ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
57 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
25 Years AgoEscape from Monkey Island
PS2North America
This is the fourth chapter of the Monkey Island series. As normal, prepare to find lots of salty humor and engaging game play from this legendary series.
40 Years AgoBalloon Fight
PortNESNorth America
Balloon Fight was developed and released by Nintendo, being the console port of the Arcade game VS. Balloon Fight (which was developed at the same time by another team, but released first).
22 Years AgoShrek 2
PS2Worldwide
Game based on the second movie, developed by the makers of Vigilante 8.
25 Years AgoNBA Street
PS2North AmericaEurope
Are you ready for extreme basketball? You'd better be, 'cause it's coming to your PS2 fresh from the developers of SSX! Hit the streets for some 3-on-3 hoop action, where flashy moves are your key to victory.
22 Years AgoSonic Advance 3
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Sonic is back, and this time, he needs the help of all of his friends to defeat the evil Dr. Eggman. In Sonic Advance 3, Sonic and Tails must reunite with their friends Cream, Knuckles, and Amy.
22 Years AgoDrakengard
PS2AustraliaNew Zealand
Drakengard follows the story of a kingdomless prince named Caim who fights for the Union against the Empire.
25 Years AgoTwisted Metal: Black
PS2North America
Twisted Metal: Black is a vehicle combat video game developed by Incognito Entertainment (formerly Incog Inc.) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment America for the PlayStation 2 video game console.
34 Years AgoNES Open Tournament Golf
NESEurope
NES Open Tournament Golf is an NES game featuring Mario characters. As the name of the game implies, it is a golf game and was one of the first golfing games in the Mario series. You can play a round of golf on one of three different courses.
28 Years AgoTOCA Championship Racing
PlayStationJapan
Fight the pack to gain position without losing control of your car as you race on nine different original tracks of the British Touring Car Championships. This game features eight different game modes, such as single race, championship, time trial, and party play.
36 Years AgoBonanza Bros.
ArcadeWorldwide
Just who are these guys? Mobo and Robo are the coolest villains you'll ever meet- they rob banks, museums (and innocent computer gamers of their sanity). One evening whilst watching TV a mysterious stranger appeared on screen.
24 Years AgoDisney's Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise
PlayStationNorth America
Based off of the Disney movie, Lilo & Stitch: Trouble in Paradise released June 14, 2002 for PlayStation and Windows.
28 Years AgoTheme Hospital
PortPlayStationJapan
The PlayStation port of Theme Hospital has a a different menu system to accomodate the controller, and a slightly different graphical presentation of the HUD.
22 Years Ago.Hack//Mutation
PS2Europe
.Hack//Mutation is the second of a series of four games, titled .hack//Infection, .hack//Mutation, .hack//Outbreak, and .hack//Quarantine, features a "game within a game"; a fictional massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG)…
24 Years AgoLEGO Soccer Mania
PS2North America
In LEGO Soccer Mania, you can play soccer any way you want. Start by building your own team from over 150 different players, ranging from pirates and knights to Arctic explorers. Then, practice your shots in the Skill Zone.
22 Years AgoMashed: Drive to Survive
PS2Worldwide
A combat-heavy racer from developer Supersonic, played from a top-down perspective. Mashed features four players racing at one time either in teams of two or every man for himself.
17 Years AgoTomodachi Collection
Nintendo DSJapan
Tomodachi Collection takes place on an island in the middle of the sea, that can be populated with various Miis created from the built in Mii Maker, or transferred wirelessly from a Wii console.
28 Years AgoCrisis Beat
PlayStationJapan
If you are an action game connoisseur then Crisis Beat is the game for you. Set on board a futuristic ocean liner, you have to take on the fanatical members of the most ferocious sea-jacking gang of terrorists in the history of piracy.
27 Years AgoGoemon's Great Adventure
Nintendo 64Europe
Goemon and all his friends are back in his greatest adventure yet! Goemon's Great Adventure combines classic Goemon platform action with an all-new twist. The evil time-traveling nun, Bismaru, has summoned Dochuki, a demon prince, to take over the Earth.
24 Years AgoFreekstyle
PS2North America
You've been waiting for it and now it's here - FreekStyle - the ultmate go-for-broke freestyle motocross experience.
27 Years AgoStreet Fighter Alpha 3
PortPlayStationAustralia
The PlayStation port of Street Fighter Alpha 3 has added new characters to the roster, including Juli, Juni, Balrog, Dee Jay, Fei Long and T. Hawk. They come with new portraits and their own scenarios.
28 Years AgoDevil Dice
PlayStationJapan
Devil Dice is a unique puzzle game, where the player controls a small devil that runs around a grid covered in large dice. The player can both stand atop dice, and stand on the ground (with the dice towering above).
28 Years AgoPrincess Maker 3: Fairy Tales Come True
SaturnJapan
Princess Maker 3 is the third mainline Princess Maker game. The game was originally released in 1997 and 1998 on PlayStation, Sega Saturn, Dreamcast (later rereleased in 2001 as part of Princess Maker Collection where it was bundled with Princess Maker 2) and Windows.
24 Years AgoFire Blade
PS2North America
Fire Blade is a flight simulation video game released in 2002 by Kuju Entertainment. In the game, the player takes control of an advanced helicopter gunship as a part of the Fire Blade task force, which in the arc of the game's story is responsible for fighting terrorism.
22 Years AgoMTV Music Generator 3: This is the Remix
PS2Europe
Create and sample original music tracks, and remix some songs from today's hip-hop and electronica artists.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.