ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 26
The games released on this day in gaming history.
386 releases
24 Years AgoKingdom Hearts Final Mix
Expanded editionPS2Japan
Originally released only in Japan on December 26, 2002, Kingdom Hearts Final Mix has several events and a number of gameplay tweaks that are not in previous releases. Spoken dialogue is in English, with Japanese subtitles.
24 Years AgoThe King of Fighters 2001
DreamcastJapan
The King of Fighters 2001 is the eighth game in The King of Fighters series, the third and final part of the "Nests Chronicles" story arc, and the first game produced following the closure of the original SNK.
39 Years AgoHaunted Castle
ArcadeNorth AmericaEurope
Count Dracula sleeps for a long hundred of years. During this time, peace exists at the village and Dracula is nothing but a mere legend. However, one day a young couple named Simon and Serena were celebrating their wedding at the village's church.
24 Years AgoSpyro: Season of Ice
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Spyro: Season of Ice is the first Spyro game not developed by Insomniac Games and to appear on the Game Boy Advance. Unlike the Playstation series, Seasons of Ice has the player controlling Spyro through an isometric overhead camera.
40 Years AgoCrazy Climber
FamicomJapan
Crazy Climber is a coin-operated arcade game produced by Nichibutsu in 1980. It was also released in North America by Taito America Corporation by UA Ltd. in 1982 for the Emerson Arcadia 2001 and other video game consoles.
38 Years AgoGuerrilla War
PortFamicomJapan
It is a 2D top-down shooter taking place on an unnamed Caribbean island which shape reminds of Cuba. There are two heroes fighting against enemies in various environments (jungle, city, marsh, bridge, etc.) and their goal is to dethrone an evil dictator.
27 Years AgoTurok: Rage Wars
Nintendo 64Europe
Turok: Rage Wars is a first-person shooter video game released for the Nintendo 64. The game supports up to four players or bots with a single player mission-based mode also available. The game allows use of the RAM Expansion Pak for enhanced play sessions.
40 Years AgoArkanoid
PortFamicomJapan
NES port of Arkanoid. The original Breakout concept involves controlling a bat at the bottom of the screen and using it to catch and direct a ball so as to hit all the bricks which are arranged at the top of the screen.
36 Years AgoNew Ghostbusters II
FamicomJapan
"New Ghostbusters II" is an action video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System developed and published by HAL Laboratory in 1990 in Japan and in 1991 in the PAL region. The NES version was never released in North America due to licensing issues with Activision.
39 Years Ago
36 Years AgoFlicky
PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan
Join the adventures of Flicky, a fun-loving, little blue bird who drives cats everywhere crazy!
36 Years AgoGaiares
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Gaiares is a horizontal-scrolling shoot em' up released for the Sega Megadrive/Genesis in 1990.
38 Years Ago
20 Years AgoMelty Blood Act Cadenza Ver. B
Expanded editionArcadeJapan
Melty Blood Act Cadenza Ver. B is an arcade port of Melty Blood Act Cadenza with various changes and upgrades, the most notable of which is the inclusion of White Len as a playable character, with a significantly weakened moveset.
23 Years AgoThe Adventures of Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius: Jet Fusion
PS2GameCubeAustralia
Brilliant minds know how to bring a book to life, but it takes a boy genius to actually bring it to life, literally.
24 Years AgoTop Gun: Combat Zones
GameCubePS2Japan
Jump into the cockpits of the Navy's top planes with Top Gun: Combat Zones. With the F-14, F-18, and F-22 under your control, you must embark on dangerous low-level missions throughout hazardous canyons and across vast cityscapes.
18 Years Ago100 Classic Book Collection
Nintendo DSEurope
100 Classic Book Collection turns your Nintendo DS into a portable library containing must-read novels from iconic authors such as Charles Dickens, Jane Austen, William Shakespeare, and many more.
24 Years AgoDownforce
PS2Japan
A group of drivers and teams have split from the Formula 1 Championship, after being held back by rules and regulations for too long. Races have become boring with overtaking and pure racing at an all-time low.
20 Years AgoThe Fast and The Furious
PS2North America
This game features many different races that may take place on the Wangan, or on the local mountain roads called Touge.
40 Years AgoElectrician
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
The player character is an electrician named Richard Light. He must install electrical wiring in apartment buildings.
39 Years AgoAttack Animal Gakuen
FamicomJapan
Attack Animal Gakuen is an Action game, developed by Scitron & Art and published by Pony Canyon, which was released in Japan in 1987.
36 Years AgoAdventures of Lolo II
FamicomJapan
In this game, players take to the mountains and towers scattered across a vast field and use their wits and reflexes to solve puzzles.
36 Years AgoGhostbusters II
PortGame BoyNorth America
Port of "New Ghostbusters II" for the Game Boy delevoped by HAL Laboratories. Ghostbusters II is a top-view action game based off of New Ghostbusters II (the second Ghostbusters II license on NES) but with enough differences to be unique.
35 Years AgoMomotaro Densetsu Gaiden
Game BoyJapan
A spin-off of Hudson's Peach Boy RPG series that focuses on three side characters instead.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.