On This Day in Gaming: June 5

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

June 5

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Ultimate Tennis cover33 Years Ago

Ultimate Tennis

ArcadeWorldwide

A game based upon the major tennis events held around the world such as Wimbledon and the Roland Garros Tournament. There are plenty of players to choose from who have a variety of characteristics and techniques.

Ultra Toukon Densetsu cover33 Years Ago

Ultra Toukon Densetsu

ArcadeWorldwide

An Ultraman beat 'em up game.

Suzuka 8 Hours 2 cover33 Years Ago

Suzuka 8 Hours 2

ArcadeWorldwide

The sequel that features all the excitement from the original motorcycle racing game.

NBA Action cover30 Years Ago

NBA Action

SaturnNorth America

NBA Action comes to the Saturn.

A-Train: Trains, Power, Money cover30 Years Ago

A-Train: Trains, Power, Money

Expanded editionPlayStationNorth America

Although trains are your primary source of income in the beginning of the game, A-Train is not about building trains exclusively.

Dino Breeder 2 cover28 Years Ago

Dino Breeder 2

Game BoyJapan

Dino Breeder 2 is a Simulation game, published by J-Wing, which was released in Japan in 1998.

World League Soccer '98 cover28 Years Ago

World League Soccer '98

SaturnEurope

In World League Soccer '98 the player is able to move, kick, chip, volley and perform advanced passing techniques, including one-twos, chip returns and swerved long-balls. Players can also chest and head the ball with total control.

Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol cover26 Years Ago

Spec Ops: Stealth Patrol

PlayStationNorth America

The original Spec Ops for PC was one of the first realistic military tactical combat simulators to be released. After its limited success it spawned many rehashes, pseudo-sequels, and mission packs all bearing the same name.

Show do Milhão cover25 Years Ago

Show do Milhão

Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil

Show do Milhão is a Sega Mega Drive game based on a Brazilian TV show with the same name.

Super Shot Soccer cover24 Years Ago

Super Shot Soccer

PlayStationNorth America

Tecmo's Super Shot Soccer is a hybrid of simulation and arcade-styled soccer. Featuring over 30 teams from around the world, the game's play modes are based on international-styled soccer.

Fire Pro Wrestling Z cover23 Years Ago

Fire Pro Wrestling Z

PS2Japan

Fire Pro Wrestling Z released for the PS2 in 2003 was supposed to be the final chapter in the long-running Fire Pro series.

Frogger's Adventures 2: The Lost Wand cover23 Years Ago

Frogger's Adventures 2: The Lost Wand

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Frogger's Adventures 2: The Lost Wand is an Adventure game, developed and published by Konami, which was released in 2002.

Kanji Boy 3 cover23 Years Ago

Kanji Boy 3

Game Boy ColorJapan

The third installment of "Kanji BOY" that makes you smarter while playing games. The number of questions recorded is over 7,000! As you play, you will naturally acquire kanji.

J.League Pro Soccer Club wo Tsukurou! 3 cover23 Years Ago

J.League Pro Soccer Club wo Tsukurou! 3

PS2Japan

Released in 2003 for the PlayStation 2.

Biker Mice From Mars cover19 Years Ago

Biker Mice From Mars

Nintendo DSNorth America

The Biker Mice from Mars are on a quest to get hold of the one thing that can save Mars, their home planet, from total destruction – the Regenerator, but they are not the only ones who want this powerful item – Hairball, leader of the ruthl…

Deep Sea Creatures cover18 Years Ago

Deep Sea Creatures

Nintendo DSJapan

The mystery of the Deep Sea and its species in the Palm of Your Hands.

Oookuki cover18 Years Ago

Oookuki

PS2Japan

The chronicles of the Oooku, the women's quarters of Edo Castle, is remembered infamously in Japan as a classic kusoge, slang for a very bad video game.

CrossworDS cover18 Years Ago

CrossworDS

Nintendo DSEurope

Crosswords DS supports up to four different players, and features two basic modes - Training and Main Game. The main game includes three classifications of puzzles - Crosswords, Word Searches, and Anagrams.

Yamasa Digi World: Collaboration SP Pachi-Slot Ridge Racer cover18 Years Ago

Yamasa Digi World: Collaboration SP Pachi-Slot Ridge Racer

PS2Japan

Yamasa Digi World: Collaboration SP Pachi-Slot Ridge Racer is a pachi-slot game based on Namco's Ridge Racer series.

99 no Namida cover18 Years Ago

99 no Namida

Nintendo DSJapan

Based on the premise that crying helps relieve stress, Bandai Namco aims with "99 Tears" just that, to make the Nintendo DS owners cry. The game takes place in a city where the inhabitants have forgotten how to cry.

Art Style: Precipice cover17 Years Ago

Art Style: Precipice

Nintendo DSiEurope

A 3D box puzzle game for DSiWare. The player must navigate an ever growing tower of falling blocks without getting squashed.

Tomb Raider: Anniversary - Collectors Edition cover19 Years Ago

Tomb Raider: Anniversary - Collectors Edition

PS2North America

Tomb Raider: Anniversary is a remake of the original Tomb Raider with a technically more advanced graphics engine. It has the same basic storyline, though some cutscenes and much of the dialogue within have been expanded or modified in other ways.

Home Alone cover34 Years Ago

Home Alone

Mega Drive / GenesisEurope

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

Leave a comment

Get new patches first:FacebookXYouTube

Tip: select words in any comment to quote them.

Attach screenshots (optional)

Spotted a typo, an overflowing text box or a crash? A screenshot makes it far easier to fix.