ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 6
The games released on this day in gaming history.
836 releases
25 Years AgoMax Payne
PS2North America
Max Payne is a man with nothing to lose in the violent, cold urban night. A fugitive undercover cop framed for murder, hunted by cops and the mob, Max is a man with his back against the wall, fighting a battle he cannot hope to win.
30 Years AgoCrash Bandicoot
PlayStationJapan
Crash Bandicoot is the first installment in the Crash Bandicoot series that established Naughty Dog's reputation in the video game industry. Its premises chronicle the creation of the titular Crash, a bandicoot who has been uplifted by the mad scientist Doctor Neo Cortex.
26 Years AgoResident Evil 2
DreamcastNorth America
Resident Evil 2 is a sequel to the first Resident Evil title.
28 Years AgoBanjo-Kazooie
Nintendo 64Japan
Trouble brews when Gruntilda the witch captures the unbearably beautiful cub, Tooty. But before the grisly hag can steal the bear's good looks, big brother Banjo and his fine-feathered friend, Kazooie, join forces to stop her.
30 Years AgoCommand & Conquer
SaturnEuropeNorth America
Experience the game that started it all! Enter a gritty, high-tech world and take advantage of electronic intelligence and covert surveillance to determine who reigns supreme.
25 Years AgoIco
PS2Japan
An action-adventure game in which a boy is abandoned and taken to a massive castle by his people.
27 Years AgoDonkey Kong 64
Nintendo 64Europe
K. Rool has kidnapped the Kongs! Can Donkey Kong rescue his friends, reclaim the Golden Bananas and save his homeland from certain doom?
19 Years AgoAnimal Crossing: Wild World
Nintendo DSKorea
Players move into a living, breathing world inside the Nintendo DS...and then invite their friends to visit from anywhere on earth.
35 Years AgoMega Man 4
FamicomJapan
For a year the city has been quiet, but a new robotic terror has gripped the city! That scheming scientist, Dr. Cossack has arrived in town with eight new metal maniacs who are bigger and badder than anything Dr.
34 Years AgoFinal Fantasy V
Super FamicomJapan
Final Fantasy V is a fantasy role-playing video game developed and published by Square in 1992 as a part of the Final Fantasy series. The game first appeared only in Japan on Nintendo's Super Famicom (known internationally as the Super Nintendo Entertainment System).
30 Years AgoPaRappa the Rapper
PlayStationJapan
The original music video game. Help Parappa rap with the best of the master rappers and straight into Sunny's heart. Guaranteed you'll be singin' and dancin' along with Parappa and his pals to the most fun music mixes.
26 Years AgoGrandia II
DreamcastNorth America
Grandia 2 is a 3D RPG, viewed from a top-down perspective for most of the game and a 3rd person view during battle. Controlling Ryudo, the player will explore various locations, locating townspeople and objects within an area to interact with.
30 Years AgoPandemonium!
PlayStationEurope
Pandemonium features 2 playable characters: Fargus, a joker, and Nikki, who unwittingly casts a spell that destroys the town. The goal of the game is to reach the Wishing Engine, where they can wish the town back to normal.
25 Years AgoDigimon Rumble Arena
PlayStationWorldwide
Digimon Rumble Arena is a crossover fighting video game developed and published by Bandai in association with Hudson Soft for the PlayStation video game console.
25 Years AgoStar Trek: Voyager - Elite Force
PS2North America
This first person shooter set in the Star Trek universe lets you take control of a member of the Starship Voyager crew as you combat the Borg and other enemies.
30 Years AgoSuper Puzzle Fighter II Turbo
PlayStationSaturnJapan
The game's title is a parody of Super Street Fighter II Turbo (or Super Street Fighter II X in Japan), as there are no other Puzzle Fighter games, and the game includes music and interface elements spoofing the Street Fighter Alpha and Darkstalkers games.
24 Years AgoMega Man Battle Network 3 White
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Using an RPG style, you must guide Mega Man through various levels defeating enemies along the way and collecting the various chips to upgrade Mega Man's weapons and other items.
30 Years AgoMagic Carpet
SaturnJapan
Magic Carpet is a video game released by Bullfrog Productions in 1994. Its graphics and gameplay were considered innovative and technically impressive at the time.
24 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda: Four Swords
Game Boy AdvanceAustralia
The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords is a multiplayer game in the Zelda series originally released together with The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the Game Boy Advance.
16 Years AgoSpace Ace
Nintendo DSiNorth America
In Space Ace you play the heroic Ace who must stop the evil Commander Borf from taking over the Earth! Borf plans to reduce all of humankind to infants and take over the planet.
24 Years AgoMega Man Battle Network 3 Blue
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Join Mega Mega.EXE, his pal Lan and friends as they keep the net safe from cyber mayhem in the most expansive battle network adventure yet.
35 Years AgoHome Alone
SNESNorth America
Harry and Marv, the bumbling "Wet Bandits," have paid their debt to society and are now ready to get revenge on the youngster that caused them their humiliating defeat Kevin McCallister.
24 Years AgoPro Race Driver
PS2North America
Pro Race Driver is a racing video game part of the Toca Touring Car series. The series originally focused specifically on touring car racing, but after World Touring Cars, the series expanded to cover a wide variety of motorsport.
35 Years AgoJoe & Mac
Expanded editionSuper FamicomJapan
The Super NES version of Joe & Mac is a reworked game which features an overworld map used to choose the levels (unlike in other versions where all of them have to be played), which were longer, plus some bonus stages (either in the levels…
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