On This Day in Gaming: April 26

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

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Akuma Zensho cover30 Years Ago

Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Akuma Zensho

SaturnJapan

Translating to demon compendium, this Sega Saturn disc is supplementary content to Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner, releasing a few months after the game on April 26th, 1996. It was later packaged in a bundle with the original game in the Special Box re-release.

Heiwa Pachinko World 3 cover30 Years Ago

Heiwa Pachinko World 3

Super FamicomJapan

Heiwa Pachinko World 3 is a Miscellaneous game, published by Shouei, which was released in Japan in 1996.

Ippatsu Gyakuten: Keiba, Keirin, Kyoutei cover30 Years Ago

Ippatsu Gyakuten: Keiba, Keirin, Kyoutei

Super FamicomJapan

Ippatsu Gyakuten: Keiba, Keirin, Kyoutei is a Sports game, developed by Electronics Application and published by Pow, which was released in Japan in 1996.

J.League Excite Stage '96 cover30 Years Ago

J.League Excite Stage '96

Super FamicomJapan

J.League Excite Stage '96 is a Sports game, developed by A-Max and published by Epoch, which was released in Japan in 1996.

Parlor! Mini cover30 Years Ago

Parlor! Mini

Super FamicomJapan

Parlor! Mini is a Miscellaneous game, published by Nippon Telenet, which was released in Japan in 1996.

Super Kyoutei 2 cover30 Years Ago

Super Kyoutei 2

Super FamicomJapan

Super Kyoutei 2 is a Racing game, published by Nichibutsu, which was released in Japan in 1996.

Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai II cover30 Years Ago

Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai II

SaturnArcadeJapan

idol Janshi Suchie-Pai II is a mahjong game developed and published by Jaleco for Arcade and the Sega Saturn. It is one of a number of Idol Janshi Suchie-Pai games on the Saturn. More beautiful girls are ready to be your opponent in a game of strip mahjong.

Pachi Pachi Saga cover30 Years Ago

Pachi Pachi Saga

PlayStationJapan

Pachi Pachi Saga is a role-playing game released by TEN Kenkyuujo on Playstation in 1996. This game includes Japanese pachinko elements. Your ability to attack in battle is determined by the design of the drums.

Super Power League FX cover30 Years Ago

Super Power League FX

PC-FXJapan

A 3D baseball game featuring the Nippon Professional Baseball league.

Jumpin' Derby cover30 Years Ago

Jumpin' Derby

Super FamicomJapan

Jumpin' Derby is a Sports game, developed by Kid and published by Naxat Soft, which was released in Japan in 1996.

Sid Meier's Civilization cover30 Years Ago

Sid Meier's Civilization

PortPlayStationJapan

Sid Meier’s Civilization is a turn-based strategy game where players build and manage a civilization from ancient times to the modern era. The gameplay focuses on city development, technology research, diplomacy, and military conquest to achieve dominance or cultural advancement.

The King of Fighters '95 cover30 Years Ago

The King of Fighters '95

PortGame BoyJapan

The King of Fighters '95 is the second game in The King of Fighters series. The Game Boy version features Nakoruru from the Samurai Shodown series as an exclusive character.

Galaxian3 cover30 Years Ago

Galaxian3

PortPlayStationJapan

A home version of the arcade game of the same name, Galaxian 3 allows up to four players to blast away at oncoming enemy fighters from a first-person perspective.

Beatmania 4thMix: The Beat Goes On cover27 Years Ago

Beatmania 4thMix: The Beat Goes On

ArcadeJapan

beatmania 4thMIX is a rhythm game developed by Konami. It is the fourth numbered game in the beatmania series (but 5th beatmania arcade game) and is part of the BEMANI franchise. The game is played with a controller with one turn table and 5 keys, three white and two black.

Gear Senshi Dendoh cover25 Years Ago

Gear Senshi Dendoh

PlayStationJapan

A combination of 2D sprite-base action game and a 3D polygonal versus fighting game. The main gameplay has you controlling a giant Gundam-like robot, crashing every enemy unit in your path. After beating a stage boss character, the game switches into a 3D one-on-one fighter game.

Simple 2000 Ultimate Vol. 10: Love Songs - Idol ga Classmate cover25 Years Ago

Simple 2000 Ultimate Vol. 10: Love Songs - Idol ga Classmate

PS2Japan

PS2 dating sim featuring multiple girls, including the debut of D3 mascot Riho Futaba.

Forget Me Not: Palette cover25 Years Ago

Forget Me Not: Palette

RemakePlayStationJapan

Forget Me Not: Palette is a PlayStation remake of a freeware adventure game originally made with RPG Maker 95.

Xtreme Wheels cover25 Years Ago

Xtreme Wheels

Game Boy ColorWorldwide

Are you bad enough to handle the best? The world's top BMX racers are ready to take you on, and you have no choice but to answer the call.

Kids Station: Hitori de Dekirumon! cover25 Years Ago

Kids Station: Hitori de Dekirumon!

PlayStationJapan

Hitori de Dekirumon! is based on a Japanese TV Show for kids about showing kids how to cook. The game lets the player learn about meals and cooking, and features different mini-games.

Konohana: True Report cover25 Years Ago

Konohana: True Report

PlayStationDreamcastJapan

Konohana: True Report is the first entry of the mystery visual novel series Konohana, taking place in a high school featuring Meguru Momoi as a protagonist, a second-year student who just moved to Konohana high school.

Tanbi Musou: Meine Liebe cover25 Years Ago

Tanbi Musou: Meine Liebe

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Tanbi Musou: Meine Liebe is an Adventure game, developed by Mobile 21 and published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 2001.

Happy Diet cover25 Years Ago

Happy Diet

PlayStationJapan

Happy Diet is sort of a simulation game that allows the player to lose weight while they're playing using the Stepper Controller. The player at the beginning of the game enters they're age, height & weight and after that they can choose the game mode.

Happy Lesson cover25 Years Ago

Happy Lesson

DreamcastJapan

Game based on the popular anime Happy lesson.

GetBackers Dakkanya: Jigoku no Scaramouche cover25 Years Ago

GetBackers Dakkanya: Jigoku no Scaramouche

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

GetBackers Dakkanya: Jigoku no Scaramouche is an Action game, published by Konami, which was released in Japan in 2001.

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