List of video game console launch titles
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This is an incomplete list of launch titles for various games consoles.
Contents |
[edit] Home consoles
[edit] Second generation
[edit] Atari 2600
- Air-Sea Battle
- Basic Math
- Blackjack
- Combat
- Indy 500
- Star Ship
- Street Racer
- Surround
- Video Olympics
[edit] Third generation
[edit] Famicom/Nintendo Entertainment System
Japanese launch: July 15, 1983
U.S. launch: October 18, 1985
- 10-Yard Fight
- Baseball
- Clu Clu Land
- Donkey Kong Jr. Math
- Duck Hunt
- Excitebike
- Golf
- Gyromite
- Hogan's Alley
- Ice Climber
- Kung Fu
- Mach Rider
- Pinball
- Stack-Up
- Super Mario Bros.
- Tennis
- Wild Gunman
- Wrecking Crew
[edit] Famicom Disk System
Japanese launch: February 21, 1986
[edit] SG-1000 Mark III/Sega Master System
Japanese launch: October 20, 1985
Unknown
U.S. launch: June, 1986
Unknown
[edit] Fourth generation
[edit] NEC Turbo CD
U.S. launch: 1989
- Monster Lair
- Fighting Street
[edit] Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Japanese launch: October 29, 1988
- Space Harrier II
- Super Thunder Blade
- Space Harrier II
- Tommy Lasorda Baseball
- Last Battle
- Thunder Force II
- Altered Beast
[edit] Sega CD
U.S. launch: October 15, 1992
- Sega Classics 4-in-1
- Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective (Volume 1)
- Sol-Feace
- Black Hole Assault
- Cobra Command
- Chuck Rock
- INXS: Make My Video
- Marky Mark: Make My Video
- Night Trap
- Sewer Shark
Japanese launch: December 1, 1991
- Heavy Nova
- Sol-Feace
[edit] Sega 32X
U.S. launch: November, 1994
[edit] Super Famicom/Super NES
Japanese launch: November 21, 1990
[edit] Fifth generation
[edit] Sega Saturn
Japanese launch: November 22, 1994
- Virtua Fighter
- World Soccer
- Pebble Beach Golf
U.S. launch: May, 1995
[edit] PlayStation
U.S. launch: September 9, 1995
- Battle Arena Toshinden
- ESPN Extreme Games
- Kileak - The DNA Imperative
- NBA JAM Tournament Edition
- Raiden Project
- Rayman
- Ridge Racer
- Street Fighter: The Movie
- Twisted Metal
- Warhawk
- Power Serve 3D Tennis
- Total Eclipse Turbo
[edit] Nintendo 64
Japanese launch: June 23, 1996
U.S. launch: September 29, 1996
[edit] Atari Jaguar
- Cybermorph
- Raiden
- Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy
[edit] Sixth generation
[edit] Sega Dreamcast
U.S. launch: September 9, 1999
- Airforce Delta
- Blue Stinger
- Expendable
- Flag to Flag
- House of the Dead 2
- Hydro Thunder
- Monaco Grand Prix
- Mortal Kombat Gold
- NFL 2K
- NFL Blitz 2000
- Pen Pen Tri-Icelon
- Power Stone
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing
- Sonic Adventure
- Soul Calibur
- TNN Motorsports Hardcore Heat
- Tokyo Xtreme Racer
- TrickStyle
[edit] PlayStation 2
Japanese launch: March 4, 2000
- DrumMania
- Eternal Ring
- FantaVision
- Kessen
- Stepping Selection
- Street Fighter EX3
- Ridge Racer V
U.S. launch: October 26, 2000
- SSX
- Dead or Alive 2: Hardcore
- Tekken Tag Tournament
- Armored Core 2
- Dynasty Warriors 2
- ESPN International Track & Field
- ESPN Winter X Games Snowboarding
- Eternal Ring
- Evergrace
- FantaVision
- Gungriffon Blaze
- Kessen
- Madden NFL 2001
- Midnight Club: Street Racing
- MotoGP
- NHL 2001
- Orphen: Scion of Sorcery
- Q-Ball: Billiards Master
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
- Ridge Racer V
- Silent Scope
- Smuggler's Run
- Street Fighter EX3
- Summoner
- Swing Away Golf
- TimeSplitters
- Unreal Tournament
- Wild Wild Racing
- X-Squad
[edit] Nintendo GameCube
Japanese launch: September 14, 2001
U.S. launch: November 18, 2001
- All-Star Baseball 2002
- Batman Vengeance
- Crazy Taxi
- Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
- Disney's Tarzan Untamed
