On This Day in Gaming: October 25

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

October 25

The games released on this day in gaming history.

131 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Shinsou Kaiten!! Wan-wan Umi Monogatari: Sanyo Pachinko Paradise DX cover25 Years Ago

Shinsou Kaiten!! Wan-wan Umi Monogatari: Sanyo Pachinko Paradise DX

PlayStationJapan

Pachinko Paradise DX is the final PS1 release in Irem's long-running pachinko simulation series.

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 78: The Zero Yon cover25 Years Ago

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 78: The Zero Yon

PlayStationJapan

Simple 1500 Series vol.

Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol. 03: Hello Kitty Block Kuzushi cover25 Years Ago

Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol. 03: Hello Kitty Block Kuzushi

PlayStationJapan

Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty vol.3 Hello Kitty Block Kuzushi is a classic breakout game, in the style of the classic arcade game Arkanoid, in which the player controls hello kitty and has to destroy all the bricks in each level to advance to the next one.

All-Star Slammin' D-Ball cover25 Years Ago

All-Star Slammin' D-Ball

PlayStationJapan

The first dodge ball game released on the PlayStation, All-Star Slammin' D-Ball features a horizontal view of the court as eight teams compete in one of two modes: Single Match and Tournament.

Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol. 04: Trump cover25 Years Ago

Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol. 04: Trump

PlayStationJapan

Simple 1500 Series Hello Kitty Vol. 04: Trump is a Hello Kitty themed card game for the PlayStation.

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 77: The Suiei cover25 Years Ago

Simple 1500 Series Vol. 77: The Suiei

PlayStationJapan

Simple 1500 Series Vol.77: The Suiei is a swimming simulation game that features the classic 4 swimming styles (Freestyle swimming, Breaststroke, Backstroke. & Butterfly stroke), up to four players to compete at the same time, the gameplay…

Castrol Honda World Superbike Team VTR cover25 Years Ago

Castrol Honda World Superbike Team VTR

PlayStationJapan

The only way to experience the latest in Superbike technology, Castrol Honda VTR gives you control of the Castrol Honda World Superbike teams VTR 1000. Almost 1000 ccs of power are yours to control over a range of tournaments spanning 22 international tracks.

The King of Fighters: Evolution cover25 Years Ago

The King of Fighters: Evolution

Expanded editionDreamcastJapan

King of Fighters '99 was remade for the Dreamcast as The King of Fighters: Evolution. In this port, players can change the audio to listen to arranged tracks of the soundtrack. The Dreamcast port also had the stages completed remodeled in 3D.

Densha de GO! Professional 2 cover24 Years Ago

Densha de GO! Professional 2

PS2Japan

Densha de Go! Professional-shiyou 2 (loosely translated to "Go by Train! Professional Specification 2") is an electric train driving simulation game developed and published by Taito for the PlayStation 2 in Japan on October 25, 2002.

Di Gi Charat: Di Gi Communication cover24 Years Ago

Di Gi Charat: Di Gi Communication

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Di Gi Charat: Di Gi Communication is a Miscellaneous game, developed by M2 and published by Broccoli, which was released in Japan in 2002.

Fire cover24 Years Ago

Fire

RemasterGame Boy AdvanceEurope

Mario and Luigi attempt to catch Toads, Yoshis, and Donkey Kong Jrs. after they jump out the window of Princess Peach's burning castle. The catch is that different characters fall at different speeds: Toads bounce the highest, while Donkey Kong Jrs. bounce the lowest.

Octopus cover24 Years Ago

Octopus

RemasterGame Boy AdvanceEurope

The gameplay in this version is largely the same, but the graphics are updated, and the divers are replaced by Mario down below and Princess Peach in the boat. In this version, Mario earns twice as many points for every piece of treasure he brings to Peach.

Boxing cover24 Years Ago

Boxing

RemakeGame Boy AdvanceEurope

The Modern version of the game features Luigi as a playable character. This version has three opponents: a Wiggler, a Big Boo, and Waluigi. Luigi has to beat all his opponents.

Rain Shower cover24 Years Ago

Rain Shower

RemakeGame Boy AdvanceEurope

Mario must move his friends away from the water balloons dropped by Bowser in Modern Mode. Also, on Hard Mode, Waluigi occasionally moves the ropes around to make things harder for Mario.

Mario's Cement Factory cover24 Years Ago

Mario's Cement Factory

RemakeGame Boy AdvanceEurope

The Modern version of the game has Mario working in a cookie factory. Yoshi and Toad are featured instead of the drivers, with Yoshi eating the Yoshi Cookies made on the left conveyor belt and Toad packaging the Yoshi Cookies made on the right conveyor belt.

Donkey Kong 3 cover24 Years Ago

Donkey Kong 3

RemakeGame Boy AdvanceEurope

The Modern version has a few differences. First, Mario replaces Stanley (just like how an Orange Yoshi replaces him for the Modern mode of Greenhouse in Game & Watch Gallery 3). Mario and Donkey Kong also have bubble shooters instead of insecticide sprays.

Fire Attack cover24 Years Ago

Fire Attack

RemakeGame Boy AdvanceEurope

The Modern version of Fire Attack involves Wario, who is trying to protect a giant golden statue of himself from a bunch of Bob-ombs and Bullet Bills.

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label cover24 Years Ago

DoDonPachi DaiOuJou: Black Label

PortArcadeJapan

Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou: Black Label is a revised version of the original Dodonpachi Dai-Ou-Jou, released only six months after the original version. It features remixed gameplay with a number of refinements.

Monster Rancher Advance 2 cover24 Years Ago

Monster Rancher Advance 2

Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide

Monster Rancher Advance 2 lets players create, train, and fight with monsters of their own choosing. Monsters are generated by inputting key phrases to create different monsters.

MotoGP cover24 Years Ago

MotoGP

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

MotoGP puts you behind the handlebars of some of the fastest machines on two wheels. Take control of any of the bikes and riders from the world of Grand Prix Motorcycle racing, and race across 10 real-world tracks in a variety of game modes.

Ace Lightning cover24 Years Ago

Ace Lightning

PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope

This GBA version of Ace Lightning is based on the BBC TV show of the same name which is a mixture of CGI and live action. It first plays from an overhead view of an Amusement Park where you can enter open doors which lead to 12 different themed worlds.

Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction cover24 Years Ago

Robot Wars: Extreme Destruction

PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope

The GBA Port of "Robot Wars 2: Extreme Destruction" brings together all the elements of the TV show. Players can design and build their own robots, drawing upon a database of body parts, armour, engines, wheels and weapons. Once complete, battle can commence.

Extreme Go-Kart Racing cover23 Years Ago

Extreme Go-Kart Racing

PlayStationNorth America

This value-minded release comes to North America courtesy of Tommo and A1 Games. Play as one of 12 racers competing for first-place finishes on seven different race tracks, which include pavement and frozen landscapes.

Classic NES Series: Metroid cover22 Years Ago

Classic NES Series: Metroid

PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America

Classic NES Series: Metroid is a port of Metroid for the Game Boy Advance.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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