ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 26
The games released on this day in gaming history.
119 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years
19 Years AgoBattle Fantasia
ArcadeWorldwide
From the makers of the Guilty Gear series of fighting games comes Battle Fantasia, a 2D fighter with lively 3D backgrounds, cel-shaded graphics, and fantasy-themed characters.
30 Years AgoMega Man X3
PortPlayStationSaturnJapan
The PlayStation/Sega Saturn port of Mega Man X3 adds a new soundtrack in CD-quality and cutscenes in FMV.
21 Years AgoPredator: Concrete Jungle
PS2North America
Predator: Concrete Jungle reveals never-shown parts of the Predator's history on Earth. In this 3rd-person action adventure, you'll cut between two different eras - 1930 and 2030.
35 Years AgoThe Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2
PortGame BoyJapan
Bugs Bunny must save his girlfriend Honey Bunny from Witch Hazel's enemy-filled castle. There are 28 levels with keys to collect. In each level is a locked door leading to the next level; to open it, the player must collect eight keys placed throughout the level.
30 Years AgoThe Legend of Oasis
SaturnJapan
The Legend of Oasis is the prequel to Beyond Oasis, also known as The Story of Thor. Like its predecessor, it is an action game with role-playing elements. The gameplay is quite similar to that of Beyond Oasis.
32 Years AgoWorld Heroes 2 Jet
Expanded editionNeo Geo MVSWorldwideJapanNorth America
After the defeat of both Dio and Neo Geegus at the end of World Heroes 2, the world was saved from the threatening danger and that the 14 fighters who had participated in the World Heroes tournament had returned to their own respective time periods.
19 Years AgoPlanet Puzzle League
Nintendo DSJapan
Use the DS stylus to grab panels and slide them left and right. If you match three or more panels of the same color, they will vanish. Form chains and combos to create cascading waterfalls of panels to rack up high scores!
21 Years AgoWarTech: Senko no Ronde
ArcadeJapan
WarTech: Senko no Ronde thrusts the player into a distant future where humanity has colonized countless new galaxies and Earth has become a planet mined for its natural resources. A violent war has erupted as nations struggle for world domination.
30 Years AgoJohnny Bazookatone
PlayStationSaturnJapan
The original guitar hero with the Elvis attitude and purple hair pompadour, Johnny Bazookatone, has been imprisoned in the year 2050 in Sin Sin Prison by El Diablo, the Lord of the Underworld, who is jealous of his talent and kidnaps other…
30 Years AgoTail of the Sun
PlayStationJapan
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.
24 Years AgoConflict Zone
DreamcastEurope
Conflict Zone is a modern-day war game with 3D graphics. Your every move is being watched by the media so you'll have to act right to make a good impression (rescue civilians,..).
19 Years AgoThe Dog Island
PS2Worldwide
The Dog Island (often stylized as "THE DOG Island") is a 2008 role-playing video game for the Wii and PlayStation 2 consoles in which players control a dog and must go on a journey to search for a special flower to aid their sick sibling, w…
40 Years AgoSpy vs Spy
PortFamicomJapan
The black spy and the white spy are out to outsmart each other before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects (money, passport, secret plans and airport door key) by searching rooms in the embassy, which include desks, file cabinets and other furniture.
37 Years AgoCrime Fighters
ArcadeJapan
Crime Fighters is a side-scrolling beat-em-up released by Konami for the arcades in 1989. take control of a squad of undercover police officers and rescue a group of kidnapped damsels from a crime boss and his army of punks!
35 Years AgoMini-Putt
Game BoyJapan
Mini Putt is a miniature golf game that offers 4 courses, Deluxe, Classic, Traditional and Challenge. Up to 4 players can either play a game or practice any hole on any course. Each course offers its own difficulty level.
35 Years AgoKageki
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
In this game, you play a bandage-fisted street boxer who must fight every member of The Motorcycle Gang Warriors, including their leader. The game has nine rounds where you must face a different opponent.
35 Years AgoSpanky's Quest
Game BoyJapan
Wicked witch turns fruits into monsters, Mopoland Population famished! Welcome to Mopoland, where the evil witch Morticia has cast an evil spell and turned all the fruits of the mighty kingdom into fiendish monsters. Spanky, our primate hero is on a quest.
35 Years AgoMickey Mouse
Game BoyJapan
Mickey Mouse (Mickey Mouse II in Japan) is the third game in the Crazy Castle series, and the second starring Mickey Mouse. It was later released in North America as Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2 and in Europe as Hugo and Mickey Mouse.
35 Years AgoOeka Kids: Anpanman no Hiragana Daisuki
FamicomJapan
An educational game to teach children Hiragana. Oeka Kids: Anpanman no Hiragana Daisuki is a Miscellaneous game, developed by TOSE and published by Bandai, which was released in Japan in 1991.
35 Years AgoLagrange Point
FamicomJapan
In the 22nd century, mankind has begun to emigrate into outer space. Constructed at a lagrange point were three huge space colonies: the Isis Cluster (two artificial biospheres, named Land-1 and Land-2, and a satellite).
35 Years AgoShikinjou
PortFamicomJapan
Shikinjou, or Shikinjoh, is a puzzle game inspired by Mahjong Solitaire and Sokoban. Like most Mahjong Solitaire variants, it takes its name from a region in China: in this case, the former Imperial Palace of China, also known as The Forbidden City.
33 Years AgoDoraemon: Yume Dorobou to 7-nin no Gozans
Mega Drive / GenesisJapan
Doraemon: Yume Dorobou to 7-nin no Gozans is a 1993 platformer by Sega for the Sega Mega Drive tying into the Doraemon media franchise. B jumps. C shoots your gun, which stuns enemies so you can safely jump on them and use them as platforms.
32 Years AgoFantastic Journey
ArcadeJapan
Overall, the gameplay is identical to that of its predecessor, Parodius! From Myth to Laughter, with several new characters to choose from. Also new, if you play a two-player game, the second player will have a different set of characters to select.
30 Years AgoTokimeki Memorial Private Collection
PlayStationJapan
Tokimemo Private Collection is a quiz game released in 1996.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.