ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
November 15
The games released on this day in gaming history.
1131 releases
22 Years AgoNeed for Speed: Underground 2
PS2GameCubeXboxNorth America
Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a street racing game and the first entry in the series to feature an open world environment.
39 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda
NESEurope
The Legend of Zelda is the first title in the Zelda series, it has marked the history of video games particularly for it's game mechanics and universe.
24 Years AgoKingdom Hearts
Expanded editionPS2Europe
The international release of Kingdom Hearts added new superbosses to the game.
21 Years AgoSuper Smash Bros.
Nintendo 64China
Super Smash Bros. is a crossover fighting video game between several different Nintendo franchises, and the first installment in the Super Smash Bros. series. Players must defeat their opponents multiple times in a fighting frenzy of items and power-ups.
26 Years AgoResident Evil 3: Nemesis
DreamcastEurope
Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is a survival horror video game and the third instalment in the Resident Evil series. Like its two predecessors, it is a third-person action-adventure game with polygonal characters on pre-rendered backgrounds with cinematic camera angles.
20 Years AgoGuitar Hero II
PS2Australia
Unleash your inner rock star! Unlock new songs and venues to become the ultimate rock star in Career mode, jump right in and play any song you've unlocked in Quickplay, or play with or against friends in Multiplayer, all right from your living room!
21 Years AgoDragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
PS2North America
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is the eighth installment in the Dragon Quest series, developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was also later released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2015.
31 Years AgoEarthworm Jim 2
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
From Evil the Cat’s’Circus of the Scars’ to the planet of Meat, join Jim on a madcap chase across the galaxy. Saving cows, thwarting lawyers and outsmarting Psy-Crow are all in a day’s work for Jim. Are you up to the challenge?
21 Years AgoShadow the Hedgehog
GameCubePS2XboxNorth America
The world is in peril as forces, both good and evil, make a play for the powerful Chaos Emeralds. In Shadow the Hedgehog, you can control Shadow and choose which side to fight for.
37 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
ArcadeNorth America
NOTE: This is the original 4-Player Arcade release, not the NES Title. The player chooses from one of the four Ninja Turtles: Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael.
21 Years AgoSonic Rush
Nintendo DSNorth America
Sonic the Hedgehog has a new partner, Blaze the Cat, in this fast-paced platformer, Sonic Rush. You can play as either Sonic or Blaze as you try to track down powerful Sol emeralds. Sonic Rush displays the level over both screens, allowing for screen-spanning jumps and dives.
30 Years AgoTwisted Metal
PlayStationJapan
Twisted Metal consists of a series of arena-based battles against an increasing number of opponents in increasingly large arenas.
24 Years AgoRed Faction II
PS2Europe
In Red Faction II you will have to defend your country as Alias, a demolitions expert, with the help of your five squad members, each specializing in their own method of destruction.
21 Years AgoTrue Crime: New York City
GameCubeXboxPS2Worldwide
Be a good cop or a bad cop in the streetwise action game True Crime: New York City. You can explore the authentically modeled streets of New York City as a police officer tracking down criminals and administering justice.
20 Years AgoTony Hawk's Project 8
PS2XboxAustralia
Tony Hawk's Project 8, officially abbreviated as THP8, is a skateboarding video game, the eighth installment in the Tony Hawk's series.
31 Years AgoVirtua Cop
SaturnNorth America
Players assume the role of police officers in a first-person perspective and use a light gun to shoot criminals and advance through the game, with penalties for shooting civilians. The players could also shoot powerups that grants him a weapon or a life.
32 Years AgoThe Punisher
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth America
The Punisher is a 1993 beat 'em up arcade game. It stars the Marvel Comics' anti-hero the Punisher and co-stars S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Nick Fury as the second player's character as they embark on a mission to kill the crime lord the Kingpin and bring down his organization.
31 Years AgoSega Rally Championship
SaturnNorth America
Sega Rally Championship is a 1994 arcade racing game developed by AM5 on the Sega Model 2 board.
24 Years AgoWWE SmackDown! Shut Your Mouth
PS2Europe
A WHOLE NEW SEASON OF SMACKDOWN! -BUILD YOUR OWN DRAMA WITH REAL WWF STORYLINES -ALL-NEW DRAFT -INTERACTIVE BACKSTAGE AREAS -WHATCHA GONNA DO?!
25 Years AgoThe King of Fighters 2001
ArcadeJapanNorth America
The King of Fighters 2001 is the eighth game in The King of Fighters series, the third and final part of the "Nests Chronicles" story arc, and the first game produced following the closure of the original SNK.
40 Years AgoGolf
NESEurope
Golf is a game for the NES based on the sport of the same name. The golfer has been identified as Mario in supplemental material, albeit not wearing his traditional shirt and overalls. The gameplay of Golf is relatively simple.
21 Years AgoNeed for Speed: Most Wanted
PortGameCubePS2XboxNorth America
The player arrives in Rockport City, driving a racing version of the BMW M3 GTR (E46).
31 Years AgoSamurai Shodown III
ArcadeWorldwide
Samurai Shodown III was to be the start of a bold new direction for the franchise. The most obvious difference between this game and the others in the series is the notably darker aesthetic.
24 Years AgoHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
PortPS2North AmericaEurope
The PlayStation 2 version was ported internally by Electronic Arts instead of by Eurocom who developed the other console versions, hence the PS2 version sporting some noticeable differences. but otherwise keeping the majority of the game the same.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.