On This Day in Gaming: November 5

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

November 5

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood cover24 Years Ago

The King of Fighters EX: Neo Blood

Game Boy AdvanceNorth America

Invitations to the King of Fighters Tournament have been sent to the best fighters in the world by an unknown host. Despite suspicions of an evil scheme, the fighters are ready to enter the arena to determine who the true King of Fighters will be.

EyeToy: Play 2 cover22 Years Ago

EyeToy: Play 2

PS2Europe

EyeToy: Play 2 is the sequel to the first EyeToy: Play game and includes 12 new mini-games to play using the EyeToy USB camera.

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance cover23 Years Ago

Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance

PS2Worldwide

A Warrior Slave… Chosen by the Gods… To restore the glory of an Empire. In the Year 106 AD the Roman Empire is in terrible decline. After the untimely death of the much-loved Emperor Trajan, the despotic Emperor Arruntius has bled the once powerful Rome to its knees.

Money Puzzle Exchanger cover28 Years Ago

Money Puzzle Exchanger

PlayStationJapan

A puzzle game created in 1997 by Japanese game for the Neo Geo MVS arcade system and ported to the Game Boy and the PlayStation that same year.

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare cover19 Years Ago

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

PortNintendo DSNorth America

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare is a game in the Call of Duty series franchise, developed specifically for the Nintendo DS. It was released on November 5, 2007.

Alex Kidd: BMX Trial cover39 Years Ago

Alex Kidd: BMX Trial

Master SystemJapan

As young Alex, your job is to go through an obstacle course and get to the main exit without other competitors trying to push you off your bike.

Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle cover33 Years Ago

Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle

SNESNorth America

Welcome to the world of RANMA 1/2 Explosive Free-Fight, the hottest new blockbuster from the phenomenon that is... MANGA! You're about to set out on a breathtaking hyper-adventure.

Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk cover27 Years Ago

Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk

PlayStationEurope

Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk is the only Tiny Toon Adventures-related video game released. Buster and the Beanstalk is a retelling of the Jack and the Beanstalk story starring Tiny Toon Adventures characters.

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age cover22 Years Ago

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age

PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope

The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age for Game Boy Advance is a turn-based tactics game released in 2004. The game consists of 2 campaigns (Good and Evil). In each campaign the player chooses a commander.

Duel Masters cover22 Years Ago

Duel Masters

PS2North America

Based on the Duel Masters Trading Card game in Japan, Duel Masters: Sempai Legends puts you in the role of a kohai (junior duelist). Your grandfather, a great Sempai (senior duelist), gives you a valuable Duel Masters card, which is soon stolen by a mysterious man.

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am cover19 Years Ago

Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am

PS2Worldwide

This game is based on the animated Adult Swim show Aqua Teen Hunger Force, featuring the crime fighting trio of food items Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad.

Exit DS cover18 Years Ago

Exit DS

PortNintendo DSNorth America

Taito's action puzzler gets updated to take advantage of the Nintendo DS' unique stylus-based control scheme. Players move Mr. ESC, a professional escape artist, around by either pointing in the direction needed or by drawing a path.

WireWay cover17 Years Ago

WireWay

Nintendo DSJapan

WireWay is an action puzzle/platformer in which the player has to pull wires and "throw" the main character (Wiley) through the 48 levels of the game. Developed and published by Konami.

Summon Night X: Tears Crown cover17 Years Ago

Summon Night X: Tears Crown

Nintendo DSJapan

Summon Night X is a traditional turn-based RPG, its release marks the 10th Anniversary of the Summon Night series.

Dancing Stage Fusion cover22 Years Ago

Dancing Stage Fusion

PortPS2PlayStationEurope

Dancing Stage Fusion, abbreviated DS Fusion or simply Fusion, is a music video game released by Konami to the European PlayStation and PlayStation 2 gaming audience on November 5, 2004. In April of the following year, Dancing Stage Fusion was released as an arcade game.

Get on da Mic cover22 Years Ago

Get on da Mic

PS2North America

Get On Da Mic requires the use of the same kinds of microphones also used with the Karaoke Revolution games. A hand-held karaoke microphone made by Logitech is available in a bundle with the game and is also sold separately; Logitech also sells a microphone headset.

Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts! cover20 Years Ago

Over the Hedge: Hammy Goes Nuts!

Game Boy AdvanceEurope

Hammy the squirrel leads RJ the raccoon, Verne the turtle and all-new forest friends on another daring trip into the ‘burbs. When Hammy’s beloved cable TV goes out, his buddies have to scramble through the neighbourhood to restore the signal—and Hammy’s happiness.

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids cover19 Years Ago

Dora the Explorer: Dora Saves the Mermaids

Nintendo DSNorth America

Dora and Boots need your help bringing a magic crown back to Mariana the Mermaid. Travel over land and sea to save her kingdom from a mean, garbage-dumping Octopus! Then help Dora dive to the rescue when she magically becomes a mermaid herself!

Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys cover19 Years Ago

Shrek: Ogres and Dronkeys

Nintendo DSNorth America

Shrek and Fiona's energetic triplets appear along side Donkey and Dragon's playful offspring, the dronkeys, exclusively on the Nintendo DS.

James Bond 007: Blood Stone cover16 Years Ago

James Bond 007: Blood Stone

PortNintendo DSEurope

Blood Stone is a third-person shooter game with elements of hand-to-hand combat. Drive around in multiple vehicles as you and your friends work as a team to attack or defend various spy-themed goals.

S.L.Y Special Project Y cover37 Years Ago

S.L.Y Special Project Y

ArcadeWorldwide

S.P.Y. Special Project Y is an Action game, developed and published by Konami, which was released in 1989.

Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord: Karakuri-jin Hashiru! cover35 Years Ago

Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord: Karakuri-jin Hashiru!

FamicomJapan

Karakuri Kengou Den Musashi Lord: Karakuri-jin Hashiru! is a Role-Playing game, published by Yutaka, which was released in Japan in 1991.

Cosmo Gang the Puzzle cover34 Years Ago

Cosmo Gang the Puzzle

ArcadeJapan

Cosmo Gang the Puzzle, a puzzle game which is similar to Tetris, and became the basis for Pac-Attack.

Metal Fangs cover33 Years Ago

Metal Fangs

Mega Drive / GenesisWorldwide

Metal Fangs is a game for the Sega Mega Drive by Victor. It was not released outside of Japan. It's an Arcade racing game with top-down perspective in which two teams of four circle a track with the goal of eliminating each other.

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

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