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
30 Years AgoDaisenryaku Expert WWII: War in Europe
Super FamicomJapan
Daisenryaku Expert WWII: War in Europe is a Strategy game, developed by SystemSoft and published by ASCII Entertainment, which was released in Japan in 1996.
30 Years AgoPro Mahjong Kiwame Plus
PlayStationJapan
Pro Mahjong Kiwame Plus is a mahjong game, and is the first game in the series released for the Sony PlayStation console. The game features 16 different real mahjong players as opponents and the game mode is a 4 player vs mahjong.
30 Years AgoNyan to Wonderful
PlayStationJapan
Nyan to Wonderful is a pet simulation game that is about training a cat or a dog. The game features different cat and dogs species and uses a 3D engine with different camera angles.
30 Years AgoHokuto no Ken
PlayStationJapan
The Hokuto no Ken video game by Banpresto is a graphic adventure game originally released in Japan for the Sega Saturn on December 22, 1995. A PlayStation port was released on August 30, 1996.
28 Years AgoMegumi Rescue
Master SystemWorldwide
Megumi Rescue lets you control a rescue party of three to save people from a burning building. The group consists of two people holding a jumping sheet, and a third fire fighter bouncing on the sheet to reach the building's inhabitants at the windows.
27 Years AgoNFL GameDay 2000
PlayStationWorldwide
The world champion Denver Broncos approach the line-of-scrimmage, the quarterback takes the snap, he feigns left then delivers the delay hand-off to Terrell Davis, who skirts right, turns on the speed hitting the hole between the offensive…
25 Years AgoGame Boy Wars 3
Game Boy ColorJapan
Game Boy Wars 3 is a Turn Based Strategy game for the Game Boy Color. It is a Japan-only part of the Nintendo Wars series.
25 Years AgoBeatmania IIDX 5th style
PS2Japan
The 5th release in the beatmania IIDX series. Marks the first of many appearances from Namco mainstays sampling masters.
25 Years AgoJurassic Park III: Island Attack
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
More closely based on the events of the movie, Jurassic Park III, you play Paleontologist Alan Grant who is part of an observation of Isla Sorna.
25 Years AgoHunter X Hunter: Ryumyaku no Saidan
PS2Japan
Hunter X Hunter is a Japanese adventure game for the PS2. Many characters from the Hunter X Hunter universe are playable in this sidecrolling beat-em-up.
25 Years AgoShinseiki Evangelion: Typing Hokan Keikaku
DreamcastJapan
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Typing Hokan Keikaku, is a game for the Sega Dreamcast which uses the Dreamcast Keyboard. Its gameplay resembles the likes of The Typing of the Dead.
25 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Vol. 71: The Renai Simulation 2
PlayStationJapan
Simple 1500 Series Vol. 71: The Renai Simulation 2 is a classic adventure dating simulation game.
25 Years AgoChou Aniki: Kyuukyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyou Otoko
PlayStationJapan
Chou Aniki: Kyuukyoku Muteki Ginga Saikyou Otoko was released for the PlayStation the same year as the previous two titles. This game features digitized sprites instead of the hand-drawn anime-style art from the other titles.
25 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Vol. 70: The War Simulation - Nin no Tsukurishisha-tachi
PlayStationJapan
Simple 1500 Series vol. 70: The War Simulation - Nin no Tsukurishisha-tachi is a Tactical RPG in which the player takes control of Ken (and his mecha robot) that is a member of a Rebellion Army that is trying to defeat the dictator government that is pressing the people.
25 Years AgoPutter Golf
PlayStationJapan
Putter Golf is a 3D miniature golf simulation. It features both a "normal" 9-hole course, with realistic courses, as well as a "trick" 9-hole course, with somewhat more unusual features, such as warp zones and conveyor belts.
25 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Vol. 72: The Beach Volley
PlayStationJapan
A total of 26 characters from 8 countries appear in this game, which is fully-packed with combination play that is unique to beach volleyball. Different to volleyball, it is necessary to predict and calculate wind speed to determine whether you should attack or fake in.
25 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol. 01: Hello Kitty Bowling
PlayStationJapan
Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol. 01: Hello Kitty Bowling is a Hello Kitty themed bowling game for the PlayStation.
25 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol. 02: Hello Kitty Illust Puzzle
PlayStationJapan
Hello Kitty Illust Puzzle is a Hello Kitty themed Picross game.
25 Years AgoTokimeki Memorial 2 Substories: Memories Ringing On
PlayStationJapan
A follow-up to Tokimeki Memorial 2, Memories Ringing On is set one year after graduation, with the protagonist remembering his school days at a coffee shop. He mostly focuses on his last Valentine's Day in high school, and how several girls acted that one day.
25 Years AgoSuper Robot Taisen Alpha for Dreamcast
Expanded editionDreamcastJapan
Super Robot Taisen Alpha for Dreamcast is a strategy simlulation game for Dreamcast, released on 2001.
25 Years AgoNukumori no Naka de in the Warmth
PlayStationJapan
A PlayStation port of Suki Da Yo! released on 2001. The player takes the role of Atsushi Kanda, a high school student who joins a school club alongside a girl named Mina Shimbashi and her sister.
24 Years AgoBlack Matrix Zero
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Black Matrix Zero combines standard tactical RPG gameplay with a pastiche of Judeo-Christian religious themes, particularly concerning the nature of good and evil and the interplay between Heaven, Hell, and Earth and the denizens thereof.
24 Years AgoGuitarFreaks 8thMix & DrumMania 7thMix
ArcadeWorldwide
The 8th game in the Guitar Freaks series.
24 Years AgoDroopy's Tennis Open
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Droopy's Tennis Open for Game Boy Advance has a total of six characters each with their own individual and unique set of characteristics and attributes. The player can choose from Droopy, Dripple, Butch, Bubbles, Vavoom, MC Wolf, and Screwy Squirrel.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.