ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
December 30
The games released on this day in gaming history.
39 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
23 Years AgoSonic Heroes
PS2Japan
Sonic Heroes is an adventure and multiplatform video game in the Sonic The Hedgehog series, developed by Sonic Team and published by SEGA for the Nintendo GameCube, Sony PlayStation 2, Microsoft Xbox and Microsoft Windows PCs.
34 Years AgoYoshi
NESEurope
Yoshi is a puzzle game featuring the titular character. In this game, the player must stack two of the same Mario enemy on top of one another to clear them. The concept of the game was inspired by Tetris.
27 Years AgoStreet Fighter EX2 Plus
Expanded editionPlayStationNorth America
Conquering the World of 3-D Fighters! Capcom’s all-time, leading fighting flagship series once again goes 3-D with Street Fighter EX2 Plus, the sequel to the top-selling Street Fighter EX Plus for the PlayStation game console.
28 Years AgoYuYu Hakusho: Sunset Fighters
Mega Drive / GenesisBrazil
YuYu Hakusho: Makyou Toitsusen is a 1994 fighting game for the Sega Mega Drive by Treasure made with the Yu Yu Hakusho license — the second such game, after Nextech's adventure game Yu Yu Hakusho Gaiden.
27 Years AgoHellnight
PlayStationEurope
Hellnight (Dark Messiah in Japan) is a survival horror game at heart, although it has no combat gameplay. Controlling the nameless hero, the player must travel through the underground and protect Naomi.
30 Years AgoNBA In the Zone 2
PlayStationWorldwide
Get ready to run the floors with NBA In the Zone 2 from Konami. After last years title, Konami has stepped up and added new features to ITZ2 to make it the best possible basketball game.
28 Years AgoRats!
Game BoyGame Boy ColorEuropeWorldwide
Reservoir Rat is a 2D platform video game.
37 Years AgoBattle Ace
SuperGrafxWorldwide
Taking a fair amount of inspiration from Sega's After Burner II, Battle Ace is a sci-fi based cockpit shooter. Gameplay is purely arcade style, with a standard machine gun and lock-on missiles to take down the enemy aggressors. There's little more to it than that.
36 Years AgoDai Meiro: Meikyuu no Tatsujin
FamicomJapan
Dai Meiro: Meikyu no Tatsujin is a grid-based dungeon crawler developed and published by Epoch. Unlike most dungeon crawlers Dai Meiro does not contain any enemies and is focused primarily on exploration. The game was released in Japan in 1990.
34 Years AgoHolosseum
ArcadeWorldwide
A player versus player or player versus computer fighting game. Players can choose from one of four 'masters' of certain fighting disciplines.
32 Years AgoSuper Zugan 2: Tsukanpo Fighter
Super FamicomJapan
A Super Famicom mahjong game based on the manga Super Zugan. The criminally unlucky Hideyoshi Toyotomi continues to lose at mahjong.
32 Years AgoTetris
RemasterSNESNorth America
A remaster of Nintendo's Tetris released in the Tetris & Dr. Mario bundle. The game was later released standalone once on the Nintendo Gateway System.
30 Years AgoActua Soccer: Club Edition
Expanded editionSaturnEurope
Actua Soccer Club Edition is a re-edition of Actua Soccer, released with the 20 teams of the English Premiership instead of international competitions. New commentary was recorded and some Premiership historical data was included.
29 Years AgoSteep Slope Sliders
SaturnWorldwide
Steep Slope Sliders is a 1997 downhill snowboarding game by Cave and Pack-In-Soft for the Sega Saturn that was later brought to Sega Titan Video arcade hardware by Cave, Capcom, and Pack-In-Soft parent Victor Interactive Software.
29 Years AgoWinter Heat
SaturnWorldwide
Winter Heat is the home conversion of the DecAthlete (also known as Athlete Kings) sequel, replacing decathlon by Winter sports.
28 Years AgoNCAA March Madness 99
PlayStationWorldwide
In March Madness 99 you can take total control of the future of your team with new Dynasty Mode with Recruiting but that's not all. Improved gameplay lets you control leaners fadeaways crossovers dribbles and dunks. You've got total control.
28 Years AgoUprising-X
PlayStationWorldwide
A war has been going on for nearly two hundred years between the cruel Imperium regime and the Rebel forces.
28 Years AgoRed Asphalt
PlayStationWorldwide
Red Asphalt incorporates both racing elements and combat. Using a skillful combination of both, your objective is to overcome your opponents and face off against Draenek in the Arena of Death -- the fifth and final world.
27 Years AgoNCAA March Madness 2000
PlayStationWorldwide
NCAA March Madness 2000 was the 1999 installment in the NCAA March Madness series. It was released on November 30, 1999 for the PlayStation. Former Maryland player Steve Francis is featured on the cover.
27 Years AgoSesame Street: Elmo's Number Journey
Nintendo 64Worldwide
Preschoolers are in for a wonderful number-packed good time. Explore magical worlds with Elmo and his Sesame Street friends as he snowboards, jetskis, and drives off on an exciting video game adventure! Helps children ages 3 - 6 with number recognition and basic math skills.
27 Years AgoF1 World Grand Prix: 1999 Season
PlayStationWorldwide
F1 World Grand Prix: 1999 Season from Eidos Interactive is a Formula One racing game that is based on the 1999 world championship racing event. The game puts you in the seat of the 22nd participant in the races.
27 Years AgoSpace Station Silicon Valley
PortGame Boy ColorEurope
This is the Game Boy Color version of the Nintendo 64 game Space Station Silicon Valley. It is a 2D game, instead of the 3D perspective of the original.
27 Years AgoBarbie Super Sports
PlayStationNorth America
Snowboard and In-line skate with Barbie and friends for extreme racing and sports action in Barbie Super Sports. It's two games in one for twice the fun!
26 Years AgoLove Hina 2: Kotoba wa Konayuki no You ni
PlayStationJapan
The Winter has begun in Hinata. X-mas is coming up. There are rumors about this special christmas eve: If someone is going to confess his love on this christmas eve, any wish will come true.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.