On This Day in Gaming: November 18

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

November 18

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Fossil Fighters: Champions cover16 Years Ago

Fossil Fighters: Champions

Nintendo DSJapan

In this dino-tastic adventure, players get some hands-on time to hunt and clean fossils, and revive and battle vivosaurs. A fossil park is hosting a large-scale tournament in which competitors enter vivosaurs created from dinosaur fossils into competition.

Rolling Thunder 2 cover35 Years Ago

Rolling Thunder 2

Mega Drive / GenesisEurope

A terrorist group has taken out the world information flow and, as either a guy named Albert Ross or a woman named Leila, you must stop them. You can also get cool weapons that pack more of a punch than your ordinary hand gun.

NBA Live 2001 cover26 Years Ago

NBA Live 2001

PlayStationWorldwide

With yet another edition of the annual NBA Live Basketball series surfacing, the question is whether the change is worht the price tag. NBA Live 2001 embraces all of the action of the NBA, while featuring all of your favorite NBA stars and rookies.

Island Xtreme Stunts cover24 Years Ago

Island Xtreme Stunts

PS2North America

Island Xtreme Stunts is a mixture of different genres in a single game.

NPPL Championship Paintball 2009 cover18 Years Ago

NPPL Championship Paintball 2009

PS2Worldwide

NPPL: Championship Paintball 2009 (NPPL 09) is a first person paintball video game released for Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, and the Nintendo Wii. The game features multiple game modes, officially licensed gear,

Barbie: Race & Ride cover27 Years Ago

Barbie: Race & Ride

PlayStationNorth America

Barbie makes her first appearance on the PlayStation with BARBIE RACE AND RIDE. Help Barbie take care of a stable of horses; groom the horses or feed them a variety of foods including apples, carrots, strawberries, and sugar cubes.

Secret Weapons Over Normandy cover23 Years Ago

Secret Weapons Over Normandy

PS2Worldwide

Secret Weapons Over Normandy or SWON is a World War II-based arcade flight simulation video game released on November 18, 2003.

Cradle of Rome cover18 Years Ago

Cradle of Rome

Nintendo DSWorldwide

Build the heart of the Ancient Roman Empire and become its Emperor! This legendary city was one of the most beautiful and powerful capitals to have ever existed in the ancient world! Resurrect the masterpieces of Roman architecture.

Whiplash cover23 Years Ago

Whiplash

PS2Worldwide

Although Redmond (the rabbit) and Spanx (the weasel) are two animals chained together, the gameplay is much like any other platformer. The player controls only Spanx, using Redmond as a weapon or tool as the situation requires.

Tony Hawk's Motion cover18 Years Ago

Tony Hawk's Motion

Nintendo DSNorth America

The game uses a motion-sensing peripheral called the "Motion Pack", which is inserted into the Game Boy Advance game slot as the method of control. As well as skateboarding, the game also offers snowboarding.

Kya: Dark Lineage cover23 Years Ago

Kya: Dark Lineage

PS2North America

Kya and her brother Frank have been transported into a different dimension, and upon arriving are separated!

World Championship Poker cover22 Years Ago

World Championship Poker

PS2Worldwide

World Championship Poker offers the most challenging, most realistic poker game play around. Compete against top players for a seat at the Grand Championship Table -- call their bluffs, know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, and try to make it to the final showdown!

Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine cover18 Years Ago

Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine

Nintendo DSWorldwide

Prepare for Battle! Chop, mix and stir against the greatest chefs the world has ever known in a lightning-paced cooking competition. Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine challenges players to take up the role of master chef in a battle for culinary supremacy.

PopStar Guitar cover18 Years Ago

PopStar Guitar

PS2Worldwide

PopStar Guitar is a music game for the Wii and PlayStation 2

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff cover18 Years Ago

Tecmo Bowl: Kickoff

Nintendo DSNorth America

The DS entry in the venerable Tecmo Bowl franchise, featuring playbook and stat customization, special player abilities, and dramatic cutscenes in the style of Tecmo Super Bowl.

Ninja Assault cover26 Years Ago

Ninja Assault

ArcadeWorldwide

Ninja Assault is an arcade game developed and released by Namco in 2000. Two years later it was also published as a PlayStation 2 exclusive title with GunCon 2 compatibility. Ninja Assault was developed by Namco, who also created the Time Crisis series.

Ninja Assault cover24 Years Ago

Ninja Assault

PS2North America

Ninja Assault is an arcade game developed and released by Namco in 2000. Two years later it was also published as a PlayStation 2 exclusive title with GunCon 2 compatibility. Ninja Assault was developed by Namco, who also created the Time Crisis series.

Haven: Call of the King cover24 Years Ago

Haven: Call of the King

PS2North America

The King Athellion has left his homeworld to fight in an intergalactic crusade. He left behind a huge bell - The Golden Voice - for his people to call him should they ever be in danger.

Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon cover23 Years Ago

Star Wars: Flight of the Falcon

Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide

Can you outrun the Empire? At last, you can know what it feels like to pilot the most popular ship in the Star Wars universe -- the Millennium Falcon. If you also want to find out what it feels like to wear super-tight pants and a black leather vest, that's up to you.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 cover23 Years Ago

Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3

PS2North AmericaKorea

Tokyo Xtreme Racer 3 (or 首都高バトル 01 in the Japanese release) was released for the PlayStation 2 in 2003 as part of Genki's Shutokou Battle series. This entry in the series was released two years after the previous game, Tokyo Xtreme Racer: Zero.

Dig Dug: Digging Strike cover21 Years Ago

Dig Dug: Digging Strike

Nintendo DSWorldwide

This 3D adventure combines the classic arcade digging action with new baddies, environments, weapons, mini-games and strategies to deliver the most action-packed Dig Dug game to date.

Jewel Master: Cradle of Rome cover18 Years Ago

Jewel Master: Cradle of Rome

Nintendo DSWorldwide

Build the heart of the Ancient Roman Empire and become its Emperor! This legendary city was one of the most beautiful and powerful capitals to have ever existed in the ancient world! Resurrect the masterpieces of Roman architecture.

Mahjong Sengoku Jidai cover39 Years Ago

Mahjong Sengoku Jidai

Master SystemWorldwide

Mahjong Sengoku Jidai is a Board game, developed by Sanritsu and published by Sega, which was released in Japan in 1987.

Sadakichi Seven: Hideyoshi no Ougon cover38 Years Ago

Sadakichi Seven: Hideyoshi no Ougon

PC EngineJapan

A comedic espionage-themed adventure game for the PC Engine, published by Hudson.

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

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