ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
727 releases
36 Years AgoFinal Fantasy
NESNorth America
Final Fantasy, also known as FFI in re-releases, is the first role-playing game title in Square's flagship Final Fantasy series.
21 Years AgoFlatOut
PCXboxPS2North America
FlatOut is adrenaline-filled muscle car racing game packed with explosive physics, spectacular effects and graphics, innovative game play mechanics and good old fun!
35 Years AgoCastlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Game BoyJapan
Fifteen years after vanquishing the emperor of evil, Count Dracula, Christopher Belmont now faces a vampire swearing vengeance. Drac's back. And he's turned your son, Soleiyu Belmont, into a deadly demon to do his dirty deeds.
32 Years AgoDarkstalkers: The Night Warriors
ArcadeJapan
The DarkStalkers have been unleashed! All the creatures from your darkest dreams have materialized to wage an eternal war for domination of the night. The fate of all humanity rests on who wins this epic struggle.
19 Years AgoMega Man ZX Advent
Nintendo DSJapan
In Mega Man ZX Advent, the main characters discover the power of the mysterious "Biometal model A," which on its own has several attacks, but also has a special Megamerge ability which allows the character to transform into one of eight "Ps…
24 Years AgoCapcom vs. SNK: Millennium Fight 2000 Pro
Expanded editionPlayStationEurope
An updated version of the original Capcom vs. SNK titled Capcom vs.
30 Years AgoQuarantine
SaturnJapan
You have to transport people in this dangerous area. When you see someone with a sign hovering over him, stop by and pick him up. The destination place is visible on your minimap.
20 Years AgoDance Dance Revolution Supernova
ArcadeJapan
The hottest revolution and bestselling video game in the music game category returns to its arcade roots with Dance Dance Revolution Supernova, the first arcade version to be released in North America in 6 years.
26 Years AgoTransformers: Beast Wars Transmetals
PortPlayStationNorth America
Now, experience a Transformers battle you've never seen before! Take command of the Heroic Maximals and Evil Predicons as they struggle for supremacy! More powerful than ever, these cybertronian warriors can convert into 3 modes: beast, vehicle, and robot.
21 Years AgoRig Racer 2
PS2Worldwide
Get behind the wheel of these mammoth trucks and roll out onto some of the craziest racetracks around. Ever wanted to drive a Big Rig? How about speed around a racetrack in one? Well now you can experience the thrill in Rig Racer 2!
41 Years AgoWarpman
FamicomJapan
Warpman is an Action game, developed and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1985. The player takes control of a "Monster Fighter", who must shoot tongue-sticking aliens in the "Space World" without letting them touch him.
38 Years AgoMoon Ball Magic
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
A pinball game published by Squaresoft for the Famicom Disk System. Moon Ball Magic is a pinball game released exclusively through the Famicom Disk System's "Disk Writer" service, where the player must write the game onto an existing FDS disk before playing it.
38 Years AgoAkuu Senki Raijin
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
A scrolling mecha shooter published by Squaresoft for the Famicom Disk System. Akuu Senki Raijin (occasionally transliterated as Akara Senki Raijin) is a vertical shooter where the player controls a mecha that transforms into a starfighter.
35 Years AgoF1 Circus '91
PC EngineJapan
A Formula One licensed racing game for the PC Engine and the second game in Nichibutsu's F1 Circus series. F1 Circus '91 is a top-down Formula One racing game with a strong simulation element.
35 Years AgoMetal Stoker
PC EngineJapan
A cyberpunk multi-directional shoot 'em up for the PC Engine. Metal Stoker is a top-down, multi-directional shoot 'em up for the PC Engine, developed and published by Face (possibly through their subsidiary brand Sankindo).
35 Years AgoSeirei Senshi Spriggan
PC Engine CDJapan
Take on the alien hordes in this vertically scrolling shoot 'em up from the people behind Aleste.
35 Years AgoVattle Giuce
Game BoyJapan
A vertical shoot-'em-up released for the Game Boy in Japan in 1991.
31 Years Ago
30 Years AgoAquazone Desktop Life
SaturnJapan
Aquazone Desktop Life (アクアゾーン) is a fish tank simulator developed and published by 9003 as part of their Aquazone series of "games".
30 Years AgoDecAthlete
SaturnJapan
Decathlete, released in Europe as Athlete Kings, is an athletics themed arcade game. Released in 1994, it was developed and produced by Sega.
30 Years AgoDe Ja
PC Engine CDJapan
De Ja is a Japanese-style adventure. At every screen, a menu with verb commands appears at the bottom. The commands include Examine, Talk, Ask, Take, Use (an inventory item), Move, as well as other context-specific commands that appear on some screens.
30 Years AgoPoPoLoCrois Monogatari
PlayStationJapan
The first entry in the PoPoLoCrois franchise, a series of tactical RPGs published by Sony.
30 Years AgoTenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki FX
Expanded editionPC-FXJapan
Tenchi Muyō! Ryō-ōki FX includes Tenchi Muyō! Ryō-ōki with slightly better graphics (full-screen pictures instead of framed ones), and a whole new chapter, which is dedicated to officers of the Galaxy Police.
30 Years AgoTenchi Muyo! Ryou-ouki: Gokuraku CD-ROM
SaturnJapan
A fan disk for the Tenchi Muyo! franchise, based on a series of earlier PC releases, which contains a variety of promotional illustrations, video and voice clips from the show, and information about other Tenchi Muyo-related releases and merchandise.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.