ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
87 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
19 Years AgoPokémon Diamond Version
Nintendo DSEurope
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pearl Version are role-playing games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs.
19 Years AgoPokémon Pearl Version
Nintendo DSEurope
Pokémon Pearl Version and Diamond Version are role-playing games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs.
36 Years AgoDr. Mario
FamicomJapan
Dr. Mario is a falling block tile-matching video game, in which Mario assumes the role of a doctor, dropping two-colored medical capsules into a medicine bottle representing the playing field. This area is populated by viruses of three colors: red, yellow, and blue.
36 Years AgoBatman: The Video Game
PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan
Batman is a video game developed by Sunsoft and released for the Sega Genesis in 1990. It was inspired by the 1989 Tim Burton-directed Batman film.
20 Years AgoMario Hoops 3-on-3
Nintendo DSJapan
Get that magic touch. There are plenty of basketball games out there, but none with the hands-on control of Mario Hoops 3-on-3.
26 Years AgoDigimon World 2
PlayStationJapan
Digimon World 2 is a dungeon crawler video game developed by BEC and published by Bandai for the PlayStation as part of their Digimon series. It is the sequel to the original Digimon World, and was released in Japan in July 2000 and North America the following year in May 2001.
31 Years AgoDonkey Kong Land
Game BoyJapan
Donkey Kong Land is a Jump & Run classic, developed by Rareware and released by Nintendo for the Game Boy in June 1995.
19 Years AgoGuitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
PS2Europe
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s (titled Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80s in Europe) is a music rhythm game and the third installment in the popular Guitar Hero series. It was released in July 2007 in North America and Europe, and in August 2007 in Australia.
31 Years AgoMario's Picross
Game BoyEurope
Mario's Picross is a puzzle game for the Game Boy and the first game in the Nintendo-published Picross series. In this game, Mario takes on the role of an archaeologist who chisels away the squares in each playfield. The result is a small picture.
26 Years AgoSouth Park Rally
DreamcastEurope
Choose your character from the cast of the popular 'mature' cartoon South Park, and tear through the streets in this racing game. Your character's vehicle may be a little cart, trike, or box, for example.
22 Years AgoEcho Night: Beyond
PS2North America
Echo Night: Beyond, known in Japan as Nebula: Echo Night is a survival horror adventure video game. The game tells a science fiction ghost story, set in the not-too-distant future. Players take the role of a newlywed, off for a honeymoon on the moon.
22 Years AgoThe King of Fighters Neowave
ArcadeJapan
KOF Neowave features 12 three-man teams made up of some of the greatest characters from SNK's 11-year history, including the Women Fighters Team (Mai, King and Yuri) and the Fatal Fury Team (Terry, Joe, and Andy).
37 Years AgoMother
FamicomJapan
The original Japanese version of EarthBound Beginnings, released only in Japan for the Famicom, had some gameplay, story and level layout differences from the later Western port. This original version was never released outside of Japan.
36 Years AgoDr. Mario
PortGame BoyJapan
Dr. Mario is a falling block tile-matching video game, in which Mario assumes the role of a doctor, dropping two-colored medical capsules into a medicine bottle representing the playing field.
19 Years AgoRugby 08
PS2Europe
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.
36 Years AgoImage Fight
PC EngineJapan
On a fateful day in 20XX, the Earth's moon exploded into four large fragments and a multitude of meteors. Aliens from afar had succeeded in destroying the West's moon base. One after another, mankind's other military industrial space complexes were being lost.
37 Years AgoMendel Palace
FamicomJapan
Candy needs your help! She's fallen fast asleep and may never wake up--because she's trapped in her own dream! All her harmless dolls are suddenly out to get her!
20 Years AgoTamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2
Nintendo DSJapan
Tamagotchi Connection: Corner Shop 2 features all new shops such as the Bowling Alley and Sushi Bar, as well as old favorites like the Flower Shop and Concert Hall.
20 Years AgoSingstar: Anthems
PS2Australia
SingStar Anthems is another helping from the popular karaoke game series SingStar. This time it's the turn of the Divas with tracks guaranteed to get the sequins and tiaras out.
30 Years AgoThe Hive
PlayStationNorth America
The sinister NoirDyne Corporation has reactivated a once abandoned bioweapons production facility: The Hive. Operated by genetically engineered creatures called Hivasects, the Hive is producing a toxic substance to be used as a biological weapon.
39 Years AgoHokkaido Rensa Satsujin: Okhotsk ni Kiyu
RemakeFamicomJapan
A man's corpse is discovered near a sea wharf in Tokyo Bay. While the police investigates, a 2nd and 3rd murder occurs one after another.
37 Years AgoShin Moero!! Pro Yakyuu
FamicomJapan
The third game in TOSE/Jaleco's NES Baseball series and the sixth Moero game overall. Though most of the Moero!! Pro Yakyuu games were released in the US as Bases Loaded, this one was not.
36 Years AgoLode Runner: Lost Labyrinth
PC EngineJapan
This TurboGrafx-16 release of Lode Runner allows users to create and save levels, much like the original computer-based releases. A very straightforward conversion of a popular puzzle platform game.
36 Years AgoDaimakaimura
PortSuperGrafxJapan
The PC-Engine SuperGrafx port of Ghouls 'n Ghosts. Players progress from left to right (from bottom to top in level 3), and have to hack down the aforementioned monsters with a sword. The journey includes ledges, ladders, lava pits and slippery slopes.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.