMediamuse
- Lagnacure PlayStationArtdink
- Linley Henzell's Dungeon Crawl DOS
- Marvel Super Heroes Sega SaturnCapcom
- Mouri Motonari: Chikai no Sanshi Sega Saturn
- Nissan Presents: Over Drivin' Skyline Memorial PlayStationEA Canada
- Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge Sega SaturnSNK
- Temujin PCSouthPeak Interactive
- Winning Post 2: Final '97 PlayStation
Friday 3 October
3 releases
- Bakushou Mondai no Totsugeki Star Pirates: Dai-3-kai Satellaview
- Jigoku Seek PCCRAFTWORK
- Sotsugyou Ryokou PCJANIS
Saturday 4 October
1 release
- Moon Child PCTeam Hoi
Sunday 5 October
1 release
- BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen - Dai-2-wa: Akai Ryuu Kishi SatellaviewIntelligent Systems
Monday 6 October
1 release
- Poy Poy PlayStationKonami Computer Entertainment Tokyo
Tuesday 7 October
2 releases
- Nightmare Ned PCCreative Capers Entertainment, Inc.
- Sokoban Basic PlayStationItochu
Wednesday 8 October
3 releases
- Armored Fist 2 PCNovaLogic
- Su-27 Flanker: Squadron Commander's Edition PC
- Warlords III: Reign of Heroes PCStrategic Studies Group
Thursday 9 October
14 releases
- Moonlight Syndrome PlayStationHuman Entertainment
- Asuka 120% Limited Burning Fest. Sega SaturnFill-in-Cafe
- Carnage PC
- Cross Romance: Koi to Mahjong to Hanafuda to Sega SaturnNihon Bussan
- Dead or Alive Sega SaturnTeam Dead or Alive
- Dezaemon 2 Sega SaturnAthena
- I'Max Shougi II PlayStationI'Max
- Kuro no Ken PlayStationForest
- NHL Powerplay '98 PlayStation
- Ninja JaJaMaru-kun: Onigiri Ninpou-chou Gold Sega SaturnInfinity
- Power Stakes: Grade 1 PlayStation
- Sei Shoujo Sentai Lakers III PCapple pie
- Shinsetsu Shiawase Usagi F: Yuujou Yori mo Aiyoku Turbografx-16/PC Engine CD
- Spectral Force PlayStationIdea Factory
Friday 10 October
4 releases
- Actua Soccer 2 PC, PlayStationGremlin Interactive
- Croc: Legend of the Gobbos PlayStation, Sega SaturnArgonaut Games
- Fallout: A Post Nuclear Role Playing Game DOS, Mac, PCBlack Isle Studios
- The Reap PCHousemarque
Sunday 12 October
3 releases
- BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen - Dai-3-wa: Seigi no Touzokudan SatellaviewIntelligent Systems
- Jubilee's Journey: A Jane Goodall Environmental Adventure Mac, PCMind Magic Productions
- The Settlers II: Gold Edition DOSBlue Byte Software
Monday 13 October
2 releases
- Mega Man X4 PlayStationCapcom
- Space Empires III PC
Tuesday 14 October
2 releases
- JumpStart Kindergarten PCKnowledge Adventure
- Sid Meier's Gettysburg! PCFiraxis Games
Wednesday 15 October
8 releases
- Age of Empires PCEnsemble Studios
- Blood: Plasma Pak DOSMonolith Productions
- Hard Boiled PlayStationCryo Interactive Entertainment
- JumpStart Adventures 5th Grade: Jo Hammet, Kid Detective PCKnowledge Adventure
- JumpStart Typing PCKnowledge Adventure
- Tonka Search and Rescue Mac, PCMedia Station
- Wing Over PlayStationBeluga Computer
- Yusha: Heaven's Gate PlayStationRacdym
Thursday 16 October
12 releases
- Bushido Blade PlayStationLight Weight
- Cart World Series PlayStationSony Computer Entertainment
- Daytona USA Deluxe PCSega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Iblard: Laputa no Kaeru Machi PlayStationSystem Sacom
- Keiba Saishou no Housoku '97 Vol. 2: To Hit! PlayStationCopya System
- Moon: Remix RPG Adventure PlayStationLove-de-Lic
- My Teacher is an Alien PC7th Level
- PGA Tour '98 PlayStation
- Sotsugyou Vacation PlayStationMycom
- Sotsugyou Vacation PlayStationMainichi Communications
- Tactical Fighter Sega SaturnTamtam
- Wizard's Harmony 2 PlayStationArc System Works
Friday 17 October
8 releases
- Big Thinkers Kindergarten Mac, PCHumongous Entertainment
- Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror PCRevolution Software
- DoDonPachi Sega SaturnCAVE Interactive
- Game de Hakken!! Tamagotchi 2 Game Boy
- Purikura Pocket: Fukanzen Joshikousei Manual Game Boy
- Sabre Ace: Conflict Over Korea PCEagle Interactive
- Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" Mac, PCHumongous Entertainment
- Uprising: Join or Die PCCyclone Studios
Saturday 18 October
1 release
- Street Fighter III 2nd Impact: Giant Attack ArcadeCapcom
Sunday 19 October
2 releases
- BS Fire Emblem: Archanea Senki-hen - Dai-4-wa: Hajimari no Toki SatellaviewIntelligent Systems
- Fucking Hostile PC
Monday 20 October
3 releases
- Excalibur 2555 A.D. PCTempest Software
- Grant, Lee, Sherman: Civil War Generals 2 PC
- Star Fox 64 Nintendo 64Nintendo Entertainment Analysis & Development
Tuesday 21 October
5 releases
- Big Thinkers 1st Grade PCHumongous Entertainment
- ClayFighter 63 1/3 Nintendo 64Interplay
- Daytona USA Deluxe PCSega Enterprises, Ltd.
