ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 23
The games released on this day in gaming history.
808 releases
21 Years AgoWarioWare: Touched!
Nintendo DSChina
Wario makes his debut on the Nintendo DS with hundreds of all-new minigames. Now you must complete your goals by using the touch screen and a stylus.
28 Years AgoThe King of Fighters '98
ArcadeNorth AmericaJapan
The All-Star dream battle is here at last: It's King of Fighters '98! Here come 38 of your favorite characters from the King of Fighters series. Your favorite characters and teams are back!
16 Years AgoDragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies
Nintendo DSEurope
In Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies, players begin their adventure as a city guardian who is sent to retrieve a sacred trees fruits, which have the power to grant wishes. Players travel the world, conquer fearsome monsters and unravel an epic storyline.
33 Years AgoRoad Rash II
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Road Rashing isn't just a sport. It's an attitude! Road Rash II is the ultimate 2-player racing game with a radically unique split-screen for distinguishing between racers.
27 Years AgoSuperman: The New Superman Adventures
Nintendo 64Europe
Superman: The New Adventures, often referred to as Superman 64, is a 1999 adventure video game developed and published by Titus Software for the Nintendo 64 video game console. The game is based on the television series Superman: The Animated Series.
33 Years AgoJames Pond 2: Codename - RoboCod
Super FamicomJapan
In his second adventure James Pond must retrieve the toys Dr Maybe has stolen. Pond has been armed with an Inspector Gadget-style stretch device, which he can use to view higher areas or claw onto ceilings so as to slide across them.
33 Years AgoTyrants: Fight Through Time
SNESJapan
First you choose one out of four different characters to represent you, Scarlet (red army), Oberon (yellow army), Caesar (green army), or Madcap (blue army).
28 Years AgoReal Bout Fatal Fury 2: The Newcomers
Neo Geo CDWorldwide
Real Bout 2 revamps the two-line battle system from Real Bout Special. Instead of fighting in either two lines, the player is now forced to fight in a main line, while the second line is a "sway line" used to avoid attacks (similar to the original Real Bout).
41 Years AgoTiger Heli
ArcadeJapan
Tiger Heli was one of the first games developed by Toaplan and published by Taito Corporation in 1985. It is a predecessor to Twin Cobra. The player controls a helicopter named Tiger Heli taking out various enemies along the way.
22 Years AgoArmy Men: Sarge's War
PCPS2XboxWorldwide
Army Men: Sarge's War is a 2004 game in the Army Men video game series. It was initially developed by series creator The 3DO Company but after that company's bankruptcy was purchased and completed by Global Star Software.
19 Years AgoNASCAR 08
Xbox 360PS2PS3North America
NASCAR 08 is the eleventh installment of the EA Sports NASCAR series. It was developed by EA Tiburon and released for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. This is the earliest that EA has released a NASCAR game.
28 Years AgoSilhouette Mirage
PlayStationJapan
Silhouette Mirage is a side-scrolling action game. The basic gameplay is somewhat similar to that of Gunstar Heroes. The game's standout feature is the concept of the two attributes.
23 Years AgoThe Great Escape
XboxPS2PCWorldwide
The Great Escape is an action-adventure stealth video game based on the 1963 movie of the same name. It was developed by UK-based developer Pivotal Games. The game was released on Xbox, Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 2.
28 Years AgoKagero: Deception II
PlayStationJapan
Kagero: Deception II is the sequel to Tecmo's Deception. It follows a similar, hard-to-classify gameplay style, which can be perhaps defined as a real-time strategy game with RPG elements.
28 Years AgoRakugakids
Nintendo 64Worldwide
Rakuga Kids is a 2.5D fighting game created by Konami for the Nintendo 64, released in 1998. The name Rakugakids is a portmanteau of the Japanese word rakugaki (a doodle), and kids, a reflection of the visual style of the game which resembled children's drawings.
25 Years AgoExtermination
PS2North America
Extermination is a survival horror game that casts you as Dennis Riley, a Marine Corps' Force RECON operative on an Antarctica mission to stop the outbreak of a virus mutating people.
21 Years AgoPolarium
Nintendo DSChina
Polarium mixes way-cool gameplay with an electronica soundtrack for the trippiest experience yet on the DS. It's the first game that would look cool at a rave. Polarium is a simple, stylish puzzle game you play entirely with the Nintendo DS touch screen and a stylus.
17 Years AgoOkaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji
Nintendo DSJapan
Okaeri! Chibi-Robo! Happy Richie Oosouji is an Action Adventure game, developed by Skip Ltd. and published by Nintendo, which was released in Japan in 2009.
37 Years AgoCyber Cross
PC EngineWorldwide
Rolling Thunder-esque platform beat 'em up which gives you the ability to transform into a brightly coloured Power Suit as you fight crime on the streets.
37 Years AgoLaSalle Ishii no Child's Quest
FamicomJapan
LaSalle Ishii no Child's Quest is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by Namco, which was released in Japan in 1989.
34 Years AgoWhirlo
Super FamicomJapan
A platformer title starring Valkyrie's lizard friend Xandra. In the game, which plays as a prequel of the Valkyrie games, you control Xandra as he leaves his enchanted forest in order to get help for his family.
33 Years AgoAa Harimanada
Game BoyJapan
Aa Harimanada (ああ播磨灘) is a 1993 sumo wrestling sports game, developed by Atelier Double and published by ASK, which was released in Japan in 1993.
33 Years AgoDai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen
Super FamicomJapan
Dai-3-ji Super Robot Taisen ("3rd Super Robot Wars") is the third game in Banpresto's immense Super Robot Wars/Taisen series.Six months after the DC War (as chronicled in Super Robot Wars 2), the DC seems to be regaining their former combat strength thanks to the Zabi family.
33 Years AgoBattle Dodgeball II
Super FamicomJapan
A dodgeball game and part of the Compati Heroes Series that was released in 1993 for the Super Famicom. It is the sequel to 1991's Battle Dodge Ball from Sun L. The game features characters from Kamen Rider, Ultraman and Gundam.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.