ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 25
The games released on this day in gaming history.
634 releases
23 Years AgoNeed for Speed: Underground
GameCubePS2Japan
Need for Speed: Underground is a 2003 racing video game and the seventh installment in the Need for Speed series. It rebooted the franchise, ignoring previous Need for Speed games that featured sports cars and exotics.
23 Years AgoMario Kart 64
Nintendo 64China
Mario Kart 64 is the second main installment of the Mario Kart series. It is the first game in the series to use three-dimensional graphics, however, the characters and items in this game are still two-dimensional, pre-rendered sprites.
23 Years AgoThe Simpsons: Hit & Run
GameCubePS2XboxJapan
Strange wasp-shaped spy cameras, shady black vans lingering about, and a brand new flavor of Buzz Cola that everyone seems a bit too excited about. What could it all mean? Find out as you take to the streets as America's most beloved dysfunctional animated family: The Simpsons!
29 Years AgoTomba!
PlayStationJapan
Tomba! is a side-scrolling platformer in which players control Tomba, a wild boy on the search for his grandfather's bangle that was stolen by some evil pigs.
34 Years AgoTaz-Mania
Mega Drive / GenesisNorth AmericaEuropeJapan
A video game adaptation of the Taz-Mania cartoon, starring the Tasmanian Devil. One of several games based on the license, the Sega versions features the same story, but has a unique design and set of levels in the different platforms.
29 Years AgoSamurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge
PlayStationJapan
Samurai Shodown IV: Amakusa's Revenge, also known as Samurai Spirits: Amakusa's Descent in Japan, is the fourth in SNK's flagship Samurai Shodown series of fighting games.
29 Years AgoPrisoner of Ice
PlayStationJapan
Amid an atmosphere of suspense and intrigue you'll launch your voyage in the icy cold wastelands of the Antarctic aboard a Royal Navy submarine - the H.M.S. Victoria.
34 Years AgoKick Off 2
SNESJapan
Viewed top-down, the controls involve trapping the ball under your foot, giving you time to prepare passes. Running with the ball is tricky at first, as it doesn't stick to your foot the way it did in contemporary football games.
27 Years AgoCastlevania: Legacy of Darkness
Expanded editionNintendo 64Japan
Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness is a video game that was developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo 64.
34 Years AgoGain Ground
PC EngineJapan
In Gain Ground, players control one of a set of characters at a time. There are twenty characters, each with different weapons. To beat a level, players must reach the exit point with at least one character or destroy all enemies on the level before time runs out.
24 Years AgoDance Dance Revolution Extreme
ArcadeJapan
Dance Dance Revolution Extreme is a music video game by Konami and is the eighth release in the main Dance Dance Revolution (DDR) series.
24 Years AgoMedabots: Metabee
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceJapan
Join Ikki as he begins his journey as a Medafighter and tries to save his hometown of Riverview City from the evil Rubberobo Gang. Ikki must solve various mysteries with the help of his friends and the Phantom Renegade.
31 Years AgoShin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner
SaturnJapan
This is the original 1995 Devil Summoner game on the Sega Saturn and was released only in Japan. It was later ported to PSP in 2005. Abandoning the post-apocalyptic themes of the original series, the story takes place in modern Japan.
18 Years AgoPhantasy Star 0
Nintendo DSJapan
Phantasy Star Zero takes place on an alternate Earth 200 years after the Great Blank, a massive war that has reduced the once-prosperous civilization to almost nothing. The sole surviving Humans have worked hard to exist peacefully and have built thriving Cities.
35 Years AgoWacky Races
FamicomJapan
Wacky Races is a platform game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, developed and published by Atlus. The game is based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Wacky Races and features Muttley and Dick Dastardly as the main characters.
35 Years AgoRomance of the Three Kingdoms II
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
The player takes control of a master, a general capable of commanding as many states as he can acquire, and, if successful, unifies China. As many as eight may play, but only one can succeed. There are five chronologically arranged scenarios.
33 Years AgoAwesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Awesome Possum Kicks Dr. Machino's Butt is an action platformer with gameplay very similar to the Sonic games. The possum can jump and run very quickly, as well as spin to hurt enemies and breeze through levels.
23 Years AgoFullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel
PS2Japan
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel, is an action role-playing game developed by Racjin and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 console and is the first ever Fullmetal Alchemist video game released. The game features an original story by Hiromu Arakawa.
34 Years AgoRanma 1/2: Hard Battle
Super FamicomJapan
Welcome to the world of RANMA 1/2 Explosive Free-Fight, the hottest new blockbuster from the phenomenon that is... MANGA! You're about to set out on a breathtaking hyper-adventure.
24 Years AgoMedabots: Rokusho
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceJapan
Join Ikki as he begins his journey as a Medafighter and tries to save his hometown of Riverview City from the evil Rubberobo Gang. Interact with characters and control Medabots popular in the Medabots TV animated series.
24 Years AgoSuper Bubble Pop
GameCubeXboxPlayStationPCWorldwide
Super Bubble Pop is a video game of the puzzle genre released in 2002 by Runecraft. The Player is able to choose from 5 DJ poppers, including 2 unlockable ones, along with 4 grooving soundtracks. They are faced with rows of advancing bubbles of different colors.
18 Years AgoThe Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road
Nintendo DSJapan
The Wizard of Oz: Beyond the Yellow Brick Road, known in Japan as RIZ-ZOAWD, is a role-playing video game developed by Media.Vision for the Nintendo DS. The game is an adaptation of L. Frank Baum's 1900 novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, using its characters, locations and plot.
29 Years AgoFreestyle Boardin' '99
PlayStationJapan
Released as "Phat Air Extreme Snowboarding" in Europe and "Zap! Snowboarding Trix '98" in Japan, hit the slopes with Capcom's snow boarding experience Freestyle Boardin' '99.
23 Years AgoBujingai: The Forsaken City
PS2Japan
An isolated island-city stands as home to much of what remains of the human race. The ancient technology which annihilated most of the earth has now opened a gateway to a hellish dimension, unleashing a horde of demons upon the city.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.