ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 12
The games released on this day in gaming history.
58 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
25 Years AgoBanjo-Tooie
Nintendo 64Europe
Grunty returns—and that's bad news for Banjo and Kazooie! In this all-new adventure, combine everything you learned in the award-winning prequel, Banjo-Kazooie, with dozens of brand-new moves and abilities.
19 Years AgoApollo Justice: Ace Attorney
Nintendo DSJapan
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, released in Japan as Gyakuten Saiban 4, is the fourth video game in the Ace Attorney series.
20 Years AgoDragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
PS2Australia
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King is the eighth installment in the Dragon Quest series, developed by Level-5 and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It was also later released for the Nintendo 3DS in 2015.
21 Years AgoMidnight Club 3: DUB Edition
PS2Worldwide
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition is a racing game, developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games, and is the third game in the Midnight Club series.
25 Years AgoThe Simpsons Wrestling
PlayStationEurope
The Simpsons Wrestling is a sports video game and the only Simpsons game released for the PlayStation.
26 Years AgoStar Ocean: The Second Story
PlayStationEurope
The first "Star Ocean" released outside of Japan. It was later re-released on the PSP under the name "Star Ocean: Second Evolution".
33 Years AgoWillow
NESEurope
The version of Willow released for the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Famicom is an adventure game in the vein of The Legend of Zelda. The game has the player taking on the role of Willow.
25 Years AgoX-Men: Mutant Academy
PlayStationJapan
X-Men: Mutant Academy is a 3-D/2D fighting game developed by Paradox, the company behind Activision's Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style and the never-published Thrill Kill, and based on the X-Men characters from Marvel Comics.
22 Years AgoSerious Sam: Next Encounter
PS2Worldwide
In this installment of the Serious Sam series, Sam takes on a new arch-nemesis "Mini Sam", an evil clone of the hero Sam "Serious" Stone.
22 Years AgoSerious Sam Advance
Game Boy AdvanceWorldwide
Scientists figure out how to use the timelock to send someone to any point in time, Sam travels back to ancient Rome as people haven't been returning from that period and ends up fighting Mental's minions once again.
21 Years AgoDead to Rights II
PS2Worldwide
Dead to Rights II is a third-person action video game developed by Widescreen Games, published by Namco, and released in 2005. It is a prequel to Dead to Rights.
19 Years AgoGrimGrimoire
PS2Japan
GrimGrimoire allows players to take on the role of Lillet Blan, a young magician who is admitted to a prestigious and mystical magic school; however, on the fifth day of school, everyone mysteriously vanishes.
30 Years AgoStreet Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams
PortPlayStationAustralia
This version of Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors' Dreams features an arranged soundtrack, a dedicated two-player Versus Mode and also a Training Mode allowing players to practice their techniques and combos on a non-hostile character.
16 Years AgoPhantasy Star 0
Nintendo DSEurope
Phantasy Star Zero takes place on an alternate Earth 200 years after the Great Blank, a massive war that has reduced the once-prosperous civilization to almost nothing. The sole surviving Humans have worked hard to exist peacefully and have built thriving Cities.
24 Years AgoLunar Legend
RemakeGame Boy AdvanceJapan
You play Alex, a young boy who hopes to one day be a Dragonmaster like his dearly departed hero Dyne. One day, a wizard named Nash comes into town, and needs an escort to a nearby shrine in the woods.
18 Years AgoTeenage Zombies: Invasion of the Alien Brain Thingys!
Nintendo DSNorth America
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.
30 Years AgoShockwave Assault
SaturnEuropeNorth America
Shockwave Assault, also released as simply Shock Wave, is a science fiction flight combat shooting game for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PC and the Macintosh.
16 Years AgoAlphaBounce
Nintendo DSiNorth America
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.
35 Years AgoHellfire S
PortPC Engine CDJapan
Hellfire S is a Shoot-'Em-Up game, developed by Bits Laboratory and published by NEC International, which was released in Japan in 1991.
35 Years AgoGorby no Pipeline Daisakusen
FamicomJapan
In this falling-block puzzle game, a small girl—wearing a Russian national costume of sarafan, kokoshnik, and valenki—pushes tiles representing segments of water pipe down a two-dimensional, vertical shaft; this shaft is the field of play.
35 Years AgoToshi Tensou Keikaku: Eternal City
PC EngineJapan
Toshi Tensou Keikaku: Eternal City is an Action game, published by Naxat Soft, which was released in Japan in 1991.
33 Years AgoEdo no Kiba
Super FamicomJapan
Tokyo, 2050 AD. Terrorists are running wild in the streets, and only one armored police officer is fast enough to hunt them down.
30 Years AgoPotestas
PlayStationJapan
Potestas is a political simulation game that takes place in a fantasy land.
30 Years AgoRing of Sias
PlayStationJapan
Ring of Sias is a sound novel adventure that features different endings depending of the player choices during the game.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.