On This Day in Gaming: November 17

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

November 17

The games released on this day in gaming history.

128 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Rendering Ranger: R2 cover31 Years Ago

Rendering Ranger: R2

Super FamicomJapan

Rendering Ranger R2 is an action game developed by Rainbow Arts and published by Virgin Interactive in 1995 for the Super Famicom in Japan only.

X-Men: Mutant Wars cover26 Years Ago

X-Men: Mutant Wars

Game Boy ColorEurope

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.

Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer cover20 Years Ago

Pirates: Legend of the Black Buccaneer

PS2Australia

Pirate Francis Blade searches for the treasure of the Black Buccaneer.

Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri cover20 Years Ago

Tokobot Plus: Mysteries of the Karakuri

Expanded editionPS2Worldwide

Bolt is an apprentice Treasure Master working at Mr. Canewood's laboratory. With the help of mysterious Tokobots, he will explore many prehistoric ruins to find ancient relics that will put him one step further on his path to be a Treasure Master and find his father.

Medal of Honor: Infiltrator cover23 Years Ago

Medal of Honor: Infiltrator

Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide

Medal of Honor Infiltrator puts you in the role of Corporal Jake Murphy, a man who must complete five daring missions to defeat the Axis powers in WWII.

NCAA Basketball 09 cover18 Years Ago

NCAA Basketball 09

PS2North America

NCAA Basketball 09 was the 2008 installment in the NCAA Basketball series. It was released on November 17, 2008 for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 2, and Xbox 360.[1] Former UCLA forward Kevin Love was featured on the cover.

Robocalypse cover18 Years Ago

Robocalypse

Nintendo DSNorth America

-- Robots with Attitude - Infuses madcap cartoon humor into the heat of battle by giving robots distinct attitudes and personalities.

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing cover23 Years Ago

James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing

PortGame Boy AdvanceWorldwide

Game Boy Advance port of James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing.

Fear Factor: Unleashed cover22 Years Ago

Fear Factor: Unleashed

Game Boy AdvanceNorth America

The game puts the player inside the action of the hit TV show, and features 12 spine-tingling stunts that will test gamers' steadiness, stomachs and nerve.

Tomb Raider: Legend cover20 Years Ago

Tomb Raider: Legend

PortNintendo DSAustralia

The Nintendo DS version of Tomb Raider: Legend differs significantly from its console counterparts. While it retains the original plot and cutscenes, the platforming and environmental puzzles have been adapted into a side-scrolling format with some 3D elements.

My Ballet Studio cover17 Years Ago

My Ballet Studio

PortNintendo DSNorth America

Learn real dance moves and participate in mini-games to earn money to buy new clothes and accessories. Hone your skills until you're ready to perform on the biggest stage of all to become the No. 1 Ballerina!

Neutopia cover37 Years Ago

Neutopia

PC EngineJapan

Neutopia is an overhead action-adventure video game developed by Hudson Soft. It was released by Hudson for the PC Engine in Japan on November 17, 1989. It was then released by NEC for the TurboGrafx-16 in North America in 1990.

Gozonji: Yaji Kita Chin Douchuu cover37 Years Ago

Gozonji: Yaji Kita Chin Douchuu

FamicomJapan

Gozonji: Yaji Kita Chin Douchuu is an Adventure game, developed by Hyperware and published by HAL Labs, which was released in Japan in 1989.

Cyber-Lip cover36 Years Ago

Cyber-Lip

ArcadeJapan

Inspired by the Contra series, Cyber-Lip is an early side-scrolling shooter by SNK for the Neo Geo. It's considered one of the predecessors to popular Metal Slug franchise.

Martial Champion cover33 Years Ago

Martial Champion

PC Engine CDJapan

Martial Champion is a versus fighting game similar in concept to Street Fighter II. There are ten characters to choose from, each representing his or her own country.

Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butouden cover31 Years Ago

Dragon Ball Z: Shin Butouden

SaturnJapan

It is the fourth installment in the Butouden series. It features 27 playable characters, their sprites being those used in the earlier game "Dragon Ball Z - Ultimate Battle 22" for the Sony PlayStation.

World Series Baseball cover31 Years Ago

World Series Baseball

SaturnJapanEurope

World Series Baseball, known in Japan as Hideo Nomo World Series Baseball, is a Sega Saturn baseball game developed and published by Sega.

Zenkoku Koukou Soccer 2 cover31 Years Ago

Zenkoku Koukou Soccer 2

Super FamicomJapan

Zenkoku Koukou Soccer 2 is a Sports game, developed by Syscom and published by Yojigen, which was released in Japan in 1995.

Night Head: The Labyrinth cover31 Years Ago

Night Head: The Labyrinth

PlayStationJapan

Night Head: The Labyrinth is an Adventure game on Playstation, which was released in Japan in 1995. It is based on the Japanese TV drama "Night Head" and has several endings. Some conditional branches are complex, so the difficulty is very high.

O-chan no Oekaki Logic cover31 Years Ago

O-chan no Oekaki Logic

SaturnJapan

O-Chan no Oekaki Logic is a Japan-exclusive puzzle game based on the popular nonogram game. The game is considered to be a spin-off of Sunsoft's Hebereke series. I

Captain Tsubasa J: The Way to World Youth cover31 Years Ago

Captain Tsubasa J: The Way to World Youth

Super FamicomJapan

The fourth and last Captain Tsubasa game released on the Super Famicom. Takes its inspiration from a sequel anime series released in the 90s rather than the 80s original.

Block Kuzushi cover31 Years Ago

Block Kuzushi

Super FamicomJapan

This game was released only for the japanese Super Famicom.

Shanghai: Triple-Threat cover31 Years Ago

Shanghai: Triple-Threat

Super FamicomJapan

Another version of the ancient game of Mah-Jong. The player is presented with an arrangement of tiles, lined up together and stacked, with either 2 or 4 of each of an array of patterns.

Andretti Racing cover29 Years Ago

Andretti Racing

SaturnNorth America

For the first time ever in an arcade racer, take control of either NASCAR or Indy cars and cruise around 16 detailed tracks. There are 3 views available to drive from. As well as individual races, you can play a full career.

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

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