ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
63 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
17 Years AgoBlue Dragon: Awakened Shadow
Nintendo DSJapan
Awakened Shadow is designed to take full advantage of the Nintendo DS capabilities allowing players to engage in impressive boss battles with up to two friends and earn and trade items via the Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection in multiplayer mode.
18 Years AgoMystery Case Files: MillionHeir
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir is a puzzle adventure video game developed by Big Fish Games and Griptonite Games and published by Nintendo,[1] for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console.
17 Years AgoSpore Hero Arena
Nintendo DSEurope
An evil force is wreaking havoc across the galaxy, and only you can stop it! For the first time ever, build fully 3D Spore creatures on your Nintendo DS and take them into battle.
17 Years AgoAnt Nation
Nintendo DSWorldwide
The beloved childhood pastime of lazy Sundays spent with a magnifying glass and an ant farm finally arrives on the DS in this challenging and addictive strategy simulation that trains your ant minions - as well as your brain - through the use of the stylus.
40 Years AgoBump 'n' Jump
PortFamicomJapan
The NES port of Bump 'n' Jump, an overhead-view vehicular combat game developed by Data East and originally released in Japan as "Burnin' Rubber". The arcade version was available as both a dedicated board and as part of Data East's DECO Cassette System.
36 Years AgoSD Sengoku Bushou Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Nusure!
FamicomJapan
SD Sengoku Bushou Retsuden: Rekka no Gotoku Tenka o Nusure! is a Strategy game, developed by Arc System Works and published by Banpresto, which was released in Japan in 1990.
36 Years AgoWorld Boxing
FamicomWorldwide
World Boxing is a Sports game, developed by Natsume and published by TSS, which was released in Japan in 1990.
35 Years AgoJoe Montana II: Sports Talk Football
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
NFL Sports Talk Football '93 Starring Joe Montana is the sequel to Joe Montana II Sports Talk Football, released by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive in 1992. It was followed by NFL Football '94 Starring Joe Montana.
35 Years AgoOutRun
PortMega Drive / GenesisBrazil
Mega Drive/Genesis Port of "OutRun". Barrel down the straightaway and bank your way into turns as you master the world's most challenging raceway. Race at top speed towards the finish line.
33 Years AgoSuper Kyousouba: Kaze no Silpheed
Super FamicomJapan
Super Kyousouba: Kaze no Silpheed is a Sports game, published by King Records, which was released in Japan in 1993.
33 Years AgoKattobi Road
Game BoyJapan
Kattobi Road is a racing game that tunes up a car using a barcode boy. There is a wide variety of cars, from light cars to F1 cars, and there are even more types with barcodes.
31 Years AgoBounty Sword
Super FamicomJapan
A Japan-only strategy RPG for the Super Famicom that mixes real-time and turn-based combat, with the player moving around the battlefield giving their units commands.
28 Years AgoRomance of the Three Kingdoms VI: Awakening of the Dragon
PlayStationWorldwide
Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI: (Sangokushi VI in Japan) is the sixth game in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series. Romance of the Three Kingdoms VI follows in the tradition of its predecessors with an emphasis of world domination and management of an established empire.
28 Years Ago3D Kaleidoscope: Baby Universe
PlayStationEurope
Baby Universe is an experiment in visuals. It consists of different worlds with digital kaleidoscopes. One of them, a 3D Kaleidoscope, is floating in space.
28 Years AgoR?MJ: The Mystery Hospital
PlayStationJapan
R?MJ is an interactive horror game with full voice-acting and movement like Kenji Eno's D, where a video plays to show the player's selected movement. The events of R?MJ take place in the summer of 1999. Hajime and Tomowo rush to the S.T.G.
28 Years AgoCotton Boomerang
SaturnJapan
A followup game to Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang uses the same graphics, sound and enemies, but slightly different gameplay. Gone are the lifebars, now you have one-hit kills (similar to the very first episode).
28 Years AgoPia Carrot he Youkoso!! 2
PortSaturnJapan
The dreamcast port of Pia Carrot he Youkoso!! 2 was released without any adult content.
28 Years AgoArubarea no Otome
PlayStationJapan
A strategy game and a visual novel with RPG elements developped by Gimmick House.
28 Years AgoNihon Pro Mahjong Renmei Kounin: Honkaku Pro Mahjong: Shin Tetsuman
PlayStationJapan
Nippon Pro Mahjong Renmei Kounin: Shin Tetsuman is a Mahjong board game, developed by Chat Noir and published by Naxat Soft, which was released in Japan in 1998.
28 Years AgoBottom of the 9th '99
PlayStationJapan
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH ‘99 brings all of the action and excitement of professional baseball to the PlayStation. With an MLBPA license, over 700 major league players are included with updated stats, and motion capture technology recreates the nuances of every single player.
28 Years AgoSilent Mobius: Case - Titanic
PortPlayStationJapan
Case: Titanic is based on the manga and anime Silent Möbius. It presents an original episode that involves the sighting of a strange ship in the clouds above Tokyo.
27 Years AgoDestrega
PlayStationEurope
Thousands of years ago, a people known as the Strega came to the country of Zamuel offering the secrets of peace and understanding. With them they brought great knowledge and power and shared gifts with the people to exercise powers such as those the Strega had.
27 Years AgoCarmageddon
Expanded editionPlayStationEurope
Carmageddon for Sony PlayStation - is a unique version of the first game from the Carmageddon series. Due to the serious PlayStation's hardware limitations nearly everything was done from scratch for this release.
24 Years AgoHard Hitter Tennis
PS2North America
Hard Hitter Tennis challenges you to become the best in the world. Choose one of 14 athletes or make your own, and grow your character's stats over the course of a year.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.