ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 7
The games released on this day in gaming history.
57 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
26 Years AgoFinal Fantasy IX
PlayStationJapan
Final Fantasy IX is the ninth main installment in the FF series.
21 Years AgoLEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
PS2Japan
LEGO Star Wars blends the unique world of LEGO with the adventure of Star Wars, for unforgettable action and fun. Live the most popular moments from The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
26 Years AgoColin McRae Rally 2.0
PlayStationEurope
Colin McRae Rally 2.0 is a rally racing game that features the 1999-spec Ford Focus WRC, the 2000-spec Ford Focus RS WRC, Mitsubishi Lancer EVO VI Gr.A, Subaru Impreza WRC2000, Peugeot 206 WRC, Toyota Corolla WRC and SEAT Córdoba WRC, among other cars.
41 Years AgoGhosts 'n Goblins
ArcadeJapan
Ghosts 'n Goblins is a platform game where the player controls a knight, named Sir Arthur, who must defeat zombies, ogres, demons, cyclops, dragons and other monsters in order to rescue Princess Prin Prin, who has been kidnapped by Satan, king of Demon World.
21 Years AgoKiller7
PS2North America
Sneak into a world of underground assassins as Harman Smith, a man who manifests 7 deadly personalities, the killer7. Take control of this distinct murderers' row as they hunt down the sinister Kun Lan to thwart his plan of world dominance.
33 Years AgoSamurai Shodown
ArcadeJapan
In early Japan, a man named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa preaches a heretic religion. Little does anyone know that Amakusa is really a servant of the evil Ambrosia, who took over Amakusa's body. Ambrosia wishes to shroud the world in darkness.
29 Years AgoMarvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
ArcadeJapan
Now you can choose your favorite heroes from the worlds of Street Fighter and Marvel Super Heroes to face off in a head-to-head battle for supremacy.
29 Years AgoBloody Roar
ArcadeJapan
Bloody Roar, known as Bloody Roar: Hyper Beast Duel in Europe and Japan, is a fighting video game originally developed by Raizing (now Eighting) as an arcade game.
21 Years AgoTrace Memory
Nintendo DSAustralia
The events of the game take place on the fictional Blood Edward Island. The game's protagonist, Ashley Mizuki Robbins, is the daughter of Richard and Sayoko Robbins, researchers of human memory.
31 Years AgoDark Seed
SaturnJapan
You have just moved into a new house and you are experiencing some horrible nightmares. The nightmares are caused by the Aliens that made the "dark world" which the only access to is through the magic mirror.
23 Years AgoVirtua Fighter 4: Evolution
Expanded editionPS2Australia
Evolution was an updated version of Virtua Fighter 4. The game introduced two new characters and adjusted every other character as well. The two new characters were the Judoka-assassin, Goh Hinogami and the Muay Thai boxer Brad Burns.
26 Years AgoMaken X
DreamcastEurope
Maken X is a game for the Dreamcast video game console that fits into an subgenre of "first-person slashers". The game is mainly regarded as a first-person action game because of the realistic elements in gameplay.
20 Years AgoBig Brain Academy
Nintendo DSEurope
Big Brain Academy features 15 activities that test their brain powers in areas like logic, memory, math and analysis. Up to eight people can play with a single game card, and each activity takes less than a minute to complete.
17 Years AgoThe Bigs 2
PS2Worldwide
The BIGS 2 is an arcade-style baseball game that is less focused on the intricate details of the game and more on the actual gameplay, proven by the inclusion of power-ups and turbos during gameplay.
20 Years AgoElectroplankton
Nintendo DSEurope
Electroplankton is an interactive music video game for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It allows the player to interact with animated plankton and create music through one of ten different plankton themed interfaces.
20 Years AgoPirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Nintendo DSEurope
Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest is a swashbuckling action-adventure for the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS. Players play as the notorious (or at least ‘heard of’) pirate Jack Sparrow.
21 Years AgoSakura Wars: So Long, My Love
PS2Japan
Sakura Wars is a Strategy RPG that features a unique sim-based story system. An in-depth storyline exists, much like in any other RPG; however, the player's destiny in the game is not predetermined.
27 Years AgoQuake II
PortNintendo 64North America
This version of Quake II differs from the other releases by replacing most of the levels with new ones.
33 Years AgoSilpheed
Sega CDJapan
In Silpheed, the player pilots a spaceship through levels of increasing difficulty, in a pseudo-3D vertically scrolling field, shooting everything in his path. New weapons will become available as he gathers points, and power-ups are sprinkled throughout the levels.
20 Years AgoAlex Rider: Stormbreaker
Game Boy AdvanceNintendo DSWorldwideEurope
Based on Anthony Horowitz's series of teen spy movies and movie following adventure-seeker Alex Rider. Players embrace the role of Alex Rider to out-spy, outwit and out-cool evil in this thrilling action adventure.
29 Years AgoSwagman
PlayStationNorth America
That Swagman sure has a lot of nerve! He's another evil, demented fellow who's planning to take over the world for his own personal gain. And this guy means business.
28 Years AgoBlast Radius
PlayStationEurope
Kayne, the sole survivor of the Wolf Squadron, is tasked with saving the Vorn which is being attacked from the nefarious Kotan-Kal. For offering to help the Vorn out, Kayne is given his choice of the Vorn's most advanced spacecraft and weapons.
39 Years AgoGetsu Fuuma Den
FamicomJapan
In the first years of the Demon Age, a horrible demon named "Dragon Master" was revived by his minions in hell. To protect the peace of the overworld, the two eldest Fuuma brothers fought the Dragon Master.
37 Years AgoGunhed
PC EngineJapan
Gunhed, is a 1989 sci-fi shoot 'em up video game developed by Hudson Soft and Compile. It was released in Japan on July 7, 1989 for the PC Engine, and it was released in North America in November 1989 for the TurboGrafx-16.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.