ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 22
The games released on this day in gaming history.
73 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
22 Years AgoMTV Music Generator 3: This is the Remix
PS2North America
Create and sample original music tracks, and remix some songs from today's hip-hop and electronica artists.
18 Years AgoThe Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Nintendo DSPS2Worldwide
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor is a 3D action-adventure game that was released alongside the The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor movie. The game follows the story of the movie.
39 Years AgoBats & Terry
FamicomJapan
The player controls a baseball superhero named Batsu (Bats) who must use baseballs to defeat his opponents. Being hit once reverts him to "normal" Terii (Terry), who swats at his opponents using a baseball bat. Opponents include machinery, humanoids, and animals.
39 Years AgoSolomon's Key
PortNESNorth America
The NES port of Solomon's Key, a puzzle game developed by Tecmo in 1986 for arcade on custom hardware based on the Z80 chipset. The game is generally recognized as one of the most difficult games to appear on the NES.
38 Years AgoKakefu-kun no Jump Tengoku Speed Jigoku
FamicomJapan
A video game released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988 by Vic Tokai. The game's main character is based on Kenji Sagara (相良 健治, Sagara Kenji), a popular Japanese child actor who was famous in the 1980s for his impersonation of baseball player Masayuki Kakefu.
38 Years AgoKarate Champ
PortFamicom Disk SystemJapan
Single players compete against a computer opponent while two players fight each other in this Karate game. Players each use two joysticks which allow for a variety of different moves. The best two matches, out of three, wins.
37 Years AgoFire Pro Wrestling: Combination Tag
PC EngineJapan
The first in the critically acclaimed Fire Pro Wrestling series, allowing for rapid wrestling action with unprecedented number of moves and a large roster inspired by wrestling legends from around the world.
36 Years AgoHoney Peach
FamicomChina
Honey Peach is an unlicensed strip rock-paper-scissors, or Ro-Sham-Bo, game for the NES/Famicom. Ports also exist for the publisher's own console, the Q-Boy, as well as for the Game Boy in the form of 4-packs.
32 Years AgoFire Pro Joshi: All Star Dream Slam
Super FamicomJapan
Fire Pro Joshi All-Star Dream Slam (also known as Zen-Nippon Joshi Pro Wrestling Kounin: Fire Pro Joshi All-Star Dream Slam) is an all-female wrestling game from Human Entertainment and uses their 16-bit isometric Fire Pro Wrestling engine.
32 Years AgoPro Mahjong Kiwame II
Super FamicomJapan
Pro Mahjong Kiwame II is a Miscellaneous game, published by Athena, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoZero-4 Champ RR
Super FamicomJapan
A street racing game from Media Rings that focuses on 400m drag races, the titular "Zero-4". It is the first of two Super Famicom games in the Zero-4 series.
32 Years AgoAdvanced V.G.
PortPC Engine CDJapan
An updated re-release of the original Variable Geo fighting game that removes the hentai scenes.
32 Years AgoPieces
Super FamicomJapan
Pieces is a new take on Jigsaw puzzles by mixing it with Tetris. Players take pieces of a jigsaw and fit them into the proper outlines on the puzzle to form a picture.
32 Years AgoThe Hybrid Front
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
The Hybrid Front is a 1994 strategy game released exclusively in Japan.
29 Years AgoWorld Series Baseball 98
Mega Drive / GenesisSaturnNorth America
This years addition of World Series Baseball has new rosters and schedules updates statistics stat tracking in 27 categories and modes of play.
27 Years AgoUltimate 8 Ball
PlayStationWorldwide
Ultimate 8 Ball offers 14 types of pool games with the majority of them supporting multiple players.
27 Years AgoRemote Control Dandy
PlayStationJapan
A Japan-only Playstation game in which you play a little boy controlling a giant robot via remote control. Developed by Sandlot, who later developed the Earth Defense Force series, and had a direct sequel -- Remote Control Dandy SF -- on the PS2.
27 Years AgoRockman Dash 2: Episode 1 - Roll-chan Kiki Ippatsu! no Maki
Standalone expansionPlayStationJapan
Included with the release of Tron ni Kobun, this game is a technical demo that serves as a prelude to Rockman Dash 2: Episode 2 - Ooinaru Isan (Mega Man Legends 2).
27 Years AgoGekisou TomaRunner
PlayStationJapan
Gekisou TomaRunner is an on-foot racing game with various crazy/fantasy/fable/mythological characters where the aim is to navigate the various split path tracks to victory.
27 Years AgoDenpa Shonen-teki Kenshoseikatsu Soft Nasubi no Heya
DreamcastJapan
Denpa Shonenteki Kenshoseikatsu Soft Nasubi no Heya (電波少年的懸賞生活ソフト なすびの部屋) is a 1999 game by Hudson for the Sega Dreamcast.
27 Years AgoGerms: Nerawareta Machi
PlayStationJapan
Germs: Nerawareta Machi is a first-person open world adventure game released exclusively in Japan for the PS1.
27 Years AgoRacing
PlayStationJapan
Racing as the title suggests is a simple racing game. It features both a short and a long distance race course, a mirrored version of the long course, plus different skill levels.
27 Years AgoEndless Season
PlayStationJapan
In simulation game "Ano Ko Doko no Ko: Endless Season", you have to befriend and become lovers with a girl within the given time.
27 Years AgoPinball Power
PlayStationJapan
Pinball Power (referred to as "Golden Logres" in-game and Japan) is another pinball simulator by LittleWing. A sequel to both Tristan and Crystal Caliburn, the game features three tables based on the Arthurian legends: Camelot, Land's End and Fisher King.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.