ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
123 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
41 Years AgoWorld Soccer
Master SystemJapan
World Soccer, known as Great Soccer in the US and Super Futebol in Brazil, is a sports game developed and published by Sega for the Sega Master System. The game was rereleased in Japan a year later under the name Sports Pad Soccer, which was bundled with the Sega Sports Pad.
39 Years AgoHoshi wo Miru Hito
FamicomJapan
Hoshi wo Miru Hito is a role-playing video game produced and sold exclusively in Japan for the Family Computer in 1987. Published by HOT・B, it is based on their earlier 1984 cyberpunk-themed computer role-playing game Psychic City.
38 Years AgoErika to Satoru no Yume Bouken
FamicomJapan
Erika to Satoru no Yume Bouken is a 1988 Japan-exclusive adventure video game for the Famicom. It is a fairytale-inspired menu-driven adventure game.
37 Years AgoKagami no Kuni no Legend
PC Engine CDJapan
Kagami no Kuni no Legend is a Japanese-style first-person adventure game. The player interacts with the game world by selecting verb commands from a menu and combining them with objects or characters.
37 Years AgoMajor League
FamicomJapan
This standard baseball game from Irem has the movie license for Major League, but doesn't actually use it much in-game.
37 Years AgoTashiro Masashi no Princess ga Ippai
FamicomJapan
The story is about the hero Masashi Tashiro who has to rescue the four princesses in distress. One happy ending and four unhappy endings were used in the game; becoming one of the first video games to have multiple endings.
37 Years AgoDragon Ball 3: Goku-den
FamicomJapan
Dragon Ball 3: Goku-den is a role playing video game released only in Japan by Bandai. It is the third Dragon Ball video game for Famicom (its predecessors being Dragon Ball: Shenron no Nazo and Dragon Ball: Daimaou Fukkatsu). Its sequel is Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu!
36 Years AgoDynamite Duke
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Dynamite Duke is a 1989 action arcade game developed by Seibu Kaihatsu. It was later ported to the Sega Master System, Sega Mega Drive and Sharp X68000. Being a Cabal-based shooter, it can be considered a follow-up to Seibu's Empire City: 1931 and Dead Angle.
36 Years AgoDragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiya-jin
FamicomJapan
Dragon Ball Z: Kyoushuu! Saiya-jin is a role playing video game and the first Dragon Ball Z console game. It was released only in Japan by Bandai on October 27, 1990, for the Nintendo Famicom.
35 Years AgoMorita Shogi PC
PC EngineWorldwide
Traditional shogi (Japanese chess) and monster-based shogi game.
33 Years AgoJimmy Connors Pro Tennis Tour
PortSNESEurope
The 1992 Super Nintendo port of the DOS/Amiga/Atari ST release. Jimmy Connors, ranked Number 1 for 159 weeks, holder of EIGHT Grand Slam titles and a record 109 single titles - more than any other male player in history - is the GREATEST tennis champion ever!
32 Years AgoTetris 2
PortGame BoyEurope
The Game Boy port of "Tetris 2". Everyone's favorite block-blasting puzzler returns in TETRIS 2 for the Game Boy. This sequel to the world-famous TETRIS adds a few new wrinkles to the classic formula.
31 Years AgoCrystal Beans: From Dungeon Explorer
Super FamicomJapan
When the Demon Rain falls, The ground will turn to dirt, And the sea will lose its shine. - Legend, from the Grandol Royal Library - There once was a peaceful realm, known as Grandol... There was a time when demons had taken Grandol, and the world was on the edge of destruction.
31 Years AgoWorldwide Soccer: Sega International Victory Goal Edition
SaturnJapan
Focused on national teams (12, including Italy, Spain, Denmark, Netherlands, England, Argentina, France, USA, Germany, Romania, Belgium and Brazil), the game offers a 2.5D environment (polygonal stadium and sprites for players) and three ca…
31 Years AgoAstal
SaturnWorldwide
Somewhere in the universe, The Goddess Antowas created a world from a single jewel. On this world, Quartilia, she created the sky, earth, and air. To inhabit this world, she created two humans - from a green jewel, a girl: Leda, who has the power to make things live on Quartilia.
31 Years AgoThe Psychotron
SaturnWorldwide
The CIA have covertly purchased a Psychotronic generator from the Russians. Upon attempting to bring it back to CIA headquarters the plane crashed into a farm in Virginia.
31 Years AgoUltra Baseball Jitsumei-ban 3
Super FamicomJapan
Ultra Baseball Jitsumei-ban 3 is a Sports game, developed and published by Culture Brain, which was released in Japan in 1995.
31 Years AgoLight Fantasy II
Super FamicomJapan
Light Fantasy II is a 1995 sequel to the original game Light Fantasy. Several hundreds years after the events of Light Fantasy, monsters become friendly enough to become companions (like in Pokémon). However, the Goddess from the first game becomes an enemy.
31 Years AgoMaten Densetsu: Senritsu no Ooparts
Super FamicomJapan
Maten Densetsu: Senritsu no Ooparts is a role-playing video game for the Super Famicom. The game takes place in a floating post-apocalyptic Japan. The player emerges in the middle of Tokyo's Akihabara district where the buildings have turned into ruins.
31 Years AgoShiroi Ringu he: Twinkle Little Star
Super FamicomJapan
Train your very own professional wrestlers and make her the strongest in the world! Face off with rivals and discover friendship in the deeply engaging story mode or take your seasoned wrestler to the test in free play mode.
31 Years AgoHang-On GP
SaturnJapan
Hang-On GP features three tracks: Albatross Cliff Reef, Great Crimson Wall, and New Dwells. Each track contains an additional route that becomes available after a high placing. This makes a total of six possible races.
31 Years AgoKekkon Zenya
SaturnJapan
Kekkon "Zenya" is a multimedia disc for the Sega Saturn. It was followed by Kekkon: Marriage.
31 Years AgoSengoku Cyber: Fujimaru Jigoku-hen
PlayStationJapan
Sengoku Cyber - Fujimaru Jigokuhen is a tactical strategy role-playing game that follows the ninja Fujimaru and his ninja clan.
31 Years AgoTenchi Muyo! Game-hen
Super FamicomJapan
Sasami is kidnapped by a mysterious little girl with magical powers, and Tenchi and his companions must travel to rescue her, battling monsters and other creatures on the way.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.