ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 10
The games released on this day in gaming history.
78 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
32 Years AgoBreath of Fire
SNESNorth America
Recognized by Capcom as their first traditional role-playing video game, Breath of Fire would set the precedent for future entries in the series, and features character designs by company head of development Keiji Inafune, as well as music…
24 Years AgoMega Man & Bass
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Mega Man & Bass is an entry in the classic Mega Man series, with option for controlling either Mega Man or Bass, due to Dr. Wily and Dr. Light making a truce to fight against King.
36 Years AgoJourney to Silius
FamicomJapan
Journey to Silius, known in Japan as RAF World, is a side-scrolling run and gun video game developed by Tokai Engineering and published by Sunsoft for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1990.
36 Years AgoShadow of the Ninja
FamicomJapan
Shadow of the Ninja, originally released in Japan as Yami no Shigotonin Kage, and later released in Europe as Blue Shadow, is a 1990 futuristic ninja-themed side-scrolling action game by Natsume for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
33 Years AgoThe Immortal
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
When nightmares come to life... You discover you're not immortal! You're a mighty wizard in search of your lost master, Mordamir.
28 Years AgoF-1 World Grand Prix
Nintendo 64Brazil
The game consists of five gameplay modes: Grand Prix, a course-by-course simulation of the 1997 season; Exhibition, a single race; Time Trial, a race against the clock and Challenge, which comprised real scenarios from the 1997 season-examp…
27 Years AgoR-Type Delta
PlayStationNorth America
R-Type Delta is a horizontally scrolling shooter video game released only on the PlayStation. It is the fourth game in the R-Type series (hence Delta, the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet) and also the first game in the R-Type series rendered in full 3D graphics.
27 Years AgoMario Golf
Game Boy ColorJapan
The Game Boy Color version of Mario Golf, differing from the Nintendo 64 counterpart, includes RPG elements and has an isometric view with sprite-based graphics.
26 Years AgoSpawn: In the Demon's Hand
DreamcastJapan
The legendary hellbound comic anti-hero comes to life. Straight from the blockbuster arcade game, this home version kicks it up a notch with ever more features and modes of play.
36 Years AgoRace Drivin'
ArcadeNorth America
Race Drivin' is a sequel to the arcade driving simulator Hard Drivin'. Game play is similar to the first game. The player must complete laps around the race track before a timer expires.
17 Years AgoFossil Fighters
Nintendo DSNorth America
Fossil Fighters, known in Japan as Bokura wa Kasekihoridā (ぼくらはカセキホリダー lit. "We Are Fossil Diggers"[2]?), is a 2008 video game developed by Nintendo SPD, Red Entertainment, M2, and Artdink and published by Nintendo.
37 Years Ago
36 Years AgoDragon Fighter
FamicomJapan
The player takes control of a magical human fighter who has the ability to transform himself into a flying dragon. As the fighter, the player can run, crouch, jump, and attack with his sword as he would in most side-scrolling action games.
20 Years AgoMelty Blood Act Cadenza
PS2Japan
Melty Blood follows one year after Tsukihime and some days after of Kagetsu Tohya. In the beginning of August 2001, Shiki Tohno hears of a new series of murders in Misaki Town, similar to the ones that took place Tsukihime, in the last weeks of October 1999.
32 Years AgoBomberman GB
Game BoyJapan
Bomberman is searching the depths of the earth in hopes of finding the Legendary Treasure. In the Story Mode, guide him through 48 levels of puzzle-solving action, collecting power-up items and defeating monsters along the way.
20 Years AgoHoneycomb Beat
Nintendo DSJapan
The first music-driven puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, Honeycomb Beat features intuitive touch screen gameplay and more than 200 unique puzzles to energize your mind. Solve each puzzle by touching on a Honeycomb tile, which will change the colors of the tiles around it.
16 Years AgoGalactic Taz Ball
Nintendo DSNorth America
Galactic Taz Ball is a 2010 videogame made specifically for the Nintendo D.S. by WayForward Technologies. It stars The Tasmanian Devil as the main character and Marvin The Martian as the villain. Marvin The Martian is stealing Earth's landscape to make Mars more scenic.
41 Years AgoHonshougi: Naitou 9 Dan Shougi Hiden
FamicomJapan
This game lets players play the Japanese board game Shōgi. Shōgi is a game that is played in a similar way as chess.
41 Years AgoHon Shogi: Naitou Kudan Shogi Hiden
FamicomJapan
A video game biased off of the board game Shogi (Japanese Chess). It was developed and published by SETA Corporation to be released August 10, 1985, exclusively in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
40 Years AgoHokuto no Ken
FamicomJapan
Hokuto no Ken for the Family Computer (Famicom for short) is a side-scrolling action video game published by Toei Animation and developed by Shouei Systems.
38 Years AgoBig Challenge! Judo Senshuken
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Realistic judo techniques! Win by taking your opponent down! Become a champion!
38 Years AgoThe Money Game
FamicomJapan
A Stock Market/life-sim game where the player must manage their stocks in order to achieve a happy life. It was developed by SOFEL for the NES and released in Japan only.
38 Years AgoBases Loaded II: Second Season
FamicomJapan
Bases Loaded II: Second Season was released by Jaleco in 1988 as the second in the Bases Loaded series. It was only ever released for the Nintendo Entertainment System, and continued where Bases Loaded had finished as a successful baseball game on the NES console.
38 Years AgoTatakae!! Ramen-Man: Sakuretsu Choujin 102 Gei
FamicomJapan
Tatakae!! Ramen-Man: Sakuretsu Choujin 102 Gei is an adventure game developed by Human Entertainment for the Famicom and published by Bandai in 1988. It is based off the Tatakae!!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.