ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 1
The games released on this day in gaming history.
131 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
37 Years AgoTommy Lasorda Baseball
ArcadeNorth America
Super Leage is a baseball game released for the Sega Mega-Tech arcade system and later as one of the six launch titles for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console in the North American region.
37 Years AgoThe Legend of Valkyrie
ArcadeJapan
The Legend of Valkyrie (originally titled Valkyrie no Densetsu) is an action game released by Namco in 1989. It is a follow-up to the Family Computer game Valkyrie no Bouken: Toki no Kagi Densetsu.
37 Years AgoFist of the North Star
PortNESNorth America
Fist of the North Star is a side-scrolling action video game produced by Toei Animation and developed by Shouei System for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
37 Years AgoJohn Elway's Quarterback
PortNESWorldwide
John Elway's QUARTERBACK is the home video game you've been waiting for. So real you can see the game like a quarterback does, from the line of scrimmage. You call the plays, you throw the passes, run the ball, and make the tackles.
36 Years AgoConflict
NESWorldwide
Conflict is a hex-based NES war game where the player is a three-star general who must accompany his troops to the ultimate victory. The player can earn or lose victory points by occupying cities and destroying units of the opponent's army.
36 Years AgoMagic Johnson's Fast Break
NESWorldwide
DRIVE, PASS, SHOOT, SCORE! Now you can slam dunk like the pros!Magic Johnson's Fast Break is slammin' jammin' basketball action. Play against the computer or an opponent.
36 Years AgoFisher-Price: Perfect Fit
NESWorldwide
Dropping down the Perfect Fit game chute are familiar, everyday objects such as letters, numbers, figures, and lots of familiar Fisher-Price toys. Inside the game board are outlines of these same objects, just waiting for you to move the pictures into their correct outlines.
36 Years AgoGalaxian3: Project Dragoon
ArcadeJapan
Galaxian3: Project Dragoon is a 3D rail shooter video game developed and published by Namco. It was originally a theme park attraction designed for the International Garden and Greenery Exposition (Expo '90) in Japan, and was later released as an arcade game in 1992.
36 Years AgoBloxeed
ArcadeJapan
Bloxeed is a varient of Tetris. The main gameplay of creating falling blocks appears as usual from Tetris, but now item blocks can be dropped as well.
35 Years AgoFinal Match Tennis
PC EngineWorldwide
Final Match Tennis is by far the deepest tennis game in terms of gameplay on the PC Engine. In fact, its play controls are among the most sophisticated in a PC Engine game and in general, in a tennis game (what still counts to this very day).
35 Years AgoTeki Paki
ArcadeWorldwide
A falling block puzzle game, Teki-Paki is based around creating strings of 5 or more blocks vertically, horizontally or diagonally. The player drops L-Shaped 3-block pieces onto the game field. If the screen is filled, the game is over.
35 Years AgoKiwi Kraze: A Bird-Brained Adventure!
PortNESNorth America
When Wally the Walrus kidnaps 20 of your your kiwi pals, you rush to the rescue. As Tiki the kiwi bird, that's not so easy - you can't fly and you wouldn't hurt a flea. But Wally's stashed your friends in dangerous spots all over New Zealand and it's up to you to save them.
35 Years AgoLog!cal
Game Boy ColorEuropeNorth America
A novel puzzle game by Rainbow Arts Software GmbH, where you have to arrange colored balls to form quartets in any location on the game board.
34 Years AgoWizards & Warriors III: Kuros - Visions of Power
NESWorldwide
When Kuros last did battle with the Evil Wizard Malkil atop Icefire Mountain, he raised his Ironsword in triumph and glory... or so he thought. Suddenly, a powerful bolt of magic has robbed Kuros of his armor, memory, and honor.
34 Years AgoTown & Country Surf Designs II: Thrilla's Surfari
NESWorldwide
Whoa, Thrilla Gorilla! Bag your boards and lay back tall for the raddest, weirdest surf and skate action ever! Wazula, an evil Kahuna, has stolen your babe and taken her to Africa.
34 Years Ago
34 Years AgoHook
PortGame BoyNorth America
Game Boy Port of "Hook". In Hook, based on the 1991 film by Steven Spielberg, the player controls Peter Pan who is trying to rescue his children from Captain James Hook. This version differs from the version of the game by Ukiyotei.
33 Years AgoSumo Fighter
Game BoyWorldwide
Appetite For Adventure Shape up your Nintendo GAME BOY with foot-stomping action. Eat your way to super strength and pound everything in your path. Pick on everyone lighter than you as you make your way through 15 enemy-filled stages.
33 Years AgoTitle Fight
ArcadeEurope
Title Fight is a behind-the-back boxing game developed by Sega-AM3 and released by Sega for arcades (using Sega System 32 hardware) in 1993.
33 Years AgoBases Loaded 4
NESNorth America
Bases Loaded 4 is the fourth installment in the Bases Loaded series, published by Jaleco exclusively for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
33 Years AgoBuilderland: The Story of Melba
PC Engine CDJapan
The story of this game is quite simple, presented during the intro as a series of short scenes without words.
32 Years AgoSuper Double Yakuman
Super FamicomJapan
Super Double Yakuman is a Miscellaneous game, published by Vap, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoSuper Indy Champ
Super FamicomJapan
Super Indy Champ is a Racing game, developed by Open System and published by Forum, which was released in Japan in 1994.
32 Years AgoMortal Kombat
PortSega CDNorth America
Mortal Kombat is a side-scrolling fighting game. Fighting is set as one-on-one combat, allowing each player to perform a variety of punches, kicks, and special moves in order to defeat their opponent.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.