ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
April 27
The games released on this day in gaming history.
848 releases
25 Years AgoArmy Men: Green Rogue
PlayStationEurope
Created in a covert laboratory by splicing DNA from the strongest and most skilled soldiers, the "Omega Soldier" has been given the strength and weapon skills to become the Tan army's worst high-tech threat!
28 Years AgoKobe Bryant in NBA Courtside
Nintendo 64Worldwide
Kobe Bryant in NBA Courtside is a basketball simulation game for the Nintendo 64. It was released in 1998 and received a Player's Choice designation after selling one-million copies.
26 Years AgoEvergrace
PS2Japan
Two complete adventures await Darius and Sharline - heroes who must face an evil reborn. Begin your journey as either hero and discover unique characters and monsters for each adventurer.
26 Years AgoSamba de Amigo
DreamcastJapan
Samba de Amigo is a rhythm game released in arcades and on the Sega Dreamcast, developed by Sonic Team.
28 Years AgoAll-Star Baseball '99
Nintendo 64North America
All-Star Baseball 99 is the first handheld entry in the All-Star Baseball series and differs from its N64 counterpart.
36 Years AgoMercenary Force
Game BoyJapan
Over one hundred years ago during the mighty Shogun era, the Lord of Darkness sent his fearsome army to terrorize the Japanese countryside.
20 Years AgoThe Adventures of Darwin
PS2Japan
In this strategy game , you become the leader of a prehistoric village. Your goal is to advance your socity by hunting and increasing your numbers. The game has three difficulty settings.
19 Years AgoSingStar: Pop Hits
PS2Europe
SingStar Pop Hits is a karaoke game, featuring hit pop songs. The game gives points which are distributed by the purity of singing, as in how well does one manage to stay on tune.
19 Years AgoBuzz! The Mega Quiz
PS2Europe
Buzz!: The Mega Quiz released as Buzz! The Maha Quiz in India was developed by Relentless Software and is the fourth game in the Buzz! series for the PlayStation 2, alongside Buzz! Junior: Robo Jam.
19 Years AgoHoneycomb Beat
Nintendo DSWorldwide
The first music-driven puzzle game for the Nintendo DS, Honeycomb Beat features intuitive touch screen gameplay and more than 200 unique puzzles to energize your mind. Solve each puzzle by touching on a Honeycomb tile, which will change the colors of the tiles around it.
19 Years AgoPogo Island
Nintendo DSWorldwide
Get ready to be transported to a tropical island full of adventure and puzzle-solving fun in Pogo Island, a unique title featuring the five most popular games from Pogo.com.
17 Years AgoPaper Airplane Chase
Nintendo DSiNorth America
Spread your wings with this irresistibly simple action game for one or two players! Simply manoeuvre the paper plane through a winding course - and don't collide with the obstacles. But that's easier said than done!
39 Years AgoOtocky
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Otocky can be described as a musical side-scrolling shoot 'em up. The player's spaceship has a ball for a weapon, which can be fired in eight directions; each direction corresponds to a different musical note.
39 Years AgoTantei Jinguji Saburo: Shinjuku Chuuou Kouen Satsujin Jiken
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
The first installment in the long-running Tantei Jinguuji Saburo (Jake Hunter) series about the mystery behind the death of a young woman whose corpse was discovered in Shinjuku Central Park.
38 Years AgoFamicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha
Famicom Disk SystemJapan
Famicom Tantei Club: Kieta Koukeisha is a text adventure game. The protagonist is found on the ground near a cliff by a man named Amachi. The protagonist can't remember anything, and finds that he has amnesia.
36 Years AgoSoccer Mania
Game BoyWorldwide
Soccer Mania is a Sports game, developed by Kitty Group and published by Epic Sony Record, which was released in 1992.
36 Years AgoFormation Soccer: Human Cup '90
PC EngineJapan
A Japan-only soccer game developed by Human for the 1990 World Cup in Italy. It was the first in the Formation Soccer series. Formation Soccer: Human Cup '90 is a soccer game for the PC Engine that was released in Japan exclusively.
36 Years AgoPsy-O-Blade
PortMega Drive / GenesisWorldwide
In 21th century, there are three main powers on the Earth. The free world and the communist block carried over from the 20th century; the third power is the New Communist Federation.
36 Years AgoDeath Bringer
PC Engine CDJapan
Death Bringer (デスブリンガー) is an RPG for the Sega Mega-CD. It was only released in Japan.
35 Years AgoShockman
PC EngineJapan
It's been two years since Arnold and Sonya were made into Shockmen. A message from the professor to return to their bodies has them head to his laboratory, but they are ambushed by a mysterious enemy along the way.
34 Years AgoThe Great Battle II: Last Fighter Twin
Super FamicomJapan
Heroes unite! The World is plummeting into chaos. Be the hero that shines the light of hope! SD Great Battle has returned to Super Famicom, with more heroes, villains and action!
34 Years AgoPlasma Ball
FamicomJapan
Plasma Ball is an Action game, developed and published by Jaleco Entertainment, which was released in Japan in 1992.
34 Years AgoCaptain Tsubasa VS
Game BoyJapan
Captain Tsubasa VS is a soccer RPG/Strategy hybrid that plays out in a cinematic perspective. The game is based on the popular Japanese manga/anime of the same name and was released exclusively to Japan.
31 Years AgoGame data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.