ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 20
The games released on this day in gaming history.
168 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
30 Years AgoSimCity 2000
PlayStationJapan
It has all the features, flexibility, art, animation, and power you need to create an environment of your dreams. Choose from a selection of bonus cities and scenarios to rule or ruin as you please.
25 Years AgoCrash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex
PS2Japan
Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex is the fourth mainline series game and the first to feature Crash Bandicoot on the PlayStation 2. It was later ported to the GameCube and Xbox, making it his first multiplatform appearance.
35 Years AgoBattletoads
FamicomJapan
Battletoads is the first game of the Battletoads series. The game is a platform scrolling beat 'em up, with varying elements of racing, climbing and vehicle-based obstacle courses.
25 Years AgoSonic Advance
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Sonic Advance is notable for being the first Sonic game released on a Nintendo console, despite both Sega and Nintendo being well-known rivals on the console market throught the 1990s.
29 Years AgoFIFA: Road to World Cup 98
Nintendo 64Worldwide
The late-1997 edition of FIFA was heavily tied in with the qualifying procedure for the 1998 World Cup. In the Road to the World Cup mode, you take a team from first qualification through to the main tournament, using the varying systems in different parts of the world.
41 Years AgoBomberman
RemakeFamicomJapan
Bomberman is a robot engaged in the production of bombs. Like his fellow robots, he had been put to work in an underground compound by evil forces. Bomberman found it to be an unbearably dreary existence.
19 Years AgoFinal Fantasy IV
RemakeNintendo DSJapan
FINAL FANTASY IV is a 3D remake of the classic Japanese RPG that was first released for SNES as FINAL FANTASY II in the North America.
35 Years AgoTiny Toon Adventures
FamicomJapan
Tiny Toon Adventures is a platform video game for the NES. It was published and developed by Konami and released in 1991. It is the first Tiny Toon Adventures video game to be released for a video game console.
19 Years AgoNaruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja 5
PS2Japan
This is the fifth installment in the Naruto: Ultimate Ninja series. The game continues the Naruto Shippūden storyline, and includes the first meeting between Sasuke and Naruto during this timeline.
25 Years AgoIkaruga
ArcadeJapan
In this vertical scrolling spaceship shooter, you control a ship that can change its polarity at will. As blue/white, the ship can easily destroy red/black enemies, and vice versa.
26 Years AgoDisney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue
DreamcastEurope
Disney's 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue is a platform game loosely based on the live-action Disney movie 102 Dalmatians. In Puppies to the Rescue you work your way through obstacles and mini games to save your siblings and parents from Cruella.
35 Years AgoQuackShot Starring Donald Duck
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
QuackShot starring Donald Duck is a steady Disney run-and-jump platformer, with a little puzzle-solving element. Characters are mostly based on Disney's cartoon series Duck Tales. Donald and his three nephews get their hands on a treasure map and set out to hunt the big prize.
39 Years AgoPhantasy Star
Master SystemJapan
The time: Space Century 3240. The place: The Algol Star System. It began when King Lassic turned evil and let hordes of hideous, magical creatures run amok on the three planets.
35 Years AgoFatal Fury
Neo GeoNorth AmericaEuropeJapan
Fatal Fury is a fighting game developed by SNK and released for arcades in 1991. Players choose from a roster of martial artists and compete in one-on-one battles using punches, kicks, and special moves.
30 Years AgoWild Arms
PlayStationJapan
Wild Arms is a Western-themed role-playing video game developed by Japanese software company Media.Vision.
36 Years AgoFaxanadu
NESEurope
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.
26 Years AgoDisney's Donald Duck: Goin' Quackers
Nintendo 64Europe
The TV reporter Daisy Duck has just discovered the secret temple of the evil magician Merlock. Merlock kidnapped Daisy. Alexander and Donald head out to find the temple and free Daisy
30 Years AgoMaui Mallard in Cold Shadow
PortSuper FamicomJapan
When he morphs into a ninja, you better duck! Play as Maui. Play as the Ninja.
35 Years AgoBatman: Return of the Joker
NESFamicomNorth AmericaJapan
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.
35 Years AgoDungeon Master
Super FamicomJapan
Dungeon Master established several new standards for role playing and computer games in general. Dungeon Master was a realtime game instead of the traditional turn-based approach that was prevalent until then.
35 Years AgoMega Man II
Game BoyJapan
The second handheld installment of the Mega Man series has him (along with his dog, Rush) defeating eight more revived Robot Masters (from Mega Man 2 and Mega Man 3), while finding the whereabouts of Dr.
30 Years AgoDisney's Pinocchio
SNESJapan
Journey through as Geppetto, the carpenter's live wooden puppet, Pinocchio, as he did in his Disney animated film - which itself was based on a children's novel.
30 Years AgoSoul Blade
Expanded editionPlayStationJapan
The console version of Soul Edge adds more content to the original arcade game such as new characters and additional game modes.
30 Years AgoStreet Racer
SaturnJapan
Street Racer is a kart racing game similar to Super Mario Kart. Up to four players can play by split-screen. If there are no human opponents, the player can drive against seven computer opponents in three leagues.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.