ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 29
The games released on this day in gaming history.
57 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
25 Years AgoDark Cloud
PS2North America
One of the PS2's first RPGs, Dark Cloud is a title that challenges players to not only strategise, battle and solve puzzles, but also to create geographical landscapes using the new Georama system.
17 Years AgoGuitar Hero: Metallica
PS2Europe
Guitar Hero: Metallica is a music rhythm game developed by Neversoft, published by Activision and distributed by RedOctane.
41 Years AgoGradius
ArcadeJapan
One of the defining characteristics of the Gradius series is the use of a "power meter." The power meter is powered by a power-up item, whose purpose, when collected, is to move a highlight to the next power-up on the power meter.
34 Years AgoKid Chameleon
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Kid Chameleon is a 1992 platform game released for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. The premise of the game is that the main character, Casey, can use masks to change into different characters in order to use different abilities. It was later released in Japan as Chameleon Kid.
22 Years AgoHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
PortPS2North America
This version of the game has a similar approach to the previous entry, with Hogwarts being an open world that you can explore at your leisure in between completing the levels necessary to advance the story.
37 Years AgoTennis
PortGame BoyJapan
Tennis is, as the name implies, Nintendo's version of the sport. One player vs computer or two players will compete in tennis in a more or less standard suite of rules (scoring, sets etc.).
23 Years Ago
20 Years AgoSuper Dragon Ball Z
PS2Japan
Based on the arcade game, this is a fighting game in the Dragon Ball Z universe, developed by Craft and Master (whose team members include former Street Fighter producer Noritaka Funamizu. Super DBZ is a cell-shaded fighter featuring your favorite Dragon Ball characters.
25 Years AgoAstérix: Mega Madness
PlayStationEurope
It's party time, and the Gauls are planning to celebrate in style by having one of the biggest parties they've ever seen. The biggest honour of all the Gauls is to sit besides the Chief.
20 Years AgoTourist Trophy
PS2Europe
Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator is a 2006 motorcycle racing video game. It was designed by Polyphony Digital, the same team behind the popular Gran Turismo auto racing series.
19 Years AgoAtelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm
PS2North America
The 8th core Atelier game and final game in the Iris series.
22 Years AgoHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban is the third Harry Potter game for the Game Boy Advance. It is the sequel to Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets for the Game Boy Color, and as such, features similar turn-based RPG gameplay with additional puzzle elements.
28 Years AgoShining Force III: 2nd Scenario
SaturnJapan
Scenario 2, Target: Child of God, features Medion, Prince of Destonia, and youngest of three sons of Emperor Domaric. Although loyal to his father and his country, he senses that there are other forces at work beneath the tensions between Aspinia and Destonia.
24 Years AgoDragon Ball Z: Collectible Card Game
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Dragon Ball Z: Collectible Card Game is a video game for the Game Boy Advance based on the Dragon Ball Z Collectible Card Game of the Dragon Ball franchise. Its Story Mode covers from the start of the Saiyan Saga to the end of the Cell Games Saga.
18 Years AgoSuper Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier
Nintendo DSJapan
Super Robot Taisen OG Saga: Endless Frontier is a unique sci-fi/fantasy RPG that takes players across a variety of worlds, ranging from an apocalyptic wasteland covered with the hulks of downed spaceships to a fantastical place of fairy tales and dark magic.
17 Years AgoSBK 09: Superbike World Championship
PS2Europe
The Superbike World Championship comes back to life in SBK09: the teams, the riders, the bikes and the tracks of the world's most thrilling motorbike competition.
18 Years AgoFront Mission 2089: Border of Madness
RemakeNintendo DSJapan
In fall 2007, Square Enix Co., Ltd. announced that it would be creating a remake of Front Mission 2089 on the Nintendo DS and named it Front Mission 2089: Border of Madness.
19 Years AgoNew York Times Crosswords
Nintendo DSNorth America
The New York Times Crosswords makes a perfect pairing: The intellectual challenge of the New York Times crossword puzzles and the stylus control of the Nintendo DS. Write your answers into each puzzle with the stylus or use a Touch Screen keyboard to enter letters.
18 Years AgoMana Khemia 2: Fall of Alchemy
PS2Japan
The 10th core Atelier game and the second game in the Mana Khemia series.
35 Years AgoSangokushi Retsuden: Ransei no Eiyuu-tachi
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Sangokushi Retsuden: Ransei no Eiyuu-tachi is a 1991 simulation game by Sega released in Japan — and China, where it was called San Guo Zhi Lie Zhuan: Luan Shi Qun Ying.
34 Years AgoZan II: Spirits
Super FamicomJapan
A Super Famicom strategy war sim from Wolf Team. It is set in the Sengoku era of Japanese history. Zan II: Spirits is the first Super Famicom game in Wolf Team's series of strategy sims set in historical Japan.
34 Years AgoDaisenryaku II: Campaign Version
PC Engine CDJapan
Daisenryaku II: Campaign Version is a turn-based war strategy game that relies on the gameplay template introduced in Daisenryaku II: up to four players engage in battles against each other or computer AI, represented by differently colored…
34 Years AgoX
Game BoyJapan
A first-person 3D shooter for the Game Boy. The Western localization, Lunar Chase, was found eventually found in the Nintendo Gigaleak, but was never released officially.
34 Years AgoDoraemon: Nobita no Dorabian Night
PC Engine CDJapan
Taking a different route to its maze-based predecessor, this Doraemon game is a side scrolling platformer with a simple, colourful look. You have to rescue your friends who have dived into various books and are pursued by the inhabitants within.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.