ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
November 19
The games released on this day in gaming history.
118 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
22 Years AgoNeed for Speed: Underground 2
PS2Europe
Need for Speed: Underground 2 is a street racing game and the first entry in the series to feature an open world environment.
27 Years AgoSuper Smash Bros.
Nintendo 64Europe
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.
34 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time
Expanded editionSNESEurope
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time, developed by Konami, is a side-scrolling beat ’em up for up to two players. It is the fourth game in the series, following Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project on the Nintendo Entertainment System.
24 Years AgoMarvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes
PS2North America
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is the fourth game in the Marvel vs. Capcom series of fighting games.
22 Years AgoMortal Kombat: Deception
PS2Europe
Mortal Kombat: Deception is the sixth installment in the Mortal Kombat franchise. Based on the Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance engine, players once again have to fight to stop this new threat in the sixth installment of the fighting series.
19 Years AgoMario Party DS
Nintendo DSNorth America
He's captured Mario and his friends in his pursuit of a crystal that the group collected when it fell from the sky, and he doesn't hesitate to shrink them to miniature size to get rid of them and get his hands on the other four crystals.
27 Years AgoTom Clancy's Rainbow Six
PlayStationEurope
A combination of explosive action and real-life strategy! The most revolutionary action/strategy game of its kind. Nothing comes closer to offering an exciting combination of strategy, team-building, realistic three-dimensional graphics and true-to-life special forces action.
25 Years AgoWario Land 4
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Wario's back for more...and more...and MORE! Hey! You!
25 Years AgoThe Simpsons: Road Rage
PS2North America
The Simpsons: Road Rage is similar to Sega's 1999 video game Crazy Taxi, in that the main objective is to drive picked up passengers to their destinations as quickly as possible.
29 Years AgoTime Crisis
PlayStationEurope
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.
18 Years AgoBlazBlue: Calamity Trigger
ArcadeJapan
BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger is a fighting game developed by Arc System Works in 2008 and is the first game in the BlazBlue series. The game was originally developed for Japanese arcades and later received console and PC ports.
22 Years AgoMario vs. Donkey Kong
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
After years of apparent goodwill, Mario and Donkey Kong are at it again--this time, on Game Boy Advance. Donkey Kong has stolen all the Mini-Mario toys from the Mario Toy Co., and now it's up to Mario to hunt down his longtime nemesis and retrieve the pilfered goods.
34 Years AgoTop Gear
SNESEurope
"Top Gear sends players over eight countries around the world with one of four cars, facing sharp turns, pit stops, and debris in this arcade-style racing game."
37 Years AgoFaxanadu
NESNorth America
Faxandu is for the Famicom and NES. The name was licensed by Falcom and was developed and released in Japan in 1987. Nintendo also released the game to the world market in 1990.
17 Years AgoJak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier
PS2AustraliaJapan
Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is a 2009 platform game developed by High Impact Games and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. The game is the sixth and final game in the Jak and Daxter series.
34 Years AgoBatman: Return of the Joker
NESEurope
Batman: Return of the Joker was developed and published by Sunsoft as the second in their Batman series on the Nintendo Entertainment System. It departed from the original game by focusing on the comic-book version of Batman instead of the movie-inspired conception.
22 Years AgoWorms Forts: Under Siege
PS2Worldwide
Worms Forts: Under Siege is a turn based strategy game by Team 17 which worms must destroy the enemy team or their stronghold
24 Years AgoStar Wars: Bounty Hunter
PS2Worldwide
Star Wars: Bounty Hunter (released in Japan as Star Wars: Jango Fett) is a Star Wars video game developed and published by LucasArts for the GameCube and Sony PlayStation 2, released in 2002.
17 Years AgoAssassin's Creed II: Discovery
Nintendo DSAustralia
Discover an untold chapter from the Assassin’s Creed II storyline. Follow Ezio as he travels to 15th century Spain to rescue fellow assassins being held under the guise of the Inquisition, only to uncover a Templar plot to sail west and discover the New World.
33 Years AgoThe Flintstones
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
This is a platform game based on the famous Flintstones series. The game features many original Flintstones characters, such as Fred, Wilma, Barney, and others.
34 Years AgoShatterhand
PortNESEurope
Imagine packing the power of 100 strategic missiles in every punch. Imagine needing every single megaton just to hold your own against a cybernetic army of metallic monstrosities.
34 Years AgoSuper Adventure Island
SNESEurope
Master Higgins is back in his wildest and greatest adventure of all! His girlfriend, Jeannie Jungle, has been turned to stone by the evil Dark Cloak. Now he must leap into action to defeat the scores of guardian animals and monsters that protect the wicked wizard.
33 Years AgoHook
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
In this video game adaption of the Steven Spielberg film Hook, the player takes the role of a grown-up Peter Pan, whose kids have been kidnapped by Captain Hook. Tinker Bell takes Peter back to Neverland where he must again become Pan and reclaim his children.
22 Years AgoMega Man X: Command Mission
PS2Europe
Mega Man X: Command Mission, known as Rockman X Command Mission in Japan, is a spin-off game in the Mega Man X series. It was released in 2004 on both the PlayStation 2 and the Nintendo GameCube, making it the second-to-last game in the Mega Man X series to be released.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.