ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
November 7
The games released on this day in gaming history.
65 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
18 Years AgoExit DS
PortNintendo DSEurope
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.
23 Years AgoAmerican Idol
PS2Worldwide
Complete with a computer generated Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul, and Simon Cowell, with trademark insults, American Idol is a music-based, rhythm-action game that will allow you to create, style, and train a contestant for the competition.
18 Years AgoGuinness World Records: The Video Game
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Guinness World Records: The Videogame will allow players to experience the "thrill" of setting their own world records.
39 Years AgoZaxxon 3-D
Master SystemJapan
The enemy has built battle fortresses in the farthest reaches of space. There's only one way in... and one way out. Your Mission: To infiltrate the enemy's defenses and destroy their motherships!
35 Years AgoGanso!! Yancha-maru
Game BoyJapan
Ganso!! Yancha-maru is an Action game, published by Irem, which was released in Japan in 1991.
30 Years AgoFighting Vipers
PortSaturnEurope
Exclusive to the Sega Saturn version of the game is Pepsiman, the mascot for the Pepsi Company in Japan. Other exclusive features to the Saturn version include the addition of Playback Mode and Training Mode.
29 Years AgoMachine Hunter
PlayStationNorth America
Machine Hunter is a top-down free-roaming shooter in which the core gameplay feature is the ability to take over the bodies of downed robots, thus slowly increasing the player's firepower.
29 Years AgoSega Ages Vol. 4: After Burner II
PortSaturnNorth America
A Sega Saturn port of arcade game After Burner II. This port was released in North America as part of Sega Ages and Europe as part of Sega Ages Volume 1.
26 Years AgoBuzz Lightyear of Star Command
PortGame Boy ColorNorth America
The Game Boy port of Buzz Lightyear of Star Command. This version is an action game viewed from a top-down perspective.
26 Years AgoDisney's Aladdin
PortGame Boy ColorNorth America
The Game Boy Color port of Disney's Aladdin is based on the Sega Genesis version.
25 Years AgoZoboomafoo: Leapin' Lemurs
PlayStationWorldwide
Zoboomafoo will have to collect at least twenty-five of the fifty snacks in each level before he can move on to the next, but with the help of his friends and his own jumping, leaping, and climbing abilities, he's ready for the challenge.
24 Years AgoHardware: Online Arena
PS2Worldwide
Hardware: Online Arena is an online multiplayer game that focuses on vehicular destruction using varying means such as missiles, lasers and machine guns.
24 Years AgoKikou Busou G-Breaker: Legend of Cloudia
PS2Japan
Kikou Busou G-Breaker: Legend of Cloudia is an Action/Simulation game, developed by Atelier-Sai and published by Sunrise Interactive, which was released in Japan in 2002
24 Years AgoTechnic Beat
PS2Japan
This is a game where you have to use your sense of rhythm to pass the levels with 85 different songs. You walk around on a little stage with your character. As the music plays, markers pop up on the stage that expand in sync with the music.
24 Years AgoSimple 2000 Series Vol. 12: The Quiz 20000 Mon
PS2Japan
The Quiz 20000 is a budget-priced quiz game.
24 Years AgoRomance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
PortPlayStationJapan
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (Sangokushi IV in Japan) is the fourth game in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.
23 Years AgoSnowboard Racer 2
PS2Europe
Snowboard Racer 2 is a downhill racing game that can be played in either single player, player vs cpu, or player vs player modes
23 Years Ago
23 Years AgoBarbie: Gotta Have Games
PortPlayStationNorth America
Enjoy hours of fun-filled adventure with Barbie and her stylin' friends.
23 Years AgoTurnabout
PlayStationEurope
While the old adage that "turnabout is fair play" applies in many situations, Natsume's Turnabout is all about diabolical puzzles where players rotate the entire puzzle while the pieces move within its borders, sliding and rolling into mind-numbing configurations and patterns.
21 Years AgoThe Game of Life / Yahtzee / Payday
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Three board games are playable in this compilation, which, like the title suggests, are "The Game of Life," "Pay Day," and "Yahtzee." Based off this selection, the compilation is seemingly themed especially to economics and chance.
21 Years AgoMouse Trap / Operation / Simon
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Triple pack Gameboy Advance, Mouse Trap / Operation / Simon
21 Years AgoSpongeBob SquarePants: The Yellow Avenger
Nintendo DSNorth America
Absorbing evil one drop at a time! When the Dirty Bubble captures Mermaidman and Barnacleboy, only one sponge can save the day! Help Spongebob use his new powers to fight the Dirty Bubble and his legions of evildoers.
21 Years AgoCandy Land / Chutes & Ladders / Original Memory Game
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
This Hasbro board game compilation features the three board games of the same name. Each game gives the player the option to have each participant either be played by a person or the computer itself.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.