ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
72 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
25 Years AgoFinal Fantasy X
PS2Japan
Final Fantasy X is the tenth main installment in the FF series and the first title released on sixth-generation consoles. It was also the first game to feature fully three-dimensional areas rather than including pre-rendered backdrops, and the first to include voice acting.
35 Years AgoFinal Fantasy IV
Super FamicomJapan
FINAL FANTASY IV is the fourth main installment in the FINAL FANTASY series, developed and published by Squaresoft.
26 Years AgoTomb Raider: The Last Revelation
DreamcastPlayStationJapan
Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation is the fourth game of the Tomb Raider games series, it plays very similar to the previous games in the series but some new things have been added to the game.
24 Years AgoSoldier of Fortune
PS2Australia
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 AgoTwinsen's Little Big Adventure Classic
PlayStationJapan
Chilling dreams of destruction and doom fill your mind. You feel compelled to warn the world, but in so doing are imprisoned by the tyrannous Dr. Funfrock.
38 Years AgoDonkey Kong Jr.
PortFamicom Disk SystemJapan
Donkey Kong Jr. for the Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the most recognizable ports of the original arcade game, being re-released and ported many times.
35 Years AgoDisney's The Little Mermaid
NESFamicomNorth AmericaJapan
In this version of Disney's The Little Mermaid you play as Ariel the mermaid. Ariel has already met Eric, and they plan to wed, but the sea-witch Ursala has taken control of the ocean!
30 Years AgoStar Ocean
Super FamicomJapan
The first game from tri-Ace released on the Super Famicon published by Enix.
25 Years AgoKlonoa: Empire of Dreams
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
A colorful and fun puzzle game with inventive level design, filled with great ideas that bring joy and delight to any gamer that enjoys a challenge.
39 Years AgoAlex Kidd: High-Tech World
Master SystemJapan
Life isn't always easy for the Crown Prince of Radactian. When the High-Tech World arcade opened up, someone in your castle tore the map into eight pieces! But it's such a cool arcade, you have to go there. It's a challenge worthy of any Kidd!
26 Years AgoWalt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour
DreamcastNorth America
Walt Disney World Quest Magical Racing Tour boasts more playable characters than any kart racer before it (a total of 13 are offered), and each of the game's tracks allows you to maneuver a different vehicle.
35 Years AgoKyatto Ninden Teyandee
FamicomJapan
Players take the role of the three main cats and otasuke (rescue team) members, who can be switched to at any time and have special abilities to progress through the game.
30 Years AgoSaturn Bomberman
SaturnJapan
Saturn Bomberman is an action game by Hudson Soft for the Sega Saturn. The twelfth installment in the Bomberman series, it was first released in Japan on July 19, 1996, in Europe in May 1, 1997, and in North America in September 4, 1997.
30 Years AgoStrikers 1945
PlayStationWorldwide
In 1945, the second world war ended. Soon, there was peace, but an organization of high-ranking military officers from all over the world form a global army known as CANY. Their mission was to conquer the world.
25 Years AgoMega Man Xtreme 2
Game Boy ColorJapanNorth America
Something mysterious is going on at the reploid research island. The reploids have ceased functionality... their data strangely erased. Now the investigation team encounters "irregular" reploids infected with a strange new DNA chip.
35 Years AgoBonk's Revenge
PC EngineJapan
In Bonk's Revenge, King Drool hijacks half the moon in an attempt for world domination! Of course it's up to our favorite prehistoric hero to stop him, and so Bonk embarks on an all-new quest to save the world.
19 Years AgoBomberman Land Touch! 2
Nintendo DSJapan
BOMBERMAN LAND Touch! 2 is the follow up sequel to IGN's Best Online Multiplayer 2006 Game of the Year on the Nintendo DS.
26 Years AgoGiga Wing
DreamcastNorth America
Vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi Corporation and published by Capcom on their CPS-2 arcade system board and ported later that year to the Dreamcast console.
19 Years AgoNaruto Shippuden: Ninja Council 4
Nintendo DSJapan
Set two and a half years after the events of the classic Naruto series, Naruto fans are introduced to older characters as the storyline advances and unfolds with copious plot twists.
30 Years AgoVR Soccer
PlayStationJapan
VR Soccer (sometimes referred to as VR Soccer '96, and known as Actua Soccer in Japan and Europe) is a sports video game developed and published by Gremlin Interactive for MS-DOS, PlayStation, Sega Saturn. This was the first sports video game to include a full 3D graphics engine.
19 Years AgoLOL
Nintendo DSJapan
A multiplayer game in which a host player asks a question, requiring others to write or draw their answers on the DS touchscreen.
39 Years AgoMichael English Daibouken
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Michael English Daibouken is an educational game where the character of Michael, an orange cat, teaches kittens the various letters in the English language as well as some English vocabulary.
37 Years AgoWai Wai Mahjong
PC EngineWorldwide
Wai Wai means many people making noise so obviously this is a 4 player Mahjong game playing against many different characters.
35 Years AgoRacing Damashii
PC EngineJapan
Racing Damashii is a motorcycle racing video game released in 1991 exclusively in Japan. The game features tracks all over Japan.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.