ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 24
The games released on this day in gaming history.
56 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
33 Years AgoMortal Kombat
PortSNESEurope
The SNES version of Mortal Kombat was censored due to Nintendo's policies on violence, removing a lot of what the game was known for in the Arcades and other ports (such as the Genesis version).
30 Years AgoSan Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing
ArcadeWorldwide
San Francisco Rush: Extreme Racing is the first game in the Rush series. Tne N64 version contains six regular tracks and two hidden tracks.
28 Years AgoBomberman Quest
Game Boy ColorJapan
Bomberman is on his way home when the engines on his ship are stolen. As a result, he must make an emergency landing on a strange planet. However, Bomberman is not traveling alone he's got all of the monsters he has captured on his adventures with him.
33 Years AgoBattle Mania Daiginjou
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Battle Mania Daiginjou is a shoot 'em up developed and published by VIC Tokai in 1993 for the Sega Mega Drive exclusively in Japan and South Korea. It is the sequel to Battle Mania (which was released in the US as Trouble Shooter).
40 Years AgoTrojan
PortFamicomJapan
The NES port of Trojan. The game's controls consist of an eight-way joystick and two action buttons. Similarly to Kung-Fu Master or Rush'n Attack, the player jumps by holding the joystick upwards instead of having a dedicated jump button like other side-scrolling action games.
38 Years AgoAkira
FamicomJapan
Akira is a 1988 adventure video game by TOSE for the Family Computer console exclusively in Japan. It is based on Akira, the 1988 animated film version of Katsuhiro Otomo's manga of the same name.
21 Years AgoPuyo Puyo Fever 2
Nintendo DSJapan
Puyo Puyo Fever 2 is a video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega. The game was released as a sequel to the previous title, Puyo Pop Fever. The gameplay remains relatively unchanged, but several new modes are introduced.
18 Years AgoWarioWare: Snapped!
Nintendo DSiJapan
A downloadable WarioWare game for the DSi which lets the player use the camera to play a variety of absurd microgames.
18 Years AgoFlipnote Studio
Nintendo DSiJapan
Flipnote Studio is an application for the Nintendo DSi that can be downloaded at no cost from the Nintendo DSi Shop.
18 Years AgoPersonal Trainer: Cooking
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Personal Trainer: Cooking includes more than 200 recipes from around the world and transforms the Nintendo DS into an electronic, interactive cookbook, complete with a glossary of terms and even instructional videos.
16 Years AgoZenonia
Nintendo DSiEurope
Guide the hero through many amazing fights with monsters. Do absorbing tasks and fight monsters. Do absorbing tasks and defeat the powers of evil.
18 Years AgoMaster of Illusion Express: Funny Face
Nintendo DSiJapan
A for-cost demo of the actual title Master of Illusion, containing two of that game's magic tricks at 15% of the price of the full product. Not recommended for anyone.
18 Years Ago
18 Years AgoPaper Airplane Chase
Nintendo DSiJapan
Spread your wings with this irresistibly simple action game for one or two players! Simply manoeuvre the paper plane through a winding course - and don't collide with the obstacles. But that's easier said than done!
18 Years AgoBird & Beans
Nintendo DSiJapan
He’s a small bird with a very long tongue and an insatiable appetite for beans. Luckily for Pyoro, beans drop constantly from the sky. However, if Pyoro lets a bean fall, it breaks a hole in the ground that he can’t cross.
18 Years AgoBrain Age Express: Math
Nintendo DSiJapan
Dr Kawashima brings his popular brain exercise software to Nintendo DSi, with fun, new features and the return of many Brain Training favourites!
18 Years AgoDr. Mario Express
Nintendo DSiJapan
Dr. Mario Express features the general gameplay of earlier Dr. Mario puzzle games, which focus on eliminating colored viruses from the playing field by matching them with colored capsules.
38 Years AgoOsomatsu-kun Hachamecha Gekijou
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
The game was based on the Manga/Anime series Osomatsu-kun by Fujio Akatsuka; players controlled the title character and encountered many of the series' characters in a strange (but comical) world.
38 Years AgoPro Yakyuu? Satsujin Jiken!
FamicomJapan
A comedic adventure game that satirizes the heavy number of baseball and murder mystery games for the Famicom. It was developed and published by Capcom in Japan only. Pro Yakyuu?
38 Years AgoAirwolf
PortFamicomJapan
Airwolf, based on the Donald Bellisario 80s TV show about a hi-tech military helicopter solving Cold War era missions, is a horizontal shoot-em-up. Kyugo Boueki originally created it for the Arcades in 1987 and it would receive an NES home version the following year.
38 Years AgoRockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo
FamicomJapan
Rockman 2: Dr. Wily no Nazo is the original Japanese version of Mega Man 2.
38 Years AgoShoukoushi Cedie
FamicomJapan
A NES adventure game based on the anime of the same name, which is an adaptation of Little Lord Fauntleroy.
37 Years AgoVegas Connection: Casino Kara Ai wo Komete
FamicomJapan
Vegas Connection: Casino Kara Ai o Komete is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Graphic Research and published by Sigma Ent. Inc., which was released in Japan in 1989.
37 Years AgoLutter
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Lutter is a game comprised of single screens full of traps, obstacles, enemies and items that the eponymous hero Lutter must navigate in order to find six missing damsels and the enormous monsters that hold them hostage.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.