On This Day in Gaming: February 16

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

February 16

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Shadow of the Colossus cover20 Years Ago

Shadow of the Colossus

PS2Australia

An open-world action/adventure game in which a young wanderer, along with a stolen magical sword and his steed companion, trespasses a cursed land, makes a deal with an ancient being to bring a sacrificial victim back to life, and sets off…

Final Fantasy IX cover25 Years Ago

Final Fantasy IX

PlayStationEurope

Final Fantasy IX is the ninth main installment in the FF series.

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth cover16 Years Ago

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth

Nintendo DSNorth America

Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth is a 2009 adventure video game developed and published by Capcom. It was originally released for the Nintendo DS in Japan in 2009, and internationally in 2010, and later for iOS and Android in 2017.

God Hand cover19 Years Ago

God Hand

PS2Europe

THERE AIN'T NO JUSTICE IN THE WILD, WEIRD WEST. JUST YOU. Things can't get any worse after demonic thugs cut your arm off, right?

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon cover17 Years Ago

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

RemakeNintendo DSNorth America

A reinvention of the original NES titles with revamped graphics and intuitive touch control, Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon will finally introduce longtime fans to the stories that gave birth to the series nearly 20 years ago in Japan, while in…

Ristar cover31 Years Ago

Ristar

Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America

Ristar is a platform game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Genesis in 1995. A Sega Game Gear game, of the same name and genre, Ristar, was also released, which shared similar themes while possessing different level design and gameplay mechanics.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3 cover19 Years Ago

Mario Hoops 3-on-3

Nintendo DSEurope

Get that magic touch. There are plenty of basketball games out there, but none with the hands-on control of Mario Hoops 3-on-3.

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2 cover19 Years Ago

Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2

PS2Europe

Digital Devil Saga: Avatar Tuner 2, released outside of Japan as Shin Megami Tensei: Digital Devil Saga 2, is a 2005 role-playing game for the PlayStation 2, and the second and final entry in the Digital Devil Saga series duology.

Cyberia cover30 Years Ago

Cyberia

PlayStationSaturnJapan

In a future where global terrorists rule and mankind lives on the brink of destruction, the the ultimate doomsday device has just been discovered beneath the frozen wasteland of northern Russia.

Disney's The Emperor's New Groove cover25 Years Ago

Disney's The Emperor's New Groove

PlayStationEurope

The Emperor's New Groove is a video game based on the 2000 Disney film of the same name, developed by Argonaut Games for the PlayStation and Microsoft Windows.

Quarantine cover30 Years Ago

Quarantine

PlayStationJapan

You have to transport people in this dangerous area. When you see someone with a sign hovering over him, stop by and pick him up. The destination place is visible on your minimap.

MotoGP cover25 Years Ago

MotoGP

PS2Europe

Developed by Namco, this racing simulator brings the excitement of MotoGP to the consoles.

Monster Hunter 2 cover20 Years Ago

Monster Hunter 2

PS2Japan

Monster Hunter 2 has an improved weapon tree and upgradeable armors. As in all Monster Hunter games, armor pieces can be worn to obtain skills and abilities. A new feature in Monster Hunter 2 is the use of gems.

Lode Runner: The Legend Returns cover30 Years Ago

Lode Runner: The Legend Returns

RemakePlayStationJapan

Lode Runner: The Legend Returns is a 1994 remake to the classic Lode Runner video game. The game takes place in a single frame with many different elements such as ground, ladders, treasure, items, and villains.

KORG DS-10 Plus cover16 Years Ago

KORG DS-10 Plus

Nintendo DSNorth America

KORG DS-10 Plus is a music creation program that emulates the Korg MS range of synthesizers.

Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy cover30 Years Ago

Angel Devoid: Face of the Enemy

SaturnJapan

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.

Roger Rabbit cover37 Years Ago

Roger Rabbit

Famicom Disk SystemJapan

Roger Rabbit is the first game in the Crazy Castle series, known in the West as Bugs Bunny's Crazy Castle. The Roger Rabbit version was developed for the Famicom Disk System and released only in Japan.

Doraemon: Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi cover30 Years Ago

Doraemon: Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi

PlayStationJapan

Doraemon: Nobita to Fukkatsu no Hoshi is a side-scrolling action platformer, and one of the many titles based on the long-running children's cartoon. The game is divided into short platform stages, each with a specific objective or goal that must be completed to move on.

Robo Pit cover30 Years Ago

Robo Pit

PortSaturnJapan

The Sega Saturn version is less polished with presentation and have a re-designed UI. It also adds a training mode.

Vehicle Cavalier cover30 Years Ago

Vehicle Cavalier

PlayStationJapan

Fast-paced gun-blazing action awaits in this classic mecha deathmatch. Blast your way through the arena as you wield over 300 types of weapons. You can even create your own weapons for custom carnage!

Pro Kishi Jinsei Simulation: Shogi no Hanamichi cover30 Years Ago

Pro Kishi Jinsei Simulation: Shogi no Hanamichi

Super FamicomJapan

Pro Kishi Jinsei Simulation: Shogi no Hanamichi is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Access and published by Atlus, which was released in Japan in 1996.

Puppet Zoo Pilomy cover30 Years Ago

Puppet Zoo Pilomy

PlayStationJapan

Puppet Zoo Pilomy is a simulation game developed by Human Entertainment in 1996. The PS One Classic version was published by Hamster Corporation in 2010.

NBA in the Zone '98 cover28 Years Ago

NBA in the Zone '98

Nintendo 64North America

NBA IN THE ZONE ¿98 is a traditional five-on-five basketball game that follows the lead of its predecessors, NBA IN THE ZONE and NBA IN THE ZONE 2. In the original game, the emphasis was on an arcade look and feel.

Guitar Freaks cover27 Years Ago

Guitar Freaks

ArcadeJapan

GuitarFreaks is a music video game series produced by Konami. It is a rhythm game where the player uses a controller to simulate the playing of an electric guitar. The game consists of music predominantly from the rock music, rock and roll and J-pop genres.

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

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