ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 29
The games released on this day in gaming history.
103 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
28 Years AgoBanjo-Kazooie
Nintendo 64North America
Trouble brews when Gruntilda the witch captures the unbearably beautiful cub, Tooty. But before the grisly hag can steal the bear's good looks, big brother Banjo and his fine-feathered friend, Kazooie, join forces to stop her.
27 Years AgoCommand & Conquer
Nintendo 64North America
Experience the game that started it all! Enter a gritty, high-tech world and take advantage of electronic intelligence and covert surveillance to determine who reigns supreme.
25 Years AgoSpider-Man
DreamcastEurope
Spider-Man is an action-adventure game developed by Neversoft. Players control Spider-Man as he navigates levels using web-swinging, combat, and stealth mechanics. The story involves a conspiracy featuring villains such as Doctor Octopus and Venom.
25 Years AgoUnreal Tournament
DreamcastEurope
Unreal Tournament is a first-person arena shooter video game developed by Epic Games and Digital Extremes. It was the second installment in the Unreal series. It is an arena first-person shooter, with head-to-head multiplayer deathmatches being the primary focus of the game.
26 Years AgoTony Hawk's Pro Skater
DreamcastEurope
Take control of real skaters and perform strings of crazy tricks in the first entry of the long-running Tony Hawk skateboarding series.
25 Years AgoEscape from Monkey Island
PS2Europe
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.
26 Years AgoMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
DreamcastNorth America
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games.
28 Years AgoStreet Fighter Alpha 3
ArcadeJapanNorth America
Street Fighter Alpha 3 is the third game in the Street Fighter Alpha series. It features a complete gameplay overhaul with the addition of three selectable fighting styles, new stages, over seven new and returning characters and an exclusive soundtrack.
20 Years AgoFIFA Street 2
PS2Japan
The game is a street football game in which the player can take control of 4-a-side versions of national football teams in matches where the object is to win by scoring a set amount of goals or points via tricks, or within a time limit.
18 Years AgoGuitar Hero: Aerosmith
PS2North America
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith puts the player in the shoes of "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" as they evolve from unknowns to rock superstars. In a guitar hero game dedicated to the band that is Aerosmith!
25 Years AgoAlone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
PlayStationNorth America
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare is the fourth installment in the survival horror video game series Alone in the Dark. The player can choose which of the two protagonists to play as.
26 Years AgoPersona 2: Eternal Punishment
PlayStationJapan
Persona 2: Eternal Punishment is a role-playing video game developed by Atlus, and chronologically the third installment in the Persona series. Eternal Punishment takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Sumaru, and is a direct sequel to Persona 2: Innocent Sin.
26 Years AgoSilver
DreamcastNorth America
An RPG set in a medieval land where all the women have been kidnapped and it is up to you to get them back. What starts as a mission to save the women soon turns into a battle against good and evil to the death.
26 Years AgoKoudelka
PlayStationNorth America
Koudelka is the precursor (prequel) to Sacnoth's Shadow Hearts series. Shadow Hearts takes place in the Koudelka universe and features various locales and characters from Sacnoth's debut work.
19 Years AgoFinal Fantasy VI Advance
Expanded editionGame Boy AdvanceEurope
Final Fantasy VI Advance is more than a simple port of the SNES classic: every aspect of the games has been reviewed and enhanced. Additionally, a host of brand-new elements has been seamlessly merged with the original game, providing unexpected surprises for longtime fans.
16 Years AgoRunaway 3: A Twist of Fate
Nintendo DSNorth America
Runaway: A Twist of Fate is a point-and-click graphical adventure. It is a game developed by Péndulo Studios, S.L. and the sequel of Runaway 2: The Dream of The Turtle, as well as the third and final chapter in the Runaway series.
22 Years AgoMega Man Battle Network 4: Red Sun
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
The fourth installment in the Mega Man Battle Network series comes in two versions--Red Sun and Blue Moon--each with different enemies, battle chips, souls, and characters.
36 Years AgoGhostbusters
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
Ghostbusters was published by Sega and developed by Compile for the Mega Drive/Genesis on June 29, 1990.
34 Years AgoKrusty's Fun House
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Krusty the Clown's Fun House has been overrun by rats. You must help him to herd the rats into trap machines to clear them out. In order to do so, Krusty must manipulate his environment to set up pathways so that the rats are headed in the right direction.
26 Years AgoMr. Driller
DreamcastPlayStationJapan
Mr. Driller is an arcade puzzle game developed by Namco and first released in 1999. Players control a driller who descends through layers of colored blocks, clearing paths while managing a limited air supply.
19 Years AgoBrain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
Nintendo DSEurope
Brain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day contains all-new activities to challenge a player's gray matter. The title is a series of trainings designed to give the brain a workout. The 17 new, engaging activities are all designed to help work the brain.
22 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
In your return to Battle City, you begin another mission to retrieve stolen millennium cards that can destroy the world. Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction features an all-new storyline that sets you off on a quest to stop Reshef from drowning the world in darkness.
20 Years AgoAtelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm
PS2Japan
The 8th core Atelier game and final game in the Iris series.
26 Years AgoRecord of Lodoss War
DreamcastJapan
Record of the Lodoss War is a hack and slash action dungeon crawler RPG, in a similar vein to Diablo. It is very loosely attached to the Japanese fantasy novels and anime series of the same name.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.