ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
August 31
The games released on this day in gaming history.
90 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
27 Years AgoHybrid Heaven
Nintendo 64North America
A gunshot echoes through the tunnels of the New York subway system.
22 Years AgoNASCAR 2005: Chase for the Cup
PS2Worldwide
NASCAR 2005 revolutionizes NASCAR video games by adding the National, Craftsman Truck, and Featherlite Modified Series to the game, plus the all new Chase points format in an all new Chase for the Cup Mode.
27 Years AgoRat Attack!
PlayStationWorldwide
Play as one of the Scratch Cats, an elite superhero team, who are out to save the world from Washington and Jefferson, two evil mutant space rats who wish to enslave the world in rats. Explore each puzzle level and wipe out the rat threat.
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.
27 Years AgoAll Star Tennis '99
Nintendo 64North America
Play as 8 world class ATP / WTA tour players (including Mark Philippoussis, Richard Krajicek, Conchita Martinez & Jana Novotna) as well as 4 fictional players through a range of tournaments on grass, clay, hard court and rebound ace surfaces.
21 Years AgoWorld Series of Poker
PS2Worldwide
The official game of the 2005 World Series of Poker.
19 Years AgoDynasty Warriors DS: Fighter's Battle
Nintendo DSEurope
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.
31 Years AgoPower Serve 3D Tennis
PlayStationNorth America
Grab a racket and experience virtual tennis how it was meant to be played.
30 Years AgoNFL Quarterback Club 97
PlayStationNorth America
NFL Quarterback Club 97 is an American football video game released in 1996. The game was released on the PlayStation, Sega Saturn, and DOS systems. The game was also released in Japan on the Saturn.
22 Years AgoGallop Racer 2004
PS2North America
In Gallop Racer 2004 (Also known as "Gallop Racer Lucky 7" in Japan, and "Gallop Racer 2" in Europe and Australia), high-resolution graphics, advanced racing, and a variety of new modes reach to a higher level in digital horse racing fun.
20 Years AgoWorld Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions
PS2Worldwide
World Series of Poker: Tournament of Champions is a video game based on the popular gambling tournament World Series of Poker. It's available for multiple systems: Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Wii, PlayStation Portable and PC.
39 Years AgoStreet Cop
FamicomJapan
One of the few NES games that uses the Power Pad. You play a cop who must chase down and catch the criminals. The game takes you through the streets of a city, where you must turn corners and keep running to catch the bad guys.
39 Years AgoFamily Trainer: Meiro Daisakusen
FamicomJapan
A Famicom game developed by Bandai as part of their Family Trainer series, which all use the Family Trainer (Power Pad) accessory. The goal is to explore mazes.
37 Years AgoMonster Lair
PortPC Engine CDJapan
The PC-Engine port of Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair.
36 Years AgoBattle Pingpong
Game BoyJapan
Battle Ping-Pong is a Game Boy game revolving around ping-pong (or table tennis as it is generically called). One person on either side of a small table with a net return a ball back and forth in a rally until the ball is either dead in play or bounces off the table.
35 Years AgoThe Lone Ranger
NESNorth America
Evil arch villain Butch Cavendish has been a burr on your saddle ever since he did in your dad. Now he's kidnapped the President just to lure you to your doom, and there's nothing but a trail of doom between you.
35 Years AgoHyperZone
Super FamicomJapan
Hyper Zone plays like a cross between a racing game and shooter. The object of the game is to navigate each level while shooting enemies and earning points, until finally an encounter with a boss ends each level.
34 Years Ago
34 Years AgoDetonator Orgun
Sega CDJapan
Fleeing from his own race, Orgun—an alien being with superhuman abilities and unearthly weapons—travels to Earth to find an answer to his origin.
34 Years AgoPenta Dragon
Game BoyJapan
Penta Dragon is a shooter developed by Japan Art Media and published by Yanoman Corporation for the Game Boy platform. Players take control of Sara, the mythical snake child. Sara is the child of a human and a dragon.
32 Years AgoSanrio Shanghai
Super FamicomJapan
Sanrio Shanghai is a Puzzle game, developed by SAS Sakata and published by Character Soft, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoHebereke no Oishii Puzzle ha Irimasen ka
PortSuper FamicomJapan
Hebereke no Oishii Puzzle is a Puzzle game, published by SunSoft, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoAn American Tail: Fievel Goes West
SNESNorth America
Based on the movie by the same name, Fievel Goes West is a platform game featuring the young mouse Fievel Mousekewitz. After immigrating to overseas to America in the 1800s(?), the Mousekewitz family has moved out onto the open frontier of the wild west.
30 Years AgoWorld Series Baseball II
SaturnWorldwide
This is the Sega Saturn's second entry in the World Series Baseball series.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.