ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 23
Travel back through gaming history – the games released on this very day.
122 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
24 Years AgoKid Klown in Crazy Chase
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
You play as a clown, trying to finish the level while avoiding Blackjack's booby traps. To successfully finish each level, you'll need to beat the fuse. What is the fuse?
24 Years AgoTony Hawk's Pro Skater 4
PortPlayStationWorldwide
Drop into the ultimate challenge. In the next chapter in the Tony Hawk series, pros challenge you to make your mark in huge free-roaming levels, taking on 190 progressively harder goals with no time limits to hold you back.
18 Years AgoSpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom
PS2Australia
A Brand New Villain approaches from space: GLOBULOUS! Our Baddie threatens to cover the world with matter-controlling snotty goo! Heroes AND Villains must unite to tackle this threat¿but can they be trusted to work as a team?
23 Years AgoFord Racing 2
PS2Worldwide
The sequel to Ford Racing has arrived. Ford Racing 2 has new and improved cars, added tracks and challenges, and more thrills than ever.
23 Years AgoShadow Tower: Abyss
PS2Japan
Shadow Tower Abyss is a dark fantasy role-playing video game, developed and published by From Software in Japan for the PlayStation 2.
25 Years AgoNBA 2K2
DreamcastNorth America
NBA 2K2 is a basketball video game. It is the third installment in the NBA 2K series of video games and it was developed by Visual Concepts and published by Sega Sports.
28 Years AgoNASCAR 99
PlayStationEurope
NASCAR 99, the arcade-style racing game from EA and Stormfront Studios. In addition to 2-player simultaneous racing the game featured 37 officially licensed cars and 17 tracks, as well as the voices of Bob Jenkins and Benny Parsons commentary.
20 Years AgoMagical Starsign
Nintendo DSNorth America
The students of Will O'Wisp magical academy have a little problem: Their teacher has mysteriously disappeared. After commandeering a handful of rockets to rescue her, they've wound up on a strange (and sometimes scary) adventure through outer space.
28 Years AgoShining Force III: 3rd Scenario
SaturnJapan
Scenario 3, Bulzome Rising, stars Julian, a mercenary who appears as a secondary character in both Scenario 1 and Scenario 2. He is for all intents and purposes the true main character of Shining Force III.
19 Years AgoSpongeBob's Atlantis Squarepantis
PS2North America
SpongeBob's Atlantis SquarePantis is a SpongeBob SquarePants video game based on the television series series and the Atlantis SquarePantis TV movie. This is the first SpongeBob game that is based on a made-for-TV movie.
18 Years AgoStyle Savvy
Nintendo DSJapan
Style Savvy combines creativity and fashion with a collection of trendy clothes, chic accessories and stylish shoes.
19 Years AgoNaruto: Path of the Ninja
PortNintendo DSNorth America
Based on episodes from VIZ Media's hit anime series Shonen Jump Naruto, the new game features a unique time-based combat system in which players must determine each character's strengths and use them accurately to help them defeat the enemy.
19 Years AgoZoo Hospital
Nintendo DSNorth America
You've graduated from veterinary college not a moment too soon! Your Aunt Lucy just called from the world famous Zoo Hospital she manages because she needs your help!
18 Years AgoTak and the Guardians of Gross
PS2Australia
While cleaning up a shrine, Tak removes a giant crystal and inadvertently releases the four Big G's, four of the nastiest, most disgusting Titans to terrorize Tak's village: Trashthulu the landfill giant, Slopviathan the slime giant, Gorgon…
30 Years AgoNHL Face Off '97
PlayStationNorth America
NHL FACEOFF '97 has all the basic features you've come to expect from a hockey game. All 26 NHL teams from the 1997 season are included, and you'll find all the players as well.
23 Years AgoFront Mission 1st
RemakePlayStationJapan
Originally released in 1995 on the Super Famicom, Square revisits their 16-bit heyday and updates Front Mission for a new legion of fans. Played on isometric grids, various mecha from your Canyon Crow attack squad are arrayed against opposing armies.
21 Years AgoThe Bible Game
PS2North America
The Bible Game is a Christian-themed party and trivia game for PlayStation 2 and Xbox. The console version is structured around a game show format, with players answering Old Testament trivia questions and competing in short mini-games based on biblical stories.
19 Years AgoChessmaster: The Art of Learning
Nintendo DSNorth America
Chessmaster: The Art of Learning expands the scope of chess to include broader principles of learning. Josh Waitzkin's much-anticipated book The Art of Learning (Free Press) is designed to pave the road to successful long-term growth on and off the chessboard.
17 Years AgoBalloon Pop
Nintendo DSWorldwide
The infamous Balloon Thief has stolen the Earth's precious seasons and sealed them away in his magical balloons. It is up to you to release the magic stored inside and bring life back to your planet one season at a time!
39 Years AgoYokai Yashiki
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
In Youkai Yashiki, you control a boy armed with a flashlight who must explore five stages and locate five talisman before locating and gaining access to a stage boss. The flashlight serves as a weapon against the monsters which inhabit each stage.
39 Years AgoMinelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu
FamicomJapan
In the kingdom of Palmeccia both the King and Queen have been murdered by the hands of a servant of Ragon, son of the Zuhl. Take control of the Prince of Palmeccia in a quest for revenge and to kill the evil Ragon.
36 Years AgoAmida
Game BoyJapan
Amida is a Japanese ladder climbing puzzle video game. The game requires players to navigate the main character safely across several pre-set bridges. Each bridge is composed of a number of obstacles that the character will blindly navigate into.
35 Years AgoZan Yasha Enbukyoku
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Zan Yasha Enbukyoku is a 1990 strategy game, only released in Japan.
34 Years AgoVixen 357
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Vixen 357 (ヴィクセン３５７) is a 1992 strategy game for the Sega Mega Drive by NCS released exclusively in Japan.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.