ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 11
The games released on this day in gaming history.
58 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
31 Years AgoChrono Trigger
SNESNorth America
In this turn-based Japanese RPG, young Crono must travel through time through a misfunctioning teleporter to rescue his misfortunate companion and take part in an intricate web of past and present perils.
26 Years AgoPaper Mario
Nintendo 64Japan
Paper Mario, a turn-based JRPG entry in the Mario franchise with a paper-based aesthetic and platforming elements, sees the titular character working his way through the Mushroom Kingdom's diverse locales and biomes, meeting its inhabitants…
35 Years AgoThe Simpsons Arcade Game
ArcadeJapan
The Simpsons is basically a side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring the characters from The Simpsons TV show. The player can choose to play as each of the four Simpson characters.
33 Years AgoSamurai Shodown
ArcadeNeo GeoNorth AmericaJapanEurope
In early Japan, a man named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa preaches a heretic religion. Little does anyone know that Amakusa is really a servant of the evil Ambrosia, who took over Amakusa's body. Ambrosia wishes to shroud the world in darkness.
31 Years AgoBlackthorne
Super FamicomJapan
In Blackthorne, players take on the role of Kyle Blackthorne, a lethal commando equipped with brute strength, animal cunning, and a mysterious past that he has just begun to remember.
26 Years AgoFront Mission 3
PlayStationEurope
Front Mission 3, also known in Japan as Front Mission Third, is a tactical role-playing game developed and published by Square for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan in 1999, and North America by Square Electronic Arts and Europe in 2000.
28 Years AgoWWF War Zone
Nintendo 64North America
WWF WARZONE is here, featuring the top superstars in the World Wrestling Federation! Signature and finishing moves unique to each wrestler. Specialized matches including Steel Cage Match.
35 Years AgoMidnight Resistance
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
Midnight Resistance is a side-scrolling action shooting game produced by Data East for the arcades in 1989. The game was ported by Data East to the Sega Mega Drive in 1990 and by Ocean Software to various home computer platforms during the same year.
37 Years AgoAlleyway
Game BoyNorth America
Interstellar ping-pong with a deadly energy ball! Your spaceship is at the gate of the Alleyway. Use your vessel to repel the energy ball.
34 Years AgoHome Alone
Super FamicomJapan
Harry and Marv, the bumbling "Wet Bandits," have paid their debt to society and are now ready to get revenge on the youngster that caused them their humiliating defeat Kevin McCallister.
26 Years AgoX-Men: Mutant Academy
PlayStationEurope
X-Men: Mutant Academy is a 3-D/2D fighting game developed by Paradox, the company behind Activision's Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style and the never-published Thrill Kill, and based on the X-Men characters from Marvel Comics.
31 Years AgoStreet Fighter: The Movie
PlayStationSaturnJapan
Next-generation gaming and mega movie-based action collide in Street Fighter: The Movie! Street Fighter: The Movie. The ultimate street fighter begins...where the others left off!!!
29 Years AgoTetrisphere
Nintendo 64North America
Tetrisphere is a variant on Tetris in which various shapes are shifted across a wrapped three-dimensional grid resembling a sphere, and then destroyed.
27 Years AgoSled Storm
PlayStationJapan
Sled Storm is a series of snowmobile racing video games published and developed by Electronic Arts and released in North America on July 31, 1999 and in Europe on August 11, 1999.
23 Years AgoMadden NFL 2004
PS2Worldwide
The 2004 edition of Madden NFL Football includes several changes from the previous year. It features a complete list of NFL players and teams with statistics tracking. Multiple play modes include regular season, playoffs, and exhibition play.
39 Years AgoAir Fortress
FamicomJapan
Air Fortress is a video game published in Japan for the Nintendo Entertainment System released in Japan in 1987 and later in North America in 1989.
17 Years AgoC.O.R.E.
Nintendo DSNorth America
Something evil is in the C.O.R.E. … And only you can stop it. In A.D. 2028, a massive meteor slammed into California's Mojave Desert.
31 Years AgoPower Serve 3D Tennis
PlayStationJapan
Grab a racket and experience virtual tennis how it was meant to be played.
39 Years AgoTenka no Goikenban: Mito Koumon
FamicomJapan
This is an adventure game based on a TV show about a retired governor and his retainers going around solving problems in Edo period Japan. The game allowd players to assume the role of one of the retainers as they go around investigating the town.
39 Years AgoIgo: Kyuu Roban Taikyoku
FamicomJapan
A Japan-only Go game developed and published by Bullet-Proof Software for the Famicom Disk System. Igo: Kyuu Roban Taikyoku ("Go: 9 Row Grid Boardgame") is a Go video game that was originally released for the Famicom Disk System on August 11, 1987 in Japan.
39 Years AgoAlmana no Kiseki
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
A magic red jewel, known as the Arumana, is stolen from an unnamed village. A thief runs off with the jewel and turns the entire village into stone. Kaito must travel through six cavernous levels in search of the stolen jewel, Arumana.
38 Years AgoWorld Court Tennis
PC EngineJapan
It's your serve. WHOP! The ball clears the net at 100 MPH and raises a little dust just inside the chalkline.
38 Years AgoMito Koumon II: Sekai Manyuu Ki
FamicomJapan
A NES action game developed by SunSoft and the sequel to Mito Koumon. It was never released outside of Japan. Mito Koumon II: Sekai Manyuuki is the sequel to Mito Koumon and is very similar in appearance and gameplay.
36 Years AgoSD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari
FamicomJapan
SD Gundam Gaiden: Knight Gundam Monogatari is a Role-Playing game, developed by TOSE and published by Angel (Bandai), which was released in Japan in 1991.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.