ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
November 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
77 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
22 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap is a top-down action adventure game that tells the origins of the evil Vaati from Four Swords.
22 Years AgoRatchet & Clank: Up Your Arsenal
PS2Europe
A 3D platform video game and the third installment in the Ratchet & Clank series. The gameplay is similar to previous games in the series but introduces new features such as a new control system and more levels in the upgrade system for weapons.
33 Years AgoDisney's Aladdin
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Disney's Aladdin is a platform video game developed by Virgin Interactive based on the 1992 motion picture of the same name. This version released on Genesis/Mega Drive, DOS, and various PC platforms.
25 Years AgoGolden Sun
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Evil is slowly covering the world. Forces of darkness are pursuing the lost art of Alchemy, and the fate of mankind hangs in the balance. You and your companions, armed with weapons, Psynergy magic, and a host of elemental creatures, must return peace to the world.
18 Years AgoGuitar Hero World Tour
PS2Australia
Guitar Hero: World Tour is the fourth main game in the series and brings a major change to the concept.
28 Years AgoVigilante 8
PlayStationJapan
Vigilante 8 is a vehicular-combat game set in an alternate 1975. Australian terrorist Sid Burn is hired by OMAR to dispose of all competing oil companies in the U.S. so that OMAR can establish an oil monopoly in the country.
29 Years AgoTime Crisis
PlayStationNorth America
Time Crisis is a light gun shooter arcade game released by Namco in December 1995. It was later ported for the PlayStation in 1997, bundled with the Guncon light gun controller.
22 Years AgoWWE Smackdown! vs. Raw
PS2Europe
WWE SmackDown! vs. Raw brings two of wrestling's most popular game series together on the PS2. The game re-creates WWE programming with voice-overs and commentary throughout the season mode.
22 Years AgoMetal Slug Advance
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
Now you can have all the 2D arcade action of Metal Slug in the palm of your hand, because Metal Slug Advance has arrived on the Game Boy Advance. Through five action-packed missions, you must move out on foot or in slug vehicles across rugged terrain and underwater bases.
18 Years AgoCall of Duty: World at War - Final Fronts
PortPS2Australia
Call of Duty: World at war - Final Fronts is a first-person shooter game. It focuses is on single-player campaigns, as it has no multiplayer. The game is set in World War II.
24 Years AgoThe Simpsons Skateboarding
PS2North America
The Simpsons Skateboarding is a sports video game where players have to skate in locations around Springfield. Nine characters are available to compete for the grand prize. Each character has over forty unique moves.
26 Years AgoStar Wars: Demolition
PlayStationNorth America
Star Wars: Demolition is a vehicular combat game set in the Star Wars universe created by both Luxoflux and LucasArts using the Vigilante 8 game engine.
26 Years AgoTom and Jerry in Fists of Furry
Nintendo 64North America
One-on-one fighting! Tag team tournaments! Just choose your character and then select the location.
22 Years AgoFIFA Soccer 2005
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Released only a few months after Euro 2004, FIFA 2005 brings several features to the franchise, such as the return of a player creation tool, where a player can be created from scratch from customizing the face (while it's not possible to d…
17 Years AgoHarvest Moon DS: Sunshine Islands
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Gameplay is split into four 30-day seasons to make up a year. Each day takes place over approximately fifteen minutes. Unlike its predecessor, Harvest Moon DS: Island of Happiness, the player is not limited to controlling the game with the touch screen.
22 Years AgoThe Getaway: Black Monday
PS2Europe
It's going to be a day to remember for Sgt Mitchell. His first shift back on the MET's Organised Crime Squad begins with a dawn raid on a council estate that turns nasty.
26 Years AgoRugrats in Paris: The Movie
Nintendo 64Worldwide
Tommy Pickle's father has been sent to Europe for maintenance work at Euroreptarland. The Rugrats join him on his travel to Europe. There are 16 levels and hidden bonus level to play through.
23 Years AgoDouble Dragon Advance
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Double Dragon Advance is a side-scrolling beat 'em up game developed by Million and published by Atlus for the Game Boy Advance.
28 Years AgoAnna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis
PlayStationJapan
Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis is a tennis video game featuring the likeness of professional tennis player Anna Kournikova. The game features two practice modes, tournaments and exhibition matches.
26 Years AgoMs. Pac-Man: Maze Madness
Nintendo 64North America
Professor Pac learns that the witch, Mesmerelda, has seized control of the Enchanted Castle using black magic and from there is planning on stealing all four Gems of Virtue (Generosity; Truth; Wisdom; Courage) to control the "four wonders" (areas of Pac-Land).
24 Years AgoDisney's Treasure Planet
PS2North America
Treasure Planet brings Treasure Island, Robert Louis Stevenson's epic adventure of bloodthirsty pirates and buried treasure, not just right up-to-date, but into the future - a future in which the spaceship Legacy is over-run by mutinous pirates, led by the cyborg, John Silver.
25 Years AgoHot Wheels: Extreme Racing
PlayStationWorldwide
Hot Wheels Extreme Racing is a racing game for the PlayStation, released in 2001. It features vehicles based on the Hot Wheels series of toys.
33 Years AgoRanma 1/2: Hard Battle
SNESEurope
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.
27 Years AgoKnockout Kings 2000
Nintendo 64Europe
Enjoy all of the thrilling challenges of professional boxing with KNOCKOUT KINGS 2000. You can choose from large number of past and present boxing greats like Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Rocky Marciano, Evander Holyfield, Roberto Duran, and Muhammad Ali.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.