ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 7
The games released on this day in gaming history.
667 releases
29 Years AgoFinal Fantasy VII
Expanded editionPlayStationNorth America
The Western release of Final Fantasy VII (released as Final Fantasy VII International in Japan) included additional elements and alterations, such as streamlining of the menu and Materia system, reducing the health of enemies, new visual cu…
22 Years AgoSilent Hill 4: The Room
PCPS2XboxNorth AmericaAsia
Silent Hill 4: The Room is the fourth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series. The game is similar to the past entries in terms of atmosphere, never letting the player know what's behind the next corner or down the street.
22 Years AgoBurnout 3: Takedown
PS2XboxNorth America
Take anarchic driving destruction on a world tour and experience the pure arcade adrenaline-rush of Burnout 3: Takedown. Combine aggressive high-speed racing with the ultimate in slamming crash action to boost your way to the top.
31 Years AgoRayman
PlayStationNorth America
Rayman is a side-scrolling platformer starring the titular Rayman, a big-nosed chap with no arms or legs. Rayman can jump and use his hair to hover for a short period of time. He can also attack by throwing his fists, or winding up his fists for a more powerful punch.
25 Years AgoMario Kart: Super Circuit
Game Boy AdvanceAustralia
Classic Mario Kart action is back once again, this time in a colorful, lightning-fast game that you can take anywhere. Mario, Luigi, Peach, Toad, Wario, Yoshi and Bowser are all tearing up the track, tossing Koopa Shells and laying banana peels along the way.
19 Years AgoObsCure: The Aftermath
WiiPCPS2Europe
Two years ago, a group of young teenagers found themselves trapped inside their school. They suffered through the longest night of their lives, chased by abominable creatures created by their principal. Some of them survived that terrible night, while others perished.
31 Years AgoBatman Forever
SNESEuropeNorth America
Brace yourself for endless action with BATMAN FOREVER! Batman and Robin blast into Gotham City in a duo-player fighting game!
26 Years AgoSan Francisco Rush 2049
Nintendo 64Worldwide
San Francisco Rush 2049 is the third game in the Rush series, sequel to San Francisco Rush and Rush 2: Extreme Racing USA. The game features a futuristic representation of San Francisco and an arcade-style physics engine.
26 Years AgoRayman 2: The Great Escape
PortPlayStationEurope
The Sony PlayStation version removed and changes a bunch of levels, while merging others, and reduced the total amount of Yellow Lums from 1000 to 800. Some levels do however have several new areas and some cutscenes have been changed as well.
19 Years AgoValkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria
PS2Europe
Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria is the second installment of the Valkyrie Profile series. Taking place hundreds of years before the original game, the story revolves around two characters living the same body, named Silmeria and Alicia.
21 Years AgoNHL 2K6
XboxXbox 360PS2Worldwide
NHL 2K6 is a realistic hockey simulation in which you must take part in all aspects of running a franchise, from scheduling workouts to hitting a slap shot. The game includes revamped animations and more realistic player movement.
25 Years AgoLufia: The Legend Returns
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
The island of the Sinistrals, Doom Island, sank deep into the sea after the second Doom Island War. It was believed to be in an eternal sleep, but has once again begun silently beating, preparing to make its appearance in the sky for the third time.
26 Years AgoNFL 2K1
DreamcastNorth America
NFL 2K1 is the follow-up sequel to the popular NFL 2K for the Dreamcast. NFL 2K1 provides several upgrades to the series, including individual team playbooks, an improved passing model, an improved running game, and online play.
36 Years AgoValis III
PC Engine CDJapan
After Yuko has defeated the evil Rogles, peace descended upon Earth and the magical world of Vecanti.
18 Years AgoFullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy
Nintendo DSEurope
Hagane no Renkinjutsushi: Dual Sympathy (Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy as it is known in English) is the first in a series of Fullmetal Alchemist games to be released on Nintendo DS.
31 Years Ago
19 Years AgoNervous Brickdown
Nintendo DSEurope
Nervous Brickdown (known as SuperLite 2500 Brickdown and published by Success in Japan) is a breakout clone video game developed by the French team Arkedo Studio and published by Eidos Interactive for Nintendo DS.
19 Years AgoScrabble Interactive: 2007 Edition
Nintendo DSEurope
The most popular letters game of the world is back on PC. Compete in craftiness against the computer or against friends to combine the letters in the most appropriate way.
21 Years AgoOne Piece: Grand Battle
GameCubePS2North America
You can try to grab the greatest treasure of them all, the "one piece," in One Piece: Grand Battle. This pirate action game is based on the TV series One Piece, and it lets you play as Monkey D. Luffy and more than 16 other playable characters.
17 Years AgoHarvest Moon: Frantic Farming
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Harvest Moon: Frantic Farming is an all-new action-puzzle game set in the world of Harvest Moon.
36 Years AgoKobayashi Hitomi no Hold Up
Super FamicomWorldwide
Play a game of Hold Up with the beautiful model Kobayashi Hitomi!
36 Years AgoBackgammon
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
A Backgammon port for the Family Computer Disk System.
36 Years AgoHanii on the Road
PC EngineJapan
Hanii on the Road (aka Hany on the Road or Honey on the Road) is a side scrolling action game by Face. After Hanii's exploits in Hanii in the Sky, the little Haniwa clay doll is back on a new mission.
36 Years AgoLegendary Axe II
PC EngineJapan
The Axe is back ... with twice the force and twice the fury of 1988's classic TurboGrafx-16 videogame. This time it's brother against brother, locked in deadly combat. Your older brother has summoned forces of unspeakable evil to take control of the kingdom.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.