ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 23
The games released on this day in gaming history.
93 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
22 Years AgoPokémon FireRed Version
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceAustralia
Pokémon FireRed Version and Pokémon LeafGreen Version are a pair of core series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region.
33 Years AgoThe Secret of Monkey Island
Sega CDJapan
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.
22 Years AgoStar Wars: Battlefront
PS2New Zealand
Star Wars: Battlefront is the first in the Star Wars: Battlefront series and is a third/first-person shooter video game based around battles featured in the Star Wars movies.
18 Years AgoLEGO Batman: The Videogame
PS2North America
The fun of LEGO, the drama of Batman and the uniqueness of the combination makes for a comical and exciting adventure in LEGO Batman: The Videogame.
22 Years AgoPokémon LeafGreen Version
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceAustralia
Pokémon LeafGreen Version and Pokémon FireRed Version are a pair of core series Generation III games that are set in the Kanto region.
28 Years AgoNeed for Speed III: Hot Pursuit
PlayStationJapan
Drive some of the most exotic cars in illegal street race on many different tracks, while trying not to be caught by police!
27 Years AgoSonic Adventure
DreamcastEurope
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.
24 Years AgoSly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus
PS2North America
Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus is a stealth-platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
33 Years AgoSonic CD
Sega CDJapan
A fast-paced platformer that follows Sonic as he races through time-traveling zones to rescue past and future versions of stages and stop Dr. Robotnik’s time-altering plans.
27 Years AgoDino Crisis
PlayStationNorth America
Dino Crisis is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom in 1999. Set in a remote research facility, it follows special agent Regina as she investigates a scientific experiment gone wrong.
21 Years AgoBurnout Revenge
PS2Europe
In Burnout Revenge, players compete in a range of racing game types with different aims.
28 Years AgoThe King of Fighters '98
Neo GeoNorth AmericaJapan
The All-Star dream battle is here at last: It's King of Fighters '98! Here come 38 of your favorite characters from the King of Fighters series. Your favorite characters and teams are back!
24 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog: Spinball
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Dr. Eggman (AKA Dr. Robotnik) is once again turning the animals of Mobius into robots using his monstrous contraption, the Veg-O-Fortress.
32 Years AgoBlackthorne
SNESNorth America
In Blackthorne, players take on the role of Kyle Blackthorne, a lethal commando equipped with brute strength, animal cunning, and a mysterious past that he has just begun to remember.
27 Years AgoThe King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle
Neo GeoJapanNorth America
"The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle" is the sixth game in The King of Fighters series by SNK.
30 Years AgoDonkey Kong Land 2
Game BoyNorth America
Donkey Kong Land 2 is the first sequel to Donkey Kong Land for the Nintendo Game Boy and was released in 1996. The story mainly complies to its SNES counterpart; K.
18 Years AgoTime Hollow
Nintendo DSNorth America
Time Hollow follows the story of Ethan Kairos and the mysterious disappearance of his entire family. As Ethan searches for his family he comes across a Hollow Pen, an uncanny object with the unique power to open portals to the past.
18 Years AgoWarriors Orochi 2
PS2North America
Warriors Orochi 2 is a 2008 video game developed by Koei (now Tecmo Koei) and Omega Force for the PlayStation 2. It is the sequel to Warriors Orochi, a crossover video game of the Dynasty Warriors and Samurai Warriors series.
21 Years AgoMeteos
Nintendo DSEurope
An evil planet named Meteo is sending storms of world-ending meteors across the galaxy, and only your puzzle skills can stop them. As blocks drop down on the lower screen, you must use the DS's stylus to match up blocks of the same color.
18 Years AgoDisgaea DS
PortNintendo DSNorth America
Players will initially take on the role of Overlord Laharl, a young demon prince who has just woken from a two-year long nap and finds out that his father, who was the king, has passed away.
33 Years AgoMcDonald's Treasure Land Adventure
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure is a side-scrolling adventure starring Ronald McDonald. After finding a piece of a treasure map, the yellow clown travels through four different levels (Forest, Town, Sea and Moon).
32 Years AgoContra: The Alien Wars
PortGame BoyJapan
Welcome to 2636 the year the notorious Red Falcon gets even-with an unprecedented alien onslaught orchestrated to push the Contra forces to their ultimate reaches. Plunge through a molten massacre on a high speed voyage to the guts of the archenemy alien.
32 Years AgoBallz 3D
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
Ballz 3D is a two player 3D action fighting game for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, the Super NES (SNES) and the 3DO. It was developed by PF Magic and published by Accolade in 1994. The 3DO version was released as a director's cut in 1995.
28 Years AgoGuardian's Crusade
PlayStationJapan
Guardian's Crusade, known in Japan as Knight & Baby, is a 1998 role-playing video game (RPG) for the PlayStation, developed by Tamsoft and released worldwide by Activision.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.