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
30 Years AgoOngaku Tsukuuru: Kanadeeru
Super FamicomJapan
Ongaku Tsukuuru: Kanadeeru is a Miscellaneous game, developed by Success and published by ASCII Entertainment, which was released in Japan in 1996. It is a Satellaview-compatible Slotted Cartridge game belonging to ASCII's Tsukūru series.
30 Years AgoSolar Eclipse
SaturnEurope
Solar Eclipse is a 3D shooter that takes place on and near the many moons of Saturn. You are a hot-shot pilot with a troubled past. You've been re-assigned to a new squadron aboard a Tomlinson-class carrier.
30 Years AgoMahoujin Guru-guru 2
Super FamicomJapan
Mahoujin GuruGuru 2 is a Role-Playing game, published by Enix Corporation, which was released in Japan in 1996.
30 Years AgoSlam Dragon
PlayStationJapan
Wage a fierce battle in fighting action with CD rendered music and realistic characters. 8 fighters have taken to the fight and seek to confront X.
29 Years AgoDam Dam Stompland
PlayStationJapan
DamDam Stompland is a party game using a plethora of zany characters from the anime hero Dam Dam to a fish head on legs. The most peculiar thing about the game is the gameplay to win the bout you have to to jump on the other player shadow (that way his energy decreases).
28 Years AgoAeroFighters Assault
Nintendo 64Europe
The Aero Fighters Assault team needs your help to save the Earth from the evil Phutta Morgana organization and their machines of doom.
27 Years AgoRetro Force
PlayStationEurope
In Retro Force, you get to play as one of the four members of Retro Force, you can get to choose either Paris, Hawtin, Pi, or Sinclair whatever suits your skill, but they each have their own aerial attributes, with your chosen character, yo…
27 Years AgoClimax Landers: Motte ke! Minige Campaign
DreamcastJapan
Retail disc used in a Japan-wide store campaign before Climax Landers/Time Stalkers for Dreamcast was released. It allowed you to download 3 different free Climax Landers related mini games to your VMU, if you brought it to a participating location.
25 Years AgoEldorado Gate Volume 4
DreamcastJapan
El Dorado Gate is console gaming's first serial RPG series, where each Dreamcast GD-ROM contains 3 seperate (though interrelated) adventures, each telling a story of one of the series' 12 characters.
25 Years AgoHunter X Hunter: Kindan no Hihou
Game Boy ColorJapan
Hunter x Hunter: Kindan no Hihou is a Japanese adventure game for the Game Boy Color.
25 Years AgoThe Sword of Camelot
PlayStationEurope
In The Sword of Camelot you will find a variety of mini-games targeted for young children. Though, the game also has the peculiarity of having more of a cinematic feel, rather than playable portions.
25 Years AgoAngel Present
DreamcastJapan
Angel Present takes place in a 2.5D environment with adventure elements in 2 different worlds, with 3d battles. The game mixes these more action-based elements, with static screens and text and CG movies.
25 Years AgoTriple Play Baseball
PlayStationWorldwide
Triple Play Baseball is part of the EA Sports line of MLB Baseball sims. This edition was released in 2001 and would have been called Triple Play 2002 if they had not dropped the year off the title.
25 Years AgoGubble
PortPlayStationEurope
Gubble is a cute, colorful alien and he needs your help to get back to his home in this PlayStation game. It seems that creatures of Gubble's kind are particularly adept at loosening screws, nails, rivets, and other such fasteners.
25 Years AgoSports Jam
DreamcastJapan
Sports Jam has eight competitive sports for players to master in head-to-head 2-player matches.
25 Years AgoCheck Mate
PlayStationEurope
Dozens of different options and visual guides make Check Mate the perfect way to improve your game. Choose from a range of difficulty settings as you attempt to beat the computer, or checkmate a friend in the two-player mode.
25 Years AgoMary King's Riding Star
PlayStationEurope
Riding Star is an equestrian simulation where the player has to take care of a horse and ride it in competitions. For the riding the game is shown from a top-down view and in preparation of events the horse needs to be groomed, fed and saddled.
25 Years AgoBattle Hunter
PlayStationEurope
Battle Hunter (known as The Hunter in Europe) pits you against evil robots, mutated animals, and even some of your own friends! Battle Cards will help you get a leg up on the competition, and awesome action physics make the gameplay smooth and realistic.
24 Years AgoHeavy Metal: Geomatrix
DreamcastEurope
Based on the Heavy Metal world created by Kevin Eastman and Simon Bisley, this fighting title allows you to take control of a team of three fighters, ranging from a basic all-rounder, or a lightning fast female to a huge bulky mass of power.
24 Years AgoEvil Twin: Cyprien's Chronicles
DreamcastEurope
Platformer in a nightmarish setting.
24 Years AgoHybrid
PlayStationEurope
Hybrid is a 3D first-person shooter with a futuristic high-tech theme. Earth is on the the brink of collapse after years of fighting against an alien invasion, and you are among those who remain to fight. Your next mission is to strike a compound deep within the mountains.
24 Years AgoLegend of Pocahontas
PlayStationEurope
A cartoon film based on the native "princess", as well as mini-games.
24 Years AgoRageball
PlayStationEurope
The futuristic sport of Rageball, inspired by Speedball 2, is fast, violent and deadly, and played by teams of exiled convicts who have nothing to lose. The year is 2612 and sports hit an all-time low.
24 Years AgoThe Hunchback of Notre Dame
PlayStationEuropeAustralia
The ugliest man in Paris, bell-ringer Quasimodo is mocked or ignored by everyone in the city. Then, one day, Quasimodo falls in love with the dancer, Esmeralda, and his life changes forever.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.