ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 23
The games released on this day in gaming history.
77 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
37 Years AgoF1 Pilot
PC EngineWorldwide
A Formula 1 racing game from Pack-In-Video, developed for the PC Engine. It was never released outside of Japan. F-1 Pilot is a F1 racing game for the PC Engine, one that depicts the racing from the driver's seat of the vehicle.
36 Years AgoFormation Armed F
PC EngineJapan
Formation Armed F is a vertically scrolling shooter. The basic gameplay principle offers no surprises: shooting a lot of aliens without getting hit by their attacks. Additionally there are environmental obstacles like poisonous gas or walls.
36 Years AgoSansara Naga
FamicomJapan
Sansara Naga is a role-playing video game that was published by Victor Music Entertainment exclusively to Japan for the Family Computer on the 23rd of March, 1990.
33 Years AgoInternational Tennis Tour
SNESWorldwide
International Tennis Tour is a video game about tennis and being an international superstar. There are practice, exhibition, and career mode where the player is given a generous number of dollars and must compete on the world tennis circuit in order to gain more money.
33 Years AgoMickey Mouse IV: Mahou no Labyrinth
Game BoyJapan
Mickey Mouse IV: Mahou no Labyrinth is the Japan only version of the game later released in North America as The Real Ghostbusters and in Europe as Garfield Labyrinth. It is the fifth game in the Crazy Castle series.
33 Years AgoRanma 1/2: Byakuran Aika
Sega CDJapan
This is the only Ranma game on this platform and was only released in Japan. It features an original story centering on a new character, Arisa Nanjo. After Ranma Saotome's friends go missing, it is up to him to track them down.
33 Years AgoRyuuki Heidan Danzarb
Super FamicomJapan
Danzarb is a quirky sci-fi mecha RPG. It´s segmented into chapters or episodes, each having a minigame or puzzle for you to solve. In one, for example, you´re tasked with locating a bunch of ID card segments then you have to do a little sliding puzzle to put them together.
33 Years AgoJantei Monogatari 3: Saver Angels
PC Engine CDJapan
The events of Saver Angels take place after those described in the previous installment of the series, when peace on Earth has already been restored thanks to the efforts of Divan and Marie.
32 Years AgoFormula One World Championship: Beyond the Limit
Sega CDWorldwide
Beyond the Limit is a racing sim based on Formula One circa 1993. It features real-life cars, tracks, and drivers from the world of F1. The graphics in Beyond the Limit are created from scaled and rotated sprites that create a 3D effect.
28 Years AgoChou Mashin Eiyuuden Wataru: Another Step
PlayStationJapan
Chou Majin Eiyuu-den Wataru: Another Step is a comical 2D RPG based on the TV series of the same title. Battle is rich in variety with three different modes.
28 Years AgoTour Party: Sotsugyou Ryokou ni Ikou
SaturnJapan
Tour Party Sotsugyou Ryokou ni Ikou is a board game, that was released for Sega Saturn and PlayStation, in which the player can choose at the beginning of the game to play as a girl or a boy, the theme of the board is to travel, and the gam…
28 Years AgoKattobi Tune
PlayStationJapan
Kattobi Tune is a circuit/tune edition unique episode of the Shutoko Battle series (aka Tokyo Xtreme Racers).
28 Years AgoSlayers Royal
PlayStationJapan
Slayers Royal is a tactical RPG featuring characters from the novel / manga / anime Slayers. It brings together for the first time Naga and Lina's companions, who never meet in the animated series.
28 Years AgoCar & Driver Presents: Grand Tour Racing '98
PlayStationJapan
"Car and Driver Presents: Grand Tour Racing '98" offers 40 vehicles in 5 classes, 6 tracks, and 36 course variations. Features include 8 official Car and Driver teams, Season mode, single-player, multiplayer (split-screen & linked), and save data to memory cards.
28 Years AgoAncient Roman: Power of Dark Side
PlayStationJapan
A PS1 RPG with 3-D models and pre-rendered backdrops, Ancient Roman was released in 1998 by Nihon System, but exploded into internet infamy in the late 2010s as word of the game began to spread through Japanese gaming circles.
28 Years AgoGame de Seishun
PlayStationSaturnJapan
Game de Seishun is a multiplayer party board game in the mold of The Game of Life, which follows each player's avatar through five stage of youth, from kindergarten through to graduating high school and starting a career.
28 Years AgoTantei Jinguji Saburo: Yume no Owari ni
PlayStationSaturnJapan
The first game in the Jinguuji Saburo series was released on the NES in 1987.
28 Years AgoTenshi Doumei
PlayStationJapan
Tenshi Doumei combines battlefield tactics and mech upgrades for an entertaining title. At face value, Tenshi is a tactical strategy RPG where you move units and attack or defend against cadres of adversaries.
28 Years AgoHimitsu Sentai Metamor V
SaturnJapan
Himitsu Sentai Metamor V is a visual novel-style adventure game starring a cast of transforming magical girls. The game is divided into chapters and follows the five members of the Metamor V squad, all of them elementary school students and classmates of Sakie's.
28 Years AgoMotteke Tamago with Ganbare Kamonohashi
PlayStationJapan
Motteke Tamago with Ganbare! Kamonohashi is a top-down Bomberman-style multiplayer arcade action game, and an enhanced port of the PC Engine game Motteke Tamago.
28 Years AgoSuper Robot Wars F Final
SaturnJapan
Super Robot Wars F Final (or "Super Robot Taisen F Kanketsuhen") picks up where Super Robot Wars F left, starting at stage 35. F and F Final were originally thought as an unique game, but production delays made the producers decide to split the game in two parts.
28 Years AgoSpeed Power Gunbike
PlayStationJapan
Kahen Soukou Gunbike: Speed Power Gunbike, is an action video game released on April 23, 1998 exclusively in Japan for the PlayStation. It was the first game developed by Inti Creates and was published by Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
27 Years AgoSports Car GT
PlayStationEurope
Sports Car GT (SCGT) is a racing game based on GT racing. It was published by Electronic Arts (EA) and developed by Image Space Incorporated for Microsoft Windows, and Point of View for PlayStation. Both editions of the game feature co-development by Westwood Studios.
25 Years AgoArmy Men: Air Attack - Blade's Revenge
PS2Worldwide
Plastro, the nefarious leader of the Tan Army, has enlisted the help of the villainous Baron Von Beige to help him set a trap for Captain Blade!
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