ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
26 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
18 Years AgoSilent Hill: Origins
PS2Europe
Silent Hill: Origins is the fifth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series, and a prequel to the original game.
24 Years AgoFinal Fantasy XI Online
PS2Japan
Final Fantasy XI Online is the franchise's first MMORPG as well as the eleventh installment in the main series. FFXI was the world's first cross-console MMORPG, available for Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and Steam.
20 Years AgoOver the Hedge
PS2Australia
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).
37 Years AgoVolfied
ArcadeJapan
Once in the game, using the arrow keys you can move the 'Scanner' ship around the 'Shield Line' at the parameter of the playing area. While moving around this edge the ship is protected from the aliens by a shield indicated by a glowing circle around the ship.
25 Years AgoProject Justice
DreamcastNorth America
Project Justice is the sequel to Rival Schools: United By Fate. Project Justice's fighting system is lifted from the original Rival Schools, with some notable changes. The game continues to be a team fighter, but has teams of three characters instead of two.
20 Years AgoX-Men: The Official Game
PortPS2North America
X-Men: The Official Game (also known as X3: The Official Game) is Activision's tie-in video game to the 2006 film X-Men: The Last Stand.
18 Years AgoTop Trumps: Doctor Who
Nintendo DSPS2Europe
Eidos creates a virtual version of the card game populated by the weird denizens of Dr. Who.
20 Years AgoX-Men: The Official Game
PortNintendo DSNorth America
X-Men: The Official Game is positioned between the second and third X-Men movies. This particular version differs significantly from its computer and console counterparts. It adopts a top-down action game format featuring 3D characters across forty levels.
20 Years AgoX-Men: The Official Game
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
X-Men: The Official Game is derived from the storyline of the third X-Men film.
33 Years AgoMakai-Mura Gaiden: The Demon Darkness
Game BoyWorldwide
Gargoyle's Quest II was ported to the Game Boy in 1993 in Japan only, under the name Makai-Mura Gaiden: The Demon Darkness (魔界村外伝 The Demon Darkness). This port was an enhanced version of the original title containing two new levels.
29 Years AgoKatou Hifumi Kudan Shogi Club
Super FamicomJapan
Katou Hifumi Kudan Shogi Club is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Natsu System and published by Hect, which was released in Japan in 1997.
29 Years AgoSimTown
PortPlayStationJapan
This port for the Playstation was only released in Japan 2 years after the original PC version. It features new graphics, re-worked interface to accommodate the controller, the news paper is replaced with a TV broadcast of the news, as well as updated sound.
29 Years AgoKoushien V
PlayStationJapan
Koshien Five Baseball is a 3D baseball game with different game modes that includes vs and story mode and is the first game in the Koshien baseball series for the Playstation One console that also still continues in the Playstation 2 consol…
28 Years AgoBomberman Wars
SaturnPlayStationJapan
Bomberman Wars is a video game in the Bomberman series released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation on April 16, 1998. The main character is King Bomber who rules over his kingdom. The object of the game is to conquer all the pieces of the Bomber country.
26 Years Ago
25 Years AgoGiga Wing 2
DreamcastNorth America
Giga Wing 2 (ギガウイング2?) is a 2000 vertical scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi and published by Capcom on Sega's NAOMI arcade system board and later ported in 2001 to the Dreamcast console.
25 Years AgoMcDonald's Original: Happy Disc
PS2Japan
A happy meal demo disc for the PlayStation 2 with Parappa the Rapper 2 and Ape Escape 2001, with McDonalds themes and bonuses. Contains the first level of PaRappa the Rapper 2 which was changed to resemble a McDonald's restaurant.
24 Years AgoDDRMax: Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix
PS2Japan
DDRMax: Dance Dance Revolution 6thMix is the 6th game in the Dance Dance Revolution series of music video games. It was released in the arcades by Konami on October 19, 2001. Although only officially released in Japan, units exist worldwide.
24 Years AgoGran Turismo Concept: 2002 Tokyo-Seoul
Expanded editionPS2Korea
A second version of Gran Turismo Concept, 2002 Tokyo-Seoul, was released in South Korea on May 16th, 2002, to celebrate the PlayStation 2 official launch in this country. It featured cars from the 2001 Tokyo version plus additional models unveiled at the Seoul Motor Show.
24 Years AgoCaptain Tsubasa: Aratanaru Densetsu Joshou
PlayStationJapan
Released in 2002 for the PlayStation.
24 Years AgoTetra Master
PS2Japan
Tetra Master was an online collectible card game available through the PlayOnline service on PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows. The game was based on the card minigame from Final Fantasy IX. It featured 250 cards from Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy X.
20 Years AgoOver the Hedge
PortGame Boy AdvanceAustralia
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).
19 Years AgoSudokuro: Sudoku & Kakuro Games
Nintendo DSNorth America
Sudokuro is a puzzle game featuring two different puzzles in the same game, which are Sudoku and Kakuro. Each kind of puzzle has different difficulty levels and all of them are automatically generated, with thousands of puzzles to choose from.
18 Years AgoStreet Football
Nintendo DSEurope
A game based on the Street Football cartoon series. The game has three modes of play. The main mode is the Adventure mode.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.