ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 20
The games released on this day in gaming history.
55 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
25 Years AgoGran Turismo 3: A-Spec
PS2Europe
More than two years in the making, Gran Turismo 3 A-spec features over 150 detailed cars -- each composed of more than 4,000 polygons -- 60 beginner, amateur and professional championship races, as well as ten endurance races and ten rally races.
26 Years AgoSyphon Filter 2
PlayStationEurope
Syphon Filter 2 is a third-person shooter stealth video game developed by Eidetic and published by 989 Studios exclusively for PlayStation.
19 Years AgoTransformers: The Game
PS2Europe
Transformers: The Game is the name of multiple versions of a video game based on the film. The game closely follows the story of the film, depicting the Autobots and Decepticons' arrival on Earth following a war between them that has ravaged their home planet of Cybertron.
26 Years AgoPopulous: The Beginning
PlayStationEurope
Populous: The Beginning is a strategy and god-style video game. It is the third entry in the Populous video game series, developed by Bullfrog Productions in 1998.
20 Years AgoVirtua Fighter 5
ArcadeWorldwide
Virtua Fighter 5 features an all-star cast of 17 fighters, including characters from the previous iterations along with two new characters named El Blaze and Eileen.
22 Years AgoESPN NFL 2K5
PS2North America
ESPN NFL 2K5 is an American football video game developed by Visual Concepts for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox consoles.
22 Years AgoCatwoman
PS2North America
Catwoman is an action-adventure video game based on the 2004 film of the same name based on the fictional character. It features the likeness of the film's lead actress Halle Berry, while the character's voice is provided by actress Jennifer Hale.
36 Years AgoDouble Dragon
PortGame BoyJapan
A 2D fighting game adaptation for GameBoy of the original arcade Double Dragon released in 1987. This version features gameplay similar to the NES version, but with completely different level designs and all of the main character's moves available from the start.
20 Years AgoCrash Boom Bang!
Nintendo DSWorldwideJapan
Crash Boom Bang! is a party game developed by Dimps and published by Vivendi Universal Games in Japan and by Sierra Entertainment internationally for the Nintendo DS.
36 Years AgoDig Dug
PortFamicom Disk SystemJapan
The Famicom port of Dig Dug. It was originally only released in Japan, being first released overseas via the Wii Virtual Console.
19 Years AgoTransformers: Autobots
PortNintendo DSEurope
Transformers Autobots is an action-adventure video game based on the 2007 live action film Transformers. It is one of the Nintendo DS ports of Transformers: The Game, but follows a different storyline with 20 missions that focuses exclusively on the Autobots.
36 Years AgoDevil's Crush
PC EngineJapan
Devil's Crush (known as Devil Crash in Japan) is a pinball video game developed by NAXAT Soft for the TurboGrafx-16 and released in 1990. The second installment in the Crush Pinball series after Alien Crush, the game has an eerie occult theme with skulls, skeletons, and demons.
21 Years AgoColosseum: Road to Freedom
PS2North America
Taken into slavery, you are now a gladiator. Your only chance at freedom is to earn enough money in the arena to buy yourself back.
36 Years AgoCaptain Tsubasa Vol. II: Super Striker
FamicomJapan
Captain Tsubasa Volume II: Super Striker is a continuation of the "Cinematic Soccer" series of soccer games. It's the direct sequel to Captain Tsubasa and is fairly similar to its predecessor but with some slight graphical improvements.
36 Years AgoGalaxian
PortFamicom Disk SystemJapan
The Famicom port of Galaxian, which did not release internationally on the NES. This version was released in both cartridge and FDS disk form.
27 Years AgoRally Cross 2
PlayStationEurope
Rally Cross 2 lets you experience off-road racing on eight different tracks set in a variety of environments: Construction, Switchyard, Black Forest, Dry Valley, Rocky Pass, County Air, Refinery and RC Stadium.
24 Years AgoM&M's Shell Shocked
PortPlayStationEurope
M&M's Shell Shocked is an Action game, developed by Boston Animation and published by Simon & Schuster, which was released in 2001.
24 Years AgoNCAA Football 2003
PS2Worldwide
NCAA Football 2003, released for the PlayStation 2, Nintendo GameCube, and Xbox, featured University of Oregon quarterback Joey Harrington on the cover. New features in this version included over 200 licensed fight songs, 3D cheerleaders and 144 different schools.
36 Years AgoDaedalian Opus
Game BoyJapan
The game is essentially a series of 36 jigsaw puzzles with Tetris-like pieces known as pentominos that must be assembled into a specific shape.
22 Years AgoCatwoman
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
The Game Boy Advance version of the Catwoman movie license video game. The look of the graphics aims toward a comic-book feel instead of the more realistic-looking 3D of the console and PC versions.
40 Years AgoHokuto no Ken
Master SystemJapan
Hokuto no Ken is a video game released in Japan on July 20, 1986 by Sega for the Sega Mark III gaming platform.
40 Years AgoGokuaku Doumei Dump Matsumoto
PortMaster SystemJapan
Gokuaku Doumei Dump Matsumoto is a Sega Master System professional wrestling game developed by Sega R&D 2 and published by Sega.
39 Years AgoFantasy Zone
PortFamicomJapan
The Fantasy Zone port for Family Computer was developed by Sunsoft.
38 Years AgoFire Rock
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Survive Fire Rock! The treasures within are hard to obtain, but you are the brave warrior sent to defeat the monsters.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.