ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
126 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
22 Years AgoDynasty Warriors 4: Empires
Standalone expansionPS2Europe
Dynasty Warriors 4: Empires is a strategy-oriented variant of Dynasty Warriors 4, mixing it with gameplay similar to Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The heart of the game, campaign mode, begins by choosing any of 24 regions and 42 rulers (custom characters can be created).
30 Years AgoCool Boarders
PlayStationJapan
Cool Boarders presents a most awesome and excellent challenge: to out-shred the best boarders on the pro circuit.
41 Years Ago10-Yard Fight
PortFamicomJapan
You're the quarterback in this amazingly real football game! Enjoy realistic grid iron action as you move your team up and down the field to victory! Run, pass, kick, punt - you call the plays in this true-to-life football game.
30 Years AgoSonic Wings Special
PlayStationJapan
Sonic Wings Special is a 1996 vertical-scrolling shoot 'em up that combines the features in Sonic Wings, Sonic Wings 2, and Sonic Wings 3. It was ported to arcade as Sonic Wings Limited.
25 Years AgoShadow of Destiny
PS2Europe
Shadow of Destiny is an adventure game. There are no action elements in the game, and the protagonist has no health bar. Each chapter has a time limit, during which Eike has to find a way to prevent the murderer from killing him.
33 Years AgoNCAA Basketball
SNESBrazil
NCAA Basketball has unique over-the-shoulder perspective that puts you in the game like never before! Choose your team from five of the top NCAA basketball conferences and lead it through the grueling tournament to a berth in the Final Four and a national championship!
21 Years AgoNASCAR 06: Total Team Control
PS2Worldwide
Take command of the biggest teams in NASCAR by building a multi-car dynasty with NASCAR 06: Total Team Control. In the first-ever Squad Based Racing experience, you are not alone.
27 Years AgoJet Moto 3
PlayStationNorth America
Jet Moto 3 was released exclusively for the PlayStation video game console in 1999. It was the only Jet Moto title released by developer Pacific Coast Power & Light and publisher 989 Studios. It has been released only in North America.
26 Years AgoUltimate Fighting Championship
DreamcastWorldwide
The Ultimate Fighting Championship tournaments started in the 1990s, giving martial artists of the world a chance to distinguish themselves in a fighting environment with very few rules.
25 Years AgoJade Cocoon 2
PS2Japan
Presenting a combination of monster breeding and RPG elements, Jade Cocoon 2 expands upon Genki's original title in a number of significant ways. Gameplay comprises a familiar mix of storytelling and monster raising, with significant tweaks implemented for good measure.
24 Years AgoVIP
PS2Europe
V.I.P. is based on the TV series of the same name. V.I.P. is a bodyguard agency that protects its clients in Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Los Angeles. Pamela Anderson stars as Vallery Irons, the boss of the Vallery Irons Protection bodyguard agency.
38 Years AgoKeith Courage in Alpha Zones
PortPC EngineJapan
Now the Battle is in Your Hands. You are Keith Courage. Struck by a giant meteor, the world has been invaded by strange creatures from another planet.
33 Years AgoVegas Stakes
SNESBrazil
In this Casino simulator, you have decided to be a high roller. Followed by four friends, their main objective is to risk the Lady Luck and become a high roller in Las Vegas, place of luxurious and refined gambling houses.
28 Years AgoBakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!!: Eternal Wings
PlayStationWorldwide
Bakusou Kyoudai Let's & Go!! Eternal Wings is a Racing game, published by Jaleco Entertainment, which was released in Japan in 1998.
26 Years AgoSpider-Man
PortGame Boy ColorNorth America
Trouble's ahead for Peter Parker in Spider-Man's first appearance on the Game Boy Color: an explosion at Dr. Curt Conners' lab will lead him into a plot planned by a mysterious villain, involving the alien symbiote and several of Spidey's arch enemies.
25 Years AgoBob the Builder: Can We Fix It?
PlayStationNorth America
Get ready for fun, excitement and non-stop laughs with Bob the Builder and his Team on the PlayStation game console. Join Bob in 8 Fix it Fun activities that include Bubble Trouble, Where's Prichard, Hedgehog Rescue, and Wendy's Birthday.
19 Years AgoSummon Night: Twin Age
Nintendo DSJapan
Reiha and Aldo grew up together as brother and sister on the tropical island of Jarazi, among a race of people with beast-like features. There they learned to commune with the Nature Spirits that surrounded them.
19 Years AgoDynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle
Nintendo DSAustralia
It's time to team up with the legendary Dynasty Warriors and save Ancient China. Rival kingdoms and hordes of rebel soldiers are on the attack.
30 Years AgoImpact Racing
SaturnNorth America
Part automotive racing, part shooter, Impact Racing lets you choose from five different cars which vary in degrees of speed, power, engine size, payload, armor strength, and grip.
30 Years AgoOlympic Soccer
SaturnJapan
While the soccer tournament is often downplayed not only inside the Olympic movement, but also by the soccer-following community, in 1996, by the occasion of the Games of the XXVI Olympiad in Atlanta, US Gold decided to release a game representing the tournament.
24 Years AgoGo! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwideEurope
Go! Go! Beckham! Adventure on Soccer Island is an Action game, developed by Denki and published by Rage Software, which was released in Europe in 2002.
20 Years AgoBlood+ One Night Kiss
PS2Japan
An action-adventure game following Saya Otonashi as she takes up a katana to rid the world of the vampiric Chiropterans.
19 Years AgoRafa Nadal Tennis
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Rafa Nadal Tennis will give players the chance to develop an illustrious tennis career. The game's single player Career Mode enables gamers to rise through the ranks of professional tennis, competing in 20 tournaments at 17 international locations.
38 Years AgoSuper Real Baseball '88
FamicomJapan
Super Real Baseball '88 is a baseball game developed by Pax Softonica for the Famicom and published in Japan by Vap in 1988.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.