ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
738 releases
38 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. 2
PortNESNorth America
Super Mario Bros. 2, 2D platformer and sequel to Super Mario Bros. (1985), features 4 selectable characters (Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Toad) as they navigate the dream world of Subcon to defeat the evil toad king Wart. Super Mario Bros.
17 Years AgoMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Nintendo DSEurope
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the third game in the Mario & Luigi series of games.
28 Years AgoMediEvil
PlayStationEurope
MediEvil is an action-adventure game developed by SCE Cambridge Studio and published by Sony Computer Entertainment.
24 Years AgoTimeSplitters 2
PS2Worldwide
TimeSplitters 2 is a first-person shooter that requires players to kill enemies and complete objectives using a variety of weapons and tactics in different predefined scenarios.
17 Years AgoKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Nintendo DSEurope
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days revolves around Roxas, the "other" hero from Kingdom Hearts II.
20 Years AgoMortal Kombat: Armageddon
PS2North America
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon brags a roster of 62 characters and sees the return of classic ones from the original Mortal Kombat, such as Reptile, Shang Tsung and Goro. The enhanced Konquest mode (story/adventure mode) improves over the preceding versions, but has a shorter length.
28 Years Ago1080° Snowboarding
Nintendo 64Europe
1080° Snowboarding is an intense snowboarding game in which the player gets to choose between many different boards, tricks, courses and much more.
18 Years AgoGuitar Hero: Aerosmith
PS2PS3Japan
Guitar Hero: Aerosmith puts the player in the shoes of "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band" as they evolve from unknowns to rock superstars. In a guitar hero game dedicated to the band that is Aerosmith!
17 Years AgoScribblenauts
Nintendo DSEurope
What Will You Write? Help Maxwell reach the Starlite by solving each challenge. Write any object you can think of and watch it come to life.
27 Years AgoFIFA 2000: Major League Soccer
PlayStationNorth America
FIFA 2000 (titled FIFA 2000: Major League Soccer in North America, and FIFA 2000: Europa League Soccer in Japan) is an association football video game developed by EA Canada and published by Electronic Arts. It was the seventh game in the main FIFA series.
33 Years AgoBattletoads In Battlemaniacs
SNESAustralia
Battletoads in Battlemaniacs is a platforming beat 'em up. The game follows two Battletoads, Rash and Pimple, on a quest to stop Silas Volkmire and the evil Dark Queen from ruling over the world.
24 Years AgoTy the Tasmanian Tiger
PS2North America
G'day, Mate. Explore the wilds of Australia with TY the Tasmanian Tiger, the charming Aussie platformer. Stone the crows!
29 Years AgoDead or Alive
SaturnJapan
Dead or Alive is a 1996 arcade fighting game by Tecmo for the Sega Model 2 (2A CRX and 2B CRX) arcade hardware and the first game in their Dead or Alive franchise. It was ported to the Sega Saturn in 1997.
19 Years AgoThrillville: Off the Rails
PCPS2PSPWiiXbox 360North America
Thrillville: Off the Rails is a theme park simulation game developed by Frontier Developments and released in 2007. Players design and manage amusement parks while also riding attractions and playing mini-games.
17 Years AgoMotorStorm: Arctic Edge
PS2Europe
Motorstorm: Arctic Edge is an arcade racer pitting you against 8 other racers, human or AI in a competition to win in The Festival. The backdrop for the game is Alaska where you have to race on icy tracks in mountainous regions.
23 Years AgoWay of the Samurai 2
PS2Japan
As a peaceful town becomes victim to extreme violence and unrest, a Samurai arrives with the ability to change the town's destiny. In Way of the Samurai 2, you'll take on the role of the Samurai in feudal Japan and battle to save the town of Amahara.
23 Years AgoDance Dance Revolution Extreme
PS2Japan
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme is a music video game by Konami and is the eighth release in the main Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) series.
20 Years AgoClubhouse Games
Expanded editionNintendo DSNorth America
It's game night and everyone's invited. Play more than 20 classic board, card and party games alone, with friends or via Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection. With familiar favorites like checkers, darts and poker, Clubhouse Games is for everyone and part of the Touch Generations library.
27 Years AgoMortal Kombat Gold
Expanded editionDreamcastWorldwide
The first and only Mortal Kombat title to make onto the Dreamcast console, Mortal Kombat Gold offered players a carbon-copy of the arcade edition of Mortal Kombat 4, along with additional features and characters never before included in the arcade game.
19 Years AgoBleach: The Blade of Fate
Nintendo DSNorth America
Just as the highly-anticipated second season launches, you'll get to experience the Soul Reaper fighting action of Bleach with up to three of your friends simultaneously.
19 Years AgoLooney Tunes: Acme Arsenal
PS2WiiXbox 360Worldwide
Tag-team with the Tunes in the fight for their lives!
34 Years AgoTodd's Adventures in Slime World
PC Engine CDJapan
You are Todd, the explorer of new worlds. It's your adventure to travel deep into Slime World, the gooiest, drippiest place around. There are scary blobs to shoot and lots of objects and weapons to find.
19 Years AgoTouch Detective 2 1/2
Nintendo DSNorth America
- The 2nd installment of the original "Touch Adventure"!! - The controls are simple...investigate suspicious items and people with a single touch!! - The items and testimonies you collect are the keys to the mystery...apply your deductive s…
20 Years AgoScooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who?
Nintendo DSNorth America
Scooby-Doo: Who's Watching Who? brings the mystery and mayhem of the Scooby-Doo franchise to the PSP.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.