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
28 Years AgoMidnight Wanderers: Quest for the Chariot
PlayStationWorldwide
A platform game that sees the player control a hobbit named Lou and his travelling companion, Siva, to run, climb, and shoot at enemies to fight a villain who is turning their people into wooden statues.
28 Years AgoDon't Pull
PlayStationJapan
A puzzle game similar to games like the Adventures of Lolo series, Pengo, and Capcom's own puzzle game Pirate Ship Higemaru. It involves the player controlling either a rabbit named Don (Player 1) or a squirrel called Pull (Player 2), pushing blocks to crush monsters.
28 Years AgoMöbius Link 3D
PlayStationJapan
Möbius Link 3D is a turn-based space strategy game featuring 3D graphics. Players take on the role of Alice Schrödinger, commander of the Starfleet Möbius, an all-female fleet fighting its way through a series of missions against a rival imperial navy.
27 Years AgoKlustar
Game Boy ColorNorth America
In Klustar, you control a magic block being inundated by shapes of various block configurations that appear from the sides of the screen. These blocks stick to your block and form a klustar, which you can rotate clockwise and counterclockwise.
27 Years AgoCharlie Blasts Territory
PortNintendo 64North America
Charlie Blasts Territory is categorized as a 3D-Puzzle Game, released in 1999 by publisher Kemco. It combines solving intricate puzzles and blowing things up using tons of TNT!
25 Years AgoGiant Killers
DreamcastWorldwide
Giant Killers is a text-based European football management game, and as such the focus of the game is on the statistics and not on the action.
25 Years AgoMary-Kate and Ashley: Winners Circle
Game Boy ColorWorldwide
MARY-KATE AND ASHLEY: Winners Circle for the Game Boy Color is a unique racing title that pits players against a plethora of obstacles while riding horseback. There are four different horses to choose from, each with a distinct look and style.
25 Years AgoEuropean Super League
DreamcastEurope
European Super League brings together the talent from the very finest teams in Europe to create a "European Super League Championship".
24 Years AgoPuyo Pop
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
Puyo Pop for the Game Boy Advance was the first game in the series to be developed by Sonic Team. It combines Puyo Puyo 2's mechanics with an all-new story mode.
24 Years AgoThe Scorpion King: Sword of Osiris
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Set to take place after the conclusion of the movie, The Scorpion King will place players into the land of Egypt once again as the Scorpion King himself, who must find the sword of Osiris and unleash its powers on the evil Menthu who plans…
22 Years AgoPump It Up: Exceed
ArcadeWorldwide
Pump It Up: Exceed is a dancing game similar to the games in the Dance Dance Revolution series.
21 Years AgoLEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
PortGame Boy AdvanceNorth America
Take LEGO Star Wars mobile with the official port for the Game Boy Advance. Experience Star Wars in LEGO form while platforming through The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
19 Years AgoDavid Douillet Judo
PS2Europe
David Douillet Judo is a judo-focused sports game featuring former Olympic champion David Douillet. Players can compete in single matches, tournaments, and training modes using a roster of international judoka.
17 Years AgoWinning Post World
PS2Japan
Winning Post World is a Sports game, developed and published by Koei, which was released in Japan in 2009.
17 Years AgoThe Guild DS
Nintendo DSEurope
In The Guild DS the gamer takes the role of a trader, who starts as his father's heir almost destitute into the working life. Presented as a turn-based strategy game, step by step he has to build up his family's company again.
17 Years AgoArt Style: Base 10
Nintendo DSiAustralia
Art Style: Base 10 is a puzzle game developed by Skip Ltd. and released for the Nintendo DSi in 2010 as part of the Art Style series. Players guide falling blocks into a grid where values combine according to a base-10 system.
16 Years Ago
16 Years AgoPuzzle to Go Diddl
Nintendo DSiEurope
Puzzle to Go Diddl is the jigsaw puzzle for on the move.
16 Years AgoAiRace: Tunnel
Nintendo DSiEurope
AiRace: Tunnel is an invitation to a certain newly started project - Project Tunnel.
16 Years AgoAgain
Nintendo DSNorth America
FBI special agent Jonathan "J" Weaver is a man out for answers -- answers as to why he alone survived a series of connected murders that eradicated his family 18 years ago.
16 Years AgoWinning Post World 2010
PS2Japan
Winning Post World 2010 is a Sports game, developed and published by Koei, which was released in Japan in 2010.
28 Years Ago
27 Years AgoScooby-Doo!: Mistery Mayhem
PS2Worldwide
Join your favourite slackers as they try to solve a mystery of supernatural proportions. The gang starts out on a routine case in the search of ghosts. During their search, a scheming business tycoon uses The Tome of Doom to unlock some of the creepiest monsters ever seen.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.