ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 26
The games released on this day in gaming history.
131 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
16 Years AgoPokémon SoulSilver Version
RemakeNintendo DSEurope
Pokemon HeartGold Version and Pokemon SoulSilver Version return players to the scenic Johto region first introduced in the beloved original Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver games nearly a decade ago.
16 Years AgoPokémon HeartGold Version
RemakeNintendo DSEurope
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version are paired Generation IV remakes of the Generation II games Pokémon Gold and Silver.
25 Years AgoPokémon Stadium 2
Nintendo 64North America
While Pokémon Stadium 2 does have a storyline, progress in the game can be made by winning Cups in the Stadium and completing the Gym Leader Castle. When all Cups have been won and the Gym Leader Castle completed, the player's Rival will appear.
20 Years AgoTom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter
PS2North America
The year is 2013 and you play as Captain Mitchell, commander of a Ghost Recon team, on a mission in Mexico City where rebels are attempting a coup, putting Mexico and the USA in danger.
28 Years AgoTekken 3
Expanded editionPlayStationJapan
The console version of Tekken 3, which adds more content to the original arcade game, such as new characters and additional game modes. With hidden features, faster gameplay, and new characters, the PlayStation version of Tekken 3 seeks to give you the fight of your life.
28 Years AgoThe King of Fighters '97
SaturnJapan
The King of Fighters '97 is a 1997 fighting game produced by SNK for the Neo Geo arcade and home console. It is the fourth game in The King of Fighters series. It was ported to the Neo-Geo CD, as well as the PlayStation and the Sega Saturn in Japan only.
28 Years AgoThe House of the Dead
SaturnJapan
The House of the Dead is a first-person, light gun arcade game. Players assume the role of agents Thomas Rogan and "G" in their efforts to repel the dangerous, inhumane experiments of Dr. Curien, a madman.
33 Years AgoDesert Strike: Return to the Gulf
Super FamicomJapan
Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf, commonly known as Desert Strike, is a shoot 'em up video game released by Electronic Arts (EA) in February 1992 for Sega's Mega Drive.
28 Years AgoWario Land II
Game BoyEurope
What kind of no-good ruffians would break into my castle and steal my treasures?! It's that rotten Captain Syrup and that Black Sugar Gang! I'm looking out for bad guys and scavenging for coins as I track down my treasures.
25 Years AgoZone of the Enders
PS2North America
Take control of a fully armed prototype mechanized robot and fight off enemies during a space colony hijack in Hideo Kojima's Zone of the Enders.
32 Years AgoArt of Fighting
PC Engine CDJapan
This fighting game began the story of the Sakazaki family and Robert Garcia. Yuri Sakazaki has been abducted by Mr. Big to punish her father, Takuma, and her brother, Ryo.
19 Years AgoMedal of Honor: Vanguard
PS2North America
Players take on the role of Sgt. Frank Keegan, a member of the 82nd Airborne Division, and 17th Airborne Division fighting the Axis forces of Nazi Germany and the Kingdom of Italy.
23 Years AgoGuilty Gear X2 #Reload
Expanded editionArcadeJapan
As humanity endeavored to better themselves, they created the biological marvel known as Gears. Originally intended as the next step of human evolution, they were instead fitted for war and turned against their own creators.
22 Years AgoHarvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Turn a long-neglected field of rocks and weeds into a successful farm in this rustic role-playing game.
22 Years AgoDragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
The Aerial Assault Begins! Pick your DBZ Dream Team and shake the Dragon Ball Z universe with free-flight combat! Bombard opponents with punishing attacks on the ground and in the air.
22 Years Ago.Hack//Infection
PS2Europe
.Hack//Infection is the first of a series of four games, titled .hack//Infection, .hack//Mutation, .hack//Outbreak, and .hack//Quarantine, features a "game within a game"; a fictional massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)…
28 Years AgoThe Last Blade
Neo Geo CDJapanNorth AmericaEurope
The Last Blade is a fighting game developed and published by SNK and released in arcades in 1997. It is set in a fictional version of late 19th-century Japan and features a roster of sword-wielding characters.
33 Years AgoGods
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Who would have thought that a man would be so foolish or so daring as to accept a challenge set down by the Gods?
22 Years AgoTom Clancy's Rainbow Six 3
PortPS2Europe
The console version of Rainbow Six 3 features similar mission locations and layouts to the PC version, but an entirely different plot.
34 Years AgoSnake's Revenge
NESEurope
Snake's Revenge is a stealth action-adventure game developed by Konami for the Nintendo Entertainment System. Serving as a standalone sequel to Metal Gear, it was released in North America and the PAL region, capitalising on the international success of the NES version.
22 Years AgoDragon Ball Z: Taiketsu
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Heroes and villains collide in the latest Dragon Ball Z brawler. Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu lets you play as one of 15 of the greatest warriors from the DBZ universe, including the mighty Broly, in a fight for dominance.
34 Years AgoStar Wars
NESEurope
This game is based entirely on the first Star Wars movie, Episode IV: A New Hope. The opening of the game features an animated cinematic of the opening scene of the film.
33 Years Ago
29 Years AgoDoom
Expanded editionSaturnNorth America
All Hell's Breaking Loose! This is it! The gaming addiction that's been played by an estimated 10 million fanatics on the PC.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.