ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
111 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
30 Years AgoCrash Bandicoot
PlayStationNorth America
Crash Bandicoot is the first installment in the Crash Bandicoot series that established Naughty Dog's reputation in the video game industry. Its premises chronicle the creation of the titular Crash, a bandicoot who has been uplifted by the mad scientist Doctor Neo Cortex.
22 Years AgoPokémon FireRed Version
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are a pair of core series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region.
27 Years AgoFinal Fantasy VIII
PlayStationNorth America
Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. The gameplay makes a departure from many series standards.
28 Years AgoSpyro the Dragon
PlayStationNorth America
Spyro the Dragon is a platform game developed by Insomniac Games for the PlayStation. It stars the title character, a young purple dragon named Spyro and his dragonfly friend, Sparx, and is the first game in the Spyro the Dragon series.
32 Years AgoMortal Kombat II
Mega Drive / GenesisJapanEurope
Mortal Kombat II is a fighting game originally developed by Midway for arcades in 1993. It serves as the second main installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise and follows the success of its predecessor by enhancing the gameplay and further developing the original game's mythos.
22 Years AgoPokémon LeafGreen Version
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Pokémon LeafGreen Version and Pokémon FireRed Version are a pair of core series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region.
27 Years AgoSonic Adventure
DreamcastNorth America
Sonic Adventure is a 3D platformer video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The player can control six characters from the Sonic universe, each with their own gameplay and point of view of the story.
27 Years AgoSoulCalibur
DreamcastNorth America
SoulCalibur is a weapon-based 3D fighting game developed by Project Soul and produced by Namco. It is the second game in the Soul series, preceded by Soul Edge (1996). Originally released in arcades in 1998, it ran on the Namco System 12 hardware.
41 Years AgoBattle City
FamicomJapan
Battle City, also known as Tank 1990 or Tank in some pirate multicart releases, is a multi-directional shooter video game for the Family Computer produced and published in 1985 by Namco.
24 Years AgoMega Man Zero
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
It's your mission to help the exiled scientist Ciel discover the source of a new reploid energy! Play as Mega Man's pal Zero, the reploid from the Mega Man X series turned good by the infectious Sigma Virus and 100 years of sleep.
33 Years AgoGunstar Heroes
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
The Gunstar family are the protectors of the planet Gunstar 9. After many years of peace, vicious dictator Colonel Red kidnapped the Gunstar twins’ older brother and used mind control to make him his slave.
27 Years AgoThe House of the Dead 2
DreamcastNorth America
The House of the Dead 2 is a first-person light gun shooter arcade game with a horror theme and the second game in The House of the Dead series of video games.
30 Years AgoX-Men vs. Street Fighter
ArcadeJapan
X-Men vs. Street Fighter is a fighting game originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1996.
32 Years AgoSamurai Shodown
Neo Geo CDJapan
In early Japan, a man named Shiro Tokisada Amakusa preaches a heretic religion. Little does anyone know that Amakusa is really a servant of the evil Ambrosia, who took over Amakusa's body. Ambrosia wishes to shroud the world in darkness.
32 Years AgoFatal Fury
Neo Geo CDNorth America
Fatal Fury is a fighting game developed by SNK and released for arcades in 1991. Players choose from a roster of martial artists and compete in one-on-one battles using punches, kicks, and special moves.
32 Years AgoFatal Fury 2
Neo Geo CDJapan
After Geese Howard's death in the original Fatal Fury, a mysterious nobleman becomes the sponsor of the new "King of Fighters" tournament. This time, the tournament is held worldwide with fighters around the globe competing.
32 Years AgoFatal Fury Special
Neo Geo CDJapan
The GRANDMOTHER of all battles! 15 of the FATAL FURY series' top stars gather in the match of the millenium! Use the resurrected Geese Howard and Wolfgang Krauser in a dazzling arena! All you have ever wanted in a fighting game is here in FATAL FURY SPECIAL!
27 Years AgoPower Stone
DreamcastNorth America
Power Stone is a fully 3D arena fighting game series made by Capcom. Power Stone was initially released on the Sega NAOMI hardware and later ported to the Dreamcast. In Japan Power Stone was adapted also into a manga, as well as a 26 episodes anime series.
32 Years AgoArt of Fighting
Neo Geo CDNorth America
This fighting game began the story of the Sakazaki family and Robert Garcia. Yuri Sakazaki has been abducted by Mr. Big to punish her father, Takuma, and her brother, Ryo.
31 Years AgoRidge Racer
PlayStationNorth America
Ridge Racer was initially released on the Namco System 22 arcade system board and was later ported to the PlayStation console. It is the first title in the long-running Ridge Racer series of games released for arcades and home consoles.
27 Years AgoHydro Thunder
DreamcastNorth America
The gameplay of Hydro Thunder consists of racing high-tech speedboats through treacherous environments, from the cold seas of the Arctic Circle, to a post-apocalyptic, flooded version of New York City.
22 Years AgoResident Evil Outbreak File #2
Standalone expansionPS2Japan
Resident Evil Outbreak File #2 is a survival-horror game released exclusively for the PlayStation 2 and a sequel to Resident Evil Outbreak, which was originally envisioned as a much larger game before being cut into multiple releases.
33 Years AgoMortal Kombat
PortSNESNorth America
The SNES version of Mortal Kombat was censored due to Nintendo's policies on violence, removing a lot of what the game was known for in the Arcades and other ports (such as the Genesis version).
21 Years AgoThe Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction
PS2Europe
The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction, released in 2005, is an action-adventure video game developed by Radical Entertainment and published by Vivendi Universal Games (VU Games).
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