ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 18
The games released on this day in gaming history.
83 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
40 Years AgoKiKi KaiKai
ArcadeJapan
A shooter where you fight ghosts and zombies and other creatures of the afterlife.
25 Years AgoDance Dance Revolution Disney Mix
PlayStationNorth America
The revolution continues with Dance Dance Revolution Disney Mix. Featuring your favorite Disney characters and dance mixes of popular Disney tunes, this is the hottest dancing game this side of Magic Kingdom.
19 Years AgoMySims
PortNintendo DSNorth America
The Nintendo DS version of MySims takes place in a vacation resort with the player tasked with the job of luring tourists. This is accomplished by doing tasks for the locals who live in your town and after you're done with a certain task you earn stars.
20 Years AgoDanny Phantom: Urban Jungle
Game Boy AdvanceNintendo DSNorth America
A powerful new eco-ghost has turned Amity Park into a real urban jungle. Danny Phantom must battle his way through the twisted thorns and monstrous vegetation and learn an all new-freeze power to defeat this evil nemesis.
21 Years AgoAnimaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt
PS2Worldwide
Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt is a third-person action adventure, which brings the colourful and hysterical world of the Animaniacs wonderfully to life.
19 Years AgoSingStar: Amped
PS2North America
SingStar: Amped is a karaoke game, featuring rock music. The German and US versions have a number of different included songs. The main focus of the game is singing those songs as good as one can.
19 Years AgoGrowlanser: Heritage of War
PS2North America
Growlanser: Heritage of War features a sweeping story arc spanning 5 chapters, with additional chapters to unlock. On an island continent shrouded in darkness and bounded on every shore by an impassable veil, war rages among desperate inhabitants fighting for survival.
18 Years AgoTokyo Beat Down
Nintendo DSJapan
Who has it within them to rise up against the ever growing threat of violence, crime, and terrorism on the streets of Tokyo? Enter the Beast Cops, tireless servants of justice. These men and women struggle night and day for the heart of the city.
18 Years AgoDoodle Hex
Nintendo DSAustralia
Doodle Hex is a puzzle fighting game utilising touch screen gestures to cast spells.
17 Years AgoSingStar: Motown
PS2Europe
SingStar: Motown is a karaoke game which includes, with few exceptions, classic Motown songs from the 1960s and 1970s. There are no changes to the gameplay formula: player(s) sing into a microphone and the game gives points based on the performance.
39 Years AgoTsuppari Oozumou
FamicomJapan
Tsuppari Oozumou is a sumo wrestling game. The goal is to wrestle the opponent out of the ring. The opponents get harder as the game progresses. Different moves can be performed depending on button and directional combinations.
37 Years Ago
34 Years AgoSuper Gachapon World: SD Gundam X
Super FamicomJapan
Super Gachapon World: SD Gundam X is a Strategy game, developed by Bec and published by Yutaka, which was released in Japan in 1992.
34 Years Ago1999: Hore, Mita Koto ka! Seikimatsu
FamicomJapan
1999: Hore, Mita Koto ka! Seikimatsu is a Family Computer video game that takes place in the late twentieth century right up through the year 1999. This game is similar to a crossover between Monopoly and The Game of Life.
33 Years AgoRocky Rodent
SNESNorth America
Mafia member Don Garcia has kidnapped Melody, the daughter of the owner of the Rose Restaurant. Rocky Rodent agrees to rescue her in exchange for an all-you-can-eat meal.
32 Years AgoJungle no Ouja Tar-chan: Sekai Manyu Dai Kakutou no Maki
Super FamicomJapan
Ta-chan is the king of jungle. He was abandoned in savanna, and has been raised by a chimpanzee, Etekichi.
31 Years AgoVoltage Fighter Gowcaizer
ArcadeJapan
Stones of power are given to some chosen fighters, who are being trained by a master to defeat the master's darker tendencies of destroying humanity. The fighters do not necessarily get along even as the world heads toward peril.
30 Years AgoDie Hard
PlayStationNorth America
Die Hard is a third-person shooter. The player battles terrorists and rescues hostages in the Nakatomi Plaza, which is the setting of the first film in the series.
30 Years AgoDie Hard 2: Die Harder
PlayStationNorth America
Die Hard 2: Die Harder is presented as an on rails-shooter, where the player must stop terrorists who have taken over Dulles Airport from the second film.
30 Years AgoDie Hard with a Vengeance
PlayStationNorth America
In Die Hard with a Vengeance, the player goes on a joyride driving a taxicab, sports car, and dump truck throughout all of New York City and is tasked with finding and defusing several explosives before they can go off.
29 Years AgoAgent Armstrong
PlayStationEurope
Agent Armstrong is an action platformer video game. This game makes its stateside debut as a side-scrolling shooter in the life of Contra and Metal Slug. It is quite violent despite having an ELSPA 3+ age rating.
29 Years AgoPachi-Slot Kanzen Kouryaku Uni-Colle'97
SaturnJapan
Pachi-Slot Kanzen Kouryaku Uni-Colle'97 is a pachi-slot game for the Sega Saturn.
29 Years AgoB Senjou no Alice: Alice on Borderlines
PlayStationJapan
A first person adventure game.
28 Years AgoChousoku Spinner
Game BoyJapan
Chousoku Spinner is a yo-yo action game for the Game Boy.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.