ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 22
The games released on this day in gaming history.
734 releases
19 Years AgoPokémon Diamond Version
Nintendo DSNorth America
Pokémon Diamond Version and Pearl Version are role-playing games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs.
21 Years AgoLEGO Star Wars: The Video Game
PCPS2XboxEurope
LEGO Star Wars blends the unique world of LEGO with the adventure of Star Wars, for unforgettable action and fun. Live the most popular moments from The Phantom Menace, Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.
19 Years AgoPokémon Pearl Version
Nintendo DSNorth America
Pokémon Pearl Version and Diamond Version are role-playing games (RPGs) developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo DS. With the enhanced remake Pokémon Platinum, the games comprise the fifth installment and fourth generation of the Pokémon series of RPGs.
18 Years AgoPersona 3 FES
Expanded editionPS2North America
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES is an add-on disc for Persona 3 containing updates to the original game (referred in the game as "The Journey"), as well as a new epilogue story, The Answer, in which the player controls Aigis.
16 Years AgoSilent Hill: Shattered Memories
WiiPS2PSPAustralia
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories is the seventh installment in the Silent Hill survival horror series, and a stand-alone reimagining of the original Silent Hill video game. Once again, you will cast Harry Mason searching across the haunted town for his missing daughter Cheryl.
18 Years AgoThe World Ends with You
Nintendo DSNorth America
In the game, Neku Sakuraba and his allies are forced to participate in a game that will determine their fate.
24 Years Ago2002 FIFA World Cup
PS2XboxNorth America
World Cup 2002 is the official game of the 17th FIFA World Cup, held in Korea and Japan between May 31 and June 30. It is based on the engine of FIFA Soccer 2002, so experienced Fifa players can get used for it quite fast.
41 Years AgoYie Ar Kung-Fu
FamicomJapan
Yie Ar Kung-Fu is a 1985 fighting game developed and published by Konami. Along with 1984's Karate Champ, which influenced Yie-Ar Kung Fu, it is one of the games that established the basis for modern fighting games.
25 Years AgoThe King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle
PlayStationNorth America
"The King of Fighters '99: Millennium Battle" is the sixth game in The King of Fighters series by SNK.
41 Years AgoAntarctic Adventure
FamicomJapan
Antarctic Adventure is a video game developed by Konami in 1983 for MSX, and later for video game consoles, such as NES. The player takes the role of an Antarctic penguin, racing to disparate research stations owned by different countries in Antarctica.
32 Years AgoEye of the Beholder
Sega CDJapan
Eye of the Beholder is an all 3-D, Legend Series computer role-playing adventure based on the popular Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition rules and on an original story created for this game .
22 Years AgoMario Golf: Advance Tour
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Grab your clubs and start down the road to golfing perfection in this role-playing golf adventure! Chat up the locals at golf clinics, hone your skills in challenges like Club Slots and Go-Go Gates, and try to become the champ of all the country clubs!
22 Years AgoSamurai Shodown V Special
Expanded editionArcadeNeo GeoJapanNorth America
An ordained meeting of 28 fierce warriors begins, to precede a series of duels to the death. These individuals entrust their fates to their skill and their weapons. For those not up to the task, a cherished end in battle is their only hope.
17 Years AgoDynasty Warriors: Gundam 2
PS2Xbox 360North America
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2 combines the devastating power of the mobile suit, the rich legacy of the anime Gundam universe, and the furious tactical action gameplay of the Dynasty Warriors series.
32 Years AgoHigh Seas Havoc
Mega Drive / GenesisJapanEurope
High Seas Havoc, known in Japan as Captain Lang, was also for arcade machines running on a Sega Mega Drive/Genesis based cabinet.
20 Years Ago24: The Game
PS2Australia
CTU is investigating a series of terrorist attacks in the Los Angeles area ranging from an assassination attempt on the vice president to the kidnapping of the chairman of a highly profitable corporation.
35 Years AgoSword of Vermilion
Mega Drive / GenesisEurope
To take revenge against Tsarkon over his father’s death, the prince must collect the eight Rings of Good hidden throughout the land. Out-hack and out-smart Tsarkon’s minions while collecting the hidden Rings until you reach the final bastion where Tsarkon waits.
27 Years AgoOmega Boost
PlayStationJapan
A 3D shoot 'em up by the makers of Gran Turismo and Panzer Dragoon Zwei
21 Years AgoYoshi Topsy-Turvy
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
In Yoshi Topsy-Turvy, Yoshi Island has been turned into a picture book. Yoshi will not stand for this outlandish attempt at flattening his world, and he heads off on an adventure to return things back to their original state.
23 Years AgoNinja Five-O
Game Boy AdvanceNorth America
Take on the role of Ninja Five-O as he uses all his skill, stealth and magic to rescue hostages and defeat his enemies.
33 Years AgoDarius Twin
SNESEurope
Darius Twin is a shoot 'em up video game released for the Super NES in 1991. It was the first new installment in the Darius series to not be originally designed for the arcades, and also the first to have a normal 4:3 screen-ratio.
16 Years AgoIvy the Kiwi?
WiiNintendo DSWorldwide
Players of all ages are encouraged to aide Ivy on her journey, utilizing the Wii Remote or Nintendo DS stylus to create the stretchy and flexible vines that propel Ivy forward, over and through obstacles before her.
23 Years AgoWRC II Extreme
PS2Japan
WRC II Extreme is a 2002 off-road video game released for the PlayStation 2. The game was developed by Evolution Studios and published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.
32 Years AgoThe Fidgetts
Game BoyJapan
The Fidgetts is a puzzle side-scrolling platform game in a similar vein as 'The Lost Vikings'. The player can switch between two Fidgetts (cartoon-like animals) to get past obstacles. One of the Fidgetts can jump higher to reach objects or locations otherwise unreachable.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.