ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 20
The games released on this day in gaming history.
86 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
31 Years AgoMicro Machines: Turbo Tournament 96
Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
Micro Machines: Turbo Tournament 96 is a sequel to Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament, released exclusively on the Sega Mega Drive in Europe.
26 Years AgoMuppet Monster Adventure
PlayStationWorldwide
Muppet Monster Adventure is a platform game for the Sony PlayStation developed by Magenta Software and Jim Henson Interactive in 2000, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment in Europe and Midway Home Entertainment in North America.
26 Years AgoGiga Wing
DreamcastEurope
Vertically scrolling shooter arcade game developed by Takumi Corporation and published by Capcom on their CPS-2 arcade system board and ported later that year to the Dreamcast console.
26 Years AgoArmy Men: World War - Land Sea Air
PlayStationWorldwide
The war continues between the green and tan armies, with air, sea and land vehicles increasing the range of attacks.
21 Years AgoThe Rub Rabbits!
Nintendo DSJapan
Rub Rabbits is the sequel to XY/XX: Feel the Magic and features all-new gameplay mechanics, which range from holding the Nintendo DS sideways and upside down to multiple game modes.
17 Years AgoThe Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun
PS2Nintendo DSWorldwide
Based on the hit The Secret Saturdays TV series on Cartoon Network, you will take control of Zak and the Saturday family as they explore the globe to discover and protect lost Cryptids and stop Argost from destroying the Earth.
17 Years AgoSpace Invaders Extreme 2
Nintendo DSNorth America
High-speed action-packed game play returns with the addition of exciting head-to-head battle modes, a challenging new time attack mode, and expanded game play progression that goes beyond Fever Time to SUPER FEVER TIME!
20 Years AgoThe Sims 2: Pets
PortPS2Europe
A port of The Sims 2: Pets released for home consoles.
17 Years AgoCooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop
Nintendo DSNorth America
In Cooking Mama 3, players use the stylus as the ultimate cooking utensil to create 80 all new dishes including chili con carne, tulip chicken, mushroom quiche and more.
21 Years AgoSpace Invaders Revolution
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Space Invaders Revolution is a new take on the series, which marks a true progression over any version before it: New types of invaders, new rules and new ways to destroy them. Contains a faithful reproduction of the original arcade machine in Classic Mode.
21 Years AgoLifeSigns: Surgical Unit
Nintendo DSJapan
A medical-themed adventure game for the DS. It is the sequel to the Japan-only DS launch title Kenshuui Tendo Dokuta, which inspired the more gameplay-heavy Trauma Center series.
21 Years AgoShining Force Neo
PS2North America
Max completes his Force military training and returns to his village to meet his family and to find news of his missing brother.
17 Years AgoBackyard Football '10
PS2Worldwide
Backyard Football '10, features new co-op play for exciting 2 vs 2 action and is packed with a roster full of NFL superstars featured as animated middle-schoolers in the game.
37 Years AgoKattobi! Warabe Ji
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
A baseball RPG/sim in which baseball games are played via cards in a turn-based system. It was released by Pack-In-Video in Japan exclusively.
37 Years AgoTatsu no Ko Fighter
PC EngineJapan
A side-scrolling platformer featuring a bizarre cast of characters created by manga artist Akira Miyashita.
35 Years Ago
31 Years AgoRoad Avenger
SaturnPlayStationJapan
Players assume the role of an angry cop on a wild ride as he pursues a gang of bikers who killed his wife. Players need to race through oncoming traffic, squeeze between trucks, trash motorcycles and steer through lots of explosions.
31 Years AgoSuper Hanafuda 2
Super FamicomJapan
Super Hanafuda 2 is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Use and published by I'Max, which was released in Japan in 1995.
31 Years AgoMagical Drop
SNESJapan
Magical Drop is a 1995 competitive arcade puzzle game created by Data East Corporation. It is the inaugural game of the Magical Drop series. Magical Drop is based on a game called Drop-Drop created by Russ Ltd, a Russian company.
31 Years AgoHyper Black Bass '95
Game BoyJapan
Hyper Black Bass '95 is a fishing game for Game Boy, in the famous "Black Bass" series.
31 Years AgoGouketsuji Ichizoku 2: Chottodake Saikyou Densetsu
PortPlayStationJapan
The PlayStation port of the game released exclusively in Japan. This version of the game was used as a connection to Gogetsuji Legends, an Arcade game released months earlier in Japan.
31 Years AgoSougou Kakutougi Rings: Astral Bout 3
Super FamicomJapan
Sougou Kakutougi Rings: Astral Bout 3 is a Shoot/Hybrid fighting game featuring the Shoot fighting league known as RINGS fighting network, developed by A-Wave and published by King Records, it was released in Japan in 1995.
26 Years AgoF355 Challenge
DreamcastEurope
Get behind the wheel of one of the most worlds most prestigious cars, the F355 Ferrari, in this conversion of Sega's arcade game.
26 Years AgoDisney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
Game Boy ColorEurope
Released in conjunction with 3D versions on consoles, Donald Duck's adventure on the Game Boy Color is a traditional side-scrolling platformer. The evil magician Merlock has kidnapped Duckburg Times reporter Daisy Duck.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.