ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
92 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
30 Years AgoHarvest Moon
Super FamicomJapan
Ever wanted to live life on a farm, with nothing but the sun, the fresh scent of your crops, the muddy fields underneath, and cows and chickens to keep you company?
35 Years AgoCastlevania: The Adventure
Game BoyEurope
Castlevania: The Adventure is a platform game released for the Game Boy in 1989. It is the first Castlevania title for the system.
35 Years AgoCastlevania II: Belmont's Revenge
Game BoyNorth America
Fifteen years after vanquishing the emperor of evil, Count Dracula, Christopher Belmont now faces a vampire swearing vengeance. Drac's back. And he's turned your son, Soleiyu Belmont, into a deadly demon to do his dirty deeds.
35 Years AgoPopulous
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Populous is a real-time strategy game where the player takes the role of a deity influencing the development of civilizations. You shape terrain, guide followers, and use natural disasters like floods, volcanoes, and earthquakes to influence or eliminate opposing tribes.
27 Years AgoWWF Attitude
Nintendo 64Europe
Now featuring over 40 of your favorite WWF Superstars including Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Mankind, The Undertaker, and D-Generation X! Customize your own wrestler's move sets and costumes. Two-man commentary featuring Shane McMahon and Jerry "The King" Lawler.
21 Years AgoDragon Ball GT: Transformation
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Dragon Ball GT: Transformation is a Game Boy Advance action game based on the Japanese cartoon Dragon Ball GT. Transformation follows the Dragon Ball GT storyline from the Child Goku Saga to the Baby Saga.
30 Years AgoWWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game
SaturnJapan
WWF WrestleMania (also known on console versions as WWF WrestleMania: The Arcade Game) is a professional wrestling arcade game released by Midway Manufacturing Co. in 1995. It is based on the World Wrestling Federation (WWF) professional wrestling promotion.
36 Years AgoSuper Monaco GP
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
A superb Formula One racing game from Sega that took sprite-scaled graphics to a whole new level. The game's single track offered a very reasonable representation of the famous Monaco Grand Prix circuit.
24 Years AgoDragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors
Game Boy ColorJapan
Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors is a mixture of a card game and a turn-based fighting game for the Game Boy Color. The game is played with original in-game cards for attacks, techniques and support items and initially has only two modes trade and story.
19 Years AgoDK: Jungle Climber
Nintendo DSWorldwideJapan
DK: Jungle Climber is the sequel to DK: King of Swing (2005) for the Game Boy Advance, featuring similar gameplay. However, the visuals have been designed to more closely resemble Donkey Kong Country and add dual screen support.
35 Years AgoGradius: The Interstellar Assault
Game BoyJapan
Gradius: The Interstellar Assault retains the traditional horizontal scrolling gameplay from the Gradius series. Once again the player takes control of the Vic Viper and flies through five different stages destroying Bacterion's army.
30 Years AgoWorld Heroes Perfect
SaturnJapan
One year after both the conclusion of the World Heroes Battle Fest and the defeat of Zeus, invitations has been sent to the 16 fighters by Dr.
26 Years AgoSeaman
DreamcastNorth America
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.
24 Years AgoFreekstyle
PS2Europe
You've been waiting for it and now it's here - FreekStyle - the ultmate go-for-broke freestyle motocross experience.
21 Years AgoZapper: One Wicked Cricket!
PS2Australia
Zapper is an action-packed and addictive game that starts with the 'avoid-em-up' game play mechanics of Blitz Games' own Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge, and then takes the action to a whole new level.
30 Years AgoAlbert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean
SaturnJapan
Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean is a role-playing video game developed by Sunsoft for the Super Nintendo, but cancelled and ported to the Sega Saturn.
30 Years AgoStreet Fighter Alpha 2
PortPlayStationJapan
The PlayStation port of Street Fighter Alpha 2 features an arranged soundtrack and Shin Akuma as a selectable character via a secret code.
35 Years AgoDragon Wars
FamicomJapan
The designers of the Bard's Tale series, Wasteland, and Battle Chess pooled their talents to create the ultimate role-playing fantasy. They knew it had to be a first-rate story with sophisticated graphics. The result was Dragon Wars.
24 Years AgoDelta Force: Urban Warfare
PlayStationEurope
Delta Force: Urban Warfare is a first-person shooter by developer and publisher NovaLogic. It was designed to be a military simulation loosely based on the Delta Force special operations force.
19 Years AgoRondo of Swords
Nintendo DSJapan
The King of Bretwalde is dead. His passing, both unexpected and unusual, leaves the kingdom in distress. As one realm mourns, another readies for war; the Grand Meir Empire, intent on conquering the world, prepares to strike the empty throne.
19 Years AgoSingStar: '90s
PS2Australia
SingStar '90 is a karaoke game featuring hit songs from the nineties. The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune.
23 Years AgoK-1 World Grand Prix
PS2Worldwide
The new breed of sport fighting games has entered the ring. K-1 World Grand Prix combines the tactical barrage of boxing with the powerful ferocity of no-holds-barred fighting to deliver the ultimate sport fighting experience.
30 Years AgoTokyo Highway Battle
PlayStationNorth America
Players navigate through three Tokyo highway circuits driving one of 72 high-performance sports cars. While driving, players earn valuable points which are used to purchase upgrade parts for their vehicle.
30 Years AgoProject: Horned Owl
PlayStationNorth America
An invasion of mechanized terrorists turns your city into an urban battleground! Time: the future- Metro City is under attack from legions of robots directed by a twisted dictator. Your squad of mech-suited cops hits the ground, transformed into deadly defense unit.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.