ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
37 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
21 Years AgoGod of War
PS2Europe
God of War is an action-adventure hack-and-slash video game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE).
16 Years AgoMario & Luigi: Partners in Time
Nintendo DSKorea
The famous Mario Brothers return in this sequel to the humorous Superstar Saga. In this adventure, Princess Peach takes a trip in a time machine, but when it returns, there's only a monster inside!
22 Years AgoCrash Nitro Kart
PS2Japan
Crash Bandicoot returns to the karting scene with a host of other characters from the adventure series, and this time they have both Neo Cortex and Emperor Velo to worry about.
31 Years AgoVirtua Fighter
SaturnEurope
A classic fighting game by Sega, considered one of the first 3D fighting games.
32 Years AgoSailor Moon
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Sailor Moon (or Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon) is a beat 'em up video game developed by Angel in 1993, and ported to the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It was localized in Europe exclusively in French in 1994.
22 Years AgoMario Golf: Advance Tour
Game Boy AdvanceAustralia
Grab your clubs and start down the road to golfing perfection in this role-playing golf adventure! Chat up the locals at golf clinics, hone your skills in challenges like Club Slots and Go-Go Gates, and try to become the champ of all the country clubs!
32 Years AgoTetris 2
Expanded editionSuper FamicomJapan
SNES release of "Tetris 2". The mesmerizing fun of Tetris returns - and the challenge escalates to new heights! Test your dexterity, tease your brain and rack up points with Tetris 2.
32 Years AgoRobotrek
Super FamicomJapan
Robotrek is a science-fiction roleplaying game in which you get to control a budding robotics expert who is the son of a famous inventor.
16 Years AgoHarvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
Nintendo DSJapan
Long ago the towns of Bluebell and Konohana were friendly neighbors, joined together by a tunnel underneath the mountain that separates the towns. Eventually the towns started to disagree with each other on whose town had the best cooking cuisine.
27 Years AgoVandal Hearts II
PlayStationWorldwide
Vandal Hearts II is a tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation and the sequel to Vandal Hearts.
18 Years AgoWonder World Amusement Park
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Yet another Minigame collection for the Wii.
29 Years AgoDark Rift
Nintendo 64North America
Dark Rift delivers hyper-active 3D fighting with a sci-fi theme! Compete against eight exotic and powerful characters and two very large bosses. Motion captured character animations enhance the realism.
23 Years AgoDokapon DX: Wataru Sekai ha Oni Darake
PS2Japan
Dokapon DX is a Japan-only RPG/Board game hybrid, the first of these in the Dokapon series and appeared on the Nintendo Gamecube and Sony Playstation 2.
40 Years AgoThe Return of Ishtar
ArcadeJapan
The Return of Ishtar, also known as Ishtar no Fukkatsu, is a two-player action-RPG that follows directly after Namco's Tower of Druaga. Ki and Gilgamesh must escape the Tower of Druaga, fighting through the legions of Druaga that are trying to avenge their fallen master.
36 Years AgoSexy Invaders
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
An adult version of the classic arcade game Space Invaders which upon beating levels you get to see various girls undress.
32 Years AgoDolucky no A.League Soccer
Super FamicomJapan
The Wild Bears have issued at challenge, and the whole town is down with soccer. Neco Dolucky isn't about to lay in the sun and sit this one out. He assembles his friends and enters his team, The Red Hot Doluckies, to challenge all on-comers to a heated battle.
32 Years AgoTsuri Tarou
Super FamicomJapan
Tsuri Tarou is a Sports game, published by Pack-In-Video, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoVasteel 2
PC Engine CDJapan
The sequel to the epic mecha war strategy title Vasteel. The sequel is more story-heavy than its predecessor, and has more clearly pronounced anime/manga aesthetics. Animated cut scenes occur between the missions and advance the story.
32 Years Ago3x3 Eyes: Sanjiyan Henjou
PC Engine CDJapan
Sanjiyan Henjō is based on the manga and anime series 3x3 Eyes. Pai, a young girl from the immortal tribe of sanzhiyan, three-eyed demons of Chinese origin, wants to become a human again.
27 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories
Game Boy ColorJapan
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters II: Dark Duel Stories is a video game for the Game Boy Color, the sequel to Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters.
27 Years AgoPocket Family: Happy Family Plan
PlayStationJapan
A Strategy game, developed and published by Hudson, which was released in Japan in 1999.
27 Years AgoPalm Town
PlayStationJapan
A PS1 game, developed and published by Mycom, which was released in Japan in 1999.
27 Years AgoEisei Meijin III: Game Creator Yoshimura Nobuhiro no Zunou
DreamcastJapan
Eisei Meijin III - Game Creator Yoshimura Nobuhiro no Zunou is a traditional video game released in 1999 by Konami for the Playstation & Dreamcast consoles. The game was only released in Japan. The game is based on the traditional board game shogi.
27 Years AgoAcid
PlayStationJapan
Acid is a psychotropic puzzle as players get to fire a pulse of light at the psychedelic conundrums by charging the correct distance and then aim, a little like a golf game gone wrong. Great Tempest style visuals with kanji characters and neon tracers.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.