On This Day in Gaming: March 6

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

March 6

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock cover18 Years Ago

Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock

PS2Japan

Rock out to the third entry in in Red Octane's music series for guitar gods! Songs for Guitar Hero III include Barracuda by Heart, Sabotage by Beastie Boys, Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss, and much more!

Pokémon Stadium cover26 Years Ago

Pokémon Stadium

Nintendo 64North America

In the game's Stadium Mode, one player competes in 80 different battles, divided into four tournaments.

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories cover19 Years Ago

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories

PS2Worldwide

The PlayStation Portable follow-up to Rockstar's monumental handheld entry in the series, Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories. As in Liberty City Stories, this game ventures back to the location of the second PS2 game.

Persona 3 cover18 Years Ago

Persona 3

PS2Australia

Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus.

Street Fighter Alpha 2 cover30 Years Ago

Street Fighter Alpha 2

ArcadeNorth America

Street Fighter Alpha 2 is both a sequel and a remake to the previous year's Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams. The game features a number of improvements over the original, such as new attacks, stages, endings, and gameplay features.

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs cover16 Years Ago

Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs

Nintendo DSJapan

The third installment in the action-packed Pokemon Ranger series lets players take on the role of a Pokemon Ranger tasked with protecting Pokemon, people and nature.

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity cover18 Years Ago

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity

PS2Australia

Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity is a hoverboard racing video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the PlayStation 2 and Wii. It is the fifth racing game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, and the second entry the Sonic Riders trilogy.

Burnout Dominator cover19 Years Ago

Burnout Dominator

PS2North America

Burnout Dominator is an installment of the Burnout series for the PlayStation 2 and the PlayStation Portable systems. The game is mainly focused on returned Burnouts feature - draining a complete boost meter without stopping wich was last seen in Burnout 2: Point of Impact.

The Bouncer cover25 Years Ago

The Bouncer

PS2North America

A typical evening at a local bar erupts into chaos as members of a Special Forces strike team descend through the roof to kidnap a young girl, Dominique.

Pokémon Trozei! cover20 Years Ago

Pokémon Trozei!

Nintendo DSNorth America

A crazy departure from your normal Pokémon game, Pokémon Trozei is a speedy puzzle game that will send your stylus flying! Your goal is to match the faces of four Pokémon in the game board to remove them, then string together more Pokémon faces to perform big combos.

Chaos Legion cover23 Years Ago

Chaos Legion

PS2Japan

The story of Chaos Legion is a gothic opera which begins November, 791 A.S. (Anno Satanis): The protagonist, Sieg Wahrheit, is a Knight of the Dark Glyphs who is on a quest under command of the Order of St.

Mickey Mousecapade cover39 Years Ago

Mickey Mousecapade

FamicomJapan

"Help! Help!" echos a mysterious voice. Mickey Mouse, the famous world explorer, has heard the cries of one of his friends and he's off on a rescue mission...

Trouble Shooter cover34 Years Ago

Trouble Shooter

Mega Drive / GenesisJapan

After a prince is taken hostage by Blackball, a mutant weapons genius, Madison (the blonde on the right) and Crystal (the brunette on the left) fight through Blackball's domain on hoverpacks to rescue him. Madison will always shoot to the right.

Shadow of Destiny cover25 Years Ago

Shadow of Destiny

PS2North America

Shadow of Destiny is an adventure game. There are no action elements in the game, and the protagonist has no health bar. Each chapter has a time limit, during which Eike has to find a way to prevent the murderer from killing him.

Adventure Island cover34 Years Ago

Adventure Island

PortGame BoyJapan

Master Higgins' girlfriend Tina, has just been kidnapped by the Evil Witch Doctor's persistent followers. Despite its English title, this is a handheld port of Adventure Island II, not its predecessor.

Brain Dead 13 cover30 Years Ago

Brain Dead 13

PlayStationNorth America

In Braindead 13, the player takes on the role of a young computer expert who one day is called to fix a computer at some scary castle and in no time flat, finds himself in trouble. It is up to the player to use the complex moves of an interactive movie to escape from the castle.

2Xtreme cover29 Years Ago

2Xtreme

PlayStationEurope

Snowboard in Japan, In-line skate in Las Vegas, Mountain Bike in Africa, and Skateboard in Los Angeles. All new points system allows you to compete in a season & earn points based on your finish, special moves and knockdowns.

Big Bang Mini cover17 Years Ago

Big Bang Mini

Nintendo DSEurope

Big Bang Mini is a bidimensional shoot 'em up with "bullet hell" influences. Even the player's projectile can become dangerous, when they explode and return in the lower screen. Developed by Arkedo and published by SouthPeak Games.

Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack cover23 Years Ago

Space Channel 5: Ulala's Cosmic Attack

PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope

When the Morolians invade, ace reporter Ulala scoops the story for Space Channel 5. The hip-hopping aliens zap citizens into a hypnotic dance trance, but beat girl Ulala is their ultimate match. She busts out her grooviest attacks to free the captives and make headlines.

MVP 07: NCAA Baseball cover19 Years Ago

MVP 07: NCAA Baseball

PS2Worldwide

MVP 07: NCAA Baseball is a video game for the PlayStation 2 that was released February 6, 2007. Former Long Beach State pitcher and 2004 Roger Clemens Award winner Jered Weaver is on the cover, wearing his 2004 college uniform.

Carol Vorderman's Sudoku cover19 Years Ago

Carol Vorderman's Sudoku

PS2Europe

Let the ultimate Sudoku expert, Carol Vorderman, show you how to play and conquer the number game phenomenon sweeping the world. With over 1 million puzzle boards to choose from, experience countless hours and hours of fun.

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off cover17 Years Ago

SpongeBob vs. The Big One: Beach Party Cook-Off

Nintendo DSEurope

Play as Spongebob in this DS exclusive cooking simulator and help him become the best chef in bikini bottom

Law of the West cover39 Years Ago

Law of the West

FamicomJapan

The West is out of control and a new sheriff is in town. As you wander through the dusty streets of this cowboy town keeping law in order, you are encountered by many characters ranging from gunslingers to the ladies.

Mottomo Abunai Deka cover36 Years Ago

Mottomo Abunai Deka

FamicomJapan

Mottomo Abunai Deka is an Action game, developed by Micronics and published by Toei Animation, which was released in Japan in 1990. It is based on a Japanese movie released in 1989 with the same name.

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

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