ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
October 29
The games released on this day in gaming history.
943 releases
22 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto: San Andreas
PS2EuropeAustralia
Returning after his mother's murder to the semi-fictional city of Los Santos (based on Los Angeles), Carl Johnson, a former gang banger, must take back the streets for his family and friends by gaining respect and once again gaining control over the streets.
25 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto III
PS2New Zealand
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.
27 Years AgoFinal Fantasy VIII
PlayStationAustralia
Final Fantasy VIII is the eighth main installment in the Final Fantasy series. The gameplay makes a departure from many series standards.
25 Years AgoCrash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
PS2North America
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is the fourth mainline series game and the first to feature Crash Bandicoot on the PlayStation 2. It was later ported to the GameCube and Xbox, making it his first multiplatform appearance.
27 Years AgoDino Crisis
PlayStationEuropeAustralia
Dino Crisis is a survival horror video game developed and published by Capcom in 1999. Set in a remote research facility, it follows special agent Regina as she investigates a scientific experiment gone wrong.
22 Years AgoSly 2: Band of Thieves
PS2Europe
Sly 2: Band of Thieves is a stealth-action platformer developed by Sucker Punch Productions and released for PlayStation 2 in 2004. Players control Sly Cooper and his gang as they attempt to dismantle the Klaww Gang and recover the scattered parts of Clockwerk.
19 Years AgoManhunt 2
PS2WiiPSPWorldwideNorth America
An experiment at a secret research facility has gone catastrophically wrong. Daniel Lamb and Leo Kasper are the only surviving subjects. The Pickman Project will stop at nothing to hunt them down and stop the truth from getting out.
33 Years AgoCastlevania: Rondo of Blood
PC Engine CDJapan
In Castlevania X: Rondo of Blood, the player takes control of Richter, the ultimate Vampire Killer, guiding him through a total of nine stages filled with treacherous traps and hidden secrets.
18 Years AgoCrash: Mind Over Mutant
PS2Xbox 360WiiPSPAustralia
Crash: Mind Over Mutant is the sequel to Crash of the Titans and the seventh Crash Bandicoot series game. The game uses many of the same mechanics as its predecessor with a few changes.
27 Years AgoJet Force Gemini
Nintendo 64Europe
The insect invasion has begun. The galaxy is being infested by the evil Mizar and his horde of Drones. Already, the planet of Goldwood has been subjugated and the peaceful Tribals enslaved.
33 Years AgoArt of Fighting
Super FamicomJapan
This fighting game began the story of the Sakazaki family and Robert Garcia. Yuri Sakazaki has been abducted by Mr. Big to punish her father, Takuma, and her brother, Ryo.
28 Years AgoLegend of Legaia
PlayStationJapan
A legendary tale of betrayal and self-destruction. Abuse derived from the greediness of man. the powers of a magical creature betrayed. Will man realize his mistakes before irreparable damage is done?
38 Years AgoAltered Beast
PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan
The Sega Genesis/Mega Drive has different enemy layouts and input mechanics from the original arcade version.
17 Years AgoDJ Hero
PS2PS3Europe
DJ Hero primarily simulates turntablism, a musical style used by disc jockeys to create a new mashup song by incorporating one or more previously recorded songs played on record players along with sound effect generators.
16 Years AgoSuper Scribblenauts
Nintendo DSEurope
In this new game created and developed by 5TH Cell, players use the stylus and touch screen to help Maxwell, the game's hero, acquire the "Starite," the prize earned from solving the puzzle in even more robust challenges and redesigned levels.
17 Years AgoMetal Slug 7
Nintendo DSAustralia
The Peregrine Falcon Strike Force, the Ikari Warriors, and the SPARROWS are once again on a search for General Morden and his army. Their mission is to catch General Morden and prevent his attempts at another coup d'état on the government.
22 Years AgoGrand Theft Auto Advance
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Grand Theft Auto Advance is a handheld console game developed by Digital Eclipse, published by Rockstar Games, and released on October 26, 2004 for the Game Boy Advance. It is the only Grand Theft Auto game to not be developed by a Rockstar studio (formerly DMA Design).
38 Years AgoSpace Harrier II
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
A call for help comes from deep in the universe. Fantasyland has been taken over by destructive forces. Quick on the scene is Space Harrier equipped with his laser, who must attempt to outwit and outmanoeuvre the hoards and prevent Fantasyland from being blown into oblivion!
33 Years AgoActRaiser 2
Super FamicomJapan
ActRaiser 2 is a side-scrolling platform game for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System developed by Quintet and published by Enix in 1993.
24 Years AgoTony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
PortPlayStationNorth America
A simpler port of THPS3 for the previous console generation. You may not be able to live like the legend, but now you can skate like him.
33 Years AgoMega Man IV
Game BoyJapan
A huge celebration at the World Robot Expo is shattered by the sight of a flying saucer streaking across the sky. But instead of holding little green men, this saucer holds one very mad scientist! Armed with a mind control machine that transmits a sinister signal.
38 Years AgoSuper Thunder Blade
PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan
Super Thunder Blade is a shooter for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console, published by Sega.
29 Years AgoShipwreckers!
PlayStationPCNorth America
Shipwreckers is a third-person arcade-style shooter where you sail around in a pirate ship battling other pirate vessels and destroying the gun turrets and flamethrowers that are defending ports in an attempt to spread your swashbuckling reign of terror.
22 Years AgoFord Racing 3
PCNintendo DSPS2Game Boy AdvanceXboxWorldwide
Flex your racing skills with some of the most famous cars in history!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.