ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
July 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
97 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
25 Years AgoFloigan Bros.
DreamcastNorth America
Large and lovable Moigle has a Secret Project that will keep the greedy Baron Malodorous and his gang of Mercenary Cats from taking over the Floigan Junkyard.
23 Years AgoSpy Kids 3-D: Game Over
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
SpyKids 3-D: Game Over plunges kids inside the cyber world of a video game in 3-D with their favorite spies Carmen and Juni.
19 Years AgoDrake & Josh: Talent Showdown
Nintendo DSNorth America
Drake & Josh Face Their Biggest Talent Showdown Ever! "Teen American Talent," the hottest talent competition, has everyone abuzz at Belleview High. Drake is desperate to win the "best musical act" while Josh hones his magic tricks.
19 Years AgoPet Alien: An Intergalactic Puzzlepalooza
Nintendo DSNorth America
Tommy and his Pet Alien friends have been captured by the Robotix. Fight and puzzle your way around the giant spaceship in 80 levels as you help the alien friends work together to rescue Tommy and return to Earth.
40 Years AgoGanbare Goemon!: Karakuri Douchuu
FamicomJapan
The peasants and commonfolk of Japan are suffering from corrupt officials and insane taxes! With no releif in sight, Ishikawa Goemon takes justice in his own hands, and starts a spree of robberies to steal back the wrongly taken money.
40 Years AgoNamida no Sokoban Special
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
It is your goal to push a number of crates onto certain spots in order to finish a level. Finding the right way to move all the crates on the right spots becomes increasingly difficult and you have to plan numerous steps in advance in order not to block your own way.
40 Years AgoSolomon's Key
PortFamicomJapan
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.
39 Years AgoChester Field: Ankoku Shin he no Chousen
FamicomJapan
Chester Field: Ankoku Shin he no Chousen is an Action game, developed and published by Vic Tokai, which was released in Japan in 1987.
39 Years AgoMirai Shinwa Jarvas
FamicomJapan
Mirai Shinwa Jarvas is a RPG developed and published by Taito. It is about a man named Jarvas who travels back in time from the future to conquer the world of the past and become the leader. You must get people to join your side and take over enemy castles.
39 Years Ago
38 Years AgoMegumi Rescue
Master SystemJapan
Megumi Rescue lets you control a rescue party of three to save people from a burning building. The group consists of two people holding a jumping sheet, and a third fire fighter bouncing on the sheet to reach the building's inhabitants at the windows.
36 Years AgoKore ga Pro Yakyuu '90
PC EngineWorldwide
A baseball game for the PC Engine that features athletes and teams from the 1990 Nippon Professional Baseball league. Kore ga Pro Yakyuu '90 ("This is Pro Baseball '90") is a PC Engine exclusive baseball game and the sequel to Kore ga Pro Yakyuu '89. It did not see a sequel.
36 Years AgoParodius
PortFamicomJapan
This is mostly the parody of Gradius (Nemesis on some systems), with some flavor from other shoot-em-ups, like Twinbee. The series is available on numerous platforms. The game is a right-to-left scrolling shoot-em-up.
33 Years AgoAndroid Assault: The Revenge of Bari-Arm
Sega CDWorldwide
In Android Assault an alien species called the Xias have targeted human beings for extermination.
33 Years AgoCrayon Shin-chan: Arashi wo Yobu Enji
Mega Drive / GenesisSuper FamicomJapan
An action game featuring Crayon Shin-chan that was released for the Super Famicom and Mega Drive.
33 Years AgoDaibakushou: Jinsei Gekijoh - Doki-doki Seishun-hen
Super FamicomJapan
Daibakushou: Jinsei Gekijoh - Doki-doki Seishun-hen is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Act Japan and published by Taito Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1993.
33 Years AgoShuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter
Game BoyJapan
Shuyaku Sentai Irem Fighter is a 1993 strategy video game developed and published by Irem exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo Game Boy on July 30, 1993. It features characters from four of Irem's franchises: R-Type, Mr. Heli, Ninja Spirit, and Hammerin' Harry.
33 Years AgoNemurenu Yoru no Chiisana Ohanashi
PC Engine CDJapan
Children's point-and-click storybook adventure based on the picture book "Short Stories for a Sleepless Night" by Yuko Hara.
33 Years AgoRocky Rodent
SNESJapan
Mafia member Don Garcia has kidnapped Melody, the daughter of the owner of the Rose Restaurant. Rocky Rodent agrees to rescue her in exchange for an all-you-can-eat meal.
33 Years AgoUchuu no Kishi: Tekkaman Blade
Super FamicomJapan
A shoot 'em up/fighting game based on the Tekkaman Blade anime.
33 Years AgoArmed Dragon Fantasy Villgust
FamicomJapan
Armed Dragon Fantasy Villgust is a Role-Playing game, developed by TOSE and published by Angel (Bandai), which was released in Japan in 1993. This game is based off the anime of the same name that was released many years ago.
33 Years AgoCyborg 009
Sega CDJapan
Cyborg 009 is a Sega Mega-CD action game released exclusively in Japan.
33 Years AgoSuper Putty
PortSuper FamicomJapan
Putty is a platform game where the lead character is... a blob of putty. He has been expelled from Putty Moon by Dazzledaze the wizard and his assistant Dweezil the Cat.
33 Years AgoBishoujo Janshi Suchie-Pai
Super FamicomJapan
A Super Famicom mahjong game and the first title in the Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai mahjong series. Bishoujo Janshi Suchie-Pai ("Pretty Fighter Suchie-Pai") is the first game in what would later be referred to as the Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai series.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.