ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
108 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
18 Years AgoPersona 4
PS2North America
An entry in the JRPG/visual novel hybrid Persona series in which the player has to harness the power of Personas and fight entities called Shadows by forging bonds with the locals of Inaba, a rural Japanese town thrown into unrest by inexpl…
32 Years AgoThe Lion King
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
The Lion King brings to life the majesty and mystery of Africa through the tale of Simba, a lion cub faced with the challenging transition to maturity.
32 Years AgoTekken
ArcadeJapan
Tekken is a fighting game and the first entry in what would become the Tekken series and franchise. It was one of the earliest 3D-animated fighting games, incorporating many of the concepts from Sega's Virtua Fighter.
27 Years AgoYu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories
PlayStationJapan
Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories is a video game loosely based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga and anime series. The storyline takes on a dual setting in Ancient Egypt and current-day Domino City.
22 Years AgoFIFA Soccer 2005
PS2Japan
FIFA Football 2005 gives you more control than ever with improved button and control sensitivity and an intuitive Off the Ball Control.
33 Years AgoDisney's Darkwing Duck
NESEurope
Darkwing Duck is a platformer video game based on the Disney television series, Darkwing Duck. The game was developed by Capcom for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992 and was ported to the Game Boy in 1993.
38 Years AgoNinja Gaiden
PortFamicomJapan
Experience the original adventure of Ryu Hayabusa, the shadow warrior, in this acclaimed and challenging action-platformer from the NES era!
32 Years AgoBeyond Oasis
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Prince Ali has excavated a gold armlet which belonged to a powerful sorcerer. As soon as Ali tried on the armlet, a strange fire with a face appeared and spoke to him. “The power of the gold armlet is now your’s to wield.
23 Years AgoHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
RemakePS2North America
Two years after versions on other platforms, the then-current consoles got their own adaptation of the first Harry Potter book and film.
27 Years AgoVib-Ribbon
PlayStationJapan
Vib-Ribbon is a rhythm game where the player must maneuver musically generated obstacles based on either the game's own soundtrack or a music CD of the player's choice. The player must avoid each obstacle by pressing the correct button at the right time - either L, R, X or down.
22 Years AgoCrash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage is a handheld game featuring Crash Bandicoot in a crossover in the world of Spyro the Dragon.
22 Years AgoMega Man Battle Network 5: Team Protoman
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Team Protoman is the first edition of Mega Man Battle Network 5. In the game, you can join forces with characters from previous installments of the Mega Man Battle series, and you can play in a new fighting mode.
38 Years AgoGodzilla: Monster of Monsters
FamicomJapan
The invaders from Planet X attack earth as part of their plan to conquer the entire universe, using a legion of space monsters. The earth sends Godzilla, the strongest monster on the earth, and Mothra, to defend itself.
22 Years AgoGodzilla: Save the Earth
PS2Europe
Godzilla: Save the Earth is a fighting video game released in 2004 for the PlayStation 2. It was the first Godzilla title to be released for both the PlayStation 2 and Xbox game consoles.
21 Years AgoEyeToy: Play 3
PS2Worldwide
EyeToy: Play 3 contains a set of over 50 different games you can play with the help of a USB camera connected to Playstation 2. Amount of players can vary from 1-4 players and the game is suitable for people of all ages.
37 Years AgoTruxton
Mega Drive / GenesisJapanNorth America
Truxton is a 1988 vertically scrolling, shoot 'em up arcade game developed by Toaplan, later ported to the Mega Drive (worldwide) and the PC Engine (Japan-only).
41 Years AgoSection-Z
ArcadeJapan
Section-Z is a side-view shoot-'em-up by Capcom originally released as a coin-operated video game in 1985. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1987. The original coin-op game is included in Capcom Classics Collection Vol.
27 Years AgoVampire Hunter D
PlayStationJapan
Vampire Hunter D is a PlayStation video game based on the series of books and movies of the same name. Along with Countdown Vampires, it is one of the few survival horror games to revolve around vampires.
22 Years AgoYoshi Topsy-Turvy
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
In Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, Yoshi Island has been turned into a picture book. Yoshi will not stand for this outlandish attempt at flattening his world, and he heads off on an adventure to return things back to their original state.
31 Years AgoDragon Quest VI: Maboroshi no Daichi
Super FamicomJapan
Dragon Quest VI is the sixth installment in the Dragon Quest series. It is the penultimate title for the Nintendo Super Famicom as well as the last game in the Zenithia trilogy, and the first game in the series to be developed by Heartbeat, rather than Chunsoft.
21 Years AgoCrazy Frog Racer
PS2Europe
Based on the ludicrously popular animated short and cellphone annoyance, this videogame features the frog-like critter that goes something like, "A'ding ding ding ding ding d-d-ding-ding ding bing BPHACH!
16 Years AgoShiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate
Nintendo DSJapan
After stopping the revival of a demon god at the Magic Castle of the Desert, Shiren and Koppa set off in search of new adventures. Soon thereafter, our heroes wandered into small village.
21 Years AgoBattles of Prince of Persia
Nintendo DSEurope
Battles of Prince of Persia is the first game in the Prince of Persia franchise to make its way onto the Nintendo DS. The storyline takes place in the time between the Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time and Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones.
27 Years AgoPlasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein
DreamcastJapan
Plasma Sword: Nightmare of Bilstein is a 3D weapon-based fighting video game released by Capcom for the arcades. It is the sequel to Star Gladiator and runs on the ZN-2 hardware, an improved version of PlayStation-based ZN-1 hardware its predecessor ran on.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.