On This Day in Gaming: December 22

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

December 22

The games released on this day in gaming history.

229 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

World Tennis Stars cover22 Years Ago

World Tennis Stars

Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide

Join the fun in this cute and colourful tennis game. Choose from 6 quirky characters and take on all new comers, in an attempt to become the number one WORLD TENNIS STARS. With 6 exciting courts and two play modes, WORLD TENNIS STARS will serve up hours of fun.

Itadaki Street Special cover22 Years Ago

Itadaki Street Special

PS2Japan

The game is similar to Monopoly in that players roll one die to advance around a board, purchase an unowned property they land on and earn money when opponents land on the player's property.

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 cover22 Years Ago

Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3

PS2Japan

An otome dating sim.

Kanon: Best Edition cover22 Years Ago

Kanon: Best Edition

Expanded editionPS2Japan

An enhanced port of Kanon for the PlayStation that adds progressive output, a flicker-free function, and a higher sampling rate.

Natsuiro: Hoshikuzu no Memory cover22 Years Ago

Natsuiro: Hoshikuzu no Memory

PS2Japan

This is an adventure game originally released on PC, depicting a story of pure love with girls met during a lakeside summer vacation. The PlayStation 2 edition features an enhanced storyline, with new events and CG illustrations added.

Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi cover22 Years Ago

Bakumatsu Renka Shinsengumi

PS2Japan

A young woman raised as the heir to a small dojo in Aizu saw her father abandon that dojo, along with his family, in order to pursue dreams of sword-swinging heroism.

SBK: Snowboard Kids cover21 Years Ago

SBK: Snowboard Kids

Nintendo DSWorldwide

SBK: Snowboard Kids, released in Japan as Snowboard Kids Party (スノボキッズパーティー sunobo kizzu pātī?), is a snowboarding video game for the Nintendo DS released on November 22, 2005 in North America and two days later in Japan. It was also released in Europe on April 28, 2006.

Pocket Dogs cover21 Years Ago

Pocket Dogs

Game Boy AdvanceNorth America

In Pocket Dogs , you interact with eight different dogs in an effort to improve your human-canine relationship. You'll be able to converse with your dog, with the dialogue changing depending on the species. You'll also be able to make the dog play games by sharing toys with it.

Shanghai DS cover21 Years Ago

Shanghai DS

Nintendo DSJapan

A Shanghai game by Sunsoft, only released in Japan

Duel Savior Destiny cover21 Years Ago

Duel Savior Destiny

PS2Japan

There is a prophecy that every 1000 years, when the destruction draws near, the Messiah will come from a different world to the root world of Avatar and save them all. Mia Touma, while returning home from school, finds an old but highly decorated book.

Onegai My Melody: Yume no Kuni no Daibouken cover21 Years Ago

Onegai My Melody: Yume no Kuni no Daibouken

Nintendo DSJapan

Onegai My Melody: Yume no Kuni no Daibouken is a Nintendo DS game published by TDK Core. It's based on the Onegai My Melody anime.

Slotter Up Core 8 cover21 Years Ago

Slotter Up Core 8

PS2Worldwide

Slotter Up Core 8 - Gokuenda! Kyojin no Hoshi 3 is a pachinko simulation based on the anime known as Kyojin no Hoshi (Star of the Giants.)

Tennis no Ouji-sama: Gakuensai no Ouji-sama cover21 Years Ago

Tennis no Ouji-sama: Gakuensai no Ouji-sama

PS2Japan

Tennis no Ouji-sama: Gakuensai no Ouji-sama is an otome game, developed by WinkySoft and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 2005.

Arashi no Yoru ni cover21 Years Ago

Arashi no Yoru ni

Nintendo DSJapan

A DS game based on the anime film Arashi no Yoru ni (Stormy Night).

Matantei Loki Ragnarok Mayoukaku: Ushinawareta Bishou cover21 Years Ago

Matantei Loki Ragnarok Mayoukaku: Ushinawareta Bishou

PS2Japan

You take control of Loki, the hero of the story, to various locations, gathering information together with Yamano, Mayura, and others, and use clues to solve the case.

Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World cover21 Years Ago

Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World

PortGame Boy AdvanceWorldwide

Kong: The 8th Wonder of the World is an action/adventure video game developed by Ubisoft for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. In Europe, it is known as King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie.

Hissatsu Pachi-Slot Evolution: Ninja Hattori-kun V cover21 Years Ago

Hissatsu Pachi-Slot Evolution: Ninja Hattori-kun V

PS2Japan

A Ninja Kattori-kun-based pachi-slot game for Playstation 2.

Simple Series 2000 Vol. 90: The Oneechanbara 2 cover21 Years Ago

Simple Series 2000 Vol. 90: The Oneechanbara 2

PS2Japan

The Oneechanbara 2 is an Action game, developed by Tamsoft and published by D3Publisher, which was released in Japan in 2005.

Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol. 29: K-1 Premium 2005 Dynamite!! cover21 Years Ago

Simple 2000 Series Ultimate Vol. 29: K-1 Premium 2005 Dynamite!!

PS2Japan

The 2005 edition of this martial-arts fighting game features many real-life martial arts experts who can compete under K1 rules or modern Mixed Martial Arts rules.

Mobile Suit Gundam: Spirits of Zeon cover20 Years Ago

Mobile Suit Gundam: Spirits of Zeon

ArcadeWorldwide

From the attack on Jaburo to the final stand at A Baoa Qu Spirits of Zeon follows two Principality soldiers, Kurt and Robin, also known as the two Ogres, in their fight to survive.

Matchstick cover18 Years Ago

Matchstick

Nintendo DSWorldwide

The aim of the Matchstick Puzzle by DS is to answer the questions by moving or rotating matchsticks. There are more than 150 puzzles of four difficulty settings to complete. The game also has hints to help the player decipher the more abstract clues.

Drivers Ed Portable cover18 Years Ago

Drivers Ed Portable

Nintendo DSNorth America

Drivers Ed Portable is a DS training game aimed to help teenagers pass their driver's test.

Atelier Lina: The Alchemist of Strahl cover17 Years Ago

Atelier Lina: The Alchemist of Strahl

Nintendo DSJapan

The third DS instalment in the Atelier series.

Go Fetch! cover16 Years Ago

Go Fetch!

Nintendo DSiJapan

The idea of Go Fetch! is simple yet entertaining.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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