On This Day in Gaming: November 12

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

Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop cover17 Years Ago

Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop

Nintendo DSAustralia

In Cooking Mama 3, players use the stylus as the ultimate cooking utensil to create 80 all new dishes including chili con carne, tulip chicken, mushroom quiche and more.

Boogie cover19 Years Ago

Boogie

PS2Worldwide

Boogie is a music video game developed by Electronic Arts for the Wii and PlayStation 2. The karaoke gameplay is similar to other singing games such as SingStar and Karaoke Revolution. The game comes packaged with a USB microphone.

Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star cover17 Years Ago

Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star

Expanded editionNintendo DSJapan

Rockman.EXE Operate Shooting Star is a game released on November 12, 2009 for the Nintendo DS in Japan. It is an advanced port of the first Mega Man Battle Network game with some extras, including a crossover with the Mega Man Star Force series.

Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth cover16 Years Ago

Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth

Nintendo DSEurope

This is your chance to be the Doctor and guide him and Amy Pond on a thrilling new adventure. Arriving on Earth only hours before a Solar Storm is due to wipe out all life on the planet, the Doctor and his companion discover the last group of humans preparing to evacuate.

Shox: Rally Reinvented cover24 Years Ago

Shox: Rally Reinvented

PS2North America

Arcade rally racing gets fast and furious in the newest addition to the EA SPORTS BIG! line-up. Let it all hang out as you powerslide, get big air, and smash through 20 exotic off-road tracks. Charge with precision and blaze through Shox Zones to win the races within the race.

Tomb Raider: The Prophecy cover24 Years Ago

Tomb Raider: The Prophecy

Game Boy AdvanceNorth America

Tomb Raider: The Prophecy is the first game for the Gameboy Advance. Lara is now in a quasi-3D overhead environment, as opposed to the 2D-platformer view of the previous handheld versions. This view proves helpful while Lara runs, jumps, shimmys, and shoots around.

EyeToy: Groove cover23 Years Ago

EyeToy: Groove

PS2Europe

In this game, you are given many popular songs to choose from and dance to. Since this is the Eye Toy we are talking about, it is much more interactive. As lights shoot at buttons around the screen, you touch the buttons.

Athletic World cover40 Years Ago

Athletic World

FamicomJapan

Athletic World can be regarded as the precursor to popular titles such as Nintendo Fit and Dance Dance Revolution, which utilize pad sensors to track the player's movement.

Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai cover34 Years Ago

Downtown Nekketsu Koushinkyoku: Soreyuke Daiundoukai

Expanded editionPC EngineJapan

Reihou Academy Student Council proposed a friendly athletic meet-up to apologize for the wrongdoings done by student council president Yamada.

Wakataka Oozumou: Yume no Kyoudai Taiketsu cover33 Years Ago

Wakataka Oozumou: Yume no Kyoudai Taiketsu

SNESJapan

Waka Taka Ozumo: Brothers Dream Match is a sumo video game developed by Tomcat System and published by Imagineer for the Super Famicom, which was released exclusively in Japan in 1993.

Kamen Rider cover33 Years Ago

Kamen Rider

Super FamicomJapan

Kamen Rider is a beat 'em up developed by Sun L and published by Bandai for the Super Famicom platform. It is based on the Kamen Rider tokusatsu TV show, specifically the very first incarnation which ran between 1971-1973.

Dark Wizard cover33 Years Ago

Dark Wizard

Sega CDJapan

These are epic times for the people of Cheshire. The kingdom of Quentin is the last stronghold in all of Cheshire against the forces of darkness. But Quentin's king has been killed in battle.

Super Uno cover33 Years Ago

Super Uno

Super FamicomJapan

Super Uno is the video game adaptation of the card game of the same name. Released only in Japan.

Final Stretch cover33 Years Ago

Final Stretch

Super FamicomJapan

Final Stretch is a Formula One racing game developed by Genki.

Equinox cover33 Years Ago

Equinox

Super FamicomWorldwide

Equinox is the sequel to Solstice. It is presented in a 3D isometric view with colourful graphics. The game is based upon solving puzzles to progress to the next dungeon.

Total Eclipse Turbo cover31 Years Ago

Total Eclipse Turbo

PortPlayStationEurope

Total Eclipse Turbo is a port of the space shooter Total Eclipse. A sequel Solar Eclipse (Titan Wars in Europe) was released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation. In Total Eclipse Turbo, gamers must defend Earth's sun from an invading band of baddies knows as the Dras-sai.

Another Mind cover28 Years Ago

Another Mind

PlayStationJapan

Another Mind is an adventure game created by Square for the PlayStation

J.League Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3 cover28 Years Ago

J.League Jikkyou Winning Eleven 3

PortPlayStationJapan

The third installment in the J. League Jikkyou football/soccer series. As with the other games in the series, the game focuses entirely on Japanese soccer leagues and lets you choose a team and try your luck at various available cups, quick exhibition matches or leagues.

Magical Tetris Challenge cover27 Years Ago

Magical Tetris Challenge

PortGame Boy ColorJapan

The Game Boy Color port of Magical Tetris Challenge.

Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999 cover27 Years Ago

Dark Arms: Beast Buster 1999

Neo Geo Pocket ColorEurope

"I crave power. Power that only the darkest evil can imagine." Enter the sinister underworld of the Dark Realm! Battle creatures of darkness in your quest for the ultimate bio-weapon.

NCAA Final Four 2002 cover25 Years Ago

NCAA Final Four 2002

PS2North America

The follow-up to Final Four 2001 features the obligatory roster updates with over 300 real NCAA teams and 31 conferences with authentic fight songs and 70 new player models to give the game a feel of realism.

Gradius Galaxies cover25 Years Ago

Gradius Galaxies

Game Boy AdvanceNorth America

Gradius Galaxies is a horizontally-scrolling shooter handheld video game released for the Game Boy Advance. This is the only Gradius title available for the system.

The Wild Thornberrys Movie cover24 Years Ago

The Wild Thornberrys Movie

Game Boy AdvanceNorth America

Based on the December 2002 movie from Paramount Pictures and Nickelodeon Movies, follow the Wild Thornberrys from majestic settings of the Serengeti to the proper streets of London.

Disney's Treasure Planet cover24 Years Ago

Disney's Treasure Planet

PlayStationNorth America

Disney's Treasure Planet is a 3D action-adventure platform game for the PlayStation played from a behind view perspective that is based on the 2002 movie of the same name. The game follows Jim Hawkins and his search for the legendary treasure of pirate captain Flint.

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

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