ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 23
The games released on this day in gaming history.
74 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
40 Years AgoWorld Class Track Meet
FamicomJapan
Stadium Events/World Class Track Meet is a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System that was first released in Japan in 1986 as Running Stadium. In America, the game was released in 1987 as Stadium Events, and then in 1988, it was rereleased as World Class Track Meet.
28 Years AgoStreet Fighter Alpha 3
PortPlayStationJapan
The PlayStation port of Street Fighter Alpha 3 has added new characters to the roster, including Juli, Juni, Balrog, Dee Jay, Fei Long and T. Hawk. They come with new portraits and their own scenarios.
32 Years AgoGo Go Ackman
Super FamicomJapan
Go Go Ackman is a scrolling platformer starring the titular Ackman. Ackman can punch and charge up a ranged wave of energy, and he can also jump on some enemies to stun them before running into them and turning them into a sliding projectile.
27 Years AgoD2
DreamcastJapan
A survival horror video game developed by WARP for the Dreamcast. It was published by WARP in Japan in 1999 and then by Sega in North America in 2000. D2 was written and directed by Kenji Eno, and serves as the third and final entry in the D series after D and Enemy Zero.
28 Years AgoChocobo's Dungeon 2
PlayStationJapan
FINAL FANTASY's Chocobo stars in an all-new adventure! In search of treasure, Chocobo and Mog find more than they expect. Joined by other FINAL FANTASY characters, Chocobo must defeat foes and unveil a friend's secrets while exploring a series of mysterious dungeons.
40 Years AgoStar Voyager
FamicomJapan
Star Voyager is an outer space shooter for the NES. It was originally developed in Japan by ASCII Entertainment, and released as Cosmo Genesis at the very end of 1986. Acclaim picked up the rights to release the game in the United States and changed the title.
38 Years AgoTarot
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Fortune-telling interactive software that predicts the player's fate with a virtual deck of tarot cards. It was developed and published by Scorpion Soft for the Famicom Disk System in Japan only.
37 Years AgoHeracles no Eikou II: Titan no Metsubou
FamicomJapan
This Dragon Quest-styled game unfolds in ancient Greece, where the hero must traverse the land and do battle with great beasts and monsters of mythology! This game is part of a larger series of Heracles games that have seldom been released outside of Japan.
37 Years AgoChuugoku Janshi Story: Tonpuu
FamicomJapan
Chuugoku Janshi Story: Tonpuu is a Mahjong game, developed by Zap and published by Natsume, which was released in Japan in 1989.
37 Years AgoCurse
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Curse is a 1989 shoot 'em up game developed by Micronet for the Mega Drive video game console. It was a sideways scrolling shoot 'em up spread across five levels. Although an American release was planned, it was never officially released outside Japan.
35 Years AgoF1 Exhaust Note
ArcadeWorldwide
F1 Exhaust Note is a two-player arcade game modeled on Formula One racing game, released in 1991.
34 Years AgoMegami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible
Game BoyJapan
Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible is a role-playing game for the Game Boy and the first entry in the Last Bible series, created as a spin-off of Megami Tensei.
32 Years AgoBattle Heat!
PC-FXJapan
Our protagonist, Kai, is the prince of one of the countries in the Republic of Kliph.
32 Years AgoJWP Joshi Pro Wrestling: Pure Wrestle Queens
Super FamicomJapan
This is a game dedicated to the JWP Joshi Pro Wrestling federation of wrestling! The wrestlers are exclusively women. There are several game modes from tag team to versus mode and options.
32 Years AgoPachi-Slot Shoubushi
Super FamicomJapan
Pachi-slot game developed by Nihon Bussan in 1994. Also features two- and four-player mahjong.
32 Years AgoTeam Innocent: The Point of No Return
PC-FXJapan
Team Innocent: The Point of No Return is an adventure game with action elements. The game consists of three missions. The player controls Saki most of the time, but other girls temporarily become available as playable characters as well.
32 Years AgoGraduation
PC-FXPC Engine CDJapan
Graduation is a Japanese anime "life-sim" game published in America by Mixx Entertainment, the company that would later become Tokyopop. This was said to be "The First Anime Game to hit American Shores".
31 Years Ago
29 Years AgoHansha de Spark!
SaturnJapan
Hansha de Spark! is a 2D top-down arcade game, similar in style to Bomberman, but instead of using bombs, players can shoot energy balls that receive power by bouncing off the special walls. They can collect bonuses to gain advantage.
29 Years AgoDevil Summoner: Soul Hackers - Akuma Zensho
SaturnJapan
Supplementary content to Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers in the vein of the previous Akuma Zensho release for the original Devil Summoner. Players can view high quality artwork, stats and backstory of the 300+ demons found in Soul Hackers.
29 Years AgoMomotaro Dentetsu 7
PlayStationJapan
Momotaro Dentetsu 7 is a video game in the Momotaro Dentetsu series of board game-style video games, genre released in 1997 by Hudson Soft for the PlayStation. The game was only released in Japan.
29 Years AgoWizard's Harmony 2
SaturnJapan
An adventure and training simulation game set in a fantasy world of swords and magic.
29 Years AgoTilk
SaturnJapan
Tilk: Aoi Umi kara Kita Shōjo is an adventure game in chapters with tactical-style battle sequences. Each chapter consists of a sequence of side-view dialogue sequences in which the characters interact and converse automatically.
28 Years AgoTeigeki Graph in Sakura Wars
SaturnJapan
A companion to Sakura Wars 2 that features a short scenario about the Hanagumi's production of the Sleeping Beauty and other bonus materials.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.