- Luigi's Mansion
- Madden NFL 2002
- NHL Hitz 20-02
- Star Wars Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Super Monkey Ball
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Wave Race: Blue Storm
- 2002 FIFA World Cup
- Batman Vengeance
- Bloody Roar: Primal Fury
- Burnout
- Cel Damage
- Crazy Taxi
- Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
- Disney's Tarzan Freeride
- Donald Duck: Quack Attack
- Driven
- ESPN International Winter Sports
- International Superstar Soccer 2
- Luigi's Mansion
- Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader
- Super Monkey Ball
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure
- Wave Race: Blue Storm
- XG3: Extreme G Racing
[edit] Microsoft Xbox
U.S. launch: November 15, 2001
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
- Dead or Alive 3
- Project Gotham Racing
- NFL Fever 2002
- Air Force Delta Storm
- Mad Dash Racing
- Cel Damage
- Arctic Thunder
- Fuzion Frenzy
- Jet Set Radio Future (Japan Launch)
- Double S.T.E.A.L. (Japan Launch)
European launch: March 14, 2002
- Amped: Freestyle Snowboarding
- Batman Vengeance
- Blood Wake
- Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2
- Dead or Alive 3
- Fuzion Frenzy
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Jet Set Radio Future
- Mad Dash Racing
- Max Payne
- NBA Live 2002
- NHL 2002
- NHL Hitz 2002
- Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
- Project Gotham Racing
- RalliSport Challenge
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- TransWorld Surf
- Wreckless: The Yakuza Missions
[edit] Seventh generation
[edit] Xbox 360
U.S. launch: November 22, 2005
- Amped 3
- Call of Duty 2
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- FIFA '06: Road to FIFA World Cup
- GUN
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- Madden NFL 06
- NBA 2K6
- NBA Live 06
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- NHL 2K6
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Peter Jackson's King Kong
- Project Gotham Racing 3
- Quake 4
- Ridge Racer 6
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
European launch: December 02, 2005
- Amped 3
- Call of Duty 2
- Condemned: Criminal Origins
- FIFA '06: Road to FIFA World Cup
- GUN
- Kameo: Elements of Power
- Madden NFL 06
- NBA Live 06
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Peter Jackson's King Kong
- Project Gotham Racing 3
- Quake 4
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 2006
- Tony Hawk's American Wasteland
Japanese launch: December 10, 2005
- Every Party
- FIFA '06: Road to FIFA World Cup
- Need for Speed: Most Wanted
- Perfect Dark Zero
- Ridge Racer 6
- Tetris: The Grandmaster Ace
[edit] Xbox 360 Live Arcade
- Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved
- Mutant Storm Reloaded
- Joust
- Gauntlet
- Hexic HD (pre-installed on the hard drive)
- Bejeweled 2
- Bankshot Billiards 2
- Outpost Kaloki X
- Hardwood Backgammon
- Hardwood Hearts
[edit] PlayStation 3
Japanese Launch: November 11, 2006
- Genji: Days of the Blade
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight
- Resistance: Fall of Man
- Ridge Racer 7
- Sega Golf Club
U.S. launch: November 17, 2006
- Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
- Call of Duty 3
- Genji: Days of the Blade
- Madden NFL 07
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Crossfire
- NBA 2K7
- NHL 2K7
- Resistance: Fall of Man
- Ridge Racer 7
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
- Tony Hawk's Project 8
- Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
Eurpoean and Australian launch: March 23, 2007
- Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
- Call of Duty 3
- Def Jam: Icon
- Enchanted Arms
- F.E.A.R.
