ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
707 releases
23 Years AgoRayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc
PCPS2XboxNorth America
Hoodlum Havoc is a 3-D platformer from Ubisoft starring limbless hero Rayman. A hilarious story takes a few twists as Rayman sets out to stop the evil black lum Andre and his army of hoodlums.
27 Years AgoMetal Slug X
Expanded editionNeo Geo MVSNorth America
Metal Slug X is upgraded version of Metal Slug 2 (Metal Slug 2: Super Vehicle-001/I), which was released in March 1999 for the Neo Geo MVS. It fixed slowdown problems from the original game, and increased the difficulty.
22 Years AgoKatamari Damacy
PS2Japan
The King of All Cosmos accidentally destroyed the stars and—having recovered—wants the prince to rebuild them. Unfortunately the prince stands a little less than half a foot tall, so recreating the stars will require some effort.
32 Years AgoCastlevania: Bloodlines
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Time refuses to forget the Belmont family's horrifying, bloody destiny. And in 1917 two of its descendants are summoned by fate into epic battle. Their enemy?
32 Years AgoStreets of Rage 3
PortMega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
The mysterious crime boss Mr. X has enlisted the help of Dr. Dahm in creating lifelike robots to replace key city officials, and soon will be able to run the entire city by remote control.
33 Years AgoActRaiser
SNESEurope
ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console download service.
22 Years AgoFIFA Soccer 2004
PS2XboxGameCubeJapan
FIFA Football 2004, also known as FIFA Soccer 2004 in North America, is a football video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was released in October 2003 with the tagline "Create Brilliance".
33 Years AgoThe Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse
SNESEurope
Pluto has disappeared and his pal Mickey is hot on his trail! But evil Emperor Pete won't make it easy. He's snatched poor Pluto and hidden him deep within his dungeon.
32 Years AgoEye of the Beholder
SNESJapan
Eye of the Beholder is an all 3-D, Legend Series computer role-playing adventure based on the popular Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition rules and on an original story created for this game .
34 Years AgoStreet Fighter II: Champion Edition
Expanded editionArcadeWorldwide
Street Fighter II: Champion Edition is a competitive fighting game released for the arcades by Capcom in 1992. It was the first of several updates to the original Street Fighter II: The World Warrior.
29 Years AgoPitfall: The Mayan Adventure
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure is a side-scrolling action game where players assume the role of adventurer Pitfall Harry Jr. as he searches for his father, Pitfall Harry. The game features various environments such as Mayan jungles, waterfalls, and deserted mines.
23 Years AgoClock Tower 3
PS2North America
Clock Tower 3 is a survival horror video game co-developed by Capcom and Sunsoft for the PlayStation 2. Released in 2002, it is the fourth installment in the Clock Tower series, and the first and only video game directed by Japanese film director Kinji Fukasaku.
22 Years AgoSword of Mana
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceEurope
The Mana Tree Needs Defenders! The location of the Mana Tree - wellspring of all life - has long been lost to legend. Many centuries have passed, and the Granz Realm's Dark Lord is searching for the secrets of the ancient tree so that he can control the source of Mana.
22 Years AgoThe King of Fighters 2003
Neo GeoJapanNorth America
The King of Fighters 2003 is the tenth game in The King of Fighters series. It is the last game of the series to be based on the Neo-Geo MVS hardware, and the first game in the series that was developed and published under the SNK Playmore custody.
22 Years AgoPrimal
PS2Japan
Primal tells the story of Jennifer Tate, a 21-year-old woman searching for her boyfriend through a series of demonic realms. As the story develops, more is revealed about Jen's past and her relationship with her boyfriend, as well as the nature of the demon worlds.
20 Years AgoOnimusha: Dawn of Dreams
PS2Europe
Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams is the sixth installment of Capcom's Onimusha series and the fourth game in the canonical main series.
27 Years AgoUm Jammer Lammy
PlayStationJapan
Um Jammer Lammy is a rhythm-based game that takes place in the PaRappa world and tells the story of the all-girl pop rock band, MilkCan. The game has very humorous and catchy music tracks, co-op gameplay, and a plethora of unlockables.
39 Years AgoThe Goonies II
FamicomJapan
The Goonies II features two modes of play: platform and first-person. Most of the game is played as the former as the player works through a non-linear map. The player moves Mikey to new areas of the map by ladders or doors that may act as warp zones.
32 Years AgoShin Megami Tensei II
Super FamicomJapan
Fifty years have passed since the hero of Shin Megami Tensei followed the neutral path, defeated the leaders of Law and Chaos, and founded a state where followers of both ideologies could live freely. But his reign of freedom doesn't last long.
21 Years AgoChampions: Return to Arms
PS2Europe
An action fantasy RPG that is the sequel to the 2004 Champions of Norrath: Realms of EverQuest, and with the same style of dungeon crawling and hack 'n' slash, Champions: Return to Arms differs from its predecessor by offering the player th…
18 Years AgoSega Superstars Tennis
PS3Xbox 360PS2WiiNorth America
Sega Superstars Tennis is a tennis video game developed by Sumo Digital, crossing over numerous Sega franchises, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Alex Kidd, Space Channel 5 and 12 more.
21 Years AgoFight Night Round 2
PS2XboxEurope
EA's Fight Night returns in its second installment. Once again, you can create a new boxer and start a career that begins as an amateur in a shady gym somewhere in Queens, NY and fight your way up to the top. Alternatively, you could relive the careers of some legendary boxers.
32 Years AgoJoe & Mac 2: Lost in the Tropics
SNESNorth America
Improving on the original's platformer/brawler co-op gameplay, this game adds adventure and role-playing game elements that create a more involving experience compared to the first game.
29 Years AgoNBA Hangtime
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Hangtime was the third basketball game by the original development team behind the NBA Jam series. The title was changed due to the NBA Jam name being acquired by Acclaim Entertainment, the publisher of the games for the home market.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.