ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
22 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
18 Years AgoApollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Nintendo DSEurope
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 4, is the fourth video game in the Ace Attorney series.
26 Years AgoTom Clancy's Rainbow Six
DreamcastNorth America
A combination of explosive action and real-life strategy! The most revolutionary action/strategy game of its kind. Nothing comes closer to offering an exciting combination of strategy, team-building, realistic three-dimensional graphics and true-to-life special forces action.
26 Years AgoMediEvil II
PlayStationNorth America
MediEvil II is an action-adventure game developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. Released in 2000 for the PlayStation, it is a sequel to the original MediEvil and continues the story of Sir Daniel Fortesque.
20 Years AgoOver the Hedge
PS2North America
In the video game, which takes place a year after the movie, RJ, Hammy, Verne, and the gang feel that they need to have more things for the log (the area behind the hedge).
29 Years AgoKiller Instinct Gold
Expanded editionNintendo 64Australia
Rare was a prominent second-party developer for Nintendo, and produced the Killer Instinct series exclusively for the company as their response to Mortal Kombat.
23 Years AgoFinding Nemo
PS2Worldwide
Based off the 2003 feature film, Disney-Pixar's Finding Nemo, play as Marlin and Nemo in two separate major story lines!
30 Years AgoAero Fighters 2
Neo Geo CDNorth America
The game is played with two buttons, with the A button firing projectiles from the plane and the B button launching a special bomb attack which uses a bomb from a limited stock of bombs. Power projectiles can be obtained by destroying buildings and armored enemy planes.
24 Years AgoHeadhunter
PS2North America
Welcome to the future. In the early 21st century, gang warfare and crime have lead to the creation of privatised law enforcement.
33 Years AgoSengoku 2
ArcadeWorldwide
In Sengoku 2, a warrior from the future is summoned by a prophetic princess to feudal Japan, where an evil monarch has gained supernatural powers to control the dead.
23 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories
Game Boy ColorAustralia
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dark Duel Stories, released in Japan as Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters III: Tri-Holy God Advent, is a Game Boy Color video game and the third title in the Yu-Gi-Oh!
29 Years AgoNanotek Warrior
PlayStationJapan
A ground-based shoot-em-up by design, the game employs the use of jumping, banking, and strafing as you move forward through 3D tube-like levels. The game is seem from a third-person perspective behind the ship.
29 Years AgoStakes Winner 2
PlayStationJapan
Like its predecessor, Stakes Winner 2 is a 2D horse racing game. Choosing from one of the game's selection of horses, players must compete in a series of races on different tracks to earn money and prestige.
29 Years AgoNeorude
PlayStationJapan
Neorude is a RPG title developed by TechnoSoft in 1997. The gameplay utilizes an RPG style where the player uses a cursor to point characters to move or take action rather than giving out direct commands; in this case Neorude took great advantage of the PlayStation Mouse.
29 Years AgoAsuka 120% Excellent Burning Fest.
PortPlayStationJapan
The second game in the Asuka 120% franchise to bear the "Excellent" moniker.
27 Years AgoOnegai Monsters
Nintendo 64Japan
The game is a 3D RPG in which the player character is a child who starts a journey to become a monster breeder on his tenth birthday. After receiving and hatching an egg, the player walks around the world, completing requests from people and raising monsters.
24 Years AgoYakitori Musume: Sugo Ude Hanjouki
PlayStationJapan
Like Media Entertainment's other cooking games, Manpuku!! Nabe Kazoku and Yakiniku Bugyou, Yakitori Musume is a fast-paced game of reflexes and memorization/timing.
23 Years AgoMedal of Honor: Underground
PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope
Game Boy Advance port of Medal of Honor: Underground. This port mostly criticised by critics for running at "very low frame rate" on the original Game Boy Advance hardware.
23 Years AgoThe Land Before Time: Big Water Adventure
PlayStationEurope
Featuring characters from the animated film series, The Land Before Time: Big Water Adventure lets young players guide Littlefoot, Ducky, Cera, and Spike through 14 levels in four worlds: Mountain Pass, Great Landbreak, New Water, and Soggy Swamp.
20 Years AgoOver the Hedge
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
In the video game, which takes place a year after the movie, RJ, Hammy, Verne, and the gang feel that they need to have more things for the log (the area behind the hedge).
17 Years AgoClassic Action: Devilish
Nintendo DSNorth America
By combining a fast paced brick-and-paddle system along with great level design, we are bringing the fun and excitement in the vein of Breakout to a whole another level. This retro title has been enhanced with the better graphics, gameplay and the ability to use both screens.
29 Years Ago
28 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.