- Fight Night Round 3
- Formula One Championship Edition
- Full Auto 2: Battlelines
- Genji: Days of the Blade
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Target In Sight
- MotorStorm
- NBA 2K7
- NBA Street: Homecourt
- Need For Speed Carbon
- NHL 2K7
- Resistance: Fall of Man
- Ridge Racer 7
- Sonic The Hedgehog
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
- Tony Hawk's Project 8
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- The Godfather: The Don's Edition
- Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom
- Virtua Fighter 5
- Virtua Tennis 3
- World Snooker Championship 2007
[edit] PlayStation Network
U.S. launch: November 17, 2006
Eurpoean and Australian launch: March 23, 2007
- Blast Factor
- Cash Guns Chaos
- flOw
- Go! Puzzle
- Go! Sudoku
- Gran Turismo HD
- Gripshift
- Lemmings
- Super Rub-O-Dub
- Tekken Dark Resurrection
[edit] Wii
U.S. launch: November 19, 2006
- Avatar: The Last Airbender
- Call of Duty 3
- Cars
- Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
- Excite Truck
- The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
- GT Pro Series
- Happy Feet
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Madden NFL 07
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
- Monster 4x4 World Circuit
- Need for Speed: Carbon
- Rampage: Total Destruction
- Rayman Raving Rabbids
- Red Steel
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
- Trauma Center: Second Opinion
- Wii Sports (bundled with the Wii console)
Japanese launch: December 2, 2006
- Crayon Shin-chan Saikyou Kazoku Kasuka Peking Wii
- Elebits
- Ennichi no Tatsujin
- Kororinpa
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Machi-Kuru Domino
- Necro-Nesia
- Rayman Raving Rabbids
- Red Steel
- SD Gundam G Breaker
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
- Super Swing Golf
- Tamagotchi no Pikapika Daitouryou
- Trauma Center: Second Opinion
- WarioWare: Smooth Moves
- Wii Play
- Wii Sports
- Wing Island
European launch: December 8, 2006
- Barnyard
- Call of Duty 3
- Cars
- Far Cry: Vengeance
- Gottlieb Pinball Classics
- GT Pro Series
- Happy Feet
- The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
- Madden NFL 07
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
- Monster 4x4 World Circuit
- Need for Speed: Carbon
- Open Season
- Rampage: Total Destruction
- Rayman Raving Rabbids
- Red Steel
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
- Super Fruit Fall
- Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent
- Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
- Wii Play
- Wii Sports (Bundled with the Wii console)
[edit] Wii Virtual Console
U.S. launch: November 19, 2006
- Donkey Kong
- Mario Bros.
- Pinball
- Soccer
- Solomon's Key
- Wario's Woods
- The Legend of Zelda
- F-Zero
- SimCity
- Super Mario 64
- Altered Beast
- Sonic The Hedgehog
European Launch: December 8, 2006
- Donkey Kong
- Mario Bros.
