ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 17
The games released on this day in gaming history.
112 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
33 Years AgoDowntown River City Baseball Story: Play Ball, Kunio!
Super FamicomJapan
Tatsumi Tachibana, An honor student and a superb athlete, is the team captain of Nekketsu High's Baseball team. An injury on his shoulder bars him from leading Nekketsu High to Japan's National High School Baseball Tournament.
33 Years AgoSuper Real Mahjong PIV Custom
Expanded editionSuperGrafxJapan
Super Real Mahjong PIV Custom was released on December 17, 1993 by Naxat Soft. Originating in the arcades, this installment of the Super Real Mahjong series puts the player in the role of a mahjong club member who competes against three female opponents.
33 Years Ago
32 Years AgoThe Great Battle IV
Super FamicomJapan
The Great Battle IV is the fourth entry in Banpresto's Compati Hero series for the Super Famicom. The game is a crossover action game title involving the characters from Kamen Rider, Ultraman, and Mobile Suit Gundam franchise respectively. Gameplay is similar to Mega Man X.
31 Years AgoJim Lee's Wild C.A.T.S: Covert Action Teams
SNESWorldwide
The only thing stopping the immortal Helspont from taking over the earth is a group of high-powered heroes known as the WILDC.A.T.S! Each member of the team wields incredible power - when united, the results are spectacular!
31 Years AgoLogos Panic: Goaisatu
Super FamicomJapan
Logos Panic GO.A.I.SA.TU. is a Japan-exclusive puzzle video game released for the Super Famicom. It was developed by Kan's and published by Yutaka in 1995. The characters were designed by Kotobuki Shiriagari.
30 Years AgoNBA Jam Extreme
ArcadeNorth America
NBA Jam Extreme features many of the top players from the 1996–97 NBA season. Rosters accurate as of September 11, 1996, with some notable omissions. Chief among them were Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley and Shaquille O'Neal.
29 Years AgoBottom of the 9th '97
PlayStationWorldwide
Bottom of the 9th '97 brings all of the action of professional baseball to the PlayStation. With an MLBPA license, over 700 major league players are included with their career stats, and motion capture technology recreates all of their nuances.
29 Years AgoK-1 The Arena Fighters
PlayStationWorldwide
All of the punches, kicks, knockouts, and general brutality of kickboxing have come to the PlayStation with K-1 THE ARENA FIGHTERS.
29 Years AgoNCAA Football '98
PlayStationWorldwide
NCAA FOOTBALL '98 gives those of us who never attended Florida State or Michigan the complete college football experience. Play modes include Exhibition, Tournament, Great Games, Season, Practice, and Dynasty.
28 Years AgoShin Sedai Robot Senki - Brave Saga
PlayStationJapan
Shin Sedai Robot Senki - Brave Saga is a tactical RPG published by Takara. It is based on the "Yuusha" (Brave) franchise of anime and toys.
28 Years AgoMobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
PlayStationJapan
Action video game published by Bandai in 1998, for the PlayStation. Released as part of the 20th anniversary of the anime Char's Counterattack.
28 Years AgoMonster Race
PlayStationJapan
A Koei published monster collecting and racing game in the vein of Pokémon. It was released in Japan on March 6th 1998 for the Sony Playstation and Nintendo Gameboy.
28 Years AgoHello Kitty: White Present
PlayStationJapan
Hello Kitty White Present is an platformer Playstation game. The story begins when a earthquake happens in Monkey kingdom and destroys the castle, when that happens two little monkeys decide to go to Kitty's house and ask for help.
28 Years AgoUmezawa Yukari no Taikyoku Igo - Heisei Kiin II
PlayStationJapan
Full-scale Go games popularity of female professional go player, Yukari Umezawa was supervised.
28 Years AgoActua Ice Hockey
PlayStationJapan
An Ice Hockey game from the Actua Sports franchise. It has a sequel which was released in 1999.
28 Years AgoLunatic Dawn III
PlayStationJapan
The third title in the Lunatic Dawn series from Artdink, released for PlayStation.
28 Years AgoThe Famires: Shijou Saikyou no Menu
PlayStationJapan
The Famires: Shijou Saikyou no Menu is a business simulator where you run your family restaurant, hire staff and design the layout to serve customers food.
28 Years AgoAtelier Elie: The Alchemist of Salburg 2
PlayStationJapan
The second game in the Atelier series. Originally for the PlayStation the game has been released for the PS3 and PSP through the PlayStation Network as PSOne Classics. The game has only been released in Japan.
28 Years AgoAquarium
PlayStationJapan
Theme Aquarium is a simulation video game in which the player creates and controls a sea life aquarium. It was originally released on 17 December 1998 for PlayStation only in Japan. The game was later ported to Microsoft Windows under the name Aquarium and was released in Europe.
28 Years AgoYoshimoto Mahjong Club
SaturnJapan
Yoshimoto Mahjong Club is a comedy-themed mahjong game featuring 26 real-life comedians from talent agency Yoshimoto Kogyo, based on a TV show that ran on SUN-TV between 1997 and 1999.
27 Years AgoXena: Warrior Princess - The Talisman of Fate
Nintendo 64Europe
Xena shall choose the defenders of the world. We have seen them in the memories of her exploits. So come together, Earth's greatest heroes and villains.
27 Years AgoBilly Bob's Huntin'-n-Fishin'
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
In BILLY BOB'S HUNTIN' AND FISHIN' for Game Boy Color, you play the role of a hapless guy named Billy Bob, who is trying to impress a girl. She'll ask Billy Bob to fetch her rabbits or bass, and it's up to you to help Billy Bob get them.
27 Years AgoBomberman Max: Red Challenger
Game Boy ColorJapan
In Bomberman Max, your task is to jump through five zones with a dozen levels each. At the beginning of the round, you're given your quota to meet -- in some levels, you'll have to destroy all the enemies. In another, wipe out all the blocks in the land.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.