ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
42 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
32 Years AgoMega Man X
SNESNorth America
Mega Man X, known as Rockman X in Japan, is the first game of the Mega Man X series. It was the first spin-off of the classic Mega Man series and made its debut on the Super Famicom/SNES, initially released in 1993.
16 Years AgoSilent Hill: Shattered Memories
PS2North America
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is the seventh installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series, and a stand-alone reimagining of the original Silent Hill video game. Once again, you will cast Harry Mason searching across the haunted town for his missing daughter Cheryl.
25 Years AgoThe Legend of Dragoon
PlayStationEurope
The Legend of Dragoon is a Japanese-style RPG, visually reminiscent of Final Fantasy VII (pre-rendered backgrounds, 3D characters and battle scenes, CG animations to advance the story).
20 Years AgoRule of Rose
PS2Japan
Rule of Rose is a survival horror game in which the player, who controls Jennifer, explores the game environments and furthers the plot by accomplishing tasks and experiencing cut-scenes while sporadically encountering enemies and bosses.
23 Years AgoThe Getaway
PS2North America
The Getaway is a sandbox crime game set in London. It is inspired by British gangland films Get Carter and Snatch.
20 Years AgoResident Evil: Deadly Silence
Expanded editionNintendo DSJapan
Resident Evil: Deadly Silence is an enhanced version of the original Resident Evil for the Nintendo DS. It was made to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the series.
20 Years AgoMetroid Prime Pinball
Nintendo DSJapan
Samus Aran's entry into the bumper-and-flipper world is a sleek, sci-fi classic gaming adventure that has her careening into gigantic boss monsters and bouncing through a variety of exciting pinball tables.
25 Years AgoKiss: Psycho Circus - The Nightmare Child
DreamcastEuropeAustralia
Wicked Jester, a band of four, are headed for a Friday night gig at The Coventry, a rundown dive outside of town. They arrive only to find the parking lot deserted, the club seemingly dead.
33 Years AgoSuper Sidekicks
Neo GeoNorth AmericaJapan
Published in 1993, the original Super Sidekicks (known as Tokuten Ou, "Goal-Scoring King" in Japan) was SNK's first soccer video game.
28 Years AgoBlazing Star
Neo Geo MVSJapanNorth America
Blazing Star is a scrolling shooter video game for the Neo Geo home game system. It is the sequel to the acclaimed Neo Geo shooter Pulstar, which was itself a close cousin to the R-Type franchise.
30 Years AgoPolicenauts
PlayStationJapan
Policenauts is an interactive movie/graphic novel/adventure game with a hard science fiction storyline, written and directed by Hideo Kojima, and published by Konami.
26 Years AgoWorms Armageddon
PortGame Boy ColorNorth America
A Game Boy Color port of the Standalone Expansion to Worms 2 of the same name.
25 Years AgoSpawn: In the Demon's Hand
DreamcastEurope
The legendary hellbound comic anti-hero comes to life. Straight from the blockbuster arcade game, this home version kicks it up a notch with ever more features and modes of play.
30 Years AgoCreature Shock
SaturnJapan
The earth is overpopulated and mankind must find a second home. The spaceship Amazon is sent to investigate Saturn and Jupiter for possible colonization. Near the end of its mission, all contact is lost with the ship except for a distress beacon.
25 Years AgoMort the Chicken
PlayStationEurope
The Chickens are in a panic when mysterious creatures from another world kidnap their baby chicks! Stolen from the farm and threatened with becoming tasty snacks, it is up to fearless Mort to come to their rescue.
20 Years AgoLostMagic
Nintendo DSJapan
LostMagic is an action RPG set in a mysterious realm where monsters wield unimaginable power and the fate of the universe is held together by seven magical wands.
28 Years AgoBeatmania
ArcadeNorth America
Beatmania is a rhythm game developed by Konami. It is the first game in the BEMANI series ( which it was named after: BEatMANIa ). It is one of the few music games developed by the internal studio GMD (Game Music Division).
36 Years AgoAtomic Robo-Kid Special
PC EngineJapan
More of an explorative shooter than the standard blasting affairs, Atomic Robo-Kid Special takes all the elements from the arcade version and jiggles around with them a bit for the PC Engine.
36 Years AgoQuarter Back Scramble: American Football Game
FamicomJapan
Quarter Back Scramble: American Football Game is a Sports game, developed by Natsume and published by Pony Canyon, which was released in Japan in 1989.
36 Years AgoEmoyan no 10-bai Pro Yakyuu
FamicomJapan
Emoyan no 10-bai Pro Yakyuu is a Sports game, published by Hect, which was released in Japan in 1989.
35 Years AgoJumpin' Kid: Jack to Mame no Ki Monogatari
FamicomJapan
The evil Giant has kidnapped Jack's girlfriend and now he must travel up the beanstalk and return to the Giant's castle in the sky to save her! Jack must use all his jumping ability and wits to climb the dangerous beanstalk without getting hurt.
32 Years AgoPower Spikes II
Neo GeoArcadeNorth AmericaJapan
Power Spikes II is a sports game released in 1994 by Video System. It features the Hyper Mode where the world's strongest eight teams compete along with the World Men's and World Women's teams in this futuristic fighting volleyball game.
31 Years AgoJanyuuki Goku Randa
Super FamicomJapan
Janyuuki Goku Randa is a Miscellaneous game, published by Virgin Interactive, which was released in Japan in 1995.
30 Years AgoFloating Runner: Quest for the 7 Crystals
PlayStationJapan
Floating Runner: Quest for the 7 Crystals is a 3D platform adventure consisting of fourteen levels across seven different themed environments, with classic locales ranging from tropical forests to frozen tundra.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.