ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 22
The games released on this day in gaming history.
87 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
25 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto III
PS2North America
Featuring a fully 3-D living city, a combination of narrative driven and non-linear gameplay and a completely open environment, Grand Theft Auto III represents a huge leap forward in interactive entertainment.
26 Years AgoQuake III Arena
DreamcastNorth America
Quake III Arena is a first-person shooter built around competitive multiplayer combat.
33 Years AgoDisney's Aladdin
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
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.
17 Years AgoMario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story
Nintendo DSAustralia
Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story is the third game in the Mario & Luigi series of games.
17 Years AgoKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Nintendo DSAustralia
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days revolves around Roxas, the "other" hero from Kingdom Hearts II.
16 Years AgoProfessor Layton and the Unwound Future
Nintendo DSEurope
As with previous Professor Layton games, Unwound Future is an adventure game where the player solves puzzles offered by local citizens to progress the story forward, through dialogue and around 32 minutes of full motion video.
34 Years AgoTiny Toon Adventures
NESEurope
Tiny Toon Adventures is a platform video game for the NES. It was published and developed by Konami and released in 1991. It is the first Tiny Toon Adventures video game to be released for a video game console.
17 Years AgoWWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2010
Nintendo DSPS2Australia
The best-selling fighting videogame franchise returns to the virtual ring with the most authentic, entertaining and compelling simulation of WWE programming to date.
28 Years AgoMarvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter
SaturnJapan
Now you can choose your favorite heroes from the worlds of Street Fighter and Marvel Super Heroes to face off in a head-to-head battle for supremacy.
19 Years AgoThe Sims 2: Castaway
PS2North America
Castaway is the third console spin-off of the video game The Sims 2. The Sims Castaway Stories is a similar game created for personal computers. It is the final game in the series released for the PlayStation 2 and the final game in the Sims 2 series for console.
22 Years AgoX-Men Legends
PS2Europe
X-Men enter the realm of role-playing games with an intense story, superhero action, and multiplayer modes. The story in X-Men Legends begins when the X-Men learn that Magneto has devised a plan to give mutants the power to reign supreme over humans.
27 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto 2
PortPlayStationEurope
The PSX port of Grand Theft Auto 2 is an open world action-adventure video game. It is the sequel to Grand Theft Auto, part of the Grand Theft Auto series. The open world design lets players freely roam Anywhere City, the setting of the game.
28 Years AgoLSD: Dream Emulator
PlayStationJapan
In LSD the player navigates through a psychedelic dream world. The idea is simply to walk around and explore things in a dream environment. There are many strange environments in this world, and one way to travel through them is by foot.
29 Years AgoArmored Core
PlayStationNorth America
Armored Core is a mecha video game released in 1997, the first in the Armored Core series. It is an action game played from third-person perspective.
24 Years AgoSuikoden III
PS2North America
Fifteen years after the events of Suikoden II, the stories of Hugo (the son of a village chief), Chris (the virtuous Knight of Zexen), and Geddoe (the rebellious unit commander) intertwine as they gather the 108 Stars of Destiny.
34 Years AgoThe Simpsons: Bart vs. the World
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
The Simpsons: Bart vs. the World is a side-scrolling platform that compiles smaller games belonging to different genres.
33 Years AgoStreet Fighter II: Special Champion Edition
Expanded editionMega Drive / GenesisAustraliaEurope
Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition is an expanded version of Street Fighter II: Champion Edition with new features from Street Fighter II Turbo, released originally for the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive line of consoles.
25 Years AgoProject Eden
PS2North America
Due to severe overpopulation, the planet Earth’s diameter is increasing with the growth of towering mega-cities, each inhabited by millions of humans. Buildings are growing ever-upwards, interconnected with a thick web of roads, walkways and service channels.
17 Years AgoRune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon
Nintendo DSJapan
It's an adventure that will transform you! The people of Sharance and their horned Univir neighbors are embroiled in a bitter conflict. An age-old hatred between humans and monsters divides them.
34 Years AgoTom and Jerry
NESEurope
Based on MGM's world-known cartoon, the player controls Jerry, the Mouse (in 2-Player Mode, P2 will control Jerry's nephew, Tuffy) as he explores four different worlds (movie theater, junkyard, a toy-based stage and the house inner).
28 Years AgoStrikers 1945 II
PlayStationSaturnJapanWorldwide
Continuing where the last game ended, the forces of CANY had been demolished by the previous Strikers' line-up.
22 Years AgoWRC 4
PS2Europe
WRC4 is the fourth installment to the officially licenced FIA World Rally Championship series. It features all the cars, tracks and drivers from the real world 2004 season.
27 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto
PortGame Boy ColorEurope
The Game Boy Color version of Grand Theft Auto was unabridged, which was quite a technical achievement due to the sheer size of the cities, converted tile-for-tile from the PC original, making them many times larger than most Game Boy Color…
34 Years AgoS.C.I.: Special Criminal Investigation
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Chase H.Q. II- Special Criminal Investigation- continuing where Chase H.Q. left off. Your mission is to track down, chase and apprehend the dangerous criminals.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.