ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
February 24
The games released on this day in gaming history.
113 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
27 Years AgoSilent Hill
PlayStationNorth America
Silent Hill is the first installment in the Silent Hill series of psychological survival horror video games. Unlike earlier survival horror games that focused on protagonists with combat training, the main character Harry Mason is an average man.
32 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog 3
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
The game is a sequel to Sonic the Hedgehog 2 for the same system and follows on directly from the end of the game, in which Sonic defeated his enemy, Dr.
21 Years AgoSuper Mario 64 DS
RemakeNintendo DSAustralia
Super Mario 64, the classic 3D platformer for the Nintendo 64, arrives on the Nintendo DS with all-new features that take advantage of the portable system's dual screens, touch screen, and wireless multiplayer capability.
21 Years AgoSly 2: Band of Thieves
PS2Asia
Sly 2: Band of Thieves is a stealth-action platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released for PlayStation 2 in 2004. Players control Sly Cooper and his gang as they attempt to dismantle the Klaww Gang and recover the scattered parts of Clockwerk.
26 Years AgoMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
ArcadeJapan
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games.
20 Years AgoBlack
PS2Worldwide
Black takes place in Chechnya (Southern Russia). The protagonist is a black ops soldier named Sergeant First Class Jack Kellar (portrayed by Marty Papazian). Kellar tells most of the story in first-person at an interrogation four days after the events in the story begin.
21 Years AgoWarioWare: Touched!
Nintendo DSAustralia
Wario makes his debut on the Nintendo DS with hundreds of all-new minigames. Now you must complete your goals by using the touch screen and a stylus.
32 Years AgoCool Spot
SNESEurope
Cool Spot is a mascot for 7 Up, introduced in 1987. During this time, the red spot in the 7 Up logo was anthropomorphized: given arms, legs, a mouth, and sunglasses.
20 Years AgoMetal Slug 6
ArcadeWorldwide
Metal Slug 6 returns to the Rebel-Martian alliance featured in Metal Slugs 2, X, and 3, but on a much broader scale.
31 Years AgoAlien Soldier
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
The planet Sierra is being attacked by Scarlet, a terrorist group lead by a vicious creature named Xi-Tiger who is plotting to destroy the human race. With vengeance, our hero Epsilon-Eagle will fight against Xi-Tiger as well as the terrorist organization that he formerly led.
28 Years AgoGex: Enter the Gecko
PlayStationNorth America
"Is it just me, or am I engulfed in flames?" is one of the many one-liners uttered by Gex, a wise cracking gecko who should check himself into television rehab; he's addicted to it.
20 Years AgoFatal Frame III: The Tormented
PS2Europe
Rei Kurosawa suffers a strange dream each night, since she took a photo of her dead boyfriend in an abandoned old mansion. Every night the dream will take her deeper and deeper in an old mansion, when she will have to find out what is going on.
20 Years AgoCastlevania: Curse of Darkness
PS2Europe
Castlevania: Curse of Darkness is a direct sequel to Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. The game differs from its predecessor in a number of ways, including a more complex, action-adventure style of gameplay featuring character growth based on accumulated experience points.
20 Years AgoMarc Ecko's Getting Up: Contents Under Pressure
PS2Europe
Play as Trane, a "toy" graffiti artist with the street smarts, athletic prowess and vision to become an "All City King" - the most reputable of all graffiti artists.
21 Years AgoDynasty Warriors 5
PS2Japan
Dynasty Warriors 5 is a hack and slash video game set in China and the fifth installment in the Dynasty Warriors series, developed by Omega Force and published by Koei. The game was released on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox.
26 Years AgoVigilante 8: 2nd Offense
PlayStationJapan
The story of Vigilante 8: 2nd Offense centers on the international meddlings of an oil conglomerate from the future known as OMAR (Oil Monopoly Alliance Regime).
31 Years AgoLufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals
Super FamicomJapan
Lufia II: Rise of the Sinistrals serves as a prequel to Lufia & the Fortress of Doom, unfolding its events ninety-nine years before. The narrative delves into the origins of the series' antagonists, the Sinistrals, a group of super-humans.
26 Years AgoFear Effect
PlayStationNorth America
Fear Effect is an action adventure waiting to unfold! Wee Ming Lam disappears a few days before her 18th birthday under mysterious circumstances. Three ruthless mercenaries conspire to track her down and ransom her off to her father, Mr.
32 Years AgoSuper Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
SNESEurope
Pursued across the galaxy, you and your Rebel Forces now marshall new strength on the remote ice world of Hoth. Although tracked by probe droids, attacked by ice monsters, and confronted by an army of gigantic Imperial Walkers, you must not give in.
24 Years AgoPac-Man World 2
PortPS2North America
Long ago, back in medieval times, an evil spirit known as Spooky had terrorized all of Pac-Land.
20 Years AgoTOCA Race Driver 3
PS2Worldwide
TOCA Race Driver 3 (also known as DTM Race Driver 3 in Germany and V8 Supercars 3 in Australia) is the third title of TOCA racing video game series, developed and published by Codemasters. TOCA Race Driver 3 was released in Europe and North America on February 24, 2006.
31 Years AgoFront Mission
Super FamicomJapan
Front Mission is the first main entry and the first entry overall in the Front Mission series. Front Mission is part of a serialized storyline that follows the stories of various characters and their struggles involving mecha known as wanzers.
31 Years AgoNBA Jam Tournament Edition
Expanded editionSuper FamicomJapan
NBA Jam Tournament Edition brings you more senses-shattering slam dunking excitement than ever!
21 Years AgoTrace Memory
Nintendo DSJapan
The events of the game take place on the fictional Blood Edward Island. The game's protagonist, Ashley Mizuki Robbins, is the daughter of Richard and Sayoko Robbins, researchers of human memory.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.