ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
46 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
33 Years AgoTechno Cop
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
In the single-player side-scrolling game the player is a cop in a seedy futuristic urban city. Armed with a pistol, the player has to kill various thugs, before the timer runs out. While the game has several levels, the background in the game does not change often.
33 Years AgoValis III
PortMega Drive / GenesisBrazil
The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis port of Valis III was released in March 1991 in Japan and later that year in North America. This version has most of the cinematic cutscenes removed.
33 Years AgoMamono Hunter Youko: Tooki Yobigoe
PC Engine CDJapan
Tooki Yobigoe is a direct sequel to Mamono Hunter Yōko: Makai kara no Tenkōsei, continuing where the story of the previous game left off. Yohko, Shoma and Setsuna are attacked by demons on the flying ship, and have to use their recently found powers to fend them off.
33 Years AgoPit-Fighter
PortMega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Genesis/Mega Drive port of "Pit-Fighter".
28 Years AgoNo One Can Stop Mr. Domino!
PlayStationJapan
No One Can Stop Mr. Domino! is a puzzle video game developed by Artdink and released for the PlayStation console in 1998.
28 Years AgoBattle Master
PlayStationJapan
A Japanese fighting game with 3D character models released on PlayStation in 1998 and re-released on PlayStation under the Major Wave series label in 2000 by Hamster Corporation.
28 Years AgoGroove Jigoku V
PlayStationJapan
Denki Groove produced this music-themed minigame collection.
28 Years AgoReal Robots Final Attack
PlayStationJapan
A mecha combat game created by the makers of the Super Robot Wars series. This game features machines from various anime.
28 Years AgoSatelliTV
PlayStationWorldwide
SatelliTV is an original simulation strategy game that puts the player on charge of a Digital multi-channel broadcasting TV Satellite and he got to decide the number of channels and the programming that will be on his Satelli TV, he will al…
26 Years AgoAtelier Marie GB
Game Boy ColorJapan
A spin-off game of the Atelier: Salburg series with 2 versions, the other being "Atelier Elie GB", that takes place after the main character graduates from the academy and opens an alchemy shop. Was only released in Japan.
26 Years AgoAtelier Elie GB
Game Boy ColorJapan
A spin-off game of the Atelier: Salburg series with 2 versions, the other being "Atelier Marie GB", that takes place after the games main character graduates from the academy and opens an alchemy shop. Was only released in Japan.
25 Years AgoM&M's Minis Madness
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
The Minis have escaped and are wreaking havoc on the M&M factory. It is up to four intrepid heroes Red, Green, Yellow, and Blue to capture the Minis and return the factory to normal.
23 Years AgoRescue Copter
PlayStationNorth America
The company behind the Jet Copter and Jet Stream series in Japan, AquaSystem, flies its Rescue Copter across the Pacific for this stateside PlayStation release.
20 Years AgoSugar Sugar Rune: Heart Ga Ippai! Moegi Gakuen
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Sugar Sugar Rune: Heart Ga Ippai! Moegi Gakuen is an Action game, developed by Open Sesame and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2005.
18 Years AgoJackass: The Game DS
Nintendo DSNorth America
Jackass: The Game for DS is a full 3D free roaming stunt simulator based upon the popular Jackass TV series.
16 Years AgoMove your Brain: Rollway Puzzle
Nintendo DSiEurope
A DSiWare game by Assoria in which the player has to navigate a ball through a obstacle filled maze by tilting the Nintendo DSi that uses the position of the player's face as a control input.
16 Years AgoSokoMania
Nintendo DSiEurope
The game is a variation on a warehouse keeper theme (Sokoban).
16 Years AgoArt Academy: Second Semester
Nintendo DSiEurope
Art Academy is a portable art course that anyone can enjoy.
21 Years AgoGrowlanser Generations: Deluxe Edition
PS2Worldwide
Growlanser Generations marks the first time this Turn-Based Strategy RPG series made it to the States. Growlanser Generations is a compilation of 2 games from the series, Growlanser II: The Sense of Justice and Growlanser III: The Dual Darkness.
Bull Fight: Ring no Haja
PC EngineWorldwide
Select your boxer, select your manager and duke it out for the championship. Bullfight takes the conventional side view of many boxing games - you shuffle left and right tapping one button for block and another for punch, the height of which is determined by the D-pad.
Ju Ju Densetsu
ArcadeWorldwide
According to the TAD president, Tadashi Yokoyama: One day in December 1988, a freelance artist came at TAD with a portfolio of designs including this monkey. The team was motivated to do a game around this funny monkey.
28 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.