ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 9
The games released on this day in gaming history.
684 releases
28 Years AgoRiven: The Sequel to Myst
SaturnJapan
Riven: The Sequel to Myst is a graphic adventure puzzle game developed by Cyan and released in 1997. It continues the story of Myst, following the player’s journey to rescue Atrus’s wife, Catherine, from a decaying world.
23 Years AgoMidnight Club II
PS2North America
Midnight Club II is a racing video game developed and published by Rockstar San Diego (formerly Angel Studios). It is the first sequel to Midnight Club: Street Racing, published for the PlayStation 2, Xbox and Microsoft Windows.
41 Years AgoSoccer
FamicomJapan
Experience the first ever football game for the NES. Enjoy 'real football' as you direct your team up and down the field.
27 Years AgoAnna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis
PlayStationEurope
Anna Kournikova's Smash Court Tennis is a tennis video game featuring the likeness of professional tennis player Anna Kournikova. The game features two practice modes, tournaments and exhibition matches.
19 Years AgoCake Mania
Nintendo DSNorth America
Welcome to Cake Mania! Jill, our hero, has returned from culinary school, only to find her beloved grandparents' bakery closed down. Business has taken a drastic downturn because a new Mega-Mart store opened in the neighborhood.
28 Years AgoG-Darius
PlayStationJapan
G-Darius is a shoot'em up arcade game, released by Taito in 1997. It is the fourth arcade installment of the Darius series and the first in the entire series to feature three-dimensional polygonal graphics.
16 Years AgoDream Chronicles
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Set in a mystical world where mortal and fairy realms collide, the game tells the story of a mortal woman named Faye who is the only being able to awaken from a powerful fairy's dream spell.
22 Years AgoFirefighter F.D.18
PS2Worldwide
Experience all the excitement and danger of fighting fires in Firefighter F.D. 18. As a firefighter, you'll break down doors with axes, use high-powered fire hoses to smother flames, and avoid collapsing floors while looking for trapped civilians.
29 Years AgoBrahma Force: The Assault on Beltlogger 9
PlayStationNorth America
A mech-based FPS; pilot your Bipedal Robotic Assault Heavy Mechanized Armor (built by Bronx Industries, of course) through the Beltlogger 9 excavation colony... ...discover what happened to the Beltlogger 9 colony- it may be related to the…
23 Years AgoCrazy Taxi: Catch a Ride
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Race against the clock as you pick up passengers and white-knuckle it through busy streets and back alleys. And time is money! So get a grip on the wheel and put the pedal to the metal.
16 Years AgoAlphaBounce
Nintendo DSiEurope
A brick-breaking game with RPG elements. The goal is to find your way back to Earth through the walls of bricks blocking your path.
33 Years AgoCrayon Shin-Chan Ora to Shiro ha Otomodachi Da yo
Game BoyJapan
Crayon Shin-Chan: Ora to Shiro ha Otomodachi Dayo is a platforming game based off the Crayon Shin-Chan manga, mostly popular in Japan although translated and published in a couple of other countries.
33 Years AgoAction Pachio
Super FamicomJapan
The player takes control of a white Pachio and tries to make his way through all the side-scrolling levels. In between each level is a cut scene that updates the story for the player. Players can collect coins in the game; collecting 100 of them results in an extra life.
33 Years AgoStreet Combat
PortSNESNorth America
KNOCK-OUT ACTION FOR 2 PLAYERS AT ONCE! Your Mission...Seek out and destroy a group of ruthless villains who'll stop at nothing to wipe you off the map. Each brutal renegade is a wizard at martial arts and trick moves.
33 Years AgoUltraman
PortMega Drive / GenesisJapan
Home console port of the Arcade release. Based on the popular television show from 1967, Ultraman directly follows the story of its source material. Cast in the role of the titular Ultraman, the player must defeat many of the same monsters that appeared in the original series.
28 Years AgoTennis Arena
SaturnJapan
With no stat tweaking and no licenses, Tennis Arena is arcade-style tennis at its most fundamental. What you have here is single-match or tournament play for up to four players with wacky characters and a few different courts to play on.
28 Years AgoKojin Kyouju: La Lecon Particuliere
PlayStationJapan
A dating simulation game released in 1998 by Mycom.
28 Years AgoSotsugyou III: Wedding Bell
SaturnJapan
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 AgoPower Stakes 2
PlayStationJapan
Power Stakes 2 is the third (and last) game in Tose Software game series featuring the new data of the new season over the previous game. The game again features the 3d engine to watch the race in different camera angles that the player select in the game main menu.
28 Years AgoNobunaga no Yabou: Sengoku Gunyuuden
RemasterSaturnJapan
Nobunaga no Yabou - Sengouku Gunyuuden (Nobunaga's Ambition II) is the sequel to Nobunaga's Ambition. The setting is 16th century feudal Japan, a period when ruthless daimyo (feudal lords) contended with each other for dominance.
28 Years AgoKidou Senshi Gundam: Gihren no Yabou
SaturnJapan
Turn-based strategy game set in the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, in Universal Century 0079.
28 Years AgoSuchie-Pai Adventure: Doki-doki Nightmare
PlayStationJapan
Doki Doki Nightmare ("The Throbbing Nightmare") is a Japanese-style adventure game with dating elements. The game is a spinoff of the popular Suchie-Pai strip-mahjong series.
28 Years AgoRomance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire
PortSaturnJapan
Romance of the Three Kingdoms IV: Wall of Fire (Sangokushi IV in Japan) is the fourth game in Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms series.
27 Years AgoNobunaga no Yabou Game Boy-ban 2
Game Boy ColorJapan
The warlords start moving lively! A masterpiece depicting the Sengoku period is powered up!
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.