ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
67 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
24 Years AgoMetal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
PS2Europe
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty is the sequel to the espionage action game Metal Gear Solid. Much of the gameplay remains the same, as the game's protagonist has to sneak past guards, outsmart them using various gadgets and defeat the tricky boss enemies.
17 Years AgoPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
Expanded editionNintendo DSAustralia
Meet Phoenix Wright, the rookie defense lawyer new to the scene with the wildest cross-examination skills in town! Take on five intriguing cases to reveal dramatic, stunning, and even comical court proceedings.
24 Years AgoSonic Advance
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Sonic Advance is notable for being the first Sonic game released on a Nintendo console, despite both Sega and Nintendo being well-known rivals on the console market throught the 1990s.
19 Years AgoYoshi's Island DS
Nintendo DSJapan
Yoshi's Island DS is a 2D platformer for the Nintendo DS in the Yoshi's Island series.
30 Years AgoGex
PlayStationJapan
Enter your television to defeat the evil Rez by collecting remotes to open worlds inside your tv.
33 Years AgoX-Men
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
X-Men is a side-scrolling action game based on the comic book series of the same name. The player can control one of four playable characters: Gambit, Nightcrawler, Wolverine, or Cyclops. In addition, it is possible to call upon four other X-Men in when necessary.
20 Years AgoOnimusha: Dawn of Dreams
PS2North America
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams is the sixth installment of Capcom's Onimusha series and the fourth game in the canonical main series.
30 Years AgoD
PlayStationSaturnEurope
The first entry in the D series and one of the first games the company released, it dealt with taboo content such as violence and cannibalism, featured 3D CGI full-motion video, and used a first-person perspective. It was the first game to star the digital actress Laura.
26 Years AgoRollcage Stage II
PlayStationEurope
Rollcage Stage II is an arcade-style racing game for PlayStation and PC, developed by Attention To Detail, and published by Psygnosis. It is the sequel to Rollcage and was released in 2000.
35 Years AgoAdvanced Dungeons & Dragons: Heroes of the Lance
FamicomJapan
Heroes of the Lance is a side-scrolling action game. The game used actual Dungeons & Dragons statistics, with statistics for the characters exactly as they were in the rule books.
24 Years AgoNBA 2K2
DreamcastEurope
NBA 2K2 is a basketball video game. It is the third installment in the NBA 2K series of video games and it was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega Sports.
24 Years AgoRayman Rush
PortPlayStationEurope
Rayman Rush is a on-foot racing game developed and published by Ubisoft, based on the Rayman universe.
19 Years AgoBomberman Land Touch!
Nintendo DSJapan
The fun of the Bomberman series returns to the Nintendo DS, this time with not only classic Bomberman gameplay, but a whole new selection of addictive mini games to play alone, or over Nintendo's Wi-Fi connection!
19 Years AgoGuilty Gear Dust Strikers
Nintendo DSEurope
The no holds barred, sci-fi fighting franchise is reborn on the Nintendo DS.
24 Years AgoLufia: The Ruins of Lore
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
This exciting new chapter in the Lufia saga follows the adventures of Eldin, Torma, and Rami, a group of friends and would-be hunters as they set out in search of treasure, only to discover that fate has much more in store for them!
36 Years AgoAstyanax
PortNESNorth America
It is a 2D action platform game focused on hack and slash and spell casting. The game consists of six linear levels of which each has two sub-levels meaning the game consists of 12 level in total. After every level there is a cut-scene pushing the story forward.
30 Years AgoLode Runner: The Legend Returns
RemakeSaturnJapan
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.
19 Years AgoHeroes of Mana
Nintendo DSJapan
Breathing new life into the vaunted Mana franchise, Heroes of Mana takes the beloved series into an entirely new dimension. In the first real-time strategy title for the series, generals will plan, plot and strategize their way to victory on the battlefield.
30 Years AgoThe Horde
SaturnJapan
The Horde is a hybrid action-strategy video game that was originally released for 3DO and was ported to the Sega Saturn and DOS. It also featured full-motion video sequences featuring a number of actors including Kirk Cameron as Chauncey and Michael Gregory as Kronus Maelor.
25 Years AgoExtermination
PS2Japan
Extermination is a survival horror game that casts you as Dennis Riley, a Marine Corps' Force RECON operative on an Antarctica mission to stop the outbreak of a virus mutating people.
38 Years AgoArkanoid II
PortFamicomJapan
Eons have passed... yet despite apparent annihilation in the original ARKANOID game, Dimension-controlling force DOH has come back to life, and occupying the huge spacecraft ZARG, has entered our universe.
38 Years AgoArkanoid: Revenge of Doh
PortFamicomWorldwide
Eons have passed... yet despite apparent annihilation in the original ARKANOID game, Dimension-controlling force DOH has come back to life, and occupying the huge spacecraft ZARG, has entered our universe.
35 Years AgoZero4 Champ
PC EngineJapan
The first game in a Japanese drag racing series that contains RPG elements.
33 Years AgoThe Terminator
RemakeSega CDNorth America
Similar to adaptations of The Terminator on other systems, the Sega CD game is a platformer where the player controls Kyle Reese, who travels back in time from the year 2029 to protect Sarah Connor from the unstoppable killing machine known as the Terminator.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.