ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 4
The games released on this day in gaming history.
38 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
26 Years AgoStar Wars: Episode I - Racer
DreamcastNorth America
Star Wars: Episode 1 - Racer lets you participate in the famous pod race sequence that was the critical highlight of the film Star Wars: Episode I, The Phantom Menace back in 1999. Take the controls as Jedi-to-be Anakin Skywalker or any one of over 20 pod racers.
29 Years AgoDoom 64
Nintendo 64North America
You killed the Demons once, they were all dead. Or so you thought... A single Demon Entity escaped detection.
39 Years AgoSuper Hang-On
ArcadeJapan
Super Hang-On is a 1987 motorcycle racing arcade game by Sega, and the sequel to the acclaimed Hang-On. A version of this game, in the full simulated-motorcycle cabinet used by the original Hang-On, was released in 1991 as Limited Edition Hang-On.
20 Years AgoCommandos: Strike Force
PS2North America
Commandos: Strike Force is a first-person shooter video game and the fifth installment of the critically acclaimed Commandos series. It is developed by Pyro Studios and published by Eidos Interactive.
26 Years AgoStar Wars: Episode I - Jedi Power Battles
PlayStationNorth America
The game follows the plot of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
18 Years AgoOdin Sphere
PS2New Zealand
The nation of Valentine was once a grand kingdom with powerful magic. With the power of a magical relic known as the "Cauldron," King Valentine subdued the neighboring nations and brought them under his control.
23 Years AgoEyeToy: Play
PS2Japan
EyeToy: Play is a video game for the PlayStation 2, released in 2003. It was the first game to make use of the PlayStation 2's video camera accessory, EyeToy. The game was initially packaged with the EyeToy when the accessory was first released.
33 Years AgoCybernator
PortSNESNorth America
Cybernator is a run and gun game released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the indirect prequel to Target Earth as part of the Assault Suits series by NCS Corp. The game was localized and published overseas by Konami.
20 Years AgoTourist Trophy
PS2North America
Tourist Trophy: The Real Riding Simulator is a 2006 motorcycle racing video game. It was designed by Polyphony Digital, the same team behind the popular Gran Turismo auto racing series.
23 Years AgoSuper Monkey Ball Jr.
PortGame Boy AdvanceEurope
The goal of the game is to maneuver a monkey trapped in a ball by tilting the labyrinth and reaching the goal at the end of the maze. Like many other games of Super Monkey Ball series, the player has the option to choose Aiai, Meemee and Gongon.
24 Years AgoArmored Core 3
PS2Japan
Armored Core 3 once again puts you in the shoes of a Raven mercenary, with the task of piloting your own battle machine to use in a range of tasks (from destroying other mechs to seek and destroy missions). After each missions, you are payed in full.
18 Years AgoTeenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!
Nintendo DSEurope
The Earth is under attack by a horde of Alien Brain ... uh ... Thingys! Humans, succumbing to ray-guns, mind-control, and shiny flying saucers, have failed to defend their planet and let it fall easily into the clutches of the Big Brain and his army of Brain Thingys.
22 Years AgoGungrave: Overdose
PS2Japan
Three years after the events that took place in the original Gungrave, the Corsione family has unleashed the deadly drug SEED upon the populace. Now it's up to Grave, Spike and Mika to follow the trail of SEED back to its source and eradicate it once and for all.
30 Years AgoBottom of the 9th
PlayStationWorldwide
Play Exhibition and Season modes as your favorite team from the Major League Baseball. 300 real life players, complete with a full list of stats, are included for this combination of simulation and arcade style baseball.
29 Years AgoActua Golf
SaturnJapan
Actua Golf is a golf simulation with full 3D terrain and characters. It comes with two courses to play at (country and tropical), customizable characters and multi-view shot tracking and action replays. Actua Golf uses similar game controls as older golf titles did.
18 Years AgoEco-Creatures: Save the Forest
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Deforestation, pollution, global warming and industrialization are just some of the many important themes in Eco Creatures: Save the Forest, a unique real-time strategy game and the only game of its kind that promotes awareness of environme…
41 Years AgoFormation Z
PortFamicomJapan
The Famicom port of Formation Z. The player competes in a marathon continuous scrolling horizontal shoot-em-up game across land, sea, air and outer space. You can hold down the fire button for a burst of Charged fire, which is especially essential to defeat the bosses.
40 Years AgoPhraze Craze
ArcadeWorldwide
Attempt to guess the letters of the words for a given topic. A spinning wheel determines the points per letter guessed. Lose turns by incorrectly guessing letters or spinning "ZAP" or "ZILCH".
31 Years AgoSavage Reign
Neo Geo MVSJapan
Savage Reign is a vs. fighting game that offers a dozen fighters, mixing fighting with weapons and a two-plane system like the one seen in the Fatal Fury saga, with which it is possible to get to the back of the stage by climbing to a higher level or climbing up pipes.
29 Years AgoDark Hunter: Jou Ijigen Gakuen
SaturnJapan
A horror adventure game that was released as part of Koei's "English Dream" series, a collection of games used to help teach the English language.
29 Years AgoAngelique Special 2
SaturnJapan
Angelique Special 2 is a Strategy game, developed by Koei and published by NEC, which was released in Japan in 1996.
29 Years AgoRagnagard
SaturnJapan
Ragnagard is 2D arcade fighting game developed by Saurus and System Vision, and published by SNK and Saurus for the Neo Geo arcade, Neo Geo CD and Sega Saturn. The game's characters are all based on Shinto deities
29 Years AgoQuoVadis 2: Wakusei Kyoushuu Ovan Rei
SaturnJapan
QuoVadis 2: Wakusei Kyoushuu Ovan Rei ("The Ovan Rei Planet Assault") is a sci-fi real-time strategy game. It is the sequel to QuoVadis, though the gameplay is completely different and the story is largely unrelated despite taking place in the same universe.
29 Years AgoMetal Slug: Super Vehicle-001
PortSaturnJapan
Metal Slug: Super Vehicle-001 is a run and gun action shooting game. Between April and August 1997, Sega Saturn and PlayStation versions developed by SNK and Ukiyotei respectively were released only in Japan.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.