ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 15
The games released on this day in gaming history.
110 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
30 Years AgoPokémon Blue Version
Game BoyJapan
Pokémon Blue is the third core series Pokémon game released as a minor revision of Pokémon Red and Green, which were released earlier that year. It was thus the first solitary version in the core series of Pokémon games.
26 Years AgoPokémon Silver Version
Game Boy ColorNorth America
Pokemon Silver is a role-playing game played from a top-down perspective, in which the player explores the world, catches wild creatures called Pokemon, and trains them through turn-based battles.
26 Years AgoPokémon Gold Version
Game Boy ColorNorth America
Pokémon Gold, along with Pokémon Silver, are the sequels to Pokémon Red and Blue. They offer 100 new Pokémon to capture and train, 8 more Gyms to take on and a new Pokémon League challenge.
18 Years AgoLEGO Batman: The Videogame
PS2Australia
The fun of LEGO, the drama of Batman and the uniqueness of the combination makes for a comical and exciting adventure in LEGO Batman: The Videogame.
28 Years AgoCastle of Illusion Starring Mickey Mouse
SaturnJapan
Minnie Mouse has been kidnapped by the evil witch Mizrabel, and it's up to Mickey Mouse to venture through the mysterious worlds of the Castle of Illusion to rescue her in this 2D platformer (and collaboration between Disney and Sega).
40 Years AgoDonkey Kong
PortNESEurope
Donkey Kong has kidnapped Pauline, and it is up to Mario, the fearless carpenter, to come to her rescue. Throwing fate to the wind, Mario tries desperately to climb the labyrinth of structural beams from the top of which Donkey Kong taunts him.
24 Years AgoRed Faction II
PS2North America
In Red Faction II you will have to defend your country as Alias, a demolitions expert, with the help of your five squad members, each specializing in their own method of destruction.
31 Years AgoDiscworld
PlayStationEurope
Discworld is a game released for PC (subsequently Mac, and Playstation) by Teeny Weeny / Perfect 10 studios in 1995. The game was released both on floppy disk and CD-Rom. The latter featured a commentary team created of many veterans of famous Brit-Coms.
41 Years AgoGauntlet
ArcadeEurope
The players, up to four at once in the arcade version, select among four playable fantasy-based characters; Thor the Warrior, Merlin the Wizard, Thyra the Valkyrie, or Questor the Elf. Each character has his or her own unique strength and weaknesses.
28 Years AgoQuackShot Starring Donald Duck
SaturnJapan
QuackShot starring Donald Duck is a steady Disney run-and-jump platformer, with a little puzzle-solving element. Characters are mostly based on Disney's cartoon series Duck Tales. Donald and his three nephews get their hands on a treasure map and set out to hunt the big prize.
27 Years AgoPac-Man World
PlayStationNorth America
Twenty years after Pac-Man's first adventure in Pac-Land, Pac-Man returns one day to his house only to find it deserted. Toc-Man and his ghosts have kidnapped Pac-Man's friends, Ms. Pac-Man, Pac Jr., Baby Pac, Professor Pac, Pooka, and Chomp-Chomp the dog!
33 Years AgoVirtua Fighter
ArcadeWorldwide
A classic fighting game by Sega, considered one of the first 3D fighting games.
17 Years AgoNBA 2K10
PS2Worldwide
NBA 2K10 is a basketball video game based on the National Basketball Association developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports. It was released on October 6, 2009 on Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3 and PSP and on October 12, 2009 on Windows.
39 Years AgoWrecking Crew
NESEurope
Wrecking Crew is a platform action game for one or two players. The player controls Mario (Player 2 as Luigi) working on a demolition site. The goal is to break down all of the stone walls on each stage.
31 Years AgoSuper Bomberman 3
SNESEurope
Super Bomberman 3 is a game released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System in 1995. It is the third game in the Bomberman series for the system. The game was released in Japan and the PAL region, but not in North America.
40 Years AgoTop Gunner
ArcadeJapan
Overhead run'n gun-style shoot-'em-up. You play as jeep driver and gunner rescuing POWs. More commonly known as Jackal outside the US.
22 Years AgoTOCA Race Driver 2
PS2Europe
Toca Race Driver 2 is the sequel of the Codemasters' acclaimed Toca Race Driver.
21 Years AgoSpongeBob SquarePants: Lights, Camera, Pants!
PS2Worldwide
SpongeBob SquarePants: Lights!, Camera!, Pants!, the city of Bikini Bottom is producing a show called "The Adventures of Mermaid Man & Barnacle Boy" in which the titular SpongeBob wishes to play as the starring role.
24 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Eternal Duelist Soul is a Yu-Gi-Oh! video game for the Game Boy Advance. It is the international version of Yu-Gi-Oh!
32 Years AgoBubsy II
Mega Drive / GenesisSNESNorth America
Defeat droves of dive-bombing penguins! Squash squadrons of flying pigs! Trash tons of turbo-powered sheep!
23 Years AgoTak and the Power of Juju
PS2Worldwide
An ancient prophecy foretells that the Moon Juju, the kind protector of the Pupanunu people, would be weakened by the evil Tlaloc, an embittered Pupanunu shaman, so he could turn the Pupanunu people into sheep as revenge for not being made…
22 Years AgoWorld Soccer: Winning Eleven 8 International
PS2Europe
Also available in a European version known as Pro Evolution Soccer 4, Winning Eleven 8 is developed by the legendary soccer expert Shingo Takatsuka.
24 Years AgoWild Arms 3
PS2North America
Wild Arms 3 (titled Wild Arms Advanced 3rd in Japan) boasts major technological improvements and a number of new gameplay elements.
34 Years AgoNight Trap
Sega CDNorth America
Five girls go to a party to a nice house on a lakeside. Five girls disappear without a trace... Now another five girls go there, in order to spend the vacation with the Martins, the owners of the house, in particular with the lovely Ms.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.