This Day in
Gaming History

Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Every day, the launches that made gaming history — anniversaries pulled from the same vault as our daily posts.

40 YEARS AGO

MSX (Japan) — released October 27, 1986

Forty years ago today, The Tower of Druaga reached the MSX in Japan. Namco's arcade legend — 60 floors of secrets.

31 YEARS AGO

Super Famicom (Japan) — released October 27, 1995

Thirty-one years ago today, Tetris Attack hit the Super Famicom in Japan — Panel de Pon in disguise, and one of the best puzzle games ever made.

23 YEARS AGO

PlayStation 2 · GameCube · Xbox — released October 27, 2003

Twenty-three years ago today, Tony Hawk's Underground dropped on PlayStation 2, GameCube and Xbox — the one where YOU were the skater.

18 YEARS AGO

PlayStation 3 — released October 27, 2008

Eighteen years ago today, LittleBigPlanet launched on the PlayStation 3. Play, Create, Share — Sackboy changed what a platformer could be.

9 YEARS AGO

Nintendo Switch — released October 27, 2017

Nine years ago today, Super Mario Odyssey launched on the Nintendo Switch. Cappy, take the wheel.

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