- Grand Theft Auto DOS, PCDMA Design
- NCAA Football '98 PCEA Tiburon
Wednesday 22 October
2 releases
- Armored Core PlayStationFromSoftware
- Dark Rift PCKronos Digital Entertainment
Thursday 23 October
11 releases
- Age of Empires PCEnsemble Studios
- Dark Earth PCKalisto Entertainment
- Deadly Skies PlayStation
- DokiDoki Shutter Chance: Koi no Puzzle wo Kumitatete PlayStationNippon Ichi Software
- Last Bronx Sega SaturnSega AM3
- NHL 98 PC, PlayStation, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega Saturn +1EA Canada
- Pandemonium 2 PlayStationToys for Bob
- Pastel Muse Sega SaturnSoft Office
- Project Gaiaray PlayStationART
- The Lost World: Jurassic Park Sega SaturnAppaloosa Interactive
- World Neverland: Olerud Oukoku Monogatari PlayStationRiverhillsoft
Friday 24 October
11 releases
- Ace Combat 2 PlayStationNamco
- Armed & Delirious PCMakh-Shevet
- Backyard Baseball Mac, PCHumongous Entertainment
- Bouken Katsugeki Monomono Sega Saturn
- Disney's Hercules Action Game PCEurocom Entertainment Software
- G-Police PlayStationPsygnosis
- J.League Eleven Beat 1997 Nintendo 64Hudson Soft
- Minimum Nanonic PC-FXPolestar
- NFL Quarterback Club 98 Nintendo 64Iguana Entertainment
- NHL FaceOff 98 PlayStation
- Sesame Street: Search & Learn Adventures PC
Saturday 25 October
1 release
- Kirby's Star Stacker Game BoyHAL Laboratory
Sunday 26 October
1 release
- True Golf Classics: Waialae Country Club SatellaviewT&E Soft
Monday 27 October
1 release
- Lucky Luke PC, Super Nintendo Entertainment SystemInfogrames
Tuesday 28 October
2 releases
- Moto Racer PlayStationDelphine Software
- NBA Action 98 Sega SaturnVisual Concepts
Wednesday 29 October
3 releases
- NBA Action 98 PCVisual Concepts
- Shipwreckers! PC, PlayStationPsygnosis
- SODA Off-Road Racing DOS, PCSoftware Allies
Thursday 30 October
16 releases
- Culdcept Sega SaturnOmiya Soft
- AeroFighters Assault Nintendo 64Paradigm Entertainment
- Chaos Island: The Lost World - Jurassic Park PCDreamworks Interactive
- Community Pom PlayStationFill in Café Co., Ltd.
- Donkey Kong Land III Game BoyRare
- Ikusa Miko: Vestal Virgin PCAlicesoft
- Minton Keibu no Sousa File Doukeshi Satsujin Jiken Sega SaturnThinking Rabbit
- Namco Museum Encore PlayStationNow Production
- Puzzle Star Sweep PlayStationAxela
- RayStorm Sega SaturnTaito
- Reading Blaster: Ages 9-12 DOSDavidson & Associates
- Ronde Sega SaturnMultimedia Intelligence Transfer
- Sega Ages: Columns Arcade Collection Sega Saturn
- Tempus Irae Mac
- The King of Fighters '97 Neo Geo CDSNK
- Tripuzz PlayStation
Friday 31 October
29 releases
- Bloody Roar PlayStationEighting/Raizing
- Chessmaster 5500 PCMindscape
- Colony Wars PlayStationPsygnosis
- Defiance PCLogicware
- Duke Nukem 3D Sega Saturn3D Realms
- Duke Nukem 64 Nintendo 64Eurocom Entertainment Software
- Earth 2140 DOSReality Pump
- Fighting Force PC, PlayStationCore Design
- Ghost in the Shell PlayStationExact
- Heavy Gear PCActivision
- Jack Nicklaus 5 PCEclipse Software
- Jet Moto 2 PlayStationSingleTrac
- KKND: Krush Kill 'n Destroy Xtreme DOS, PCBeam Software
- Madden Football 64 Nintendo 64EA Orlando
- Madden NFL 98 PCTiertex Design Studios
- Morbidity: 2 PC
- NBA Live 98 PCElectronic Arts
- NetStorm: Islands At War PCTitanic Entertainment
- Pia Carrot he Youkoso!! 2 PCCocktail Soft
- Puyo Puyo Sun Nintendo 64Compile
- Quake Sega Saturnid Software
- Riven: The Sequel to Myst Mac, PCCyan Worlds
- Star Wars: Masters of Teräs Käsi PlayStationLucasArts
- Star Wars: Monopoly PCArtech Studios
- Streets of SimCity PCMaxis
- The Curse of Monkey Island PCLucasArts
- The First Attempt PC
- You Don't Know Jack Vol. 3 Mac, PCJellyvision
- Zork: Grand Inquisitor Mac, PCActivision
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