ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
618 releases
22 Years AgoMetroid: Zero Mission
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
The full story of Samus Aran's first mission finally unfolds... The first Metroid game just scratched the surface of the cataclysmic events on planet Zebes, and at long last the rest of the tale has come to light.
19 Years AgoŌkami
PS2Europe
Set sometime in classical Japanese history, Ōkami combines several Japanese mythology and folklore to tell the story of how the land was saved from darkness by the Shinto sun goddess named Amaterasu, who took the form of a white wolf with celestial markings covering its fur.
30 Years AgoDestruction Derby
PlayStationJapan
With no rules, no limits and no pit stopping, anything goes in this collision course of crumple zones, hit & run mayhem, and street level slamming where wrecking your opponent's motor in ultra-realistic smashes and crashes is the name of the game.
25 Years AgoBuzz Lightyear of Star Command
DreamcastPlayStationEurope
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is a Windows PC game created by Traveller's Tales with Disney Interactive and PIXAR in 2000. The game consists of multiple planets, each with a villain on it. In each level, the players race the villain to their getaway destination.
30 Years AgoLoaded
PlayStationEurope
Loaded is a violent, bloody top-down shooter which places you in the boots of one of six characters, who are all strange and deformed, from a psychotic clown to a huge baby.
20 Years AgoForbidden Siren 2
PS2Japan
Forbidden Siren 2 is the second installment in the Siren series. The game tells the story of several characters who become trapped on Yamijima Island, an island off the coast of mainland Japan. On August 3, 1976, an underwater cable was cut, and all power to the island was lost.
30 Years AgoBahamut Lagoon
Super FamicomJapan
Bahamut Lagoon combines RPG mechanics with squad-based combat. Characters have HP, MP (SP for fighter characters), EXP, equipment, stats and class-specific, SP-draining special elemental abilities very much like traditional console RPGs.
27 Years AgoWCW Nitro
Nintendo 64North 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.
19 Years AgoMicro Machines V4
Nintendo DSAustralia
Mixing miniature mayhem with maximum multiplayer racing, Micro Machines v4 features knockabout, breakneck racing in the fastest scale miniatures, complete with explosive weapon power-ups.
32 Years AgoMickey's Ultimate Challenge
Mega Drive / GenesisSNESWorldwide
Mickey's Ultimate Challenge is a puzzle game for the Super NES, Game Boy, Genesis/Mega Drive, Sega Master System, and Game Gear. The Master System version, released in 1998, was the last game ever released for that console. All other versions were released in 1994.
38 Years AgoContra
Expanded editionFamicomJapan
This is the Family Computer (Famicom) port of Contra.
37 Years AgoMilitary Madness
PC EngineJapan
Military Madness (released as Nectaris in Japan) is a futuristic turn-based strategy war game. The year is 2089 and the setting is Earth’s moon, which yields many important resources.
24 Years AgoSuper Mario World
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
The remake of Super Mario World included in Super Mario Advance 2 for the Game Boy Advance. In this refreshed version for the portable system, you can choose to play as either Mario or Luigi in single player.
19 Years AgoMagical Starsign
Nintendo DSEurope
The students of Will O'Wisp magical academy have a little problem: Their teacher has mysteriously disappeared. After commandeering a handful of rockets to rescue her, they've wound up on a strange (and sometimes scary) adventure through outer space.
22 Years AgoFinal Fantasy X-2: Last Mission
PS2Japan
Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission is a playable sequel to Final Fantasy X-2, originally released exclusively in Japan as a bonus for Final Fantasy X-2: International + Last Mission for the PlayStation 2 on February 9, 2004.
20 Years AgoDora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet
PS2North America
Dora the Explorer: Journey to the Purple Planet is an Adventure game, developed and published by Take-Two Interactive, which was released in 2005.
24 Years AgoHigh Heat Major League Baseball 2003
PS2Worldwide
High Heat Major League Baseball 2003 was the second-to-last of a series of baseball computer games, released on PlayStation 2, PC, and Game Boy Advance.
30 Years AgoAngel Devoid: Face of the Enemy
PlayStationJapan
A cyberpunk point-and-click action-adventure with a dynamic attitude system used during conversations to bring forth different responses. Sticking to one "alignment" is not wise.
37 Years AgoWagyan Land
FamicomJapan
Wagyan Land is an Action game, developed by Now Production and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1989.
30 Years AgoTokimeki Memorial: Densetsu no Ki no Shita de
PortSuper FamicomJapan
Tokimeki Memorial is a dating sim by Konami and the first game in the Tokimeki Memorial series.
30 Years AgoTenchi Muyo! Mimiri Onsen: Yukemuri no Tabi
SaturnJapan
Tenchi Muyō! Mimiri Onsen: Yukemuri no Tabi is an adventure game based on the Tenchi Muyo anime series. The game is fully-voiced, not including even a dialogue display or subtitles, and progresses as is standard for Japanese adventure games.
30 Years AgoPD Ultraman Link
SaturnJapan
PD Ultraman Link is a falling-block puzzle game featuring the Japanese superhero Ultraman and many of his allies and foes.
30 Years AgoShogi Saikyou II: Jissen Taikyoku-hen
Super FamicomJapan
Shogi Saikyou II: Jissen Taikyoku-hen is a Miscellaneous game, published by Magical Company (Mahou), which was released in Japan in 1996.
26 Years AgoNHL 2K
DreamcastNorth America
NHL 2K is a series of hockey games by Visual Concepts for the Dreamcast, PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, Xbox, iPhone, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and the Wii. Initially discontinued after the release of NHL 2K11 in 2010, the brand was revived on mobile devices in 2014.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.