ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
91 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
16 Years AgoSakura Wars: So Long, My Love
PS2North America
Sakura Wars is a Strategy RPG that features a unique sim-based story system. An in-depth storyline exists, much like in any other RPG; however, the player's destiny in the game is not predetermined.
26 Years AgoLode Runner: The Legend Returns
RemakePlayStationJapan
Lode Runner: The Legend Returns is a 1994 remake to the classic Lode Runner video game. The game takes place in a single frame with many different elements such as ground, ladders, treasure, items, and villains.
25 Years AgoKengo: Master of Bushido
PS2North America
The mind is a powerful weapon. So is the sword. When combined, they create the ultimate force. To be a Samurai master, you must silence one and make fierce the other. The rhythm of battle awaits you. Now, go young apprentice, and earn your glory.
25 Years AgoEvergrace
PS2Europe
Two complete adventures await Darius and Sharline - heroes who must face an evil reborn. Begin your journey as either hero and discover unique characters and monsters for each adventurer.
24 Years AgoHarvest Moon 2 GBC
Game Boy ColorEurope
The second Harvest Moon game released on the Game Boy Color, Harvest Moon 2 GBC is a farming simulation in which the player assumes the role of either a boy or a girl who is left a farm and given three years to turn its fortunes around.
19 Years AgoHeatseeker
PS2Worldwide
Designed to be an incredible lock-on/shake-off experience, Heatseeker reinvents missile combat to give gamers a massive rush of destruction.
19 Years AgoTamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop
Nintendo DSAustralia
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop lets you assist your virtual pet in building a business. Ten different shops act as unique minigames in which you must control your Tamagotchi character and assist customers.
22 Years AgoDestruction Derby: Arenas
PS2North America
The PS1 Destruction Derby titles would put you in the seat of a high powered vehicle, in either an arena or a track, and the target was to race to the finish, while causing as much destruction to the other cars as possible. Now comes the PS2 sequel.
38 Years AgoBe-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu
FamicomJapan
Be-Bop High School: Koukousei Gokuraku Densetsu is an Adventure game, developed and published by Data East, which was released in Japan in 1988.
37 Years AgoPutt Putt Golf
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Putt Putt Golf by Pack-In-Video is one of many golf games for the Famicom and the Famicom Disk System, but one of the few to take players through an abstract world rather than an approximation of a real golf course.
37 Years AgoAfter Burner
PortFamicomJapan
A port of After Burner II released on NES by Tengen. There is another port of the same game released on Family Computer, which is generally considered superior to the NES version.
37 Years AgoAfter Burner
PortFamicomJapan
A port of After Burner II released on Family Computer by Sunsoft.
36 Years AgoChew-Man-Fu
PC EngineJapan
Chew-Man-Fu has gone too far! His evil curse deprives you, (and everyone else), of your beloved egg rolls and fried rice. To break his spell, roll 4 magic balls through a maze to matching colored squares.
36 Years AgoNekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu: PC Bangai-hen
PortPC EngineJapan
Nekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu: PC Bangai-hen is the PC Engine port of the Arcade game under the same title.
36 Years AgoThe Best Play Baseball II
FamicomJapan
Best Play Pro Yakyuu II is a Sports game, developed and published by ASCII Entertainment, which was released in Japan in 1990.
36 Years AgoCosmic Fantasy: Bouken Shounen Yuu
PC Engine CDJapan
One of the first Japanese RPGs in a CD format, Cosmic Fantasy: Bouken Shounen Yuu is a traditional representative of its genre, with party management, dungeon exploration, random enemy encounters, and turn-based combat.
33 Years AgoLaplace no Ma
PC Engine CDJapan
Laplace´s Demon is a Sweet Home-like RPG and it takes place in a suburb of Boston in 1924. You can pick from one of six or so classes at the start of the game (Detective, Journalist, Psychic, etc) and you can recruit other members, and it plays a lot like a normal RPG.
33 Years AgoAnett Futatabi
Sega CDJapan
The game plays like a side-scrolling beat 'em up, with you controlling Anett as she marches through each stage beating every enemy she encounters with her sword and magical powers until she reaches the stage boss.
32 Years AgoMonster Maker: Yami no Ryuukishi
PC Engine CDJapan
Yami no Ryūkishi is a Japanese-style role-playing game based on the setting and themes of the card game Monster Maker and its subsequent table RPG incarnation. The player takes control of a young girl named Raia, who finds out that she belongs to the race of half-elves.
32 Years AgoFray in Magical Adventure CD: Xak Gaiden
PortPC Engine CDJapan
Fray in Magical Adventure CD: Xak Gaiden is an action role-playing game released for the PC Engine CD in 1994. It is a spin-off of the *Xak* series, starring the character Fray in a separate storyline.
31 Years AgoKyouraku: Sanyo - Toyomaru Parlor! Parlor!
Super FamicomJapan
Kyouraku: Sanyo - Toyomaru Parlor! Parlor! is a Miscellaneous game, published by Nippon Telenet, which was released in Japan in 1995.
26 Years AgoFinal Fight Revenge
SaturnJapan
Final Fight Revenge is a 1999 American-developed 3D one-on-one fighting game. The game was produced by the American division of Capcom (later known as "Capcom Production Studio 8"), the same team that later produced Maximo: Ghosts to Glory and Final Fight: Streetwise.
26 Years AgoHexamoon Guardians
PlayStationJapan
Hexamoon Guardians is a game divided into 2 different parts, one in an adventure part in which the story takes place and the other are the missions in a tactical RPG style since the player controls the robot and got a limited number of square movement range.
26 Years AgoPop'n Music GB
Game Boy ColorJapan
Pop'n Music GB is a Japanese music/rhythm video game. It has spawned two sequels that are based on Animelo and Disney Tunes.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.