On This Day in Gaming: March 22

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

March 22

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Mister Mosquito cover24 Years Ago

Mister Mosquito

PS2Europe

The Yamada family will never know what bit them. You are Mister Mosquito, an uninvited guest in the Yamada's family home in Japan.

TMNT cover19 Years Ago

TMNT

PortPS2Australia

TMNT is a single-player action-adventure multi-platform action game starring the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

SaGa Frontier 2 cover26 Years Ago

SaGa Frontier 2

PlayStationEurope

Shape History or Be History Select and control decisive moments during decades of royal conflict.

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars cover24 Years Ago

Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars

PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope

The Game Boy Advance port of Broken Sword: The Shadow of the Templars is pretty much the same game as the original, the only difference is that the graphics were adapted to fit the technical constraints of the console.

Triple Play 2000 cover27 Years Ago

Triple Play 2000

Nintendo 64Worldwide

This is POWER Baseball! Great game features such as: Full control hitting - more power, more contact! One-button baserunning! Fast-paced gameplay! Home Run Challenge! Multiple fielding cameras! Real-time lighting! Detailed facial animations!

The Manhole cover35 Years Ago

The Manhole

PC Engine CDJapan

A world of epic wonder and whimsical magic. A fantastic world where every character comes alive and every new hallway leads to another wild dream. Just point and click.

Sled Storm cover24 Years Ago

Sled Storm

PS2Europe

Sled Storm is a racing game featuring snowmobiles (referred to as sleds), stunts and fourteen snow-covered courses consisting of slippery slopes, inclement weather and treacherous cliffs.

The Fast and The Furious cover19 Years Ago

The Fast and The Furious

PS2Australia

This game features many different races that may take place on the Wangan, or on the local mountain roads called Touge.

All One cover35 Years Ago

All One

Super FamicomWorldwide

The third game to be released as a coverdisk for the Japanese Famimaga magazine. All One is a block-pushing puzzle game in which every die must have their "one" side facing upwards. All One, or Famimaga Disk Vol.

Ide Yousuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II cover35 Years Ago

Ide Yousuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II

FamicomJapan

Ide Yousuke Meijin no Jissen Mahjong II is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Arc System Works and published by Capcom, which was released in Japan in 1991.

Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijoh 2 cover35 Years Ago

Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijoh 2

FamicomJapan

Bakushou!! Jinsei Gekijoh 2 ("Burst of Laughter!! Theater of Life 2") is a virtual life board game developed and published for the Nintendo Entertainment System by Taito on May 22nd, 1991 in Japan.

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys cover35 Years Ago

Ys III: Wanderers from Ys

PortPC Engine CDJapan

Adol Christin's long-time friend, Dogi, wishes to return to his home town of Redmont after hearing about strange disturbances that are happening there. Always looking for an adventure, Adol joins him and soon finds out the cause of this new evil.

Valis III cover35 Years Ago

Valis III

PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan

The Sega Mega Drive/Genesis port of Valis III was released in March 1991 in Japan and later that year in North America. This version has most of the cinematic cutscenes removed.

Mamono Hunter Youko: Dai 7 no Keishou cover35 Years Ago

Mamono Hunter Youko: Dai 7 no Keishou

Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide

For centuries, the Mano family has been slaying demons. Yohko's grandmother, Madoka, is the 107th Devil Hunter, and Yohko's mother, Sayoko, would have been the 108th, but for a small hitch: A Devil Hunter must be a virgin to take on the power and responsibility.

Road Spirits cover35 Years Ago

Road Spirits

PC Engine CDJapan

A racing game in which you race in various locations across the world.

Winning Post 2 cover30 Years Ago

Winning Post 2

PlayStationSaturnJapan

Winning Post 2 is a Sports game, published by Koei, which was released in Japan in 1995.

'96 Zenkoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken cover30 Years Ago

'96 Zenkoku Koukou Soccer Senshuken

Super FamicomJapan

The video game features teams from the Japanese high schools from the islands in addition to the mainland. One of the more notable players in the game is Shunsuke Nakamura who played for Tōkō Gakuen High School.

Steam-Heart's cover30 Years Ago

Steam-Heart's

PC Engine CDJapan

Steam Heart's is a 2D sci-fi vertically scrolling shoot-em-up with erotic content.

Gamble Hourouki cover30 Years Ago

Gamble Hourouki

Super FamicomJapan

A board game that incorporates various gambling mini-games, like slots and cho-han.

Jikkyou Keiba Simulation: Stable Star cover30 Years Ago

Jikkyou Keiba Simulation: Stable Star

Super FamicomJapan

Jikkyou Keiba Simulation: Stable Star is a Sports game, developed by KCEO and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 1996.

New Yatterman: Nandai Kandai Yajirobee cover30 Years Ago

New Yatterman: Nandai Kandai Yajirobee

Super FamicomJapan

New Yatterman: Nandai Kandai Yajirobee is an Action game, developed by Tom Create and published by Yutaka, which was released in Japan in 1996.

Ys V Expert cover30 Years Ago

Ys V Expert

PortSuper FamicomJapan

Ys V was originally released in 1995. In 1996, Falcom released a second version of the game for the Super Famicom with a higher difficulty level, known as Ys V Expert.

My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen cover30 Years Ago

My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuin Hen

SaturnJapan

My Best Friends: St. Andrew Jogakuen Hen is a Puzzle game, developed by ISCO and published by Atlus, which was released in Japan in 1996.

Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy cover30 Years Ago

Kuusou Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy

SaturnJapan

A turn-based RPG adaptation of the Gulliver Boy anime series.

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

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