ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 14
The games released on this day in gaming history.
49 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
27 Years AgoPokémon Pinball
Game Boy ColorJapan
There are two tables in the game, red and blue. Each table has its own details and gameplay elements. Each table has different "locations" that you play, which determine which Pokémon are available for capture.
23 Years AgoGolden Sun: The Lost Age
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
The story of Golden Sun: The Lost Age picks up right near the end of the first game.
17 Years AgoGuitar Hero: Metallica
PS2North America
Guitar Hero: Metallica is a music rhythm game developed by Neversoft, published by Activision and distributed by RedOctane.
26 Years AgoWario Land 3
Game Boy ColorEurope
Trapped inside a magical music box, the invincible Wario is on a dangerous quest to help a mysterious figure recover its lost powers! Smash, bash and crash your way through more than two dozen gigantic levels in search of hidden keys, valuable treasures and mystical music boxes.
26 Years AgoWWF SmackDown!
PlayStationEurope
All the top WWF Superstars! Largest interactive backstage area ever! Most advanced season mode - Make decisions affecting rivalries, backstage story lines and tag teams.
26 Years AgoArmy Men: Sarge's Heroes
Nintendo 64Europe
One morning Sarge is resting in his cot when the Tan launch a surprise attack on the Green base. Sarge and the Colonel are forced to retreat just as the base is overrun. But in the chaos, Sarge's entire team of elite soldiers, Bravo Company, has been captured by the Tan.
23 Years AgoX2: Wolverine's Revenge
PS2North America
X2: Wolverine's Revenge is an action beat 'em up video game based on the Marvel Comics character Wolverine, a member of the mutant team X-Men.
20 Years AgoMidnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix
Expanded editionPS2New Zealand
Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition is a racing game developed by Rockstar San Diego and published by Rockstar Games It is the third installment in the Midnight Club series.
25 Years AgoMetal Slug X
PortPlayStationNorth America
Metal Slug X is a run and gun video game in the Metal Slug series. The PlayStation version was released in North America and PAL regions by Agetec and features the same "Combat School" mode featured in the console versions of the first two games.
40 Years AgoThe Mysterious Murasame Castle
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Restore peace to a land that has been overridden by evil! One stormy night in feudal Japan, a mysterious force begins to take control over Murasame Castle and its lands.
31 Years AgoWorld Heroes 2
Neo Geo CDJapan
The time traveling tournament fighters are back! The original eight characters from the popular arcade hit return, along with six new characters hand-picked from several different eras and locations all through time.
37 Years AgoDragon Spirit: The New Legend
PortFamicomJapan
Dragon Spirit: The New Legend is a fantasy-themed overhead shoot-'em-up. It is a remixed port of the 1987 arcade game Dragon Spirit.
29 Years AgoNorse by Norse West: The Return of the Lost Vikings
PortSaturnNorth America
Lost Vikings 2 is a side-scrolling platform adventure in which the player alternates control of three of the five playable characters, guiding each of them one at a time from a designated start point in each level to the exit, collecting three specific items along the way.
20 Years AgoAeon Flux
PS2Europe
This is the 2005 release, not to be confused with the other two prior cancelled attempts at an adaptation. In order to coincide with the release of the upcoming film, developer Terminal Reality was tasked with creating a game to tie-in with the film.
27 Years AgoBottom of the 9th
Nintendo 64Worldwide
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.
20 Years AgoPolarium Advance
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
A GBA follow-up for Polarium (Nintendo DS), Nintendo's simple, stylish puzzle game. Make your line through the game board, flipping black and white tiles to change and match their color.
39 Years AgoHigemaru Makaijima: Nanatsu no Shima Daibouken
FamicomJapan
Higemaru Makaijima (魔界島 七つの島大冒険 Makaijima Nanatsu no Shima Daibōken?, lit. Hell Island: Great Adventure of 7 Islands) is an action-adventure game developed for the Famicom and MSX home computer, and released by Capcom in 1987.
39 Years AgoIgo: Kyuu Roban Taikyoku
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
A Japan-only Go game developed and published by Bullet-Proof Software for the Famicom Disk System. Igo: Kyuu Roban Taikyoku ("Go: 9 Row Grid Boardgame") is a Go video game that was originally released for the Famicom Disk System on August 11, 1987 in Japan.
39 Years AgoMorita Kazuo no Shogi
FamicomJapan
A Famicom Shogi game developed by Random House and published by Seta. Morita Kazuo no Shogi ("Kazuo Morita's Shogi") is a Shogi game from Random House.
38 Years AgoFamicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Famicom Grand Prix II: 3D Hot Rally is the sequel to Famicom Grand Prix: F-1 Race, although the two games are very different. In a departure from its predecessor, Famicom Grand Prix II features a behind-the-car view.
33 Years AgoDouble Dragon 3: The Arcade Game
PortGame BoyWorldwide
Only one man knows the real story behind Marion's disappearance... and he's dead! Now the Double Dragons must rely on a mysterious fortune teller to locate Marion and her ransom - the Sacred Stones of Power!
31 Years Ago
31 Years AgoPuzzle'n Desu!
Super FamicomJapan
A puzzle game for the Super Famicom where the hero has to push blocks across a grid to complete lines of the same color.
31 Years AgoRes Arcana Diana Rei: Uranai no Meikyu
Super FamicomJapan
A fortune-telling tool for superstitious Super Famicom owners.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.