ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
January 21
The games released on this day in gaming history.
36 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
28 Years AgoResident Evil 2
PlayStationNorth America
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title.
27 Years AgoSuper Smash Bros.
Nintendo 64Japan
Super Smash Bros. is a crossover fighting video game between several different Nintendo franchises, and the first installment in the Super Smash Bros. series. Players must defeat their opponents multiple times in a fighting frenzy of items and power-ups.
33 Years AgoSuper Mario Kart
SNESEurope
Super Mario Kart is a racing game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and the first game of the Mario Kart series, as well as the game that sets precedents to the fictional kart racing genre.
33 Years AgoMega Man 4
NESEurope
For a year the city has been quiet, but a new robotic terror has gripped the city! That scheming scientist, Dr. Cossack has arrived in town with eight new metal maniacs who are bigger and badder than anything Dr.
32 Years AgoWario Land: Super Mario Land 3
Game BoyJapan
Hey! Things are really cookin' on Kitchen Island! Wario's got a scheme to steal the pirates' treasure so he can have his very own castle!
33 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The HyperStone Heist
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist, released in Europe as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist and in Japan as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Return of the Shredder is a side-scrolling beat 'em up based on the co…
18 Years AgoAdvance Wars: Days of Ruin
Nintendo DSJapanNorth America
Days of Ruin takes place in an entirely new world where a large-scale meteor shower triggered massive global destruction that eradicated 90 percent of the population.
38 Years AgoIce Hockey
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Ice Hockey is a sports game for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It presents simplified team-based ice hockey, with players controlling skaters, passing the puck, checking opponents, and attempting to score against the opposing goalkeeper.
32 Years AgoFire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo
Super FamicomJapan
Fire Emblem: Monshou no Nazo (translated as Fire Emblem: Mystery of the Emblem in Fire Emblem: Awakening) is a Japanese tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo.
25 Years AgoMickey's Speedway USA
Nintendo 64Japan
Buckle up and get ready to race! Rally across America with Mickey and friends! Race around 20 All-American courses - from Alaska to the Everglades - as you try to track down the Weasels and rescue poor dognapped Pluto.
27 Years AgoEvolution: The World of Sacred Device
DreamcastJapan
Evolution is a dungeon crawling game that follows the adventures of Mag Launcher. Mag Launcher and his companions use Cyframes, technology discovered in ancient ruins. These Cyframes are sought after by adventurers who explore caverns to find them.
37 Years Ago
35 Years AgoMakai Prince Dorabochan
PC EngineWorldwide
A side-scrolling 2D platformer featuring a magical demon prince. As well as his own magic, he can also depend on his loyal Moai servants to make bridges. The predecessor of The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang.
35 Years AgoCross Wiber: Cyber-Combat-Police
PC EngineWorldwide
Cross Wiber is an special inspector of the cyber combat police. Several years after the happenings in Cyber Cross, a new threat threatens Earth: Duma and his alien forces. Wiber now starts his counter-attack on Duma.
35 Years AgoZoids: Mokushiroku
FamicomJapan
Zoids: Mokushiroku is a Strategy game, published by Tomy Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1990.
34 Years AgoFootball Frenzy
Neo GeoEuropeJapanNorth America
You'll never play another football game again, after you play Football Frenzy! Football Frenzy, with on-going play-by-play announcing, is hard-hitting action at its best! You will hear, in full stereo, every bone-crushing tackle and helmet-to-helmet, metal-on-metal hit.
34 Years AgoSD Gundam World: Gachapon Senshi 4 - New Type Story
FamicomJapan
SD Gundam: Gachapon Senshi 4: New Type Story is a Strategy game, developed by TOSE and published by Yutaka, which was released in Japan in 1991.
33 Years AgoSword Master
NESEurope
Sword Master establishes the tale of an evil wizard in league with a monstrous demon who have dared to kidnap a damsel. The Sword Master is a knight who seeks to rescue the fair lady and destroy the evil people and creatures in the castle in which they dwell.
33 Years AgoG-LOC: Air Battle
PortMega Drive / GenesisEurope
Vigilante forces have raided government military installations and "confiscated" tanks, planes, even warships! Pilot your G-LOC fighter to victory against the guerillas. Only you have the skills to get the job done and save the day!
31 Years AgoRyuuko no Ken 2
PortSuper FamicomJapan
Released only in Japan for the Super Famicom, it's an adaptation of the Neo Geo game of the same name, also known as "Art of Fighting 2".
27 Years AgoSnowboard Kids Plus
Expanded editionPlayStationJapan
An enhanced port of Snowboard Kids released exclusively in Japan which featured four new characters among other improvements to the Nintendo 64 original
27 Years AgoTrue Love Story 2
PlayStationWorldwideJapan
Each of the three discs is available for the first, second and third semesters, and you can play through to the end of the game without having to replace the disc. Each semester, the characters, events and opening movies are different versions.
27 Years AgoBattle Konchuuden
PlayStationJapan
Battle Insects Den is a strategy role-playing game for the PlayStation and was released by Jaleco in 1999. The game progresses through a series of strategy and adventure parts.
27 Years AgoKaitouranma Miyabi
PlayStationJapan
Kaitouranma Miyabi takes place in Japan during Edo period and takes course of a single year where the player is a student in a martial arts school. The game is a mix of visual novel style gameplay during dialogues and third-person perspective during training and fighting.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.