ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
756 releases
27 Years AgoCrash Team Racing
PlayStationNorth America
Crash Team Racing is a kart racing game featuring popular characters from the Crash Bandicoot series. The gameplay is very similar to other kart racing video games like Mario Kart: players have to choose a character and compete against the other racers on various racetracks.
19 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass
Nintendo DSEurope
The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is the first Zelda game for the Nintendo DS and a direct sequel to The Wind Waker. The art direction is the same cel-shaded style as the Wind Waker but is displayed from a classic top-down perspective.
32 Years AgoSonic & Knuckles
Standalone expansionMega Drive / GenesisAustralia
Sonic & Knuckles is a side-scrolling platform game that continues the events of Sonic the Hedgehog 3. Sonic seeks to prevent Dr. Robotnik from repairing the Death Egg and obtaining the Master Emerald, while Knuckles attempts to protect Floating Island.
33 Years AgoDisney's Aladdin
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
Disney's Aladdin is a platform video game developed by Virgin Interactive based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name. This version released on Genesis/Mega Drive, DOS, and various PC platforms.
25 Years AgoPokémon Stadium 2
Nintendo 64Europe
While Pokémon Stadium 2 does have a storyline, progress in the game can be made by winning Cups in the Stadium and completing the Gym Leader Castle. When all Cups have been won and the Gym Leader Castle completed, the player's Rival will appear.
21 Years AgoCrash Tag Team Racing
GameCubeXboxPS2North AmericaAustraliaNew Zealand
After being humiliated yet again by Crash Bandicoot at the end of Crash Twinsanity, Cortex returns to his evil scheming in his dilapidated Iceberg Lair. He stumbles across a newspaper article regarding the closure of Ebeneezer Von Clutch's condemned racing arena.
19 Years AgoNaruto: Ultimate Ninja 2
PS2Europe
"The ultimate ninja battle returns! Battle the best in the land with intense, anime-style head-to-head ninja fighting with over 30 playable characters and 16 unique stages.
25 Years AgoTime Crisis II
PS2Worldwide
Time Crisis II is a light gun arcade game and the second installment in the Time Crisis series. It introduces co-operative multiplayer to the franchise.
25 Years AgoLEGO Racers 2
PS2Europe
LEGO Racers, start your engines! Rocket Racer is back and he's teamed up with the toughest competitors in the galaxy to bring racers of all ages this awesome challenge.
22 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
GameCubePS2XboxNorth America
The sequel to 2003's updated beat 'em up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus sets the turtle quartet on another adventure from the series' second season, this time allowing the entire team to work together via a 4-player multiplayer mode.
19 Years AgoThrillville: Off the Rails
PCPS2WiiXbox 360Europe
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.
36 Years AgoKid Dracula
FamicomJapan
Kid Dracula is a platformer video game made by Konami. It was released only in Japan for the Famicom on 19 October 1990. It is considered a parody of the Castlevania series.
25 Years AgoDisney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire
PlayStationEurope
Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire is an action-adventure game based on the 2001 animated film. Players follow Milo Thatch and the expedition searching for the lost city of Atlantis, controlling several members of the crew across 12 levels.
20 Years AgoContact
Nintendo DSNorth America
Contact is a role-playing video game developed by Grasshopper Manufacture for the Nintendo DS handheld game console.
19 Years AgoDeathsmiles
ArcadeJapan
Deathsmiles is CAVE's bullet-hell shoot-'em-up where you take the role of one of five Angels to defend the magical land of Gilverado from an invasion by Hell itself! Eradicate this devilish assault!
22 Years AgoBoktai 2: Solar Boy Django
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Boktai 2 continues the adventures of Django the Solar Boy as he sets out to rid the world of evil vampires and demons. The second installment in the franchise brings back the solar sensor technology, which incorporates natural sunlight into gameplay.
20 Years AgoAfter Burner Climax
ArcadeJapan
Sega's airborne combat series soars back into arcades with more than 20 stages of high-flying action in After Burner Climax.
20 Years AgoCustom Robo Arena
Nintendo DSJapan
Custom Robo Arena, known in Japan as Gekitō! Custom Robo, is a science fiction action role playing game for the Nintendo DS. It is the fifth title in the Custom Robo series.
20 Years AgoCaptain Tsubasa
PS2Worldwide
The only Captain Tsubasa game released for the PlayStation 2.
26 Years AgoNASCAR 2001
PlayStationWorldwide
Authentic Nascar Racing: The real drivers, cars, teams, tracks, sponsers, and rules. Top Drivers: Over 30 drivers including Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Tony Stewart, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte, Mark Martin, Dale Earnhardt Jr and Bobby Hamilton.
21 Years AgoZatch Bell! Mamodo Battles
GameCubePS2North America
Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles is a 3D fighting video game for the PlayStation 2 and GameCube that was published by Bandai in 2005 and is the third game of the Yūgō Tag Battle series. It was the first Zatch Bell! video game released outside of Japan.
16 Years AgoCabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011
WiiXbox 360PS3Nintendo DSWorldwide
A global hunting adventure that quickly turns into a terrifying pursuit of the world's deadliest animals.
30 Years AgoPicross 2
Game BoyJapan
Picross 2 is a Japan-only game for the Game Boy and the sequel to Mario's Picross and Mario's Super Picross. It keeps most of the same elements of its predecessor, as it deals with a grid and solving puzzles to form images.
19 Years AgoBuzz! The Hollywood Quiz
PS2Europe
Buzz!: The Hollywood Quiz is the fifth installment in the Buzz! series of video games developed for the PlayStation 2 by Relentless Software. Players have to answer questions asked by the quiz master (the eponymous Buzz) using the four Buzz! remote controls.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.