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
28 Years AgoMoritaka Chisato Safari Tokyo
PlayStationJapan
Moritaka Chisato Safari Tokyo puts the popular actress and song writer Chisato Moritaka in a fantasy safari park set in Tokyo where the player can play different mini games (like listen and then choose which is the song that sounds, ride an…
28 Years AgoPop'n Pop
PlayStationJapan
Pop'n Pop is a puzzle game similar to Puzzle Bobble; the player's goal is to release colored bubbles from the bottom on the screen within a limited amount of time, trying to match three or more bubbles of the same color.
28 Years AgoHoshi no Oka Gakuen Monogatari: Gakuensai
PlayStationJapan
Kazuya Murata, the main character, is transferred to a new school, in which he has to help organize the school festival that is one month away. In the meantime, he will also get along with the other students, as they all make sure to make the school festival a fun experience.
28 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Vol. 2: The Shogi
PlayStationJapan
Shogi, also known as Japanese chess, is a two-player board game in the same family as Western chess, chaturanga, and Chinese Xiangqi, and is the most popular of a family of chess variants native to Japan. Shogi means general's. Simple 1500 Series vol.
28 Years AgoAubirdforce After
PlayStationJapan
The sequel to Aubirdforce, once again navigate tactical space warfare in a 3-dimensional grid.
28 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Vol. 1: The Mahjong
PlayStationJapan
This is a video game version of the ancient game of Mahjong for the PlayStation. The player can go up against up to three computer opponents. It is a budget title released only in Japan, and was the first release in the Simple 1500 Series.
28 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Vol. 4: The Reversi
PlayStationJapan
Reversi (also marketed by Pressman under the trade name Othello) is a board game involving abstract strategy and played by two players on a board with 8 rows and 8 columns and a set of distinct pieces for each side.
28 Years AgoDigital Figure Iina
PlayStationWorldwide
Digital Figure Iina tells the story of an alien girl that is send to earth to become a human idol. The player can choose what clothes Iina is going to wear each week and also talk to her to know how she feels.
27 Years AgoYakouchuu II: Satsujin Kouro
Nintendo 64Japan
Yakouchuu II: Satsujin Kouro is an adventure game for the Nintendo 64 released only in Japan in 1999. Sequel to the Super Famicom game Yakouchuu, released in 1995. Yakouchuu GB was also released in 1999 for the Game Boy Color.
27 Years AgoCastrol Honda: World Superbike Team - Superbike Racing
PlayStationEurope
Castrol Honda Superbike Racing is a motorcycling game.
27 Years AgoSimple 1500 Series Vol. 3: The Gomoku Narabe
PlayStationJapan
A Japanese exclusive Go game which was the third volume in the Simple 1500 Series. The game is played by two players who alternately place black and white stones on the vacant intersections of a grid of 19×19 lines. Once placed on the board, stones cannot be moved.
26 Years AgoGalaga: Destination Earth
PlayStationNorth America
Galaga, the "slide-and-shoot" arcade classic from 1981, has been updated with nine new worlds, 3D graphics, futuristic backgrounds and more in GALAGA -- Destination: Earth.
22 Years AgoDemon Driver: Time to Burn Rubber
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
Demon Driver: Time to Burn Some Rubber is an Action game, developed and published by Ignition Entertainment, which was released in 2004.
22 Years AgoStrike Force Hydra
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
You are in an elite fighting team called Strike Force Hydra. You and your squadron must defeat the enemy! Direct your Hovership through the acquatic battlefields, destroying the enemy and everything they fire at you.
22 Years AgoSega Superstars
PS2Europe
There are a total of 12 different full games to play in the main mode of Sega Superstars: Sonic the Hedgehog – As Sonic runs down a round tunnel, he follows the position of the player's hand.
22 Years AgoDan Doh!! Tobase Shouri no Smile Shot
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Dan Doh!! Tobase Shouri no Smile Shot is the second game based on the golf manga "Dan Doh!!"
22 Years AgoViewtiful Joe
Expanded editionPS2Europe
The PlayStation 2 port of Viewtiful Joe adds an easier difficulty mode, Sweet, and a new playable character, Dante, from the Devil May Cry series.
22 Years AgoU-Move Super Sports
PS2Europe
Built around 15 entertaining mini-games and with a host of smaller fun asides, U Move Super Sports literally drops the player into a series of madcap sporting scenarios.
20 Years AgoLindsi Luna Blast
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
Homebrew game about a secret agent. Lindsi is a "homage to old school games". Pure action, with a little research side. You must go through differents levels to find how to escape.
20 Years AgoGarfield 2
PS2Worldwide
Everyone's favourite feline has managed to get himself on a plane to London by sneaking himself in Jon's luggage. In a case of mistaken identity, Garfield find himself at Carlye Castle, where the animals of the castle believe Garfield is the new lord of the estate.
19 Years AgoThe Sims 2: Castaway
PortNintendo DSNorth 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.
19 Years AgoDota DS
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Dota DS is an unofficial homebrew demake of the Warcraft III custom map "Defense of the Ancients" for DS.
17 Years AgoAnimal Planet: Vet Life
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Journey across the globe and become a world-renowned veterinary doctor. Take on the role of either Jack or Abani, young vets working under the guidance of Dr. Rogers.
17 Years AgoChicken Blaster
PortNintendo DSNorth AmericaEurope
Things have gone completely haywire for our humble poultry-farming friend! Crazy chickens have infiltrated his once anonymous and boring life -- and now all of his chickens are going mad! Chickens on rockets!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.