On This Day in Gaming: October 7

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

October 7

The games released on this day in gaming history.

73 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones cover22 Years Ago

Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

In Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, you must help protect the nation of Renais from the invading Grado Empire. Plan your strategy, choose your units, and then lead your soldiers in to battle. The more experience your soldiers gain, the more you can upgrade their abilities.

Crash: Mind Over Mutant cover18 Years Ago

Crash: Mind Over Mutant

PS2North America

Crash: Mind Over Mutant is the sequel to Crash of the Titans and the seventh Crash Bandicoot series game. The game uses many of the same mechanics as its predecessor with a few changes.

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded cover16 Years Ago

Kingdom Hearts Re:coded

RemakeNintendo DSJapan

Kingdom Hearts Re: Coded is a remake of Kingdom Hearts Coded that was released for Mobile, only in Japan. The game takes place after the events of Kingdom Hearts II, when Jiminy's Journal (where the events of Kingdom Hearts I & II are recorded) gets infested with bugs.

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse cover21 Years Ago

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse

PS2Europe

X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse is an action role-playing game and a sequel to X-Men Legends. The player controls a party of four characters, though only one at a time can be controlled directly.

Nights Into Dreams... cover30 Years Ago

Nights Into Dreams...

SaturnEurope

The story follows the teenagers Elliot Edwards and Claris Sinclair, who enter Nightopia, a dream world where all dreams take place.

Virtua Tennis cover24 Years Ago

Virtua Tennis

Game Boy AdvanceNorth America

Virtua Tennis is a tennis game in which it is possible to control one of eight licensed players and uncover the secret stars. As well as the traditional arcade mode, you can play in the exhibition mode, with four-player action via doubles play.

The King of Fighters 2002 cover21 Years Ago

The King of Fighters 2002

PS2Europe

The game brings back the team play composed by three characters each that was a tradition in previous games.

Darkwatch cover21 Years Ago

Darkwatch

PS2Europe

Darkwatch mixes the Western, horror and steampunk genres, telling the story of Jericho Cross, an outlaw gunfighter in the late 19th-century American Frontier who has been turned into a vampire and forcibly recruited by the titular monster-h…

Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends cover21 Years Ago

Nintendogs: Labrador & Friends

Nintendo DSEurope

Nintendogs is a realtime pet simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan, and was later released in North America, Australia, Europe, and other regions.

Spartan: Total Warrior cover21 Years Ago

Spartan: Total Warrior

PS2Worldwide

An action game spin-off in the Total Warrior series. Play as a mighty Spartan trooper, and battle through hordes of enemies in large environments, while working with allies.

Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad cover23 Years Ago

Conflict: Desert Storm II: Back to Baghdad

PS2North America

Take charge of the most feared special operations forces in the world: the elite British SAS or the US Delta Force squads. You're the best trained, best equipped and best organised. The area that has been assigned to you is yours for the taking.

Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber cover26 Years Ago

Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber

Nintendo 64North America

"Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is a tactical RPG for the Nintendo 64.

NBA Live 2003 cover24 Years Ago

NBA Live 2003

PS2PlayStationWorldwide

The 2003 version of the NBA simulator has improved graphics in relation to the previous installments and features like detailed faces and a player design engine. It also has rosters in accordance to the 2002-2003 Season.

Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals cover18 Years Ago

Spectrobes: Beyond the Portals

Nintendo DSWorldwide

Spectrobes: Beyond The Portals is the sequel to popular anime-inspired, sci-fi action/role playing game series Spectrobes, for Nintendo DS.

Mr. Nutz cover32 Years Ago

Mr. Nutz

Super FamicomJapan

You are the cool squirrel of the title, and you must defeat the evil Yeti before he freezes the entire world. Your quest will make you explore many areas such as a forest, a witch's cottage, a volcano, the clouds, a circus... Mr.

Armored Core: Project Phantasma cover28 Years Ago

Armored Core: Project Phantasma

PlayStationNorth America

Armored Core: Project Phantasma is a standalone expansion to the original Armored Core, released for the PlayStation in 1997.

Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo cover23 Years Ago

Wallace and Gromit in Project Zoo

PS2North America

Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo is a platform video game developed by Frontier Developments and published by BAM! Entertainment (European distribution being handled by Acclaim Entertainment) for the PlayStation 2, GameCube, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.

Bleach: Dark Souls cover18 Years Ago

Bleach: Dark Souls

Nintendo DSNorth America

Bleach: Dark Souls on the Nintendo DS brings an exclusive storyline, expanded cast of playable characters and fast multi-plane fighting action for up to four players via Wi-Fi.

Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends cover21 Years Ago

Nintendogs: Chihuahua & Friends

Nintendo DSEuropeAustralia

Nintendogs is a realtime pet simulation video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was first released in Japan, and was later released in North America, Australia, Europe, and other regions.

Spore Creatures cover18 Years Ago

Spore Creatures

Nintendo DSNorth America

Spore Creatures is a spin-off of Spore, in which a player controls and evolves a creature of their creation. Unlike the original PC game, which had multiple game stages, Spore Creatures focuses only on the "creature stage", utilizing 2D graphics rather than 3D.

Kingsley's Adventure cover27 Years Ago

Kingsley's Adventure

PlayStationNorth America

Would you rather watch an adventure or be in one? This is the story of Kingsley, fox club and unlikely hero on a quest to save the Fruit Kingdom from the evil Wizard, Bad Custard. This is a job worthy only of a True Knight.

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! cover17 Years Ago

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again!

Nintendo DSiJapan

Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! is a puzzle video game for the Nintendo DSi. Announced at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2009, it is the third game in the Mario vs.

NBA 09: The Inside cover18 Years Ago

NBA 09: The Inside

PS2North America

NBA 09: The Inside is the sequel to NBA 08 where once again the player can partake in a new chapter in "The Life" mode.

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit cover21 Years Ago

Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit

PS2Worldwide

The main characters are Wallace and Gromit, whose new company, Anti-Pesto, is charged with keeping rabbits away from the upcoming Giant Vegetable Competition. Use the BunGun to suck up pests and shoot them into a drain to save the day!

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