On This Day in Gaming: March 21

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

March 21

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Milky Way Wishes cover30 Years Ago

Milky Way Wishes

Super FamicomJapan

Milky Way Wishes is the sixth main game in Kirby Super Star and its remake, and the final one in the former. This game is unlocked by completing The Great Cave Offensive and Revenge of Meta Knight (which requires clearing Dyna Blade) in Kirby Super Star.

The Arena cover30 Years Ago

The Arena

Super FamicomJapan

The Arena is a Sub-Game debuting in Kirby Super Star, where the requirement is to the defeat the Main Game bosses and mid-bosses encountered in the title it appears in, with a single life, with limited health benefits.

Megaton Punch cover30 Years Ago

Megaton Punch

Super FamicomJapan

Megaton Punch is a sub-game of Kirby Super Star. This sub-game was also ported and released as a trial version for the Satellaview as part of the Kirby no Omochabako (Kirby's Toy Box) series of standalone minigames. No footage or file of this version has since been found.

Samurai Kirby cover30 Years Ago

Samurai Kirby

Super FamicomJapan

Samurai Kirby is a sub-game of Kirby Super Star. This sub-game was also ported and released as a trial version for the Satellaview as part of the Kirby no Omochabako (Kirby's Toy Box) series of standalone minigames. No footage or file of this version has since been found.

Zap! Snowboarding Trix cover29 Years Ago

Zap! Snowboarding Trix

SaturnJapan

Zap! Snowboarding Trix is a Sega Saturn sports game released exclusively in Japan. It was followed by Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98.

Roadsters cover26 Years Ago

Roadsters

PlayStationWorldwide

Buckle up and brace yourself for the big time baby. This isn't just high speed racing on 10 different adrenaline pumping tracks with changing weather conditions and super responsible vehicle handling. It's street smarts.

Bangai-O cover25 Years Ago

Bangai-O

RemasterDreamcastNorth America

In Bakuretsu Muteki Bangai-O, a multi-directional shooter video game developed by Treasure, two young mech-pilots, Riki and his sister Mami share command of the powerful humanoid-shaped Bangai-O and battle villains from the "Cosmo Gang", gu…

Pinobee: Wings of Adventure cover25 Years Ago

Pinobee: Wings of Adventure

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Pinobee: Wings of Adventure takes full advantage of Game Boy Advance's 32-bit color graphics. From Pinobee's fluid animation to the detailed environments he explores, it's obvious that a lot of spit and polish has been applied to this Pak.

Momotaro Matsuri cover25 Years Ago

Momotaro Matsuri

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Japanese festival RPG.

Super Mario Bros. 2 cover25 Years Ago

Super Mario Bros. 2

RemakeGame Boy AdvanceJapan

The remake of Super Mario Bros. 2 included in Super Mario Advance.

Napoleon cover25 Years Ago

Napoleon

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Napoleon is real-time strategy game for the GameBoy Advance starring the historically famous commander. It was released in two countries: France and Japan. Napoleon is a Japanese Game Boy Advance launch title developed by Genki and published Nintendo.

Top Gear GT Championship cover25 Years Ago

Top Gear GT Championship

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

If realistic racing is your cup of tea, get behind the wheel of the most complete hand-held racer ever. You'll speed through six of Japan's most grueling circuits, blowing past the competition and taking the checkered flag.

Tweety & The Magic Gems cover25 Years Ago

Tweety & The Magic Gems

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Tweety's been cursed! A run-in with bad mojo leaves everyone's favorite big-headed bird in danger of being turned to stone. The only way to lift the curse is for Tweety's friends to find five Magic Gems scattered around the world.

J.League Pocket cover25 Years Ago

J.League Pocket

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

J.League Pocket is a soccer game that was a launch title in Japan for the Game Boy Advance.

Monster Guardians cover25 Years Ago

Monster Guardians

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Monster Guardians is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 2001.

ESPN Final Round Golf 2002 cover25 Years Ago

ESPN Final Round Golf 2002

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Golf action has moved from the greens to the portable convenience of the Game Boy Advance. Choose from 14 golfers, 5 courses and a variety of club. You will experience realistic weather conditions such as wind, rain and sunshine on the fairway.

EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 1 cover25 Years Ago

EZ-Talk Shokyuuhen 1

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

The first entry in the EZ-Talk edutainment series for the Game Boy Advance. English phrases are spoken aloud by the character's mother, and the user follows those directions to complete minigames and tasks.

Pawapuro-kun Pocket 3 cover25 Years Ago

Pawapuro-kun Pocket 3

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Pawapuro-kun comes to the Game Boy Advance.

Boku ha Koukuu Kanseikan cover25 Years Ago

Boku ha Koukuu Kanseikan

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Boku wa Koukuu Kanseikan is a Strategy game, developed by Graphic Research and published by Tamsoft, which was released in Japan in 2001.

Sakura Taisen 4: Koi seyo, Otome cover24 Years Ago

Sakura Taisen 4: Koi seyo, Otome

DreamcastJapan

Sakura Wars 4 was promoted as the "Grand Finale" of the Sakura Taisen franchise and while the series did continue after the fourth entry, Fall in Love, Maidens was the final game to feature the franchise's original cast.

Captain Tsubasa: Eikou no Kiseki cover24 Years Ago

Captain Tsubasa: Eikou no Kiseki

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Captain Tsubasa: Eikou no Kiseki is a Sports game, developed and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 2002.

F1 2002 cover24 Years Ago

F1 2002

PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope

Game Boy Advance port of F1 2002.

Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House cover24 Years Ago

Jim Henson's Bear in the Big Blue House

Game Boy ColorWorldwide

A child-friendly adventure game for Game Boy Color that invites young players to explore the Big Blue House with Bear and friends through simple mini-games and educational activities.

Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend cover23 Years Ago

Bruce Lee: Return of the Legend

Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide

The legendary Bruce Lee is back as Hai Feng! Master Bruce's fists of fury, nunchaku and dozens of awesome moves as you travel across the globe to locations of mystery and intrigue in this epic martial arts adventure!

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

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