ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
42 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
23 Years AgoFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Squaresoft brings its popular Final Fantasy franchise to the Game Boy Advance in the form of strategic warfare.
17 Years AgoMini Ninjas
Nintendo DSWorldwideNorth America
Mini Ninjas is a game that combines furious action with stealth and exploration for an experience that appeals to a wide audience across age groups and preferences.
26 Years AgoVirtua Tennis
DreamcastEurope
Virtua Tennis is a tennis game in which it is possible to control one of eight licensed players and uncover the secret stars. As well as the traditional arcade mode, you can play in the exhibition mode, with four-player action via doubles play.
21 Years AgoTom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Lockdown
PS2Worldwide
Engineered specifically for the PC by Red Storm Entertainment, Rainbow Six returns to deliver the tensest close-quarters battles ever experienced online. In this episode, Rainbow faces independent terrorist threats, tied together by one common element - the Legion virus.
27 Years AgoWipeout 3
PlayStationEurope
The third release of Psygnosis's seminal anti-grav racing series, and also the first game from the series to remain exclusive to the PlayStation.
26 Years AgoTurok 3: Shadow of Oblivion
Nintendo 64Europe
Turok 3: Shadow of Oblivion picks up where Turok 2: Seeds of Evil left off. Oblivion, a monstrous cosmic entity that consumed everything in its path and reigned before the birth of our universe is now invading the bodies of the living and devouring them from the inside-out.
26 Years AgoNightmare Creatures II
DreamcastEurope
"Assume the role of Herbert Wallace, an escaped test subject, on the trail of the demonic scientist, Dr. Adam Crowley. After enduring years of horrific lab experiments, Wallace is out to settle the score in a chilling and bloody chase through London and Paris.
18 Years AgoLock's Quest
Nintendo DSNorth America
Build Defenses and Battle against the Clockwork horde in this 2D Action RPG / Tower Defense hybrid. Experience a gripping story, which unfolds as you progress through 75 Days of warfare, aided by a collection of turrets, traps and special attacks.
22 Years AgoThe Fairly OddParents: Shadow Showdown
PS2Worldwide
When the TV goes out just as the season finale of Crash Nebula starts, Timmy Turner asks his Fairy Godparents for a little help. When they find their magic is gone, they quickly find out The Shadow is responsible.
18 Years AgoViva Piñata: Pocket Paradise
Nintendo DSNorth America
In Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise, players will inherit a neglected garden on Pinata Island and turn it into a pinata paradise by tending to all aspects of cleaning the garden, growing and maintaining vegetation, caring for and breeding pinat…
18 Years AgoMystery Case Files: MillionHeir
Nintendo DSNorth America
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir is a puzzle adventure video game developed by Big Fish Games and Griptonite Games and published by Nintendo,[1] for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console.
20 Years AgoSpy Hunter: Nowhere to Run
PS2Worldwide
SpyHunter: Nowhere to Run is a combination of racing/3rd person shooter that stars professional wrestler-come-movie star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as spy Alex Decker as he battles the evil organization NOSTRA in its bid for world domination.
19 Years Ago.Hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption
PS2North America
.Hack//G.U. Vol. 3: Redemption is the third entry in the .hack//G.U. series containing: Vol.
21 Years AgoDig Dug: Digging Strike
Nintendo DSJapan
This 3D adventure combines the classic arcade digging action with new baddies, environments, weapons, mini-games and strategies to deliver the most action-packed Dig Dug game to date.
40 Years AgoMusashi no Ken: Tadaima Shugyou-chuu
FamicomJapan
Musashi no Ken: Tadaima Shugyou-chuu is a 1986 video game software developed and published by Taito exclusively in Japan. It is based on a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami that focuses on kendo, simply titled Musashi no Ken.
40 Years AgoBanana
FamicomJapan
The game takes place in a world called Banana Land, which is populated by anthropomorphic moles. Mr. Mole is on a picnic with his wife and son when an earthquake strikes, trapping his wife and son underground!
37 Years AgoOrdyne
PC EngineJapan
Ordyne is a horizontal shooter arcade, officially described as a "comical action shooter". Controlling the genius scientist Yuichiro Tomari and his assistant Sunday Chin, the players will attempt to rescue Tomari's fiancée from the evil Dr. Kubota.
36 Years AgoNinjara Hoi!
FamicomJapan
Ninjara Hoi! is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by ASCII Entertainment, which was released in Japan in 1990.
35 Years AgoDoki! Doki! Yuuenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen
FamicomJapan
Doki! Doki! Yuuenchi: Crazy Land Daisakusen is a Nintendo Family Computer video game developed by KID and released in 1991 by VAP.
31 Years AgoThe Game of Life: Super Jinsei Game 2
Super FamicomJapan
Super Jinsei Game 2 is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Kid and published by Takara, which was released in Japan in 1995.
31 Years AgoO-chan no Oekaki Logic
PlayStationJapan
O-Chan no Oekaki Logic is a Japan-exclusive puzzle game based on the popular nonogram game. The game is considered to be a spin-off of Sunsoft's Hebereke series. I
31 Years AgoBoxer's Road
PlayStationJapan
Boxer's Road is a 1995 video game developed and published by New Corp for the PlayStation. It is a boxing simulation sports game. It was followed up by the sequel Boxer's Road 2: The Real.
31 Years AgoEisei Meijin
PlayStationJapan
Eisei Meijin is a digital conversion of the traditional Japanese board game Shogi for one or two players, and the first game in Konami's long-running Shogi series to come to console.
26 Years AgoTottoko Hamtaro: Tomodachi Daisakusen Dechu
Game Boy ColorJapan
The first Hamtaro game ever released. Its release remains exclusive to Japan.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.