ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 24
The games released on this day in gaming history.
86 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
27 Years AgoIncredible Crisis
PlayStationArcadeJapan
It is grandmother Haruko's birthday. She wants everyone home early for her special day: the day that serves as a reminder that she has been alive for more years than she can remember.
17 Years AgoWipeout Pulse
PS2Europe
Wipeout Pulse is a racing game set in 2207, ten years after the events of Wipeout Pure. There are eight teams in Wipeout Pulse, with one ship available for each - although the player eventually gains the ability to change the appearance of their ships.
21 Years AgoBig Mutha Truckers 2
PS2Worldwide
The truckers return and this time you have to get Ma Jackson off the hook after being arrested for tax evasion. Bribe the jurors as you take the roll of Ma's cousin Jacob in a race to make money by trucking and trading.
32 Years AgoTakahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima IV
FamicomJapan
Fourth and final 8-bit installment of the series, only released in Japan on the Famicom system. Took the game from being a straight-on platformer and added some adventuring and RPG elements to the mix.
27 Years AgoDisney's Tarzan
PortGame Boy ColorWorldwide
The adaptation of Disney's 1999 animated film Tarzan for the Game Boy Color is a side-scrolling platformer. In 23 levels, the player controls Tarzan (first as a child, later as an adult), his gorilla friend Terk, and Tarzan's love Jane.
23 Years AgoThe Italian Job
PS2North America
Charlie Croker and his gang are left for dead in Venice after being double-crossed during one of the biggest gold heists ever. You must take on the role of Charlie and his gang members in their quest for revenge and the gold.
27 Years AgoTokyo Xtreme Racer
DreamcastJapan
Tokyo Xtreme Racer is a racing video game released in 1999 as one of the console's launch titles, the game was one of the first mission-based racing games.
27 Years AgoThe King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999
PortDreamcastJapan
The King of Fighters: Dream Match 1999 is a remake and port of The King of Fighters '98.
18 Years AgoAlone in the Dark
PortPS2North America
The PS2 and Wii version of Alone in the Dark is a completely different game from the Xbox 360 and PC version.
29 Years AgoWave Race
Game BoyEurope
Jump aboard your Personal Water Craft and hit the waves! Pick one of three versatile PWC's - the nimble 550cc, the speedy 650cc, or the high-powered 800cc National Class racer.
17 Years AgoDragon Quest Wars
Nintendo DSiJapan
Dragon Quest Wars is a turn-based strategy game played out across a number of quick and challenging rounds.
24 Years AgoMLB Slugfest 2003
PS2North America
MLB Slugfest is a series of baseball games developed by Sports Mogul, Gratuitous Games and Midway Games, and released by Midway Games for major console systems such as PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Xbox.
23 Years AgoMagic Pengel: The Quest for Color
PS2North America
Magic Pengel is centered on the player, as a character able to manipulate a "Pengel" (which looks like a stylized fairy combined with a paintbrush) to create a creature, or "Doodle".
18 Years AgoBlock Breaker Deluxe
Nintendo DSNorth America
Prepare for the frenzy of the coolest block-breaker game ever. Block Breaker Deluxe is a reinvention of the classic arcade brick-breaker game with a trendy graphical style, fun atmosphere and an exclusive multiplayer mode.
27 Years AgoGuwange
ArcadeJapan
Guwange is 2D vertically scrolling shoot'em up played with a character moving on foot. The game takes place during the Muromachi period in Japan with strong fantasy elements.
18 Years AgoMidnight Bowling
Nintendo DSNorth America
Midnight Bowling is a bowling video game by Gameloft originally released for mobile phones. A version with enhanced graphics was also released for WiiWare, and under the name Midnight Bowling 3D for phones.
17 Years AgoReal Soccer 2009
Nintendo DSiJapan
Take the field and prepare for true-to-life soccer action. Seize control of the ball and execute your most incredible moves to maneuver past your opposition and score solidly in the goal.
35 Years AgoMetal Max
FamicomJapan
Metal Max is a 1991 vehicle combat role-playing video game developed by Crea-Tech and published by Data East for the Nintendo Famicom exclusively in Japan on May 24, 1991 and later re-released on the Wii Virtual Console on April 27, 2010. It is the first of the Metal Max series.
32 Years AgoZig Zag Cat: Ostrich Club mo Oosawagi da
Super FamicomJapan
Zig Zag Cat (also known as Zig Zag Cat: Ostrich Club mo Oosawagi da) is a puzzle-action game from Opera House and Den'Z featuring a young hero and his shapeshifting cat. The gameplay is a mixture of a vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up and Breakout.
32 Years AgoTurn and Burn: No-Fly Zone
SNESJapan
In Turn and Burn: No-Fly Zone the player gets in the cockpit of the famed F-14 Tomcat and launches into a series of sorties on enemy fighters.
32 Years AgoMortal Kombat
PortSega CDJapan
Mortal Kombat is a side-scrolling fighting game. Fighting is set as one-on-one combat, allowing each player to perform a variety of punches, kicks, and special moves in order to defeat their opponent.
32 Years AgoSlayers
Super FamicomJapan
Slayers is a role-playing video game adaptation of the Slayers light novel series developed by BEC and published by Banpresto for the Super Famicom (SNES) exclusively in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoLord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu
RemakeMega Drive / GenesisJapan
Lord Monarch is a 1991 strategy game for the NEC PC-98 by Falcom and the seventh main title in their Dragon Slayer series. Sega Falcom remade it for the Sega Mega Drive in 1994, this time called Lord Monarch: Tokoton Sentou Densetsu. This version was not released outside Japan.
31 Years AgoMille Miglia 2: Great 1000 Miles Rally
ArcadeWorldwide
Linkable up to 4 players. New enhanced graphics. 8 new race cars. 8 new exciting tracks!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.