ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 15
The games released on this day in gaming history.
735 releases
40 Years Ago
37 Years AgoCurious George In Outer Space
Apple IIWorldwide
"Curious George in Outer Space" is a 1989 educational program developed by Ahead Designs and distributed by Developmental Learning Materials, Inc
36 Years AgoAbunai Tengu Densetsu
FM TownsJapan
Abunai Tengu Densetsu is an adventure game with menu-based navigation and input. Most screens offer a fairly long list of verb commands, some of which must be combined with objects or persons selected from a sub-menu in order to interact with the environment.
34 Years AgoDr. Stop!
PC-98Japan
In Dr. Stop! you control Takumi, who works in a hospital and whose mind is mostly occupied with female patients, most of whom are young and pretty. One day, during a visit to a patient, an explosion occurs.
32 Years AgoConcert
PC-98Japan
You become the leader of a rock band of five girls. Will you make a name for yourself?
32 Years AgoJ.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues
LaserActiveJapan
J.B. Harold: Blue Chicago Blues provides an interactive cinematic experience with real actors and settings. Choices arise, advancing time and requiring astute planning for mystery-solving and time management.
32 Years AgoVirtual Cameraman 2: Phuket, Thailand / Pickup Compilation
LaserActiveJapan
The sequel to Virtual Cameraman features different models and an island setting.
30 Years AgoCyberdillo
3DONorth America
After being run over by a car, our hero Armadillo is brought back to life by an evil cyber-genetic company. He sets out to stop their evil plans in psychedelic 70's era levels when disco was king.
29 Years AgoExile III: Ruined World
PCWorldwide
Your own party of exiles return in the final chapter of the Exile trilogy by Spiderweb Software. You're sent to the surface world to make peace with the empire. Shortly after reaching the surface you find the world is troubled by slimes, giants, and troglodytes, to name a few.
29 Years AgoEnemy Nations
PCNorth America
Enemy Nations is areal-time strategy game from Windward Studios. While well received by various game publications the bankruptcy of the publisher forced Windward to sell it exclusively on their company website.
27 Years AgoYSFlight
PCWorldwide
Shoot down waves of hostile aircraft offline, demolish nearly any ground object with any weapon, or challenge other combat pilots online to test your mettle as a flying ace.
25 Years AgoSD Gundam Eiyuuden: Kishi Densetsu
WonderSwan ColorJapan
SD Gundam Eiyuuden: Kishi Densetsu is a Role-playing game, developed and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2001.
25 Years AgoSD Gundam Eiyuuden: Musha Densetsu
WonderSwan ColorJapan
SD Gundam Eiyuuden: Musha Densetsu is a Role-Playing game, developed by Bec and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 2001.
24 Years AgoYukibana: Kira
PCJapan
A town covered in snow, a man, a mysterious little girl, and their entanglement.
24 Years AgoSpider-Man
Expanded editionXboxNorth America
Xbox port of the 2002 Spider-man game featuring enhanced graphics and additional content in which Spider-Man faces Kraven the Hunter.
23 Years AgoEnigmo
MacWorldwide
Enigmo is an award-winning unique 3D puzzle game where you manipulate slides, bumpers, accelerators and other pieces to control streams of flowing liquid. Liquids (water, oil, and lava) fall from 'droppers' and will bounce around the walls of a puzzle.
23 Years AgoGlasses
PCWorldwide
Early work of Studio Pixel, you play as a short guy interested in catching his glasses.
22 Years AgoCastle Shikigami 2
XboxJapan
Sequel to Shikigami no Shiro, SS2 is a vertical-scrolling shooter with sci-fi elements.
22 Years AgoV8 Supercars 2
PortXboxAustralia
V8 Supercars 2 is a derivative of the TOCA Race Driver 2 game that was released in Australia and New Zealand. It contains all of the tracks from the 2004 V8 Supercars championship including Bathurst and Surfers Paradise.
21 Years AgoGotcha!
XboxWorldwide
IT'S NOT A SPORTSGAME. IT'S NOT AN EGO-SHOOTER. IT'S MORE. IT IS GOTCHA!
21 Years AgoSnowy: Treasure Hunter
PCWorldwide
The first in the Snowy: Treasure Hunter platform puzzler series of games has the titular bear travel to three worlds with distinct graphic themes; an Egyptian world, a Greek mythological world and the final Norse inspired world.
21 Years AgoGenius: Biology
PCEurope
Genius: Task Force Biologie is an educational strategy game in which you are an UN-contractor. Your mission is to renaturate desolated landscapes in Africa, Indonesia, America, on the Mediterranean and Germany. To accomplish this, you direct a task force of scientists.
20 Years AgoArmy Men: Major Malfunction
XboxNorth America
Army Men: Major Malfunction is a game in the Army Men franchise released by Global Star Software in 2006 for Xbox and PlayStation 2 consoles. The name Major Malfunction is derived from R. Lee Ermey's quote in Full Metal Jacket, "What is your major malfunction, numbnuts?".
20 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.