On This Day in Gaming: April 22

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

April 22

The games released on this day in gaming history.

69 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Crimson Tears cover22 Years Ago

Crimson Tears

PS2Japan

The game is set in Tokyo in the year 2049 and revolves around three characters whose home has been destroyed. As seen on the game's front cover, this trio seems human; however, they are actually bio-engineered weapons developed by a company named A.R.M.A. called "mutanoids".

Tail of the Sun cover29 Years Ago

Tail of the Sun

PlayStationNorth America

Tail of the Sun, known in Japan as Taiyo no Shippo: Wild, Pure, Simple Life, is an action role-playing video game developed by Artdink for the PlayStation. It was created by Kazutoshi Iida, who worked on Aquanaut's Holiday and would later work with Nintendo on Doshin the Giant.

Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble cover16 Years Ago

Naruto Shippuden: Shinobi Rumble

Nintendo DSJapan

Naruto Shippūden: Shinobi Rumble is the fifth instalment of the Ninja Council series on the Nintendo DS.

Yuu Yuu Jinsei cover38 Years Ago

Yuu Yuu Jinsei

PC EngineJapan

A board game to simulate life. Similar like monopoly.

Fuuun Shaolin Kyo: Ankoku no Maou cover38 Years Ago

Fuuun Shaolin Kyo: Ankoku no Maou

Famicom Disk SystemJapan

A one-on-one fighting game only released in Japan on April 22nd 1988 for the Famicom Disk System.

Tommy Lasorda Baseball cover37 Years Ago

Tommy Lasorda Baseball

Mega Drive / GenesisJapan

Super Leage is a baseball game released for the Sega Mega-Tech arcade system and later as one of the six launch titles for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis console in the North American region.

Sengoku Ace cover33 Years Ago

Sengoku Ace

ArcadeWorldwide

Sengoku Ace, fully titled Sengoku Ace: Tengai Episode I and also known as Samurai Aces in the English version, is a vertically-scrolling shoot 'em up video game originally released in the arcades by Psikyo in 1993.

Pachio-kun: Puzzle Castle cover32 Years Ago

Pachio-kun: Puzzle Castle

Game BoyJapan

Coconuts and Marionette bring you this Pachio-kun game for the Game Boy.

F-1 Grand Prix Part III cover32 Years Ago

F-1 Grand Prix Part III

Super FamicomJapan

F-1 Grand Prix Part III is a Racing game, developed and published by Video System, which was released in Japan in 1994.

GB Genjin Land: Viva! Chikkun Oukoku cover32 Years Ago

GB Genjin Land: Viva! Chikkun Oukoku

Game BoyJapan

Japanese-only release.

Tenchi wo Kurau cover32 Years Ago

Tenchi wo Kurau

Game BoyJapan

Despite many sources claiming that Tenchi wo Kurau for Game Boy is a port of the NES original, it’s actually a totally new game. It’s not even developed by Capcom, but instead Sun L, the developer responsible for the Game Boy ports of Gargoyle’s Quest II and Street Fighter II.

Cotton 100% cover32 Years Ago

Cotton 100%

Super FamicomJapan

Cotton 100% is a side scrolling shooter by Success and Datam Polystar, and likely sequel to the arcade game Cotton originally released in 1989.

Puyo Puyo CD cover32 Years Ago

Puyo Puyo CD

PortPC Engine CDJapan

A PC-Engine port of the first Puyo Puyo game. Includes full voice acting for cutscenes, in addition to exclusive scenes that play when the difficulty is set to Hardest.

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon cover31 Years Ago

Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon

ArcadeWorldwide

The game is a side-scrolling "beat-'em-up" game, one or two players pick their desired Senshi and travel through various stages defeating enemies.

Super Robot Taisen Gaiden: Masou Kishin - The Lord of Elemental cover30 Years Ago

Super Robot Taisen Gaiden: Masou Kishin - The Lord of Elemental

Super FamicomJapan

Only released in Japan.

Tenchi wo Kurau II: Sekiheki no Tatakai cover30 Years Ago

Tenchi wo Kurau II: Sekiheki no Tatakai

PortPlayStationJapan

Tenchi wo Kurau II: Sekiheki no Tatakai is a side-scrolling beat-'em-up produced by Capcom first released originally as a coin-operated arcade game in 1992 and then later ported over to the PS1 and Sega Saturn.

Cyber Org cover27 Years Ago

Cyber Org

PlayStationJapan

An action adventure game by Squaresoft. Set in a futuristic sci-fi universe, the player switches between 3 members of the Space Investigation Squad, tasked with finding out the fate of a vanished diplomatic vessel.

Web Mystery: Yochimu wo Miru Neko cover27 Years Ago

Web Mystery: Yochimu wo Miru Neko

DreamcastJapan

Web Mystery: Yochimu Wo Miru Neko is an adventure game that was released for the Dreamcast in 1999. The plot involves a man who receives e-mails of bizarre murders. The gameplay involves browsing the internet through e-mail, web pages and video clips.

Taiyou no Otsuge cover27 Years Ago

Taiyou no Otsuge

PlayStationJapan

Taiyou no Otsuge is a tarot game in which the player provides the data and the game make a tarot diagnosis about love, study, work, health, luck, etc. The game features also some mini games.

Let's Go Bassfishing! cover27 Years Ago

Let's Go Bassfishing!

PlayStationJapan

Let's Go Bassfishing is a 3d cartoon graphics fishing game with beautiful graphics and design that allows players to challenge the limits of the bassfishing on the PlayStation console.

Ryouko Inoue Chatting Room cover27 Years Ago

Ryouko Inoue Chatting Room

SaturnJapan

Fandisc to the Inoue Ryouko series. Includes four modes: Chat mode: Talk about different subjects with Ryouko. Her responses change depending on the time.

Check Mate cover27 Years Ago

Check Mate

PlayStationJapan

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.

Billiards cover27 Years Ago

Billiards

PlayStationJapan

Billiards, as the title suggests, is a billiards game. The game features a pocket gamemode and a trickshot gamemode. There is also a tutorial mode where the mechanics of the game are explained to the player.

Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Oboro-Kitan cover27 Years Ago

Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Oboro-Kitan

PlayStationJapan

The second entry in the Tokyo Majin Gakuen franchise, a series of hybrid titles that mix school life adventure gameplay with strategy RPG battles.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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