ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
64 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
28 Years AgoPokémon Yellow Version: Special Pikachu Edition
Expanded editionGame BoyJapan
Pokémon Yellow is an enhanced version of Pokémon Red and Blue that allows you to start the game with your very own Pikachu following you around on-foot and collect the 3 other starters from strangers you meet around the region.
34 Years AgoThe Secret of Monkey Island
Sega CDNorth America
I cursed my luck again as I slid down the monkey's throat. Have my dreams of guzzling grog and plundering galleons been reduced to this? "Three small trials and you're a pirate like us," they said.
17 Years AgoPokémon SoulSilver Version
RemakeNintendo DSJapan
Pokemon HeartGold Version and Pokemon SoulSilver Version return players to the scenic Johto region first introduced in the beloved original Pokemon Gold and Pokemon Silver games nearly a decade ago.
17 Years AgoPokémon HeartGold Version
RemakeNintendo DSJapan
Pokémon HeartGold Version and Pokémon SoulSilver Version are paired Generation IV remakes of the Generation II games Pokémon Gold and Silver.
33 Years AgoKirby's Adventure
NESEurope
Not everything is well in Dream Land. For some mysterious reason, the Dream Spring, a magical well that is the reservoir for all the dreams of the citizens of Dream Land, is no longer working. Everyone is being subjected to their worst nightmares every time they go to sleep.
16 Years AgoProfessor Layton and the Unwound Future
Nintendo DSNorth America
As with previous Professor Layton games, Unwound Future is an adventure game where the player solves puzzles offered by local citizens to progress the story forward, through dialogue and around 32 minutes of full motion video.
40 Years AgoHudson's Adventure Island
RemakeFamicomJapan
Hudson's Adventure Island, also known simply as Adventure Island and released in Japan as Takahashi Meijin no Bouken-jima, is a side-scrolling platform game produced by Hudson Soft that was first released in Japan for the Famicom and MSX on September 12, 1986.
26 Years AgoParasite Eve II
PlayStationNorth America
Parasite Eve II is an action role-playing survival horror video game released exclusively for the PlayStation. The game was developed by Square and published in Japan in 1999 and in both North America and, unlike the previous game, in PAL regions in 2000.
28 Years AgoTekken 3
Expanded editionPlayStationEurope
The console version of Tekken 3, which adds more content to the original arcade game, such as new characters and additional game modes. With hidden features, faster gameplay, and new characters, the PlayStation version of Tekken 3 seeks to give you the fight of your life.
20 Years AgoRule of Rose
PS2North America
Rule of Rose is a survival horror game in which the player, who controls Jennifer, explores the game environments and furthers the plot by accomplishing tasks and experiencing cut-scenes while sporadically encountering enemies and bosses.
35 Years AgoToeJam & Earl
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
ToeJam & Earl is an early 1990s dungeon crawler. The game features two alien rappers, who have crash-landed on Earth and parodies 1980s urban culture.
23 Years AgoDark Cloud 2
PS2Europe
BUILD your world. INVENT your weapons. CREATE your adventure.
18 Years AgoDragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen
RemakeNintendo DSEurope
Embark on a journey to explore the land, seas and skies of the Dragon Quest universe in this grand entry from the Zenithia Trilogy. Soon to follow are Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride and Dragon Quest VI: Realms of Reverie.
20 Years AgoCooking Mama
Nintendo DSNorth America
The gameplay structure consists of the player progressing through a series of short minigames. The game features a total of 96 different dishes. Each minigame represents a different activity in the meal preparation, such as mixing, frying, or chopping the provided ingredients.
19 Years AgoCooking Mama
Nintendo DSKorea
The gameplay structure consists of the player progressing through a series of short minigames. The game features a total of 96 different dishes. Each minigame represents a different activity in the meal preparation, such as mixing, frying, or chopping the provided ingredients.
20 Years AgoNHL 07
PS2Worldwide
NHL 07 is an ice hockey video game, released in 2006 as the successor to NHL 06. The game improved the series' gameplay with more realistic features, such as stickhandling and a wider variety of controller schemes.
23 Years AgoBanjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Gruntilda is back, and only Banjo and Kazooie can stop her master plan! Travel through time encountering puzzles, battles, and meeting friends old and new in this all-new Banjo-Kazooie adventure!
20 Years AgoLEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
PortPS2Worldwide
LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy takes the fun and endless customization of LEGO and combines it with the epic story, characters and action from the original Star Wars movies that revolutionized pop culture forever (Episode IV A New…
19 Years AgoNHL 08
PS2Worldwide
NHL 08 is a video game released on September 11, 2007 in North America; the Xbox 360 version was supposed to be released on the same date as the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 versions,[1] but was delayed for a day due to shipping issues.
28 Years AgoNFL Blitz
PlayStationNorth America
NFL Blitz takes the idea of a normal football video game and turns it on its head with fewer players, bigger hits, and lots of personality.
23 Years AgoChaos Legion
PS2Australia
The story of Chaos Legion is a gothic opera which begins November, 791 A.S. (Anno Satanis): The protagonist, Sieg Wahrheit, is a Knight of the Dark Glyphs who is on a quest under command of the Order of St.
20 Years AgoHarvest Moon DS
Nintendo DSNorth America
Help to save the Harvest Goddess, who has become trapped in another world, in the first game of the farm-simulation franchise to appear on the Nintendo DS.
35 Years AgoBudokan: The Martial Spirit
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Walk the path of the warrior. Learn four classic martial arts- Karate, Kendo, Nunchaku and Bo. Combine power and grace into a dangerous black belt mix.
24 Years AgoMr. Nutz
Game Boy AdvanceAustralia
You are the cool squirrel of the title, and you must defeat the evil Yeti before he freezes the entire world. Your quest will make you explore many areas such as a forest, a witch's cottage, a volcano, the clouds, a circus... Mr.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.