ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 15
The games released on this day in gaming history.
707 releases
38 Years AgoMetroid
Expanded editionNESEurope
It's you against the evil Mother Brain in the thrilling battle of Metroid! You're inside the fortress planet Zebes. The planet of endless secret passageways where the Metroid are multiplying.
27 Years AgoStar Wars: Rogue Squadron
Nintendo 64Europe
It is a time of great rejoicing in the galaxy. Luke Skywalker, with the help of Wedge Antilles, has blown up the Death Star. But there is little time to celebrate.
28 Years AgoFighting Force
PlayStationJapan
Fighting Force players control one of four characters. They move through urban and science fiction environments, battling waves of oncoming enemies with weapons ranging from fists and bottles to knives, chairs and guns.
17 Years AgoShin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Nintendo DSJapan
Tokyo is in full lockdown, the government's swift, coldblooded response to a surprise demon invasion. Trapped within the sprawling metropolis is the city's helpless populace, forced to turn on each other in order to survive.
28 Years AgoMischief Makers
Nintendo 64Europe
Mischief Makers is a Single-Player Video Game for the Nintendo 64 that was released in the United States on October 1st, 1997. The protagonist is the Ultra-Intergalactic-Cybot G, Marina Liteyears. She must protect the clumsy and lighthearted Professor Theo from the evil emperor.
38 Years Ago
29 Years AgoSoul Blade
Expanded editionPlayStationNorth America
The console version of Soul Edge adds more content to the original arcade game such as new characters and additional game modes.
29 Years AgoArkanoid: Doh It Again
Super FamicomJapan
Much like the game Breakout, the player controls the "Vaus", a space vessel that acts as the game's "paddle" which prevents a ball from falling from the playing field, attempting to bounce it against a number of bricks. The ball striking a brick causes the brick to disappear.
28 Years AgoWCW Nitro
PlayStationNorth America
Go for the gold, as you take on the Superstars of WCW and the NWO in Singles, Tag Team or Battle Royale competition! Set the stage - Fight in arenas from WCW's biggest events, including WCW Monday Nitro, Starrcade, and Halloween Havoc.
28 Years AgoFormula 1: Championship Edition
PlayStationJapan
An updated version of Psygnosis' first Formula 1 game. It features all tracks, drivers and cars from the 1997 season. Both an arcade mode and a realistic Grand Prix mode are available. New features are higher resolution and split-screen multiplayer.
28 Years AgoThe City of Lost Children
PlayStationJapan
The City of Lost Children is a third-person adventure game based on the film of the same name. Players control Miette, a young orphan navigating a bleak seaside city where children are being abducted.
29 Years AgoCool Boarders
PlayStationNorth America
Cool Boarders presents a most awesome and excellent challenge: to out-shred the best boarders on the pro circuit.
24 Years AgoNBA 2K2
PS2North America
NBA 2K2 is a basketball video game. It is the third installment in the NBA 2K series of video games and it was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega Sports.
22 Years AgoGran Turismo 4 Prologue
PS2Korea
Gran Turismo 4 Prologue is a racing video game in the Gran Turismo series. This short version title preceded the release of the full-length version Gran Turismo 4 in 2004. For undisclosed reasons, the game was not released in the North American market.
36 Years AgoThe Magic of Scheherazade
NESNorth America
Magic of Scheherazade is a mixture of action- and turn-based combat RPG styles. Wandering through Arabia, you'll encounter enemies whom you'll fight in real time, using various weapons.
34 Years AgoBaseball Stars 2
Neo Geo MVSJapanNorth America
Baseball Stars 2 is the sequel to the very successful Baseball Stars game released for Nintendo in the late 1980s. It was released by SNK for Arcade, as well as the Nintendo Entertainment System.
29 Years AgoMoney Puzzle Exchanger
Neo GeoArcadeJapanNorth America
A puzzle game created in 1997 by Japanese game for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system and ported to the Game Boy and the PlayStation that same year.
23 Years AgoDynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends
Standalone expansionPS2North America
Dynasty Warriors 3: Xtreme Legends is a stand-alone expansion to Dynasty Warriors 3. In both games, you take control of a military general in ancient China, each with their own unique abilities and weapons.
18 Years AgoNitrobike
PS2WiiWorldwideNorth America
Ubisoft introduces Nitrobike, the only game on the Wii home video game system from Nintendo that lets you feel the reckless intensity of racing a nitro-charged dirt bike.
30 Years AgoWorld Cup Golf: Professional Edition
PlayStationNorth America
Take on the best with WORLD CUP GOLF: Professional Edition. Get onto the green in the Practice mode, and work on any hole that gives you problems. In Normal mode, challenge the course alone or play against someone with 15 different game types such as skins and match play.
29 Years AgoTunnel B1
SaturnNorth AmericaEurope
Prepare yourself for dangerous underground combat action in TUNNEL B1 for the PlayStation. Command your specialized B1 hovercraft in fierce battles, as you attempt to bring down an evil madman intent on detonating a thermonuclear explosion and destroying the world.
38 Years AgoMagnum Kiki Ippatsu: Empire City 1931
PortFamicomJapan
In Empire City: 1931 which is set in 1931 you are a federal agent that has to eliminate all criminal activities in New York City. You must hunt the criminals down and shoot them one by one. To locate a criminal you just have to follow the arrow on the left or right of the screen.
38 Years AgoGinga no San-nin
RemakeFamicomJapan
In the year 2300, the human race created an Earth federation government and spread out into space to begin colonizing the surrounding planets.
36 Years AgoFamicom Doubutsu Seitai Zukan! Katte ni Shirokuma: Mori wo Sukue no Maki!
FamicomJapan
Famicom Doubutsu Seitai Zukan! Katte ni Shirokuma: Mori wo Sukue no Maki! is an Adventure game, published by CBS Sony Group, which was released in Japan in 1989.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.