ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
September 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1264 releases
29 Years AgoFrogger
RemakePlayStationPCNorth America
A remake and reimagining of Frogger. However, unlike the original game, most of the maps are more complex and require exploration. In each level, the player must collect five baby frogs within a certain amount of time.
33 Years AgoAxelay
SNESEurope
An unknown alien race came to this planet and promptly laid waste to it. The remaining defense force has been sent out to try and defeat them. One lucky person gets to fly the latest line of defense ships made: the AX-77 Axelay.
28 Years AgoDuke Nukem: Time to Kill
PlayStationNorth America
Duke Nukem: Time to Kill is a third-person shooter developed by n-Space for the PlayStation. This is the first 3rd person Duke Nukem game, and has levels in it for 2 player deathmatch. Travel through time in an all-new Duke Nukem frag-fest that gives you more of what you crave!
29 Years AgoThe Lost World: Jurassic Park
SaturnNorth America
The Lost World: Jurassic Park is an action-adventure video game developed by DreamWorks Interactive and Appaloosa Interactive, and published by Electronic Arts and Sega for the Sony PlayStation and Sega Saturn, respectively, in 1997.
25 Years AgoGuilty Gear X
PS2North America
Guilty Gear X is the sequel to 1998's Guilty Gear, a 2D fighting game for the Sony PlayStation that became extremely popular in Japan.
28 Years AgoQuest 64
Nintendo 64Europe
Celtland has been cast into chaos by the theft of Eletale's Book. This mystical volume contains the secrets of the Spirit Tamers. Control Brian, a magician's apprentice, as he explores the expansive countryside and villages on his quest.
27 Years AgoXena: Warrior Princess
PlayStationNorth America
Die hard fans of the Warrior Princess now can now bring her along wherever they go, thanks to the release of XENA: Warrior Princess. Xena comes to the Game Boy Color with all the thrills and chills the fans of her TV show have come to expect.
29 Years AgoExtreme-G
Nintendo 64Worldwide
Extreme-G is a futuristic racing game with an emphasis on speed. It also features many weapons and an F-Zero style energy shield and regeneration.
33 Years AgoSuper Double Dragon
SNESEurope
The two greatest martial arts heroes of all time are back -- in SUPER DOUBLE DRAGON, an all-new adventure with awesome new moves, impossible new missions, and a hair-raising new cast of enemies!
30 Years AgoTime Commando
PlayStationNorth America
A deadly virus has invaded the military's top secret computer. Thrust into a deadly time warp. You must battle your way through history and the future, racing against time to restore the computer memory before a growing computer virus becomes invincible.
28 Years AgoTales of Destiny
PlayStationNorth America
Tales of Destiny is a follow-up to Tales of Phantasia. Like its predecessor, it has the structure of traditional Japanese role-playing games, but substitutes turn-based combat for action-oriented one.
33 Years AgoAlien vs. Predator
SNESNorth America
Based on the Alien versus Predator comic book series. During the 25th century, mankind has colonized many planets. On one of these, New Shanghai, strange creatures have been discovered.
28 Years AgoNHL 99
PlayStationPCWorldwide
Battle along the boards, feed the open man, patrol the ice!
36 Years AgoThe Final Fantasy Legend
Game BoyNorth America
The long-running FINAL FANTASY series hits the Game Boy with FINAL FANTASY LEGEND. Create your party by choosing four warriors from eight different character classes including humans, mutants, and monsters.
27 Years AgoWipeout 3
PlayStationNorth America
The third release of Psygnosis's seminal anti-grav racing series, and also the first game from the series to remain exclusive to the PlayStation.
21 Years AgoEvil Dead: Regeneration
XboxPS2PCEurope
Evil Dead: Regeneration takes over where the film Evil Dead 2 left off. You can play as Ash, who has been committed to an insane asylum where a mad scientist is doing experiments with the Necronomican.
16 Years AgoŌkamiden
Nintendo DSJapan
Ōkamiden is the DS sequel to Ōkami on PS2 and Wii. The story takes place a few months after the story of Okami. It revolves around the adventures of Chibiterasu, the young sun god and Amaterasu's son, who is called to save the land.
29 Years AgoStreet Fighter EX plus Alpha
PortPlayStationNorth America
Street Fighter EX plus Alpha is the Playstation-exclusive home console port of the arcade game Street Fighter EX Plus, itself an updated version of Street Fighter EX.
28 Years AgoBody Harvest
Nintendo 64Europe
The year is 2016. Humanity has been reduced to a few survivors inhabiting the orbital space station Omega. Over the course of the history, aliens visited the Earth every twenty-five years, "harvesting" humans as an organic material.
24 Years AgoNHL 2003
PCPS2GameCubeWorldwideNorth America
In order to become a superstar in the NHL, you'll need a combination of speed, power, and moves. NHL 2003 gives you the abilities of all the stars and teams of pro hockey, but it's up to you to master them.
28 Years AgoCool Boarders 3
PlayStationNorth AmericaEurope
Race at thunderous speeds while carving through fresh powder on a wide range of gut wrenching courses. Encounter razor sharp turns, intimidating jumps, enormous moguls, treacherous ice and countless obstacles!
27 Years AgoNHL 2000
PlayStationNorth America
You can choose from all of the NHL teams, including the expansion Atlanta Thrashers. Play an Exhibition game to work on your tactics and strategies, and when you are ready for long-term competition, try to endure an 82-game Season, or just skip straight to the Playoffs.
27 Years AgoSpace Invaders
PlayStationNorth AmericaEurope
Space Invaders is a game in which the player controls a laser cannon by moving it horizontally across the bottom of the screen and firing at descending aliens.
19 Years AgoPicross DS
Nintendo DSAsia
Fill in squares using simple hints to reveal the hidden picture. Players need both puzzle-solving skills and creativity to earn a picture reward. Each puzzle has a sequence of numbers written in the margins of each column and each row.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.