On This Day in Gaming: March 31

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

March 31

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Soccer Brawl cover31 Years Ago

Soccer Brawl

Neo Geo CDJapanNorth America

The Cybernetic players use special kick shots and built-in arm phasers to destroy other players. Make sure your power meter is FULL when exercising these brutal tactics. Both stadiums, which are magnetically enclosed, enable you to kick or pass... off the wall!

Esparks: Ijikuu kara no Raihousha cover31 Years Ago

Esparks: Ijikuu kara no Raihousha

Super FamicomJapan

A top-down action RPG from Tomy.

Dragon Knight & Graffiti cover31 Years Ago

Dragon Knight & Graffiti

PC Engine CDJapan

Fantasy role-playing game with erotic overtones.

Victory Zone: Real Pachinko Simulator cover31 Years Ago

Victory Zone: Real Pachinko Simulator

PlayStationJapan

Victory Zone is a Miscellaneous game, developed by SCEJ and published by SCEI, which was released in Japan in 1995.

StarBlade Alpha cover31 Years Ago

StarBlade Alpha

PlayStationJapan

A port of Starblade that features an additional mode that utilizes fully textured models.

Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse cover31 Years Ago

Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse

Expanded editionMega Drive / GenesisJapan

Mickey Mouse gets a chance to go down memory lane and walk through the timeless adventures he has lived. Mickey Mania is a platformer where all the levels are based on Mickey's most famous cartoons.

Trip'd cover31 Years Ago

Trip'd

PlayStationJapan

Trip'd is a falling block puzzle game similar to Puyo Puyo. Instead of blocks, alien eggs of multiple colors fall down and the player must arrange them in a line of four of the same color in order to dispose of them.

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei cover31 Years Ago

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei

RemakeSuper FamicomJapan

A remake of Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei released in the Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei bundle.

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II cover31 Years Ago

Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II

RemakeSuper FamicomJapan

A remake of Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei II released in the Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei bundle.

Deae Tonosama: Appare Ichiban cover31 Years Ago

Deae Tonosama: Appare Ichiban

Super FamicomJapan

The Earth is in danger, the Tokugawa shogunate has been overrun by an extra-terrestrial evil force, and only two morons have the power to save the day. Play as either a daft French nobleman or an idiot Japanese lord and crush your foes with style.

Habu Meijin no Omoshiro Shogi cover31 Years Ago

Habu Meijin no Omoshiro Shogi

Super FamicomJapan

Habu Meijin no Omoshiro Shogi is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Access and published by Tomy Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1995.

RPG Tsukuuru: Super Dante cover31 Years Ago

RPG Tsukuuru: Super Dante

PortSuper FamicomJapan

Super Famicom release of the RPG Tsukuru series, that was later broadcast on Satellaview.

Kyuutenkai: Fantasic Pinball cover31 Years Ago

Kyuutenkai: Fantasic Pinball

PlayStationJapan

Fantasy-themed Pinball game, which puts the player in control of a trio of heroes out to prevent the Lord of the Underworld from taking over the world. From the same developer as the Devil's Crush port for Sega Genesis/Mega Drive.

Ballblazer Champions cover29 Years Ago

Ballblazer Champions

PlayStationWorldwide

Ballblazer is a futuristic version of one-on-one indoor soccer, but with the use of a variety of weapons. Much like soccer, your goal is to put the ball in the net more times than your opponent does. Each player rides around in a rotofoil, used to speed around the arena field.

Tigershark cover29 Years Ago

Tigershark

PlayStationNorth America

2060 A.D. The Red Menace has resurfaced. The Sea Boils with submarines and battlecruisers, blood and oil. The skies are dark with enemy birds. Tigershark has been deployed. A fully-loaded subfoil prototype.

Street Fighter EX Plus cover29 Years Ago

Street Fighter EX Plus

Expanded editionArcadeJapan

A few months after the original version of Street Fighter EX was released, an upgraded version titled Street Fighter EX Plus was released in arcades on March 31, 1997. Street Fighter EX Plus has all the hidden time-released characters are available by default.

MLB 99 cover28 Years Ago

MLB 99

PlayStationNorth America

Go out to the old ballgame in MLB '99. Players can choose from modes like Quick Play, Playoffs, Season, and Home Run Derby. The Spring Training mode allows you to create and develop your own player, who must prove himself in a short minor league stint.

High Heat Baseball 2000 cover27 Years Ago

High Heat Baseball 2000

PlayStationWorldwide

High Heat Major League Baseball was a series of baseball computer games, released on PlayStation, Xbox, PlayStation 2 and PC. There were six annual versions of the game released, started with High Heat Baseball 1999, and ending with High Heat Major League Baseball 2004.

Sports Car GT cover27 Years Ago

Sports Car GT

PlayStationNorth America

Sports Car GT (SCGT) is a racing game based on GT racing. It was published by Electronic Arts (EA) and developed by Image Space Incorporated for Microsoft Windows, and Point of View for PlayStation. Both editions of the game feature co-development by Westwood Studios.

Defender cover27 Years Ago

Defender

PortGame Boy ColorNorth America

Game Boy Color port of Defender, released alongside Joust.

Joust cover27 Years Ago

Joust

PortGame Boy ColorNorth America

Game Boy Color port of Joust, released alongside Defender.

Interplay Sports Baseball 2000 cover27 Years Ago

Interplay Sports Baseball 2000

PlayStationNorth America

Interplay Sports Baseball Edition 2000 is a baseball video game developed and published by Interplay Entertainment for PlayStation (as Interplay Sports Baseball 2000) and Microsoft Windows in 1999.

T.R.A.G.: Tactical Rescue Assault Group - Mission of Mercy cover27 Years Ago

T.R.A.G.: Tactical Rescue Assault Group - Mission of Mercy

PlayStationNorth America

The year is 2042. Play as four different members of the eponymous anti-crime unit as they head through the Togusa Building defeating mutants, robots and others creatures to save a kidnapped scientist. Originally released in Japan as Hard Edge, which is also its European name.

Bomberman Fantasy Race cover27 Years Ago

Bomberman Fantasy Race

PlayStationNorth America

If you're looking for fun racing action, look no further than Bomberman Fantasy Race! Lightning fast competition, zany obstacle infested tracks and of course bombs! It's a battle-racing game like you've seen.

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