ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 21
The games released on this day in gaming history.
106 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
29 Years AgoYoshi's Story
Nintendo 64Japan
Baby Bowser has taken the Super Happy Tree and cast a spell on Yoshi's world, turning it into the pages of a picture book. The only Yoshis not affected by the spell were six hatchlings that were still protected by their shells.
31 Years AgoFinal Fight 3
SNESNorth America
Metro City is under attack, and this time a new crime organization is claiming responsibility. Pulling pages from the Mad Gear Gang's guidebook, the feared group named SKULL CROSS are up to the same old tricks: arson, terrorism, assault, and armed robbery.
26 Years AgoThe King of Fighters 2000
Neo GeoJapan
The final King of Fighters game released by SNK in its original state, The King of Fighters 2000 expands on the story and gameplay presented in The King of Fighters '99.
36 Years AgoPilotwings
Super FamicomJapan
Are you ready to earn your wings at the most exclusive flight school in the world? Then report immediately to the secret Pilotwings Flight Club, where your training begins!
34 Years AgoE.V.O.: Search for Eden
Super FamicomJapan
The storyline of E.V.O.: Search for Eden follows the same patterns as modern Evolution theories. The players first controls a prehistoric sea organism, and fights to gain evolution points with which he can improve his fish's body parts and upgrade his attack/defense abilities.
26 Years AgoPhantasy Star Online
DreamcastJapan
Pioneer 2 finally completed it's long voyage to the new home world. But as the ship entered orbit, an enormous explosion shook the entire planet, and all contact with the thousands of people already there was lost.
26 Years AgoThe Last Blade 2
DreamcastJapan
The Last Blade 2 is a 2D fighting game which features anime-style characters that fight each other with swords, clubs, and even fishing poles.
31 Years AgoReal Bout Fatal Fury
ArcadeJapanNorth America
Real Bout changes the play controls from the previous Fatal Fury games, reducing the number of attack buttons from four to three: a standard Punch and Kick button, a "Strong Attack" button which can be either a stronger punch or kick attack, depending on the character.
34 Years AgoStreet Fighter II' Turbo: Hyper Fighting
Expanded editionArcadeWorldwide
Street Fighter II Turbo: Hyper Fighting is a competitive fighting game released for the arcade by Capcom in 1992. It is the third game in the Street Fighter II sub-series of Street Fighter games following Street Fighter II: Champion Edition.
36 Years AgoM.U.S.H.A.
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
M.U.S.H.A. is a Sega Genesis vertical-scrolling shooter from Compile and Seismic originally released in 1990 and later re-released on the Nintendo Virtual Console in 2009. The game is known for its rarity and its ability to fetch high prices on auction sites.
20 Years AgoNeed for Speed: Carbon
PortPS2Japan
Need for Speed: Carbon, also known as NFS Carbon or NFSC, is an Electronic Arts video game in the Need for Speed series. It is the tenth installment and was the first game in the series to gain the PEGI rating of 12+. The game is a sequel to 2005's Need for Speed: Most Wanted.
25 Years AgoTekken Advance
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Tekken Advance is a fighting game released for the Game Boy Advance. It is non-canonical to the Tekken storyline, but follows the events of Tekken 3.
36 Years AgoFinal Fight
PortSuper FamicomJapan
A port of Final Fight for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System was released as a launch title for the platform in Japan in 1990 and later in North America in 1991 and then in the PAL region in 1992.
36 Years AgoKabuki: Quantum Fighter
PortFamicomJapan
Kabuki: Quantum Fighter is a 2D action platformer released exclusively for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
36 Years AgoHard Drivin'
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Hard Drivin' is a 3D arcade hit from Atari Games. You are in control of a high-performance sports car. Your objective is to race around the course as fast as possible and hit as many checkpoints as possible.
26 Years AgoSonic Shuffle
DreamcastJapan
Sonic Shuffle is a party game developed by Sonic Team and Hudson Soft and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console.
41 Years AgoExed Exes
FamicomJapan
On a planet 6000 light-years from earth, there were creatures called Exes, which resemble large insects, that were used for industrial purposes. However, these creatures one day took to revolting against their creators.
32 Years AgoLegend
SNESEurope
Legend is a Beat'em up game that resembles games like Final Fight, or Streets of Rage. The game features a medieval setting.
26 Years AgoCannon Spike
DreamcastJapan
Cannon Spike (released in Japan as Gunspike) is a top-down run-and-gun shooting game developed by Psikyo & published by Capcom in the year 2000.
37 Years AgoAstyanax
PortFamicomJapan
It is a 2D action platform game focused on hack and slash and spell casting. The game consists of six linear levels of which each has two sub-levels meaning the game consists of 12 level in total. After every level there is a cut-scene pushing the story forward.
35 Years AgoChoujin Sentai Jetman
FamicomJapan
In the year 199X, Earth Defense Sky Force orbits the planet. They survey the Earth 24 hours a day to maintain world peace. When problems arise they send in agents to help out.
30 Years AgoFighters Megamix
SaturnWorldwide
Fighters Megamix is a 1996 fighting game developed by AM2 for the Sega Saturn and Game.com.
26 Years AgoNever7: The End of Infinity
Expanded editionDreamcastJapan
Never7: The End of Infinity is the first title in the Infinity series, and is followed by Ever17: The Out of Infinity, Remembe 11: The Age of Infinity, 12Riven: The Psi-Climinal of Integral, and Code_18.
30 Years AgoRed Earth
ArcadeWorldwide
Red Earth is a fantasy-themed 2D competitive fighting game released by Capcom as a coin-operated video game in 1996. Red Earth is the only CPS III video game which has never been officially ported to home platforms, although its characters have appeared in later Capcom games.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.