ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
March 4
The games released on this day in gaming history.
81 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
21 Years AgoMetal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
PS2Europe
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is the prequel to the entire Metal Gear series.
27 Years AgoSilent Hill
PlayStationJapan
Silent Hill is the first installment in the Silent Hill series of psychological survival horror video games. Unlike earlier survival horror games that focused on protagonists with combat training, the main character Harry Mason is an average man.
27 Years AgoTomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft
PlayStationJapan
Tomb Raider III: Adventures of Lara Croft is a platform and third-person shooter game developed by Core Design and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the third installment in the Tomb Raider series and the sequel to Tomb Raider II.
28 Years AgoStar Wars: Dark Forces
PlayStationEurope
The Empire stretches its evil clutches across the galaxy, consuming planets with devastating results. Through many struggles, the Rebel Alliance has learned of a new Imperial battle station, the Death Star, with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
18 Years AgoSilent Hill: Origins
PS2North America
Silent Hill: Origins is the fifth installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series, and a prequel to the original game.
21 Years AgoThe Punisher
PS2Europe
Crime is everywhere on the streets of New York City. As Frank "the Punisher" Castle, it is your job to clean them up. However, there seem to be bigger things at hand...
29 Years AgoTurok: Dinosaur Hunter
Nintendo 64Europe
A world where time has no meaning - and evil knows no bounds. Torn from a world long gone, the time traveling warrior Turok has found himself thrust into a savage land torn by conflict.
32 Years AgoNBA Jam
Mega Drive / GenesisSNESNorth AmericaEurope
NBA Jam is a basketball arcade game published and developed by Midway in 1993. It is the first entry in the NBA Jam series. The main designer and programmer for this game was Mark Turmell.
24 Years AgoFatal Frame
PS2North America
Fatal Frame is the first game of the Fatal Frame series, introducing the franchise's unique premise of fighting ghosts with a special camera. Fatal Frame was the first to introduce the innovative use of an old-style camera as the primary weapon.
35 Years AgoThe Simpsons Arcade Game
ArcadeNorth America
The Simpsons is basically a side-scrolling beat-em-up featuring the characters from The Simpsons TV show. The player can choose to play as each of the four Simpson characters.
29 Years AgoThe House of the Dead
ArcadeWorldwide
The House of the Dead is a first-person, light gun arcade game. Players assume the role of agents Thomas Rogan and "G" in their efforts to repel the dangerous, inhumane experiments of Dr. Curien, a madman.
27 Years AgoPepsiman
PlayStationJapan
Pepsiman is an action video game developed and published by KID for the PlayStation.
27 Years AgoDungeons & Dragons: Shadow over Mystara
SaturnJapan
Shadow over Mystara is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up with role-play elements that make it stand out from other similar games released at the time.
21 Years AgoProject: Snowblind
PS2EuropeAustraliaNew Zealand
Experience the dramatic intensity of the frontlines of a war through the eyes of the first of a new breed of super soldiers in this gritty and epic first-person action game. An augmented super-soldier must stop a renegade regime from eradicating the civilized world.
21 Years AgoPlayboy: The Mansion
PS2Europe
Play as Hugh Hefner and build the Playboy publishing empire while throwing parties, hanging out with celebrities, and, of course, inviting beautiful models into your mansion.
21 Years AgoTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus
PS2Europe
The sequel to 2003's updated beat 'em up, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus sets the turtle quartet on another adventure from the series' second season, this time allowing the entire team to work together via a 4-player multiplayer mode.
21 Years AgoConstantine
PS2Europe
The game is played in third person perspective, switching to first person when the hero enters narrow spaces. Constantine's goal is to discover how and why Demons have managed to physically enter Earth, although the ancient laws forbid it.
26 Years AgoStreet Fighter EX3
PS2Japan
Street Fighter EX3 is the final game in the Street Fighter EX series series, taking the gameplay and additional moves of EX2, and adding a tag-team element. Multiple characters from the famous Street Fighter series return and clash with Arika's own characters.
22 Years AgoGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
PS2Japan
Based on the anime series of the same name, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a fast-action third-person shooter for up to four players. As "Major" Motoko Kusanagi, Batou, and Tachikoma, you can engage enemies in both multiplayer combat and single-player missions.
23 Years AgoRayman 3
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Just like its Game Boy predecessors, Rayman 3 is mostly a traditional side-scrolling platformer. The main goal is to reach the end of a level, but there are various items to collect which all count towards the 100% completion.
29 Years AgoVirtua Fighter 2
PortMega Drive / GenesisNorth America
This is a 2D port of the 3D fighting game Virtua Fighter 2. Virtua Fighter (3D) also introduces two new characters which are not included in this 16-bit port.
26 Years AgoKessen
PS2Japan
The ancient storied battlefield lies before you. At your command are 100,000 troops including archers, infantry, riflemen, and the powerful cavalry.
26 Years AgoRidge Racer V
PS2Japan
Ridge Racer V is all about excited drivers pursuing the sheer frantic fun of unrestricted racing. Players will be able to drive super-cars with supreme power, speed and style that just can't be bought in a showroom.
26 Years AgoEternal Ring
PS2Japan
A young magician is sent by his king to investigate the strange happenings on the Island of No Return. Armed with his sword and his natural talent as a sorcerer, Cain attempts to be the first person to return from the island alive.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.