ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 2
The games released on this day in gaming history.
75 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
36 Years AgoCity Hunter
PC EngineWorldwide
City Hunter is a side‑scrolling action game starring private eye Ryo Saeba, based on the manga and anime. Exclusive to the PC Engine, it mixes exploration and shooting across four chapters as Ryo checks doors for mission‑critical NPCs and items while fending off thugs.
36 Years AgoNazo No Masquerade
PC EngineWorldwide
AKA: 謎のマスカレード. An adventure game to solve riddles.
36 Years AgoPresident no Sentaku
FamicomJapan
President no Sentaku is a Strategy game, developed by Another and published by Hot-B, which was released in Japan in 1990.
34 Years AgoNishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Super Express Satsujin Jiken
FamicomJapan
Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery: Super Express Satsujin Jiken is an Adventure game, developed by TOSE and published by Irem, which was released in Japan in 1990. Sequel to the previous Nishimura Kyoutarou Mystery game, Blue Train Satsujin Jiken.
34 Years AgoSuper Raiden
Expanded editionPC Engine CDJapan
A conversion of the classic arcade shoot 'em up, Raiden follows the conventions of the genre with coloured power up pods that give different weapons when collected. Raiden is one of the all-time greats in the annals of shoot 'em up history.
33 Years AgoBulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Bulls vs Lakers and the NBA Playoffs is a basketball video game developed by Electronic Arts and released in 1992 exclusively for the Sega Mega Drive. The game is the sequel to Lakers versus Celtics.
33 Years AgoAerobiz Supersonic
Super FamicomJapan
You have just been elected as the CEO of a brand new airline company that must compete against 3 other airlines for global dominance. Set up new routes, buy businesses, and manage all your resources including planes, cashflow, and company representatives.
33 Years AgoBonk 3: Bonk's Big Adventure
PC EngineJapan
Aaagh! What's that Evil King drool doing back in the Dinosaur Kingdom?! Didn't Bonk get rid of him last time?
33 Years Ago
28 Years AgoEnigma
PlayStationJapan
Enigma is a 1998 Japanese video game for the Sony PlayStation. It was developed by Omega Force and published by Koei. It is a third person adventure title that includes elements from fighting games which draws influence from Resident Evil.
28 Years AgoSoukou Kihei Votoms: Uoodo-Kummen Hen
PlayStationJapan
Soukou Kihei Votoms: Uoodo-Kummen Hen is an Action game, published by Takara, which was released in Japan in 1998.
28 Years AgoTwinBee RPG
PlayStationJapan
A role-playing spinoff to the TwinBee shoot-em-up series in which a new protagonist is summoned to Donburi Island to serve as a temporary pilot for TwinBee following the mysterious disappearance of TwinBee's regular pilot Light.
28 Years AgoShura No Mon
PlayStationJapan
Shura No Mon (Shura's Gate) is a fighting game released for the Sony Playstation in 1998.
28 Years AgoWangan Trial Love
SaturnJapan
A combination of racing and dating simulator game, released for the Sega Saturn only in Japan in 1998.
28 Years AgoCarol the Dark Angel
PlayStationJapan
Carol The Dark Angel is an interactive comic book PlayStation game designed by Syufo Itahashi that takes place in Grillet City in the year 2018 where a boy that is a drug seller get involved into a war between the god hero called the Dark Angel and an evil cult.
28 Years AgoToshinden Card Quest
PlayStationJapan
Toshinden Card Quest is a Japanese board game based on the fighter games series in which the player will have to try to collect 300+ cards to fill your album. The gameplay is the classic 3d board game and there are different characters of the series to choose and play with.
28 Years AgoAngelique Tenkuu no Requiem
PC-FXJapan
Angelique Tenkuu no Requiem is the first Neoromance role-playing game. Canonically this game is the direct sequel to Angelique Special 2 and Angelique Maren no Rokukishi.
28 Years AgoWaku-waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon
SaturnJapan
Waku-waku Puyo Puyo Dungeon is a roguelike dungeon crawler featuring characters from the Madou Monogatari and Puyo Puyo franchises.
28 Years AgoUno
PortPlayStationJapan
A Japanese game adaptation of the Mattel card game Uno, featuring a story mode set in a high school's Uno Club.
28 Years AgoSotsugyou III: Wedding Bell
PlayStationJapan
Sotsugyou III: Wedding Bell is the third game in the Sotsugyou graduation series. The game is a dating simulation first person adventure game.
28 Years AgoNobunaga's Ambition: Shouseiroku
SaturnJapan
Nobunaga's Ambition (Nobunaga no Yabou) is a turn-based strategy video game series first released in Japan in 1983. It is a series of loosely adapted historical simulations produced by the Japanese video game developer Koei.
28 Years AgoUno DX
PlayStationJapan
Uno DX is a video game interpretation of the card game Uno. It was released for the Sega Saturn and PlayStation exclusively in Japan.
28 Years AgoKumitate Battle: Kuttu Ketto
SaturnJapan
Maboroshi Tsukiyo is an adventure game released for the Dreamcast and Playstation consoles, in which the player takes the role of Takashi Tanaka (the player can choose another name) that one summer evenight he meet the ghost of a girl in th…
28 Years AgoChariot: Adventure Through the Sky
PlayStationJapan
A scrolling shooter game featuring the characters from Midnight Wanderers flying in their chariots to save their home planet and princess.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.