- The Legend of Zelda
- Wario's Woods
- Donkey Kong Country
- F-Zero
- Super Mario 64
- Altered Beast
- Ecco the Dolphin
- Golden Axe
- Sonic The Hedgehog
[edit] Handheld game console
Handheld game consoles |
Early units |
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See Microvision and Handheld electronic games |
Nintendo handhelds |
Game & Watch | Game Boy (Pocket | Light) | Game Boy Color | Game Boy Advance (SP | Micro) | Nintendo DS (Lite) |
Bandai handhelds |
WonderSwan | WonderSwan Color | SwanCrystal |
GamePark/Holdings handhelds |
GP32 | GP2X | XGP | XGP Mini | XGP Kids |
SNK handhelds |
Neo Geo Pocket | Neo Geo Pocket Color |
Sega handhelds |
Game Gear | Nomad | Mega Jet |
Sony handhelds |
PocketStation | PlayStation Portable |
Other handhelds |
Atari Lynx | Gamate | Watara Supervision | Mega Duck | Game.com | Gizmondo | N-Gage | TurboExpress | Pepper Pad | GameKing | iRiver G10 | Ez MINI | OQO Model 2 |
Comparison |
[edit] Atari Lynx
U.S. launch: October, 1989
- Blue Lightning
- Electrocop
- Gates of Zendocon
- California Games
[edit] Game Boy
Japanese launch: April 21, 1989
U.S. launch: August, 1989
[edit] Sega Game Gear
Japanese launch: October 6, 1990
U.S. launch: 1991
- Baseball
- Columns
- Shanghia II
- G-Loc
- Super Monaco GP
- Pengo
- Twin Tank
- Wonder Boy
[edit] Virtual Boy
[edit] Game Boy Color
U.S. launch: November, 1998
- Tetris DX
- Game & Watch Gallery 2
- Centipede
- Pocket Bomberman
[edit] Neo Geo Pocket Color
Japanese launch: March 16, 1999
UK Launch: 1999
[edit] Game Boy Advance
- Army Men Advance
- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon
- ChuChu Rocket!
- F-Zero: Maximum Velocity
- Fire Pro Wrestling
- GT Advance Championship Racing
- Iridion 3D
- Konami Krazy Racers
- Namco Museum
- Pinobee: Wings of Adventure
- Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure
- Rayman Advance
- Ready 2 Rumble Boxing: Round 2
- Super Dodge Ball Advance
- Super Mario Advance
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2
[edit] N-Gage
[edit] Nintendo DS
U.S. launch: November 21, 2004
- Super Mario 64 DS
- Asphalt Urban GT
- The Urbz: Sims in the City
- Feel the Magic: XY/XX
- Spider-Man 2
- Madden NFL 2005
- Metroid Prime: Hunters - First Hunt (Demo)
Japanese launch: December 2, 2004
- Daigasso! Band-Brothers
- Chokkan Hitofude
- Cool104 Joker & Setline
- Feel the Magic: XY/XX
- Kensyūi "Dokuta Tendo"
- Mahjong Taikai
- Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
- Pokémon Dash
- Super Mario 64 DS
- The Urbz: Sims in the City
- Sawaru Made In Wario
- Zoo Keeper
European launch: March 11, 2005
- Metroid Prime: Hunters - First Hunt (Demo)
- Asphalt Urban GT
- Super Mario 64 DS
- WarioWare: Touched
- The Urbz: Sims in the City
- Project Rub
- Rayman DS
- Robots
- Pokemon Dash
- Ping Pals
- Polarium
- Mr. Driller: Drill Spirits
- Spider Man 2
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour
- Zoo Keeper
- Retro Atari Classics
[edit] PlayStation Portable
Japanese launch: December 12, 2004
- Armored Core: Formula Front
- Mahjong Fight Club
- Minna no Golf Portable
- Lumines
- Ridge Racers
- Vampire Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
U.S./Canada launch: March 24, 2005
- Ape Escape: On the Loose
- Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
- Dynasty Warriors
- Gretzky NHL
- Lumines
- Metal Gear Acid
- NBA
- Need for Speed Underground: Rivals
- NFL Street 2: Unleashed
- Ridge Racer
- Spider-Man 2
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix
- Twisted Metal: Head-On
- Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
- Wipeout Pure
- World Tour Soccer
European launch: September 1, 2005
- Ape Academy
- Archer Maclean's Mercury
- Colin McRae Rally 2005 Plus
- Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower
- Dynasty Warriors
- Everybody's Golf
- F1 Grand Prix
- Fired Up
- Lumines
- MediEvil Resurrection
- Metal Gear Acid
- Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition
- NBA Street Showdown
- Need for Speed Underground: Rivals
- NFL Street 2: Unleashed
- Ridge Racer
- Spider-Man 2
- TOCA Race Driver 2: The Ultimate Racing Simulator
- Tony Hawk's Underground 2: Remix
- Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade
- Wipeout Pure
- World Championship Snooker 2005
- World Tour Soccer: Challenge Edition
- Virtua Tennis: World Tour