ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
November 8
The games released on this day in gaming history.
68 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
21 Years AgoHarry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance is a top-down action/adventure game where you play as the three friends and progress through the story based on the book and film.
26 Years AgoTest Drive: Le Mans
DreamcastNorth America
Take on the LeMans endurance racing challenge! Join one of the 25 factory teams take one of the over 50 vehicles (designed with assistance of actual teams) on the eight different LeMans circuits. The actual wear and tear are simulated.
41 Years AgoTag Team Match M.U.S.C.L.E.
FamicomJapan
One of the first Wrestling games released on the NES, based on Yudetamago's manga and Kinnikuman anime.
34 Years AgoRomance of the Three Kingdoms III: Dragon of Destiny
Super FamicomMega Drive / GenesisJapan
The player takes control of a master, a general capable of commanding as many states as he can acquire, and, if successful, unifies China. As many as eight may play, but only one can succeed. There are five chronologically arranged scenarios.
24 Years AgoMicroMachines
RemakePS2Europe
In this 3D remake of the original miniature racing game, players can compete on 24 different race tracks with 48 vehicles including toy cars, motorcycles, boats and more, using one of 8 difference characters. As in the original, four vehicles are on track at a time.
24 Years AgoThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope
J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-earth is a land of beauty, magic, and darkness. In The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, you follow Tolkien's narrative from the Shire to the halls of Moria, and finally to the banks of the River Anduin.
26 Years AgoX-Men: Mutant Wars
Game Boy ColorNorth America
Released in 2000 for the Game Boy Color, X-Men: Mutant Wars is a side-scrolling beat 'em-up game and the second X-Men title for the system. Its launch was synchronized with the release of the X-Men film on DVD.
18 Years AgoSBK 08: Superbike World Championship
PS2North America
SBK-X: Superbike World Championship is a motorcycle racing game developed by Milestone s.r.l. and published by Black Bean Games in 2010. The game features three modes of gameplay: the arcade mode, the simulation mode and the multiplayer mode.
35 Years AgoNekketsu Koukou Dodgeball-bu: Kyouteki! Dodge Soldier no Maki
Game BoyJapan
One day the Nekketsu High School Dodgeball club get a letter. A date, time and place, what could this mean? "Nekketsu High, we invite you to come to the Dodge Dome for a friendly practise!" Kunio is tempted, this is a prestigious chance to showcase his skills.
30 Years AgoOlympic Soccer
PlayStationJapan
While the soccer tournament is often downplayed not only inside the Olympic movement, but also by the soccer-following community, in 1996, by the occasion of the Games of the XXVI Olympiad in Atlanta, US Gold decided to release a game representing the tournament.
19 Years AgoYosumin!
Nintendo DSJapan
Make rectangles of the same type of yosumin to make them disappear in this mind-bending puzzle game. The more you get, the better you'll feel! Yosumin!, Square Enix's puzzle masterpiece, is here!
39 Years AgoSaint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu
FamicomJapan
Saint Seiya: Ougon Densetsu is an RPG based around the anime and manga series known as Saint Seiya. It was developed and published by Bandai in 1987 for the Famicom.
35 Years AgoTime Cruise
PC EngineWorldwide
A sci-fi themed pinball game on the TurboGrafx-16. The pinball can activate time machines which sends it to bonus tables in different time zones. Time Cruise is a pinball game from FACE with a sci-fi theme and multiple tables.
35 Years AgoPrince of Persia
PortPC EnginePC Engine CDJapan
The TurboGrafx port of Prince of Persia.
30 Years AgoCrimeWave
SaturnEurope
CrimeWave takes place in the fictional futuristic city of Mekeo, plagued by rampant crime and chaos.
30 Years AgoFarland Story FX
PC-FXJapan
Farland Story is the first in the row of successful Japanese strategy RPG games. The main hero of the game is a knight named Arc, who is in love with the beautiful priestess Ferio.
30 Years AgoRiglord Saga 2
SaturnJapan
Riglord Saga 2 is the sequel to Mystaria: The Realms of Lore and was released by Sega on Sega Saturn in 1996. Skill systems like sword and attack magic have been upgraded to over 200.
30 Years AgoKizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle
Neo GeoJapanNorth America
Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle is a fast tag‑team fighting game that swaps Savage Reign’s two‑plane system for dynamic tag combat, emphasizing team synergy, chain combos, and simplified controls for more fluid, strategic matches.
27 Years AgoOthello Millennium
Game Boy ColorJapan
Othello Millennium is a board game developed by Tomcat System and published by Tsukuda Original for the Game Boy Color platform. Othello Millennium was only released in Japan.
26 Years AgoQix Adventure
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
Can you trap the elusive line of energy that's bouncing all around? Based on the coin-operated classic, QIX, this GBC sequel to the puzzle-based original offers similar gaming styles and a few welcome updates.
26 Years AgoFIFA 2001: Major League Soccer
PortPlayStationEurope
PlayStation port of FIFA 2001: Major League Soccer.
25 Years AgoCubix: Robots For Everyone - Race 'N Robots
PlayStationWorldwide
Robots in everyday life? Believe it, folks. That's the reality of the cool cartoon series, CUBIX: Robots for Everyone.
25 Years AgoSlotter Mania: Core Tokonatsu no Netsusa! Oasis
PS2Worldwide
Slotter Mania Core: Tokonatsu no Atsusa! Oasis is a pachislot game.
25 Years AgoSpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Game Boy Advance port of SpongeBob SquarePants: SuperSponge.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.