ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 25
The games released on this day in gaming history.
109 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
24 Years AgoKing's Field: The Ancient City
PS2North America
King's Field: The Ancient City, known in Japan as King's Field IV, is a medieval-themed first-person role playing video game produced by From Software for the PlayStation 2 in 2001. It is the fourth game in the King's Field series and the last one released for home consoles.
16 Years AgoInfinite Space
Nintendo DSAustralia
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.
32 Years AgoDungeon Master II: The Legend of Skullkeep
Sega CDJapan
Dungeon Master established several new standards for role playing and computer games in general. Dungeon Master was a realtime game instead of the traditional turn-based approach that was prevalent until then.
27 Years AgoBlue Stinger
DreamcastJapan
Awakening shipwrecked just after a meteor collides with a remote biotech research island, you begin to discover an uncontrollable madness unleashed in the meteor's wake.
18 Years AgoNinja Gaiden: Dragon Sword
Nintendo DSNorth America
This action-adventure title is presented in a third person, pseudo-3D manner, meaning all the game-models are rendered in full 3D, but the world the player travels around in is pre-rendered.
38 Years AgoWardner
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
In Wardner, you take on the roll of a short, chubby guy whose name I am not aware of. The game starts when you and a girl are approached by a wizard promising a "fantasia" of sorts. You follow the wizard, and he kidnaps the girl, commenting that she will make a nice gift for Mr.
33 Years AgoFinal Fight CD
PortSega CDNorth America
Final Fight punches its way onto Sega CD. When the Mad Gear Gang is around, you know laws are being broken. Enter the good guys, Haggar, Cody and Guy, with killer roundhouse kicks, back fists, uppercuts and body slams.
32 Years AgoGrind Stormer
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
"Grind Stormer" is a 1993 vertically scrolling shooter arcade video game originally developed and published by Toaplan in Japan and North America. It is considered to be the spiritual successor to Slap Fight.
23 Years AgoSamurai Jack: The Amulet of Time
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Samurai Jack is a warrior who is banished by the shape-shifting wizard Aku into the bizarre and twisted future. Bearing his new futuristic name, Jack wanders the land searching for a portal back in time to right the wrongs of the past.
21 Years AgoMelty Blood Act Cadenza
ArcadeJapan
Melty Blood follows one year after Tsukihime and some days after of Kagetsu Tohya. In the beginning of August 2001, Shiki Tohno hears of a new series of murders in Misaki Town, similar to the ones that took place Tsukihime, in the last weeks of October 1999.
27 Years AgoOne
PlayStationJapan
Flip, climb, hang, slide, blast, and fight through five multi-level 3D worlds. Rage up with unique rage meter. Powerful assault weapons. Vicious physical attack combos. Live or die by your state of rage.
27 Years AgoRising Zan: The Samurai Gunman
PlayStationJapan
Rising Zan is a 3rd person action game with plenty of oddball humor and interesting situations. Zan, the main character wields the weapons of both of his trades... the Sword of a Samurai master, and the six-shooter pistol of an American cowboy.
29 Years AgoThe Raven Project
PlayStationEurope
This is a sci-fi shooter with gameplay similar to the Rebel Assault series. Divided into missions, you get to play in ship-to-ship combat, mechanised warrior battles, surface-planetary warfare and tail-gunning, according to the developers.
39 Years AgoLost Word of Jenny: Ushinawareta Message
FamicomJapan
Jenny’s on her way to the theater to practice for an upcoming role. Her script gets stolen though and has to track the pages down in different stages which are entered through the hub world.
38 Years AgoOmoikkiri Tanteidan Haado-gumi: Matenrou no Chousenjou
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
A group of five detective kids are on a mission to retrieve various objects stolen by a mysterious thief who wears a golden mask. The group counts the leader Hiroshi, the cute and Aikido expert Yasuko who also happen to be the only girl of the group, Susumu, Satoru and Takeo.
38 Years AgoR-Type I
PortPC EngineJapan
R-Type I is the first part of Hudson Soft's port of R-Type for PC Engine. It contains the first 4 stages of R-Type.
38 Years AgoSuper Tetris
Master SystemKorea
Super Tetris is an unlicensed version of Tetris, released for the Sega Master System in South Korea.
33 Years AgoSuper Wagyan Land 2
Super FamicomJapan
Super Wagyan Land 2 is an Action game, developed by Nova Games Ltd. and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1993.
33 Years AgoAoki Ookami to Shiroki Mejika: Genchou Hishi
PortFamicomJapan
The home port for the Famicom of Genghis Klan II: Clan of the Grey Wolf. Pick your scenario, increase production and prepare your military for fighting over all of Eurasia.
33 Years AgoGenghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf
PortSuper FamicomMega Drive / GenesisJapan
Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf is a 2D turn-based grand strategy game, based on the life of the historical Mongol leader Temujin, better known as Genghis Khan.
32 Years AgoA/X-101
Sega CDWorldwide
In the future date of 2500, mankind has reached its zenith in space travel and peace. However, after making contact with alien life for the first time, Earth is soon attacked and nearly conquered by a war-driven alien race called the Gurzons.
32 Years AgoCarpenter Genzo: Robot Empire
Game BoyJapan
The second Hammerin' Harry platformer for Game Boy sees Harry blast off into space and fight robots.
32 Years AgoSuper Ice Hockey
SNESJapan
Super Ice Hockey is an ice hockey video game that enjoyed a release in Japan and Europe for the Super NES/Famicom. It is based on the international level of ice hockey with teams from 1994 as opposed to domestic (intra-national) ice hockey leagues.
32 Years AgoRaccoon Rascal
Super FamicomJapan
The 11 year old Robby North and his friend Oscar live in Wisconsin. During fishing they hear a shoot. A racoon-mother was shot.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.