ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
782 releases
33 Years AgoMomotaro Thunderbolt
Game BoyJapan
Momotaro Dengeki: Momotaro Thunderbolt is an platformer, published by Hudson, which was released in Japan in 1993. It follows the famous Japanese folklore of Momotaro the peach boy.
32 Years AgoDyna Gears
ArcadeWorldwide
Dyna Gear: An Action Adventure On The Era Of Dinosaur is a 2D arcade platform game. The player can choose from two characters - Roger and Wolf. Gameplay is fast and simple - just run left and shoot enemies.
32 Years AgoTurn and Burn: No-Fly Zone
SNESEurope
In Turn and Burn: No-Fly Zone the player gets in the cockpit of the famed F-14 Tomcat and launches into a series of sorties on enemy fighters.
29 Years AgoPower League 64
Nintendo 64Japan
Power League 64 is a baseball game for the Nintendo 64. It was released only in Japan in 1997.
29 Years AgoTerra Cresta 3D
SaturnJapan
As the game's title implies, Terra Cresta is now in 3D. This title was a Saturn exclusive.
29 Years AgoPrivate Idol Disc Vol. 5: Fujisaki Nanako
SaturnJapan
Idol Digital Photobook released exclusively in Japan for Sega Saturn. Includes short videos, a mini-game, and a quiz about Fujisaki Nanako.
29 Years AgoChoujin Heiki Zeroigar
PC-FXJapan
Choujin Heiki Zeroigar is an action shooter. The player controls Zeroigar as a plane and as a robot. The player is awarded experience points, depending on his performance during a stage.
29 Years AgoBakuretsu Hunter R
SaturnJapan
RPG for the Sega Saturn based on the Sorcerer Hunters manga series.
29 Years AgoMahou Shoujo Pretty Sammy: Osorubeshi Shintai Sokutei! Kakubakuhatsu 5 Byou Mae!!
SaturnJapan
Maho Shojo Pretty Sammy is based on the spin-off anime of the Tenchi Muyo series.
29 Years AgoLupin the 3rd Chronicles
SaturnJapan
A Lupin III anthology for the Sega Saturn Saturn, containing anime footage from the first two anime series and the first two anime films, as well as character information.
29 Years Ago4-4-2 Soccer
PlayStationEurope
In 4-4-2 Soccer you'll need to bring all your leadership and football skills together. Control 25 attributes per player including strength, speed and skill that alter as you progress. The 4,000 real player names make up almost 80 international sides and over 180 club sides.
29 Years AgoThe King of Fighters: Heat of Battle
PortGame BoyJapan
The King of Fighters '96 is the third game in The King of Fighters series by SNK. This game is the second chapter of the story arc "Orochi Saga", which began in The King of Fighters '95.
29 Years AgoLifescape 2: Bodybionics
SaturnJapan
Advanced computer technology has created cyber space that exists a model of the anthropoid body that was meant to be used for medical experiments.
29 Years AgoKuro no Danshou: The Literary Fragment
SaturnJapan
The Literary Fragment is the first game in Abogado's mystery/horror/adult Detective Suzusaki series. The story focuses on Satoshi Suzusaki, a private investigator with a tragic past, which has left a permanent scar on his life and mental abilities.
28 Years AgoV-Rally: Championship Edition
PortGame BoyEurope
Game Boy port of V-Rally: Championship Edition.
25 Years AgoRazor Freestyle Scooter
DreamcastWorldwide
Razor Freestyle Scooter is an extreme-sports style action game modeled around small, nimble scooters. In contrast to most games of this type, there is a story. A crazed giant robot has kidnapped your skating buddies.
25 Years AgoEldorado Gate Volume 6
DreamcastJapan
El Dorado Gate is console gaming's first serial RPG series, where each Dreamcast GD-ROM contains 3 seperate (though interrelated) adventures, each telling a story of one of the series' 12 characters.
25 Years AgoDeath Crimson OX
DreamcastNorth America
Death Crimson OX is a light gun shooting game developed by Ecole. It was released in arcades in 2000 then ported to the Dreamcast console in 2001 (published by Sammy Entertainment), several months after Sega had dropped support for the console.
24 Years AgoEverblue 2
PS2Japan
Everblue 2 takes place in a diver's dreamland; the clear transparent blue of the Caribbean
24 Years AgoPachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku 7
PS2Japan
The seventh game in the Pachi-Slot Aruze Oukoku series.
24 Years AgoAkudaikan
PS2Japan
Keep a stranglehold on your corrupt office by accepting bribes and using those bribes to hire henchmen, pay for protection and buy traps to snare valiant heroes.
24 Years AgoAir
PortPS2Japan
A PlayStation 2 port of the Japanese visual novel AIR, which adds additional event CGs and voices to all characters including the protagonist.
24 Years AgoRPG Maker II
PS2Japan
Sequel to RPG Maker (PSX) moves the roleplaying creation experience into the 3D realm by harnessing the power of the PS2. RPG Maker II offers everything players could need to bring their own fantasy game worlds to life.
24 Years AgoSuper Gals! Kotobuki Ran Special: Ikemen Get You Gals Party
PlayStationJapan
Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran Special: Ikemen Getchu Girls Party is a card game developed and published by Konami and released on PlayStation on August 8, 2002 in Japan. It is the third and last game based on the Gals! series.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.