On This Day in Gaming: April 29

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

April 29

The games released on this day in gaming history.

60 releases · Retro platforms, 1985–2010 · show all platforms and years

Shin Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun: Kunio-tachi no Banka cover32 Years Ago

Shin Nekketsu Kouha Kunio-kun: Kunio-tachi no Banka

Super FamicomJapan

Shin Nekketsu Kōha Kunio-kun: Kunio-tachi no Banka is a beat 'em up in the Kunio / Nekketsu High series. The eternal rebel Kunio and his pal Riki finally get to face the long arm of the law when they get both arrested for killing a couple of bystanders in a hit-and-run incident.

Dark Kingdom cover32 Years Ago

Dark Kingdom

Super FamicomJapan

The object is to play an evil mercenary named Gene Dorman. Instead of trying to save the world from an evil demon king, he joins forces with him in order to complete missions.

Nice de Shot: World Course Selections cover32 Years Ago

Nice de Shot: World Course Selections

Super FamicomJapan

Nice de Shot is a Sports game, developed by Magical Company (Mahou) and published by ASK, which was released in Japan in 1994.

J.League Victory Goal '96 cover30 Years Ago

J.League Victory Goal '96

SaturnJapan

Victory Goal '96 is a significant upgrade over last year's smash hit, sporting not only an updated player roster for the 1996 J. League season, but an entirely new 3D engine, with the players depicted as 3D models. Enjoy a great game with your friends!

Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium cover30 Years Ago

Super Fire Pro Wrestling X Premium

Super FamicomJapan

In this final appearance of Fire Pro series on 16-bit consoles, the usual roster of over 150 wrestlers from several wresting promotions worldwide including several styles from Shoot or Pancrase to American and Lucha are joined by 80 Create…

Soreyuke Ebisumaru: Karakuri Meiro - Kieta Goemon no Nazo cover30 Years Ago

Soreyuke Ebisumaru: Karakuri Meiro - Kieta Goemon no Nazo

Super FamicomJapan

A spin-off game of Ganbare Goemon series. It is a puzzle game starring the titular fat ninja. Viewed from an overhead angled perspective, you are given a small level and must guide Ebisumaru to the end.

Rush Hour cover28 Years Ago

Rush Hour

PlayStationJapan

Rush Hour is a racing game in the style of Ignition. The landscape as well the cars are in 3D, but the perspective is top down. There are no weapons in this game, just racing. You can drive 16 different sport cars and choose from 8 different tracks.

World Stadium 2 cover28 Years Ago

World Stadium 2

PlayStationJapan

The second entry in the World Stadium series (after World Stadium EX), a PlayStation spin-off from Namco's Family Stadium series of baseball games. A handful of fictional teams compete alongside real Japanese league teams and players with cartoon graphics and simple gameplay.

Roommate 3: Ryouko Kaze no Kagayaku Asa ni cover28 Years Ago

Roommate 3: Ryouko Kaze no Kagayaku Asa ni

SaturnJapan

Ryouko is now back in Japan after her home stay in the States. She starts by telling you how comfortable she feels to be back and so on. But why is that? Could it because you make her feel this way? She seems to think so.

Interplay Sports Baseball 2000 cover27 Years Ago

Interplay Sports Baseball 2000

PlayStationWorldwide

Bottom of the 9th, two outs, and the game is tied. Bagwell steps up to the plate. He takes the first two pitches for strikes.

Friends: Seishun no Kagayaki cover27 Years Ago

Friends: Seishun no Kagayaki

PortSaturnJapan

Friends: Seishun no Kagayaki is a Sega Saturn port of an adult visual novel Dousoukai for PC. It was released 3 years after the PC version and has all the adult content removed but is fully voice-acted.

Heroes of Might and Magic cover26 Years Ago

Heroes of Might and Magic

PortGame Boy ColorNorth America

The game is a port of Heroes of Might and Magic: A Strategic Quest, but without multiplayer capabilities.

Rally de Europe cover26 Years Ago

Rally de Europe

PlayStationJapan

Rally de Europe is Prism Arts's follow up to Rally de Africa, released exclusively in Japan on the PlayStation in 2000.

Spec Ops: Ranger Elite cover25 Years Ago

Spec Ops: Ranger Elite

PlayStationNorth America

Spec Ops: Ranger Elite is a tactical shooter with an emphasis on strategy. As in earlier releases in the Spec Ops series, the player takes control of two operatives from a small group of highly trained Army Rangers in this next title from Runecraft and Take 2.

Rhino Rumble cover24 Years Ago

Rhino Rumble

Game Boy ColorWorldwide

It's amazing what some animals will do just to get a drink of water.

Jampack Summer 2003 cover23 Years Ago

Jampack Summer 2003

PS2North America

A collection of demos from the Official PlayStation Magazine demo disc series, with classic and brand new games showcased to check out. This version of the Jampack is without the M-rated titles of the regular disc.

Taisen Hot Gimmick: Cosplay-Jan cover22 Years Ago

Taisen Hot Gimmick: Cosplay-Jan

PS2Japan

The first Taisen Hot Gimmick game to hit consoles (outside of the Capcom crossover Taisen Net Gimmick).

Pyuu to Fuku! Jaguar Byuu to Deru! Megane-Kun cover22 Years Ago

Pyuu to Fuku! Jaguar Byuu to Deru! Megane-Kun

Game Boy AdvanceJapan

Comedic beat-'em-up based on the manga. Includes many references to past Konami games, including levels with graphic rips directly from Castlevania, and an entire level of 8-bit NES-style levels, concluding with a set of Yie Ar Kung-Fu bouts.

Zero One SP cover22 Years Ago

Zero One SP

RemakeGame Boy AdvanceJapan

Nagoya always suffers from mysterious dreams. One day he is invited by his classmates on a drinking party to celebrate the last day of semester. They hear piano playing at night school.

Get Backers Dakkanoku: Ura Shinjuku Saikyou Battle cover22 Years Ago

Get Backers Dakkanoku: Ura Shinjuku Saikyou Battle

PS2Japan

GetBackers Dakkanya: Urashinshiku Saikyou Battle is a role-playing video game was released for the PlayStation 2 on April 29, 2004 in Japan only, Developed by KCEJ and Published by Konami. It is the seventh and final game based on the manga and anime of same name.

Let's Pilates cover18 Years Ago

Let's Pilates

Nintendo DSNorth America

INCREASE YOUR STRENGTH AND FLEXIBILITY! Learn how to do Pilates and keep up with your training wherever you go!

Riding Star cover18 Years Ago

Riding Star

PS2North America

Riding Star is a strategy, simulation horse game. Known as "Tim Stockdale's Riding Star" in the UK and "Riding Star 3" in Germany, it is the third installment in the Riding Star Series of horse riding sims. In Riding Star 3 the player has to customize his own avatar and horse.

Tir-nan-óg: Yuukyuu no Jin cover17 Years Ago

Tir-nan-óg: Yuukyuu no Jin

PS2Japan

Tir-nan-og: Yuukyuu no Jin is a Role-Playing game, developed and published by SystemSoft, which was released in Japan in 2009.

Dun Dam: Dungeons & Dam cover17 Years Ago

Dun Dam: Dungeons & Dam

Nintendo DSJapan

Dun-Dam: Dungeons & Dam is an Action game, developed by RideOn and published by Acquire, which was released in Japan in 2009.

Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.

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