ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 11
The games released on this day in gaming history.
31 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
24 Years AgoMax Payne
PS2Europe
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win.
24 Years AgoAdvance Wars
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Just because this battle fits in the palm of your hand doesn't mean the stakes are small. On the contrary, this all-or-nothing fight will have you accessing guns, grenades, launchers, and weaponry of all sorts.
21 Years AgoMercenaries: Playground of Destruction
PS2North America
During the last years of his reign, the North Korean president Choi Kim attempted a reconciliation with the country's southern neighbor, with the ultimate goal of reunification.
24 Years AgoRez
DreamcastEurope
A rail shooter with a heavy emphasis on audiovisual elements in which a hacker attempts to breach an AI integral for the continuation of the human race to prevent it from shutting down due to information overload.
35 Years AgoShadow of the Ninja
NESNorth America
Shadow of the Ninja, originally released in Japan as Yami no Shigotonin Kage, and later released in Europe as Blue Shadow, is a 1990 futuristic ninja-themed side-scrolling action game by Natsume for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
34 Years AgoSuper Adventure Island
Super FamicomJapan
Master Higgins is back in his wildest and greatest adventure of all! His girlfriend, Jeannie Jungle, has been turned to stone by the evil Dark Cloak. Now he must leap into action to defeat the scores of guardian animals and monsters that protect the wicked wizard.
25 Years AgoMega Man Xtreme
Game Boy ColorNorth America
The future world is in turmoil. The peace keeping mother computer has been hacked and a virus runs rampant throughout the world.
21 Years AgoThe Getaway: Black Monday
PS2North America
It's going to be a day to remember for Sgt Mitchell. His first shift back on the MET's Organised Crime Squad begins with a dawn raid on a council estate that turns nasty.
34 Years AgoViewpoint
Neo GeoJapanNorth America
One or two players (in hot-seat or cooperative mode) control a spaceship equipped with a laser cannon which can be charged (by holding the shooting button down) for a stronger blast.
35 Years AgoAbcop: A.B. Cop
ArcadeWorldwide
The player takes on the role of the A.B. (Air Bike) Cop who must chase down and destroy the perpetrators of various crimes (which changes every level) before the time limit expires. A.B Cop introduced an element new to the racing genre: the end-of-level guardian.
35 Years AgoChase H.Q.
PortGame BoyJapan
As an undercover agent of Chase Headquarters, your job is to patrol the streets and track down five criminals. You are given a mission briefing before you start which gives information on the suspect and what car they drive.
33 Years AgoBomberman '93 Special
Expanded editionPC EngineWorldwide
A very limited release to this game that features eight arenas for multiplayer Bomberman blast action. It was produced for the Osaka game event so players could battle it out.
33 Years AgoMiracle Adventure Esparks
Game BoyWorldwide
Long before God even born, the Earth was formed by the law of nature. However, Dr. Gallipoli, which appeared from the dark world, scattered and dispersed his own monsters in various places as much as possible and began to conquer the world.
33 Years AgoNakajima Satoru Kanshuu: F1 Super License
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu F1 Super License is a 1992 racing game by Varie for the Sega Mega Drive and the third Mega Drive game in their Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu games, following F1 Hero MD. This game is a 2D racer, like F1 Grand Prix and unlike F1 Hero MD. B accelerates.
33 Years AgoSuper Bikkuriman: Densetsu no Sekiban
Game BoyJapan
Battle between humans and super demons. Humans can use a cyber-update force to create mecha-like armour. Human forces has lost to super demons, only few humans flee. One of them - Phoenix, a little boy, wich one become a savior after finding a pieces of stone.
27 Years AgoLooney Tunes: Carrot Crazy
Game Boy ColorNorth America
Coming home after a long day at work, Bugs and Lola find their garden ransacked and all of their carrots stolen. Now the two must explore the Warner Bros. Lot to discover the identity of the carrot thief.
25 Years AgoTop Gear: Dare Devil
PS2Worldwide
Top Gear: Dare Devil is a game for the Sony PlayStation 2 that involves driving around the cities of Rome, London, Tokyo, and San Francisco. This game consists of Single player and multiplayer.
25 Years AgoCosmic Smash
ArcadeJapan
Cosmic Smash is a heavily stylised sports game based on the game squash, filled with fast arcade thrills and stylish visuals.
25 Years AgoSagashi ni Ikouyo
PS2Japan
You are a young adventurer, looking for challenge. Travel through deep dungeons and battle those who would seek to stop you. A large cast of characters aid and propel players in this treasure hunting, monster battling adventure game.
25 Years AgoSpace Venus starring Morning Musume.
PS2Japan
Space Venus bills itself not as a game, but as "Music Visual Software". It takes the Japanese pop group Morning Musume and puts them in the role of the crew of a space station, charged with generating Life Oriented Virtual Energy (LOVE).
25 Years AgoSkydiving Extreme
PlayStationJapan
This Natsume entry into the realm of extreme sports gaming puts the player in charge of a squad of highly-trained synchronized skydivers.
22 Years AgoCroket! 3: Granyuu Oukoku no Nazo
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
A platform fighting game based on the Coro Coro comic Croket!, with a story mode that includes light exploration and RPG elements.
20 Years AgoSimple 2000 Series Vol. 94: The Akachampion
PortPS2Japan
The Aka-Champion is a Japanese infant sports game. Go ahead and wrap your head around that one for a minute.
19 Years AgoDS Dengeki Bunko: Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu
Nintendo DSJapan
DS Dengeki Bunko: Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu is a visual novel based on the Japanese sci-fi light novel series Iriya no Sora, UFO no Natsu.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.