ON THIS DAY IN GAMING
May 4
The games released on this day in gaming history.
574 releases
25 Years AgoThe Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure
PlayStationNorth America
The Land Before Time: Great Valley Racing Adventure is a cartoon-styled racing game designed to offer nonviolent fun and challenges for kids of all ages.
22 Years AgoCrayon Shin-chan: Arashi no Yobu Cinema-Land no Daibouken!
Game Boy AdvanceJapan
Crayon Shin-chan: Arashi no Yobu Cinema-Land no Daibouken! is an action game, developed by Inti Creates and published by Banpresto, which was released in Japan for GBA devices in 2004.
21 Years Ago10 Pin: Champions Alley
PS2Europe
Roll into action with 10 Pin: Champions Alley, the easy to play bowling game that lets you play alone or with up to seven friends. 10 Pin: Champions Alley is a Sports game, developed by Liquid Games and published by OG International Ltd, which was released in Europe in 2005.
20 Years AgoBaseball Mania
PS2Europe
A baseball game for PlayStation 2, released as part of the Simple 2000 series in Japan.
19 Years AgoSpider-Man 3
Game Boy AdvanceEurope
The Game Boy Advance version of Spider-Man 3, a videogame based on the 2007 movie of the same name. The Game Boy Advance version is a level-based 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up; only the characters are rendered in 2.5D.
Dokkaebi-ga Ganda
ArcadeWorldwide
Often also refered to as Cobi Comi, after the two kobold protagonists, the game offers standard platforming fare by Senori Box, who should disappear after a few more announcements of games that got never released, only to re-emerge years la…
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9 Years AgoPrey
PCWorldwide
In Prey, you awaken aboard Talos I, a space station orbiting the moon in the year 2032. You are the key subject of an experiment meant to alter humanity forever – but things have gone terribly wrong.
11 Years AgoWolfenstein: The Old Blood
Standalone expansionPCWorldwide
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood is a prequel to the critically acclaimed first-person action-adventure shooter, Wolfenstein: The New Order.
10 Years AgoZelda II: The Adventure of Link
Nintendo 3DSKorea
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link is the second major installment in The Legend of Zelda series and the direct sequel to the first game. Like its predecessor, it features dungeons that must be located in the overworld and searched for an item that will prove useful.
3 Years AgoThe Dark Pictures Anthology: Man of Medan
SwitchWorldwide
Enter the world of The Dark Pictures - A series of standalone cinematic horror games. Players will be challenged to explore and uncover each story with the knowledge that all their choices have consequences and all playable characters can live, any and all can die...
14 Years AgoSniper Elite V2
PS3Europe
Sniper Elite V2 is the eagerly-awaited sequel to the highly-acclaimed Sniper Elite, giving gamers the most authentic World War II sniping experience available. You are elite US sniper Karl Fairburne.
5 Years AgoWreckfest
PS5Worldwide
Wreckfest is a racing and vehicular combat game centered on demolition derbies and banger racing, with a focus on realistic physics and location-based vehicle damage that changes how cars handle as they take hits.
19 Years AgoSpider-Man 3
Xbox 360PCPS3WorldwideEuropeNorth America
The next-gen version of Spider-Man 3, a videogame based on the 2007 movie of the same name. Spider-Man 3 is an action-adventure video game played from a third-person perspective, featuring an open-world rendition of Manhattan as its setting.
14 Years AgoBack to the Future: The Game
WiiEurope
Back to the Future: The Game is one of Telltale Games' popular episodic games. It follows the story of the famous Marty McFly and Doc Brown as they stumble through another adventure in time.
8 Years AgoDonkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze
PortSwitchWorldwide
Donkey Kong, Diddy Kong, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong return for the franchise’s debut on Nintendo Switch.
5 Years AgoDragon Quest Builders 2
Xbox OneWorldwide
Dragon Quest Builders 2 is a block-building role-playing game with a charming campaign and a robust multiplayer building mode that supports up to four players online.
10 Years AgoSuper Mario Bros. Deluxe
Expanded editionNintendo 3DSKorea
Bowser has once again taken over the Mushroom Kingdom, and it's up to Mario to put an end to his sinister reign. Battle Bowser's vile henchmen through 32 different levels - all taken directly from the 1985 classic!
19 Years AgoX-COM: Terror From the Deep
PCWorldwide
The war continues... X-COM: UFO Defense brought you to a galactic battlefield. X-COM: Terror from the Deep brings the alien terror into a totally new dimension.
11 Years AgoStar Wars: Starfighter
PS3Europe
Join three heroic starfighter pilots in harrowing deep space and planetary missions to save the planet of Naboo.
19 Years AgoAlex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle
WiiEurope
The whole Kidd family is upset! Alex’s father, King Thor, is missing, and they suspect he has been kidnapped by Ashra, the mean ruler of the planet Paperock.
Game data provided by IGDB.com. Original release dates only – not the dates of fan translations.