ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 13
The games released on this day in gaming history.
41 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
34 Years AgoThe Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
SNESNorth America
Venture back to Hyrule and an age of magic and heroes. The predecessors of Link and Zelda face monsters on the march when a menacing magician takes over the kingdom. Only you can prevent his evil plot from shattering the land of Hyrule.
20 Years AgoDragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King
PS2Europe
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.
19 Years AgoPokémon Ranger
Nintendo DSEurope
Pokémon Ranger is an action role-playing video game developed by HAL Laboratory and Creatures Inc. and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS video game console. The game was released at various dates, varying between continents.
19 Years AgoHotel Dusk: Room 215
Nintendo DSEurope
Take control of an interactive mystery novel and discover the secrets of Hotel Dusk. Who is Kyle Hyde- and what really happened in Room 215? Take stylus in hand and navigate a tangled web of lies, betrayal, and murder to learn the answers.
20 Years AgoTetris DS
Nintendo DSAustralia
You can rediscover the timeless puzzle game Tetris on your Nintendo DS with Tetris DS. Now you can choose from six different game modes, all of which take advantage of the DS's touch screen.
36 Years AgoCrystalis
FamicomJapan
You must save the world from evil magic by finding the four powerful swords that form Crystalis. After the apocalypse, magic returns to Earth.
19 Years AgoHarvest Moon DS
Nintendo DSEurope
Help to save the Harvest Goddess, who has become trapped in another world, in the first game of the farm-simulation franchise to appear on the Nintendo DS.
16 Years AgoBlood Bowl
Nintendo DSNorth America
Blood Bowl is a combination of a tactical and sports game. The basics are extremely simple: two teams, one ball. The team that carries the ball into the opponent's end zone scores a touchdown, the team with the most touchdowns at the end of the game is the winner.
25 Years AgoProject Justice
DreamcastEurope
Project Justice is the sequel to Rival Schools: United By Fate. Project Justice's fighting system is lifted from the original Rival Schools, with some notable changes. The game continues to be a team fighter, but has teams of three characters instead of two.
19 Years AgoLunar Knights
Nintendo DSAsia
Descend into the gothic Sci-Fi world of Lunar Knights and take control of two warriors on a quest to reclaim the world from the vampiric legion. Spin together tornados, guide down flaming meteors, and blow together snowstorms in Kojima Productions first ever title on Nintendo DS!
19 Years AgoHot Shots Tennis
PS2Europe
The sixth game, and first tennis spin-off, in the Hot Shots Golf series. "Finally, a Tennis game for everyone! Filled with classic Hot Shots personality and true tennis gameplay, Hot Shots Tennis delivers an experience both amateurs and pros can enjoy!
36 Years AgoPower Drift
PC EngineJapan
Power Drift is a kart racing game released in arcades by Sega in 1988. More technologically advanced than Sega's earlier 2.5D racing games, like Hang-On (1985) and Out Run (1986), in Power Drift the entire world and track consist of sprites.
36 Years AgoBatman: The Video Game
PortGame BoyJapan
Batman: The Video Game is a 1990 action video game developed and published by Sunsoft for the Game Boy. Based on the DC Comics superhero Batman, it is inspired by the Warner Bros.'s 1989 film of the same name.
19 Years AgoBubble Bobble Double Shot
Nintendo DSEurope
Bub and Bob are back! Bubble Bobble Double Shot is a respectful return to the series' roots, bringing Bubble Bobble to the DS with new additions to the classic formula.
19 Years AgoQuickSpot
Nintendo DSWorldwide
QuickSpot uses simple brain teaser to exercise reflexes and brain function.
20 Years AgoSingstar: Rocks!
PS2EuropeAustralia
SingStar Rocks! is a karaoke game, featuring hit rock songs. The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune.
22 Years AgoWorld Tour Soccer 2005
PS2North America
Features more than 900 teams from around the world -- over 18,000 players in all Play classic, world-famous teams like 90's Barcelona team, the 80's Milan team and the 70's Liverpool team Revolutionary new icon passing system and intuitive…
20 Years AgoDensetsu no Starfy 4
Nintendo DSJapan
Densetsu no Starfy 4 is a platforming video game developed by TOSE and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. It is the fourth game in the Legendary Starfy series, which first started on the Game Boy Advance.
36 Years AgoSD Lupin Sansei: Kinko Yaburi Daisakusen
Game BoyJapan
A Lupin III puzzle game released for Game Boy.
36 Years AgoQix
PortGame BoyJapan
Released on Game Boy in 1990, this version of QIX has not lost its appeal! QIX is an acclaimed arcade classic in which your goal is to capture areas of the playing field by drawing Stix (lines) with your marker.
36 Years AgoShanghai II
PortPC Engine CDJapan
Shanghai II is a variant of the puzzle game also known as solitaire mahjong.
36 Years Ago
34 Years AgoNamco Classic II
FamicomJapan
Namcot Classic II is a Sports game, developed by TOSE and published by Namcot, which was released in Japan in 1992.
26 Years AgoDevilman
PlayStationJapan
Survival horror game based on Go Nagai's influential 1972 horror manga.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.