ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
June 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
125 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
18 Years AgoCommando: Steel Disaster
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Commando: Steel Disaster is a run and gun video game game for the Nintendo DS developed by Mana Computer Software.
29 Years AgoXevious 3D/G
PlayStationWorldwide
Xevious 3D/G is a shoot 'em up arcade game that was released by Namco in April 1996 only in Japan. It was later ported to the PlayStation in 1997 as Xevious 3D/G+.
21 Years AgoTrapt
PS2Japan
Tecmo presents TRAPT for the PS2, a puzzle-based game that contains a number of horror elements in its interesting storyline.
21 Years AgoMS Saga: A New Dawn
PS2Japan
MS Saga is a console-style role-playing adventure, featuring an original storyline, setting, and characters, along with fan-familiar "mobile suit" 'mechs from the G Gundam, Gundam Wing, and Mobile Suit Gundam series.
21 Years AgoAsphalt: Urban GT
PortNintendo DSJapan
Asphalt Urban GT is a racing video game for the Nintendo DS and the Nokia N-Gage handheld video game consoles. It was developed by Gameloft and published by Ubisoft, and released on November 21, 2004, making it one of the DS launch titles.
31 Years AgoAquanaut's Holiday
PlayStationJapan
The ocean is another world. Beneath the surface of the sea, all the sounds and the stress of society are muffled away to nothing.
29 Years AgoAll-Star Baseball 97
PlayStationNorth America
All-Star Baseball 97 brings to the plate several features that build upon 1996's Frank Thomas "Big Hurt" Baseball.
29 Years AgoDarklight Conflict
PlayStationNorth America
Darklight Conflict is a space combat simulator video game developed by Rage Software and published by Electronic Arts in 1997 for PCs running MS-DOS or versions of Microsoft Windows before Windows 2000, and the Sega Saturn and Sony PlayStation game consoles.
26 Years AgoDraconus: Cult of the Wyrm
DreamcastEurope
Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm is a sword and sorcery action game. Adventurers play as a male knight, Cynric or as the female sorceress Ayowen. The heroes battle their way through a dark fantasy world where they must ultimately defeat the dragon lord.
21 Years AgoThe Sword of Etheria
PS2Japan
The Sword of Etheria is an action, hack and slash and role-playing video game developed and published by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. Set in an alternate world; humans, gods, and spiritual beings known as "Katenas" coexist.
20 Years AgoSwords of Destiny
PS2Europe
An action-packed sword combat game from Marvelous, with hyper-active, high-flying battling focusing on air combat action (including "Sword Time" for intense juggling airborne combos.) Music theme by Kaori Natori.
20 Years AgoThe Bible Game
PS2Europe
The Bible Game is a Christian-themed party and trivia game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The console version is structured around a game show format, with players answering Old Testament trivia questions and competing in short mini-games based on biblical stories.
16 Years AgoFast Striker
Neo Geo MVSJapan
Fast Striker is a Shoot-'Em-Up game, developed and published by NG:DEV.TEAM, which was released in Japan in 2012D arcade shooting game with emphasis on scoring originally developed for NEO·GEO. The game lets the player choose between 3 game modes with different scoring systems.
39 Years Ago
38 Years AgoSaint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu - Kanketsu-hen
FamicomJapan
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu - Kanketsu-hen is an RPG based on the anime and manga series Saint Seiya. It was developed and published by Bandai in 1988 for the Famicom as a sequel to the first Famicom Saint Seiya game, Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu.
37 Years AgoFar East of Eden: Ziria
PC Engine CDJapan
Loosely based on the Japanese folk tale of the ninja Jiraiya, Tengai Makyou: Ziria was the first role-playing game released on a CD ROM; thanks to the medium's greater storage capacity, the game was able to include full-screen anime-style cutscenes with voice-overs.
37 Years AgoFamicom Tantei Club Part II: Ushiro ni Tatsu Shoujo
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
As a young detective (whom you name yourself), you work as an assistant for the famous investigator Utsugi. Your first important assignment is to investigate a murder case. A girl named Yoko was found murdered near a central bridge.
33 Years Ago
32 Years AgoJeopardy! Deluxe Edition
SNESNorth America
Jeopardy! Deluxe Edition is an updated version of it's Jeopardy! predecessor which features over 3,500 different new questions along with the standard features of Jeopardy such as Daily Doubles, a digitized likeness of the host, Alex Trebek and even the theme music.
32 Years AgoSamurai Shodown
PortGame BoyJapan
The Game Boy version of Samurai Shodown includes all the characters, stages, and most of the special moves, but has no combos, fatalities, or voices. All the music tracks are included, albeit in scaled-down form. It also features two new characters: Kuroko and Hikyaku.
31 Years AgoDer Langrisser
RemakeSuper FamicomJapan
The Super Famicom remake of the Sega Mega Drive game, Langrisser II. Along with reworked graphics, this version of the game added branching paths and multiple endings with the option to choose from 3 factions or to create your own 4th faction.
31 Years AgoGamera: Gyaos Gekimetsu Sakusen
Super FamicomJapan
Gamera: Gyaos Gekimetsu Sakusen is a Strategy game, developed by Axes Art Amuse and published by Sammy Studios, which was released in Japan in 1995.
31 Years AgoPro Mahjong Kiwame III
Super FamicomJapan
Pro Mahjong Kiwame III is a Miscellaneous game, published by Athena, which was released in Japan in 1995. The game was later released as a downloadable game for the Satellaview.
31 Years AgoSuper Kyoutei
Super FamicomJapan
Super Kyoutei is a Racing game, published by Nichibutsu, which was released in Japan in 1995.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.