ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 26
The games released on this day in gaming history.
899 releases
35 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Sonic the Hedgehog is a 2D side-scrolling platformer developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Genesis/Mega Drive. Players control Sonic the Hedgehog, who can run at near supersonic speeds and sets out on a quest to defeat Dr.
19 Years AgoSuper Mario 64 DS
RemakeNintendo DSKorea
Super Mario 64, the classic 3D platformer for the Nintendo 64, arrives on the Nintendo DS with all-new features that take advantage of the portable system's dual screens, touch screen, and wireless multiplayer capability.
19 Years AgoThe World Ends with You
Nintendo DSJapan
In the game, Neku Sakuraba and his allies are forced to participate in a game that will determine their fate.
27 Years AgoMario Golf
Nintendo 64North America
Forget buying expensive golf gear--Mario brings the game to you. Mario Golf features four complete 18-hole courses, 11 golfers, and precise play control.
21 Years AgoWe Love Katamari
PS2Korea
We Love Katamari, is a third-person puzzle-action video game where the player controls the Prince, the 5-centimeter-tall son of the god-like entity the King of All Cosmos, who rolls around a "katamari", a magical ball that causes objects smaller than it to attach to it.
26 Years AgoStrider
PlayStationNorth America
The controls of Strider consist of an eight-way joystick and two action buttons for attacking and jumping. The player controls Hiryu himself, whose main weapon is a tonfa-like plasma sword known as "Cypher".
26 Years AgoThe King of Fighters 2000
ArcadeNorth AmericaJapan
The final King of Fighters game released by SNK in its original state, The King of Fighters 2000 expands on the story and gameplay presented in The King of Fighters '99.
35 Years AgoU.N. Squadron
Super FamicomJapan
Side-scrolling shoot-em-up, in a similar style to such games as Gradius, R-Type and Scramble. The aim is to wipe out the enemy, which has gathered around the allied airspace of 'Area 88', in a series of military aircraft-based scenarios.
35 Years AgoMega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge
Game BoyJapan
Dr. Wily's most challenging robot masters will be there when you pump up the GameBoy. And knowing the maniac he is, he's probably concocted a new one or two.
26 Years AgoStrider 2
PlayStationNorth America
Strider 2, released in arcades and on the Sony PlayStation in 2000, is the sequel to the popular arcade and multiplatform game Strider. This game is considered the true sequel to the original Strider, rather than Strider Returns.
30 Years AgoBust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition
PortSaturnJapan
Bub and Bob are back! Like in Tetris in reverse, you shoot bubbles at an array of different-colored bubbles stuck in an ever descending ceiling, attempting to match them up three by three to make them disappear.
25 Years AgoWacky Races
PlayStationJapan
Based on the original Hanna-Barbera cartoon, Wacky Races lets you join your favorite characters on a wild race where only your wits, your driving skills and your bag of dirty tricks will get you across the finish line first!
19 Years AgoAtelier Iris 3: Grand Phantasm
PS2Australia
The 8th core Atelier game and final game in the Iris series.
30 Years AgoVirtua Fighter 3
ArcadeJapan
Virtua Fighter 3 is the third fighting game in the Virtua Fighter series.
19 Years AgoNASCAR 08
Xbox 360PS2Europe
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.
19 Years AgoRugby 08
PS2Australia
The most recent of EA's Rugby games, Rugby 08 features new play modes such as the Rugby World Cup and the World Cup Challenge mode.
30 Years AgoVirtua Fighter Kids
SaturnJapan
The Virtua Fighter family enters the next generation with a bang! Meet VF Kids! They're small, fast, and hold the secret to all 2,000 Virtua Fighter moves!
21 Years AgoHarvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town
Expanded editionGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Live the simple life as a farmer in Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town. This game is similar to the original Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, but now you can play as a girl who has left the city to pursue a life on the farm.
19 Years AgoTaiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon!
Nintendo DSJapan
Taiko no Tatsujin DS: Touch de Dokodon is a rhythm game for Nintendo DS by Namco Bandai where you play a Taiko drum to the beat of several songs.
32 Years AgoDr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
PortMaster SystemEurope
8-bit port of Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine.
38 Years AgoRainbow Islands
PortFamicomJapan
This Port of Rainbow Islands released in North America and Japan includes different level layouts and game mechanics compared to the original arcade release. It also includes an island based on "KiKi KaiKai" as a replacement for Magical Island.
35 Years AgoTwin Hawk
PC Engine CDWorldwide
Twin Hawk is a 1989 vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Toaplan and published by Taito. Twin Hawk resembles other shooters of the time, specifically Toaplan's earlier game, Flying Shark.
32 Years AgoAggressors of Dark Kombat
Neo Geo MVSWorldwide
Aggressors of Dark Kombat offers virtually no storyline to explain its fights. In fact, the prefight conversation sequences show that the fights are not much more than chance meetings.
30 Years AgoLennus II: Fuuin no Shito
Super FamicomJapan
The second game in the Lennus / Paladin's Quest series. The games development was very troubled and took four years instead of the planned two. Upon release it sold very poorly, even after being promoted through Nintendo Power.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.