ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
65 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
20 Years AgoFinal Fantasy XII
PS2Japan
The game takes place in the fictional land of Ivalice, where the empires of Archadia and Rozarria are waging an endless war. Dalmasca, a small kingdom, is caught between the warring nations. When Dalmasca is annexed by Archadia, its princess, Ashe, creates a resistance movement.
36 Years AgoGolden Axe
PC Engine CDJapan
Progress is made through the game by fighting through Death Adder's henchmen, including men armed with clubs and maces, skeleton warriors, and knights. Players are able to attack using their weapon, jump and cast spells that hurt all enemies on the screen.
26 Years AgoSpyro 2: Ripto's Rage!
PlayStationJapan
Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage! is the second game in the Spyro the Dragon series. In this game, Spyro is placed in the land of Avalar rather than the Dragon Worlds. Gameplay flows like the original game Spyro the Dragon, with few variations in control and Spyro's main abilities intact.
19 Years AgoPhoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Justice for All
Expanded editionNintendo DSEurope
The second game in the popular court room battle series from Japan introduces four new cases featuring new characters, plot twists and gameplay features.
19 Years AgoCastlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Nintendo DSAustralia
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin is a side-scrolling action RPG where you switch between two hunters, Jonathan Morris and Charlotte Aulin, to explore Dracula's castle and defeat the vampire Brauner. Set in 1944, Jonathan wields the Vampire Killer whip while Charlotte casts magic.
26 Years AgoSim Theme Park
PlayStationJapan
Like the previous title, Theme Park World tasks players with managing a series of amusement parks. To do this, the player must choose how to spend their available funds, finding a way to expand the number and scope of their parks while remaining profitable.
19 Years AgoPuzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords
Nintendo DSEurope
Experience a puzzle game like nothing you have played before. Embark on an epic single-player campaign comprising of more than 150 challenging quests. Jump into this exciting puzzle game and out match your opponent in Quick-play mode.
28 Years AgoSnowboard Kids
Nintendo 64Europe
The kids are arguing about their snowboarding skills. The debate escalates to the point where they decide to hold a snowboarding tournament to determine who is the best. One character, Shinobin, has no involvement whatsoever until he is unlocked by the player.
31 Years AgoMario's Picross
Game BoyNorth America
Mario's Picross is a puzzle game for the Game Boy and the first game in the Nintendo-published Picross series. In this game, Mario takes on the role of an archaeologist who chisels away the squares in each playfield. The result is a small picture.
19 Years AgoSpectrobes
Nintendo DSEurope
Disney Interactive's first original IP, Spectrobes is a DS game that involves training Spectrobes in order to fight the Krawl.
19 Years AgoFinal Fantasy V Advance
Expanded editionGame Boy AdvanceEurope
The winds fail. Ships stand still, unable to fill their sails. The world races to its end.
26 Years AgoBust-a-Move 4
DreamcastJapan
Puzzle Bobble 4 (also known as Bust-a-Move 4 in North America and Europe) is the third sequel to the video game Puzzle Bobble and is the final appearance of the series on the Arcade, PlayStation and Dreamcast.
21 Years AgoMX vs. ATV: Unleashed
PS2North America
Take on the racing world in an attempt to knock off motocross and ATV riders in over 50 technical supercross and rugged outdoor tracks.
25 Years AgoLooney Tunes Racing
PlayStationEurope
Rev your engines - It's time to burn some Looney Tunes rubber!
36 Years AgoTarget Earth
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Target Earth is a space shooting game set in the future with Earth under attack by robots. The protagonist of the game is a pilot of a mech robot which can either walk on planet surfaces or fly in space. There are two types of levels in the game.
22 Years AgoTom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm
Standalone expansionPS2North America
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Jungle Storm is an expansion of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon released on the PlayStation 2. It contains the content of Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Island Thunder along with eight new single-player missions set in Colombia and additional multiplayer maps.
19 Years AgoPac-Man World Rally
PS2Europe
Pac-Man World Rally is a kart racing game that features a lineup of characters and courses from Namco's various games.
33 Years AgoRisky Woods
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Unusually for Electronic Arts in the early 90s, this was a platform -shooter game with little or no adventuring or strategy elements. The game scrolls sideways, and has sections where precision jumps are required, either to clear rivers or collect bonuses.
26 Years AgoCovert Ops: Nuclear Dawn
PlayStationNorth America
Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn, otherwise known as Chase the Express, is a video game created by Sugar and Rockets for the PlayStation, and released in 2000.
19 Years AgoSamurai Warriors 2 Empires
Standalone expansionPS2Europe
Samurai Warriors 2 Empires is an expansion to the original Samurai Warriors 2 and the third Empires expansion by Koei.
16 Years AgoInfinite Space
Nintendo DSNorth America
Infinite Space, a role playing game exclusively for the Nintendo DS portable handheld system, takes place in outer space and gives players the ability to control, build, outfit and customize more than 150 spaceships.
36 Years AgoImage Fight
FamicomJapan
On a fateful day in 20XX, the Earth's moon exploded into four large fragments and a multitude of meteors. Aliens from afar had succeeded in destroying the West's moon base. One after another, mankind's other military industrial space complexes were being lost.
25 Years AgoDisney's The Emperor's New Groove
PortGame Boy ColorEurope
The Emperor's New Groove is a video game based on the 2000 Disney film of the same name, developed by Sandbox Studios for the Game Boy Color.
36 Years AgoQuarth
PortGame BoyJapan
Quarth is a combination of Tetris-style gameplay and a fixed shooter in the Space Invaders tradition.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.