On This Day in Gaming: June 4

ON THIS DAY IN GAMING

June 4

The games released on this day in gaming history.

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

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II cover33 Years Ago

Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II

Super FamicomJapan

The game is set 20 years after Prince Selios, the hero of the original game, has defeated the demon god Agunija. Iseruhasa is at peace. Selios has married Dina and she has given birth to Atlas.

Magical Cat Adventure cover33 Years Ago

Magical Cat Adventure

ArcadeWorldwide

A cat encounters many obstacles and enemies while traveling through various terrains.

Joe & Mac Returns cover32 Years Ago

Joe & Mac Returns

ArcadeWorldwide

For this sequel to the sideways scrolling 1991 beat-em-up, "Caveman Ninja", Data East chose to eschew the former's gameplay and create a single-screen platformer with gameplay hugely similar to Toaplan's, "Snow Bros.", released in 1990.

Rapid Hero cover32 Years Ago

Rapid Hero

ArcadeWorldwide

International version of Rapid Hero was discovered called Arcadia. Rapid Hero is a very classic and relatively efficient shmup .

Super Visual Football European Sega Cup cover32 Years Ago

Super Visual Football European Sega Cup

ArcadeWorldwide

A pseudo 3-D soccer game where sprite-based players pursue the ball on a scaled pitch.

Under Fire cover32 Years Ago

Under Fire

ArcadeWorldwide

A once peaceful city has been turned into a complete nightmare by an extremely violent gang who call themselves "Hoppers". The officers of the Special Police are called in to mow down the Hoppers and save the city from certain doom!

Target Hits cover32 Years Ago

Target Hits

ArcadeWorldwide

A light gun game in which the player shoots moving targets before time runs out. The game includes three modes: Shooting Range, Desert Chariots, and Track Wagons.

Metal Saver cover32 Years Ago

Metal Saver

ArcadeKorea

Metal Saver is an arcade 2D platform game, similar to Snow Brothers, or Bubble Bobble. The player can choose from two characters - martial artist Hanbit, or girl with guns, Narae. Their task? the player must kill all the enemies on the level, and collect bonuses.

Varia Metal cover31 Years Ago

Varia Metal

ArcadeWorldwide

Varia Metal is a 2D arcade vertical scrolling shoot 'em up. In the 25th century, the evil Ocayea Empire is threatening, and two brave warriors have emerged to fight for freedom.

2do Arukotoha Sand-R cover30 Years Ago

2do Arukotoha Sand-R

SaturnJapan

2do Arukotoha Sand-R (2度あることはサンドア~ル) is a version of Puzzle & Action: Sand-R released for the Sega Saturn by CRI in 1996.

Yakata Nightmare Project cover28 Years Ago

Yakata Nightmare Project

PlayStationJapan

A horror RPG developed by Chime for the PlayStation.

Crisis City cover28 Years Ago

Crisis City

PlayStationJapan

Crisis City is an action game with 3 different game modes: - Time Attack allows you to choose any of the seven game characters and romp through a selection of levels at lightning pace.

Formation Soccer '98 - Ganbare Nippon in France cover28 Years Ago

Formation Soccer '98 - Ganbare Nippon in France

PlayStationJapan

After the releases of the SNES & N64 games, Formation Soccer '98 - Ganbare Nippon in France is the third game for Playstation One, the game features the national teams that had entered the World Cup '98, and a new different camera angle.

Atelier Marie Plus: The Alchemist of Salburg cover28 Years Ago

Atelier Marie Plus: The Alchemist of Salburg

PortPlayStationJapan

Atelier Marie Plus was released on June 4, 1998, and is the last version (Version 1.3) of the original game, with upgrades and additional content added.

Dynamite Soccer 98 cover28 Years Ago

Dynamite Soccer 98

PlayStationJapan

Dynamite Soccer 98 is a soccer/football game focusing on national teams and national team players of 1998. Aside from penalty kicks practice and training mode which includes free kicks, corner kicks, and other basics, there are four gameplay modes available.

K.O. The Live Boxing cover28 Years Ago

K.O. The Live Boxing

PlayStationWorldwide

KO The Live Boxing is the latest of the Japanese boxing games that combines the simulation aspects of Boxer's Road with the 3D action of Center Ring Boxing,

T kara Hajimaru Monogatari cover28 Years Ago

T kara Hajimaru Monogatari

PlayStationJapan

T Kara Hajimaru Monogatari is an action adventure game developed by Jaleco in 1998, in the game the player takes the role of a young skater boy (which name is unknow since the player can put the name that he wants to) that one day he arrive…

Pachinko CR Mouretsu Genjin T cover27 Years Ago

Pachinko CR Mouretsu Genjin T

Game Boy ColorJapan

The popular platform "CR Moretsu Primitive Man T", which has gained overwhelming support from pachinko fans, is finally here. You can select a store on the map screen of the city, and in the store you can select a table by examining the nails on the up screen of the board.

V-Rally: Championship Edition cover27 Years Ago

V-Rally: Championship Edition

RemasterGame Boy ColorNorth America

Racing insanity!

Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest cover27 Years Ago

Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest

PlayStationEurope

Blaze & Blade: Eternal Quest is an action RPG where you control a party of four. Character creation allows you to define a player's behaviour as well as their abilities. Your goal is to venture into The Forbidden Land, formerly known as Foresia, and deliver the land from evil.

Scooby-Doo cover24 Years Ago

Scooby-Doo

Game Boy AdvanceNorth America

Join the Scooby gang as they try to solve the mystery of Spooky Island. Players will roam the movie locations in search of clues, solving a series of small mysteries as they work to uncover the island's ultimate mystery.

Bomberman Max 2: Red Advance cover24 Years Ago

Bomberman Max 2: Red Advance

Game Boy AdvanceJapanEurope

Bomberman again teams up with Max to take on the evil Mujoe. But before they get the chance, Mujoe turns the tables, shrinking the heroes into tiny critters.

Nintendo DS Browser cover19 Years Ago

Nintendo DS Browser

Nintendo DSNorth America

A web browser for the Nintendo DS that runs on Opera 8.5

Evangelion: Jo cover17 Years Ago

Evangelion: Jo

PS2Japan

Based on the first two Neon Genesis Evangelion Rebuild movies. Evangelion: Jo was only released in Japan for the PSP

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

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