ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 5
The games released on this day in gaming history.
46 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
30 Years AgoMetal Slug
Neo Geo CDNorth AmericaJapan
Metal Slug is a 1996 run-and-gun arcade video game originally developed by Nazca Corporation and released by SNK for the Neo Geo MVS. It is the first installment in the eponymous series.
26 Years AgoToy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue!
DreamcastNorth America
Woody has been stolen from the bedroom, ready to be sold to the highest bidder by an evil toy collector. It's up to good friend Buzz Lightyear to fight his way through from the bedroom to the outside world in order to save Woody from the toy market and bring him home.
24 Years AgoSoldier of Fortune
PS2Europe
John Mullins, working for a U.S.-based mercenary ("soldier of fortune") organization known only as "The Shop", and his partner, Aaron "Hawk" Parsons, are assigned to prevent the nukes from falling into the wrong hands, and stop the terrorists in their plans.
30 Years AgoDiscworld
PlayStationJapan
Discworld is a game released for PC (subsequently Mac, and Playstation) by Teeny Weeny / Perfect 10 studios in 1995. The game was released both on floppy disk and CD-Rom. The latter featured a commentary team created of many veterans of famous Brit-Coms.
30 Years AgoNights Into Dreams...
SaturnJapan
The story follows the teenagers Elliot Edwards and Claris Sinclair, who enter Nightopia, a dream world where all dreams take place.
25 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul is a Yu-Gi-Oh! video game for the Game Boy Advance. It is the international version of Yu-Gi-Oh!
19 Years AgoBrain Age 2: More Training in Minutes a Day!
Nintendo DSAustralia
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.
19 Years AgoChibi-Robo!: Park Patrol
Nintendo DSJapan
A pollution epidemic is killing off flowers and ravaging parks worldwide. To combat this threat, Citrusoft Robotics has developed an eco-friendly model of Chibi-Robo and sent it to parks everywhere.
30 Years AgoSonic Wings Special
SaturnJapan
Sonic Wings Special is a 1996 vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up that combines the features in Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, and Sonic Wings 3. It was ported to arcade as Sonic Wings Limited.
34 Years AgoCapcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92
NESWorldwide
Catch the spirit of world-class competition with Capcom's Gold Medal Challenge '92! Train and compete with up to seven friends in 18 pulse-pounding events. Now's the time to really pump up and get physical!
25 Years AgoHarvest Moon: Save the Homeland
PS2Japan
The first Harvest Moon game for the PS2 takes a little deviance from all the other games in the series. The goal this time around is to save your town from being turned into a resort next year.
16 Years AgoSoul of Darkness
Nintendo DSiNorth America
Enter a fascinating gothic world as Kale, a mysterious, powerful man. Try to save your beloved's life and soul and get her out of an evil vampire's clutches. Explore dark woods and caves, huge castles and cathedrals under the full moon's light.
30 Years AgoImpact Racing
SaturnEurope
Part automotive racing, part shooter, Impact Racing lets you choose from five different cars which vary in degrees of speed, power, engine size, payload, armor strength, and grip.
23 Years AgoUltimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy - The Path of the Superhero
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
BUMBLING BICEPS, the world of wrestling will never be the same! ...because now there's a new Kid in town - Kid Muscle!
39 Years AgoTakahashi Meijin no Bug-tte Honey
FamicomJapan
An adventure platformer game starring Master Takahashi of Adventure Island fame. It is based on an anime which in turn was based on the Adventure Island games..
35 Years AgoBaseball Fighter
FamicomJapan
Baseball Fighter is a Sports game, developed by Graphic Research and published by Vap, which was released in Japan in 1991.
32 Years AgoGenocide 2
Super FamicomJapan
Master of the Dark Communion is a sequel to Genocide. The game features side-scrolling action similar to the original, albeit with much more emphasis on platforming segments.
30 Years AgoOver Top
Neo Geo CDJapan
The ultimate NEOGEO Racing Game! The game features branching paths and a variety of car models for maximum replayability!
30 Years AgoUgetsu Kitan
PlayStationJapan
A Visual Novel based on Ugetsu Monogatari, a collection of nine supernatural tales by the Japanese author Ueda Akinari.
30 Years AgoNeo Planet
PlayStationJapan
Neo Planet is a strategy / simulation game that takes place in an alien planet in the future in which the player takes the role of the person in charge of the whole planet so he will have to take decissions about the population, the differe…
25 Years AgoUltimate Surfing
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
Hang 10 with one the coolest games ever to fit in the palm of your hand.
25 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 Expert 1
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters 5 Expert 1 is a video game for the Game Boy Advance, and the first game to follow the real OCG/TCG rules. The game is very similar to its English version (Yu-Gi-Oh!
25 Years AgoPipo Saru 2001
PS2Japan
Pipo Saru 2001 (ピポサル2001 Pipo Saru Ni-sen Ichi) is an action video game in the Ape Escape series developed and published by SCEI for the PlayStation 2 video game console in Japan.
25 Years AgoTetsu 1: Densha de Battle!
PS2Japan
Tetsu 1: Densha de Battle! is a Racing game, developed by Vingt-et-un Systems and published by Syscom, which was released in Japan in 2001.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.