ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 24
The games released on this day in gaming history.
66 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
34 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
SNESEurope
Venture back to Hyrule and an age of magic and heroes. The predecessors of Link and Zelda face monsters on the march when a menacing magician takes over the kingdom. Only you can prevent his evil plot from shattering the land of Hyrule.
25 Years AgoSilent Hill 2
PS2North America
The second entry in the Silent Hill franchise, Silent Hill 2 is a narrative-focused third-person psychological survival horror game with emphasis on combat, exploration and puzzle-solving elements which follows James Sunderland, a man who r…
22 Years AgoStar Wars: Battlefront
PS2Europe
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.
22 Years AgoRe-Volt
ArcadeNorth America
Re-Volt is an R/C car racing game from Acclaim, originally released in 1999. Re-Volt features great gameplay, realistic physics that still hold up to this day and bright and colorful visuals.
17 Years AgoProfessor Layton and the Diabolical Box
Nintendo DSAustralia
Professor Layton may be a world-famous sleuth, but even he will need your assistance to crack these challenging puzzles. With Nintendo DS stylus in hand, it's time to muster up some mental might!
33 Years AgoZombies Ate My Neighbors
Mega Drive / GenesisSNESWorldwide
In the game you are a male or female protagonist (Zeke or Julia), fighting the vampires, mummies, zombies, etc. on over 50 levels (not including secrets) and saving all of the people you find. There are defined number of neighbors you save on every level.
27 Years AgoStar Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
PlayStationEurope
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace is an adventure video game released by LucasArts in 1999. It is based on the film of the same title.
32 Years AgoDonkey Kong
RemakeGame BoyEurope
Donkey Kong is a Game Boy game which starts out with the premise of being a straight remake of the original Donkey Kong arcade game. Although at first it appears to be just a port, the familiar levels from the arcade game are just a prelude to the real platform jumping adventure.
22 Years AgoColin McRae Rally 2005
PS2Australia
Colin McRae Rally and more recently; Dirt, is a racing video game series developed and published by Codemasters. Colin McRae Rally and Dirt 2 have since been developed and published for Mac OS X by Feral Interactive.
34 Years AgoArt of Fighting
Neo GeoArcadeWorldwideJapan
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.
29 Years AgoDiscworld II: Mortality Bytes!
PlayStationEuropeNorth America
Discworld II: Mortality Bytes! is the second point-and-click adventure game based on Terry Pratchett's series of fantasy novels set on the mythical Discworld.
34 Years AgoDisney's TaleSpin
NESEurope
TaleSpin is a scrolling shooter video game based on the Disney television series TaleSpin. The game was developed by Capcom for the NES in 1991 and was ported to the Game Boy in 1992. The Game Boy version is essentially a slightly stripped-down version of the game.
25 Years AgoNHL 2002
PS2Worldwide
NHL 2002 is a video game released by EA Sports in 2001. It is the predecessor to NHL 2003. The game's cover man is Pittsburgh Penguins superstar and owner Mario Lemieux, who had just made a stunning comeback after being retired for three and a half years.
19 Years AgoJackass: The Game
PS2Worldwide
Jackass: The Game is a video game based on the television series Jackass. Play through 35 unique scenarios to virtually experience Jackass stunts too extreme for even their wildest dreams.
25 Years AgoSpyHunter
RemakePS2Worldwide
Released originally in 2001, Spy Hunter is a remake of the 1983 classic arcade game.
34 Years AgoSimCity
PortSNESEurope
SimCity (SNES) was originally released in Japan in April 1991, the first console game in the SimCity series, and one of the launch titles for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo Entertainment System in North America when the console was released there in August the same year.
23 Years AgoDigimon: Battle Spirit 2
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
It is a sequel to Digimon: Battle Spirit. You can battle with the characters from the Digimon Frontier anime series. Developed by Dimps.
22 Years AgoForgotten Realms: Demon Stone
PS2Europe
Centuries ago two unspeakably evil forces were entrapped in a Demon Stone while battling each other. Now three adventurers happen to meet by chance and discover the Demon Stone just as it breaks and releases the two spirits: a Githyanki general and a Slaad lord.
34 Years AgoDéjà Vu: A Nightmare Comes True!!
NESEurope
Déjà Vu is a point-and-click adventure game that draws inspiration from "noir" detective novels that were popular in the 1940s.
25 Years AgoAlone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
PortDreamcastNorth America
The Dreamcast, PC and PlayStation 2 ports of Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, which feature major graphic improvements and the addition of lip synchronization for the polygon models during cutscenes.
24 Years AgoRayman Arena
PS2North America
Rayman Arena is a party game featuring Rayman. Up to four players can run through race tracks or compete in an arena.
25 Years AgoNHL Hitz 2002
PS2Worldwide
Midway introduces hockey with its no-rules twist that is seen in NFL Blitz. Hockey may have fewer rules than football, but NHL Hitz features hard-hitting action and very simple 3-on-3 gameplay.
25 Years AgoFormula One 2001
PS2North America
Formula One 2001 is a racing video game for the PlayStation and PlayStation 2 developed by Studio 33 (PS1) and Sony Studio Liverpool (PS2) and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
27 Years AgoNASCAR 2000
PlayStationNorth AmericaEurope
Prove you can handle the thunder! Featuring more drivers - Dale Earnhardt Jr., Tony Stewart and Adam Petty join the field of 33 NASCAR drivers and 7 legends. 18 licensed NASCAR tracks, now including Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.