ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 21
The games released on this day in gaming history.
78 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
22 Years AgoStar Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
For the first time, the legendary Star Wars movie trilogy arrives on Game Boy Advance. Players will experience the most exciting and memorable scenes from Star Wars: A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi.
20 Years AgoTenchu: Dark Secret
Nintendo DSAustralia
Tenchu: Dark Secret places you in the shoes of ninja assassins charged with protecting the life of a princess. Stalk your enemies with sword in hand, plant explosive traps in the underbrush, or strike with an assortment of realistic ninja weaponry - the choice is yours.
19 Years AgoMySims
PortNintendo DSEurope
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.
37 Years AgoHyper Lode Runner
Game BoyJapan
Your objective is to gather gold that is scattered on the brick platforms, which are connected by ladders. You are chased by robots (cyborgs) that end your character's life if they catch him, though you can stand on their heads.
19 Years AgoOperation: Vietnam
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Take to the skies in your chopper in the Vietnam War.
26 Years AgoRing of Red
PS2Japan
A highly classified prototype mech was stolen from the allied forces in southern Japan and it's up to you to get it back! Take control of monstrous mechs and brave soldiers.
26 Years AgoSilpheed: The Lost Planet
PS2Japan
In the distant future, a plague of parasitic monsters is sweeping across the known universe; devouring all the resources in its path -- including the distant outposts humanity calls home.
22 Years AgoHeadhunter: Redemption
PS2North America
In the 21st century, a dreadful virus wiped out millions. The vaccine was found, but at the time the world was engulfed into chaos. A new world order emerged, splitting the world into two distinct yet dependent worlds: Above and Below.
20 Years AgoChaos Wars
PS2Japan
An immersive tactical role-playing experience featuring your favorite characters from such games as Growlanser, Shadow Hearts, Gungrave, Spectral Force, and many others.
19 Years AgoSingStar: Rock Ballads
PS2Europe
SingStar Rock Ballads is a karaoke game, featuring hit rock ballad songs. The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune.
19 Years AgoNew York Times Crosswords
Nintendo DSEurope
The New York Times Crosswords makes a perfect pairing: The intellectual challenge of the New York Times crossword puzzles and the stylus control of the Nintendo DS. Write your answers into each puzzle with the stylus or use a Touch Screen keyboard to enter letters.
16 Years AgoMidnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy
Nintendo DSNorth America
The master of macabre, Edgar Allan Poe, leads you on a shadowy journey to finally solve the mystery of his death. As a famed mystery writer, you’re looking for your next cold case to crack when an unexpected visitor hands you the perfect case to get your career moving again.
38 Years AgoKujaku-ou
FamicomJapan
Kujaku Ou the Peacock King, who is a young monk from Mt Koya with the direction of his Master, is sent to investigate strange paranormal incidents taking over Japan. In it the player takes the role of a band of heroes fighting against evil demons.
36 Years AgoLunar Lander
Game BoyWorldwide
Lunar Lander is a space exploration game based around Lift-off, Landing and Exploration After you have landed and explored all eight areas, your mission is completed and you proceed to the next one, which is more of the same.
36 Years AgoDarius Plus
PortSuperGrafxJapan
NOTE: "Darius Plus" is the TurboGrafx-16 PC-Engine port of the original Darius produced by Bits Laboratory and NEC Avenue. This is a different port than the title "Darius+", which was published by The Edge and developed by Softek for the Amiga, Atart ST, and ZX Spectrum.
36 Years AgoSide Pocket
PortGame BoyJapan
The Game Boy version of Side Pocket is significantly different from the NES version, featuring a smaller playing field (to compensate with Game Boy's screen), simplified physics and a different screen layout.
36 Years Ago
36 Years AgoLegion
PC Engine CDJapan
Legion is a side-scrolling shoot 'em upset in a futuristic world. Players control a fighter pilot tasked with defending a futuristic empire from waves of mechanical enemies.
36 Years AgoMomotaro Katsugeki
PC EngineJapan
A platformer starring Hudson Soft's take on the famous Momotaro of Japanese folklore. The same concept would later be seen in the Momotaro Thunderbolt games for Game Boy.
32 Years AgoOkamoto Ayako to Match Play Golf
Super FamicomJapan
Okamoto Ayako no Match Play Golf is a golf game for the Othello Multivision, released by Tsukuda Original. It is also compatible with the Sega SG-1000.
32 Years AgoOkamoto Ayako to Match Play Golf
Super FamicomJapan
Okamoto Ayako to Match Play Golf (sometimes "Okamoto Ayako to Match Play Golf: Ko Olina Golf Club in Hawaii") is a 1994 golf simulator exclusive to the Japanese Super Famicom.
27 Years AgoOffroad Thunder
ArcadeWorldwide
This off-road racing game from Midway is part of the company's "Thunder" line of products. It was released into arcades in 1999.
26 Years Ago
26 Years AgoKids Station: Kikansha Thomas to Nakama-tachi
PlayStationJapan
Kikansha Thomas to Nakama-tachi is a collection of mini-games based on Thomas the Tank Engine.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.