ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 16
The games released on this day in gaming history.
883 releases
22 Years AgoMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
PS2Japan
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the prequel to the entire Metal Gear series.
27 Years AgoCrash Team Racing
PlayStationJapan
Crash Team Racing is a kart racing game featuring popular characters from the Crash Bandicoot series. The gameplay is very similar to other kart racing video games like Mario Kart: players have to choose a character and compete against the other racers on various racetracks.
27 Years AgoGran Turismo 2
PlayStationNorth America
Gran Turismo 2 is a racing game for the Sony PlayStation and the sequel to Gran Turismo. The game uses two different modes: Arcade Mode and Gran Turismo Mode. In the arcade mode, the player can freely choose vehicles they wish to use, and can enable damage.
32 Years AgoMega Man X2
Super FamicomJapan
Mega Man X2, known as Rockman X2 in Japan is the second game in the Mega Man X series and was released for the Super Famicom/Super Nintendo in 1994.
33 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros.
RemasterSNESAustraliaEurope
A remaster of the original Super Mario Bros., released exclusively as part of the Super Mario All-Stars bundle.
27 Years AgoParasite Eve II
PlayStationJapan
Parasite Eve II is an action role-playing survival horror video game released exclusively for the PlayStation. The game was developed by Square and published in Japan in 1999 and in both North America and, unlike the previous game, in PAL regions in 2000.
36 Years AgoActRaiser
Super FamicomJapan
ActRaiser is a 1990 platform and city-building simulation game for the Super Nintendo, combining traditional side-scrolling platforming with urban planning god game sections. In 2007, ActRaiser became available on the Wii's Virtual Console download service.
27 Years AgoHarvest Moon: Back to Nature
PlayStationJapan
Natsume's farm simulation series makes its debut on the PlayStation with Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. It is the first Harvest Moon game for a non-Nintendo console.
33 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. 3
RemasterSNESAustraliaEurope
A remaster of the original Super Mario Bros. 3, released exclusively as part of the Super Mario All-Stars bundle.
22 Years AgoGuilty Gear X2 #Reload
Expanded editionPS2XboxAustralia
As humanity endeavored to better themselves, they created the biological marvel known as Gears. Originally intended as the next step of human evolution, they were instead fitted for war and turned against their own creators.
16 Years AgoSuper Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
Expanded editionArcadeJapanNorth America
An arcade version of Super Street Fighter IV was released by Capcom in December 2010, titled Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition. Arcade Edition added Yun, Yang, Evil Ryu and Oni to the roster, as well as changes to the existing characters.
27 Years AgoKoudelka
PlayStationJapan
Koudelka is the precursor (prequel) to Sacnoth's Shadow Hearts series. Shadow Hearts takes place in the Koudelka universe and features various locales and characters from Sacnoth's debut work.
33 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels
RemasterSNESAustraliaEurope
A remaster of the original Super Mario Bros. 2 (previously only released in Japan), released exclusively as part of the Super Mario All-Stars bundle.
33 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. 2
RemasterSNESAustraliaEurope
A remaster of the original Super Mario Bros. 2 (the American port of Yume Koujou: Doki-doki Panic), released exclusively as part of the Super Mario All-Stars bundle.
27 Years AgoSpace Channel 5
DreamcastJapan
It's the 25th century and our intergalactic space reporter dives into an adventure where she must battle with a series of dastardly villains! Are you ready to save the universe through the medium of dance?
16 Years AgoSonic Colors
PortNintendo DSNorth America
An extraordinary amusement park has been seen orbiting around the home planet of Sonic the Hedgehog, and rumors are spreading that an alien race of Wisps, who have a unique colorful energy, are being held captive there by the evil Dr. Eggman.
32 Years AgoKing's Field
PlayStationJapan
King's Field is a first-person 3D RPG which takes place in the underground tomb of the kingdom of Verdite. The player takes the role of Jean who explores 3D dungeons all alone in this dark fantasy-world with his sword and magic spells. A lot of challenges await Jean.
38 Years AgoDragon Spirit
PC EngineJapan
Dragon Spirit is a vertical scrolling shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1987 and licensed to Atari Games for its American manufacture and distribution.
23 Years AgoMax Payne
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Dive into the dark and gritty world of Max Payne for the Game Boy Advance. This thrilling third-person shooter brings the critically acclaimed action of the original game to your handheld, delivering an intense and cinematic experience wherever you go.
27 Years AgoSword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage
DreamcastJapan
An outcast warrior enters a land plagued by an evil curse. Guts is unlike ordinary men for he carries the Dragon Slayer, a mighty blade of retribution whose fury knows no equal. His enemies will know true fear once they encounter his Berserk rage!
18 Years AgoDragon Ball: Origins
Nintendo DSAustralia
Dragon Ball: Origins follows Goku and his clever sidekick Bulma as they travel the world overcoming enemies and obstacles to collect the 7 Dragon Balls.
27 Years AgoSonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure
Neo Geo Pocket ColorJapan
Help Sonic rescue his forest friends from the evil Dr. Robotnik. Grab those golden rings and collect all the chaos emeralds for special bonuses.
16 Years AgoInazuma Eleven 3: Team Ogre Attacks!
Nintendo DSJapan
Team Ogre Attacks! follows the story of Canon Evans, great-grandson of Mark Evans from the future, as you set your sights on becoming footballing world champion!
32 Years AgoNBA Live 95
Super FamicomJapan
The first of the NBA Live video games series. The cover featured an action shot of the 1994 NBA Finals.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.