On This Day in Gaming: January 17

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

January 17

The games released on this day in gaming history.

43 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Mega Man 8: Anniversary Collector's Edition cover29 Years Ago

Mega Man 8: Anniversary Collector's Edition

PortSaturnJapan

With the whole cast assembled for Mega Man's 32-bit debut and an exclusive onscreen Mega Man 8 Japanese art collection, the 10th anniversary edition is the ultimate mega package, the Blue Bomber's back! The two versions of the game are not identical.

F-1 Grand Prix 1996: Team Unei Simulation cover29 Years Ago

F-1 Grand Prix 1996: Team Unei Simulation

PlayStationJapan

F1 grand Prix 1996 Team Unei Simulation puts the player in the role of a F1 team manager the player can choose the manager nationality): The player can choose the sponsor, talk with his team mechanics to design his own car (choosing all the…

The Note cover29 Years Ago

The Note

PlayStationJapan

The Note is an action adventure survival horror title, you move around the levels in a first person view and can interact with almost everything in the rooms.

Doukyuusei Mahjong cover29 Years Ago

Doukyuusei Mahjong

PlayStationJapan

A 4-player riichi mahjong game based on the Doukyuusei series.

Fighting Eyes cover27 Years Ago

Fighting Eyes

PlayStationJapan

Fighting Eyes is a 3D Fighting game that features 12 different characters, developed by Bandit and published by Solan.

Progear cover25 Years Ago

Progear

ArcadeWorldwide

Progear is an arcade video game developed by CAVE and published by Capcom on the CPS-2 arcade system board in 2001. This was Cave's only horizontal scrolling shooter until Deathsmiles in 2007. The game features a steampunk-like style and art design.

Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories cover25 Years Ago

Missing Parts: The Tantei Stories

DreamcastJapan

The first entry in the cult classic adventure game series by F.O.G.

Climax Tennis: WTA Tour Edition cover24 Years Ago

Climax Tennis: WTA Tour Edition

PS2Japan

Konami's WTA follow-up

Gradius Galaxies cover24 Years Ago

Gradius Galaxies

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Gradius Galaxies is a horizontally-scrolling shooter handheld video game released for the Game Boy Advance. This is the only Gradius title available for the system.

Snap Kid's cover24 Years Ago

Snap Kid's

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Snap Kid's is a TCG / RPG hybrid that involves photographing monsters.

Bravo Music: Chou Meikyokuban cover24 Years Ago

Bravo Music: Chou Meikyokuban

PS2Japan

One of three Japan-exclusive sequels to Bravo Music/Mad Maestro! Bravo Music - Chou Meikyokuban: Your goal is to play four beautiful songs for the Martians who have already left Mars and are on their way to Earth!

Ozzy & Drix cover22 Years Ago

Ozzy & Drix

Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide

A 2D platformer with 3D elements, Ozzy & Drix is based on the hit cartoon series from the Kids' WB! which in turn is based on the movie Osmosis Jones. Join the gross-out adventures of a white blood cell "cop," Ozzy, and his over-the-counter cold pill sidekick, Drix.

Kawaii Pet Game Gallery 2 cover21 Years Ago

Kawaii Pet Game Gallery 2

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

A second cute animal mini-game collection.

Blazing Souls cover20 Years Ago

Blazing Souls

PS2Japan

The ninth entry in Idea Factory's IF Neverland brand. You take control of Xeros, a "contractor" who lost all memory of his past. Along with Adel, who encounters Xeros while on a journey in search of her parents, you'll head off on adventure.

Kero Kero 7 cover20 Years Ago

Kero Kero 7

Nintendo DSJapan

Kero Kero 7 features an assortment of spy tools for players to use. Record a voice sample and save it or send it to friends. Use your built-in stopwatch or set an alarm.

School Days LxH cover18 Years Ago

School Days LxH

PS2Japan

A port of School Days for the Playstation 2.

Touch de Zuno DS cover18 Years Ago

Touch de Zuno DS

Nintendo DSJapan

Touch de Zuno! DS an educational puzzle and brain-training game. The game includes three solo challenge modes and supports up to four players, offering a variety of mini-games that test cognitive skills such as precision, quick thinking, memory, and logic.

32 Years Ago

Pachinko Wars 2

Super FamicomJapan

Pachinko Wars 2 is a Miscellaneous game, developed by OeRSTED and published by Coconuts Japan, which was released in Japan in 1993.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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