On This Day in Gaming: June 26

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

June 26

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Transformers: The Game cover19 Years Ago

Transformers: The Game

PS2North America

Transformers: The Game is the name of multiple versions of a video game based on the film. The game closely follows the story of the film, depicting the Autobots and Decepticons' arrival on Earth following a war between them that has ravaged their home planet of Cybertron.

Vigilante 8 cover28 Years Ago

Vigilante 8

PlayStationEurope

Vigilante 8 is a vehicular-combat game set in an alternate 1975. Australian terrorist Sid Burn is hired by OMAR to dispose of all competing oil companies in the U.S. so that OMAR can establish an oil monopoly in the country.

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja cover20 Years Ago

Naruto: Ultimate Ninja

PS2North America

For the first time in the PS2, explore the incredible world of Naruto Uzumaki on the console. Players can select from 14 key characters taken straight from the anime, including Naruto Uzumaki, the young ninja-in-training, and his two ninja-school classmates Sakura and Sasuke.

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb cover23 Years Ago

Indiana Jones and the Emperor's Tomb

PS2Worldwide

As Indiana Jones, you’ll travel to 1935 China to prevent a powerful artifact from falling into evil hands. This globe-spanning adventure pits you against evil Nazis and the Asian underworld.

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift cover18 Years Ago

Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift

Nintendo DSAustralia

School is out for the summer, but mischievous Luso Clemens must first face detention to make up for his misbehavior. Alone in the library, he stumbles upon an ancient book with magical powers that summons him to the mystical land of Ivalice.

Donkey Kong Land cover31 Years Ago

Donkey Kong Land

Game BoyNorth America

Donkey Kong Land is a Jump & Run classic, developed by Rareware and released by Nintendo for the Game Boy in June 1995.

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits cover17 Years Ago

Guitar Hero: Smash Hits

PS2Europe

Guitar Hero Smash Hits is the best of Guitar Hero music, now for the full band! Rock out to the most fun tracks from Guitar Hero, Guitar Hero II, Guitar Hero: Rock the 80's, and Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock, now for the full band.

Guitar Hero: On Tour cover18 Years Ago

Guitar Hero: On Tour

Nintendo DSAustralia

Guitar Hero: On Tour is a series of music video games based on the Guitar Hero series for the Nintendo DS handheld game system. The series is developed by Vicarious Visions and distributed by RedOctane and Activision.

Ratatouille cover19 Years Ago

Ratatouille

PortPS2North America

Ratatouille is based on the Pixar film of the same name. The version by Asobo Studio is, like other versions, a 3D platform game, but has its own design, levels and missions.

Bases Loaded cover39 Years Ago

Bases Loaded

FamicomJapan

Bases Loaded is a baseball game that was released for Arcade and the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. It was developed by Jaleco and TOSE, and was the first installment in the Bases Loaded series, which was followed by seven sequels for three generations of consoles.

Lunar: The Silver Star cover34 Years Ago

Lunar: The Silver Star

Sega CDJapan

Welcome to the world of Lunar, where reigns the magic and dragons still live. Join Alex, a young adventurer and his companions Luna, Ramus and Nall, to save the land of the Magic Emperor Ghaleon tyranny.

Dementium: The Ward cover18 Years Ago

Dementium: The Ward

Nintendo DSJapan

Dementium - The Ward is a mature-themed first-person shooter/survival horror game for the Nintendo DS that tells the tale of a man who awakens to find himself alone in a mysterious, derelict hospital that is frozen in time.

LEGO Battles cover17 Years Ago

LEGO Battles

Nintendo DSEurope

Play through six distinct storylines in the game to create your base, buildings and team and deploy your troops for battle!

Little Samson cover34 Years Ago

Little Samson

FamicomJapan

Little Samson is an action platformer that lets you play as four different heroes, switching between their unique abilities, on a quest to defend their homeland.

GrimGrimoire cover19 Years Ago

GrimGrimoire

PS2North America

GrimGrimoire allows players to take on the role of Lillet Blan, a young magician who is admitted to a prestigious and mystical magic school; however, on the fifth day of school, everyone mysteriously vanishes.

Disgaea DS cover18 Years Ago

Disgaea DS

PortNintendo DSJapan

Players will initially take on the role of Overlord Laharl, a young demon prince who has just woken from a two-year long nap and finds out that his father, who was the king, has passed away.

Never7: The End of Infinity cover23 Years Ago

Never7: The End of Infinity

Expanded editionPS2Japan

Never7: The End of Infinity is the first title in the Infinity series, and is followed by Ever17: The Out of Infinity, Remembe 11: The Age of Infinity, 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral, and Code_18.

Sqoon cover40 Years Ago

Sqoon

FamicomJapan

Sqoon is a side-scrolling shooter game published in 1986 by Irem for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Thunder Fox cover35 Years Ago

Thunder Fox

Mega Drive / GenesisJapan

Thunder Fox is a side-scrolling arcade action game created by Taito, starring Thunder and Fox as they fight through fast-paced stages.

Bleach: The 3rd Phantom cover18 Years Ago

Bleach: The 3rd Phantom

Nintendo DSJapan

In this exclusive storyline, exciting details are revealed about the BLEACH universe from before the start of the anime series. The story highlights the close partnership between two fraternal twin Soul Reapers, Matsuri Kudo and her brother Fujimaru. In fierce battles.

New Adventure Island cover34 Years Ago

New Adventure Island

PC EngineJapan

The adventure begins on peaceful Adventure Island. Today Master Higgins weds Tina. the new 'Miss Island“. Everyone is assembled at the church to celebrate their wedding when. suddenly. the evil Baron Bronsky appears.

Alone in the Dark cover18 Years Ago

Alone in the Dark

PortPS2Australia

The PS2 and Wii version of Alone in the Dark is a completely different game from the Xbox 360 and PC version.

Guitar Hero: On Tour - Modern Hits cover17 Years Ago

Guitar Hero: On Tour - Modern Hits

Nintendo DSEurope

"Guitar Hero On Tour: Modern Hits brings a Modern Rock twist to Guitar Hero for the DS. With the new Fan Request mode, you can choose your path to music stardom and rock the house!

Frogger Beyond cover23 Years Ago

Frogger Beyond

PS2Japan

Hop into the latest addition to the Frogger franchise with Frogger Beyond, a new adventure that takes you through eight expansive worlds. As the amphibious hero, Frogger, you'll encounter a wide range of enemies, obstacles, and new challenges.

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

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