On This Day in Gaming: March 24

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

March 24

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening cover21 Years Ago

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening

PS2Europe

Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening is a prequel to the first Devil May Cry. The game plays very differently from its predecessors, as it puts much more emphasis on style rather than simple demon slaying. As such, combat is much more intense and faster than before.

Circle of Blood cover28 Years Ago

Circle of Blood

PlayStationNorth America

Circle of Blood is a 2D adventure game played from a third-person perspective. The player uses a point-and-click interface to interact with the environment and to guide protagonist George Stobbart through the game's world.

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation cover26 Years Ago

Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation

DreamcastEurope

Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation is the fourth game of the Tomb Raider games series, it plays very similar to the previous games in the series but some new things have been added to the game.

The Godfather cover20 Years Ago

The Godfather

PS2Europe

The Godfather puts you into the action of the legendary films, while you relive the classic moments of the Corleone family. After a life of small-time jobs and petty thefts, you are accepted into the Corleone family -- America's most famous criminal organization.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards cover26 Years Ago

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Nintendo 64Japan

Kirby's first 3-D adventure is also his Nintendo 64 debut, and it finds the always-versatile hero battling a new enemy called Dark Matter.

Need for Speed: High Stakes cover27 Years Ago

Need for Speed: High Stakes

PlayStationNorth America

Just like its predecessors Need for Speed: High Stakes is an action racing game with a wide selection of exotic sports cars and many different types of tracks.

Mega Man 7 cover31 Years Ago

Mega Man 7

Super FamicomJapan

Mega Man 7 is an action platform video game developed and published by Capcom for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the seventh game in the original Mega Man series.

Kirby: Canvas Curse cover21 Years Ago

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Nintendo DSJapan

Your DS stylus has been infused with the power to paint! When Kirby gets turned into a ball by an evil witch, your hand-drawn rainbow paths become the only way he can find power-ups and reach the gates of each world.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4 cover17 Years Ago

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 4

PS2North America

Ultimate Ninja 4 takes place two and a half years after the end of the original Naruto series.

Blast Corps cover29 Years Ago

Blast Corps

Nintendo 64North America

Blast Corps is a 1997 video game for the Nintendo 64 developed by Rare and published by Nintendo. Destroy a series of buildings or objects using a variety of unique demolition vehicles, in order to mainly clear a path for trucks carrying defective nuclear missiles.

Rollcage cover27 Years Ago

Rollcage

PlayStationWorldwide

Rollcage is an arcade-style racing game for Windows and PlayStation, developed by Attention to Detail, and published by Psygnosis. The Windows version was released in the UK on March 24, 1999.

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3 cover22 Years Ago

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3

PortPS2North America

The console version of Rainbow Six 3 features similar mission locations and layouts to the PC version, but an entirely different plot.

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Echoes of Time cover17 Years Ago

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Echoes of Time

Nintendo DSNorth America

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time is an installment in the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series.

Quake cover28 Years Ago

Quake

PortNintendo 64North America

Quake is a first-person shooter video game, developed by id Software and published by GT Interactive in 1996 and featured music composed by Trent Reznor and Nine Inch Nails. It is the first game in the popular Quake series.

Rayman cover26 Years Ago

Rayman

PortGame Boy ColorJapan

The Game Boy Color version of Rayman remains true to the spirit of the original game, but makes some notable changes, particularly when compared to the original's bright, vibrant graphics. Some levels have also been modified or simplified from the original release.

Amplitude cover23 Years Ago

Amplitude

PS2North America

Amplitude is a music/rhythm game and is the sequel to 2001's Frequency. Like it's predecessor, players play songs by hitting notes on multiple tracks representing each instrument found in the song.

Slave Zero cover26 Years Ago

Slave Zero

DreamcastEurope

It's 500 years in the future. Man and machine are virtually on and the greatest megacity in the world is locked in a brutal war. You are the ultimate saboteur and part of an elite fighting force.

Rayman DS cover21 Years Ago

Rayman DS

PortNintendo DSNorth America

The character with no arms and no legs makes his debut on the Nintendo DS. Rayman must defeat the pirates who have enslaved his world. As Rayman, you'll travel through magical worlds where you can explore waterfalls, sea caves, and pirate hideouts.

Disney's Lilo & Stitch cover21 Years Ago

Disney's Lilo & Stitch

Game Boy AdvanceAustralia

WARNING: Stitch is extremely dangerous. The result of an illegal genetic experiment by a mad scientist, Stitch appears to be harmless - small, furry, with six legs - but his very existence is an abomination to all that's decent in the galaxy.

Wild Arms 4 cover21 Years Ago

Wild Arms 4

PS2Japan

You play as a young teenager named Jude Maverick. You live in a quiet village that floats high above the ground, unaware of the world that lies beneath it.

Micro Machines 64 Turbo cover27 Years Ago

Micro Machines 64 Turbo

PortNintendo 64North America

With a quirky mix of toy car racers and sophisticated gameplay, Micro Machines 64 Turbo guarantees to be a refreshing addition to the stable of standard racing games.

Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku cover22 Years Ago

Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku

PS2Worldwide

As the fearless and noble warrior, Samurai Jack, you are thrust into the future where the world has been conquered by your arch foe Aku. Master Jack's signature moves to battle your way through 4 enemy-filled realms and 24 interactive levels.

Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles cover21 Years Ago

Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles

PS2Japan

Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles is a 3D fighting video game for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube that was published by Bandai in 2005 and is the third game of the Yūgō Tag Battle series. It was the first Zatch Bell! video game released outside of Japan.

Lux-Pain cover17 Years Ago

Lux-Pain

Nintendo DSNorth America

Lux-Pain is a visual novel-type adventure video game developed by Killaware and published by Marvelous Entertainment for the Nintendo DS. The game was released in Japan on March 27, 2008.

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

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