On This Day in Gaming: July 29

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

July 29

The games released on this day in gaming history.

87 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Ecco the Dolphin cover33 Years Ago

Ecco the Dolphin

Sega CDWorldwide

Life was an adventure for Ecco, the young dolphin. The ocean seemed endless with rolling breakers to race through! At high speed Ecco could burst through the waves leaping through the air – almost flying!

Worms 4: Mayhem cover21 Years Ago

Worms 4: Mayhem

PS2Worldwide

The Worms series continues with Worms 4: Mayhem. You can engage in the turn-based combat that the series has become known for across predesigned or random 3D maps.

Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension cover32 Years Ago

Zool: Ninja of the Nth Dimension

Super FamicomJapan

Zool is a fast-paced side-scrolling platformer. The protagonist can run, jump, climb walls, and shoot enemies. Power-ups for Zool are scattered across the levels.

Digimon Rumble Arena 2 cover22 Years Ago

Digimon Rumble Arena 2

PS2Japan

Digimon Rumble Arena 2 (Digimon Battle Chronicle in Japan) is a Digimon fighting game released in 2004 by Bandai Games for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and the Xbox.

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code cover16 Years Ago

Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code

Expanded editionArcadeJapan

The Sega RingWide and Windows port of Melty Blood Actress Again, originally for the PS2, updated with new characters, a rebalanced roster and some gameplay tweaks. It is the last game in the original Melty Blood series which follows the events of Tsukihime.

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown cover16 Years Ago

Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

Expanded editionArcadeJapan

The fifth entry in SEGA's fighting game series. Once again, the real-time level of visual detail and character animation has been upped to the most advanced levels, with next-generation lighting and detail on the fighters and environments.

The Mark of Kri cover24 Years Ago

The Mark of Kri

PS2North America

Long ago, during the first age, an evil spell to bridge our world and the one of darkness was stopped before it could be used. The spell could not be destroyed, so instead, it was broken into six separate parts and scattered about the world.

Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu cover27 Years Ago

Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu

PlayStationNorth America

Enter the world of Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu. As Levant. a Cocoon Master. you will engage powerful monsters in deadly one on one combat.

Mega Man X: Command Mission cover22 Years Ago

Mega Man X: Command Mission

PS2Japan

Mega Man X: Command Mission, known as Rockman X Command Mission in Japan, is a spin-off game in the Mega Man X series. It was released in 2004 on both the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube, making it the second-to-last game in the Mega Man X series to be released.

Final Fantasy cover22 Years Ago

Final Fantasy

Expanded editionGame Boy AdvanceJapan

The first Final Fantasy game ported for the Game Boy Advance in the Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls compilation released in 2004. It has new content, different mechanics and a bestiary added to the game.

MLB Power Pros 2008 cover18 Years Ago

MLB Power Pros 2008

PS2North America

MLB Power Pros is a different take on the MLB license. While the player has the ability to play as authentic players on actual MLB teams, the players are represented by anime characters, with large heads, feet and hands with no arms and legs.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum cover22 Years Ago

Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum

PS2Japan

This 3D board game consists of a series of duels, which are played with cards.

Seaman cover27 Years Ago

Seaman

DreamcastJapan

Seaman is a virtual pet video game for the Sega Dreamcast. It is one of the few Dreamcast games to take advantage of the microphone attachment.

Athens 2004 cover22 Years Ago

Athens 2004

PS2Japan

With Athens 2004, you can capture all the spirit and emotion of the Olympic Games.

Hot Shots Golf 2 cover27 Years Ago

Hot Shots Golf 2

PlayStationJapan

Hot Shots Golf 2 is the sequel to PlayStation game Hot Shots Golf. While the sequel is in many respects similar to the original, it brings some improvements to the series.

Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy cover38 Years Ago

Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy

NESJapan

In 1944 the United Forces are preparing their final assault on the Normandy coast. The mission is to break through the front lines and destroy enemy headquarters. To spearhead the invasion, they have chose Paul from Command Unit 88, also known as Iron Snake.

Airforce Delta cover27 Years Ago

Airforce Delta

DreamcastJapan

Ever been screaming along at Mach 2 and ordered to drop 6,000 pounds of bombs on a target no bigger than a Yugo? Or get that feeling of multiple bogeys closing in on your tail for a lock-on to blow you out of the sky?

Manx TT Super Bike cover29 Years Ago

Manx TT Super Bike

SaturnNorth America

One of the best games ever on the Saturn. Manx TT Superbikes recreates the top-speed twists and turns of the legendary Isle of Man TT circuits.

Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics cover28 Years Ago

Waialae Country Club: True Golf Classics

Nintendo 64Worldwide

Grab your clubs and head for the first tee. This golf sim recreates the world famous Hawaiian Waialae Golf Course, noted for lots of bunkers and very fast greens.

Final Fantasy II cover22 Years Ago

Final Fantasy II

Expanded editionGame Boy AdvanceJapan

The second game in the Dawn of Souls compilation for the Game Boy Advance released in 2004. This remake of the original Final Fantasy II has updated mechanics, a new playable scenario and a bestiary.

Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome cover21 Years Ago

Makai Kingdom: Chronicles of the Sacred Tome

PS2North America

Makai Kingdom is the fourth Nippon Ichi-developed tactical RPG on PlayStation 2 and it follows closely in the footsteps of the previous games of the same style, which are Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, La Pucelle: Tactics and Phantom Brave.

Nekketsu! Beach Volley Da yo: Kunio-kun cover32 Years Ago

Nekketsu! Beach Volley Da yo: Kunio-kun

Game BoyJapan

One day, Kunio had been the practice dodgeball, Satomi Momozono, the passionate cheerleader at Nekketsu High, spots Kunio and informs him of the upcoming Nekketsu Volley Ball Club tournament.

Aquanaut's Holiday cover31 Years Ago

Aquanaut's Holiday

PlayStationNorth America

The ocean is another world. Beneath the surface of the sea, all the sounds and the stress of society are muffled away to nothing.

Star Trek: Invasion cover26 Years Ago

Star Trek: Invasion

PlayStationWorldwide

The Borg are once again invading Federation space. Their target? Sector 001, Earth.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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